Sophmore Jerena Purdie and freshman Elizabeth Allbright sparked a 16-4 second period spurt that carried West Bladen to a 35-23 Four County Conference jayvee girls’ basketball victory at East Bladen Thursday.
Purdie and Allbright tossed in 6 points each in the quarter as the Lady Knights snapped a 5-5 tie and opened up a 21-9 halftime lead.
Purdie who led all scorers with 16 points tallied 5 more points in the third period to keep the West lead at 28-17.
Allbright scored all 8 of her points in the first half. Teammate Patience Parker finished with 7 points and Mikayla Winebarger added 4 points.
Sophmore Yolanda Coston fired in 6 of her 8 points for East Bladen in the second half. Teammate Danielle McDowell followed with 6 points for the Lady Eagles.
The Lady Eagles finished their season with a 5-5 conference record and an 8-7 overall mark. The victory was West Bladen’s third conference win of the season.
EB (23) – Jayme Frady, Tatiyuana Graham 2, Danika Spaulding, Miasha Smith, Yolanda Coston 8, Tania Simpson, Nautica Graham, Trinity Baldwin, Shanya Allen, Deija Edwards 2, Casey Bilger, Alexis Lewis 2, Michelle Page 3, Danielle McDowell 6.
WB (35) – Mikayla Winebarger 4, Elizabeth Allbright 8, Patience Parker 7, Anna Moser, Jerena Purdie 16, Brittany Shaw , Brianna Nance, Chasity Lacey, Bailey Bullard, Natalie Severine, Luzero Jimenez, Angel Locklear, Helen Lopez.
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