Basketball Recap: Burns Takes a Loss

After flying high against East Gaston last Tuesday, Burns came back down to earth. The Burns Bulldogs took a hard 69-51 fall against the Shelby Golden Lions on Friday. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Jadon Beam

Three Point Percentage (Career)

02/14/25 @ Shelby	67%
01/28/25 vs Highland Tech	60%
12/09/24 @ Kings Mountain	56%
12/26/24 @ Crest	50%
12/19/24 @ Highland Tech	50%

Despite the loss, Burns saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jadon Beam dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Beam a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Tye Clay, who posted 13 points and five assists.

Even though they lost, Burns smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.

Leading Shelby to victory were Tee Hollifield and Lorenzo Roseboro. Hollifield to rack up 15 points and seven boards, while Roseboro on his way to 16 points and five rebounds. Hollifield is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Darius Young was another key player, putting up eight points.

Burns' defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 17-6. As for Shelby, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-7.

Burns has already played their next game, a 91-68 victory against Cherryville on the 17th. As for Shelby, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-68 win against Bessemer City on the 18th.