TAR HEEL – Center Deonte Lacy powered in 22 points to lead Bladenboro to a 51-42 Waccamaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory over Tar Heel Thursday night.
Lacy worked the paint for 3 baskets and 3 free throws in the first period. Anthony Mitchell popped in a basket and Gary Parker sank 2 free throws as the Bulldogs edged in front 13-11.
Ikeir Murchison, Jordan Underwood and Ahmir Stepps threw in a basket and a free throw each for the Panthers in the opening quarter. Teammate Kearean Ballard added a basket.
Lacy rammed in a pair of second quarter baskets, and Mitchell and Parker tossed in a basket and a free throw each. Walter Bealon canned 2 free throws to pad the Bulldog halftime lead to 25-18.
Ballard pumped in a pair of baskets in the second period for the Panthers, and Stepps contributed a basket and a free throw.
Parker drove for a pair of baskets in the third quarter, and Lacy muscled in a basket and a free throw. Teammate Michael Young netted a basket to keep the Bulldog lead at 34-29.
Ballard rallied the Panthers in the third quarter with 2 baskets and a free throw. Stepps cashed in a trio of free throws, and Stefane Jessup drilled in a 3-point shot.
Lacy put back a trio of rebound baskets in the final quarter, and Landon Stanley drained a 3-point shot and another basket. Parker raced to the rim for 2 baskets and 2 free throws.
Ballard poured in 2 baskets and 3 free throws in the fourth period. Underwood buried a 3-point shot and a free throw, and Murchison tacked on a basket.
Parker finished with 15 points for the Bulldogs, and Stanley and Mitchell scored 5 points each. Ballard racked up 18 points for the Panthers. Stepps finished with 9 points, Underwood totaled 7 points, and Murchison followed with 5 points.
Coach Phillip Penny’s Bulldogs improved to 8-3 and will travel to Elizabethtown Monday. Tar Heel will play at Hallsboro Monday.
Bladenboro 13 12 9 17 – 51
Tar Heel 11 7 11 13 – 42
BLADENBORO (51) –Landon Stanley 5, Anthony Mitchell 5, Gary Parker 15, Deonte Lacy 22, Michael Young 2, Walter Bealon 2, Hezekiah Adams, Cade Allen, Andre Moore, Aaron Wren, Aaron Thompson, Jake Freauf.
TAR HEEL (42) – Deyon McDonald, Ikeir Murchison 5, Kearean Ballard 18, Jordan Underwood 7, Stefane Jessup 3, Ahmir Stepps 9, Cameron Page, Tyrek Ballard, Messyah Whitted.
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