03/28/2024
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong

TAR HEEL – A 21-2 third quarter spurt carried Elizabethtown to a 45-20 Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball victory over Tar Heel.

Guard JaQuez McKoy pumped in a pair of first quarter baskets, Drew Sholar nailed a 3-point shot and Lefrederick Wooten tossed in a basket as the Cougars jumped out to a 9-0 first quarter lead.

The Panthers rallied with a 7-1 second quarter run to close the gap to 10-7 at halftime. Khalil Lloyd buried a 3-point shot and a 2-point shot to lead the Tar Heel come-back, and center Kai Belle powered in a basket. Darius Autry sank a free throw for the Cougars in the period.

Center Javant McDowell worked the paint for 2 baskets and a free throw to spark the Cougar third-quarter blitz. JaQuez McKoy drilled a 3-point shot and made 2 free throws.

Ra’Sean McKoy battled inside for 2 more baskets, and Layne Ross tacked on a basket and a free throw. Sholar connected for another basket, and Wooten hit 2 free throws as the Cougar lead ballooned to 31-9. Belle muscled inside for the Tar Heel basket in the period.

McDowell dropped in a trio of baskets in the fourth period, and teammate Ryan Yandle threw in 2 baskets. Ahmad Powell and Marvin McKiver scored a basket each for the Cougars in the quarter.

Lloyd lit up the scoreboard with 4 final-period baskets and topped all scorers with 13 points for Tar Heel. Belle flipped in another basket and finished with 6 points. Cory Clanton hit a free throw for the other Panther point.

McDowell totaled 11 points to lead the Cougar scoring, and JaQuez McKoy finished with 9 points. Sholar followed with 5 points, and Wooten, Ra’Sean McKoy and Yandle scored 4 points each.

The Cougars improved to 3-0 and will host unbeaten Clarkton School of Discovery Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN (45) – JaQuez McKoy 9, Javant McDowell 11, Lefrederick Wooten 4, Zach Meares, Brady Hollingsworth, Drew Sholar 5, Ra’Sean McKoy 4, Raymond Autry, Malcolm Bolden, Layne Ross 3, Ahmad Powell 2, Marvin McKiver 2, Darius Autry 1, Ryan Yandle 4, Nysaan Wooten.

TAR HEEL (20) – Kai Belle 6, Jordan Underwood, Khalil Lloyd 13, Tucker Carroll, Ke’Shawn Ballard, Alex Brisson, Cory Clanton 1, Larry Council, Antonio Candeleria, Johnny Sims, Blake Smith.

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