EVERGREEN – Iveonna Ward and Laila Smith combined for 25 points Monday as Elizabethtown rolled to a 35-9 Waccamaw Middle School girls basketball victory over West Columbus.
Ward blistered the nets with 5 baskets in the opening quarter, and Laila Smith raced to the rim for 4 baskets in the period. Zoe Smith and Niyah Wooten tossed in a basket as the Lady Cougars raced to a 22-5 lead.
Laila Smith, Ward and Ariel Cromartie threw in a basket each in the second quarter, and Laila Smith sank a free throw as the margin grew to 29-5 at halftime. Wooten, Ward and Cromartie tossed in a basket each in the second half.
Ward led the Lady Cougars with 14 points, and Laila Smith finished with 11 points. Wooten and Cromartie totaled 4 points each. Tierra Braddy scored 4 points to top the Warrior scoring list.
Coach Cedric Owens’ Lady Cougars improved to 4-1 in Waccamaw Division AA play and 6-1 overall and will host Bladenboro Thursday.
Elizabethtown 22 7 4 2 -35
West Columbus 5 0 2 2 -9
Elizabethtown (35)- Laila Smith 11, Iveonna Ward 14, Zoe Smith 2, Ariel Cromartie 4, Shabrea Geathers, Aniyah Thompson, Takyla Cowan, Nia McKoy, Arelia Lewis, Niyah Wooten 4, Emma Weddington, Hailey Bennett