Blogging with Bryan C. Hanks

Come back here at 6:45 p.m. today for live play-by-play of Kinston’s 2A Eastern Regional semifinal game with Bunn. The Vikings take on the Wildcats for a 2A Eastern Regional finals berth against either Jacksonville Northside or Fairmont; Northside and Fairmont play after the Kinston/Bunn game and I’ll provide updates of that game, too.

LIVE!

Having computer issues here at the Crown Coliseum; but here we go … I’ll update starting lineups at halftime.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Kinston 11, Bunn 11

SECOND QUARTER:

6:21 – Kinston 13, Bunn 13

5:56 – Bunn calls first timeout

5:22 – Kinston 15, Bunn 13; Josh Dawson jumper

5:04 – Bunn 16, Kinston 15; Batchelor 3-pointer

4:20 – Kinston 17, Bunn 16; Brandon Ingram jumper inside 3-point line

3:33 – Kinston 20, Bunn 16; Qwari Ham 3

3:21 – Kinston 20, Bunn 19; High 3-pointer

2:52 – Kinston 22, Bunn 19; Denzel Keyes hits 2 FTs

2:40 – Kinston 22, Bunn 21; DeShawn High hits running jumper; he has 13 points

2:32 – Kinston 25, Bunn 21; Brandon Ingram 3-pointer on Josh Dawson assist

1:46 – Kinston 26, Bunn 21; Tiquan Canady hits 1 of 2 FTs

1:19 – Kinston 28, Bunn 21; Josh Dawson rebound of missed shot, lays it in

0:52.5 – Kinston 31, Bunn 21; Dawson hits drive, fouled, hits FT

0:03.2 – Kinston 33, Bunn 21; Denzel Keyes hits 2 FTs

BUZZER: Kinston 33, Bunn 24; Tavon Perry hits shot from halfcourt at the buzzer for margin. Scoring leaders upcoming

HALFTIME STATS:

Scorers:

Kinston – Brandon Ingram 10, Josh Dawson 9, Jeremy Taylor 4, Denzel Keyes 4, Qwari Ham 3, Darnell Dunn 2, Tiquan Canady 1, VeQuain Joyner 0, Andrew Lopez 0. Bunn – DeShawn High 13, Brandon Batchelor 6, Tavon Perry 3, Nick Johnson 2, Jonathon Alston 0, Jordan Lucas 0, Javonte Perry 0

Rebounds:

Kinston led by Keyes’ 5, 4 each from Dawson and Ingram; Bunn led by Alston’s 3

Assists:

Kinston led by Dawson’s 4, 2 from Taylor; Bunn led by High and Perry’s 2 each

THIRD QUARTER:

7:45 – Kinston 35, Bunn 24; Ingram jumper on assist from Dawson

5:48 – Kinston 37, Bunn 25

5:32 – Kinston 39, Bunn 25; Taylor scores on assist from Dawson; Bunn calls timeout

4:41 – Kinston 43, Bunn 25; Ingram scores on alley-oop from Dawson

3:48 – Kinston 46, Bunn 25; Ingram 3-pointer on assist from Ham and hockey assist from Dawson

3:30 – Kinston 46, Bunn 26; High hits 1 of 2 FTs

1:54 – Kinston 46, Bunn 28; High bucket

1:14 – Kinston 46, Bunn 30

1:02 – Kinston 49, Bunn 30; Lopez 3-pointer

0:49 – Kinston 49, Bunn 33; High basket

END THIRD QUARTER: Kinston 49, Bunn 33

FOURTH QUARTER

7:45 – Kinston 51, Bunn 33; Keyes lean-in

7:15 – Kinston 53, Bunn 33; Dawson rebounds Bunn miss, drives length of court, scores easy layup

6:42 – Kinston 55, Bunn 33; Taylor scores on beautiful assist from Dawson

6:38 – Bunn timeout

6:24 – Kinston 55, Bunn 35; High pretty jumper

5:53 – Kinston 56, Bunn 35; Keyes hits 1 of 2 FTs

5:29 – Kinston 56, Bunn 38; High hits 3 from 3 feet behind NBA 3 point line

4:57 – Kinston 57, Bunn 38; Dawson hits 1 of 2 FTs

4:36 – Kinston 57, Bunn 41; Perry 3-pointer

4:14 – Kinston timeout

3:14 – Kinston 59, Bunn 41; Dawson drive

1:46 – Kinston 61, Bunn 41; Taylor basket on Dawson’s 9th assist

1:25 – Kinston pulls starters

1:06 – Kinston 63, Bunn 41; Mykel Hart scores on offensive rebound

1:01 – Bunn timeout

0:40 – Kinston 63, Bunn 44; Tyler Sanders 3-pointer

FINAL SCORE: KINSTON 63, BUNN 44 — VIKINGS ADVANCE TO SATURDAY’S 4 P.M. REGIONAL FINAL AGAINST JACKSONVILLE NORTHSIDE/FAIRMONT

FINAL: Kinston 63, Bunn 44

Bunn     11  13   9   11 — 44

Kinston 11  22  16  14  — 63

BHS: DeShawn High 24, Tavon Perry 6, Brandon Batchelor 6, Javonte Perry 3, Tyler Sanders 3, Nick Johnson 2, Jonathon Alston 0, Jordan Lucas 0, Malik Finley 0, Thomas Dean 0. FG: 16-43 (37.2 percent); 3-pt: 10-24 (41.7 percent); FT: 2-6 (33.3 percent)

KHS: Brandon Ingram 17, Josh Dawson 14, Jeremy Taylor 12, Denzel Keyes 9, Qwari Ham 3, Andrew Lopez 3, Mykel Hart 2, Darnell Dunn 2, Tiquan Canady 1, VeQuain Joyner 0, Jaquan White 0, Trayvon Jones 0, Damian Williams 0. FG: 25-49 (51 percent); 3-pt 4-12 (33.3 percent); FT 9-12 (75 percent)

Rebounds: BHS (18) - J. Perry 5, Alston 3, Johnson 3, Batchelor 3, Lucas 1, TEAM 3; KHS (35) – Keyes 11, Dawson 7, Ingram 5, Taylor 3, Canady 3, Dunn 2, Joyner 1, Hart 1, TEAM 2.

Assists: BHS (10) – T. Perry 4, High 3, Johnson 1, Batchelor 1, J. Perry 1; KHS (13) – Dawson 9, Taylor 2, Ingram 1, Ham 1.