Powdersville Pass Christ Church to HS Basketball Final
- Charles Reams
- Mar 2
- 1 min read
Jaleel McGee made the go-ahead basket and two steals in the final minute as Powdersville beat Christ Church, 58-57, Friday in the Class AAA high school boys basketball Upper State final in Florence.
Defending state champion Powdersville will have a chance to go back-to-back when it faces Keenan at 8 p.m. Thursday as the SCHSL playoffs continue at The Florence Center. Keenan was a 42-39 winner against Loris in the Lower State.
McGee hit a pull-up jumper with 50 seconds left to give Powdersville a 56-54 lead. He stole away Christ Church’s next two possessions and made two free throws for a 58-54 win. lead with two ticks left.
Jonathan Perry of Christ Church made a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer.
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McGee finished with 13 points and Von Burton led Powdersville with 19. Perry had 17 and Anthony Atkins had 12 points for Christ Church.
Last season, Powdersville (21-9) won its first state championship in program history. Christ Church (20-6) is the defending champion in Class A and came in with three titles in four years, including in Class AA.
