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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
EAST ARCADIA – A 25-2 second-half surge propelled Clarkton School of Discovery to a 38-20 boys basketball victory over East Arcadia in Bladen Five Middle School Conference action.
Javius Brooks threw in 2 baskets and a free throw, and teammates C. J. Jones and Lee Barnes added baskets as the Blue Devils edged ahead 9-8.
Emanuel Lewis fired in a 3-point shot, another basket and a free throw, and Corey Robbins sank 2 free throws to keep the Panthers close.
Lewis tossed in a basket and 4 of 5 free throw attempts in the second quarter. Trevon Sowers and Aljuan Brown pumped in baskets as the Panthers built an 18-13 halftime lead. Sam Inscoe and Lamont Pridgen dropped in a basket each for Clarkton in the period.
Center Lamont Pridgen powered in a trio of baskets in the third quarter to spark a 13-0 Clarkton spurt that rallied the Blue Devils to a 26-18 lead. Anthony McGill popped in a pair of baskets for CSD. Inscoe scored a basket, and Nazire Smith made a free throw.
Smith connected for 2 more baskets in the final quarter, and teammates Pridgen, Donnie Ezzell and Robert McKoy netted a basket each. Sowers cracked the East Arcadia scoring drought with a basket.
Pridgen led the Clarkton scoring with 10 points. Brooks and Smith followed with 5 points each.
Lewis topped all scorers for the Panthers with 12 points. Sowers finished with 4 points.
The Blue Devils improved to 3-2 with the victory.
CLARKTON SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (38) – Nyquan Richardson 1, Lamont Pridgen 10, Anthony McGill 4, Sam Inscoe 4, Samaj Dove, Lee Barnes 2, Javius Brooks 5, Joe Lacewell, C. J. Jones 2, Travail Baldwin, Robert McKoy 2, Donnie Ezzell 2, Nazire Smith 5.
EAST ARCADIA (20) – Emanuel Lewis 12, Kenneth Armstrong, Trevon Sowers 4, Quantico Fennell, Aljuan Brown 2, Corey Robbins 2, Malaquie Lewis, Oliverio Matias, David Matias, Shyheem Everette, Tyler Pyatt, Dashawn Ballard.
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