Lady Bluejays bust through in second half, Oran falls to South Pemiscot on the road

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CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Lady Bluejays turned a one-point halftime lead into a 69-53 win against Delta Thursday night.

Charleston outscored the Lady Bobcats 22-10 in the third quarter to take a 13-point advantage into the final frame.

The Lady Bluejays once against outscored Delta, 18-15, to seal the win.

Senior E'Neikqua Ewing led Charleston with a team-high 27 points.

Sierra Frazier and Dazique Gillespie pitched in 13 and 12 points respectively.

Machela VanGennip had a game-high 36 points to lead Delta.

Now at 5-1, Charleston will take part in the Lady Royals Christmas Tournament starting this weekend.

DELTA (53) -- Alysha Vessells 2, Tia May 2, Katie Nance 6, Machela VanGennip 36, Chastity Taylor 5, Rachel Birkman 2. FG 18, FT 15-33, F 21. (3-pointers: VanGennip 2. Fouled out: Nance.)

CHARLESTON (69) -- Sierra Frazier 13, Frederica Evans 3, Juwanna Walker 10, Cheyenne Randle 4, E'Neikqua Ewing 27, Dazique Gillespie 12. FG 27, FT 12-29, F 25. (30pointers: Evans 1, Gillespie 2. Fouled out: Randle.)

STEELE -- Oran lost on the road to South Pemiscot Thursday, 65-54.

Oran's Chrissy Sauceda scored a team-high 15 points -- all on 3-pointers -- to pace the Eagles (2-2). Anna Jones added 10 points.

South Pemiscot's Carrie Shepard scored a game-high 31 points.

ORAN (54) -- Aubrianna Jones 10, Addie Kielhofner 12, Taylor Nenninger 8, Allison Cummins 9, Chrissy Sauceda 15. FG 14, FT 2-4, F 11. (3-pointers: Jones 2, Cummins 1, Sauceda 5. Fouled out: None)

SOUTH PEMISCOT (65) -- Leslie Dent 2, Carrie Shepard 31, Alicia Campbell 17, Takenya Houston 6, Natalie Crockett 6, Michaela Mays 3. FG 24, FT 5-12, F 4. (3-pointers: Shepard 4. Fouled out: None)

CLARKTON -- The Risco Tigers let a slim halftime lead slip through their fingers Thursday night during the semifinals of the Clarkton Holiday Tournament.

Risco led 37-32 at the end of the first half, but allowed Gosnell to finish with a 14-point win.

Risco will play in the third place game tonight at 6:30 p.m. while Gosnell tries to win the championship at 8 p.m.