Greensboro Day’s dunk fest rules Northern Guilford in first round
Greensboro Day 82 Northern Guilford 48
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After only one game, there is little doubt that Greensboro Day will staunchly defend its HAECOInvitational boys title.The Bengals used a swarm-ing defense, a fast-break offense and pinpoint outside shooting to overwhelm Northern Guilford 82-48 in the first round. All 16 players on the Greensboro Day bench got into the game as coach Freddy Johnson didn’t hesitate to sub-stitute freely after his team built a 30-7 first-quarter lead.
“I think that’s (the first game) the hardest game a lot of times,” Johnson said. “We’re very pleased with the effort we had, and we shot the ball really well tonight.”Greensboro Day will play Page in the semifinals at 6 p.m. today.
By creating early turnovers and pushing the ball, the game quickly turned into a Greensboro Day dunk fest. Josh Taylor led the way early and finished with a team-high 15 points.
“Our defense triggers every-thing,” Johnson said. “We got out and ran early. Josh Taylor got downt the court and Cam Hayes found him multiple times.”
Taylor, one of several underclassmen who will be counted on by the Bengals, said the team was looking to bounce back after a 14-point loss last week. “It was really about us sharing the ball and getting to the paint,” Taylor said about the fast start. “Everything was just clicking. We had to bounce back or we weren’t going to go far in the season. It had to be the next game or we’re going to take some more hits and it’s not going to be good for the team.”
Banks Handy, one of four seniors on the team, chipped in 11 points. He knows that with such a young team, the seniors have to be vocal and make ure everyone is on the same page.
“With our leadership a little bit,” Handy said. “That’s been an area we’ve been lacking in. And just make sure everyone is focused on our goals and get-ting our program back to where it’s been.”
Although the Bengals’ shooting cooled off some in the second quarter, they led 48-15 at intermission, while shooting 56 percent. They held the Nighthawks scoreless for almost the first seven minutes of the game and limited them to 27 percent shooting.
“We are trying to play a little zone and change up what we’re doing a little bit, using three bigs at the
same time,” Johnson said. “This builds on our opportunity to play later in the year; to play in a tourna-
ment like this with such good competition.”
Northern Guilford was led by the shooting of Carson Lomax, who finished with a game-high 25
points despite being the focal point of the Bengals defensive effort. Lomax made 5-of-7 3-pointers.
Greensboro Day 82 Northern Guilford 48
Special to the News & Record GREENSBORO ‑
After only one game, there is little doubt that Greensboro Day will staunchly defend its HAECOInvitational boys title.The Bengals used a swarm-ing defense, a fast-break offense and pinpoint outside shooting to overwhelm Northern Guilford 82-48 in the first round. All 16 players on the Greensboro Day bench got into the game as coach Freddy Johnson didn’t hesitate to sub-stitute freely after his team built a 30-7 first-quarter lead.
“I think that’s (the first game) the hardest game a lot of times,” Johnson said. “We’re very pleased with the effort we had, and we shot the ball really well tonight.”Greensboro Day will play Page in the semifinals at 6 p.m. today.
By creating early turnovers and pushing the ball, the game quickly turned into a Greensboro Day dunk fest. Josh Taylor led the way early and finished with a team-high 15 points.
“Our defense triggers every-thing,” Johnson said. “We got out and ran early. Josh Taylor got downt the court and Cam Hayes found him multiple times.”
Taylor, one of several underclassmen who will be counted on by the Bengals, said the team was looking to bounce back after a 14-point loss last week. “It was really about us sharing the ball and getting to the paint,” Taylor said about the fast start. “Everything was just clicking. We had to bounce back or we weren’t going to go far in the season. It had to be the next game or we’re going to take some more hits and it’s not going to be good for the team.”
Banks Handy, one of four seniors on the team, chipped in 11 points. He knows that with such a young team, the seniors have to be vocal and make ure everyone is on the same page.
“With our leadership a little bit,” Handy said. “That’s been an area we’ve been lacking in. And just make sure everyone is focused on our goals and get-ting our program back to where it’s been.”
Although the Bengals’ shooting cooled off some in the second quarter, they led 48-15 at intermission, while shooting 56 percent. They held the Nighthawks scoreless for almost the first seven minutes of the game and limited them to 27 percent shooting.
“We are trying to play a little zone and change up what we’re doing a little bit, using three bigs at the
same time,” Johnson said. “This builds on our opportunity to play later in the year; to play in a tourna-
ment like this with such good competition.”
Northern Guilford was led by the shooting of Carson Lomax, who finished with a game-high 25
points despite being the focal point of the Bengals defensive effort. Lomax made 5-of-7 3-pointers.
