WHITEVILLE – Whiteville Central rode a 30-12 2nd half surge to a 53-27 Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘AA’ Division boys’ basketball victory over Elizabethtown Monday night.
John Monroe fired in a basket and 2 free throws, and Nathan Demery canned 2 free throws to keep the Cougars within 8-6 early. Fox Sutton buried a 3-point shot, Demery and Jaden Lewis pumped in baskets, and Demery and Monroe hit free throws to keep Elizabethtown within 22-15 at halftime.
Damian Maynor tossed in a basket, and Tykee Hill swished a free throw for the only Cougar points in the 3rd period as Central opened up a 38-18 lead. Lewis, Maynor and Sutton threw in baskets in the final quarter, Isaiah Lloyd sank 2 free throws, and Maynor made one.
Monroe, Demery, Maynor and Sutton all scored 5 points each for Elizabethtown. Lewis followed with 4 points. L. Little led Central with 12 points, and T. Rose followed with 9. C. Butler netted 8 points.
Elizabethtown is now 1-5 in league play and 2-7 overall.
Elizabethtown 6 9 3 9 — 27
Whiteville 8 14 16 14 — 53
WHITEVILLE (53) – T. Rose 9, C. Butler 8, S. Shipman, L. Little 12, E. Kemp 6, J. Lambert 2, B. Tedder 3, L. Merritt, T. Williams, J. Ward 2, T. Harvey, P. Bass 3, C. Hooks 4, R. Richardson 4, G. Canady.
ELIZABETHTOWN (27) – John Monroe 5, Jaden Lewis 4, Tykee Hill 1, Nathan Demery 5, Jadarius McArthur, Isaiah Lloyd 2, Damian Maynor 5, Prince McKoy, Fox Sutton 5, David Barnes, Kaden Johnson, Sheldon Melvin, DeVance Tatum.
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