Notre Dame Academy had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took down the HALO Wolfpack 75-57 on Friday. The Irish Wolfhounds pushed the score to 62-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolfpack cut but never quite recovered from.
Charles Buford was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Andrew Spearman was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 12 points plus three steals.
Notre Dame Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as HALO only racked up eight.
Several Wolfpack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenneth Haynes, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Haynes is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Trenton Grissom, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
HALO now has a losing record at 2-3.
Notre Dame Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against The Grace Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for HALO, they will be playing in front of their home fans against New Creation Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. HALO is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
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