There's no place like home for the Granville Central Panthers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past J.F. Webb with a 77-71 victory on Friday. Given Granville Central's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while J.F. Webb is ranked 535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Alston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 38 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cj Alston, who scored 18 points along with three blocks.
J.F. Webb's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jabari Hunter, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 1 assist. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Wright, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten assists.
Granville Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for J.F. Webb, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Granville Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Carrboro at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granville Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for J.F. Webb, they will head out on the road to take on Durham School of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. J.F. Webb knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Durham School of the Arts likes a good challenge.
