Taller Cape Fear crushes CCS
Taller Cape Fear crushes CCS
ERWIN — The Community Christian varsity boys basketball team found itself overmatched against a much taller Cape Fear Christian squad that celebrated its homecoming Tuesday with an 85-28 romp over the Cyclones.
The Eagles, with five players standing 6-foot-9 or taller, connected on nine 3-pointers in the first half alone as they built a 58-9 lead by the half.
“We couldn’t do anything with their length,” said Cyclones head coach Ronnie Wells, whose tallest players are 6-2. “They were just so much taller than we were and blocked a whole bunch of our shots.”
CCS dropped to 5-12 overall and 3-7 in 1-A Carolina Christian Conference play while the Eagles rose to 15-11 and 7-2, respectively.
Sophomore Rieshod Baines led CCS with 11 points while Ricky Fuller, who played just 20 seconds in his first appearance as he recuperates from an injury, hit a pair of 3-pointers to finish with six points.
Michael Okoye’s 14 points led the Eagles.
CCS will play at Wayne Christian in a CCC test Friday.
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (28)
Baines 11, Fuller 6, Stone 4, Gattis 3, Haney 2, Winstead 2, Scott, Webb, Carroll, Williams, Piccolo.
CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN (85)
Okoye 14, Flannery 12, Olatunji 13, Odunze 6, Cummings 3, Bariz 5, Boggs 6, Paisley 7, Hudson 8, Gilliam 4, Melvin 2, Jackson 5.
Score by quarters:
CCS 6 3 7 12 — 28
Cape Fear 29 29 12 15 — 85
Taller Cape Fear crushes CCS
ERWIN — The Community Christian varsity boys basketball team found itself overmatched against a much taller Cape Fear Christian squad that celebrated its homecoming Tuesday with an 85-28 romp over the Cyclones.
The Eagles, with five players standing 6-foot-9 or taller, connected on nine 3-pointers in the first half alone as they built a 58-9 lead by the half.
“We couldn’t do anything with their length,” said Cyclones head coach Ronnie Wells, whose tallest players are 6-2. “They were just so much taller than we were and blocked a whole bunch of our shots.”
CCS dropped to 5-12 overall and 3-7 in 1-A Carolina Christian Conference play while the Eagles rose to 15-11 and 7-2, respectively.
Sophomore Rieshod Baines led CCS with 11 points while Ricky Fuller, who played just 20 seconds in his first appearance as he recuperates from an injury, hit a pair of 3-pointers to finish with six points.
Michael Okoye’s 14 points led the Eagles.
CCS will play at Wayne Christian in a CCC test Friday.
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (28)
Baines 11, Fuller 6, Stone 4, Gattis 3, Haney 2, Winstead 2, Scott, Webb, Carroll, Williams, Piccolo.
CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN (85)
Okoye 14, Flannery 12, Olatunji 13, Odunze 6, Cummings 3, Bariz 5, Boggs 6, Paisley 7, Hudson 8, Gilliam 4, Melvin 2, Jackson 5.
Score by quarters:
CCS 6 3 7 12 — 28
Cape Fear 29 29 12 15 — 85
