Lake City Prevails- Christian Academy Wins Region

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops has no time to slow down here in the Palmetto State. The plays off are here for both the SCHSL and SCISA. We plan on making some travels here in the next week. So, stay tune right here and for great girls' coverage checkout the Prep Girls Hoops website. #RecruitThePalmettoState&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach defeats Pee Dee Academy:&nbsp;</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Saints took care of business at home and defeated a tough Golden Eagles squad 47-40 earlier this week. Both teams prepare for SCISA Tourney play later this week. Pee Dee Academy will play on Saturday in Sumter while Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach will play on Monday.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1803806,"width":256,"height":192,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/EACCD716-8AC6-4EF6-9201-FD2BDC17F2B0.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/EACCD716-8AC6-4EF6-9201-FD2BDC17F2B0.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1803806" width="256" height="192" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1261875' first='Xander' last='Fairbanks']</strong>&nbsp;came over to the Saints at the semester break from nearby Waccamaw HS. Fairbanks has really made dividends down in the paint for the Saints. Fairbanks finished with 10 points while grabbing some big rebounds late down the stretch. Xander brings a good motor to the floor and does his best work around the cup in just activity.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1803805,"width":256,"height":192,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/F1079308-D1C8-4436-9E6B-DD245E259BDB.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/F1079308-D1C8-4436-9E6B-DD245E259BDB.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1803805" width="256" height="192" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1497450' first='Christian' last='MacDonald']</strong>&nbsp;led the way for the Saints with 12 points while&nbsp;<strong>Elijah Ellison&nbsp;</strong>got the hot hand in the 4th quarter on the way to scoring 11 points. The Saints move onto (18-8) on the season while heading into the State Tourney.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1803807,"width":256,"height":192,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/405FC743-EC08-4113-8D52-6725F37C2E1B.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/405FC743-EC08-4113-8D52-6725F37C2E1B.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1803807" width="256" height="192" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1278636' first='Hudson' last='Spivey']</strong>&nbsp;kept the Golden Eagles in check all night with 12 points and 13 rebounds according to my unofficial stats. Left-handed sophomore guard&nbsp;<strong>Colby Richardson</strong>&nbsp;also recorded 12 points for Pee Dee Academy while connecting on a few shots from downtown.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Lake City defeats Dillon HS&nbsp;64-61 in Opening Round: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1803808,"width":512,"height":242,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/98463FCA-4D91-467E-B926-18A78935AF1A.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/98463FCA-4D91-467E-B926-18A78935AF1A.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1803808" width="512" height="242" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers took care of business on their homecourt this week in the SCHSL Class 3A Playoff Game. The Panthers were led in scoring by forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220036' first='Amare' last='Adams']</strong> with 21 points, guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1173994' first='Mykel' last='Croker']</strong> added 12 points while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1356316' first='Karon' last='Brown']</strong> finished the night with 11 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats were led in scoring by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1766952' first='Zavieon' last='Clark'] </strong>with 19 points while freshman guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1766947' first='Zamaurious' last='Robertson']</strong> added 13 points in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->