Colts outlast Eagles in back-and-forth game
Albemarle School 83 Bethel Assembly 80
BY DAVID GOUGHSports Writer ELIZABETH CITY DAILY ADVANCE
Just like in Albemarle School’s 74-65 win in an early-season tournament in Ahoskie, the Colts once again had a back-and-forth game against Bethel Assembly Christian Academy on Tuesday night.This time, however, came down to the final second as a last-ditch heave from beyond half-court from the Eagles hit the back of the rim a little too strongly for the basketball to have gone through the net.With that, the Albemarle School boys’ basketball team survived and won its home game 83-80.
“That was a ball game right there,” Albemarle School head coach Tim Dunn said.There were six different lead changes in the fourth quarter alone as Bethel (2-3) entered the final eight minutes with a slim 61-59 lead.The Eagles led 65-61 a little more than two minutes into the quarter, but Colts senior Avery Krywanczyk erased that deficit all by himself in a matter of seconds.
Krywanczyk grabbed an offensive rebound and went right back up for two points. He then immediately stole the inbound pass from Bethel and scored a game-tying bucket forcing Bethel coach Ronald Cullipher to call a timeout.After an Eagles turnover following the timeout, Albemarle School senior Brandon Jackson made a jumper to give the Colts a 67-65 lead.Following a block from Bethel’s Joshua Morris, Bethel went right down the floor to tie it up and Mason Dunlow earned an and-one as he made a layup and the ensuing free throw for a 70-67 advantage.
The teams traded buckets for a little bit before Bethel held a 78-75 lead with 1:54 to go.After Dunn called a timeout for Albemarle School (3-2), Jackson scored his 16th and final point of the night to get the Colts within one.The Eagles missed a shot on the other end of the floor and as the Colts brought the ball back up court, a technical foul was called on Bethel’s bench for complaining about a foul not being called.
Krywanczyk, who led Albemarle School in four categories with 27 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and five blocks, drained both free throws to make it 79-78 and give the Colts the lead for good with 1:32 to go.
“(Krywanczyk) is one of the backbones of our team whether he’s being the one scoring or just being the one down low,” Dunn said. “He draws defenders no matter where he’s at be-cause of his ability and it opens up opportunities for other guys on the team.”
Following the inbound pass after the free throws, junior Logan Dunn made a layup to extend the lead to 81-78. He scored 19 points in the win.Krywanczyk hit one more shot with a minute to go for an 83-80 lead and Morris, who led Bethel with 24 points, nearly sent the game to overtime with his last-second shot that clanked off the back rim.
The Colts struggled in the first quarter missing several close-range shots. Behind 11 first-quarter points from Morris, the Eagles led 25-16 after eight minutes.Momentum swung in the second quarter as Albemarle School’s offense picked up with 27 points in the period to go into half-time with a 43-42 lead.The Colts had a 10-0 run for a 39-36 lead at one point as a Krywanczyk block led to a fastbreak layup from Logan Dunn for a 37-36 lead. It was Albe-marle School’s first lead of the game.
That lead was short-lived a minute into the third quar-ter as Bethel scored the second half’s first six points and kept the lead until the fourth quarter.Coach Dunn was pleased to see his team fight back like they did multiple times in a tight game early in the season.“It’s a good win,” he said. “They showed a lot of determination, a lot of ability to play late in the game and get themselves out of a hole.”
Albemarle School 83 Bethel Assembly 80
BY DAVID GOUGHSports Writer ELIZABETH CITY DAILY ADVANCE
Just like in Albemarle School’s 74-65 win in an early-season tournament in Ahoskie, the Colts once again had a back-and-forth game against Bethel Assembly Christian Academy on Tuesday night.This time, however, came down to the final second as a last-ditch heave from beyond half-court from the Eagles hit the back of the rim a little too strongly for the basketball to have gone through the net.With that, the Albemarle School boys’ basketball team survived and won its home game 83-80.
“That was a ball game right there,” Albemarle School head coach Tim Dunn said.There were six different lead changes in the fourth quarter alone as Bethel (2-3) entered the final eight minutes with a slim 61-59 lead.The Eagles led 65-61 a little more than two minutes into the quarter, but Colts senior Avery Krywanczyk erased that deficit all by himself in a matter of seconds.
Krywanczyk grabbed an offensive rebound and went right back up for two points. He then immediately stole the inbound pass from Bethel and scored a game-tying bucket forcing Bethel coach Ronald Cullipher to call a timeout.After an Eagles turnover following the timeout, Albemarle School senior Brandon Jackson made a jumper to give the Colts a 67-65 lead.Following a block from Bethel’s Joshua Morris, Bethel went right down the floor to tie it up and Mason Dunlow earned an and-one as he made a layup and the ensuing free throw for a 70-67 advantage.
The teams traded buckets for a little bit before Bethel held a 78-75 lead with 1:54 to go.After Dunn called a timeout for Albemarle School (3-2), Jackson scored his 16th and final point of the night to get the Colts within one.The Eagles missed a shot on the other end of the floor and as the Colts brought the ball back up court, a technical foul was called on Bethel’s bench for complaining about a foul not being called.
Krywanczyk, who led Albemarle School in four categories with 27 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and five blocks, drained both free throws to make it 79-78 and give the Colts the lead for good with 1:32 to go.
“(Krywanczyk) is one of the backbones of our team whether he’s being the one scoring or just being the one down low,” Dunn said. “He draws defenders no matter where he’s at be-cause of his ability and it opens up opportunities for other guys on the team.”
Following the inbound pass after the free throws, junior Logan Dunn made a layup to extend the lead to 81-78. He scored 19 points in the win.Krywanczyk hit one more shot with a minute to go for an 83-80 lead and Morris, who led Bethel with 24 points, nearly sent the game to overtime with his last-second shot that clanked off the back rim.
The Colts struggled in the first quarter missing several close-range shots. Behind 11 first-quarter points from Morris, the Eagles led 25-16 after eight minutes.Momentum swung in the second quarter as Albemarle School’s offense picked up with 27 points in the period to go into half-time with a 43-42 lead.The Colts had a 10-0 run for a 39-36 lead at one point as a Krywanczyk block led to a fastbreak layup from Logan Dunn for a 37-36 lead. It was Albe-marle School’s first lead of the game.
That lead was short-lived a minute into the third quar-ter as Bethel scored the second half’s first six points and kept the lead until the fourth quarter.Coach Dunn was pleased to see his team fight back like they did multiple times in a tight game early in the season.“It’s a good win,” he said. “They showed a lot of determination, a lot of ability to play late in the game and get themselves out of a hole.”
