Things will slow down a bit over the holidays, but there’s a flurry of LOCAL sports action right up until the break, with high school basketball and wrestling teams preparing for region play. Here’s a look at what’s happening on the LowcoSports scene this week. We’ll round up all the action nightly on the LowcoSports Lowdown, streaming live and on-demand on the Lowco Media YouTube channel.
*Start times are subject to change
MONDAY, December 9
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Baptist Hill 42, Ridgeland 36
Patrick Henry 57, Thomas Heyward 24
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Baptist Hill 67, Ridgeland 45
Thomas Heyward 56, Patrick Henry 48
TUESDAY, December 10
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Beaufort 37, Battery Creek 32 (Highlights | Beaufort’s Own)
John Paul II 48, May River 41
Whale Branch 56, Hardeeville 14
Memorial Day 76, Bridges Prep 39
Hilton Head Prep 45, St. Andrew’s 30
Colleton Prep 46, Calhoun Academy 31
Coastal Homeschool at Holy Trinity
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Battery Creek 76, Beaufort 44 (Highlights | Beaufort’s Own)
May River 45, John Paul II 43
Whale Branch 68, Hardeeville 33
Hampton Co. 64, Allendale-Fairfax 55
Bridges Prep 60, Memorial Day 45
St. Andrew’s 53, Hilton Head Prep 29
HHCA 60, Cross Schools 41
Calhoun Academy 60, Colleton Prep 45
HS WRESTLING
Bluffton, Colleton Co., Thomas Heyward at John Paul II
John Paul II 66, Thomas Heyward 6
John Paul II 53, Colleton Co. 25
Bluffton 53, Colleton Co. 25
Bluffton 60, Colleton Co. 24
Bluffton 78, Thomas Heyward 6
Thomas Heyward vs. Colleton Co.
WEDNESDAY, December 11
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashley Ridge 77, Colleton Co. 17
Hilton Head 48, Hilton Head Prep 40
Ridgeland 54, Baptist Hill 23
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Ashley Ridge 71, Colleton Co. 46
Baptist Hill 60, Ridgeland 29
HS WRESTLING
Hilton Head 45, Bridges Prep 27
Academic Magnet 60, Whale Branch 21
Porter-Gaud 54, Whale Branch 30
Whale Branch 48, North Charleston 36
Battery Creek 51, Wayne Co. 24
Beaufort 38, Battery Creek 33
Beaufort 41, Wayne Co. 36
THURSDAY, December 12
HS FOOTBALL
SCHSL 2A final | Clinton 35, Barnwell 6
SCHSL 1A final | Abbeville 58, Cross 20
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bluffton def. Cross Schools, forfeit
Colleton Prep 46, Thomas Heyward 34
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Cross Schools 68, The Complete Student 27
Colleton Prep 51, Thomas Heyward 50
Hilton Head Prep 66, Beaufort Academy 11
FRIDAY, December 13
HS FOOTBALL
SCHSL 5A Division II final | Dutch Fork 35, Summerville 21
SCHSL 4A final | South Florence 42, Westside 41
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Whale Branch 43, Battery Creek 39
Fort Dorchester 55, Colleton Co. 30
Brunswick 69, Hilton Head 32
Hampton Co. at Ridgeland
John Paul II 62, Bridges Prep 25
Hilton Head Prep 43, HHCA 39
Cross Schools forfeit to Curtis Baptist
Patrick Henry 66, St. John’s Christian 45
Andrew Jackson Academy 42, Colleton Prep 39
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Battery Creek 69, Whale Branch 47
Fort Dorchester 66, Colleton Co. 47
Hampton Co. 75, Ridgeland 43
John Paul II 52, Bridges Prep 43
Woodville-Tompkins 65, Hardeeville 34
Hilton Head Prep 50, HHCA 33
Curtis Baptist 73, Cross Schools 45
St. John’s Christian 74, Patrick Henry 47
Andrew Jackson Academy 78, Colleton Prep 64
SATURDAY, December 14
HS FOOTBALL
SCHSL 3A final | Oceanside Collegiate 35, Belton-Honea Path 17
SCHSL 5A Division II final | Irmo vs. Northwestern, 2pm
HS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Beaufort 49, Battery Creek 28
Whale Branch 38, Bluffton 34
Andrew Jackson Academy 47, Patrick Henry 34
HS BOYS BASKETBALL
Battery Creek 80, Beaufort 56
Bluffton 57, Whale Branch 43
Benedictine 65, Hilton Head 46
May River 58, Bridges Prep 46
Andrew Jackson Academy 95, Patrick Henry 72
HS WRESTLING
Dutch Fork Silver Fox Invitational (17 teams)
May River (173 points) wins title by 5.5 points over Stratford
106: 1st Ryan Seman, MR
113: 3rd Bryce Butler, MR
120: 1st Marcus Foulk, MR
157: 1st Blake Butler, MR
165: 3rd Leandro Larranaga, MR
190: 1st Joshua Echeverria, MR
Effingham Co. Rebel Invitational
Bluffton (121 points) 6th of 11 teams
106: 4th Oscar Roman, BLUF
113: 2nd Eli Garcia, BLUF
165: 5th Gabe Fulton, BLUF
215: 5th Christan Vargas, BLUF
Hartsville Red Fox Rumble (25 teams)
Hilton Head (100 points) tied for 8th with Airport, Bridges Prep (96.5) 10th
106: 4th Kainen Tuttle, BP
120: 1st Bryce Stephenson, HH
132: 3rd Cole Sowers, HH
157: 4th Amari Bradley, BP
165: 3rd Kevin Summers, BP
175: 1st Ali Jenkins, BP
215: 2nd Malachi Bynum, HH
GIRLS
135: 1st Jourdyn Mootry, HH
O-W Bruin Invitational
Beaufort 60, Whale Branch 18
Westside 42, Beaufort 33
Beaufort 66, Fairfield Central 12
Beaufort 52, Ediso 30
Northwood Invitational
John Paul II (161.5) wins title by two points over Timberland
106: 4th Chase Lafountain, JPII
113: 4th Bailey Homer, JPII
120: 2nd Jase Reynolds, JPII
132: 1st Jacob Alfonso, THA; 3rd Jude Witkowski, JPII
138: 3rd Brian Orta, JPII
144: 2nd Daniel Snyder, JPII
150: 2nd Jack Hannagan, JPII
165: 1st Carter Sims, CPA; 2nd Taylor Murphy, JPII
175: 2nd Cayson Warner, CPA; 3rd Kai Sobey, PHA
190: 1st Luke Sobey, PHA
Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic
Battery Creek (71.5) 8th of 11 teams
106: 4th Anthony Perez, BCHS
132: 4th Theo Johnson, BCHS
150: 2nd Nate Najar, BCHS