03/28/2024
Bladen County Sports
Spread the love
 DUBLIN- Seniors Sayaun Dent and John Bowen both posted double-doubles to lead West Bladen to a 64-40 non-conference boys basketball victory over West Columbus Friday night.
 
Dent poured in 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. John Bowen pumped in 18 points and pulled down a whopping 16 rebounds.
 
Dent blistered the nets with 4 first-quarter baskets and a free throw as the Knights raced to a 15-10 lead. Bowen dropped in a pair of baskets in the quarter, and senior Kalvin Page made 2 free throws.
 
Bowen bombed in a pair of 3-point shots in the second quarter, and Dent threw in a 3-pointer and 2 more baskets as the Knight lead grew to 34-18. Junior Jimmy Williams tossed in a basket and a free throw, and junior Jonathan Robinson added a basket.
 
Page and Williams scored third quarter baskets and Dent hit 2 free throws to keep West Bladen up 40-28.
 
“We missed a bunch of easy shots in that third quarter,” said Knight Coach Travis Pait. “We were getting good looks but just weren’t making them.”
 
The Knights exploded for a 24-12 run in the final period. John Bowen drained a pair of 3-point shots in the quarter. Dent nailed a 3-point shot and threw in another basket and 2 free throws.
 
Fred Walters buried a 3-point shot and added another basket. Robinson and Page added baskets in the period.
 
Page finished with 6 points and led the team with 5 assists. “Kalvin played well, and Jimmy gave us some good minutes,” said Coach Pait. “Drew Harris is playing his butt off and had 3 big rebounds. We were able to play our freshman (Tyre Boykin) in the first half and he gave us some good minutes.”
 
The Knights are now 5-2 and will host North Brunswick on December 28th in their own Woodmen Life Christmas Tournament.
 
“We are starting to look like a basketball team,” said Coach Pait. “We played a pretty good first half and now we have won 5 in a row.”
 
WB (64) – Kalvin Page 6, Scott Bowen, Jimmy Williams 5, Keshawn Lewis, Drew Harris, Tyre Boykin, Sayaun Dent 25, Fred Walters 5, Gerardo Reyes 1, Jonathan Robinson 4, John Bowen 18.

About Author