Guard Shy’Ron Adams fired in 20 points to lead Bladenboro to a 59-38 Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball victory at East Arcadia Wednesday.
Jake Butler worked the paint for 3 first-period baskets, and guard Logan West nailed a 3-point shot for the Bulldogs. An Adams bucket gave Bladenboro an 11-8 lead.
Sterling Thomas pumped in a couple of first period baskets for the Panthers, and teammate Kasey Price threw in a basket and 2 free throws.
Adams and Nolan Bryant tossed in 2 baskets each for Bladenboro in the second period. Adams and guard Da’Shawn Hines hit free throws, and West added a basket as the Bulldogs built a 23-15 halftime lead.
Charles Brown dropped in 2 baskets for the Panthers in the second quarter. Teammate Corey Carter scored a basket, and Price made a free throw.
Adams lit up the scoreboard with 2 baskets and 3 free throws in the third period. West drained a 3-point shot and a free throw, and Hines netted 2 baskets as Bladenboro pulled away with a 19-11 surge.
Forward Austin Smith canned 2 free throws, and Butler banged in another basket as the Bulldog lead grew to 42-26.
Brown poured in 4 baskets for the Panthers in the third period, and Price flipped in a basket and a free throw.
Adams popped in 3 baskets in the final quarter, and West, Bryant, Tyrese Retamar, J. P. Russ, and Joshua Lewis scored one basket each in the quarter, and Lewis tacked on a free throw.
Price connected for 3 free throws and a basket in the final quarter for the Panthers. Thomas and Luis Castellanos threw in baskets, Dixon hit 2 free throws, and Carter made one.
West finished with 11 points for the Bulldogs, and Butler followed with 8 points. Bryant totaled 6 points, and Hines added 5 points.
Price topped the East Arcadia scoring with 13 points, and Brown racked up 12 points. Thomas followed with 6 points.
The Panthers connected on 12 of 21 free throws, and Bladenboro made 9 of their 12 attempts.
Bladenboro finishes the regular season with a 5-3 record. East Arcadia will travel to Tar Heel Thursday for a 5 p.m. game.
B’bro (59) – Da’Shawn Hines 5, Logan West 11, Austin Smith 2, Shy’Ron Adams 20, Nolan Bryant 6, Jake Butler 8, Tyrese Retamar 2, Joshua Lewis 3, J. P. Russ 2, Jonathan Rojas, Carlos Ortiz.
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