LAKE WACCAMAW- Malia Graham and Alaya White combined for 15 points and led unbeaten East Columbus to a 28-12 Waccamaw Middle School Conference girls’ basketball victory over Elizabethtown Wednesday.
White threw in 3 baskets, and Malia Graham netted 2 baskets as the Lady Hawks took a 10-3 lead in the opening quarter. Nia McKoy drained a 3-point shot for the Elizabethtown points.
Ariel Cromartie tossed in a Lady Cougar basket in the 2nd quarter, but Jenna King popped in a basket for East Columbus, and Ryleigh Owens hit a free throw for a 13-5 Lady Hawk halftime lead.
Two more baskets from Malia Graham sparked a 13-3 East run in the 3rd quarter. A’Nide McKibben pumped in a Lady Cougar basket, and Hailey Bennett added a free throw. Mariah Ward scored an Elizabethtown basket in the final period, and Cromartie and Aaluyah Monroe tacked on free throws.
Malia Graham led the East scoring with 8 points, and White followed with 7 points. Cromartie and Nia McKoy finished with 3 points each for the Lady Cougars.
Elizabethtown, now 2-3, will host Whiteville Central Tuesday.
Elizabethtown 3 2 3 4 –12
East Columbus 10 3 13 2 – 28
Elizabethtown (12) – Niyah Wooten, Ariel Cromartie 3, Nia McKoy 3, Sanaa Singletary, Mariah Ward 2, Nyasia Blanks, Tanaisha McKoy, Arian Fields, Alayah Powell, Harmony Richardson, A’Nide McKibben 2, Aaluyah Monroe 1, Hailey Bennett 1, Kmyah Brown.
East Columbus (28) – Milana Graham 2, Malia Graham 8, Jenna King 6, Ryleigh Owens 1, Alaya White 7, Kayla Hall 2, Mia Ratliff 2.
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