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East Bladen Clinton

Eagles

Dark Horses

The Clinton (NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) by a score of 64-25.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Bladen	22	10	18	14	64
Clinton	8	6	9	2	25

Final score provided by C. Owens.

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Game Stats

Clinton (22-23)

East Bladen

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	67	27	68	40	49
1	NeNe Ward (So)	29	11	20	55	73
4	Ariel Cromartie (Fr)	6	3	7	43	43
10	Cabria Baldwin (Fr)	4	1	3	33	50
11	A. Heustess (Sr)	9	3	11	27	41
13	Karli Priest (Sr)	5	2	5	40	50
14	Zoe Smith (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
21	Maegan Burney (Sr)	6	3	6	50	50
23	Laila Smith (So)	8	4	12	33	33
31	B. Phillips (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0

Clinton

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	25	7	43	16	19
3	Tara Joyner (Sr)	13	3	12	25	29
5	Kamyah Smith (Sr)		0	5	0	0
14	B. Blackburn (Sr)	6	2	12	17	17
21	Ava Williford (Jr)	3	1	4	25	38
23	Larkin Best (So)		0	2	0	0
24	A. Perry sinclair (Sr)	1	0	2	0	0
30	Avery Evans (Sr)	2	1	4	25	25
50	Lauren Nunez (Sr)		0	2	0	0

East Bladen

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	67	12	35	34	1	4	25	15	33	45
1	NeNe Ward (So)	29	7	14	50	0	1	0	4	6	67
4	Ariel Cromartie (Fr)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
10	Cabria Baldwin (Fr)	4	1	3	33	1	3	33	0	0	0
11	A. Heustess (Sr)	9	3	10	30	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	Karli Priest (Sr)	5	1	4	25	0	0	0	1	1	100
14	Zoe Smith (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Maegan Burney (Sr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
23	Laila Smith (So)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	33
31	B. Phillips (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Clinton

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	25	2	10	20	9	18	50	5	33	15
3	Tara Joyner (Sr)	13	1	4	25	6	9	67	2	8	25
4	Evan Gillespie (So)		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
5	Kamyah Smith (Sr)		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14	B. Blackburn (Sr)	6	0	1	0	2	5	40	2	11	18
21	Ava Williford (Jr)	3	1	4	25	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Larkin Best (So)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	A. Perry sinclair (Sr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	2	0
30	Avery Evans (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25
50	Lauren Nunez (Sr)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

East Bladen

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	67	13	20	33	18	18	5	23
1	NeNe Ward (So)	29	3	3	6	3	6	0	5
3	Martha Simmons (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	Ariel Cromartie (Fr)	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	3
10	Cabria Baldwin (Fr)	4	1	2	3	0	1	0	1
11	A. Heustess (Sr)	9	1	3	4	4	2	1	5
13	Karli Priest (Sr)	5	2	1	3	1	5	1	1
21	Maegan Burney (Sr)	6	1	2	3	2	1	1	5
23	Laila Smith (So)	8	4	4	8	7	3	2	2
31	B. Phillips (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
33	Niyha Wooten (Fr)	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0

Clinton

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	25	19	15	34	5	17	7	32	6
3	Tara Joyner (Sr)	13	3	0	3	2	3	1	3	2
4	Evan Gillespie (So)		2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0
5	Kamyah Smith (Sr)		2	2	4	0	1	0	8	0
10	Janiya Mosely (Fr)		1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	B. Blackburn (Sr)	6	5	2	7	1	4	2	8	1
21	Ava Williford (Jr)	3	0	6	6	0	1	4	3	2
23	Larkin Best (So)		1	1	2	0	3	0	0	1
24	A. Perry sinclair (Sr)	1	0	0		1	3	0	3	0
30	Avery Evans (Sr)	2	4	3	7	0	0	0	4	0
42	Karen King (Jr)		0	0		0	0	0	1	0
50	Lauren Nunez (Sr)		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

East Bladen

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.78	0.78
1	NeNe Ward (So)	0.60	1.20
10	Cabria Baldwin (Fr)	0.00	1.00
11	A. Heustess (Sr)	0.80	0.40
13	Karli Priest (Sr)	1.00	5.00
21	Maegan Burney (Sr)	0.40	0.20
23	Laila Smith (So)	3.50	1.50
33	Niyha Wooten (Fr)	1.00	0.00

Clinton

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.16	0.53	2.83	1.17	2	1
3	Tara Joyner (Sr)	0.67	1.00	1.50	0.50
4	Evan Gillespie (So)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
5	Kamyah Smith (Sr)	0.00	0.13	1.00	0.00
10	Janiya Mosely (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
14	B. Blackburn (Sr)	0.13	0.50	4.00	2.00		1
21	Ava Williford (Jr)	0.00	0.33	0.50	2.00
23	Larkin Best (So)	0.00	3.00	3.00	0.00
24	A. Perry sinclair (Sr)	0.33	1.00	3.00	0.00	1

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - East Bladen overwhelms Clinton

January 26, 2023: Clinton, NC 28328

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the East Bladen Eagles (Elizabethtown, NC) and the host Clinton Dark Horses (Clinton, NC), saw East Bladen's basketball squad wallop Clinton by a tally of 64-25.

With the victory, East Bladen improves its record to 13-5 on the campaign. The Eagles host West Bladen (Bladenboro, NC) to play the Knights in a 2A Conference 7 challenge on Monday, January 30. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. West Bladen lost 57-48 in their recent league challenge against Clinton (Clinton, NC)

Next up, the Dark Horses play the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes (Fairmont, NC) in a 2A Conference 7 challenge, on Monday, January 30. Clinton will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record. The Golden Tornadoes come into the challenge with a 17-3 record after their 57-32 league win over Midway (Dunn, NC).

Players of the Game

East Bladen (22-23)

Congratulations to #1 NeNe Ward for being selected the East Bladen Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Clinton (22-23)

Clinton has not selected any Players of the Game.

East Bladen @ Clinton Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023 @ 6p

The Clinton (NC) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) by a score of 64-25.

Rankings & Records

East Bladen (22-23)

NC	Class
145	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
19-8	7-5	10-3	7-4	2-1	.704	.583	1,502	1,068

Clinton (22-23)

NC	Class
374	32

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
10-14	2-10	4-8	6-6	.417	.167	897	1,056

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
East Bladen	14.9	15.0	13.5	12.2	55.6
Clinton	8.8	9.9	10.0	8.7	37.4

Head-to-Head

East Bladen won on 1/3/2023

1/3 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Clinton 4 9 4 3 20
East Bladen 10 29 18 2 59

The Clinton (NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) by a score of 59-20.
Box score
East Bladen won on 1/26/2023

1/26 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

East Bladen 22 10 18 14 64
Clinton 8 6 9 2 25

The East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Clinton (NC) by a score of 64-25.
Box score
East Bladen won on 2/13/2023

2/13 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Clinton 6 4 6 2 18
East Bladen 23 11 9 17 60

The Clinton (NC) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away conference tournament game against East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC) by a score of 60-18.
Box score

1/3 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Clinton	4	9	4	3	20
East Bladen	10	29	18	2	59

2/13 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Clinton	6	4	6	2	18
East Bladen	23	11	9	17	60

Team Stat Comparison

East Bladen		Clinton
55.6	Points Per Game	37.4
29.8	Rebounds Per Game	26.8
13.6	Assists Per Game	6.3
14.8	Steals Per Game	15.3
5.3	Blocks Per Game	4.5

Team Leaders

East Bladen		Clinton	National Avg.
#23 Laila Smith16.9	Points Per Game	#14 Brittany Blackburn12.5	4.1
#23 Laila Smith8.5	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Ava Williford5.2	2.8
#23 Laila Smith3.0	Assists Per Game	#3 Tara Joyner1.7	0.9
#1 NeNe Ward4.4	Steals Per Game	#3 Tara Joyner3.3	1.1
#11 Anna Gray Heustess2.6	Blocks Per Game	#14 Brittany Blackburn1.8	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
East Bladen	10-5		Clinton	4-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/7/22	East Bladen	Heide Trask	(W) 55-11	12/2/22	Heide Trask	Clinton	(W) 54-20
1/11/23	Heide Trask	East Bladen	(W) 58-10	12/9/22	Clinton	Heide Trask	(W) 57-16
12/16/22	East Bladen	Midway	(W) 68-32	1/17/23	Clinton	Midway	(L) 41-40
1/24/23	Midway	East Bladen	(W) 53-32	2/7/23	Midway	Clinton	(W) 40-31
1/6/23	West Bladen	East Bladen	(W) 72-41	12/16/22	West Bladen	Clinton	(L) 65-61
1/30/23	East Bladen	West Bladen	(W) 70-29	1/24/23	Clinton	West Bladen	(W) 57-48
1/13/23	Fairmont	East Bladen	(L) 63-48	1/6/23	Clinton	Fairmont	(L) 61-28
2/3/23	East Bladen	Fairmont	(L) 39-28	1/30/23	Fairmont	Clinton	(L) 56-15
2/15/23	Fairmont	East Bladen	(W) 42-40
1/17/23	East Bladen	Red Springs	(L) 44-40	1/10/23	Red Springs	Clinton	(L) 38-27
2/7/23	Red Springs	East Bladen	(W) 48-33	2/1/23	Clinton	Red Springs	(L) 33-22
2/21/23	Red Springs	East Bladen	(W) 77-46
1/20/23	St. Pauls	East Bladen	(L) 78-61	1/13/23	St. Pauls	Clinton	(L) 68-31
2/10/23	East Bladen	St. Pauls	(L) 63-61	2/3/23	Clinton	St. Pauls	(L) 63-33
2/17/23	East Bladen	St. Pauls	(W) 55-49

Record Breakdown

East Bladen (22-23)		Clinton (22-23)
19-8	Overall	10-14
10-5	League	2-11
8-1	Non-League	8-2
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
10-5	Common Opponent	4-8
10-3	Home	4-8
7-4	Away	6-6
2-1	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
19-8	In-State	10-14
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0