Dillon HS vs Georgetown HS

<p>The Dillon HS Wildcats made the 85 mile one-way trip down to the coast to play the Georgetown HS Bulldogs last night. Prep Hoops took in this region game last night. The Warriors jumped out to a early lead and never looked back heading into the halftime break with a 29-15 lead. The Warriors finished off the host Bulldogs 58-42 to stay undefeated in the Region 7-3A game and improved to (5-1) on the year. </p> <p><em><strong>Up and Coming </strong></em></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1123199" first="Demarco" last="Bethea"]</strong> (2022) missed action last season and is making up for lost time. Bethea came into the contest averaging 21.4 ppg, 11.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks. Bethea has a long wingspan and likes to play face-up to the basket. Bethea shows very good versatility on the floor and switches hands around the cup very well. Bethea runs the floor well while getting to the foul line at a good clip this evening. Bethea finished the night with 16 points and several rebounds. </p> <p><strong>Football Bound </strong></p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/4388F968-C18C-4455-A951-BFF07771C855.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1123259" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/4388F968-C18C-4455-A951-BFF07771C855-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>Bobo McKinnon</strong> a combo guard for the Wildcats will be heading off to the State of Ohio next season to play football. McKinnon scored just 5 points tonight but played a big impact on both sides of the floor. McKinnon a wide receiver on the gridiron will play at NCAA D3 University of Mount Union (OH) next season. </p> <p><strong>Stepping Up </strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1123245" first="Chris" last="Wright"]</strong> (2022) and <strong>C.J. Bethea</strong> (2022) both came up big for the Wildcats in the game. The duo combined with 5 made three pointers in the win. Wright was a pleasant surprise with his ability to knockdown shots on the perimeter. Wright has a good feel for the game and was able to also scoring while attacking the cup. Wright finished with 18 points in the win while knocking down 3 three-pointers. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/FF3ACA0E-7F66-443C-B71A-75D5F3701F97.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1123261" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/FF3ACA0E-7F66-443C-B71A-75D5F3701F97-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Bethea showed good body control to the basket and was able to hit a nice pull-up jumper in transition. Bethea takes time to set his feet for his shot behind the arc. </p> <p><strong>Long wait is over </strong></p> <p>The Georgetown HS Bulldogs finally got back on the floor after a long layoff. The Bulldogs hadn’t played since December 8, 2020 when they played Socastee HS. The Bulldogs lost its region opener and now will play Loris HS on Friday night. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="594070" first="Tyvon" last="Richardson"]</strong> (2022) a left-handed slender-sleek athlete likes to play out on the perimeter. Richardson finished the game with 11 points for the Bulldogs. </p> <p>The Bulldogs really struggled to get into a rhythm today and the long layover really showed in the game. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>