The Clarkton School of Discovery Lady Blue Devils withstood a second-half Elizabethtown rally to claim a 22-20 victory Thursday and move into a first-place tie in the Bladen Five Middle School Conference with the Lady Cougars.
Jatyra Moore-Peterson who poured in a game-high 18 points for the Lady Cougars scored 4 points in the first quarter which ended with the teams tied 4-4.
Erica McKoy topped the Clarkton scoring with 11 points and Ashley Hardin kept the Lady Blue Devils even with 2 points each in the period.
McKoy tossed in 4 more points in the second quarter, and Anna Kate White added a basket as Clarkton built an 11-6 halftime lead.
Moore-Peterson tallied 6 points in the third quarter, and teammate Natalie Gainey added a basket. However, McKoy threw in 4 points in the third period, and White and Ting Lin delivered 2 points each to keep the Lady Blue Devil lead at 19-14.
Moore-Peterson rallied the Cougars with 6 more points in the final period, but Lorna Mendell padded the Clarkton lead with a basket, and McKoy sank a free throw for the final margin.
White followed McKoy on the CSD scoring list with 4 points.
Both teams are now 4-1 in conference play.
E’twn (20)- Jatyra Moore-Peterson 18, Natalie Gainey 2, Denisha Owens, Jana Wright, Cemizha Stephens, Leedemsa Cotton, Mya Williams, Victoria Pridgen, Zy’Asia Monroe, Kierra Willis, Shenell McMillina, Shykira Rhodes, Patience Ward.
C’ton (22): Anna Kate White 4, Erica McKoy 11, Jaya Howell, Lorna Mendell 2, Ashley Hardin 2, Sarah Johnson 1, Kabarah Moore, Ting Lin 2, Cybil Campbell, Abbie Cross, Gracyn Martin, Lila McDuffie, Izzy Smith, Kirsten Starkloff.
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