Pender closed the game with a 12-5 spurt to pull out a 51-48 Four County Conference boys basketball victory on Senior Night at East BladenFriday.
The Eagles carried a 39-37 lead into the final period and stretched their lead to 43-39, before the visiting Patriots fought back to take the victory.
Senior Farrell Murchison scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the first half for East Bladen. Senior Monterro Graham finished with 12 points for the Eagles, and junior Jermaine Robinson followed with 6 points.
“The kids played hard,” said East Bladen Coach Ken Cross. “But we didn’t rebound, we didn’t shoot the ball well and we didn’t box out.”
Farrell Murchison tossed in 5 points in the opening period, and Robinson added 3 more, but the Patriots built a 14-10 lead.
Graham bombed the nets with a pair of 3-point shots in the second quarter, and Farrell Murchison pumped in 6 more points as the Eagles closed the gap to 31-30 at halftime.
Robinson nailed a 3-point shot in the third quarter, and Graham dropped in 4 points in the period as the Eagles rode a 9-6 rally to the 39-37 lead.
Shajuan Best topped the Pender scoring with 12 points.
The Eagles fall to 4-6 in the Four County and 9-10 on the season. East Bladen will travel to Rocky Point Trask on Tuesday night.
Seniors Farrell Murchison, Larrell Murchison, Matt Massengill and Monterro Graham were honored in Senior Night activities.
EB (48) – Denzel Johnson, Jermaine Robinson 6, Dayvon Powell 3, Monterro Graham 12, Farrell Murchison 15, Chris Cromartie 3, Eian Hines 4, Larrell Murchison 1, Matt Massengill, Trevor Lloyd, Jonathan Melvin 4.
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