TAR HEEL – Bladenboro raced to a 10-0 first-period lead en route to a 24-10 girls basketball victory over Tar Heel Tuesday in the Bladen Five Middle School Conference opener for both schools.
Lainey Autry and Hannah Pait threw in 2 baskets each to spark the Lady Bulldogs to the early lead. Teammate Rylee Chadwick tossed in a basket in the quarter.
Hannah Hester popped in a second quarter basket, and Pait sank a free throw that kept the Lady Bulldogs up 13-4 at halftime. Le’nya Harrell and Sarah Dillard tossed in baskets for Tar Heel in the period.
Autry and Pait connected for a basket each in the third quarter as the Bladenboro lead grew to 17-6. Harrell dropped in a basket for Tar Heel in the period.
Autry knocked down a 3-point shot in the fourth quarter for the Lady Bulldogs, and teammates Grace West and Kelsey Williams pumped in a basket each.
Harrell and Lenas Blackwell scored a basket each for the Lady Panthers in the period.
Autry topped the Bladenboro scoring with 9 points, and Pait followed with 7 points. Harrell led Tar Heel with 6 points.
BLADENBORO (24) – Lainey Autry 9, Rylee Chadwick 2, Hannah Hester 2, Hannah Pait 7, Mallory Bryan, Hayden Larrimore, Kylee Ward, Grace West 2, Ariel Mayers, Whitney McLean, Kelsey Williams 2.
TAR HEEL (10) – Le’nya Harrell 6, Lenas Blackwell 2, Harmony Jacobs, Fabiola Sandoval, Kylie Duffel, Violet Allen, Kiera Lewis, Azillyah McDonald, Makayla Jones, Vevach Gaddy, Sarah Dillard 2.
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