It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Granville can now relate to. They came up short against the Northwood Chargers on Tuesday, falling 65-43. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Chargers are ranked 24th).

KJ Terry
03/04/25 @ Northwood | 22 |
02/28/25 vs Roanoke Rapids | 22 |
02/25/25 vs Heide Trask | 33 |
Despite the loss, South Granville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore KJ Terry posted 22 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Terry's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Brown, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 13 points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, South Granville was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 27 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Cam Fowler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northwood, putting up 19 points and seven rebounds. Beau Harvey was another key player, scoring five points in addition to nine boards and six assists.
South Granville's defeat dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Northwood, their win was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-2.
South Granville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwood, they have already played their next matchup, a 59-44 victory against Southwest Onslow on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps