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SCHSL basketball playoff semifinal matchups are set. Here are times, locations

The high school basketball playoffs in South Carolina are closing to an end of the postseason.

The SC High School League is down to its Upper/Lower State championships on Feb. 27-28. The Upper State championships will be held at neutral sites agreed to by two teams while Lower State championships will be in Florence.

The winners of this weekend head to the SCHSL championships, that return to Colonial Life Center on March 5-7.

Tickets for this week’s games are $15 and can be bought through the participating schools or on gofan. Tickets for games at Florence Center also can be bought at florencecenter.com

Here is a look at the SCHSL playoff matchups

SCHSL Boys Playoff Schedule

Class 5A Division I

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: (1) Ridge View vs. (3) Byrnes at Rock Hill HS, 6:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship: (4) Cane Bay vs. (7) Ashley Ridge at Florence Center, 6:30 p.m.

Class 5A Division II

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: (1) Riverside vs. (2) Greenville at Wofford College, 7:30 p.m.

Lower State Championshp: (1) Goose Creek vs. (3) Westwood at Florence Center, 8 p.m.

Class 4A

Friday, Feb. 27

Lower State Championship: (4) North Augusta vs. (2) Bluffton, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: (3) Lancaster vs. (5) South Pointe at Rock Hill HS, 2 p.m.

Class 3A

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: (1) Christ Church vs. (2) Mountain View Prep at Hillcrest, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Lower State Championship: (2) Fox Creek vs. (5) Keenan at Florence Center, 3:30 p.m.

Class 2A

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: High Point Academy vs. American Leadership at Mid-Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Lower State Championship: Mullins vs. Philip Simmons at Florence Center, 12:30 p.m.

Class A

Friday, Feb. 27

Lower State Championship: Bethune Bowman vs. Carvers Bay at Florence Center, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: CA Johnson vs. Horse Creek Academy at Batesburg-Leesville HS, 5 p.m.

SCHSL Girls Playoff Schedule

Class 5A Division I

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: (2) Mauldin vs. (4) Blythewood at Newberry HS, 7 pm

Saturday, Feb. 28

Lower State Championship: (2) Lexington vs. (5) Wando at Florence Center, 5 p.m.

Class 5A Division II

Friday, Feb. 27

Lower State Championship: (1) Goose Creek vs. (3) Berkeley at Florence Center, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: (1) Greenville vs. (2) Gaffney at Wofford College, 7 p.m.

Class 4A

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: (1) Westside vs. (3) South Pointe at Gaffney High School, 6:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship: (1) North Augusta vs. (2) South Florence at Florence Center, 3:30 p.m.

Class 3A

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: St. Joseph’s vs. Walhalla at Powdersville, 4 p.m.

Lower State Championship: Keenan vs. Oceanside Collegiate at Florence Center, 2 p.m.

Class 2A

Saturday, Feb. 28

Upper State Championship: Landrum vs. Andrew Jackson at Clover HS, 3 p.m.

Lower State Championship: Timberland vs. Atlantic Collegiate at Florence Center, 11 a.m.

Class A

Friday, Feb. 27

Upper State Championship: Great Falls vs. Lee Central at North Central HS, 7 p.m.

Lower State Championship: Military Magnet vs. Latta at Florence Center, 12:30 p.m.

This story was originally published February 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM with the headline "SCHSL basketball playoff semifinal matchups are set. Here are times, locations."

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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