TAR HEEL – Sana’a Singletary and Aaliyah Monroe fired in 8 points each Thursday to lead Elizabethtown to a 28-7 Waccamaw Middle School ‘AA’ Division girls’ basketball victory over Tar Heel.
Singletary battled inside for a trio of 1st quarter baskets, and point guard Aaliyah Monroe pumped in a basket as the Lady Cougars raced to an early 8-1 lead. Ellen Battle dropped in an Elizabethtown basket in the 2nd quarter, and Taurihanna Currie banked in a Tar Heel basket as the half ended with the visitors ahead 10-3.
Monroe came up with a number of steals in the 3rd quarter and turned 3 of them into lay-ups as the Elizabethtown lead grew to 16-3. Singletary, Battle, Nyasia Banks and Zirrihanna White threw in a basket each in the 4th quarter, and Kayclynn Chambers tossed in 2 baskets for the Lady Cougars.
Battle and Chambers finished with 4 points each for the Lady Cougars. Jasmine Robeson connected on 3 free throws to lead Tar Heel, Currie and Abigail Dew who sank 2 free throws added 2 points each.
Coach Cedric Owens’ Lady Cougars remained unbeaten in ‘AA’ Division play with a 3-0 record and are 4-2 overall. Tar Heel dropped to 0-2 in the league and 0-4 overall. Elizabethtown will host West Columbus Tuesday, while Tar Heel travels to East Columbus Tuesday.
Elizabethtown 8 2 6 12 – 28
Tar Heel 1 2 0 4 – 7
Elizabethtown (28) – Sana’a Singletary 8, Zirrihana White 2, Mariah Ward, Ellen Battle 4, Harmony Richardson, Kayclynn Chambers 4, Alayah Powell, Allysa Stringfield, Aaliyah Monroe 8, Tanaisha McKoy, Arian Fields, Nyasia Banks 2, Zahreonna Baldwin, Kamyra McDowell.
Tar Heel (7) – Janavia Adams, Abigail Dew 2, Leyla Flores, Taurihanna Currie 2, ZaAsia Lewis, Amiracle Robinson, Genesis Fernandez, Wendy Barrios, Jessenia Labra, Jasmine Robeson 3.
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