It was a proper cat-fight when Neuse Charter faced off against North Johnston on Friday. The Neuse Charter Cougars took a hard 75-56 fall against the North Johnston Panthers. The Cougars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Neuse Charter got some senior leadership from Demonte Jackson and Donolyjah Tyrell. Jackson posted 14 points and five rebounds, while Tyrell put up ten points and seven rebounds. Klayton Tew was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
Kaleb Pone continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Johnston, going 11 of 16 on his way to 30 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Pone a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Keno Jones, who had eight points and seven assists.
Neuse Charter's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for North Johnston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Neuse Charter will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Star Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 6th. Neuse Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season. As for North Johnston, they will welcome Franklin Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 3rd. Franklin Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.5 points per game.
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