The Cardinal Newman Hoop-ology Showcase has lived up to its title in regard to featuring Midlands high school basketball.

“We started it 6 years ago as a way to showcase boys’ and girls’ basketball in the same event and to bring people together with a coaches social to end the weekend,” Cardinals head coach Phillip Deter said.

Recently, the Showcase has also served to assist in the fight against hunger. Over the past couple of years, Cardinal Neman has developed a partnership with Harvest Hope Food Bank.

The statewide organization has spent over 40 years helping to provide nourishment for needy children, seniors, and rural residents with limited access to grocery store through food drives and establishing emergency pantries.

CNHY Showcase fans will once again be able to assist Harvest Hope’s mission while checking out some of the Midlands’ top boys’ and girls’ players. This year’s 3-day event will feature 17 games and an opportunity for incoming fans to make donations.

When paying for tickets at the door with cash, a donation of a perishable item will take off $2 off the price of admission. Children ages five and under enter the gymnasium for free.

The Lexington girls will play two games in the tournament, while the top-ranked boys’ will face the host school Dec. 2. Defending Class 2A boys’ basketball champion Gray Collegiate faces Dynamic Prep out of Texas on the final night.

For more information about Harvest Hope Food Bank, visit harvesthope.org.  All of the games will be streamed at the Cardinal Newman YouTube Channel.

CNHY Showcase Schedule

Dec. 1 Games

(Girls) Lexington vs. A.C. Flora 4:30 p.m.

(Boys) Heathwood Hall vs. Fox Creek 6 p.m.

(Boys) Westwood vs. Wilson Hall 7:30 p.m.

(Girls) W.J. Keenan vs. Ridge View 9 p.m.

Dec. 2 Games

(Boys) Richland Northeast vs. Myrtle Beach Christian Academy 4 p.m.

(Boys) Dynamic Prep (Texas) vs. Oceanside Collegiate 5:30 p.m.

(Boys) Lakewood vs. Christ School (N.C.) 7 p.m.

(Boys) Cardinal Newman vs. Lexington 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 3 Games

(Boys) Hammond vs. Eau Claire 9 a.m.

(Girls) Hammond vs. Lexington 10:30 a.m.

(Boys) Richland Northeast vs. West Florence noon

(Girls) Cardinal Newman vs. Spring Valley 1:30 p.m.

(Boys) Camden vs. Sumter 3 p.m.

(Boys) Spring Valley vs. A.C. Flora 5 p.m.

(Boys) Dreher vs. Summerville 6:30 p.m.

(Boys) Gray Collegiate vs. Dynamic Prep (Texas) 8 p.m.

(Boys) Ridge View vs. Cardinal Newman 9:30 p.m

Girls Basketball

Wagener-Salley 56, Brookland-Cayce 46

(Nov. 29 Games) 

River Bluff 54, Lugoff-Elgin 31

Jaden Tucker scored 13 points and Izzy Baker added 11 as the Lady Gators won in non-region play.

Up next is another non-region doubleheader matchup with Irmo Dec. 2 starting at 6 p.m.

Lexington 55, Christ Church 44

The Lady Wildcats improved to 4-2 with the win over the defending Class 2A champions.

Boys Basketball

Brookland-Cayce 49, Wagener-Salley 40 

White Knoll  58, Aiken 42

The Timberwolves  play host to Airport Dec. 2.

(Nov. 29 games)

River Bluff 47, Lugoff-Elgin 39

Alex Robbins scored 11 points and Omari Caldwell added 10 to lead the Gators.

Wrestling

Gators go 2-1 at quad dual match

The River Bluff wrestling tea went 2-1 at a quad dual match at South Florence High School.

The Gators shut out the host team 78-0, then lost 40-33 to Lugoff-Elgin. They closed out the event with a 42-33 win over Socastee.

Up next for River Bluff is the Southern Slam individuals at Eastside High School this weekend.