Demetrius Wooten pumped in 14 points to lead East Bladen to a 37-26 Four County Conference jayvee boys’ basketball victory over West Bladen at East Thursday night.
East Bladen’s Shawn Marshall drained a 3-point shot in the first quarter as the Eagles grabbed an early 6-4 lead. Wooten nailed a 3-pointer in the second period and added another basket as the Eagle lead grew to 15-7.
Wooten drilled the nets with another 3-ball in the third quarter as East maintained a 19-11 lead.
Wooten drove for a lay-up and then sank 2 free throws to keep the Eagle lead at 26-20 midway the final period.
Lay-ups by sophmore John Bowen and Kalvin Page pulled the Knights to within 26-24 with 1:59 remaining.
After a time-out East Bladen threw long over the Knight press to sophmore Chris McKnight who turned a lay-up into a 3-point play.
Messiah Leach canned a free throw to make it 30-24, before Demarius McArthur drove for a lay-up and then put the exclamation point on the win with a slam dunk.
McKnight finished with 8 points for the Eagles, and McArthur and Marshall followed with 5 points each.
Bowen scored 8 of his team-high 12 points for West Bladen in the final quarter. Kalvin Page and Traquan Smith added 4 points each for the Knights.
Coach Michael Hall’s Eagles finish the season with a 6-13 record. The Knights conclude their season with a 6-8 league record and 10-10 overall mark.
EB (37) -Demetrius Wooten 14, Shawn Marshall 5, Joshua McKoy, Demarius McArthur 5, Brandon Davis, Messiah Leach 1, Anthony McKoy, Xavier Wooten, Chris McKnight 8, Derrick Burney 4, Deondre Harris.
WB (26) –Traquan Smith 4, Gerardo Reyes, Kalvin Page 4, John Bowen 12, Jacquel Jessup, Jimmy Williams 2, Fred Walters 2, Messiah Swindell, Zion Barrett, Hunter Jackson, Dayvon Swindell, Pablo Suarez, Kasson Page 2.
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