12/14/2024
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BLADENBORO- Natalee Sykes fired in 10 points to lead Bladenboro to a 13-11 girls’ basketball victory over Nakina Tuesday in a battle of unbeaten teams in the Waccamaw Middle School Conference’s ‘A’ Division.

Sykes sank 3 free throws and a basket in the opening period as the Lady Bulldogs took a 5-4 lead. Sykes buried a 3-point shot, and teammate Addison Wilcox tossed in a free throw to stretch the Bladenboro lead to 9-4 at halftime.

Nakina trimmed the margin to 9-5, but Kali Allen and Sykes popped in baskets in the final quarter to keep Bladenboro on top. T. Strickland scored 9 points for the Lady Mustangs.

Coach Otis Evans’ Lady Bulldogs improved to 6-0 on the season and sit atop the Waccamaw’s ‘A’ Division. Bladenboro will travel to Elizabethtown Thursday.

Nakina              4      0     1     6 –  11
Bladenboro      5      4     0     4 – 13

Nakina (11) – B. Price , L. Grice 2, R. Lewis, T. Strickland 9, C. Sasser, D. Graham, N. Goodson, M. Long, A. Bellamy.

Bladenboro (13) – Faith Wren, Natalee Sykes 10, Kali Allen 2, Makenna Thurman, Addison Wilcox 1, Zybriona Johnson,  Micheala Hester.

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