Wall injured but Lady Knights hang on to beat Cape Fear Christian, 42-38
Posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:31 am
From staff reports
ERWIN — Despite the loss of leading scorer and rebounder Kaelyn Wall early in the second half with an ankle injury, the visiting Greenfield School varsity girls basketball team pulled out a 42-38 triumph against Cape Fear Christian in North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Associaition 1-A competition Tuesday night.
Wall, a senior, exited with some two minutes elapsed in the third quarter when a Cape Fear player fell on her leg. The Lady Knights owned an 8-point lead at the time.
The Lady Knights entered the fourth quarter clinging to a 31-29 margin, but Cape Fear tied the score at 33-33.
Greenfield and the Lady Eagles traded a couple of baskets until Greenfield rebounded a Cape Fear miss and built a winning margin at the foul line — where eighth grader Serenity McNair nailed 7-of-10 free throws the last quarter.
The Lady Knights upped their record to 8-3 and close out the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with their third game in as many nights against Kerr-Vance of Henderson at home Wednesday evening.
McNair fired in all 18 of her points in the second half. Wall scored 11. Seventh-grader Darcy Dean, who replaced Wall, delivered a key basket in the third quarter. Freshman Jeallen Holland pulled down 10 rebounds.
GREENFIELD (42)
Parker 2, McNair 18, Stroh 5, Holland 4, Wall 11, Dean 2.
CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN 38)
McNeil 2, Taylor 2, Dupree 5, Matthews 16, K. Bass 4, A. Bass 9.
Score by quarters:
Greenfield 14 8 9 11 — 42
Cape Fear 12 4 13 9 — 38
Posted Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:31 am
From staff reports
ERWIN — Despite the loss of leading scorer and rebounder Kaelyn Wall early in the second half with an ankle injury, the visiting Greenfield School varsity girls basketball team pulled out a 42-38 triumph against Cape Fear Christian in North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Associaition 1-A competition Tuesday night.
Wall, a senior, exited with some two minutes elapsed in the third quarter when a Cape Fear player fell on her leg. The Lady Knights owned an 8-point lead at the time.
The Lady Knights entered the fourth quarter clinging to a 31-29 margin, but Cape Fear tied the score at 33-33.
Greenfield and the Lady Eagles traded a couple of baskets until Greenfield rebounded a Cape Fear miss and built a winning margin at the foul line — where eighth grader Serenity McNair nailed 7-of-10 free throws the last quarter.
The Lady Knights upped their record to 8-3 and close out the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with their third game in as many nights against Kerr-Vance of Henderson at home Wednesday evening.
McNair fired in all 18 of her points in the second half. Wall scored 11. Seventh-grader Darcy Dean, who replaced Wall, delivered a key basket in the third quarter. Freshman Jeallen Holland pulled down 10 rebounds.
GREENFIELD (42)
Parker 2, McNair 18, Stroh 5, Holland 4, Wall 11, Dean 2.
CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN 38)
McNeil 2, Taylor 2, Dupree 5, Matthews 16, K. Bass 4, A. Bass 9.
Score by quarters:
Greenfield 14 8 9 11 — 42
Cape Fear 12 4 13 9 — 38
