Four Patch teams take to the hardwood this weekend with state titles on their minds.
Follow the journey of the Dutch Fork girls, Lexington boys, Columbia girls and Wade Hampton girls basketball teams here — all weekend long.
A valiant Wildcats squad falls a fourth time to the Indians in the state Class AAAA basketball championship.
In a raucous, nail-biting thriller, Gaffney beat Lexington High Friday night in overtime 58-55 to claim the Class AAAA state boys basketball championship. With seconds ticking away in regulation, it appeared that the Wildcats, up by 2, would put an end to years of futility against the Indians. But a pair of free throws knotted the score, and Lexington could't convert at the other end, sending the game into overtime. Both teams traded leads throughout the extra period, but with three seconds left, Lexington missed a three-point try, giving Gaffney the championship. The pain of the loss was etched on the faces of the Wildcat players after the game. Making matters worse was losing to Gaffney, which beat Lexington for the fourth time in a …
