Hoops Action Galore in the Midlands During MLK Weekend

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By Thomas Grant Jr.

A full slate of high school basketball featuring several ranked Midlands teams is scheduled for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with multiple tournaments and showcase events set to tip off across the region.

Two Columbia high schools will host single-day boys and girls events on Saturday.

Eau Claire High School will host the King’s Holiday Classic, featuring seven games throughout the day.

Boys

  • Clear Dot vs. Cardinal Newman, 9 a.m.

  • Batesburg-Leesville vs. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, noon

  • Hammond School vs. Newberry, 3 p.m.

  • Eau Claire vs. West Oak, 6 p.m.

Girls

  • Mullins vs. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, 10:30 a.m.

  • Eau Claire vs. C.A. Johnson, 1:30 p.m.

  • Hammond School vs. West Oak, 4:30 p.m.

At the same time, the annual MLK Bash will be held at its new location, C.A. Johnson High School. Eight games are scheduled, highlighted by a matchup between defending girls’ basketball state champions and the renewal of a longstanding boys rivalry.

Girls

  • Lower Richland vs. W.J. Keenan, 10 a.m.

  • Camden vs. Dutch Fork, 11:30 a.m.

  • Military Magnet vs. Ridge View, 1 p.m.

  • North Augusta vs. Andrew Jackson, 2:30 p.m.

Boys

  • C.A. Johnson vs. Irmo, 4 p.m.

  • Lexington vs. Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

  • North Augusta vs. Greenville, 7 p.m.

  • W.J. Keenan vs. Gray Collegiate Academy, 8:30 p.m.

The girls schedule concludes with Class 4A champion North Augusta facing two-time Class 2A titleholder Andrew Jackson. The boys nightcap features W.J. Keenan against Class 4A No. 1 Gray Collegiate Academy.

Saturday’s finale marks the first meeting between Keenan and Gray Collegiate since Dec. 3, 2024. Prior to that, the Raiders and War Eagles faced each other 15 times, including four meetings in the state semifinals.

On Monday, E.P.I.C. Hoops Metro will host the MLK Classic at Irmo High School, featuring four girls basketball games:

  • Dreher vs. White Knoll, 11:30 a.m.

  • North vs. Brookland-Cayce, 1:10 p.m.

  • South Florence vs. Gray Collegiate, 2:50 p.m.

  • Andrew Jackson vs. Lugoff-Elgin, 4:20 p.m.

With marquee matchups, championship-caliber teams, and packed schedules, the MLK weekend promises to deliver plenty of high-energy basketball action throughout the Midlands.

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