County match-up
South Columbus guard D.J. Stephens (above) works the ball against East Columbus defender Michael Campbell in Tuesday night’s Waccamaw 1A-2A Conference boys basketball game at the ECHS gym. At right, East Columbus center Tabitha Moore defends against a lay-up attempt by South Columbus’ Tenisha Newman in the girls game. South Columbus won the boys game 65-51, and East Columbus won the girls game 54-32. The South Columbus boys and East Columbus girls hold down second place in their respective divisions of the Waccamaw Conference (See standings on 2B). South Columbus will play host to the conference leading teams from Pender on Friday night while East Columbus is scheduled to travel to Leland to take on North Brunswick. Regular-season play will conclude on Feb. 15 and conference tournament action will open on Feb. 18.

Staff photos by Mark Gilchrist