Whiteville vs West Columbus | Basketball

The West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Whiteville (NC) by a score of 70-53.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Whiteville	13	13	15	12	53
West Columbus	14	21	10	25	70

Final score provided by T. Taylor.

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Game Stats

West Columbus (23-24)

Whiteville

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM
	Team Totals	49	19
2	Amari Best (Sr)	14	5
10	Corey Faison (So)	2	1
11	Brycen Edwards (Jr)	14	5
12	Dashaun Shipman (Sr)	2	1
13	Will Fisher (Jr)	11	4
14	Justin Ward (So)	2	1
21	Marlon Herring (Jr)	2	1

West Columbus

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	70	22	47	47	55
2	J. Bellamy (Sr)	5	2	3	67	83
3	Unique Kelly (Sr)	31	7	17	41	47
4	T. Freeman (Sr)	2	1	3	33	33
5	J. Axelberg (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100
10	T. Watts-Brown (Sr)	13	5	11	45	59
15	Larry Graham (Fr)	8	3	6	50	58
22	Zion Eady (So)	1	0	2	0	0

Whiteville

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM
	Team Totals	49	4	7	12	58	15
2	Amari Best (Sr)	14		4	4	100	5
10	Corey Faison (So)	2					1
11	Brycen Edwards (Jr)	14	4				1
12	Dashaun Shipman (Sr)	2		0	2	0	1
13	Will Fisher (Jr)	11		3	6	50	4
14	Justin Ward (So)	2					1
21	Marlon Herring (Jr)	2					1

West Columbus

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	70	8	24	33	18	23	78	14	23	61
2	J. Bellamy (Sr)	5	1	1	100	0	0	0	1	2	50
3	Unique Kelly (Sr)	31	2	11	18	15	16	94	5	6	83
4	T. Freeman (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	33
5	J. Axelberg (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
10	T. Watts-Brown (Sr)	13	3	8	38	0	0	0	2	3	67
15	Larry Graham (Fr)	8	1	2	50	1	2	50	2	4	50
22	Zion Eady (So)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	2	0

Whiteville

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	49	10	15	25	10	3	3	12	16
2	Amari Best (Sr)	14	3	7	10			2	1	3
10	Corey Faison (So)	2				1				2
11	Brycen Edwards (Jr)	14	1	3	4	1	2		3	2
12	Dashaun Shipman (Sr)	2	1		1				1	2
13	Will Fisher (Jr)	11		3	3	3			2	2
14	Justin Ward (So)	2		1	1	3	1		1	2
21	Marlon Herring (Jr)	2		1	1	1			1
24	Teron Bowen (Sr)					1

West Columbus

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	70	10	15	25	7	7	1	9	15
2	J. Bellamy (Sr)	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	3	1
3	Unique Kelly (Sr)	31	4	7	11	3	3	0	2	3
4	T. Freeman (Sr)	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
5	J. Axelberg (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	T. Watts-Brown (Sr)	13	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
15	Larry Graham (Fr)	8	3	2	5	2	1	0	0	1
22	Zion Eady (So)	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
24	Dwyane Bryant (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Whiteville

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.83	0.25	0.19	0.19
2	Amari Best (Sr)				0.67
11	Brycen Edwards (Jr)	0.33	0.67	1.00
13	Will Fisher (Jr)	1.50
14	Justin Ward (So)	3.00	1.00	0.50
21	Marlon Herring (Jr)	1.00

West Columbus

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.78	0.78	0.47	0.07	1	11
2	J. Bellamy (Sr)	0.00	0.33	1.00	0.00	0	2
3	Unique Kelly (Sr)	1.50	1.50	1.00	0.00	1	3
4	T. Freeman (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
10	T. Watts-Brown (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
15	Larry Graham (Fr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	2
22	Zion Eady (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
24	Dwyane Bryant (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	0

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - West Columbus tops Whiteville

January 5, 2024: Cerro Gordo, NC 28430

West Columbus Vikings (Cerro Gordo, NC) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Whiteville Wolfpack (Whiteville, NC), 70-53 in a league bout.

With the victory, West Columbus upgrades its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Vikings host South Columbus (Tabor City, NC) to play the Stallions in a 1A/2A Waccamaw bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Stallions come into the bout with a record of 7-8. South Columbus won 57-47 in their recent league bout against East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC)

Next up, the Wolfpack play the East Columbus Gators (Lake Waccamaw, NC) in a 1A/2A Waccamaw bout, on Tuesday, January 9. Whiteville will attempt to upgrade on its 3-9 season record. The Gators come into the bout with a 3-7 record after their 57-47 league loss to South Columbus (Tabor City, NC).

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

Posted @ 8:19p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 8:19p
0 - 0

Game Start
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus won the tip off.

Posted @ 8:22p
2 - 0

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #13 Will Fisher makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 2, West Columbus 0

Posted @ 8:22p
2 - 3

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 2, West Columbus 3

Posted @ 8:22p
4 - 3

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #14 Justin Ward makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 4, West Columbus 3

Posted @ 8:24p
4 - 5

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 4, West Columbus 5

Posted @ 8:25p
4 - 5

Foul Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards. Whiteville 4, West Columbus 5

Posted @ 8:25p
4 - 8

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #11 Lamarriez Brown makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 4, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:26p
7 - 8

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 7, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:26p
7 - 8

Foul Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville - #23 Damarian Hall. Whiteville 7, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:26p
9 - 8

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 9, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:27p
9 - 8

Foul Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown. Whiteville 9, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:27p
9 - 8

Foul Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #2 Jaylen Bellamy . Whiteville 9, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:29p
11 - 8

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #2 Amari Best makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 11, West Columbus 8

Posted @ 8:29p
11 - 11

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #2 Jaylen Bellamy makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 11, West Columbus 11

Posted @ 8:30p
13 - 11

Score Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter
Whiteville - #2 Amari Best makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 11

Posted @ 8:30p
13 - 11

Foul Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #11 Lamarriez Brown. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 11

Posted @ 8:31p
13 - 13

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #15 Larry Graham makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 13

Posted @ 8:32p
13 - 13

Foul Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on Whiteville - #13 Will Fisher. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 13

Posted @ 8:32p
13 - 13

Foul Alert
Whiteville1st Quarter ~1 minute to go
Foul on Whiteville - #12 Dashaun Shipman. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 13

Posted @ 8:34p
13 - 14

Score Alert
West Columbus1st Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a Free Throw. Whiteville 13, West Columbus 14

Posted @ 8:34p
13 - 14

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Whiteville 13, West Columbus 14

Posted @ 8:34p
15 - 14

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 15, West Columbus 14

Posted @ 8:36p
17 - 14

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #23 Damarian Hall makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 14

Posted @ 8:37p
17 - 14

Timeout Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Timeout West Columbus. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 14

Posted @ 8:37p
17 - 16

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #15 Larry Graham makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 16

Posted @ 8:38p
17 - 16

Foul Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville - #23 Damarian Hall. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 16

Posted @ 8:40p
17 - 17

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a Free Throw. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 17

Posted @ 8:40p
17 - 18

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a Free Throw. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 18

Posted @ 8:40p
17 - 20

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 20

Posted @ 8:41p
17 - 22

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #11 Lamarriez Brown makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 17, West Columbus 22

Posted @ 8:41p
17 - 22

Foul Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #4 Triston Freeman . Whiteville 17, West Columbus 22

Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 22

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #2 Amari Best makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 19, West Columbus 22

Posted @ 8:42p
19 - 25

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #15 Larry Graham makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 19, West Columbus 25

Posted @ 8:42p
22 - 25

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 22, West Columbus 25

Posted @ 8:43p
22 - 25

Foul Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville - #2 Amari Best. Whiteville 22, West Columbus 25

Posted @ 8:43p
22 - 27

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 22, West Columbus 27

Posted @ 8:43p
22 - 28

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a Free Throw. Whiteville 22, West Columbus 28

Posted @ 8:44p
22 - 28

Foul Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly . Whiteville 22, West Columbus 28

Posted @ 8:44p
24 - 28

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #2 Amari Best makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 24, West Columbus 28

Posted @ 8:44p
24 - 31

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 24, West Columbus 31

Posted @ 8:45p
26 - 31

Score Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter
Whiteville - #21 Marlon Herring makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 31

Posted @ 8:45p
26 - 30

Score Correction
West Columbus2nd Quarter
Score correction for West Columbus in Q2. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 30

Posted @ 8:45p
26 - 30

Foul Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville - #12 Dashaun Shipman. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 30

Posted @ 8:45p
26 - 31

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a Free Throw. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 31

Posted @ 8:46p
26 - 31

Foul Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #22 Zion Eady . Whiteville 26, West Columbus 31

Posted @ 8:47p
26 - 33

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #3 Unique Kelly makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 33

Posted @ 8:48p
26 - 35

Score Alert
West Columbus2nd Quarter
West Columbus - #2 Jaylen Bellamy makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 8:48p
26 - 35

Timeout Alert
Whiteville2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Timeout Whiteville. Whiteville 26, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 8:48p
26 - 35

Halftime
Halftime
Whiteville 26, West Columbus 35

We noticed it's halftime, please enjoy this video while you wait for the action to resume.
UNREAL catch by Randy Ruiz of Windermere to send his team to state 595,364 views 1:14

Posted @ 8:51p
26 - 35

Start of 3rd Quarter
Whiteville3rd Quarter
Whiteville's ball.

Posted @ 9:01p
29 - 35

Score Alert
Whiteville3rd Quarter
Whiteville - #11 Brycen Edwards makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 29, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 9:01p
29 - 35

Foul Alert
Whiteville3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Foul on Whiteville. Whiteville 29, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 9:03p
31 - 35

Score Alert
Whiteville3rd Quarter
Whiteville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 31, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 9:04p
33 - 35

Score Alert
Whiteville3rd Quarter
Whiteville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 33, West Columbus 35

Posted @ 9:04p
33 - 38

Score Alert
West Columbus3rd Quarter
West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 33, West Columbus 38

Posted @ 9:04p
33 - 41

Score Alert
West Columbus3rd Quarter
West Columbus - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 33, West Columbus 41

Posted @ 9:04p
33 - 44

Score Alert
West Columbus3rd Quarter
West Columbus - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Whiteville 33, West Columbus 44

Posted @ 9:04p
35 - 44

Score Alert
Whiteville3rd Quarter
Whiteville - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Whiteville 35, West Columbus 44

Posted @ 9:05p
35 - 44

Foul Alert
West Columbus3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Foul on West Columbus - #10 Tyler Watts-Brown. Whiteville 35, West Columbus 44

Posted @ 9:05p
Commentary
3rd Quarter
Not sure what happened at the game but everybody was evacuated.

Posted @ 9:23p
Commentary
3rd Quarter
West Won

Posted @ 10:15p

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Rankings & Records

Whiteville (23-24)

NC	Class
404	34

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-14	6-6	6-4	2-6	2-4	.417	.500	1,278	1,358

West Columbus (23-24)

NC	Class
255	11

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
17-7	11-2	8-2	7-5	2-0	.708	.846	1,512	1,310

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Whiteville	11.3	12.9	12.8	12.8	-	53.3
West Columbus	16.6	15.5	15.5	14.8	5.0	63.0

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Head-to-Head

West Columbus won on 12/30/2023

12/30 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

West Columbus 6 13 14 16 49
Whiteville 10 10 9 9 38

The West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Whiteville (NC) by a score of 49-38.
Box score
West Columbus won on 1/5/2024

1/5 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Whiteville 13 13 15 12 53
West Columbus 14 21 10 25 70

The Whiteville (NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC) by a score of 70-53.
Box score
West Columbus won on 2/2/2024

2/2 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

West Columbus 13 16 10 13 52
Whiteville 10 16 12 11 49

The West Columbus (Cerro Gordo, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Whiteville (NC) by a score of 52-49.
Box score

12/30 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Columbus	6	13	14	16	49
Whiteville	10	10	9	9	38

2/2 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Columbus	13	16	10	13	52
Whiteville	10	16	12	11	49

Team Stat Comparison

Whiteville		West Columbus
50.0	Points Per Game	63.0
31.8	Rebounds Per Game	29.1
9.9	Assists Per Game	12.4
10.0	Steals Per Game	10.1
1.3	Blocks Per Game	1.3

Team Leaders

Whiteville		West Columbus	National Avg.
#13 Will Fisher12.5	Points Per Game	#3 Unique Kelly 18.3	4.9
#2 Amari Best11.3	Rebounds Per Game	#3 Unique Kelly 6.2	2.6
#14 Justin Ward2.9	Assists Per Game	#3 Unique Kelly 3.2	1.0
#2 Amari Best2.2	Steals Per Game	#3 Unique Kelly 2.6	0.8
#20 Caleb Mcclean0.7	Blocks Per Game	#21 KeVon Stackhouse 0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Whiteville	7-7		West Columbus	10-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/15/23	West Bladen	Whiteville	(L) 55-34	1/2/24	West Columbus	West Bladen	(L) 60-33
12/23/23	Lumberton	Whiteville	(L) 72-63	12/28/23	West Columbus	Lumberton	(L) 80-66
1/3/24	Heide Trask	Whiteville	(L) 58-44	12/15/23	West Columbus	Heide Trask	(L) 73-55
1/30/24	Whiteville	Heide Trask	(L) 73-64	1/26/24	Heide Trask	West Columbus	(L) 58-57
2/21/24	Whiteville	Heide Trask	(L) 74-61	2/23/24	West Columbus	Heide Trask	(L) 82-69
1/10/24	East Columbus	Whiteville	(W) 60-54	1/23/24	West Columbus	East Columbus	(W) 59-53
2/9/24	Whiteville	East Columbus	(W) 51-44	2/16/24	East Columbus	West Columbus	(W) 76-63
1/19/24	East Bladen	Whiteville	(W) 42-38	1/31/24	West Columbus	East Bladen	(W) 47-46
2/13/24	Whiteville	East Bladen	(L) 72-35	2/6/24	East Bladen	West Columbus	(W) 72-58
2/20/24	East Bladen	Whiteville	(W) 64-52
1/23/24	Whiteville	South Columbus	(L) 50-47	1/10/24	South Columbus	West Columbus	(W) 63-54
2/16/24	South Columbus	Whiteville	(W) 76-36	2/9/24	West Columbus	South Columbus	(W) 60-58
				2/22/24	West Columbus	South Columbus	(W) 71-58
2/6/24	Pender	Whiteville	(W) 58-38	1/19/24	Pender	West Columbus	(W) 75-51
2/7/24	Whiteville	Pender	(W) 46-44	2/13/24	West Columbus	Pender	(W) 71-40
				2/20/24	Pender	West Columbus	(W) 72-64

Record Breakdown

Whiteville (23-24)		West Columbus (23-24)
10-14	Overall	17-7
7-6	League	11-2
1-3	Non-League	2-2
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
7-7	Common Opponent	10-5
6-4	Home	8-2
2-6	Away	7-5
2-4	Neutral	2-0
0-0	Playoff	1-1
10-14	In-State	15-7
0-0	Out-of-State	2-0