Basketball Recap: Bertie Takes a Loss

Bertie fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Martin County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Martin County Gators. The Falcons were up 41-17 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Zymiere Dempsey

Points

01/28/25 vs Martin County	19
01/27/25 vs Perquimans	30
01/17/25 @ Washington County	24
01/14/25 vs North East Carolina Prep	29
01/13/25 vs Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech	38
+ 6 more games

Despite the loss, Bertie still got an impressive performance from Zymiere Dempsey, who went 5 for 9 en route to 19 points in addition to five steals and three blocks. Dempsey's evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Jamarion Beverly also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Martin County was led to victory by Kwahli Basnight and Jordan Matthewson. Basnight shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Matthewson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 boards. Martin County is 10-1 when Matthewson posts ten or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kamarion Larry, who posted 14 points and three steals.

Bertie's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Martin County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.

Bertie has already played their next game, a 45-34 defeat against Gates County on the 31st. As for Martin County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-59 loss against Tarboro on the 31st.