BLADENBORO — Bladenboro’s Lady Bulldogs built a 25-11 halftime lead and withstood a 29-point performance by Tabor City’s D. Johnson to post a 41-33 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ basketball victory Monday.
Hadley Dove nailed a 3-point shot, and Addison Wilcox, Amiya McCarty and Adyson Carroll tossed in baskets as the Lady Bulldogs edged ahead 9-6.
Six different players scored in the 2nd quarter as Bladenboro rode a 16-5 spurt to the halftime lead. Allison Hickman fired in 2 baskets and 2 free throws to lead the surge. McCarty, Carroll, Liz Miller, Venus Cortes and Maleigha Chatman popped in baskets in the period.
Wilcox took charge after halftime burning the nets with 2 baskets and 4 straight free throws. Hickman and Dove added baskets to keep the margin at 37-23. McCarty threw in 2 baskets in the final quarter, and Wilcox sank a free throw.
Wilcox led the Bladenboro scoring with 11 points. Hickman and McCarty finished with 8 points each Dove tallied 5 points, and Carroll chipped in with 4 points.
Coach Hayley Baxley’s Lady Bulldogs improve to 4-1 and will host East Columbus Tuesday. Tabor City will entertain Williams Tuesday.
Tabor City 6 5 12 10 — 33
Bladenboro 9 16 12 5 — 41
Tabor City (33) — X. Johnson, D. Johnson, D. Phipps, A. Clay, A. Davis 2, D. Johnson 29, D. Williams 2, L. Butler, K. McClure, A. Shephard.
Bladenboro (41) — Maycee Kinlaw, Logan Powers, Hadley Dove 5, Kristen Singletary, Allison Hickman 8, Venus Cortes 2, Addison Wilcox 11, Amiya McCarty 8, Brooklynn McKee, Rebekah Arnold, Liz Miller 2, Adyson Carroll 4, Sa’Bria Cobb, Maleigha Chatman 2.
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