Basketball Recap: Dayton Williams' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Kenston Forest over Nottoway

Kenston Forest was the 54-47 winner over Nottoway when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Kenston Forest Kavaliers took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nottoway Cougars. The Kavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Dayton Williams

Points

02/03/25 @ Nottoway	18
01/31/25 vs Banner Christian	18
01/24/25 @ Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot	22
01/17/25 vs Southampton Academy	22
01/14/25 vs Tidewater Academy	21
+ 12 more games

Kenston Forest lost on Monday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dayton Williams, who went 6 of 15 to rack up 18 points. The contest was Williams' 17th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Will Johnson, who made all 5 shots he took for 11 points and three blocks.

Leading Nottoway to victory were Anton Carter Jr and Xxavier Mccain. Carter Jr dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Mccain dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Mccain a new career-high in shooting accuracy (60%). Eli Geter was another key player, putting up ten points.

Kenston Forest's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Nottoway, their record is now 7-10.

Kenston Forest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 64-53 victory against Brunswick Academy on the 4th. As for Nottoway, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-46 win against Randolph-Henry on the 4th.