Burlington School beats Victory Christian in NCISAA 1A final
BY LANGSTON WERTZ JR.
The Burlington School avenged its only loss of the season, beating Victory Christian 57-51 in the N.C. Independent Schools 1A state championship Saturday at Asheville School.
Burlington School (31-1) won its first state championship. Victory Christian finished its season at 27-7.
Victory beat Burlington School 44-42 at a Christmas tournament in December.
Saturday, Victory Christian maintained a lead for much of the game but began to struggle with a half-court trap employed by Burlington coach Ron Johnson, who previously coached at Davidson Day and Concord's Cannon School. And with just over three minutes to play, Victory center Ebuka Izundu, a Charlotte 49ers recruit, fouled out. The Kings still led 47-45, but lost a major inside presence in the 6-10 Izundu, who finished with 14 points.
The Kings had two chances to tie in the final seconds but missed a 3-point shot and had a turnover.
Junior point guard Ty Gadsden led the Kings with 15 points, three rebounds and an assist.
BY LANGSTON WERTZ JR.
The Burlington School avenged its only loss of the season, beating Victory Christian 57-51 in the N.C. Independent Schools 1A state championship Saturday at Asheville School.
Burlington School (31-1) won its first state championship. Victory Christian finished its season at 27-7.
Victory beat Burlington School 44-42 at a Christmas tournament in December.
Saturday, Victory Christian maintained a lead for much of the game but began to struggle with a half-court trap employed by Burlington coach Ron Johnson, who previously coached at Davidson Day and Concord's Cannon School. And with just over three minutes to play, Victory center Ebuka Izundu, a Charlotte 49ers recruit, fouled out. The Kings still led 47-45, but lost a major inside presence in the 6-10 Izundu, who finished with 14 points.
The Kings had two chances to tie in the final seconds but missed a 3-point shot and had a turnover.
Junior point guard Ty Gadsden led the Kings with 15 points, three rebounds and an assist.
