03/28/2024
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Photos by Kenneth Armstrong

Kasee Singletary blistered the nets with 19 points to lead Bladenboro to a 35-18 girls basketball victory over Tar Heel in the opening round of the Bladen Five Middle School Conference Tournament at Bladenboro.

Singletary and teammate Lexie Corrothers threw in 2 first period baskets each, and Summer Addington added a bucket as the Lady Bulldogs grabbed an early 10-3 lead.

Claudia Cuc-Reyes bombed in a 3-point shot for the only Tar Heel points in the quarter.

Singletary poured in five baskets and a free throw in the second quarter as the Lady Bulldogs stretched their lead to 21-5 at halftime. Shelby Pharr connected for the only Lady Panther basket in the period.

Corrothers posted the only 2 baskets for Bladenboro in the third quarter while Jessica Labra and Brigit Zuniga answered with a basket each for Tar Heel to keep the margin at 25-9.

Singletary and Corrothers pumped in 2 baskets each for Bladenboro in the final quarter, and teammate Ellie Smith delivered a basket.

Cuc-Reyes buried another 3-point shot and also netted a 2-point shot in the fourth quarter for Tar Heel. Labra drained a pair of field goals for the Lady Panthers in the period.

Corrothers finished with 12 points for the winners. Cuc-Reyes topped the Tar Heel scoring with 8 points, and Labra followed with 6 points.

Bladenboro, now 5-2, advances to Thursday’s girls championship game against Clarkton School of Discovey. The Lady Panthers finished their season.

TH (18) – Claudia Cuc-Reyes 8, Shaunessy McMillian, Brigit Zuniga 2, Shelby Pharr 2, Jessica Labra 6, Karen Santos-Osornio, Brianna McNeil, Melissa Valadez-Suarez, Selena Hernandez-Osorio, Sandra Maldanado-Ortiz, Josefina Taboada.

B’bro (35) – Jordan Benson, Ellie Smith 2, Jamil Bostic, Summer Addington 2, Lexie Corrothers 12, Kasee Singletary 19, Taylor West, Rainey Thompson, Ocean Woody, Tykia Deloach, Essance Murphy, Kaylex Wilcox, Nyasia Ellison.

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