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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
West Bladen’s jayvee boys scored the final 12 points of the game to claim their first basketball victory of the season 32-28 over visiting East Bladen Tuesday night in Four County Conference action.
Freshman Greyson Heustess’ free throw with 5:13 left to play stretched East Bladen’s lead to 28-20, but Drew Harris sank 2 foul shots to begin the Knights’ winning run.
Gerardo Reyes drilled a 3-point shot from the right corner to slice the Eagle lead to 28-25. Freshman Kerron Washington drove the baseline for a lay-up that whittled the margin to 28-27with 2:01 on the clock.
Jaheim Lesane tied the game with a free throw with 1:19 remaining. Washington canned two foul shots at the 1:01 mark to edge West in front 30-28.
After the teams traded turnovers and missed free throws, East missed a follow shot with 5 seconds left, and Reyes was fouled and iced the game with 2 free throws with 2 seconds left.
Washington topped the West Bladen scoring with 8 points, and Reyes totaled 7 points. Lesane finished with 5 points for the Knights, and Harris and Nhyki Richardson added 4 points each.
Guard Messiah Leach led the Eagle scoring with 8 points, and center Zaire Turner-Dobson dropped in 6 points. Teammate Deondre Newkirk chipped in with 4 points.
Leach turned a steal into a lay-up and bombed in a 3-pointer, and Anthony Wooten pumped in a 3-point shot as East took the early lead. Washington and Reyes drove for lay-ups as the Knights pulled to within 8-6 at the corner break.
Richardson flipped in a runner, and Lesane made 2 free throws as the Knights edged ahead 10-8, but Leach bombed in a 3-pointer for an 11-10 Eagle lead.
Luis Labre nailed 2 free throws for a 12-11 West lead, but Turner-Dobson and Xavier Wooten answered with lay-ups for East, and teammate Darrell Banks stole the ball and raced for a lay-up and a 17-12 Eagle lead.
Two free throws by Washington pulled West to within 17-14 at halftime.
Two inside baskets each by Turner-Dobson and Newkirk stretched the East lead to 23-15, but Jason Moore spun to the basket for a lay-up, and Lesane banked in a runner that kept West within 27-19 at the quarter break.
Coach Taurius Baker Knights will host Union Friday night, while East Bladen will entertain Midway Friday night.
East Bladen (28) – Greyson Heustess 3, Darrell Banks 2, Zaire Turner-Dobson 6, Anthony Wooten 3, Messiah Leach 8, Sadique Ingram, Braydon McDowell, Joshua Wyatt, Deondre Newkirk 4, Xavier Wooten 2, Shawn Marshall, Wilson Bolden, Curtis McCormick.
West Bladen (32) – Gerardo Reyes 7, Jaheim Lesane 5, Eddie Perez, Nhyki Richardson 4, Drew Harris 4, Trenton Lyons, Kerron Washington 8, Jason Moore 2, Ethan Prevatte, Luis Labre 2, Demetrius McKoy, Ervin Hernandez, Jackson Norris, Kristan Baldwin, Zion Barrett.
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