North Duplin Boys 62, East Bladen 54
ELIZABETHTOWN—Jae’lyn Ingram pumped in 25 points to lead North Duplin’s boys past East Bladen 62-54 Thursday night.
The Eagles jumped out on the Rebels 13-11 in the first quarter but North Duplin controlled the second quarter to take a 30-16 lead into the half. Keyshawn Kemp hit a three-pointer to pull the Eagled to 51-49 with 2:50 left in the game, but North Duplin hit their free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
Kemp led the Eagles (5-3, 5-13) with 25 points. Dashon Campbell added 10 points in the loss. Noah Price added 11 points in the win for North Duplin (5-4, 9-9). The Rebels will host Hobbton (3-5, 5-11) today. East Bladen host West Columbus (6-2, 8-10) on Tuesday in a Carolina Conference matchup.
NORTH DUPLIN (62) Lucas Dial 2, Jae’lyn Ingram 25, Quan Stevens 9, Messiah Cooper 4, Noah Price 11, Carnell Phillips 9, Lucas Gregory 2
EAST BLADEN (54) Keyshawn Kemp 24, Tevin McLean 2, Khalil McKoy, John Monroe 3, Jaden Lewis 4, Landyn Scott 8, Conner Hill 3, Dashon Campbell 10
East Bladen Girls 44, North Duplin 38
East Bladen used a stiff defense to hold back conference leading North Duplin 44-38 on Thursday night.
Sana’a Singletary led the Eagles with 12 points while Ariel Cromartie added 10 points. The win pushes East Bladen to 6-2 in the Carolina Conference and 15-4 on the season. They are in a battle with North Duplin (7-2, 14-5) and East Columbus (6-1, 11-4) for the top of the conference. The Eagles host West Columbus (1-7, 1-13) on Tuesday. North Duplin will take on Hobbton (0-8, 0-8) tonight.
NORTH DUPLIN (38) Abby Rose 25, Reagan Herring 4, Abigail Brown 5, Maggie Brown 4
EAST BLADEN (44) Kayla Hall 7, Aaliyah Monroe 5, Ellen Battle 8, Ariel Cromartie 10, Tyliah Freeman, Julia Flowers, Sana’a Singletary 12, Niyah Wooten 2
