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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
DUBLIN –Anthony Wooten and Majuan McKoy combined for 30 points to lead East Bladen’s jayvee boys to a 55-52 Four County Conference basketball victory over West Bladen Thursday night.
Wooten who led the Eagles with 17 points lit up the scoreboard with 5 baskets and a free throw in the first quarter. Sophomore Shy Pone drained a 3-pointer and made a basket and a free throw, and Tayshaun Berkely added a basket as the Eagles raced to a 19-8 lead.
Guard Jaheim Lesane, center Jason Moore and freshmen Logan West and Tra’shawn Ballard scored a basket each for the Knights in the first quarter.
Shemaiah Leak dropped in a basket and a free throw for the Knights in the second period. Ballard, freshman Tyre Boykin and Lesane added a basket each as West Bladen pulled to within 26-17 at halftime.
Freshman Jordan Robinson drilled in a 3-point shot for the Eagles in the second quarter, and Pone and Berkely netted a basket each.
Boykin pumped in 3 baskets in the third period, West buried a 3-point shot, Trequan Spivey popped in a basket and Lesane hit a free throw as the Knights whittled the Eagle lead to 37-29.
Wooten canned 2 free throws and a basket for East in the third period. Berkely delivered a 3-point shot, and Joshua McKoy and Keshaun Davis tossed in a basket each.
Majuan McKoy poured in all 13 of his points in the final quarter on six 2-point shots and a free throw as the Eagles pulled out the victory. Byron Bowen added a basket, Wooten made 2 free throws, and Joshua McKoy hit one.
Trenton Lyons bombed in a pair of 3-point shots to lead the Knight fourth quarter rally. Lesane popped in 2 baskets, and Leak threw in a basket and 2 free throws. Kerron Washington, Boykin, Najee McKoy and Nolan Bryant added a basket each in the period.
Pone finished with 8 points for the Eagles, and Berkely followed with 7 points. Boykin topped the Knight scoring with 10 points. Lesane followed with 9 points, and Leak finished with 7 points. Lyons totaled 6 points.
Coach Greg High’s Eagles concluded their season with a 11-3 league record and 15-5 overall mark. The Knights finished their season with a 5-8 conference record.
EAST BLADEN (55) – Keshaun Davis 2, Joshua McKoy 3, Jordan Robinson 3, Allen Owens, Anthony Wooten 17, Majuan McKoy 13, Wilson Bolden, Tayshaun Berkely 7, Byron Bowen 2, Joshua Wyatt, Greyson Heustess, Shy Pone 8.
WEST BLADEN (52) – Kristawn Baldwin, Kerron Washington 2, Jaheim Lesane 9, Trenton Lyons 6, Eddie Perez, Jackson Norris, Shemaiah Leak 7, Trequan Spivey 2, Jason Moore 2, Tyre Boykin 10, Nolan Bryant 2, Nathan Brisson, Logan West 5, Najee McKoy 2, Ronald Thompson, Tra’shawn Ballard 4.
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