BLADENBORO – Bladenboro rallied in the second half to defeat Tar Heel 31-24 Tuesday night in Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball action.
Gary Parker nailed a 3-point shot, and center Deonte Lacy battled inside for a basket and free throw to account for Bladenboro’s first-period points.
Center Lancine Soumanoro worked the paint for a pair of 3-point plays that kept the Panthers tied 6-6 at the quarter break.
Tucker Carroll drained a 3-point shot for the Panthers in the second period. Teammate Ke Shawn Ballard dropped in a basket and a free throw, and Soumanoro netted a basket as Tar Heel took a 14-10 hafltime lead.
Bryley Williams and Landon Stanley threw in baskets for the Bulldogs in the second quarter.
Brycen Blackmon drilled in a 3-point shot and turned a steal into a lay-up for the Bulldogs in the third quarter. Lacey powered inside for a pair of 3-point plays, and Stanley popped in a basket as the home team edged ahead 23-21.
Ballard buried a 3-point shot and another basket in the third period, and Soumanoro scored in the paint to keep the Panthers close.
Lacey racked up 3 more baskets in the final period as the Bulldogs padded their lead. Corey Clanton banked in a 3-point shot for Tar Heel in the quarter.
Lacey topped all scorers with 15 points for the Bulldogs, and Blackmon finished with 5 points. Soumanoro led Tar Heel with 10 points, and Ballard followed with 8 points.
Bladenboro improved to 4-2 with the victory.
TAR HEEL (24) – Lancine Soumanoro 10, Ke Shawn Ballard 8, Larry Council, Gustavo Bravo, Gabriel Lara, Todd Richardson, Alex Garza, Deyon McDonald, Serinni Washington, Tucker Carroll 3, Saquon Lewis, Corey Clanton 3.
BLADENBORO (31) – Gary Parker 3, Brycen Blackmon 5, Jaylen Newkirk, Deonte Lacy 15, Ricky Brisson, Bryley Williams 2, Kaiden Stanley, Jude Stanley, Jarrett Kinlaw, Landon Stanley 4, Walter Bealon.
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