Basketball Recap: Northside Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Emerald Vikings
Northside Christian Academy and Emerald met for a duel on Friday where Northside Christian Academy came out on top. The Northside Christian Academy Crusaders took their contest with ease, bagging an 83-42 victory over the Emerald Vikings. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Leading Northside Christian Academy to victory were Cade McNeil and Dalton Gadson. McNeil went 6 for 7 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and two steals, while Gadson went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave McNeil a new career-high in field goal percentage (86%). Hilton Dessausure was another key player, going 6 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Northside Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in three consecutive games.
Emerald's loss came despite strong showings from Damarquis Hopkins and Rykevius Logan. Hopkins went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points, while Logan posted six points in addition to seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Zymere Goodman, who scored five points.
Northside Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Northside Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 78-45 victory against Pelion on the 25th. As for Emerald, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-56 win against Swansea on the 25th.
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