By Sonny Jones
ELIZABETHTOWN — Tevin McLean scored 15 points and the East Bladen junior varsity boys basketball team never trailed Tuesday in beating Midway 47-28 in a Southeastern Athletic Conference game.
Torrean Cogdell added seven points for the Eagles, who had nine players score at least two points. East Bladen is 10-5 overall and 4-3 in SAC-7 play going into its Thursday game at Clinton.
Wyatt Herring scored six points to lead Midway.
Shannon Hawkins opened the East Bladen scoring with a 3-pointer in the first minute. Midway’s Jacob Holland countered with a basket and teammate Camden McLamb made a free throw that tied it at 3-all with two minutes gone.
East Bladen scored the next 14 points in about a five minute span for a 17-3 lead. Leach had seven of his points during the rally that gave the Eagles a 17-3 lead with 4:50 left in the second quarter. McLean also scored the final basket of the half on a lay-up that gave East Bladen a 28-8 advantage.
A pair of baskets by Keshawn Kemp and a 3-pointer by Braylon Cromartie highlighted the third quarter as East Bladen built its lead to 43-18.
Two baskets by McLean gave the Eagles a 47-21 lead with 4:33 remaining. Midway scored the final seven points.
Midway 3 5 10 10 — 28
East Bladen 11 17 15 4 — 47
MIDWAY (28) — Kemari McNeil 3, Wyatt Herring 6, Landon Hammond, Walker Holmes 4, Jacob Holland 2, Nick Jackson, Camden McLamb 3, Camden Wilson, Cale Jackson 3, Keller Godwin 4, Everett Jackson 3.
EAST BLADEN (47) — Chace Butler 2, Braylong Cromartie 3, Malikah Moore 4, Shannon Hawkins 3, Khalil McKoy 2, Torrean Cogdell 7, Kewone Maynor, Kyran McKoy, Sherman Long 5, Tevin McLean 15, Keshawn Kemp 6.
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