The Bertie Falcons had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 56-44 win over Wayne Country Day. Given Bertie's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Wayne Country Day is ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bertie was led to victory by Jah'Kelvin Rascoe and Zymiere Dempsey. Rascoe scored 14 points along with 8 steals and 6 assists, while Dempsey scored 24 points along with 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dempsey has scored at least 25% of Bertie's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayvien Ward, who scored 5 points.
Bertie's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Wayne Country Day, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Bertie will head out on the road to face off against J.H. Rose at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wayne Country Day, they will be playing at home against Trinity Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Wayne Country Day likes a good challenge.
