PEMBROKE — Richmond Hill’s Daniel Wilder scored 33 points, 30 of them in the second half, as the Wildcats defeated Bryan County 75-71 in the first round of the Bryan County Holiday Classic.
For the Redskins, Kajana Dixon had 22 points and nine rebounds. Jeremy McLendon added 19 and Raekwon Love 10.
RH (75)
Walker 8, Daniel Wilder 33, M. Washington 8, Hill 5, McKenzie 7, Hall 9, Lawrence 5.
BRYAN (71)
Raekwon Love 10, Jeremy McLendon 19, Tillman 9, Bacon 9, T. Smith 2, Kajana Dixon 22, (9 reb),
Halftime — RH 27-24. Record — BC 5-5.
METTER 79, ISLANDS 42
Metter defeated Islands in a boys game in the first round of the Bryan County Holiday Classic.
Jake Wedincamp led Metter with 21 points. Jheric Byrd added 13 and Jeff Love had 12.
Justin Cave led Islands with 10.
ISLANDS (42)
Render 4, Justin Cave 10, Gross 7, Bowen 8, McCall-Williams 6, Cutter 3, Cabrera 4.
METTER (70)
Jeff Love 12, Jake Wedincamp 21, Jheric Byrd 13, M. Kelly 5, O. Kelly 5, McManus 2, Dekle 2, Johnson 3, Davis 6.
Halftime — Metter 29-15. Records—I 0-9; M 4-5.
JENKINS 68, BUTLER 50
TUCKER — Malik Benlevi scored 22 points, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked three shots as undefeated Jenkins beat Butler in the Chick-fil-A Classic.
Jamelle Lanier added 17 for the Warriors (8-0).
Don Coleman led Butler with 25 points and Sandrez Evans added 11.
Jenkins will play host Tucker High today at 8:30 p.m.
JENKINS (68)
Malik Benlevi 22, Jamelle lanier 17, Carter 6, Woodson 7, Robbins 2, E. Johnson 1, Waldberg 2, Thomas 3, Harris 3, Chambers 2, Lamar 3.
BUTLER (50)
Don Coleman 25, Sadrez Evans 11, Lightfoot 2, Bennett 3, Brown 3, Smoot 4, Rhodes 2.
Halftime — Jenkins 33-13. Records — 8-0.
GIRLS
RICHMOND HILL 69,
METTER 36
Kristen McCauley scored a game-high 14-points to lead Richmond Hill past Metter in the Bryan County Christmas Classic.
Keeara Jackson added 12 points and Hanna Riley 10.
RH (42)
Hanna Riley 10, Kristen McCauley 14, Keeara Jackson 12, Dennis 9, Franklin 6, Schwartz 7, Green 5, Scriven 2, Bunting 2, Elkins 2.
METTER (22)
Nicek 6, Handsom 4, Kelly 5, Noble 6, Rountree 5, Collins 5, Scott 2.
Halftime — 42-22
BRYAN COUNTY 43, ISLANDS 38
Julianne Brown had a game-high 20 points to lead Bryan County past Islands in the Bryan County Holiday Classic.
Nicolette Weaver led Islands with 10.
ISLANDS (38)
Taylor Prince 5, Nicolette Weaver 10, Brittany Walker 8, Nyjah Paker 6, Maggie Hall 4, Gabby Schott 3, Moore 2.
BRYAN (43)
Julianne Brown 20, 25 Shuman 3, Graves 5, Jacobs 3, 3 Williams 3, Crawford 7, Leggett 4.
Halftime—BC 22-20. Record—I 0-9, BC 6-5.