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The Croatan (Newport, NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home tournament game against New Bern (NC) by a score of 56-50.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Bern131315950
Croatan1610151556
Final score provided by C. Campbell.
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Game Stats

New Bern

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5017473639
1Xavier Cox (Sr)10393339
2Zymari Buck (Sr)102121717
3E. Johnson (Sr)5142525
4Brewer Simmons (Sr)2142525
5Jussan Wiggins (Jr)733100100
10Jordan Hawkins (So)6263350
11Alex Martinez (Sr)10595656
Croatan

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals2885620533842
0Carson Leifheit (Jr)3200300
1Kannon McBride (Fr)329263350
2Trey Jones (Jr)32154133131
3Jaden Hilliard (Jr)32104123342
5Luke Green (Sr)3211595656
10Matthew Woody (Sr)329458080
12M. Crittenden (So)32
15Seth Boyette (Sr)322152020
20Holden Martin (Sr)32
New Bern

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5031916131968142850
1Xavier Cox (Sr)10125034752729
2Zymari Buck (Sr)10060661002633
3E. Johnson (Sr)501036501333
4Brewer Simmons (Sr)20101333
5Jussan Wiggins (Jr)7133333100
10Jordan Hawkins (So)62633
11Alex Martinez (Sr)100305683
Croatan

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals2885641429121963163941
0Carson Leifheit (Jr)320030
1Kannon McBride (Fr)32925403560010
2Trey Jones (Jr)3215010788841233
3Jaden Hilliard (Jr)321023672922
5Luke Green (Sr)321114255956
10Matthew Woody (Sr)32912504580
12M. Crittenden (So)32
15Seth Boyette (Sr)3220201333
20Holden Martin (Sr)32
New Bern

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals50517228839
0Jaylen Queen (Sr)11
1Xavier Cox (Sr)10321
2Zymari Buck (Sr)10123213
3E. Johnson (Sr)513423
4Brewer Simmons (Sr)22810222
5Jussan Wiggins (Jr)7111
10Jordan Hawkins (So)6111
11Alex Martinez (Sr)1011111
21Andrew Davis (So)11
Croatan

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals2885615274296514
0Carson Leifheit (Jr)3202213
1Kannon McBride (Fr)329235121
2Trey Jones (Jr)3215123212
3Jaden Hilliard (Jr)3210112513
5Luke Green (Sr)3211551014
10Matthew Woody (Sr)32961319111
12M. Crittenden (So)321
15Seth Boyette (Sr)322111
20Holden Martin (Sr)3211
New Bern

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.890.89
1Xavier Cox (Sr)3.002.00
2Zymari Buck (Sr)0.670.33
3E. Johnson (Sr)0.67
11Alex Martinez (Sr)1.00
Croatan

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.640.43
0Carson Leifheit (Jr)0.33
1Kannon McBride (Fr)1.00
2Trey Jones (Jr)1.000.50
3Jaden Hilliard (Jr)1.670.33
5Luke Green (Sr)0.25
10Matthew Woody (Sr)1.00

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Croatan nips New Bern

December 21, 2023: Newport, NC 28570

Croatan Cougars (Newport, NC) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting New Bern Bears (New Bern, NC), 56-50 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Croatan upgrades its record to 12-0 on the campaign. The Cougars host Ashley (Wilmington, NC) to play the Screaming Eagle in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 3. The Screaming Eagle come into the bout with a record of 2-5.

Next up, the Bears play the Coastal Christian Centurions (Wilmington, NC) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, December 27. New Bern will attempt to upgrade on its 7-4 season record. The Centurions come into the bout with a 8-5 record after their 64-61 non-league loss to Northwood Temple Academy (Fayetteville, NC).

Players of the Game

New Bern (23-24)

Congratulations to #11 Alex Martinez for being selected the New Bern Basketball Player of the Game.

Croatan (23-24)

Congratulations to #10 Matthew Woody for being selected the Croatan Basketball Player of the Game.

New Bern @ Croatan Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 21, 2023 @ 7:30p
New Bern Christmas Tournament
The Croatan (Newport, NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home tournament game against New Bern (NC) by a score of 56-50.

Rankings & Records

New Bern (23-24)

NCClass
21027
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
17-118-410-45-62-1.607.6671,6831,620

Croatan (23-24)

NCClass
19415
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
20-85-511-39-5.714.5001,9821,606

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
New Bern
13.516.014.216.77.010.060.1
Croatan
17.920.020.615.5--70.8

Team Stat Comparison

New BernCroatan
60.0Points Per Game70.5
27.3Rebounds Per Game35.9
12.6Assists Per Game15.2
8.5Steals Per Game10.8
2.5Blocks Per Game5.6

Team Leaders

New BernCroatanNational Avg.
#2 Zymari Buck15.6Points Per Game#2 Trey Jones17.94.9
#4 Brewer Simmons7.4Rebounds Per Game#10 Matthew Woody7.82.6
#1 Xavier Cox2.8Assists Per Game#3 Jaden Hilliard6.01.0
#5 Jussan Wiggins1.8Steals Per Game#3 Jaden Hilliard2.60.8
#11 Alex Martinez0.7Blocks Per Game#10 Matthew Woody2.90.3

Record Breakdown

New Bern (23-24)

Croatan (23-24)

17-11
Overall
20-8
10-4
League
6-6
4-3
Non-League
11-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
5-3
Common Opponent
4-2
10-4
Home
11-3
5-6
Away
9-5
2-1
Neutral
0-0
0-1
Playoff
1-1
17-10
In-State
20-8
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0