03/29/2024
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Junior Lacey Suggs blistered the nets with 27 points Tuesday night to lead undefeated East Bladen to a 60-39 Four County Conference victory at Heide Trask.

Coach Patty Evers’ Lady Eagles improved to 11-0 in the conference and 21-0 overall. East Bladen is again ranked No. 1 in NC Preps.com’s Class 2-A Girls State Poll.

Suggs also dished out 5 assists and came up with 5 steals to help lead the East Bladen defense.

Junior point guard Abby Ward drained a trio of 3-point shots and finished with 15 points for the winners. Ward matched Suggs’ 5 steals and was credited with 3 assists.

Senior Abby Norris tossed in 12 points, pulled down 8 rebounds, blocked 2 shots and came up with 3 steals for East.

East Bladen built a 14-10 first period lead and outscored the Lady Titans 16-12 in the second quarter to widen the gap to 30-22 at halftime.

The Lady Eagles broke the game open with a 24-8 third quarter blitz that produced a 54-30 lead.

Shawntia Green topped the Trask scoring with 13 points, and Saniyyah McAllister followed with 11 points.

East Bladen will host Wallace-Rose Hill Friday night in their final home game of the regular season. A Lady Eagle win clinches the top seed in the conference tournament for East Bladen.

EB (60) – Abby Ward 15, Lexie Mendell, Lacey Suggs 27, Miller Heustess 2, Christiana Cromartie 2, Abbey  Norris 12, Imani Turner-Dobson, Emily Scott 2, Shardajah Brown, Lexi Dawson.

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