BLADENBORO – Bladenboro’s defense held Williams Township scoreless for over 12 minutes Tuesday night, while the Bulldog offense was piling up 29 unanswered points en route to a 41-12 Waccamaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory.
Williams’ Easton McPherson flipped in a lay-up, then popped in a 12-footer to trim a 7-point Bulldog lead to 13-9 with 1:19 left in the 1st half. After a Bulldog time-out, Bladenboro’s Jackson Pait stole the ball and raced for a lay-up then nailed a 3-point shot to stretch the halftime lead to 18-9.
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
The Bulldogs blistered the nets with a trio of 3-point shots to start the 3rd quarter. Gavin Elks connected on 3-balls from the left wing and the right corner, and Justin Spaulding drilled in a 3-ball from the left corner. Elks and Pait sank 2 free throws each.
Center Kendell Lesane powered in a follow shot, Tylik McCall fired in a 3-pointer, and Weston Hilburn muscled in a 4-footer to push the Bulldog lead to 38-9. Hunter Hester made a free throw to start a mercy-rule running clock in the final period. Elijah McCollum banked in a runner for a 41-9 lead.
Pait and Lesane shared scoring honors with 9 points each for the Bulldogs. Elks finished with 8 points, and McCall added 5 points. Easton McPherson led Williams with 5 points.
Lesane opened the game with a rebound basket, and Pait and McCall delivered assists to Lesane for a pair of lay-ups. Elks sent a pass to Pait for a lay-up, and Hester banged in a lay-up for a 10-5 Bulldog lead at the quarter break. McCall flipped in a runner, and Lesane hit a free throw to push the lead to 13-7.
Coach Joe Gore’s Bulldogs improved to 5-0 and will host Nakina Tuesday night.
Williams Township 5 4 0 3 – 9
Bladenboro 10 8 20 3 –41
Williams Township (9) – Colten Allen, Easton McPherson 5, Ryan Gore, Cooper Padgett, Logan Todd 4, Lawson Zokal 3, Briar Johnson, Nolan Thompson, Josh Watts, Bryson Godwin, Sawyer Coleman, Mason McPherson.
Bladenboro (41) – Jackson Pait 9, Kendell Lesane 9, Tylik McCall 5, Justin Spaulding 3, Gavin Elks 8, Elijah McCollum 2, Jonah Bryan, Hunter Hester 3, Weston Hilburn 2, Keonta Hill, Ayden Ross, Blake Britt, Joshua Martin, Sincere McKinley, Robert McKoy, Ashton Davis.
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