Boys Tennis Advances; Girls Lacrosse Loses

The SJCS boys tennis team cruised to a 6-0 victory over visiting Pendleton in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs on Tuesday.

The Knights, Region 2 runners-up and the No. 6 seed, lost a total of four games to the 11th-seeded Bulldogs.

CLASS 3A BOYS TENNIS BRACKET

After a win over a young Pendleton team, the Knights will play on the road against No. 3 Walhalla in the second round at 5:00 PM Thursday. The Razorbacks have won back-to-back Region 1 championships.

"The tough matches lie ahead, and that's the fun part," SJCS Coach Ken Arp said.

SJCS 6, PENDLETON 0
Singles
No. 1-Whit Wilkins won, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2-Jeremiah Adams won, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3-Hampton Norwood won, 6-0, 6-0
No. 4-Charlie Walters won, 6-1, 6-0
No. 5-Alexander Millener won, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 2-Brodie Miller/Byron Webb won, 8-1

Girls Lacrosse

The SJCS girls lacrosse team, seeded fourth in the Upper State, lost on the road against top-seeded Christ Church 20-1 in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Tuesday night.

The loss ended a successful season for the Knights (6-9), who tied for the second-most victories in the history of the program.