Cam Scott, Lexington boys basketball continue to turn heads with win against Dutch Fork

Cam Scott had a little frustration built up in Tuesday’s matchup against Dutch Fork.

The Lexington guard let it out with one powerful dunk. Scott, the University of Texas signee, dribbled the ball past a defender and dunked over a Dutch Fork player during the first-half of the 76-34 win against the Silver Foxes.

The dunk brought the crowd at Dutch Fork to its feet and also cost Scott a technical foul for taunting after stared down the player who he dunked over.

“That one was a little personal. They were talking a little bit on the court and it just happened to be one of the guys that was doing the talking,” Scott said. “I knew I was going to get a tech but I just had to take that one.”

Lexington coach Elliott Pope pulled his guard aside and told him not to get another — and Scott never came close — during the blowout win.

Scott’s dunk was part of a 35-point performance that helped the top-ranked Wildcats improve to 19-2 overall and 4-0 through the first round of Region 4-5A play.

The performance came hours after Scott found out he wasn’t selected to play in McDonald’s All-American game. The four-star prospect is ranked in the top-40 for the class 0f 2024 by national recruiting services.

“Honestly, I wasn’t too crushed about it,” Scott said. “I have been playing well and I am pretty much where I want to be in life.”

Lexington’s all-time leading scorer — who surpassed 2,000 points earlier this season — might be playing some of the best basketball of his career, which started when he was an eighth-grader and made the varsity team. He is averaging 34.2 points per game over his past four contests. He had a career-high 43 points last week against White Knoll.

“It is part of the maturity factor,” Pope said. “He is 18 years old now and is actually able to go out and execute some of the things that he wants to do mentally, and he is physically mature to do it.”

With Scott leading the way, the Wildcats have looked the part of the team that has been ranked No. 1 in the preseason and out to end the school’s title drought. Lexington’s last state title appearance came in 2012, and the last championship was in 2000.

The Wildcats made it to the 5A Upper State championship last year before losing to Dorman and have looked unbeatable at times this season with their only losses to out-of-state opponents.

Lexington has won its first four region games by an average of 31.7 points.

The Wildcats played most of the game without starting junior guard Kaleb Evans, who collided with Scott in the first half and didn’t return. Pope said Evans will get his head examined on Wednesday.

Senior Jaxon Prunty added 27 points for Lexington as he continued his strong season. Prunty joined the team after the start of the campaign and continues to get more comfortable with his teammates.

“This group is kind of what Lexington does,” Pope said. “(We) have a group of sophomores or a group of freshmen that are talented pieces and come together as a senior group. I think we (have) a lot of seniors who care a lot about what they are doing.

“But now we have to continue to prepare the right way. Everyone has tape on you and has seen you. It is going to be harder the second time through region to be able to play at the level we are at.”

L: Jaxon Prunty 27, Cam Scott 35, Rollins 4, Byrd 8, Hazewinkle 2. DF: Sessions 3, Taylor 8, Coleman 2, Garner 2, Govan 2, Bell 5, Walker 4, Thompson 4.

Girls

Dutch Fork 48, Lexington 33

Christyonna Jackson scored 14 points, Michaela Fairwell and Aaliyah Lee each added 12 points as the Silver Foxes won the battle of top teams in Region 4-5A.

Dutch Fork (18-3, 4-0) leads Lexington (9-9, 3-1) by one game going into the final four games of region play. The two teams close out the season against each other at Lexington on Feb. 8.

It was just Dutch Fork’s second win in the past 11 games against Lexington.

L: Cuttino 6, Goodrich 2, Godfrey 5, Lytes 4, Anderson 6, Izzy Saville 10. DF: Michaela Fairwell 12, Aaliyah Lee 12, Cheeseboro 2, Monroe 4, Crumlin 4, Christyonna Jackson 14.

Tuesday’s Scores

Girls

Blythewood 58, Spring Valley 46

Lower Richland 49, Dreher 6

LR: Chi’nya Isaac 11, Taelor Hiller-Johnson 10, Green 9, Sumter 9, Curry 5, Cunningham 5. D: Eaddy 6

Ridge View 45, AC Flora 43

Westwood 48, Richland Northeast 20

W: Si’Nya Curry 14, Makiah Thompson 10, Britt 9, Omeire 4, Cummings 3, Greem 2, Clarke 2, Chatman 1, Williams 1.

Irmo 66, Lugoff-Elgin 64

L: Julian Rush 35, Kendra Wilson 17, Charles 3, Hobson 9

Hammond 45, Augusta Christian 25

Chapin 43, White Knoll 35

Keke Wright 12, Haggard 9, Holmes 9, Love 5

Gray Collegiate 35, Legion Collegiate 25

GC: Karlee Phelps 14, Diamond Tatum 13, Walker-Lee

Monday

Camden 99, Lakewood 25

C: Joyce Edwards 40, Braylin Mungo 17, Deanna Jeffcoat 13, Zyasia Carter 11, Wright 8, Jefferson 6, Jackson 2, Dais 2.

Boys

Westwood 60, Richland Northeast 52

W: Tavaris Bell 20, Z. Brown 9, Larry Brown 11. RNE: Chris Asuzu 13, David Wine 12, Will Wilson 11, Tillman 9, Haliburton 4.

Ridge View 71, AC Flora 57

RV: Korie Corbett 27, Yale Davis 14, Joshua Smith 11, Wiley 9, Staley 6.. Cooper 2, Mack 2.

Blythewood 68, Spring Valley 63

B: Will Olden 15, Kemuel Little 11, Tyler Stephens 10. SV: Joshua Nelson 27, Justin Skelton 11, Caleb Temoney 11

Gray Collegiate 92, Legion Collegiate 49

GC: Trey Maddox 22, Darius Carr 20 Braylhn Thomas 11

Irmo 49, Lugoff-Elgin 39

I: Matthew Hopkins 11, Donovan Murph 10, Jaden Henderson 10, Brand 8

Orangeburg-Wilkinson 34, Brookland-Cayce 28

Dreher 52, Lower Richland 43

D: Jordan Barr 12, Merrill 8, Owens 8, Singleton 7, Glasscho 6, Baker 6, Johnson 2, Brown 2, Moss 1LR: Alex Atkinson 19, La’quaree Glenn 11, Adams 9, Patterson 2, Mays 2

Richard Winn 86, Wardlaw Academy 42

RW: Drew Spires 36, Miller Stuck 16, Steward 7, Nicholson 6, Autry 6, Tyndall 5, L. Smith 3, Wood 3, E. Smith 2, Sharpe 2

Northside Christian 82, Palmetto Christian 71

NC: Hilton Dessausure 23, Dane Sundell 19, Cade McNeill 14, Sullie Crider 16.

Augusta Christian 74, Hammond 62

Monday

Cardinal Newman 59, Porter-Gaud 53

CN: Evan Carter 19, Amarii King 12, Desmond Harrington 10, Smith Jr. 6, Echevarria 5, Peeples 4, Davis 3. PG: Griff Ferraro 18, Clyde Mauldin 15

Lakewood 51, Camden 48

C: Izzy Macklin 17, Jahmarie McLoud 10, Stratford 9, Williams 6, Jobes 4, Moore 2..