TAR HEEL — Clarkton School of Discovery raced to a 10-3 lead and used a balanced scoring attack Thursday to defeat Tar Heel 33-14 in a Waccamaw Conference girls’ basketball game.
The game was moved to the new Tar Heel gym because the Clarkton gym does not have heat. Clarkton was considered the home team.
Rahnyiah McLean led the Blue Devils with eight points and Hailey Taylor added six. Eight different Clarkton players scored.
Abigail Dew scored seven points for Tar Heel, which played with only five players because of some players being sick.
After Dew opened the scoring with a 3-point field goal that gave Tar Heel a 3-0 lead, Clarkton registered the next 10 points. McLean had two baskets and Tiekeriah Tisdale, Aniya Willis and Kynzlee Woods each scored for the Blue Devils.
Taylor and Tar Heel’s Genesis Fernanta-Villafuerte exchanged a pair of baskets to open the third quarter that gave Clarkton an 18-12 advantage. The Blue Devils scored the final nine points of the quarter on a 3-pointer by Tisdale and baskets by Imani Bowens, Willis and Taylor for a 27-12 lead.
Clarkton is 1-1 in Waccamaw Conference play and 1-0 in Division A. The Blue Devils are slated to play at Nakina on Tuesday.
It was the season-opening game for Tar Heel. The Panthers are scheduled to host Bladenboro on Tuesday.
Tar Heel 4 4 4 2 — 14
Clarkton 12 2 13 6 — 33
Tar Heel (14) — Abigail Dew 7, Genesis Fernanta-Villafuerte 4, Serenity Council 3, Jannet Hardin, Carolina Martinez.
Clarkton (33) — Rahnyiah McLean 8, Hailey Taylor 6, Tiekeriah Tisdale 5, Aniya Willis 4, Kynzlee Woods 4, Imani Bowens 2, Zoey Barger 2, Trinity Davis 2, Cameron Woods, Martia Jackson, Sky Johnson, Kynslie Kinlaw, Aliah Jacobs, Khloey Smith.
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