The varsity basketball season resumes tonight with all our local teams on the road. Here’s a look at the season so far for our local boys’ and girls’ teams.
DILLON
Boys – The Class 2A Wildcats ended 2012 with a 6-5 record that included wins over Class A’s Lake View and Latta. But they fell fell 66-55 and 37-35 to Class 2A’s Marlboro County and split in the Robeson County Shootout, picking up two wins and two losses in the tournament, as well as a loss in the Farm Bureau Classic.
The Wildcats will open region play tonight when they travel to face the Aynor Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets are 7-3 heading into the new year with all of their wins coming from Class A schools.
On Friday, the Wildcats will be hosting Mullins, who currently lead the region in wins with a 9-3 record, including wins over Class 3A’s Myrtle Beach and Lower Richland and Class 4A’s South Florence. The Wildcats will face Marion next week, with the Swamp Foxes bringing an 8-3 record into the new year including a win over Class 3A’s Manning and several Class A wins.
Later in the season, the Wildcats will face Loris and Waccamaw in Region 8-2A action. Both the Lions and the Warriors were 2-7 at the end of 2012. Loris’s losses came from Class 3A’s North Myrtle Beach and Socastee, while they split games with Class A’s Lincoln and Green Sea-Floyds. Waccamaw split with Class 3A’s Socastee but fell to St. James and Class A’s Johnsonville in both encounters.
Girls – After a strong start, the Lady Wildcats ended 2012 with a 6-6 record. Dillon started 4-0 with wins over Lake View, South Robeson, and Marlboro, but dropped their second game against the Bulldogs 53-44 and then fell to Latta 59-45. Then in tournament action, the Lady Cats went 1-2 in the Robeson County Shootout and 1-2 in the Little Caesar’s Invitational.
Dillon will be looking to get back on track tonight against Aynor, who sport a 7-2 record that includes wins over Class’s Johnsonville, Creek Bridge, Lake View, and Green Sea-Floyds. Dillon will be Aynor’s first Class AA opponent of the season.
On Friday, the Lady Cats will host the Lady Auctioneers, who lead Region 8-2A with a 9-2 record. Mullins picked up wins over several Class 3A schools such as Myrtle Beach and St. James, but both their losses came at the hands of Class A’s Latta Vikings.
Other Region 8-2A opponents will include Loris, 5-6; Waccamaw, 3-7; and Marion, 1-5.
LATTA
Boys – The Latta Vikings got a rough start to the season with five straight losses to Class 2A’s Marion, Mullins, and Dillon teams, and a 53-46 loss to Class A’s Creek Bridge on Saturday, December 22. But the Vikings may find better luck against Class A opponents in the new year, starting with their game against Creek Bridge tonight. The Warriors are 1-11 so far this season, with seven of those losses coming from Class 2A teams.
Also in Region 8-A, the Vikings will be facing Hannah-Pamplico, 2-4; Green Sea-Floyds, 3-3; and Lake View, 2-4. Johnsonville has the best record in the region, heading into 2013 at 6-2 with wins over Aynor, Waccamaw, Hemingway, and Carvers Bay.
Girls -The Lady Vikings are coming into 2013 with as 6-1 record with their only loss coming from Scotland County in tournament action. The Latta girls handed Class 2A’s Mullins their only losses of the season so far and defeated Marion and Dillon in each of their encounters.
The Lady Vikings should have no problems with the winless Creek Bridge Warriors tonight, and the winless Green Sea-Floyds Trojans on Friday. Next week they’ll travel to Hannah-Pamplico to take on the 2-4 Red Raiders before battling Class 2A’s Dillon in the only non-region game they’ll play in 2013.
Lake View will provide a little local rivalry, and Johnsonville may bounce back from their 2012 losing streak to be region competitors. The Lady Flashes started the season with wins over Class 2A’s Andrews and Aynor but lost seven games in a row to Class A’s Hemingway, Carvers Bay, and Class 2A’s Waccamaw.
LAKE VIEW
Boys – The Wild Gators finished 2012 with a 2-4 record, earning both their wins over East Clarendon. The losses came from Class 2A’s Aynor and Dillon. The Lake View boys return to action against Johnsonville tonight, with the Flashes holding the best record in the region this season at 6-2.
Lake View may find better luck against their Class A, Region 8 rivals which include the winless Latta Vikings; the 1-11 Creek Bridge Warriors; and the 3-3 Green-Sea Floyds Trojans. Lake View will host Hannah-Pamplico’s 2-4 Red Raiders on Friday.
Girls – After struggling against Class 2A opponents in the early part of the season, the Lady Wild Gators picked up their first win of the season against East Clarendon just before the holiday break. Lake View hopes to pick up momentum in 2013 as they face the 2-7 Lady Flashes tonight.
With Creek Bridge and Green Sea-Floyds winless so far in the season, Lake View will have to keep an eye on the 2-4 Hannah-Pamplico Raiders and region leader Latta for a shot at a playoff spot.
DILLON CHRISTIAN
Boys – With SCISA already in region play, the Dillon Christian School Warriors ended 2012 with a 1-7 record overall and a 0-4 record in Region 4-2A. The Warriors will be looking to improve on that in the new year beginning tonight against Robert E. Lee Academy. The Cavaliers are 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the region heading into the matchup.
Marlboro Academy leads the region with an 8-0 record overall and 3-0 in the region. Pee Dee Academy is 1-7 and 1-2; Williamsburg Academy is 2-3 and 1-1; Carolina Academy is 2-2; and The King’s Academy is 2-5 overall and 0-1 in the region.
Girls – The Lady Warriors were 2-6 in 2012 with an 0-3 record in the region. Tonight they’ll face Robert E. Lee Academy who lead SCISA Region 4-2A with a 6-4 overall record and a 3-1 in the region.
Pee Dee Academy is second in the region with a 2-0 record and an overall record of 6-4. Carolina Academy is 2-3 and 1-1 in the region; King’s Academy is 3-5 and 1-1; Williamsburg is 2-5 and 1-3 in the region; and Marlboro Academy’s only reported scores put their record at 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the region.
