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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong
EAST ARCADIA – Elizabethtown defeated East Arcadia 37-23 Thursday in Bladen Five Middle School Conference boys basketball action.
Emanuel Lewis tossed in a basket and 2 free throws to lead the Panthers to an 8-6 first quarter lead. Teammates Kenneth Armstrong and Quantico Fennell added a basket each in the period.
Guard Malcolm Bolden threw in a couple of baskets, and Jacob Nixon added a basket to keep the Cougars close at the quarter break.
Bolden and Ty Mathis sparked a 15-3 Cougar spurt with 2 baskets each in the second period. Ahmad Powell flipped in a basket and a free throw, and Chase Starkloff and Timothy McLean netted a basket each as the Cougars built a 21-11 halftime lead.
Armstrong banged in a second quarter basket, and Malaquie Lewis made a free throw for the Panthers. Emanuel Lewis canned a free throw for the only East Arcadia point in the third period.
McLean popped in a pair of baskets for Elizabethtown in the third quarter. Cameron White scored a basket, and Marvin McKiver cashed in a free throw as the lead grew to 28-12 at the quarter break.
Layne Ross connected for a basket and a free throw for the Cougars in the final quarter. Teammates Ryan Yandle, Tyveon Graham and Jackson Wright scored a basket each in the period.
Emanuel Lewis poured in four baskets and a free throw in the final quarter for the Panthers, and Armstrong powered in a basket.
Bolden topped the Elizabethtown scoring with 8 points, and McLean finished with 6 points.
Emanuel Lewis led all scorers with 14 points for East Arcadia. Armstrong tallied 6 points.
The Cougars remained atop the Bladen Five with a perfect 6-0 record.
ELIZABETHTOWN (37) – Chase Starkloff 2, Malcolm Bolden 8, Ahmad Powell 3, Timothy McLean 6, Ty Mathis 4, Jacob Nixon 2, Marvin McKiver 1, Layne Ross 3, Phillip McKiver, Cameron White 2, Ryan Yandle 2, Kory Smith, Tyveon Graham 2, Jackson Wright 2.
EAST ARCADIA (23) – Emanuel Lewis 14, Kenneth Armstrong 6, Trevon Sowers, Quantico Fennell 2, Aljuan Brown, Malaquie Lewis 1, Tyler Pyatt, Dashawn Ballard.
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