Basketball Recap: Northwest Halifax Drops Highest Score of Season Against Community Christian

Vikings

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Community Christian	73
12/13/24 @ Southeast Halifax	67
12/20/24 vs Bunn	65
12/12/24 @ Nash Central	65
12/27/24 vs Howard	63

Northwest Halifax scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Community Christian Cyclones by a score of 76-73. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Cyclones are ranked 161st).

Northwest Halifax lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Daveion Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Richardson is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Javon Kee, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.

Even though they lost, Northwest Halifax smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive matches.

Community Christian was led to victory by Briceson Martin and Evan Gattis. Martin went 8 of 11 on his way to 24 points in addition to five assists and three blocks, while Gattis posted 27 points along with seven boards and three steals. Those seven boards gave Gattis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chason Bryant, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points.

With the loss, Northwest Halifax broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5. As for Community Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-3.

Northwest Halifax wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-45 win against Vance County on the 30th. As for Community Christian, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Faith Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th.