High school roundup: Marshall scores 25 to lead Chester girls to win
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Chester 54, Blythewood 47
The Chester Cyclones raced to a 30-18 halftime lead and toppled the Blythewood Bengals 54-47 in a non-region game at Chester Tuesday night.
Deja Marshall led the Cyclones with 25 points. Browniee McCrorey added 16 to the winning effort for Chester.
Blythewood;11;7;16;13;-;47
Chester;19;11;14;10;-;54
Blythewood - Jackson 12, Greene 10, Rickard 4, Mims 2, Hardy 14, Ray 4, Lott 1.
Chester - Deja Marshall 25, Naja Killian 3, Ren Beam 2, Alasha McCrorey 2, Browniee McCrorey 16, Kadijah Wood 6.
3-point goals: Blythewood 1 (Greene 1), Chester 2 (B. McCrorey 2).
Team Fouls - Blythewood 18, Chester 7.
Records: Chester 4-6
Gaffney 49, Clover 46
The Gaffney Indians edged the Clover Blue Eagles 49-46 in a Region 3-4A contest at Gaffney.
Mikenzi Walker led the way for the fifth-ranked Indians with 15 points. Jamashia Foster added 13 points for Gaffney, which improved to 3-0 in region play.
The loss dropped Clover to 0-3 in the region.
South Pointe 51, Dutch Fork 48
The South Pointe Stallions picked up a 51-48 win against the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes in a non-region contest at Dutch Fork.
South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Girls’ Top Ten Basketball Poll
Class 4A
1. Greenville, 2. Spring Valley, 3. Westwood, 4. Goose Creek, 5. Gaffney, 6. North Augusta, 7. Rock Hill, 8. Spartanburg, 9. Dorman, 10. Sumter.
Class 3A
1. Myrtle Beach, 2. Dreher, 3. Lancaster, 4. Crestwood, 5. Wilson, 6. Orangeburg-Wilkinson, 7. Wren, 8. Belton-Honea Path, 9. Stall, 10. Eastside.
Class 2A
1. Bishop England, 2. Dillon, 3. Newberry, 4. Pendleton, 5. Andrew Jackson, 6. Mullins, 7. Keenan, 8. Ridgeland-Hardeville, 9. Powdersville, 10. Indian Land.
Class 1A
1. Timmonsville, 2. Christ Church, 3. Southside, 4. Latta, 5. Cross, 6. Ridge Spring-Monetta, 7. C. A. Johnson, 8. North, 9. Burke, 10. Hemingway.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Boys’ Top Ten Basketball Poll
Class 4A
1. Byrnes, 2. West Florence, 3. Ridge View, 4. Blythewood, 5. Irmo, 6. Conway, 7. South Aiken, 8. Spring Valley, 9. Westside, 10. Goose Creek.
Class 3A
1. A. C. Flora, 2. Darlington, 3. Berea, 4. Seneca, 5. Lakewood, 6. Daniel, 7. Marlboro County, 8. Eastside, 9. Southside, 10. Berkeley.
Class 2A
1. Timberland, 2. Ridgeland-Hardeeville, 3. Silver Bluff, 4. Keenan, 5. Dillon, 6. Barnwell, 7. Edisto, 8. Landrum, 9. Andrew Jackson, 10. Battery Creek.
Class 1A
1. Timmonsville, 2. Denmark-Olar, 3. Hemingway, 4. Lewisville, 5. Southside Christian, 6. Christ Church, 7. Burke, 8. Calhoun County, 9. C. A. Johnson, 10. Hannah-Pamplico.
WRESTLING
Fort Mill 55, South Pointe 16
Rock Hill 55, Gaffney 19
Nation Ford 61, Gaffney 12
MONDAY
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
The York Prep Patriots, fresh from winning the Comporium Christmas Classic, showed no signs of slowing down as they defeated Kennedy Charter 98-65 in a non-region contest on Monday.
The Patriots were led by Jaron Williams, who finished with a game-high 20 points.
The victory improved the Patriots to 16-4 on the year.
York Prep;23;16;27;32;-;98
Kennedy Charter;14;18;15;18;-;65
York Prep - Jaron Williams 20, Chisholm 19, Burns 16, Klegg 14, G. Williams 10, White 6, McClure 6, Honeycutt 4, Hoffman 2, Houston 1.
Kennedy Charter - Hearn 19, Washington 14, Brown 9, Crosby 9, Graham 6, Davis 5, Ware 3.
3-point goals: York Prep 4 (Chisholm 3, McClure 1). Kennedy Charter 5 (Washington 3, Hearn 2).
Team Fouls - York Prep 14, Kennedy Charter 14.
This story was originally published January 5, 2016 at 11:14 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Marshall scores 25 to lead Chester girls to win."