Knights fall to SAC-7 leader

BLADENBORO — West Bladen lost to St. Pauls 65-51 on Tuesday night in SAC-7 boys high school basketball.

The Knights exited 1-8 in the Southeastern Athletic Conference and 8-12 overall. They have lost five straight and nine of 10, and play a final regular-season home contest Friday with Midway.

Leading scorers for West Bladen were freshman Chase Williams with 12 points, and senior Javonta Matthews and junior Gary Parker with 11 each. Freshman Hezekiah Adams scored eight. For the Bulldogs, Jeyvian Tatum scored 17 points, Josh Henderson 14 and Cameron Revels 10.

St. Pauls won its ninth in a row, exited 8-0 in the conference, and stands 13-5 overall.