LAKE WACCAMAW– Braylon Waddell tallied 10 of his game-high 13 points in the 1st half as East Columbus built a 14-10 halftime lead en route to a 27-21 Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘AA’ Division boys’ basketball victory over Elizabethtown Wednesday.
Jaden Lewis scored the only Cougar basket in the 1st period, but John Monroe and Fox Sutton drained 3-point shots and Sheldon Melvin sank 2 free throws to keep Elizabethtown within 14-10 at halftime.
Nathan Demery pumped in a 3rd quarter basket for the Cougars, and Monroe and Tykee Hill made free throws to keep Elizabethtown within 21-14. Damian Maynor bombed in a 4th quarter 3-pointer, and Devance Tatum and Demery threw in baskets for the Cougars.
Monroe and Demery led the Cougars with 4 points each. Sutton followed with 3 points.
Elizabethtown, now 1-4 in league play and 2-6 overall, will travel to Whiteville Central Monday.
Elizabethtown 2 8 4 7 — 21
East Columbus 6 8 7 6 — 27
ELIZABETHTOWN (21) – John Monroe 4, Jaden Lewis 2, Tykee Hill 1, Nathan Demery 4, Jadarius McArthur, Isaiah Lioyd, Damian Maynor 3, Prince McKoy, Fox Sutton 3, David Barnes, Sheldon Melvin 2, Devance Tatum 2, Kaden Johnson,
EAST COLUMBUS (27) – Xavier King 4, Khair Bowens, Braylon Waddell 13, J. Stokes 4, F. Busby, J. Spears 3, Ryan Cobb, I. Mitchell, A. Long, W. Torelli 3, R. Jackson, G. Troy.
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