Rock Hill girls win Y.C. Winborn tourney title
The Rock Hill Bearcats used a strong second half to down the Wilson Tigers 58-47 and win the Y.C. Winborn Tournament championship Monday night at Rock Hill High School.
The Bearcats outscored the Tigers 27-17 in the second half to pull away for the win.
Kendall Lahr led the Bearcats with 14 points, and Modesty Fobbs added a dozen.
The Bearcats pulled away to 17-10 lead midway through the second period, but Wilson rallied behind Bryanna Goodson, who finished the game with 17 points, to close the deficit to 31-30 at halftime.
The third period was back and forth until Lahr nailed a three-point goal for a 42-37 Rock Hill lead heading to the final period.
Whitney Malone and Fobbs opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back layups and Rock Hill opened a 46-37 cushion with 6:34 left.
The Bearcats were leading 48-41 when Fobbs scored on three straight possesions to offset a pair of goals by the Tigers and Rock Hill was in front 54-43 with 2:09 to play.
Rock Hill’s Rikoya Anderson was named the MVP for the tournament, and Brooklyn Bailey joined her on the All-Tournament team.
Lahe received the female athlete scholarship which is provided by the tournament. The win improved the Bearcats to 10-0 on the season.
Wilson | 10 | 20 | 7 | 10 | - | 47 |
Rock Hill | 12 | 19 | 11 | 16 | - | 58 |
Wilson - Loyal McQueen 2, Kiki Jones 2, Avahna Baker 3, Bryanna Goodson 17, Casma Washington 4, Shamiyah Barnes 12, Dasia Gregg 4, Keturah Hunter 3. Rock Hill - Brooklyn Bailey 2, Kendall Lahr 14, Monique Stevenson 7, Tee Ballard 2, Madison Hendrix 9, Rikoya Anderson 8, Whitney Malone 4, Modesty Fobbs 12. 3-point goals: Wilson 3 (Goodson 3), Rock Hill 2 (Lahr 1, Hendrix 1). Team fouls - Wilson 21, Rock Hill 22. Records: Rock Hill 10-0.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Rock Hill 49,
Lancaster 44
The Rock Hill Bearcats fell behind 10-0 in the first three minutes and staged a gradual comeback to edge the Lancaster Bruins 49-44 for fifth place in the Y.C. Winborn Tournament Monday.
Lancaster, behind the scoring of Quay McCarter and Nehemiah McGriff, established the quick lead, and stretched it to 20-7 after one period. Rock Hill cut the margin to 29-19 at intermission.
Andrew Barber spearheaded a third-quarter rally for Rock Hill and Lancaster was clinging to a 36-35 lead when it was over.
With 2:08 remaining in the contest the count was tied at 42-42. Barber nailed a 3-point basket for a 45-42 Bearcat lead. McGriff hit a pair of charity tosses to cut the Rock Hill lead to 45-44 with 1:32 to play.
Lance Crayton’s layup with 33 seconds left made it 47-44. and Tay Brevard sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 10 ticks remaining.
Barber led the Bearcats with 23 points, and was named to the All-Tournament team. McCarter, who was also tabbed for the All-Tournament team, led the Bruins with 11 points.
Donovan Perryman of Rock Hill received the male athlete scholarship.
Lancaster | 20 | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | 44 |
Rock Hill | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | - | 49 |
Lancaster - Quay McCarter 11, Kamarkio Cloud 3, Tee Tinsley 5, Tyshen Hammond 4, Nehemiah McGriff 8, Desmond Ricks 5, Taron Heath 3, Lewis Johnson 5. Rock Hill - Lance Crayton 6, Japree Perry 5, Andrew Barber 23, Donovan Perryman 4, Tay Brevard 11. 3-point goals: Lancaster 4 (McCarter 3, Ricks 1), Rock Hill 3 (Barber 3). Fouls: Lancaster 20, Rock Hill 13. Records: Lancaster 4-5, Rock Hill 6-3
This story was originally published December 21, 2015 at 9:53 PM with the headline "Rock Hill girls win Y.C. Winborn tourney title."