An East Bladen and Hobbton player battle for the ball during Friday’s game. The game was suspended in the third quarter because of a thunderstorm with East Bladen leading 14-12.
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
The East Bladen homecoming queen announced Friday was Kymani Spencer and the king was Cody Clark. Pictured, from left, are 2024 queen NeNe Ward, Spencer, Clark and 2024 king Shannon Hankins.
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
East Bladen quarterback Keyshawn Kemp (2) runs the keeper Friday against Hobbton. Kemp scored a touchdown and a 2-point conversion for the Eagles.
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
East Bladen’s Dashon Campbell (5) scored a touchdown in the second quarter against Hobbton on Friday night.
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
East Bladen homecoming king Cody Clark (center), is pictured with Principal Dr. Chris Carroll (left) and 2024 king Shannon Hankins (right).
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
East Bladen homecoming queen Kymani Spencer (center) with 2024 queen NeNe Ward (left) and Principal Dr. Chris Carroll (right). The announcement was made Friday at halftime of the football game between the Eagles and Hobbton.
Kenneth Armstrong / kenarmphoto.com
The East Bladen homecoming football against Hobbton was suspended last Friday night with the Eagles leading 14-12 midway through the third quarter.
The game has been scheduled to resume Monday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Lenon Fisher Stadium.
Crowned at halftime was homecoming queen Kymani Spencer and king Cody Clark.
The start of the Carolina Conference game was delayed about 20 minutes because of lightning in the area, then was delayed again for an hour after Hobbton had run only three plays.
Neither team scored in the first quarter. Hobbton scored on consecutive possessions in the second quarter for a 12-0 lead. Reginald Thompson scored on a 16-yard run with 9:17 remaining and Amir Tate sprinted 71 yards with 1:17 left.
East Bladen was able to get on the board with only 12 seconds remaining in the first half on Dashon Campbell’s 3-yard run that cut it to 12-6. Campbell also had runs of 11, 24 and 23 yards on the 73-yard drive.
East Bladen marched 75 yards in eight plays after receiving the second half kickoff. Quarterback Keyshawn Kemp did the bulk of the work, following his lead blockers around the right side for 36 yards on three carries. He ran the final 5 yards for the touchdown, then converted the 2-point conversion that gave the Eagles a 14-12 lead with 7:26 remaining in the third quarter.
The game was halted at that point because of lightning , thunder and heavy rain.
East Bladen (4-1) is scheduled to play at North Duplin on Friday.
West Bladen (2-3) was idle last Friday. The Knights are scheduled to play at Whiteville on Friday in their Southeastern Conference opener.
Sonny Jones can be reached at [email protected].