By Thomas Grant Jr.
It was a day of mixed news for Lexington girls’ basketball.
The Lady Wildcats moved into the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association’s Class 5A Division I top 10 for the first time this season. They jumped to eighth in the poll after winning their first four games.
On the same day, however, Lexington suffered its first loss of the season. It fell 43-36 at home to A.C. Flora.
The Lady Wildcats trailed at halftime before outscoring the Lady Falcons 17-4 to take a 30-28 lead into the fourth quarter. In the final five minutes, they were outscored 7-2.
This leaves Lexington head coach Molly Goodrich at 153 school wins. She’s four shy of surpassing David Long’s school record of 156.
The White Knoll girls are ranked ninth in Class 5A Division II. On Tuesday, it edged Westwood 44-42 to snap a 2-game losing streak.
S.C. BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION RANKINGS
BOYS
(Class 5A)
Division I
1. Ridge View
2. Dorman
3. Summerville
4. Mauldin
5. Byrnes
6. Blythewood
7. Clover
8. Boiling Springs
9. Carolina Forest
10. Dutch Fork
(Class 4A)
1. North Augusta
2. Lancaster
3. Wilson
4. Crestwood
5. Wren
6. Westside
7. Gray Collegiate
8. South Florence
9. Darlington
10. South Pointe
(GIRLS)
(Class 5A)
Division I
1. Summerville
2. Dutch Fork
3. Mauldin
4. Byrnes
5. Blythewood
6. Rock Hill
7. Ashley Ridge
8. Lexington
9. Wando
10. Spring Valley
Division II
1. Gaffney
2. Riverside
3. North Myrtle Beach
4. Woodmont
5. Lucy Beckham
6. Berkeley
7. TL Hanna
8. Nation Ford
9. White Knoll
10. Westwood
(Class 2A)
1. Andrew Jackson
2. Kingstree
3. Clinton
4. Cheraw
5. Marion
6. Blacksburg
7. Saluda
8. Eau Claire
9. Burke
10. Chester
Photo by Thomas Grant Jr. – Lexington guard Braidi Goodrich with the running jumper against Ridge View.
