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East Clarendon falls to Woodland in first round 56-34
TURBEVILLE -- On a night where the term hotly contested could be considered an understatement, Woodland came into East Clarendon's gymnasium and played the role of bracket buster, knocking the higher seeded Wolverines out in the first round of the 2A state playoffs with surprising ease, 56-34.
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Durant's game-winner sends Gamecocks to second round
Sumter High School’s varsity boys basketball team advanced to the second round of the 5A state playoffs with a 52-50 victory over Ashley Ridge on Wednesday night.
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Lady Monarchs overcome slow start to roll past Loris 64-30
MANNING -- It took a while for the Manning High School varsity girls basketball team to shove it into overdrive in Monday's 3A state playoffs first-round game against Loris, but once it did there was no looking back.
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Big second halves lift Sumter teams to easy wins over Spring Valley
The Lady Gamecocks turned a 6-point halftime lead into a 66-38 victory, while the SHS boys led 22-19 at halftime before winning 57-39.
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Calvin notches double-double, Wolverines fall to Johnsonville 67-56
East Clarendon’s varsity boys basketball team fell to 17-5 overall and 11-2 in region play with a 67-56 road loss to Johnsonville on Monday night. The Wolverines beat Johnsonville 65-56 back on Jan. 10.
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Lady Stallions roll past North Central 55-37, improve to 9-1 in region play
Lee Central High School’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 14-5 overall and 9-1 in region play with a 55-37 victory over North Central on Friday. The Lady Stallions had beaten North Central 67-39 on back on Jan. 21.
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Lakewood boys lose heartbreaker to Lower Richland, girls fall 64-46
If Friday night’s game between Lakewood High School’s varsity boys team and Lower Richland had lasted another five seconds, you get the feeling the Gators would’ve hit their own buzzer-beater as well, but instead, the game ended after 32 minutes, like it always does, and the Lakewood fans went home heartbroken.
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Leondria Nelson erupts for 50, Monarchs win by 50 over Hanahan 88-38
Manning High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 15-8 overall and 6-3 in region play with an 88-38 road victory over Hanahan on Friday night. The Monarchs had previously beaten Hanahan 63-60 on Jan. 21.
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13 Stallions score in Lee Central's 70-29 victory over North Central
Lee Central High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 21-3 and 10-0 in region play with a 70-29 road victory over North Central on Friday night.
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Lady Eagles defeat C.E. Murray 49-30, finish undefeated in region
The Scott’s Branch High School’s varsity girls basketball team rolled to a 49-30 victory over C.E. Murray, improving to 14-3 overall and 8-0 in region play. It’s the second consecutive year the Lady Eagles have finished undefeated in Region 1A-V play.
