Fairfield Central’s Maurice Pauling (9) intercepts a Sumter pass as Shadarius Hopkins (6) and Randanion Sampson converge on the Gamecock receiver in Saturday’s 7-on-7 tournament at Irmo High School. The Griffins were knocked out in the semifinals by the eventual tournament champion, Orangeburg-Wilkerson. “We did a lot better than I thought we would,” Griffin head coach Demetrius Davis said. “We got better, and that’s the most important thing.”
