Basketball Recap: Broughton Falls Despite Big Games from Austin Youngs and Jordan Page

Broughton dropped to 7-6 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell 68-63 to the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Capitals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Spartans are ranked ninth).

Jordan Page

Points

12/29/25 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	21
12/27/25 vs Garner	27
12/26/25 vs Wilson	17
12/18/25 @ Rolesville	22
12/16/25 vs Sanderson	22
+ 8 more games

Broughton's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan Page and Austin Youngs. Page shot 63% from the field on his way to 21 points and seven boards, while Youngs made all 7 shots he took racking up 17 points. Page's big performance that morning made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Tuttle, who posted nine points and three steals.

As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points over those games.

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability found their leader in sophomore AJ Morman Jr., who went 13-for-18 to rack up 41 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morman Jr. has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Keyonee Terry, who scored nine points and three steals.

Broughton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 54-42 win against Millbrook on the 6th. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-77 victory against Ben L. Smith on the 3rd.