Patience Ward fired in 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half as Elizabethtown rallied for a 30-21 Bladen Five Middle School Conference girls basketball victory at Tar Heel Thursday.
Tar Heel’s Claudia Cuc-Reyes threw in a pair of 3-point shots in the first quarter, and teammate Jessica Labra drained a 3-point shot and another basket as the Lady Panthers built an early 12-4 lead.
Ward rallied the Lady Cougars with 2 baskets and a free throw in the second quarter, and Chasity Carter tossed in a basket as Elizabethtown whittled Tar Heel’s halftime lead to 15-11. Labra bombed in another 3-pointer to keep the Lady Panthers on top.
Ward cranked the Lady Cougar offense into high gear with 4 third quarter baskets, and Carter hit a free throw. Labra buried a 3-pointer for Tar Heel, and Shelby Pharr dropped in a basket to keep the score tied 20-20 at the quarter break.
Ward delivered 4 more baskets to spark a 10-1 closing run that carried the Lady Cougars to the victory. Lavada Jackson tacked on another basket for Elizabethtown. Shaunessy McMillan sank a free throw for the final Tar Heel point.
Labra topped the Tar Heel scoring with 11 points, and Cuc-Reyes finished with 7 points.
The Lady Cougars evened their record at 2-2 on the season.
E’twn (30) – Zion McKoy, Magdiel Gonzalez, Shanell McMillian 2, Shykia Rhodes, Lexus Smith, Patience Ward 21, Amyia Williams, Chasity Carter 3, Lavada Jackson 2, Cheylee Mathis, Tinyauh Rhoda.
TH (21) – Selena Hernandez, Jessica Labra 11, Sandra Maldonado-Ortiz, Brianna McNeill, Shaunessy McMillan 1, Shelby Pharr 2, Claudia Cuc-Reyes 7, Karen Santos-Osornio, Josefina Taboada, Melissa Valades-Suarez, Brigit Zuniga.
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