It’s a new year, but the winter sports season rolls on this week after a couple of quiet days to start 2025, with a full slate of high school hoops on Friday and wrestling tournaments at both ends of the Lowco on Saturday, along with USCB basketball’s home Peach Belt openers.
Here’s what we’re tracking in this first, shortened week of 2025, and we’ll be back on the Lowco Media Network on Thursday for the Lowco Grind presented by Reverence Wrestling Club and launch our first LowcoSports Lowdown of the year Friday night.
THURSDAY, January 2
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Fayetteville State 85, USCB 63
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bluffton 73, Cathedral Academy 67
FRIDAY, January 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashley Ridge 87, Beaufort 39
Stratford 80, Colleton Co. 49
BOYS BASKETBALL
Ashley Ridge 86, Beaufort 60
Stratford 52, Colleton Co. 50
Bluffton 62, Wilson Hall 55
Savannah Country Day 64, HHCA 50
SATURDAY, January 4
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
USCB 62, Clayton State 55
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
USCB 81, Clayton State 70
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hampton Co. 70, Battery Creek 16
Savannah Country Day 50, Hilton Head 34
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hampton Co. 59, Battery Creek 43
Bluffton 69, Waccamaw 62
Savannah Country Day 69, Hilton Head 62
Benedictine 67, May River 46
HS WRESTLING
Whale Branch Warrior Slam Duals
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 54, Whale Branch 24
Battery Creek 71, Manning 12
Whale Branch 35, Manning 24
Hilton Head 64, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 18
Hilton Head 72, Manning 12
Battery Creek 53, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 30
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 30, Whale Branch 29
John Paul II 40, Hilton Head 34
St. James 61, Whale Branch 22
Hilton Head 44, Battery Creek 26
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 42, John Paul II 29
Battery Creek 62, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 11
John Paul II 48, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 36
St. James 60, Bluffton 24
St. James 60, John Paul II 22
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 42, Bluffton 36
St. James 72, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 6
John Paul II 60, Bluffton 6
Battery Creek 80, Bluffton 6
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 60, Manning 18
Whale Branch 41, Bluffton 29
Championship
St. James 51, Hilton Head 21
May River Duals