Rematches will highlight the high school sports schedule this week as several hoops teams play the second round of home-and-away matches with local rivals.
On Tuesday, the Carolina Forest girls visit North Myrtle Beach for a return game following a 44-43 victory over the Lady Chiefs last week. The boys play at Carolina Forest, while Myrtle Beach heads to Socastee and St. James hosts Socastee in doubleheaders.
A big local wrestling match takes the spotlight Wednesday with Carolina Forest hosting North Myrtle Beach. On the hardwood, the Conway and St. James boys and girls play a split twinbill, and Christian Academy gets a rematch with Freedom Christian, which took a 64-61 win earlier this season in Fayetteville, NC. The Saints welcome region rival Trinity-Byrnes on Thursday and travel to Northwood Academy on Friday.
North Myrtle Beach and Socastee face out-of-county foes on Thursday. Friday night sees another big rematch on the basketball court at Carolina Forest visits Myrtle Beach. The Seahawks swept the Panthers last week, including a 66-65 thriller in the boys game. Conway and North Myrtle Beach, and St. James and Socastee play a pair of split doubleheaders the same night.
This week’s schedule (as reported to GSSR) is listed below.
Tuesday
Tuesday
Carolina Forest vs. NMB (boys at CF, girls at NMB), 7:30 p.m.
Myrtle Beach at Socastee (girls and boys), 6 p.m.
Georgetown at St. James (girls and boys)
Wednesday
Conway vs. St. James (girls at SJ, boys at Conway), 7:30 p.m.
Freedom Christian at Christian Academy of MB boys, 7 p.m.
NMB at CF wrestling, 6 p.m.
Thursday
West Brunswick vs. NMB (boys at WB, girls at NMB), 7:30 p.m.
Socastee at Waccamaw, 6 p.m.
Trinity-Byrnes at Christian Academy of MB boys, 7 p.m.
Friday
Carolina Forest at MB (girls and boys), 6 p.m.
Conway at NMB (girls at NMB, boys at Conway), 7:30 p.m.
St. James vs. Socastee (girls at SJ, boys at Socastee), 7:30 p.m.
– Photo by Louis E. Keiner