Dillon's #22 Tyshanna Lester led the Lady Wildcats with a game-high 27 points. (Photo by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD.)
Dillon’s Lady Wildcats and Latta’s Lady Vikings earned wins in the first round of lower state playoffs, while the both boys’ teams and the Lady Wild Gators were eliminated.

GIRLS

Dillon’s girls earned a 78-22 win over Lake Marion to advance to the second round of Class AA playoffs on Saturday night. The Lady Wildcats will host Lake City at 7:00 p.m. Lake City finished second in Region 7-A and earned a 60-43 win over Marion in the first round. Kingstree and Mullins also advanced through the first round and the Lady Auctioneers will be at Kingstree on Saturday.

The Latta ladies earned a 64-26 win over East Clarendon in the first round to advance in the Class A playoffs. The Lady Vikings will host Denmark-Olar on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Denmark-Olar finished second in Region 5-A and defeated St. John’s 54-48 in the first round.

Lake View’s Lady Wild Gators fell 62-31 to Timmonsville in the first round of the Class A playoffs. Timmonsville finished first in Region 7-A and will advance to host Cross, who defeated Allendale-Fairfax 51-19 in the first round.

BOYS

The Dillon boys fell 68-66 to Lake City in the first round of the Class AA boys basketball playoffs. The Wildcats trailed heading into the final quarter, and despite outscoring Lake City 23-17 in the fourth, Dillon couldn’t quite close the gap, missing three chance to tie before time expired. Lake City, Region 7’s second place finisher, will face Region 8 champ Mullins on Saturday night. Mullins defeated Timberland 71-62 on Thursday.

In Class A, the Latta Vikings fell 84-80 to C.E. Murray as Oceanez Fluitt earned a career-high 42 points for the War Eagles. C.E. Murray finished third in Region 7-A and will travel to face Whale Branch. Whale Branch finished first in Region 5-A and defeated Military Magnet 64-37.

Read more about all the playoff games in the Tuesday, February 25, issue of THE DILLON HERALD.

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

GIRLS

CLASS AA – 7:00 p.m. – Lake City at Dillon

CLASS A – 7:00 p.m. – Denmark-Olar at Latta

SCISA PLAYOFFS – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

CLASS AA – 3:00 p.m. – Dillon Christian vs. Spartanburg Christian at Heathwood Hall

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