Dorman tops Irmo for 5A state title
Dorman dominated Irmo in the second half, defeating the Yellow Jackets 44-33 to claim its second-straight 5A state championship Friday night at Colonial Life Arena.
South Carolina (16-15, 7-11 SEC) will be the No. 11 seed in next week’s 2018 SEC Tournament in St. Louis, Mo., and will face 14th-seeded Ole Miss (12-19, 5-13 SEC) on Wednesday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET, at the Scottrade Center.
Clemson University men’s basketball fell in its final game of the regular season at Syracuse 55-52 on Saturday afternoon.
South Carolina (16-15, 7-11 SEC) concluded the regular season on Saturday, suffering a 79-70 loss on the road at No. 14/15 Auburn (25-6, 13-5 SEC). Graduate transfer guard Frank Booker led the Gamecocks with the first double-double of his career, posting a team and career high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the loss.
Brooks Crawford, Mat Clark and Ryan Miller combined to allow just one run in No. 7 Clemson’s 5-1 win over No. 23 South Carolina at Fluor Field on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 9-1, while the Gamecocks dropped to 7-4.
South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson earned a spot on the 2018 National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Saturday.
Dorman dominated Irmo in the second half, defeating the Yellow Jackets 44-33 to claim its second-straight 5A state championship Friday night at Colonial Life Arena.
Spring Valley won its sixth state title Friday night, beating the Wade Hampton Generals 49-37 in the class 5A state championship game at Colonial Life Arena.
Gray Collegiate took home its first state championship in school history Friday night with a 58-45 win over Carvers Bay in the Class 2A Championship at Colonial Life Arena.
The Keenan Raiders beat the Mullins Auctioneers 51-28 to win the Class AA Girls State Championship at Colonial Life Arena Friday afternoon.
The Benedict College men’s basketball team had their 2017-18 season come to an end as Clark Atlanta University rallied from a 13-point deficit to take a 74-72 victory over the Tigers in the semifinals of the 2018 SIAC Tournament on Friday night in the Bill Harris Arena.