High school roundup: Y.C. Winborn tournament begins Friday
The eighth annual Y.C. Winborn Holiday Basketball Tournament begins Friday with the first game tipping off at noon at Rock Hill High School.
The Rock Hill girls and boys will be in action in the opening round Friday. The Rock Hill girls will take on York Prep at 1:30 p.m. in the main gym. The Rock Hill boys will go against Pinewood Prep at 7:30 p.m. in the main gym.
The only other local team in the event is Lancaster. The Bruins’ boys play Charlotte’s Butler at 4:30 p.m. in the main gym.
The tournament continues with eight games on Saturday and concludes on Monday with eight contests including the finals in both divisions. Action begins on Saturday and Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Indian Land fall sports awards: The Warriors honored several athletes for different accomplishments.
Austin St. John, Previs Suvillaga, Connor Leyland, and Coleman Theodore were named to the All-Region boys cross country team.
St. John was named as team MVP, while Leyland won the Coaches Award. Suvillaga got the Warriors Award, and Theodore was named as Most Improved.
Kaitlyn Rodman, Lauren Sizemore, Baileigh Sizemore, Braeden Rushing, and Morgan Engstrom were tabbed for the All-Region girls cross country team.
Rodman and Lauren Sizemore shared team MVP honors. Baileigh Sizemore won the Coaches Award, and Rushing was selected as Most Improved.
Sophia Hadsall was tabbed for Offensive MVP in volleyball, while Alexis Villarosa was named as the Defensive MVP. The Coaches Award in volleyball went to Emily Alanis, and Maggie Noyes was named to the All-Region volleyball team.
Westminster Catawba players honored: Several Westminster Catawba Indians were selected for All-State and all-conference teams in the Metro Athletic Conference.
Senior Andrew Dillon and junior Christopher Pickel were tabbed for the MAC All-Conference Soccer team. The two players were instrumental in leading the Indians to a 6-6-2 mark this past season.
Senior Sara Beth Jordan sophomore Emma Holtel were selected the NCISAA All-State team. Junior Sunni Baker joined Jordan and Holtel on the MAC All-Conference team.
Jordan had 533 assists and a 92.5 serve percentage. Holtel had 59 blocks, and 179 kills, while Baker recorded 279 digs.
Senior Wesley Cope and sophomore Joey Kendrick were picked for the Pioneer League All-Conference football team. Cope starred at middle linebacker, while Kenrick was a standout at center and long snapper.
Girls’ basketball
Andrew Jackson 59, Lewisville 29: The Volunteers raced to a 29-12 lead after one quarter and toppled the Lions in a non-region contest at Andrew Jackson on Thursday.
Elizabeth Scott led the Volunteers with 22 points. Jordan Green led the Lions with 21 points. Included in Green’s point total were four goals from behind the three-point line.
The loss dropped Lewisville to 1-8 on the year.
Lewisville | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | 29 |
Andrew Jackson | 29 | 7 | 16 | 7 | - | 59 |
Late Wednesday
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Rock Hill 72, Lugoff-Elgin 21: The Bearcats broke to a 24-2 lead after one quarter and routed the Blue Demons in a non-region game at Lugoff.
RiKoya Anderson led the way for the undefeated Bearcats with 16 points. She was joined in double figures by Madison Hendrix with 12 points.
Rock Hill | 24 | 14 | 19 | 15 | - | 72 |
Lugoff Elgin | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | 21 |
Rock Hill - RiKoya Anderson 16, Madison Hendrix 12, Kendall Lahr 9, Monique Stevenson 8, Abriana Green 6, Modesty Fobbs 6, Erika McPhail 5, Kayleigh Schneider 4, Jasona T. Ballard 2, Maladia Bahena 3, DeDe Crawford 1.
Lugoff Elgin - Natasha McKenzie 6, Aiyana Gaines 4, Jasmin Sexton 3, Megan Jean 3, Hailey Davis 2, Saige McLeod 2, Jamaia Bracey 1.
3-point goals: Rock Hill 1 (Anderson 1), Lugoff-Elgin 1 (Sexton 1).
Team Fouls - Rock Hill 15, Lugoff-Elgin 27
Records: Rock Hill 6-0 overall
BOYS BASKETBALL
York Prep 74, Walnut Grove 49: Tracus Chisholm scored 20 of his game-high 23 points in the first half and led the Patriots past Walnut Grove in a non-region contest at Walnut Grove.
Freshman D.J. Burns and sophomore Jaron Williams joined Chisholm in double figures with 14 and 13 points respectively.
The Patriots built a commanding 39-18 lead at intermission and cruised on from there to pick up the victory.
York Prep | 19 | 20 | 16 | 19 | - | 74 |
Walnut Grove | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 | - | 49 |
York Prep - Chisholm 23, Burns 14, J. Williams 13, Clegg 7, G. Williams 5, Honeycutt 4, Houston 3, Hoffman 2, White 2, McClure 1.
Walnut Grove - Parks 13, White 11, Yaziksiz 9, Farnard 8, Raiford 8.
3-point goals: York Prep 6 (Chisholm 5, Clegg 1), Walnut Grove 2 (White 1, Parks 1).
Team Fouls - York Prep 16, Walnut Grove 17.
Records: York Prep 12-3
Late Tuesday
Clover 53, Rock Hill 45: The Blue Eagles opened the region season on a successful note by topping the Bearcats in a game at Rock Hill.
The game was close all the way. Clover led by only five at halftime, and had the same lead after three periods.
Clover | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | - | 53 |
Rock Hill | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | - | 45 |
Clover - Robbins 13, Lindsay 10, Milner 8, Bass 6, A. White 4, Jacobus 4, J. White 3, Clark 3, Starr 2.
Rock Hill - Barber 20, Crayton 11, Perry 8, Brevard 4, Adams 2.
3-point goals: Clover 3 (Lindsay 2, Clark 1), Rock Hill 4 (Barber 3, Crayton 1).
Team Fouls: Clover 14, Rock Hill 17.
Records: Clover 5-1, 1-0 in Region 3-4A; Rock Hill 3-2, 0-1 in Region 3-4A
This story was originally published December 17, 2015 at 9:13 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Y.C. Winborn tournament begins Friday."