Sonic Christmas Classic: Soaring at the Falcons’ Nest

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Holiday tournament part of the schedule is in full swing. Of course, some tournaments are bigger and smaller than others.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sonic Christmas Tournament held at Darlington HS is one of the smaller gatherings of this part of the season with only four girls and four boys teams taking part. But – these are the tournaments that must also be lauded for prioritizing quality over quantity.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We at Prep Girls Hoops made the trip to Darlington for the Tuesday of games that saw Cheraw defeat C.A. Johnson and the Falcons defeat the Raiders of Hannah-Pamplico. Here are a few noteworthy standouts from those two aforementioned contests. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["487429"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":824819,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eWorrell is one of two team captains per the roster for 2A Cheraw. Both team captains (senior Ryquel Brown being the other) saw significant playing time in the Braves' matchup against 1A C.A. Johnson and it resulted in a 44-30 victory for Cheraw. Worrell led all scorers with 15 points. 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Johnson. A 10-point outing for the 2025 was instrumental in the 2A Braves earning their sixth victory of the 2023-24 campaign. Cheraw's sixth win of the season means the team is only three wins shy of matching its victory total (nine) from the entire 2022-23 season with plenty of games left to go. A major reason for why this season has seen an improved Braves rendition is Murray's athleticism that she displays – particularly on the defensive end of the floor. 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Johnson HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eIsaac's 1A C.A. Johnson Hornets gave 2A Cheraw from start to finish even if it was not the result the team was looking. She paced the Hornets' attack with eight points. Isaac is listed at 5-foot-4 per the C.A. Johnson roster. She primarily plays at the two in the backcourt. Only two 3-pointers were made for the entire game between the two teams. Both were by Hornets players and one of them departed from Isaac's hands. 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Hannah-Pamplico had zero answers for the Falcons star sophomore big. Joseph finished with 26 points in what was a dominant performance in host Darlington's first contest of this year's Sonic Christmas Classic. If she had the ball close to the basket, she was practically automatic from close range. If Joseph did not convert on the high-percentage shot on the first try, she would do so after corralling an offensive rebound. 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