ELIZABETHTOWN — The first half was a battle. The second half was domination.
Malcolm Bolden and Jacob Nixon each scored 13 points and Zamar Lewis had a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds to go along with four blocked shots as East Bladen topped Clinton 61-38 on Tuesday night in a boys basketball game.
The final score wouldn’t indicate the teams played to a 25-all tie in the first half. Clinton led 18-13 at the end of the first quarter and held a 25-21 lead after a pair of free throws by Jeriah Goodman with 1:38 left in the second quarter. East Bladen tied it on baskets by Lewis and Dominick Collins.
The Eagles broke it open in the third quarter, outscoring Clinton 21-2 for a 46-27 lead. East Bladen scored the final 16 points of the period and added a pair of free throws by Bolden to begin the fourth for a 21-point advantage.
East Bladen used a balanced scoring attack in the decisive third quarter. Yontee Dobson and Nixon each scored five points, Lewis had four, Bolden sank a 3-pointer and Collins and Rodney Lacewell added baskets.
Consecutive 3-pointers by Nixon midway through the fourth quarter gave East Bladen a 60-31 lead.
Bolden dished out nine assists for the Eagles and Nixon had four.
Walker Spell scored 12 points on four 3-points to lead Clinton.
The Eagles are 2-0 in the Southeastern Athletic Conference and 10-1 overall. Clinton fell to 0-2 in the conference and 3-8 overall.
East Bladen will host county rival West Bladen on Friday. The game will follow the JV boys and varsity girls games and should start about 7:30 p.m.
Clinton 18 5 2 11 — 38
East Bladen 13 12 21 15 — 61
CLINTON (38) — Walker Spell 12, Jeriah Goodman 5, TK Raynor 5, Donavan Pauling-Outlaw 4, Cashman Edwards, Ny’Darion Blackwell 2, Jaymon Bryant, Josiah McLaurin 10, Gregory Coxum.
EAST BLADEN (61) — Dominick Collins 4, Malcolm Bolden 13, NyQuan Richardson, Malaki Monroe, Lee Barnes 6, Cameron White 1, Yontee Dobson 9, Jacob Nixon 13, J’Marius Smith, Chris Hardin 2, Zamar Lewis 10, Peyton Tatum, Rodney Lacewell 3.
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