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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
East Bladen’s Eagles bombed the nets with twelve 3-point baskets en route to a 60-55 Four County Conference boys basketball victory at Union Friday night.
Junior Ethan Hines fired in five 3-point baskets and led the Eagles with 17 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Ethan Hines also iced the game by making 2 free throws with 4 seconds left in the game.
Junior Denzel Johnson drained four 3-point shots – 3 in the first half and finished with 13 points. Senior Jermaine Robinson buried a pair of second half 3-point shots and totaled 8 points in the game. Freshman Adonis Avery drilled in a first quarter 3-pointer.
Senior Dayvon Powell drove for a pair of first quarter lay-ups and reached double-figures with 10 points. Ethan Hines delivered a trio of 3-point shots in the quarter, Johnson connected on two 3-balls, and Avery hit one as East Bladen took a 23-17 lead.
Ethan Hines sent assists to Powell and junior Eian Hines for lay-ups in the second period. Johnson threw in a 3-pointer, and Robinson put back a rebound for a 32-25 Eagle lead. Senior Chris Cromartie’s lay-up gave East a 34-30 halftime lead.
The Spartans opened the second half with an 11-4 spurt to take a 41-38 lead. Ethan Hines and Robinson connected on 3-point shots that rallied the Eagles to within 45-44 at the quarter break.
The long-distance barrage continued in the final period as Ethan Hines, Johnson and Robinson pumped in 3-point shots and Powell drove across the lane for a basket and a 55-49 East lead with 4:28 remaining.
Union closed to within 56-52, but Cromartie turned an Ethan Hines assist into a lay-up and a 58-52 lead with 1:45 on the clock. The Spartans pulled to within 58-55 with 33 seconds left, but Ethan Hines came up with the loose ball after a wild scrum and was fouled.
Samuel Crumpler topped the Union scoring with 18 points, and Donta Chavious and Juwawn Newkirk added 14 points each.
Coach Ken Cross’ Eagles improved to 2-4 in the league and 5-9 overall. The Eagles will travel to West Bladen Tuesday night.
East Bladen (60) –Jermaine Robinson 8, Dayvon Powell 10, Ethan Hines 17, Eian Hines 5, Chris Cromartie 4, Trevor Lloyd, Adonis Avery 3, Derrick Burney, Denzel Johnson 13.
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