Basketball Recap: Northwest Halifax Drops Season-High Score on Rocky Mount Prep

Vikings

Team Score

01/03/25 vs Rocky Mount Prep	82
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

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Halifax). They blew past the Rocky Mount Prep Jaguars 82-42 on Friday. The Vikings pushed the score to 61-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.

Northwest Halifax's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javon Kee, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Kee a new career-high in steals (three). Another player making a difference was Daveion Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Defeat or not, Rocky Mount Prep got some senior leadership from Rashyd Johnson and Qualique Jones. Johnson posted 11 points, while Jones earned eight points. Another player making a difference was Kenston Bullock, who had five points.

Northwest Halifax is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Rocky Mount Prep, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Northwest Halifax didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-36 loss against North Edgecombe on the 7th. As for Rocky Mount Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-66 win against KIPP P on the 7th.