Basketball Recap: Watauga Find Success

Watauga's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They snuck past the Hopewell Titans with a 76-71 victory.

Cade Keller

Points

12/30/25 vs Hopewell	25
12/29/25 vs Apex Friendship	15
12/27/25 vs Saluda	45
12/22/25 vs West Caldwell	24
12/13/25 @ Ashe County	18

Cade Keller produced another solid performance going 7-for-17 en route to 25 points. Keller is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Jackson Love was another key player, shooting 55% from the field to rack up 15 points and six boards.

Despite the loss, Hopewell still got an impressive performance from Tre Gatlin, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 24 points. Thanks to that strong game, Gatlin now owns an excellent 45.1% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj McKinney, who shot 71% from the field en route to 12 points.

Watauga's record now sits at 7-1. As for Hopewell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.

Watauga has already played their next matchup, a 78-67 win against Davie County on the 2nd. As for Hopewell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-73 victory against South Mecklenburg on the 6th.