RED SPRINGS – Senior guard Caleel Mitchell bombed in four 3-point shots and scored 19 points Friday night to lead Red Springs to a 77-39 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball victory over East Bladen.
Mitchell and Jayshawn Carthens connected on one 3-point shot each and combined for 13 first-period points as the Red Devils took an 18-12 lead.
Junior guard Adonis Avery drained a 3-point shot, and Avery, freshman Javant McDowell and Robert Cooley scored a basket each for East Bladen in the first quarter.
Mitchell caught fire in the second quarter and sparked a 24-9 Red Devil surge with a trio of 3-point baskets. Senior Marcus Monroe contributed a trio of baskets and a free throw as the Red Springs lead grew to 42-21.
Reashoid Pone drilled in a 3-point shot, and Messiah Leach made a trio of free throws for East in the quarter.
Nichorie West nailed a 3-point shot and hit 2 free throws to lead a 20-6 Red Springs rally in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 62-27.
Anthony Wooten fired in a trio of 3-point shots in the second half and led the Eagle scoring with 9 points. Avery finished with 7 points, and Byron Bowen followed with 5 points.
Carthens finished with 13 points for the winners.
East Bladen will host West Columbus Tuesday.
EAST BLADEN (39) –Adonis Avery 7, Byron Bowen 5, Robert Cooley 4, Reashoid Pone 3, Keshaun Davis, Zaire Turner-Dotson 2, Messiah Leach 4, Javant McDowell 3, Pierce Melvin 2, Deondre Newkirk, Anthony Wooten 9.
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