BOILING SPRING LAKES - The East Columbus High boys and girls basketball teams each came away with victories over Waccamaw 1A-2A Conference opponent Friday night.
The East Columbus boys ran their conference record to 5-0 with a 68-53 win over the Cougars and the ECHS girls pulled out a 46-42 victory.
B.J. Patrick led the Gator boys’ win with 22 points, followed by Jerry Moore’s 19 points.
The Gators led at halftime 34-25 and held a 54-37 advantage after three quarters.
Joey Hines was high scorer for South Brunswick with 22 points. The Cougar’s conference record fell to 3-2.
Sophomore guard T.T. Bennett led the way for East Columbus in the tightly contested girls game, scoring 20 points. South Brunswick took a one-point lead into the final quarter but the Lady Gators went on a 17-12 run in the final eight minutes to secure the win and put their conference record at 3-2.
The South Brunswick girls, who are now also 3-2, were led by Drema Feguson’s 12 points.
East Columbus, which is the defending Waccamaw Conference boys champion, will play host to Whiteville on Friday.
GIRLS GAME
| E. Columbus |
13
|
9
|
7
|
17
|
-
|
46
|
| S. Brunswick |
9
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
-
|
42
|
EAST COLUMBUS (46): Bress 6, Bennett 20, Young 6, Jacobs 3, Moore 6, Edwards 5.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK (42): Adams 9, Randolph 2, Burghoffer 5, Deveney 6, Green 8, Ferguson 12.
BOYS GAME
| E. Columbus |
11
|
23
|
19
|
16
|
-
|
68
|
| S. Brunswick |
8
|
17
|
12
|
16
|
-
|
53
|
EAST COLUMBUS (68): Clark 6, Freeman 4, Waddell 2, Patrick 22, J.Moore 19, Ganus 6, Fields 7, D. Moore 2.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK (53): Jenkins 3, Randolf 6, McNeil 6, Whitman 1, Moore 2, Miller 4, Hines 22, Ferguson 3, Waldrep 9.
