Basketball Recap: Neuse Charter Falls Despite Big Games from Klayton Tew and Jeremiah Edwards

Neuse Charter came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Wayne Preparatory Academy Generals, falling 95-69.

Jeremiah Edwards

Points

11/29/25 vs Wayne Preparatory Academy	25
11/21/25 vs Falls Lake	39
11/18/25 vs Central Carolina Academy	22
11/14/25 @ Woods Charter	34
11/11/25 vs Friendship Christian	33
11/07/25 vs Ascend Leadership	27

Jeremiah Edwards and Klayton Tew certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Edwards posted 25 points and seven rebounds, while Tew dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards. Edwards is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 22 every time he's taken the court this season. Zavien Holmes was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.

Isaiah Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wayne Preparatory Academy, shooting 6-for-10 from deep and almost dropping a double-double with 41 points and nine boards. Thomas continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyron Jones, who shot 62% from the field on his way to 18 points.

Neuse Charter's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Wayne Preparatory Academy, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Neuse Charter will venture away from home to take on Triangle Math & Science at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Wayne Preparatory Academy, they are taking a road trip to face off against Wayne Country Day at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Generals will be up against the Chargers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.57 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.