03/28/2024
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TAR HEEL – Guard Malcolm Bolden poured in 23 points to lead Elizabethtown to a 46-28 Waccanaw Middle School Conference boys basketball victory over Tar Heel Thursday night.

Bolden fired in 5 baskets in the first quarter, and teammates Phillip McKiver and Cameron White added a basket each as the Cougars built a 14-12 lead.

Jordan Underwood nailed a 3-point shot and another basket in the opening quarter for Tar Heel. Teammate Ikeir Murchison dropped in 2 baskets, and Kearean Ballard bombed in a 3-point shot.

Bolden netted 2 more baskets in the second period, and teammate Zamar Lewis popped in a basket and a free throw. Baskets from Jacob Nixon and Yontee Dobson pushed the Cougar lead to 25-16 at halftime.

Ballard and Underwood threw in baskets for the Panthers in the quarter.

Bolden blistered the nets with 4 more baskets and a free throw in the third period. Dominick Collins pumped in a basket, and Lewis and White made a free throw each as the Cougar lead grew to 38-21.

Ballard buried a 3-point shot and another shot in the third quarter for Tar Heel then drilled in another 3-pointer in the fourth period. Murchison and Messyah Whitted scored baskets for the Panthers in the quarter.

Lewis delivered 2 baskets and a free throw for Elizabethtown in the final period and finished with 9 points. Collins knocked down a 3-point shot in the quarter and tallied 5 points for the Cougars.

Ballard topped the Tar Heel scoring list with 13 points. Underwood finished with 7 points for the Panthers, and Murchison totaled 6 points.

Elizabethtown  14  11  13  8– 46
Tar Heel             12     4    5  7 – 28

ELIZABETHTOWN (46) – Phillip McKiver 2, Cameron White 3, Yontee Dobson 2, Jacob Nixon 2, Malcolm Bolden 23, Dominick Collins 5, Peyton Tatum, J’Marius Smith, Zamar Lewis 9, Taran McNeil, Tyreon Graham, Zach Metz.

TAR HEEL (28) – Deyon McDonald, Ikeir Murchison 6, Kearean Ballard 13, Jordan Underwood 7, Aquani Hilton, Stefane Jessup, Ahmir Stepps, Xavier Lopez, Messyah Whitted 2, Saquan Lewis, Camron Page, Tyrek Ballard.

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