Whiteville Boys 60, Red Springs 37
WHITEVILLE—Whiteville used a tough defense and a balanced attack to defeat Red Springs 60-37 in boys’ basketball Tuesday night.
The win puts the Wolfpack facing top seed West Bladen (18-6) in the second round of the Southeastern Basketball Tournament on Thursday night in Dublin. Whiteville held the Red Devils to 10 first half points on their way to building a 22-point lead at the break.
Ty’Lae Rose led the attack with 12 points and five assists. Trayvionne Williams added 11 points in the win. Both Corey Faison and Teron Legette posted double-doubles with 10 points and 10 rebounds each. The Wolfpack moves to 13-10 on the season. Red Springs finishes its season at 3-20.
RED SPRINGS (37) Kylee Thomas 9, Jerimiah Chavis 2, Naxary Johnson 1, Zackery Baker 3, Lucas Ammons 6, Jaiden Blue 4, Jaiden Brown 12
WHITEVILLE (60) Christian Lacewell, Tommy Harvey, Tyson Wilcox 6, Caleb McLean 7, Logan Little 2, Ja’Quan McKinnis 2, Trayvionne Williams 11, Teron Legette 10, Ty’Lae Rose 12, Luke Simmons, Corey Faison 10
Whiteville Girls 34, Red Springs 27
WHITEVILLE—Jashai Robbs scored 12 points to lead the Lady Wolfpack to a 34-27 victory over Red Springs in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The Wolfpack will take on South Brunswick (16-2) in the second round on Wednesday (today). Whiteville’s defense set the tempo for the game, only allowing four first half points. The win moves the Wolfpack to 10-12 on the year. Red Springs finished its year at 3-19.
RED SPRINGS (27) Saniyah Sinclair 5, Tajanna Farrington 2, Kimmora Rogers 5, Allaya Locklear 5, Nahayla Thompson 6, Cabanna Wilkins 4
WHITEVILLE (34) Jashai Robbs 12, Asia Smith 7, Naylani Shaw 3, Erianna Greene 2, Commiah Jackson 3, Demeria Phillips, Ceonna Dennis 8, Briana Lopez, Anelia Thompson
North Duplin Girls 50, West Columbus 13
CALYPSO—North Duplin defeated West Columbus 50-13 in the first round of the Carolina Conference Tournament on Monday.
Abby Rose led the Rebels with 24 points and six rebounds while Maggie Brown added 11 points and eight rebounds. North Duplin (17-6) will face Lakewood (16-7) on Thursday night at Union High School. Demiya Powell led the Vikings with 11 points and Iyana Lowery grabbed 13 rebound in the loss. The Vikings finish their season at 2-17.
WEST COLUMBUS (13) Demeya Powell 11, Xaviona Turner 2, Brissa Matheson, Kayleigh Maneg, Shanija Bethea, Iyana Lowery, India Baxley
NORTH DUPLIN (50) Abby Rose 24, Scarlet Dyer 2, Maggie Brown 11, Lilly Fulgram 9, Camden Cox 1, Abigail Norris 3, Natalie Carreon, Reagen Herring,
South Columbus Girls 40, West Bladen 37
DUBLIN—Trinity Strickland scored 11 points to lead South Columbus past West Bladen in a tight contest on Tuesday night.
The Stallions led by as much as eight points in the fourth quarter but let the Knights cut the lead to only two late in the game. The win moves South Columbus (5-17) into the second round to face Fairmont (21-2) at Fairmont on Wednesday (today) in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. West Bladen (5-17) is on the bubble and will have to wait until the 3A pairings are announced to see if they will have another contest this season.
SOUTH COLUMBUS (40) Addison Faulk 2, Makayla Moore 7, Trinity Strickl;and 11, Bristol Parker 2, Morgan Boyd 6, DeAsia Johnson 7, Brianna Price 3, Aaliyah Bellamy 2, Haley Morrall, Naashza Goodson
WEST BLADEN (37) Amiya McCarty 10, Haley Taylor 9, Saniya Martin, Logan Powers 7, Harmony Richardson, Kali Allen, Natalee Sykes 11, Lauryn Lesane, Abigail Dicicco
