Basketball Recap: Crest Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Chargers

Previous 6 Games

01/06/26 vs Forestview	70-52
01/02/26 @ Burns	49-44
12/30/25 vs Hendersonville	66-49
12/29/25 vs Hillcrest	65-64
12/27/25 vs Burns	74-43
12/23/25 vs Dreher	64-50

Crest extended their winning streak to six on Tuesday, bumping them up to 8-3. They greeted the New Year with with a 70-52 victory over the Forestview Jaguars. The Chargers pushed the score to 54-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.

As for Forestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 436th, while Crest is ranked 103rd).

Despite the loss, Forestview had strong showings from Dashawn Patton, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds, and Semaj Hart, who went 6-for-12 en route to 13 points. Hart is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trenden England, who had five points and five assists.

Coming up, Crest will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Point at 7:30 p.m. The Chargers will be up against the Red Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 68.3 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Forestview, they will venture away from home to face off against Huss at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars will need to watch out since the Huskies have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.