BLADENBORO – Tenna Perry and Meryn Deutsch combined for 23 points Friday night to lead South Brunswick’s Lady Cougars to a 54-30 non-conference girls basketball victory over West Bladen in the season opener for both teams.
Perry sparked a 19-5 2nd quarter rally with a trio of baskets as South surged to a 25-16 halftime lead. Perry threw in 3 more buckets in the 3rd period, and Deutsch drained a 3-ball and another basket as the lead grew to 43-23.
Perry led South with 12 points, and Deutsch followed with 11 points. Teammate Matea Moye finished with 7 points.
Junior Holland Davis fired in a 3-point shot and a free throw in the opening period, and senior Mallory Bryan pumped in a basket and 2 free throws as West built an early 11-6 lead. Junior Alina Chavez sank 2 foul shots in the quarter.
Chavez worked inside for 2 baskets in the 2nd period and dropped in 3 more buckets in the final quarter to lead the Lady Knights with 12 points. Bryan connected on a trio of 2nd half free throws and tallied 7 points for West.
Senior Kiera Lewis drained a 3-ball in the 3rd quarter for her 3 points for West. Davis totaled 4 points, and sophomore Natalee Sykes netted a basket and a free throw for 3 points.
South Brunswick 6 19 18 11 — 54
West Bladen 11 5 7 7 — 30
SOUTH BRUNSWICK (54) – Jujo Smith 2, Nevaeh Williams 3, Meryn Deutsch 11, Tenna Perry 12, Matea Moye 7, Paige Lewis 2, Madison Mitchell, Adyson Bell 6, Gracin Johnson 5, Anna Hunt, Summer Covington, Kira Beardsley 6, Rachel Wehlage, Aubree Adams, Addison Fitzhugh.
WEST BLADEN (30) – Faith Wren, Mallory Bryan 7, Natalee Sykes 3, Tah’lela Bethea 1, Holland Davis 4, Kiera Lewis 3, Kali Allen, Alina Chavez 12, Zamariah Ward.
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