SCHSL Upper + Lower State Storylines

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>USE CODE “baxley30” FOR 30% OFF THE FIRST PURCHASE OF ANY SUBSCRIPTION</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 SCHSL Upper and Lower State Championships were played this weekend at various sites across the state. Although I was away in Sumter watching the SCISA State Championships, I was still able to keep up with the proceedings thanks to live steams and other updates. Here are the storylines from each game this weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AAAAA Division One</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ridge View ends the game on an 8-0 run to defeat Byrnes and advance to their seventh State Championship in the last nine years. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Late heroics from [player_tooltip player_id='2460133' first='Javion' last='Gathers'] boosts Ashley Ridge to a Lower-State Championship win over Cane Bay.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AAAAA Division Two</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Early [player_tooltip player_id='2404727' first='Gavin' last='Griffin'] buckets, late [player_tooltip player_id='2027918' first='Tucker' last='Scholl'] buckets help Greenville knock off [player_tooltip player_id='2367673' first='Sebi' last='Boyogueno'] and Riverside. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior Point Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2078979' first='D'Marcus' last='Thomas'] steps up with a late, go-ahead and-one to win the game for Westwood. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AAAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Augusta holds Bluffton to just three points in the second quarter and eight points in the third quarter to get back to the 4A State Championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A 28-point, 10-rebound double-double from [player_tooltip player_id='1466665' first='Tre' last='Raymon'] carries South Pointe to a win over defending champion Lancaster. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AAA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2887707' first='Ty' last='Young'] steps up for Christ Church to send them to their fourth State Championship Game in the last six seasons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fox Creek gets double figures from [player_tooltip player_id='2414074' first='Justin' last='Vining'], [player_tooltip player_id='2313892' first='Chanze' last='Allen'], [player_tooltip player_id='2207644' first='Randy' last='Robinson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2954962' first='Chuck' last='Schwarz'] to beat Keenan for the third time this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2314654' first='Chris' last='Copeland'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2173670' first='Justin' last='Richburg'] trade 20-point games, but High Point pulls away late to return to the State Championship Game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Philip Simmons's depth, composure shows up in the second half in a win over Mullins. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Led by 29 points from Jaedon Bell, Bethune-Bowman mounts a double-digit, second-half comeback to knock off Carvers Bay. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>C.A. Johnson picks up its 20th win of 10 or more points this season as it defeats Horse Creek Academy 81-51. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->