ROSE HILL – Senior Mikayla Winebarger and junior Scjada Ellison threw in two baskets each in the final quarter as West Bladen pulled away to a 56-41 non-conference girls basketball victory over Union.
The Lady Knights led 40-33 after three periods then outscored the Lady Spartans 16-8 in the final frame. Senior Indiyah Williams drilled in a 3-point shot in the final period for West, and senior Patience Parker tossed in a basket and a free throw.
West Bladen battled the home team to a 12-12 stand-off in the opening quarter. Sophmore guard Kasee Singletary fired in four baskets and a free throw for the Lady Knights in the period, and Parker added a basket.
Union’s Latyra English pumped in 6 of her game-high 14 points for Union in the first quarter, and teammate Lazamah Johnson netted two baskets in the period.
Williams and senior Chasitty Lacey bombed in 3-point baskets to spark an 18-10 second quarter West Bladen surge that produced a 30-22 halftime lead. Parker sank four free throws in the period, and Winebarger, junior Conner Brisson and Singletary contributed a basket each to the West rally.
Justice Johnson popped in a basket and 2 free throws in the third period as Union trimmed the lead to 40-33. Lacey drained a 3-point shot and another basket in the third quarter for West, and Winebarger and Seniah Johnson chipped in with a basket each.
Singletary topped the West Bladen scoring with 11 points, and Parker followed with 9 points. Winebarger and Lacey finished with 8 points each, and Williams added 6 points.
Coach Brian McCleney’s Lady Knights, now 2-6, will play North Brunswick Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the East Bladen Holiday Classic.
WEST BLADEN (56) – Conner Brisson 4, Chasitty Lacey 8, Indra Rodriguez, Mikayla Winebarger 8, Kasee Singletary 11, Lexie Corrothers, Carley Dawson, Patience Parker 9, Seniah Johnson 2, Indiyah Williams 6, Brigit Zuniga, Scjada Ellison 4, Elizabeth Allbright 4, Nyasia Ellison, Jessica Labra.
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