GRAY — With the score tied at 46 with less than a minute left, Aliyah Williams drained a 3-pointer and then made a key steal to lead Effingham County past Lowndes County 49-47 in the Jones County Holiday Tournament.
Kyesha Lewis scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Rebels, who will face the winner Jones County/Spalding in the championship game tonight at 7.
LOWNDES COUNTY (47)
Barnes 1, Edwards 7, Tashia Brown 18, Di’era Deloatch 13, Starling 2, Smith 4.
EFFINGHAM (49)
Robinson 8, Hicklen 8, Akins 6, Williams 5, Kyesha Lewis 22.
Halftime—EC 29-26. Record—EC 11-1.
CALVARY DAY 42,
PACE ACADEMY 41
The host Cavaliers overcame a 35-30 deficit after three quarters with a 12-6 fourth stanza to edge Pace Academy of Atlanta at the Calvary Classic.
Abigail Lewis had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds for CDS, while Brittany Griffin added nine points, seven rebounds and three steals.
PACE ACADEMY (41)
Weitzner 9, Evelyn Hobbs 17, Lauren Hadley 10, Ross 2, Ferry 3.
CALVARY DAY (42)
Griffin 9, Magwood 4, Lanier 4, Abigail Lewis 17, Porter 8.
Halftime—Pace 25-23. Records—CDS 2-0.
SAV. COUNTRY DAY 43,
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN 28
Anna Muller, a 6-foot-2 sophomore center, had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Savannah Country Day over Atlanta’s Landmark Christian in the Calvary Classic at Calvary Day School.
Bri Carney added 13 points and four assists, while Chandler Royal contributed six rebounds.
LANDMARK CHRISTIAN (28)
Diamond Smith 12, Johns 4, Price 6, Williams 2, Knowles 4.
SAV. COUNTRY DAY (43)
Anna Muller 15, Bri Carney 13, Parker 9, Royal 2, Rushing 2, Strickland 2.
Halftime—SCD 22-12. Record—SCD 7-2.
NEW HAMPSTEAD 44,
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN 41
The Phoenix rallied from an 11-point deficit at half to beat the Raiders in the Savannah Christian Holiday Tournament.
Jakera Richardson led New Hampstead with 10 points, and Chandler Ewaldsen scored 14 for the Raiders.
NEW HAMPSTEAD (44)
Jakera Richardson 10, Brown 7, Jonson , Mounds 5, Currie 6, Dukes 2, Henderson 7.
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN (41)
Chandler Ewaldsen 14, Cooper 8, Stone 2, Kraft 4, Brown 3, Hart 4, Otto 1.
Halftime—SCPS 24-13. Record—SCPS 2-6.
PINEWOOD CHRISTIAN 54,
CURTIS BAPTIST 28
BELLVILLE — Jessie Knauss scored 16 points to lead Pinewood Christian to a win over Curtis Baptist.
Alyssa Sperlock led Curtis Baptist with 15 points.
CURTIS BAPTIST (28)
Alyssa Sperlock 15, Swanson 6, Oates 4, Kendrick 2, Hamrick 1.
PINEWOOD CHRISTIAN (54)
Jessie Knauss 16, Boatright 8, Rush 8, hagan 7, Threkeld 4, Shiver 4, Bell 4, Thompson 2.
Halftime—PCA 29-15.
CLAXTON 64, METTER 50
METTER-Keri Brown scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Taylor Fiveash added 14 points and 10 boards as Claxton beat Metter.
CLAXTON (64)
Devonna Brewton 13, Kashara Moody 11, Keri Brown 12, 18 reb , Taylor Fiveash 14, 10, Price 6, Bath 6, Kirkland 2.
METTER (50)
Diamond Mercer 11, Johnia Handsom 14, Alisha Kelly 13, Alisha Collins 10, Kennedy 2.
Halftime-Claxton 28-6. Record-Claxton 8-2.
BOYS BASKETBALL
BIBLE BAPTIST 75,
THE KING’S ACADEMY 50
Keynnard Campbell scored 18 points and Chad Boatright and Casey Hughes added 13 apiece to lead the Braves.
BIBLE BAPTIST (75)
Peek 2, Keynnard Campbell 18, Chad Boatright 13, William Campbell 8, Casey Hughes 13, Mathis 9, Slater 8, Green 2, Gonzalez 2.
TKA (50)
Jared Zernikow 14, Clements 3, Chandler Powell 12, Towler 9, Christopher Dean 11, Davidson 1.
Halftime—BB 43-32. Record—BB 6-2.
NEW HAMPSTEAD 56,
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN 52
New Hampstead used a 20-8 advantage in the third quarter to surge past host Savannah Christian.
D’Juan Gaston scored 19 points and Oronte Anderson 11 for the Phoenix.
A.J. Sanders led the Raiders with 14 points.
NEW HAMPSTEAD (56)
D’Juan Gaston 19, Oronte Anderson 11, Davis 3, Clanton 4, Bailey 2, Riley 4, Coffee 2, Brannen 8, Wright 3.
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN (52)
A.J. Sanders 14, Evans 8, Thomas 3, Waddy 3, Reese 2, Osborne 6, Johnson 3, Haeussler 4, Mertz 2, Bignault 5, Bateman 2.
Halftime—SCPS 24-19. Record—SCPS 4-3.
CLAXTON 56, METTER 53
METTER – Cornelius Taylor’s 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in overtime lifted Claxton past Metter.
Taylor, a junior guard, finished with a game-high 33 points.
Quavis Kelly paced Metter with 15 points. T.J. Travett added 11 points and Jheric Byrd had 10.
CLAXTON (56)
Cornelius Taylor 33, Small 4, Durrell Williams 2, Darnell Williams 2, Brewton 7, Reynolds 4, Vliet 2, Tompkins 2.
METTER (53)
Quavis Kelly 15, Jheric Byrd 10, T.J. Travett 11, M.Kelly 8, Wedincamp 3, Johnson 4.
Halftime—Metter, 24-22. End of regulation—tied, 46-46. Records—Claxton 4-4.
CALVARY DAY 62,
PACE ACADEMY 55
Khaliq Hughes scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Calvary Day beat Pace Academy in the Calvary Classic. Derek Kirkland added 13 points as the Cavs won their in their first game ohe yr.
PACE (55)
Holifield 4, Armani Lashley 19, Rucker 3, Selmon 5, Denzel Franklin 11, Uter 2, Harris 7, Kaminsky 4.
CALVARY (62)
Harrison 4, Keene 8, Khaliq Hughes 13, Walker 7, Derek Kirkland 13, Heyward 4, Riley 4, Andrews 9.
Halftime-CD 31-18. Record-Calvary 1-0; Pace 4-3.
WRESTLING
U.S. MARINE CORPS SEAHAWK SLAM
More than 50 of the top prep wrestling teams from the Southeast are competing in the rugged two-day tournament at the Savannah Convention Center. Camden County leads in the team standings with 125.5 points, with Brandon (Fla.) in second with 116.5 points. Effingham County is in 17th place with 59 points, and South Effingham is in 20th with 56 points. Quarterfinal action is set to start this morning.
Top teams
1. Camden County 125.5. 2. Brandon (FL) 116.5. 3 Rockdale County 94.5. 4. Palmetto Ridge (FL) 87. 5. Ashley Ridge (SC) (86.5). Locals-17. Effingham 59. 20. South Effingham 56 .