South View had taken E.E. Smith down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Tigers fell 61-52 to the Golden Bulls. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 114th).
Kasimir Gibson
| 12/18/25 vs E.E. Smith | 62% |
| 12/12/25 vs Gray's Creek | 40% |
| 12/10/25 vs Lumberton | 38% |
| 12/09/25 vs Pinecrest | 42% |
| 12/03/25 @ Lumberton | 50% |
| + 2 more games |
Despite the loss, South View still got an impressive performance from Kasimir Gibson, who shot 62% from the field en route to 19 points and eight boards. Thanks to that strong game, Gibson now owns an excellent 47.8% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Nashion Singletary, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
Jackson Williams was his usual excellent self, going 6-for-12 to rack up 21 points and seven steals for E.E. Smith. Williams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed four or more in each of the last five games he's played. Patrick Barber was another key player, shooting 43% from the field on his way to 14 points and three blocks.
South View's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for E.E. Smith, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
South View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-54 defeat against Jack Britt on the 19th. E.E. Smith has also already played their next matchup (against Terry Sanford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
