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The West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against South Columbus (Tabor City, NC) by a score of 54-53.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
South Columbus	7	12	15	19	53
West Bladen	13	13	20	8	54

Final score provided by A. Smith.

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Game Stats

West Bladen (24-25)

South Columbus

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	53	22	55	40	40
10	Karys Townsend (Sr)	13	5	14	36	36
12	Makayla Moore (Jr)	6	3	5	60	60
15	T. Strickland (Jr)	20	10	18	56	56
21	Z. Drayton (Sr)	8	4	12	33	33
22	Riley Grice (Sr)	5	0	4	0	0
23	Morgan Boyd (So)	0	0	1	0	0
30	N. Goodson (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
50	India Sammons (Sr)	1

West Bladen

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	151	54	19	31	61	66
5	Kali Allen (Jr)	25	18	5	12	42	50
10	Addison Wilcox (Fr)	10	2	1	1	100	100
11	Micheala Hester (Jr)	5
12	Jahyrah Priest (Jr)	20
22	Amiya McCarty (Fr)	10	4	2	2	100	100
23	Holland Davis (Sr)	30	10	3	4	75	75
24	Natalee Sykes (Jr)	16	5	2	6	33	42
30	JaNya McKeithan (Fr)	10
31	Alina Chavez (Sr)	25	15	6	6	100	100

South Columbus

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	53	0	6	0	9	26	35	22	49	45
10	Karys Townsend (Sr)	13	0	1	0	3	11	27	5	13	38
12	Makayla Moore (Jr)	6							3	5	60
15	T. Strickland (Jr)	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	17	59
21	Z. Drayton (Sr)	8	0	4	0				4	8	50
22	Riley Grice (Sr)	5				5	12	42	0	4	0
23	Morgan Boyd (So)	0							0	1	0
30	N. Goodson (Jr)	0							0	1	0
50	India Sammons (Sr)	1				1	2	50

West Bladen

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	151	54	3	6	50	13	25	52	16	25	64
5	Kali Allen (Jr)	25	18	2	5	40	6	7	86	3	7	43
10	Addison Wilcox (Fr)	10	2							1	1	100
11	Micheala Hester (Jr)	5
12	Jahyrah Priest (Jr)	20
22	Amiya McCarty (Fr)	10	4							2	2	100
23	Holland Davis (Sr)	30	10				4	11	36	3	4	75
24	Natalee Sykes (Jr)	16	5	1	1	100				1	5	20
30	JaNya McKeithan (Fr)	10
31	Alina Chavez (Sr)	25	15				3	7	43	6	6	100

South Columbus

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	53	4	11	15	10	16	4	20	19
00	Aniya Davis (Fr)						1
10	Karys Townsend (Sr)	13				5	5	1	5	4
12	Makayla Moore (Jr)	6		3	3			1	3	3
15	T. Strickland (Jr)	20	1	2	3			1	3	4
20	Bristol Parker (So)	0							1	1
21	Z. Drayton (Sr)	8		2	2	1	2	1	2	1
22	Riley Grice (Sr)	5	1		1	1	5			1
23	Morgan Boyd (So)	0	1		1	1	1		2	2
24	De'Asia Johnson (Fr)								1
30	N. Goodson (Jr)	0								1
35	Aniya Bellamy (Jr)								1
50	India Sammons (Sr)	1	1	4	5	2	2		2	2

West Bladen

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	151	54	18	24	42	14	13	25	15
5	Kali Allen (Jr)	25	18	4	3	7	4	2	5	2
10	Addison Wilcox (Fr)	10	2	3	4	7	1			1
11	Micheala Hester (Jr)	5							3
12	Jahyrah Priest (Jr)	20		1	2	3			6
20	Aniya Willis (Fr)								1
22	Amiya McCarty (Fr)	10	4					2	1
23	Holland Davis (Sr)	30	10	2	5	7	5	3	6	5
24	Natalee Sykes (Jr)	16	5	3	4	7	2	1	3	4
30	JaNya McKeithan (Fr)	10			2	2		3
31	Alina Chavez (Sr)	25	15	5	4	9	2	2		3

South Columbus

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.50	0.80	0.84	0.21
10	Karys Townsend (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.25	0.25
12	Makayla Moore (Jr)				0.33
15	T. Strickland (Jr)				0.25
21	Z. Drayton (Sr)	0.50	1.00	2.00	1.00
22	Riley Grice (Sr)			5.00
23	Morgan Boyd (So)	0.50	0.50	0.50
50	India Sammons (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00

West Bladen

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F
	Team Totals	0.56	0.52	0.87
5	Kali Allen (Jr)	0.80	0.40	1.00
22	Amiya McCarty (Fr)		2.00
23	Holland Davis (Sr)	0.83	0.50	0.60
24	Natalee Sykes (Jr)	0.67	0.33	0.25
31	Alina Chavez (Sr)			0.67

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - South Columbus can't hold off West Bladen

January 2, 2025: Bladenboro, NC 28320

The West Bladen Knights nipped the visiting South Columbus Stallions basketball squad by a final score of 54-53 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Knights face the St. Pauls Bulldogs (St. Pauls, NC) in a 2A Southeastern outing, on Tuesday, January 7. West Bladen will attempt to upgrade on its 3-7 season record. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a 10-2 record after their 54-40 non-league loss to Fairmont (Fairmont, NC).

The Stallions now own a 4-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Columbus for a 1A/2A Waccamaw battle on Friday, January 3. South Columbus will meet a Gators squad coming off a 63-30 league loss to East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Gators record now stands at 5-3.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. South Columbus 0, West Bladen 0

Posted @ 7:18p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:18p
0 - 0

Game Start
West Bladen1st Quarter
West Bladen won the tip off.

Posted @ 7:18p
7 - 0

Score Correction
South Columbus1st Quarter
Score correction for South Columbus in Q1. South Columbus 7, West Bladen 0

Posted @ 7:18p
7 - 13

Score Correction
West Bladen1st Quarter
Score correction for West Bladen in Q1. South Columbus 7, West Bladen 13

Posted @ 7:19p
7 - 13

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
South Columbus 7, West Bladen 13

Posted @ 7:19p
19 - 13

Score Correction
South Columbus2nd Quarter
Score correction for South Columbus in Q2. South Columbus 19, West Bladen 13

Posted @ 7:19p
19 - 26

Score Correction
West Bladen2nd Quarter
Score correction for West Bladen in Q2. South Columbus 19, West Bladen 26

Posted @ 7:19p
19 - 26

Halftime
Halftime
South Columbus 19, West Bladen 26

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Samaya Taylor-Jenkins TOP 100 flag football player! 1:32

Posted @ 7:19p
19 - 26

Start of 3rd Quarter
West Bladen3rd Quarter
West Bladen's ball.

Posted @ 7:19p
27 - 26

Score Correction
South Columbus3rd Quarter
Score correction for South Columbus in Q3. South Columbus 27, West Bladen 26

Posted @ 7:20p
27 - 44

Score Correction
West Bladen3rd Quarter
Score correction for West Bladen in Q3. South Columbus 27, West Bladen 44

Posted @ 7:20p
29 - 44

Score Alert
South Columbus3rd Quarter
South Columbus - #21 Zyrainna Drayton makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 29, West Bladen 44

Posted @ 7:20p
32 - 44

Score Alert
South Columbus3rd Quarter
South Columbus - #15 Trinity Strickland makes a 3pt Field Goal. South Columbus 32, West Bladen 44

Posted @ 7:20p
32 - 46

Score Alert
West Bladen3rd Quarter
West Bladen - #31 Alina Chavez makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 32, West Bladen 46

Posted @ 7:22p
34 - 46

Score Alert
South Columbus3rd Quarter
South Columbus - makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 34, West Bladen 46

Posted @ 7:22p
36 - 46

Score Alert
South Columbus3rd Quarter
South Columbus - #10 Karys Townsend makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 36, West Bladen 46

Posted @ 7:25p
36 - 46

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
South Columbus 36, West Bladen 46

Posted @ 7:29p
34 - 46

Score Correction
South Columbus4th Quarter
Score correction for South Columbus in Q4. South Columbus 34, West Bladen 46

Posted @ 7:29p
34 - 48

Score Alert
West Bladen4th Quarter
West Bladen - #24 Natalee Sykes makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 34, West Bladen 48

Posted @ 7:30p
36 - 48

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #15 Trinity Strickland makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 36, West Bladen 48

Posted @ 7:30p
36 - 51

Score Alert
West Bladen4th Quarter
West Bladen - #5 Kali Allen makes a 3pt Field Goal. South Columbus 36, West Bladen 51

Posted @ 7:31p
38 - 51

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 38, West Bladen 51

Posted @ 7:32p
38 - 52

Score Correction
West Bladen4th Quarter
Score correction for West Bladen in Q4. South Columbus 38, West Bladen 52

Posted @ 7:37p
40 - 52

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #15 Trinity Strickland makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 40, West Bladen 52

Posted @ 7:37p
42 - 52

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #15 Trinity Strickland makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 42, West Bladen 52

Posted @ 7:38p
42 - 54

Score Alert
West Bladen4th Quarter
West Bladen - makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 42, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:39p
44 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #12 Makayla Moore makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 44, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:42p
46 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #22 Riley Grice makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 46, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:43p
46 - 54

Foul Alert
West Bladen4th Quarter Under a minute
Foul on West Bladen. South Columbus 46, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:43p
47 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #22 Riley Grice makes a Free Throw. South Columbus 47, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:45p
48 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #22 Riley Grice makes a Free Throw. South Columbus 48, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:46p
51 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #10 Karys Townsend makes a 3pt Field Goal. South Columbus 51, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:46p
53 - 54

Score Alert
South Columbus4th Quarter
South Columbus - #15 Trinity Strickland makes a 2pt Field Goal. South Columbus 53, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:46p
53 - 54

End of Game
Final
South Columbus 53, West Bladen 54

Posted @ 7:46p

Players of the Game

South Columbus (24-25)

Congratulations to #15 Trinity Strickland for being selected the South Columbus Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

West Bladen (24-25)

West Bladen has not selected any Players of the Game.

SCHS @ West Bladen Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 2, 2025 @ 6p

The West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against South Columbus (Tabor City, NC) by a score of 54-53.

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Rankings & Records

South Columbus (24-25)

NC	Class
526	48

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-16	2-10	2-6	3-7	0-3	.238	.167	580	959

West Bladen (24-25)

NC	Class
434	38

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-16	2-8	3-8	3-8	.273	.200	697	1,148

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
South Columbus	6.0	5.7	8.0	7.8	27.6
West Bladen	8.3	8.0	8.4	6.0	31.7

Team Stat Comparison

South Columbus		West Bladen
24.7	Points Per Game	30.2
17.2	Rebounds Per Game	12.3
3.9	Assists Per Game	3.5
8.6	Steals Per Game	3.5
3.1	Blocks Per Game	0.2

Team Leaders

South Columbus		West Bladen	National Avg.
#15 Trinity Strickland6.8	Points Per Game	#5 Kali Allen8.1	4.1
#50 India Sammons5.0	Rebounds Per Game	#5 Kali Allen3.0	2.8
#10 Karys Townsend1.5	Assists Per Game	#23 Holland Davis1.3	0.9
#10 Karys Townsend3.5	Steals Per Game	#23 Holland Davis1.1	1.1
#15 Trinity Strickland1.1	Blocks Per Game	#31 Alina Chavez0.1	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
South Columbus	2-7		West Bladen	3-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/24	South Columbus	St. Pauls	(L) 69-12	1/7/25	St. Pauls	West Bladen	(L) 68-20
				1/31/25	West Bladen	St. Pauls	(L) 64-27
12/12/24	West Columbus	South Columbus	(W) 33-21	12/11/24	West Bladen	West Columbus	(W) 59-33
1/7/25	South Columbus	West Columbus	(W) 57-35	1/8/25	West Columbus	West Bladen	(W) 54-34
1/3/25	South Columbus	East Columbus	(L) 64-19	11/20/24	East Columbus	West Bladen	(L) 49-25
1/31/25	East Columbus	South Columbus	(L) 48-5
1/30/25	Whiteville	South Columbus	(L) 49-23	11/19/24	West Bladen	Whiteville	(W) 45-29
2/14/25	South Columbus	Whiteville	(L) 48-32
2/3/25	South Columbus	East Bladen	(L) 66-18	12/3/24	East Bladen	West Bladen	(L) 65-30
2/4/25	East Bladen	South Columbus	(L) 61-9	2/13/25	West Bladen	East Bladen	(L) 68-21

Record Breakdown

South Columbus (24-25)		West Bladen (24-25)
5-16	Overall	6-16
2-10	League	2-8
3-3	Non-League	4-7
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-7	Common Opponent	3-5
2-6	Home	3-8
3-7	Away	3-8
0-3	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-13	In-State	6-16
3-3	Out-of-State	0-0