Greensboro Day gets payback
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GREENSBORO Two weeks ago, only a week removed from upsetting nationally-ranked Wesleyan Christian Academy,
Greensboro Day fell 53-51 at Davidson Day. This time, Greensboro Day cruised to a 66-40 victory over the visiting
Patriots at Dillard Gymnasium.
Peter Agba led the Bengals (30-2, 8-2 PACIS) with 17 points, including six straight points at the end of the second quarter
for a 33-19 halftime lead.
¡§I think, defensively, we stepped it up in the second quarter and played really good defense on them,¡¨ Bengals coach Freddy Johnson said. ¡§They¡¦ve got two really good offensive guards. Also, down there we couldn¡¦t get anybody on the bench. We had guys with foul trouble, but we couldn¡¦t get them out of the game. And I think by going to our bench (tonight), our bench is better.¡¨
The Bengals weren¡¦t completely immune from foul difficulties Friday night. Senior point guard Darius Moore sat for considerable stretches, picking up his third and fourth fouls in the third quarter. Greensboro Day didn¡¦t miss a beat, however,as the Bengals¡¦ bench came through.
¡§Pearce Landry, Jordan Perkins and Will Dillard at that guard position ¡X we didn¡¦t miss a beat,¡¨ Johnson said. ¡§Peter had
a great game and Trevor Mayo had a good game, so I think all of our players had a good game.¡¨
Johnson¡¦s reasoning for the Bengals earlier loss to Davidson Day was a bit of an oxymoron: his team sped
up the pace but showed patience on offense.
¡§When we played down there, they did a great job of forcing us to take shots we didn¡¦t want to take,¡¨ he
said. ¡§Tonight, I thought we were a little more patient. The key is we ran tonight. Over there, we didn¡¦t run ¡X they kept us from running and forced us into a halfcourt game. Tonight, we just played well.¡¨
Davidson Day 8 11 12 9¡X40
Greensboro Day 15 18 17 16¡X66
Davidson Day (20-10, 6-4 PACIS ): Myles McGregor 23, Kenny Hairston 8, Jermaine Blackmon 5, Cameron Caldwell 3, Christopher Meadows 1.
Greensboro Day (30-2, 8-2): Peter Agba 17, Darius Moore 12, Trevor Mayo 9, Will Dillard 6, John Newman 5, Walker Miller 4, J.P. Moorman 3, Marquelle McIntyre 3, Alex Michael 2, Jordan Perkins 2, Travon Mayo 2, James Milner 1.
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GREENSBORO Two weeks ago, only a week removed from upsetting nationally-ranked Wesleyan Christian Academy,
Greensboro Day fell 53-51 at Davidson Day. This time, Greensboro Day cruised to a 66-40 victory over the visiting
Patriots at Dillard Gymnasium.
Peter Agba led the Bengals (30-2, 8-2 PACIS) with 17 points, including six straight points at the end of the second quarter
for a 33-19 halftime lead.
¡§I think, defensively, we stepped it up in the second quarter and played really good defense on them,¡¨ Bengals coach Freddy Johnson said. ¡§They¡¦ve got two really good offensive guards. Also, down there we couldn¡¦t get anybody on the bench. We had guys with foul trouble, but we couldn¡¦t get them out of the game. And I think by going to our bench (tonight), our bench is better.¡¨
The Bengals weren¡¦t completely immune from foul difficulties Friday night. Senior point guard Darius Moore sat for considerable stretches, picking up his third and fourth fouls in the third quarter. Greensboro Day didn¡¦t miss a beat, however,as the Bengals¡¦ bench came through.
¡§Pearce Landry, Jordan Perkins and Will Dillard at that guard position ¡X we didn¡¦t miss a beat,¡¨ Johnson said. ¡§Peter had
a great game and Trevor Mayo had a good game, so I think all of our players had a good game.¡¨
Johnson¡¦s reasoning for the Bengals earlier loss to Davidson Day was a bit of an oxymoron: his team sped
up the pace but showed patience on offense.
¡§When we played down there, they did a great job of forcing us to take shots we didn¡¦t want to take,¡¨ he
said. ¡§Tonight, I thought we were a little more patient. The key is we ran tonight. Over there, we didn¡¦t run ¡X they kept us from running and forced us into a halfcourt game. Tonight, we just played well.¡¨
Davidson Day 8 11 12 9¡X40
Greensboro Day 15 18 17 16¡X66
Davidson Day (20-10, 6-4 PACIS ): Myles McGregor 23, Kenny Hairston 8, Jermaine Blackmon 5, Cameron Caldwell 3, Christopher Meadows 1.
Greensboro Day (30-2, 8-2): Peter Agba 17, Darius Moore 12, Trevor Mayo 9, Will Dillard 6, John Newman 5, Walker Miller 4, J.P. Moorman 3, Marquelle McIntyre 3, Alex Michael 2, Jordan Perkins 2, Travon Mayo 2, James Milner 1.
