East Columbus Boys 51 East Bladen 45 OT
LAKE WACCAMAW—KJ Thurman took control of the game in overtime Thursday night to ensure East Columbus defeated East Bladen 51-45. Thurman scored seven points in OT to help the Gators tie West Columbus for the Carolina Conference regular season championship with the victory.
East Columbus and the Vikings finished 9-3 in the conference but the Gators will get top seed for the tournament due to them defeating West Columbus twice in the regular season. Thurman ended up with 10 points for the contest and Kevon Stackhouse also added 10 points. The Gators (11-9) will have a first round bye going into the tournament next week at Union. East Bladen finishes the regular season 7-5 in the conference and 7-15 on the season. They will have to wait to see who their opponent is in the first round of the tournament Monday.
EAST BLADEN (45) Tevin McLean 6, Khalil McKoy 4, John Monroe 7, Jaden Lewis 11, Landyn Scott 10, Conner Hill, Dashon Campbell 4, Yoni Gonzales 3
EAST COLUMBUS (51) KJ Thurman 10, Adrion Jenrette 8, Ryan Cobb 2, Kevon Stackhouse 10, Tyron Kenton 6, Rudy Jernigan 8, Tymarion Baldwin 7
East Columbus Girls 47 East Bladen 30
LAKE WACCAMAW—East Columbus clinched the Carolina Conference regular season championship behind Malia Grahams 21 point in a 47-30 drubbing of East Bladen Thursday night. The Gators finishes the regular season 10-2 in the conference and 15-5 on the season.
The Lady Gators will have a first round bye in the conference tournament next week at Union High School. East Bladen finishes the regular season in fourth place with an 8-4 conference record and 17-6 overall. The Eagles will host Union (9-12) in the first round on Monday.
EAST BLADEN (30) Aaliyah Monroe 2, Ellen Battle 6, Ariel Cromartie 4, Tyliah Freeman 2, Sana’a Singletary 7, Jenniyah Jones, Nia McKoy, Kayla Hall, Niyah Wooten 9, Grayce Edwards
EAST COLUMBUS (47) Skylah Collins 8, Naveah Brown 7, McKenzie Spivey 7, Taliyah Brown 2, Malia Graham 21, Ryleigh Owens 2
West Bladen Girls 53 South Columbus 49
DUBLIN—Amiya McCarty scored a career high 23 points as the Knights defeated South Columbus 53-49 on Tuesday night. West Bladen (3-6, 5-15) secured the fourth spot in the Southeastern Conference tournament next week. McCarty also grabbed nine rebounds in the contest. The Knights finishes out the regular season hosting South Brunswick (8-1, 15-2) on Friday. South Columbus (2-7, 4-16) will host Whiteville (5-4, 8-12) on February 13.
SOUTH COLUMBUS (49) Addison Faulk 2, Makayla Moore 10, Trinity Strickland 9, Bristol Parker 7, Morgan Boyd 9, DeAsia Johnson 8, Brianna Price 4, Aaliyah Bellamy
WEST BLADEN (53) Hadley Dove 4, Amiya McCarty 23, Haley Taylor 2, Saniya Martin 7, Harmony Richardson, Kali Allen 9, Natalee Sykes 8
