ELIZABETHTOWN – A 7-0 2nd period spurt carried Whiteville to a 16-8 lead en route to a 28-25 non-conference jayvee boys victory over East Bladen Friday.
Will Fisher sparked the Wolfpack to the early lead with 7 points in the opening quarter then connected on 5 of 7 free throws in the final period to preserve the win. Fisher finished with a game-high 14 points. Teammate D. J. Shipman followed with 6 points.
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
Kewone Maynor and Shannon Hankins buried 3-point shots in the 1st quarter for the Eagles, and Darius Williamson added a basket.
Center Rodney Lacewell worked the paint for 3 baskets and 3 free throws to lead a 2nd half Eagle rally. Hankins, Maynor and Chace Butler threw in a basket each for East, and Maynor and Peyton Tatum sank free throws.
Lacewell topped the East Bladen scoring with 9 points. Maynor followed with 6 points, and Hankins finished with 5 points.
The Eagles, now 2-1, will travel to Gray’s Creek Monday.
Whiteville 9 7 6 6 – 28
East Bladen 8 0 4 13 – 25
WHITEVILLE (28) – D. J. Shipman 6, Will Fisher 14, Caleb Johnson 3, Tyquan Davis, Desmond Marlowe 3, Damarion Hall, Bryeen Edwards 2.
EAST BLADEN (25) – Zac Metz, Shannon Hankins 5, Peyton Tatum 1, Chace Butler 2, Darius Williamson 2, Kewone Maynor 6, Sherman Long, Jaylen Suggs, Jaamir Stephens, Chris Harding, Keishod Montgomery, Rodney Lacewell 9.
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