ELIZABETHTOWN – Nate McKoy drilled in a 3-point shot at the buzzer that lifted Heide Trask to a 19-18 non-conference jayvee boys basketball victory over East Bladen Wednesday.
McKoy drained a pair of 3-point shots in the final period as the Titans rallied from a 14-11 deficit. Teammate Bradford Bannerman scored 4 of his team-high 7 points in the 2nd half. McKoy finished with 6 points, and Dru Hansen threw in a 3-ball and scored all 5 of his points for Trask in the 3rd quarter.
Shannon Hankins popped in a basket and a free throw for the Eagles in the 1st half. Malikah Moore dropped in a basket, and Kewone Maynor sank 2 free throws as East built a 7-3 halftime lead.
Sherman Long buried a 3-point shot and another basket in the 3rd quarter, and Moore added a basket to keep the Eagles on top 14-11. Chace Butler and Hankins tossed in a basket each to give East the 18-16 lead that lasted until the final shot.
Hankins and Long led the Eagles with 5 points each. Moore finished with 4 points.
The Eagle jayvees, now 8-3, will host Fairmont Friday in Southeastern Athletic Conference action.
Heide Trask 1 2 8 8 – 19
East Bladen 1 6 7 4 – 18
HEIDE TRASK (19) – Nate McKoy 6, Dru Hansen 5, Jason Henry, John Cheatham, Mike Lanier 1, Alan Buie, Cameron Gorski, Bradford Bannerman 7.
EAST BLADEN (18) – Malikah Moore 4, Shannon Hankins 5, Kyran McKoy, Chace Butler 2, Khalil McKoy, Sherman Long 5, Tevin McLean, Kewone Maynor 2.
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