Middle School Basketball
Elizabethtown Girls 28, Tar Heel 10
Jatyra Moore-Peterson fired in 13 points to lead Elizabethtown’s Lady Cougars to a 28-10 Bladen Five Middle School Conference victory Tuesday at Tar Heel.
Moore-Peterson tossed in 7 points in the first quarter, and teammate Natalie Gainey threw in 4 of her 6 points in the period as the Lady Cougars raced to a 13-0 lead.
Patience Ward scored 3 of her 5 points for Elizabethtown in the second quarter as the lead grew to 16-2 at halftime.
Moore-Peterson pumped in all 6 of the Elizabethtown points in the third quarter as the lead stretched to 22-6.
Conner Brisson topped the Tar Heel scoring with 6 points, and teammate Claudia Reyes followed with 4 points.
The game was the Bladen Five opener for both schools.
E’twn (28) – Denisha Owens 2, Janae Wright, Cenieha Stephens 2, Leedenasia Cotton, Mya Williams, Victoria Pridgen, Zy’Asia Monroe, Jatyra Moore-Peterson 13, Kierve Willis, Sherrelle McMillian, Shykira Rhodes, Natalie Gainey 6, Patience Ward 5.
TH (10) – Indra Rodriguez, Conner Brisson 6, Mireya Sandoval, Tyneshia David, Cheyenne Lewis, Richalle Maldonado, Itzel Zuniga, Claudia Reyes 4, Jasmine Munoz, Arely Alanzo, Jessica Labra, Selena Osonia, Victory Crawford, Brigrot Zuniga.