ELIZABETHTOWN — Nine different players scored and East Bladen never trailed in beating Red Springs 40-26 on Tuesday night in a Southeastern Athletic Conference junior varsity boys basketball game.
Shannon Hankins led with nine points and Sherman Long drilled a pair of 3-pointers as the Eagles improved to 7-4 in the conference and 13-6 overall. East Bladen will close its season Friday at St. Pauls.
Baskets by Keshawn Kemp and Tevin McLean staked the Eagles to an early 4-0 lead. East Bladen scored the final seven points of the first quarter on a bucket by McLean, three free throws by Hankins after he was fouled on a 3-point attempt, and a steal and layup by Chace Butler that made it 13-4.
After Red Springs scored to open the second half to pull within 23-14, East Bladen scored seven straight points ahead to open a 30-14 lead with 1:21 left in the third quarter. A free throw and basket by Kemp, a lay-up by Kewone Maynor and a basket inside by Kyran McKoy off a pass from McLean accounted for the points.
Hankins connected for a 3-point field goal and a 2-pointer early in the fourth quarter that gave East Bladen a 35-18 advantage.
Red Springs 4 8 4 10 — 26
East Bladen 13 10 7 10 — 40
RED SPRINGS (26) — Ellerbe, Oxendine 11, McMillian 2, Mack, Wilikins 13, Lowery, Melton, Locklear, McArthur.
EAST BLADEN (40) — Chace Butler 2, Braylon Cromartie, Malikah Moore 4, Shannon Hankins 9, Khalil McKoy 4, Kewone Maynor 4, Kyran McKoy 2, Sherman Long 6, Tevin McLean 4, Keshawn Kemp 5
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