WHITEVILLE – Freshman center Hannah Pait tossed in 9 points to lead West Bladen to an 18-14 Three Rivers Conference jayvee girls basketball victory over Whiteville Tuesday.
Alexandria Perez threw in a pair of baskets, and Pait dropped in one to keep the Lady Knights even at 6-6 in the first quarter.
Whiteville forged a 10-7 halftime lead, but a Pait basket and a Perez free throw tied the game 10-10 at the third quarter break.
Pait and Ocean Woody pumped in two baskets each in the final quarter as the Lady Knights rode an 8-4 surge to the victory.
Coach Wade Pait’s Knights will return to action on January 2nd after the Christmas break.
West Bladen 6 1 3 8 – 18
Whiteville 6 4 0 4 – 14
WEST BLADEN (18) – Ocean Woody 4, Xiomara Phair, Alexandria Perez 5, Tinyauh Rhoda, Jamiyah Melvin Hall, Taylor West, Kylee Ward, Hannah Pait 9, Suri Cordova, Anniya Phillips.