Trojans Edge Scorps
On Late Free Throws
IIY DOUG R UTTER
Jerome Marlowe hit two free
throws with 1H seconds left to lift
ilio West Brunswick basketball team
to a 53-51 win over visiting North
Brunswick last Friday.
It was the only victory of the
week for the Trojans, who lost at
New Hanover and West Columbus
earlier.
West Brunswick improved us
Waecamaw 2- A Conference record
to 2-3 with the win over North
Brunswick.
"We did just gtxxl enough," West
Brunswick Coach Billy Minis said
of the game that featured 10 lead
changes. "I'm just glad we were
able to come up with this one."
Mims said poor shooting contin
ues to be the biggest problem for
West Brunswick, which enters this
week's action w ith an overall record
of 3-10.
"We haven't played that bad all
year," he said. "Our biggest problem
has been shooting the ball. We're
still missing too many lay-ups and
foul shots."
Mims said he's pleased with the
defense that the Trojans are playing
and experts the shots to start falling
for his players in the second half of
the season.
"I look to surprise some people
when they come to our place," he
said. "We're going to get after peo
ple no matter what our record is."
The Trojans were to play at East
Bladen Tuesday night before relum
ing home Friday to host South
Brunswick.
North Brunswick
North Brunswick jumped out to a
124 lead in the first three minutes
of the game as Dwam Waddeii hit
two three-pointers anil a pair of free
throws.
Shaun Bowcns, who led West
Brunswick with 17 points, stored
eight in the first quarter to keep the
Trojans close.
Trailing 14-11 alter one period.
West Brunswick used a 5-0 run early
in the second quarter to tie the game
at 16-16.
The Trojans then outscored North
Brunswick 7-2 the last four minutes
of the opening half to take a 25-21
lead at intermission.
North's Barn Baldwin scored 1 1
poinLs in the third quarter to get the
Scorpions hack in the game.
Waddell made his third three
pointer with 12 seconds to play in
the quarter to give North Brunswick
a 42-40 lead.
The Scorns increased their advan
tage to 47-41 early in the fourth
quarter before West Brunswick
came hack.
The Trojans tied the game at 47
with 4:20 to play. After falling he
hind 51-47, West Brunswick rallied
again to tie the game at 51 with 3:03
remaining.
Neither team scored again until
Marlowe stepped to the foul line
with 18 seconds left and hit both
ends of a onc-and-onc opportunity.
A desperation three-point attempt
by North Brunswick clanged off the
hack of the nm as the buzzer sound
ed.
"1 take my hat off to North Bruns
wick," Mims said. "They've got
some good guys coming up and
Cliff (Gibson) is a good coach."
Baldwin led North Brunswick
with 31 points, and Waddell added
14 for the Scorpions.
Score By Quarters
North Brunswick 14 7 21 V ? 51
West Brunswick i i i4 i5 13 ? 53
North Brunswick scoring: Bald
win, 21; Waddell. 14; M. Ballard,
WINNING STREAK ROLLS ON
West Brunswick Girls
Stay Unbeaten In WC
BY DOlid RUTTER
Teamwork plus defense equals
winning basketball.
That's the formula Coach Brcnda
Council has used lo propel the West
Brunswick girls Daskcibaii team 10 a
10-game winning streak and the top
of the Waccamaw 2-A Conference.
The Lady Trojans (5-0, 12-2) con
tinued their winning ways last week
with victories over conference oppo
nents North Brunswick and West
Columbus and 4-A New Hanover.
"1 feel like we're playing hard ev
ery game," Council said after
Friday's 68-37 home win over North
Brunswick. "It's the team playing
well together and our defense."
West Brunswick slipped past New
Hanover 34-32 last Wednesday
night in Wilmington and routed
West Columbus 55-25 last Tuesday
in Cerro Gordo.
The Lady Trojans were to play at
East Bladen Tuesday night before
hosting South Brunswick on Friday.
South Brunswick's Lady Cougars
also entered this week's play unbeat
en in the conference.
"We'll really have to be ready and
get up for that game," Council said.
"That will definitely determine
who's in first place."
North Brunswick
Monica King scored a career-high
21 points and Slaccy Hill added 16
to lead the Lady Trojans past North
Brunswick last Friday in Shallottc.
Playing their third game in four
days, the West girls got off to a slow
start in the first quarter, but dominat
ed North Brunswick.
The Lady Trojans were leading 6
4 with three minutes to play in the
opening quarter before their offense
got rolling.
West Brunswick scored the last
10 points of the quarter to take a 16
4 lead, and then outscorcd the Lady
Scorpions 12-2 the first four minutes
of the second quarter to lead 28-6.
The Lady Trojans led 32-13 at
halflimc and built a 44-15 lead in
the third quarter before North
Lordy. Lordy
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Brunswick made a mini-comeback.
The Lady Scorpions stored 11
straight points to trim the West
Brunswick lead to 46-26 after three
quarters.
Wesi Brunswick had ius 1>cm of
fensive showing in the final quarter
when it ouLscored the Lady Scor
pions 22-11.
Kanieceuwa Ballard led North
Brunswick with 12 points, and
Anika Walker added nine.
Score By Quarters
North Brunswick 4 9 13 11 ? 37
West Brunswick 16 16 14 22 ? 68
North Brunswick scoring: K.
Ballard, 12; Walker, 9: A. Robbins,
6; Grady, 4; A. Ballard, 4; Dowc, 2.
West Brunswick scoring: M.
King, 21; S. Hill, 16; Bell, 9; Norris,
6; C. King, 5; P. Detrie, 4; Morgan,
2; Grissett, 2; Daniels, 2; P. Hill, 1.
New Hanover
Christy King scored eight points
to lead the West Brunswick girls to a
34-32 win at New Hanover last
Wednesday.
West Brunswick took a 10-7 lead
in the first quarter and maintained its
three-point advantage the rest of the
first half.
The Lady Trojans had built their
lead to 24-16 at the end of three
quarters before New Hanover came
back.
The Lady Wildcats outscored
West Brunswick 16-10 in the final
pcruxl but came up short. Sara Tyson
led New Hanover with seven points.
Score By Quarters
West Brunswick 10 6 8 10 ? 34
New Hanover 7 6 3 16 ? 32
West Brunswick scoring: C. King,
8; M. King, 7; Bell, 7; Morgan, 6; S.
Hill, 2; P. Detrie, 2; Norris, 2.
New Hanover scoring: Tyson, 7;
Batounis, 6; King, 6; WatLs, 5;
Boynton, 4; Shuford, 2; Batson. 1;
Lasar, 1 .
West Columbus
Christy King scored 17 points and
Catherine Bell added 16 to lead the
Lady Trojans to a 55-25 win at West
Columbus last Tuesday.
West Brunswick dominated the
entire game, building a 13-2 first
quarter lead to a 27-12 advantage at
halftime.
The Lady Trojans continued to
play well in the second half,
outstoring the Lady Vikings 28-13.
Monica King had seven points
and Stacey Hill chipped in six for
West Brunswick. Amy Powell led
West Columbus scorers with eight
points.
Score By Quarters
West Brunswick 13 14 14 14 ? 55
West Columbus 2 10 7 6 ? 25
West Brunswick scoring: C. King,
17; Bell, 16; M. King, 7; Hill, 6; P.
Detrie, 4; Morgan, 3; Norris, 2.
West Columbus scoring: A.
Powell, 8; Everette, 5; Hardin, 4;
Odom, 4; Hasty, 2; Woolen, 2.
12; R Ballard, 4.
West Brunswick scoring: Bowens,
17; Milchcll, 13; J. Reeves, 5; Gris
seit. 5; Marlowe, 4; Stevenson, 4;
Holmes, 3; Daniels, 2.
New Hanover
Kali Pearson and Xavicr Bradley
each scored 14 points to lead New
Hanover to a 71-48 win over the
Trojans last Wednesday in Wilming
ton.
West Brunswick lead 12-10 after
the first quarter, but made only two
field goals in the second period.
The 4- A Wildcats led 24- IS at
halfume and oulscorcd West Bruns
wick 47-30 in the second half.
Lonnic Mitcheii led the Trojans
with 12 points. Timothy Daniels had
nine points and Jerry Reeves had
eight.
Score Bv Quarters
West Brunswick 12 6 13 17 ? 48
New Hanover 10 14 20 26 ? 71
West Brunswick scoring: Mitc
hell, 12; Daniels, 9; J. Reeves, 8;
Bowens. 6; Marlowe, 4; Stevenson,
4; Moody, 3; Grissctt, 2.
New Hanover scoring: Pearson,
14; Bradley, 14; Johnson, 11; Leon
ard, 8; De. Everett, 8: Mitchell, 5;
Howard, 4; Du. Everett, 4; King, 2;
Thomas, 2.
West Columbus
West Brunswick lost to West Col
umbus 62-47 in a poor shooting per
formance on the road last Tuesday.
Shaun Bowens led the Trojans
with nine points. Adam Johnson and
Jerome Marlowe each added seven.
West Columbus led 11-9 after the
first quarter and bumped its lead up
to eight points at halftime.
West Columbus connected on 17
of 21 free throw attempts, while the
Trojans nit oniy 8 of 1 5.
Score Bv Quarters
West Brunswick' 9 14 12 12 ? 17
West Columbus 11 20 16 15?62
West Brunswick scoring: Bowens,
9; Marlowe, 7; Johnson, 7; Grissctt,
6: Daniels, 5; Milchcll, 4; J. Reeves,
4; Stevenson, 3; C. Reaves, 2.
West Columbus scoring: Jones,
19; Frink. 15; Powell, 12; Roberts,
6: Green, 6; Sanderson, 4.
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STAFF PHOTO 8Y OOUO RUTTER
STACEY HILL (II) of West
Brunswick drives past North's
Michelle Bennett for two of
her 16 points last Friday.
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STAFF PHOTO BY OOUG RUTTER
NORTH BRUNSWICK GUARD Dwain Waddell (II) prepares to shoot over West Brunswick's Shaun
Bowens (12) in last Friday's game in Shallotte. Also pictured are North Brunswick's Barry Baldwin
(J I) and Marion Cobb (10).
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