Basketball Recap: Wheeler Skates Past Chapel Hill with Ease

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 8:40am

Basketball Recap: Wheeler Wildcats vs. Chapel Hill Panthers

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs Chapel Hill38
11/25/24 vs Cedar Shoals36
12/21/24 vs Forsyth Central33
01/04/25 @ Chapel Hill31
12/13/24 vs Walton20

Wheeler won the last time they faced Chapel Hill and things went their way on Saturday too. The Wheeler Wildcats blew past the Chapel Hill Panthers 67-36. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Chapel Hill saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kendall Copeland posted seven points and three steals. Cameron Terry was another key player, putting up six points and five boards.

Wheeler's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-7. As for Chapel Hill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.

Wheeler has already played their next game, a 66-54 defeat against Cherokee on the 7th. As for Chapel Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-56 loss against Westlake on the 7th.

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