Daniel Boys, CCES Girls, Southside Girls Win State Titles

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - DeAndre Hopkins led a 13-2 run in the

fourth quarter as Daniel defeated Lake City 59-42 to win the South

Carolina state Class AAA boys basketball championship on Saturday

night.

The Lions, who held Lake City to three points in the fourth

quarter, earned their first state title since 1967.

Hopkins, who will play football at Clemson, sparked the Lions

with five points and showed brilliant passing to set up his

teammates' baskets during the fourth-quarter rally. Justin Dotson,

Jemiah Wimphrie, Antonio Cannon and Shaq Lawson all scored for

Daniel during the run.

Lake City was making its first state finals appearance and never

led in the game. The Panthers stayed close until the final period,

trailing 46-40 when Daniel began to pull away.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Khadijah Sessions scored 24 points and hit

three straight free throws in overtime to give Myrtle Beach a 64-59

win over Daniel of Central for the South Carolina Class 3A girls

state basketball championship Saturday.

Tanisha Brown added 12 points for the Lady Seahawks (29-1) and

Danielle Cooper had 11.

The Lady Seahawks maintained the upper hand most of the game,

but Daniel kept fighting back. Anicia Dotson made two free throws

with 10 seconds to play in the fourth quarter to force a 55-55 tie.

Myrtle Beach missed two shots at the end of regulation.

The teams traded baskets in overtime before Brown's bucket put

Myrtle Beach ahead for good.

Daniel, making its first appearance in a girls final, was led by

Dotson's 19 points. Carly Hoover added 17 and Sherece Smith 11.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Southside's Nikki Young drove the length

of the court for a layup with 13 seconds left to give the Lady

Tigers a 66-64 victory over Marion for the state Class AA girls

basketball championship at the Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

Southside (25-4) led virtually the whole game and once by as

many as 13 points.

Marion (25-2) made three runs at the Lady Tigers and managed

back-to-back baskets by Tyshanna Lester and Geneika Brantley to tie

the game at 64 with 25 seconds to go.

Young finished with 24 points to lead Southside. Yoko Mosley

added 16 and Chelsea Walker had 10.

Brantley sparked the Lady Auctioneers with 24 points, 12 in the

last period. Amira Timmons scored 16 and Amber Timmons scored nine.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Erin Carter and Katie Thomason scored 16

points each to lead Christ Church to the 1-A

 state championship with a 47-38 win against Hardeeville at the

Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

The Cavaliers (26-2) lost their best player, Hayden Lathem, to

fouls with 3:28 left in the third quarter. Lathem finished with 11

points.

went 12-for-17 from the free-throw line to hold off the Hurricanes.

Jomanda Smalls led Hardeeville (23-3) with a game-high 19

points. The Hurricanes shot poorly from the field and made just 10

of 25 free throws.