BLADENBORO – Nevaeh Brown scored 5 of her game-high 7 points in the 2nd half as Clarkton School of Discovery rallied for a 13-8 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls‘ basketball victory over Bladenboro Thursday.
Coach Hakeem Swindell’s Lady Blue Devils moved into 1st place in the Waccamaw’s ‘A’ Division with a 2-0 league record and 3-1 overall mark. It was the first loss of the season for Bladenboro, now 2-1 in ‘A’ Division play and 5-1 overall.
Montiera Richardson tossed in a 3rd quarter basket that put Clarkton ahead to stay at 6-5. Brown fired in 2 baskets and a free throw in the final period, and teammate Haley Taylor pumped in a basket for the final margin.
Brown and Taylor threw in 2nd quarter baskets to keep the Lady Blue Devils within 5-4 at halftime. Taylor finished with 4 points for CSD.
Cheyenne Reinhart sank 3 of 4 free throws in the 2nd period for the Lady Bulldogs, and Amiya McCarty netted 2 free throws to edge Bladenboro ahead 5-4. McCarty popped in a basket and a free throw in the final quarter and led Bladenboro with 5 points. Reinhart followed with 3 points.
Clarkton will host Williams Township Tuesday, while Bladenboro will travel to Tabor City.
Clarkton 0 4 2 7 – 13
Bladenboro 0 5 0 3 – 8
Clarkton (13) -Imani Bowens, Nevaeh Brown 7, Haley Taylor 4, Aniya Willis, Kynzlee Wood, Rahnyia McLean, Tyleah Freeman, TieKerah Tisdale, Shenandoah Fowler, Montiera Richardson 2.
Bladenbobro (8) – Maycee Kinlaw, Logan Powers, Hadley Dove, Kristen Singletary, Cheyenne Reinhart 3, Karlee Gause, Allison Hickman, Amiya McCarty 5, Harley Jordan, Venus Garcia, Janya McKeithan, Maleigh Chatman.
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