A 10-2 second quarter spurt propelled East Bladen’s Eagles to their first jayvee boys basketball victory of the season 42-29 over visiting Pender Monday night in Four County Conference action.
The Eagles trailed 6-5 at the first quarter break, but Shawn Marshall and Messiah Leach nailed 3-point shots and Marshall and Darrell Banks added baskets as East Bladen took a 15-8 halftime lead.
Center Zaire Turner-Dobson and Marshall scored 4 points each in the third quarter as the Eagles rode a 16-10 surge to a 31-18 lead.
Marshall led the East Bladen scoring with 12 points, and Turner-Dobson followed with 11 points. Leach added 6 points, and Braydon McDowell tallied 5 points for the winners.
East Bladen will travel to Heide Trask Wednesday for a 4:30 game.
East Bladen (42) – Greyson Heustess 2, Darrell Banks 2, Zaire Turner-Dobson 11, Anthony Wooten 2, Messiah Leach 6, Braydon McDowell 5, Joshua Wyatt, Deondre Newkirk 2, Xavier Wooten, Shawn Marshall 12, Shy Pone, Wilson Bolden, Josh McKoy.
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