Kasson Page threw in 6 of his 13 points to spark a 17-6 second-half surge that propelled West Bladen’s jayvee boys to a 38-24 Four County Conference basketball victory at East Bladen Wednesday night.
Fred Walters and Kasson Page tossed in 4 points each in the opening quarter, and sophomore John Bowen beat the buzzer with a rebound basket to give the Knights a 10-6 lead at the quarter break.
Sophomore Chris McKnight pumped in 5 of his team-high 10 points for East Bladen in the first quarter.
Four points by Demarius McArthur pulled the Eagles to within 14-12, before Brandon Davis nailed a 3-point shot to edge East Bladen ahead at 15-14.
Traquan Smith popped in 4 points, and Kasson Page added 3 as the Knights reeled off seven in a row to go up 21-15. East Bladen’s Demetrius Wooten drilled a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to slice the West lead to 21-18 at halftime.
Kasson Page sparked a 5-0 Knight third period run that stretched the West lead to 26-18. Page connected for 4 points in the quarter.
Walters finished with 6 points for the winners, and Smith followed with 5.
McArthur and Wooten contributed 4 points each to the East Bladen attack.
Coach Taurius Baker’s Knights evened their conference record at 3-3 and improved to 7-5 overall with the win. West Bladen travels to Union Friday night.
East Bladen, now 1-6 in league play and 4-8 overall, will be at Midway Friday night.
West Bladen (38) –Traquan Smith 5, Gerardo Reyes 3, Kalvin Page 2, Fred Walters 6, John Bowen 4, Emmanuel Jessup 3, Jacquel Jessup, Pablo Suarez, Dayvon Swindell, Messiah Swindell, Jimmy Williams 2, Zion Barrett, Hunter Jackson, Kasson Page 13.
EB (24)-Demetrius Wooten 4, Shawn Marshall, Joshua McKoy 3, Demarius McArthur 4, Brandon Davis 3, Kendrick Keaton, Zaire Dotson, Messiah Leach, Anthony McKoy, Xavia McDowell, Xavier Wooten, Chris McKnight 10, Derrick Burney.
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