West Brunswick comeback throttles Laney; plus more Wednesday hoops

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wednesday is typically a slow night for high school basketball around here, but that wasn’t the case on this Wednesday for a handful of local teams. The West Brunswick boys basketball team had to win on Wednesday to stay in a second place tie in the Mideastern Conference with Hoggard. The Trojans won on Wednesday, but just barely.

Boys Scoreboard
BEAR GRASS 58 – LEJEUNE 55
EAST DUPLIN 76 – CROATAN 45
COASTAL CHRISTIAN 51 – HARRELLS 50, ROY HOLDFORD 16 POINTS, MICHAEL PARKER 17 REBOUNDS
NEW HANOVER 74 – TOPSAIL 43, ACCHAEUS FIELDS 14 POINTS ON 5 OF 5 SHOOTING
HOGGARD 46 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 35, XAVIER JOHNSON 16 POINTS
WEST BRUNSWICK 64 – LANEY 63, TY HILL 21 POINTS, TY STANLEY 19 POINTS
CLINTON 71 – PENDER 53

Girls Scoreboard
CLINTON 54 – PENDER 33
HOGGARD 61 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 24
HARRELLS 47 – COASTAL CHRISTIAN 45, ABBY PARKER 15 POINTS
NEW HANOVER 67 – TOPSAIL 43
LANEY 36 – WEST BRUNSWICK 23
WALLACE-ROSE HILL 50 – WEST BLADEN 27, JUSTICE CARR 15 POINTS