West Bladen Boys 55, East Bladen 33
DUBLIN—Jamari Adams-Peterson and Jackson Pait scored 13 points each to lead West Bladen past county rival East Bladen 55-33 Wednesday night in boys’ basketball.
The win pushed the Knights record to 9-5 on the season. West Bladen took control of the game early and never looked back, leading 17-6 after the first quarter and 28-11 at the half. East Bladen (2-11) was led by Jaden Lewis with nine points. West Bladen will host Fairmont (1-0, 5-7) on Friday, when East Bladen will travel to Lakewood (1-0, 5-7).
EAST BLADEN (33) – Keyshawn Kemp 6, Tevin McLean 5, Khalil McKoy 2, John Monroe, Landyn Scott 3, Dashon Campbell 8, Jaden Lewis 9
WEST BLADEN (55) – Jackson Pait 13, Jamari Adams-Peterson 13, Tylik McCall 9, Kendall Lessane 5, Keonta Hill 6, Jaquan Lesane 3, Carnell Lewis 6, Cyncere Jessup, Blake Britt, Justin Spaulding, Demarion Bryant, Sayvion Covington
East Bladen Girls 46, West Bladen 11
DUBLIN—East Bladen jumped out to a 27-0 lead on West Bladen Wednesday night as the Eagles crushed the Knights 46-11 in girls’ basketball.
Ariel Cromartie had 16 points to lead the Eagles (12-2) in scoring. It was the 30th straight victory for the Knights over West Bladen. The Eagles travel to Lakewood (3-1, 9-5) Friday (Jan. 16) for a Carolina Conference battle, while the Knights (0-1, 1-10) will host Fairmont (1-0, 12-1) in a Southeastern Conference game.
EAST BLADEN (46) – Aaliyah Monroe 8 Ellen Battle 6, Ariel Cromartie 16, Tyliah Freeman 5, Julia Flowers 1, Sana’a Singletary 2, Nia McCoy 5, Niyah Wooten 3, Gracey Edwards
WEST BLADEN (11) – Haley Taylor 2, Kali Allen 9, Harmony Richardson, Hadley Dove, Abigail Dew, Amiya McCarty, Natalee Sykes, Abigail Diciccio, Logan Powers, Saniya Martin
East Columbus Girls 51, Lakewood 26
LAKE WACCAMAW—East Columbus got off to a 19-4 start behind Malia Graham’s 31 points in defeating Lakewood Wednesday night 51-26 in girls’ basketball.
Graham also pulled down 14 boards while teammate Neveah Brown chipped in nine points and nine rebounds. The win pushes the East Columbus record to 3-1 in the Carolina Conference and 7-4 on the year. They will host Hobbton (0-4, 0-4) on Friday, when Lakewood (3-1, 9-5) will try to regroup against East Bladen (2-1, 12-2).
