Whiteville 50, West Bladen 32
DUBLIN—Asia Smith and Ceonna Dennis scored 14 points each as Whiteville rolled on to victory with a 50-32 defeat of West Bladen on Friday.
The Wolfpack (4-2, 7-10) went on a 16-5 run to expand the lead to 39-20 after only leading 23-15 at the half. The Wolfpack will host South Brunswick (5-1, 12-2) on Tuesday. Amiya McCarty had 12 points for the Knights in the loss. West Bladen (2-4, 4-13) will travel to Fairmont Tuesday night in a Southeastern Conference game.
WHITEVILLE (50) Jade Miller 2, Jashia Robbs 2, Anelia Thompson, Naylai Shaw 9, Comayah Jackson 1, Asia Smith 14, Erica Green 4, Demeria Phillips 4, Ceonna Dennis 14
WEST BLADEN (32) Amiya McCarty 12, Haley Taylor 2, Harmony Richardson, Hadley Dove 6, Abigail Dew 5, Saniya Martin, Kali Allen 3, Natalee Sykes 4, Abigail Dicocco
East Columbus 56, West Columbus 6
LAKE WACCAMAW—Malia Graham turned in a strong performance as East Columbus crushed West Columbus 56-6 Friday in girls’ basketball.
Graham scored 19 points, snatched 10 rebounds, and passed out five assists as the Vikings failed to score in the first half. The clock ran continuously all of the second half after a 35-0 advantage at the break. Skylah Collins scored 11 points and Neveah Brown grabbed 10 rebounds for the Gators, now 7-1 in the Carolina Conference and 12-4 on the year. They will host Union (9-10) on Tuesday night. West Columbus (1-8, 1-14) will travel to East Bladen (6-2, 15-4) Tuesday.
WEST COLUMBUS 6) Brissa Masterson 2, Kaleigh Maneg, Demya Powell 2, Xaviona Lowery, India Baxley 2
EAST COLUMBUS (56) Cheyanne Freeman 2, Abigail Godwin 6, Skylah Collins 11, Neviah Brown 8, McKenzie Spivey 1, Jaliyah Brown 2, Malia Graham 19, Malaya Webb 7
Fairmont 72, South Columbus 6
TABOR CITY—Fairmont pounded South Columbus 72-6 Friday night in girls basketball. Kamiya Smith led four players in double figures with 18 points. Teammates Lyric McNair, Kaziyah McLean, and Amiya McLean scored 15, 13, and 10 respectively. The Tornadoes will host West Bladen (2-4, 4-13) in a Southeastern Conference match on Tuesday. South Columbus (1-5, 3-14) will host Red Springs (0-5,2-15) in Vinegar Hill Tuesday night.
FAIRMONT (76) Lyric McNair 15, Kimiya Smith 18, Kazayah McLean 13, Amiya McLean 10, Khadijah Hunt 2, Jayda Dial 6, Laila Grady 8
SOUTH COLUMBUS (6) Makayle Moore 2, Trinity Strickland 2, Bristol Parker 2
