03/29/2024
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong

Pender defeated East Bladen 46-43 Friday night in Four County Conference jayvee boys basketball action at Pender.

The Patriots jumped in front 7-4 early then padded their lead to 23-18 at halftime. The Eagles rallied with 15 points in the third quarter to trim the Pender lead to 34-33 at the third quarter break. Pender outscored the visitors 12-10 in the final period to claim the victory.

Sophmore Xavier Wooten poured in 17 points to lead the East Bladen scoring. Sadique Ingram pumped in 14 points for East Bladen, and guard Darrell Banks tossed in 8 points.

Five East Bladen jayvee players were called up to play in the varsity game. The Eagle jayvees will host Heide Trask Tuesday night.

East Bladen (43) – Greyson Heustess, Darrell Banks 8, Sadique Ingram 14, Xavier Wooten 17, Wilson Bolden, Curtis McCormick 2.

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