2022 Sports Year in Review – December

Elizabethtown’s Larrell Murchison played the best game of his NFL career in his debut with the Los Angeles Rams recording his first 2 career sacks and finishing with 4 tackles.

Murchison Has Two Sacks As LA Rams Trounce Denver Broncos 51-14

All four varsity basketball teams from East Bladen and West Bladen opened the season with very hot starts and combined to win 31 of their first 34 games. Links to articles about these and other December sporting events follow:

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 62, South Columbus 51

Boys Basketball: East Bladen 64, East Columbus 38

Girls Basketball: East Bladen 58, East Columbus 31

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 48, South Columbus 29

Maya McDonald Named NJCAA DII All-American Honorable Mention

Boys Basketball: East Bladen 58, Whiteville 54

Girls Basketball: East Bladen 43, Whiteville 41

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 54, West Columbus 41

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 52, West Columbus 12

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 60, North Brunswick 53

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 30, North Brunswick 22

Boys’ Basketball: East Bladen 59, South Columbus 37

Girls’ Basketball: East Bladen 64, South Columbus 23

Middle School Boys Soccer: Tar Heel 6, West Columbus 0

Boys Basketball: East Bladen 51, Whiteville 45

Girls Basketball: East Bladen 56, Whiteville 44

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 52, West Columbus 36

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 60, West Columbus 16

Larrell Murchison Joins NFL’s Los Angeles Rams

Brandon Council Named Auburn’s Best Offensive Lineman

Seven Bladen Athletes Named NCSCA All-Region Soccer

Boys Basketball: East Bladen 49, Midway 43

Girls Basketball: East Bladen 68, Midway 32

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 55, Clinton 43

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 65, Clinton 61

Boys Basketball: West Bladen 51, South Columbus 44

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 60, South Columbus 24

Girls Basketball: West Bladen 51, North Brunswick 33

Hoggard Holiday Boys Classic: East Bladen 69, Topsail 40

Hoggard Holiday Boys Classic: East Bladen 72, South Brunswick 48

Three East Bladen Players Named to All-Tournament Team

Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament: West Bladen 51, Dillon Christian 44

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