ELIZABETHTOWN – Gregory Coxum scored 8 of his 10 points during a 15-4 2nd quarter run that propelled Clinton to a 40-29 Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee boys’ basketball victory Friday over East Bladen.
Center Rodney Lacewell powered in a pair of early baskets for the Eagles , Zac Metz drained a 10-footer, and Lee Barnes buried a 2-point shot then a 3-point basket that gave East Bladen an 11-8 lead at the quarter break.
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Lacewell and Shannon Hankins netted baskets in the 2nd quarter, but Clinton built a 23-15 halftime lead. Lacewell dominated the paint with 3 baskets and a free throw in the 3rd period, and Metz and Chace Butler threw in baskets to keep East within 36-26.
Sherman Long tossed in a basket, and Blaine Pope sank a free throw for the final Eagle points.
Lacewell led all scorers with 13 points for East. Barnes finished with 5 points, and Metz added 4. T. K. Raynor shared scoring honors with Coxum for Clinton with 10 points each.
The Eagle jayvees concluded their season with a 7-9 record.
Clinton 8 15 13 4 – 40
East Bladen 11 4 11 3 – 29
CLINTON (40) –Camden Davis 6, Ashir Muhammad 3, T. K. Raynor 10, Jeffrey Arnette 2, Will Morgan 3, Javier Joyner, Jaymon Bryant, Zymel Mclellan 4, Adam Catlett, Gregory Coxum 10, Keith Wilson 2.
EAST BLADEN (29) – Sherman Long 2, Zac Metz 4, Shannon Hankins 2, Blaine Pope 1, Chace Butler 2, Jaylen Suggs, Jaamir Stephens, Lee Barnes 5, Chris Harden, Rodney Lacewell 13.
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