Graham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Northwood Chargers 79-34. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Chargers are ranked 43rd).
Despite the loss, Graham saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Micah Woods went 8 for 15 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That was a full 61.8% of Graham's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ladario Johnson, who put up two points and nine boards.
Leading Northwood to victory were Beau Harvey and Cam Fowler. Harvey went 8 of 10 on his way to 17 points along with seven steals and six assists, while Fowler went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points and four steals. That's the most points Harvey has posted since back in January of 2024. Josiah Brown was another key player, putting up five points along with five assists and three steals.
Graham's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Northwood, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Graham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-70 victory against North Moore on the 7th. As for Northwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 65-62 loss against Washington on the 4th.
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