Javant McDowell and Tashuan Berkeley combined for 22 points to lead Clarkton School of Discovery to a 32-29 Bladen Five Middle School Boys Basketball victory at Tar Heel Tuesday night.
McDowell topped the Clarkton scoring list with 14 points, and Berkeley followed with 8 points.
Tyre Boykin fired in a game-high 20 points for Tar Heel, and teammate Jadicus Register pumped in 9 points for the Panthers who only dressed six players for the game.
Boykin drained a pair of 3-point shots in the first period, and Register added a basket and a free throw as the Panthers took an early 9-5 lead. McDowell worked the paint for a pair of CSD baskets in the quarter.
The Panthers stretched their lead to 20-14 by halftime. Boykin drilled in another 3-pointer and tossed in a pair of baskets and 2 foul shots. Register contributed another Tar Heel basket in the period.
McDowell threw in 5 points in the second period for CSD, and Berkeley and Xavier McKoy added a basket each.
A 13-4 third quarter spurt vaulted Clarkton in front 27-24. McDowell and Berkeley dropped in 4 points each in the quarter, and teammates Garrett Melvin and Jake Evans chipped in with a basket each. Register tallied all 4 Tar Heel points in the period.
Baskets by Lawson Hester and Berkeley kept Clarkton on top in the final quarter. Boykin buried another 3-point shot and tacked on another basket for Tar Heel in the period.
Clarkton remains unbeaten in Bladen Five play at 3-0 and will host Elizabethtown Thursday. The Panthers will travel to East Arcadia Thursday.
CSD (32) – Garrett Melvin 2, Jake Evans 2, Javant McDowell 14, Lawson Hester 3, Tashuan Berkeley 8, Xavier McKoy 3, Jackson Bostic, Jacob Priest, Jake Garrison, Juwan Baldwin, J. T. Junious, Donevin Keith.
Tar Heel (29) – Kendall Johnson, Kai Belle, Jadicus Register 9, Tyre Boykin 20, Christopher George, Angel Martinez-Munoz.
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