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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
DUBLIN- T. J. Barr, Tyree Burney and Jordan McKoy combined for 56 points to lead East Columbus to a 71-60 Three Rivers Conference victory over West Bladen Friday night.
Barr poured in a pair of 3-point shots and a trio of 2-point baskets in the opening quarter as the Gators edged ahead 18-14. McKoy and Donovan Worley chipped in with 2 baskets each in the period.
Sophmore Tyre Boykin tossed in a pair of Knight baskets in the first quarter, and freshman Shyron Adams and senior Gerardo Reyes bombed in 3-point shots to keep the Knights close.
Burney threw in 4 baskets to spark a 19-6 second quarter spurt that padded the Gator lead to 37-20. Adams, senior Jimmy Williams and junior Drew Harris scored the Knight baskets in the period.
Burney pumped in 4 more baskets in the third period, and Barr connected on a 3-point shot and a pair of 2-point shots to keep the East Columbus lead at 56-36.
Adams, Williams and junior Kerron Baldwin-Washington buried 3-points in the third quarter for the Knights.
Williams drilled in a pair of 3-point shots in the final quarter but a 24-15 Knight surge couldn’t overcome the East lead. Harris and senior Scott Bowen popped in 2 baskets each for West Bladen in the period, and Boykin added a basket and 2 free throws.
Williams topped the Knight scoring with 13 points, and Boykin followed with 9 points. Bowen and Adams chipped in with 8 points each, and Baldwin-Washington and senior Jonathan Robinson finished with 7 points each.
Barr led all scorers for the Gators with 24 points, and Burney and McKoy followed with 16 points each.
West Bladen will travel to South Robeson Tuesday night.
WEST BLADEN (60) – Drew Harris 6, Jaheim Lesane 1, Kerron Baldwin-Washington 7, Jimmy Williams 13, Keshawn Lewis, Scott Bowen 8, Tyre Boykin 9, Shyron Adams 8, Gerardo Reyes 4, Jason Moore, Trenton Lyons 2, Jonathan Robinson 7.
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