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The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs almost pulled off another home upset last Tuesday as they went to overtime with the Hartsville Red Foxes before losing 48-47. Then the Chiefs traveled to South Florence on Friday and were beaten 67-48.

Local middle schools around the county are playing in the inaugural HTC Middle School basketball Championship.

Vincent has played on the North Myrtle Beach High School varsity basketball team since she was in the eighth grade. Each year that she played, she progressed in her abilities and eventually became a point guard for the team. She, like most varsity players, had a goal of playing for and winning a state championship.

The North Myrtle Beach boys varsity basketball team was 1-1 in two 6AAAA region games last week, winning a thriller last Tuesday 36-32, then losing 48-35 at West Florence last Friday night.

The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs had a tough week of 6AAAA region basketball as they lost to Wilson at home and then at West Florence Friday to fall to 3-4 in the region.

The North Myrtle Beach High School Lady Chiefs varsity basketball team stayed home last week as they lost a Wednesday game against South Florence and then beat Myrtle Beach Friday on senior night.

The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs lost 51-49 to South Florence last Wednesday and then ended the week on the short end of a 57-47 score in Friday’s second home game of the week.

The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity basketball teams each split their two region games last week. The Lady Chiefs opened the week on Tuesday as they beat West Florence 42-22 before losing to Hartsville 40-32 last Friday night at Hartsville.

Last Saturday afternoon before the NFL games got underway for the weekend, I dropped by to watch the Coastal Chairmen wheelchair basketball team take on the Port City Spokesmen from Wilmington, N.C., another team in the Carolina Wheelchair Basketball Conference.

The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity basketball teams traveled to Wilson High School last Friday night, Jan. 6, to open the 6AAAA region part of their schedule.