Basketball Recap: Queen's Grant Skates Past Sugar Creek Charter with Ease

Queen's Grant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats to the tune of 78-32. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Wildcats are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cannon DeBerry

Rebounds (Career)

01/31/25 @ Sugar Creek Charter	12
01/28/25 vs Valor Preparatory Academy	11
11/14/24 @ Hickory Grove Christian	11
12/13/24 @ Jackson Day	10
01/29/25 vs Jackson Day	10

Leading Queen's Grant to victory were Chase Smith and Cannon DeBerry. Smith went 8 for 10 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, while DeBerry dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave DeBerry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Geronimo Clark, who posted 11 points and seven boards.

Queen's Grant was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sugar Creek Charter only racked up two assists.

Sugar Creek Charter's loss came despite strong showings from Aidan Gatewood and Kimani Lewis. Gatewood had ten points, while Lewis scored six points. Derek Thomas also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Queen's Grant is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.8 points per game. As for Sugar Creek Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Queen's Grant will head out to face off against Valor Preparatory Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Queen's Grant is facing Valor Preparatory Academy at the right time seeing as Valor Preparatory Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sugar Creek Charter, they are taking a road trip to challenge Carolina International at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carolina International knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Sugar Creek Charter likes a good challenge.