FLORENCE, S.C. — Ridge View won its first state championship since 2022 with a 58-52 win over Riverside Saturday in the 4A state championship game at the Florence Center.
Korie Corbett led the Blazers with 18 points, with Jayden Pretty adding 15 for a Ridge View team which flexed its muscles back in December by winning the American Division of the Chick-fil-A Classic.
Ridge View finishes the season 27-2 with its only two losses coming to region foes Westwood and A.C. Flora.
But the Blazers regrouped for the postseason and did not stop until after they had secured the program’s fifth state championship.
In the girls 4A state championship, A.C. Flora was making its debut in a state championship game, The Falcons were down four at halftime but Riverside would pull away in thes second half for a 62-32 win over the Falcons.
A.C. Flora finishes the season 23-8.
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
SCHSL State Championship
Class A
Christ Church Episcopal 53, Bethune-Bowman 32
Class AAA
Powdersville 53, Darlington 47
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
SCHSL State Championship
Class A
Lake View 49, Denmark-Olar 46
Class AAA
Camden 44, Wren 22
Class AAAA
Riverside 62, A.C. Flora 32