CERRO GORDO – Senior Rylee Chadwick poured in 19 points Friday night to lead West Bladen’s Lady Knights to a 60-16 non-conference girls basketball victory over West Columbus.
Junior Megan Pait and Chadwick threw in buckets, and junior Brookee Singletary sank 2 free throws as the Lady Knights built a 6-2 1st period lead.
Chadwick caught fire in the 2nd quarter blistering the nets with 4 baskets plus a 3-point bomb. Freshman Kali Allen nailed a 3-point shot, and senior Lainey Autry pumped in a basket as the West Bladen halftime lead grew to 22-7.
Lady Knight junior Kiera Lewis lit up the scoreboard with a 3-point shot, 2 more baskets and a free throw in the 3rd quarter. Chadwick popped in a trio of baskets, and Allen, Pait and senior Kirsten Warrick buried 3-point shots. Autry and Singletary added baskets as the lead swelled to 49-17.
Pait splashed in another 3-ball and 2 free throws in the final period. Singletary, Allen and freshman Jahyrah Priest tossed in a basket each.
Pait finished with 10 points for West Bladen. Lewis and Allen tallied 8 points each. Singletary followed with 6 points, and Autry tallied 4. Kimel Lennon led the Lady Vikings with 8 points.
It was the 5th straight win for Coach Brian McCleney’s Lady Knights, now 5-1. West Bladen will open Southeastern Athletic Conference play Friday night at Clinton.
West Bladen 6 16 27 11 –60
West Columbus 2 5 6 3 – 16
WEST BLADEN (60) – Lainey Autry 4, Megan Pait 10, Holland Davis, Faith Wren, Rylee Chadwick 19, Kirsten Warrick 3, Brookee Singletary 6, Kiera Lewis 8, Natalee Sykes, Jahyrah Priest 2, Kali Allen 8, Alina Chavez.
WEST COLUMBUS (16) –Iyana Lowery 3, Dali Janae Willis, Aniya Johnson, Shatavia Wilson 5, Madison Thomas, Tionna Sealey, Breya Nobles, Kimel Lennon 8, Joey Higgins, Tamara Evans, Alayna Roberts.
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