Crossroads Christian scores 'ugly' victory over South Wake
• By Brandon White bwhite@hendersondispatch.com; 252-436-2840
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RALEIGH — The first day for Crossroads Christian in the War at Wake hosted by New Life Camp was filled with an equal amount of positives and negatives.
Facing a sturdy South Wake program, Crossroads controlled Friday’s game by double digits beginning in the second quarter but could only obtain a 72-69 victory after a handful of mistakes late in the game.
Head coach Scottie Richardson was far from satisfied with his team’s performance. While he attributed some of those struggles to senior Andres Prince experiencing cramps in the closing stages, Richardson said that Crossroads needs to perform if he is unavailable.
“This is what you call an ugly win,” Richardson said. “We didn’t take care of the basketball at the end and there was a lot of poor decision-making down the stretch. Andres had to leave the game and we have to figure out how to play good basketball without Andres out there.”
Richardson knew that no lead was guaranteed against South Wake after observing their determination in the days leading up to Friday’s game.
South Wake’s intensity and fast pace enabled them to overcome several double digit deficits at different points in the contest. Despite taking advantage of numerous miscues from Crossroads, South Wake ultimately did not have the necessary time at their disposal to wrestle the lead away.
Even with South Wake providing an immense amount of pressure, Richardson believed the final outcome would have been much larger than three points had his players showed more composure once Prince began to cramp up in the fourth quarter.
Richardson expects Prince to be healthy in time for Crossroads’ matchup with Southeastern HomeSchool on Saturday but he also wants to see better shooting from junior Shane Anthony after he endured an inconsistent evening around the rim.
“[Andres] has been in and out of the lineup with injuries all year,” Richardson said. “Typically we don’t have Andres out and Shane [Anthony] struggling in the same game, so that was a double whammy. Thankfully we have [Saturday] to regroup.”
Now that the stress of exam week is behind his players, Richardson anticipates a much more focused Crossroads team ahead of battling Southeastern HomeSchool, which boasted a four-game win streak prior to facing Wayne Country Day on Friday.
With another tough game ahead, Richardson said that Crossroads can not make the same mistakes that hindered them against South Wake if they want to improve to 7-3 on the young 2021-22 season.
“We need to take better care of the basketball,” Richardson said. “There were seven turnovers we committed in the first half and we also started slow. Mentally, we need to figure out where we’re at. This is one of those games where you’re just glad to get the win and get out.
Crossroads and Southeastern HomeSchool tip off at New Life Camp at 5 p.m. tomorrow evening.
• By Brandon White bwhite@hendersondispatch.com; 252-436-2840
• Save
RALEIGH — The first day for Crossroads Christian in the War at Wake hosted by New Life Camp was filled with an equal amount of positives and negatives.
Facing a sturdy South Wake program, Crossroads controlled Friday’s game by double digits beginning in the second quarter but could only obtain a 72-69 victory after a handful of mistakes late in the game.
Head coach Scottie Richardson was far from satisfied with his team’s performance. While he attributed some of those struggles to senior Andres Prince experiencing cramps in the closing stages, Richardson said that Crossroads needs to perform if he is unavailable.
“This is what you call an ugly win,” Richardson said. “We didn’t take care of the basketball at the end and there was a lot of poor decision-making down the stretch. Andres had to leave the game and we have to figure out how to play good basketball without Andres out there.”
Richardson knew that no lead was guaranteed against South Wake after observing their determination in the days leading up to Friday’s game.
South Wake’s intensity and fast pace enabled them to overcome several double digit deficits at different points in the contest. Despite taking advantage of numerous miscues from Crossroads, South Wake ultimately did not have the necessary time at their disposal to wrestle the lead away.
Even with South Wake providing an immense amount of pressure, Richardson believed the final outcome would have been much larger than three points had his players showed more composure once Prince began to cramp up in the fourth quarter.
Richardson expects Prince to be healthy in time for Crossroads’ matchup with Southeastern HomeSchool on Saturday but he also wants to see better shooting from junior Shane Anthony after he endured an inconsistent evening around the rim.
“[Andres] has been in and out of the lineup with injuries all year,” Richardson said. “Typically we don’t have Andres out and Shane [Anthony] struggling in the same game, so that was a double whammy. Thankfully we have [Saturday] to regroup.”
Now that the stress of exam week is behind his players, Richardson anticipates a much more focused Crossroads team ahead of battling Southeastern HomeSchool, which boasted a four-game win streak prior to facing Wayne Country Day on Friday.
With another tough game ahead, Richardson said that Crossroads can not make the same mistakes that hindered them against South Wake if they want to improve to 7-3 on the young 2021-22 season.
“We need to take better care of the basketball,” Richardson said. “There were seven turnovers we committed in the first half and we also started slow. Mentally, we need to figure out where we’re at. This is one of those games where you’re just glad to get the win and get out.
Crossroads and Southeastern HomeSchool tip off at New Life Camp at 5 p.m. tomorrow evening.
