BLADENBORO – Freshman Malaya Hines bombed in six 3-point baskets and tallied 24 points to lead East Columbus to a 51-29 non-conference girls’ basketball victory over West Bladen Tuesday night.
The Knights were without 6 players who were quarantined due to contact tracing. Sophomore Mallory Bryan led the Lady Knights with 10 points. Sophomore Brookee Singletary finished with 9 points for West, and junior Lainey Autry added 5.
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
Singletary dropped in a basket and 2 free throws for the Lady Knights in the 1st period, but Hines knocked down a 3-ball and another basket as the Lady Gators grabbed an 11-4 lead.
Autry, Bryan, Singletary and freshman Kiera Lewis threw in baskets in the 2nd quarter, and freshman Holland Davis canned a foul shot to keep West within 22-13 at halftime. Hines and I’naya Carr-Graham drained 3-point shots to maintain the East lead.
Hines connected on a pair of 3-balls and another basket in the 3rd quarter, and sophomore Destiny Mitchell who finished with 10 points popped in a pair of baskets to push the Lady Gator lead to 38-22.
Bryan tossed in 4 baskets in the 2nd half for the Lady Knights. Autry nailed a 3-point shot, Singletary sank 3 free throws and Lewis flipped in another basket.
The Lady Knights, now 1-1, will travel to Lakewood Wednesday night.
East Columbus 11 11 16 13 – 51
West Bladen 4 9 9 7 – 29
EC (51) – Malaya Hines 24, Alaina Spaulding 2, Destiny Mitchell 10, Harmony Somerville 8, I’naya Carr-Graham 3, Chynna Patrick 2, Shamiah Johnson 2.
WB (29) – Lainey Autry 5, Megan Pait, Mallory Bryan 10, Holland Davis 1, Azillyah McDonald, Brookee Singletary 9, Kiera Lewis 4, Anasia Baxley.
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