Blue Devils share region title, earn #2 seed with win over Falcons
By Mike Maddock
Mike@TheColumbiaStar.com

Dreher's Case Stiglbauer (l) prepares to shoot a free throw. He had 10 points against the Falcons. Dreher senior guards (l-r) Byron Johnson and Jamie Blackman model their "Beat Flora" pre- game T- shirts. Blackman led all scorers with 20 and Johnson added two.

The Dreher Blue Devils won a share of the Region 3- 3A title with Camden by defeating the A.C. Flora Falcons (3- 22) Friday, Feb. 9, 64- 52. The Blue Devils finished the regular season 18-5 (10-4) and earned a number two seed in the Upper State bracket of the 3A playoffs. They hosted Blue Ridge in the first round Tuesday night and lost 56- 51.

Camden(#4), Fairfield Central (#7), Blythewood (#11), Chester (#14), and Eau Claire (#16) also made the Upper State playoffs from Region 3- 3A. Blythewood and Fairfield Central advanced to the second round. Brookland - Cayce hosted Wilson Tuesday night in the Lower State bracket and lost 50- 48.

Dreher 64, A.C. Flora 52 at Dreher, Feb. 9, 2007

Dreher : Jamie Blackman 20, Sylvester McCrea 13, Case Stiglbauer 10, Kenneth Joyner 9, Jarrod Goodwin 6, Byron Johnson 2, Marquel Goodman 2, Demetris Wilson 2.

Photos by Pam Clark

A.C. Flora : Rhys Cauley 12, Demetrius Williams 9, Carlos McCoy 8, Rob Brown 8, Eric Sephes 8, Dominique Hollins 7.

A.C. Flora's Rhys Cauley led the Falcons with 12 points.