West Columbus 56 East Bladen 50
ELIZABETHTOWN—West Columbus went on a 9-3 run to defeat East Bladen Thursday night in boys’ basketball. The game was one of several make-up games scheduled after last week’s winter storm.
East Bladen (5-4, 5-14) held the lead 48-47 with over four minutes to play but the Vikings defense made a couple of stops and went on a 6-0 run and never looked back. Larry Graham led the Vikings with 25 points while teammate Zion Eady added 16 points.
West Columbus moves to 7-3 in the Carolina Conference and 9-11 on the season. West Columbus hosted Hobbton (3-5, 5-11) on Feb. 6 (See related story). Keyshawn Kemp and Tevin McLean had 17 points each for the Eagles. East Bladen traveled to Union (2-7, 4-14) on Friday.
WEST COLUMBUS (56) Larry Graham 25, Jaceon Keel 6, Zion Eady 16, Desmond Williams 6, Ayden Scott 2, Santonio Vereen 1
EAST BLADEN (50) Keyshawn Kemp 17, Tevin McLean 17, Khalil McKoy 4, Jaden Lewis 1, Yoni Gonzalez 3, Dashon Campbell 3, Landyn Scott 5
West Bladen 79 Fairmont 57
FAIRMONT—West Bladen jumped on Fairmont with a 12-2 run to start the game and never looked back on their way to a 79-57 victory Thursday night. That game was also rescheduled due to the winter storm.
West Bladen now leads the Southeastern Conference with a 7-0 record and 16-5 overall.
The Knights were never challenged. West Bladen took a commanding 46-24 lead over the Tornadoes at the half. The Tornadoes fall to 4-3 in the conference and 8-12 on the season. Jackson Pait led four scorers in double figures with 19 points.
The Knights travelled to Red Springs (1-6, 3-16) on Friday. Jeremiah Morris led the Tornadoes with 14 points. Fairmont is going to Whiteville (3-3, 9-9). See related story.
WEST BLADEN (79) Jackson Pait 19, Demarion Bryant 8, Tyli McCall 18, Kendell Lessane 12, Jamari Adams-Peterson 10, Carnell Lewis 6, Justin Spaulding 1, Keonta Hill 3, Jaquan Lesane 2, Cyncere Jessup 2
FAIRMONT (57) Ayden Cummings 8, Jeremiah Morris 14, Omarion Carmichael 4, JayVon Brown 2, Josh Townsend 2, Damarion Jones 6, Xavier Pittman 8, Tariq Leggett 5, Daone Baldwin 6, Jacob McCollum 2
South Columbus 60 Red Springs 31
TABOR CITY—South Columbus defeated Red Springs 60-31 in basketball Thursday night. The Red Devils have now lost six games in a row. The Stallions (1-6, 6-11) travelled to South Brunswick (4-2, 12-6) on Friday in a Southeastern Conference match. Red Springs (1-6, 3-16) hosted West Bladen (7-0, 16-5). See related story.
