Chapel Hill unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Knightdale Knights by a score of 50-47 on Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, Chapel Hill saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Makhai Manning went 5-for-10 to rack up 18 points. Jeremiah 'Juice' McIlwaine was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Brennen Jefferson went supernova For Knightdale., shooting 61% from the field en route to 29 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Tre Roper, who posted 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Knightdale has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Chapel Hill will be taking part in a tournament against East Wake at 12:30 p.m. on the 28th. As for Knightdale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Panther Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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