BLADENBORO — Host West Bladen lost 63-50 to West Columbus on Tuesday in the opening round of the 10th annual Bladen Offroad Christmas Tournament.
Knights’ sophomore Malachi Allen scored 16 points and freshman Hezekiah Adams 15. West Bladen, a three-time champion, has lost six straight and eight of its last 10 in the event; it has lost two of its last three this season after a sizzling 5-1 start.
Scoring 21 and 20 points, respectively, for the victors were Amajae Lowery and Unique Kelly.
In other first-round games, 4-A Wilmington Laney defeated 2-A Dillon Christian of South Carolina 82-20; 2-A St. Pauls defeated 1-A Pamlico County 43-41; and 4-A Pinecrest defeated 2-A Whiteville 61-44.
Today’s games are at 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. The matchups, respectively, are Pamlico (4-6) and Whiteville (6-3), West Bladen (6-3) and Dillon (1-7), St. Pauls (4-2) and Pinecrest (5-3), and West Columbus (7-1) and Laney (7-1).
West Bladen and St. Pauls play in the 2-A Southeastern Athletic Conference. West Columbus and Whiteville hail from the 2-A/1-A Waccamaw; Pinecrest is in the 4-A/3-A Sandhills; Laney is from the 4-A/3-A Mideastern; Pamlico competes in the 2-A/1-A Coastal Plains; and Dillon Christian plays in Region III of the independent schools association of its state.
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