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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
ELIZABETHTOWN – East Bladen defeated West Bladen 47-28 Friday night in the Three Rivers Conference jayvee boys basketball finale for both teams.
Kasey Price threw in a trio of first period baskets for the Eagles, and teammate Rashard Willis added a basket and a free throw as East Bladen grabbed a 9-3 lead. Kendall Johnson tallied a basket and a free throw for the Knights in the quarter.
Allen Owens and Makhi Cromartie bombed in 3-point shots for East in the second quarter. Charles Brown, Rasean McKoy and Juwan Baldwin dropped in a basket each as the Eagles took a 21-10 halftime lead.
Khalil Lloyd sank 4 free throws for West in the quarter, Jadecus Register popped in a basket, and Johnson added a free throw.
Corey McKoy buried a 3-point shot and another basket for East in the third quarter. Willis, Brown, and Tayshaun Berkeley pumped in baskets, and Owens fired in a basket and a free throw. Price added a free throw as the Eagle lead stretched to 34-15.
Donovan Stone drilled in a 3-point shot for the Knights, and Register threw in a basket.
Lefrederick Wooten knocked down a 3-point shot for the Eagles in the final period. Teammates Baldwin, Corey McKoy, Donevin Keith, Brown and Owens scored a basket each, and Charles Dixon canned 2 free throws.
Lloyd and Ronald Thompson drained 3-point shots for West in the final quarter. Register tossed in a basket and a free throw, Stone scored a basket, and Johnson made a free throw.
Owens led the balanced Eagle attack with 8 points. Corey McKoy followed with 7 points, and Brown totaled 6 points.
Register and Lloyd shared scoring honors for the Knights with 7 points each, and Stone and Johnson followed with 5 points each.
WEST BLADEN (28) – Jadecus Register 7, Donovan Stone 5, Kendall Johnson 5, Khalil Lloyd 7, Xzavion Morrisey, Hasaan Wooten, Nicholas Gibson, Ronald Thompson 3, Andrew Pait.
EAST BLADEN (47) – Charles Brown 6, Jaquez McKoy, Allen Owens 8, Tayshaun Berkeley 2, Charles Dixon 2, Doneven Keith 2, Orlando Murchison, Corey McKoy 7, Makhi Cromartie 3, Juwan Baldwin 4, Rasean McKoy 2, Rashard Willis 5, Kasey Price 7, Lefrederick Wooten 3.