Culbreth Middle Boys’ Basketball
(via coach Mike Harris)
The Culbreth boys varsity basketball team opened play against Phillips Wednesday, November 27th. The two teams exchanged leads allgame, until Phillips pulled away in the end by six points, 38-32 thanks to powerful inside play by A. Esry, B. Meyer and C. Smith. Michael Thornton and Denzel Ingram played strong games for Culbreth. Ingram netted a game high 21 points in the loss.
Culbreth’s second game of the season against last year’s JV champion, McDougle, had all the nail-biting intensity of a post-season tournament game. McDougle was a bit rattled by Culbreth’s full-court pressure, but prevailed in the end, 43-36 on three consecutive breakaway layups. McDougle had a balanced scoring attack led by C. Carson’s 16, C. Pigsbee’s 10 and C. Fisher’s 7. Despite being chased all night by a box-and-one trick defense, Denzel Ingram was unstoppable for Culbreth, hitting 5 three pointers and pouring in a total of 28 points (of which 20 came in the final 6 minutes of the game).
Culbreth (1-2) defeated a scrappy Stanback (2-1) team on Thursday night for their first win of the season, 49-41. Jacob Junker was the heart of the Cougar attack, scoring 7 points along with numerous rebounds, steals and defensive stops. Keenan van Name contributed a steady 12 points along with a handful of steals. Despite battling a flu-like illness, Culbreth’s Ingram led all scorers with 17 hard-earned points. Ingram is averaging 22 points per game so far this season. A. Buchanan scored 10 and K. Thomas and B. Gregory added 8 apiece for Stanback.
Carrboro High Varsity Basketball
(via Georg T. Gordon)
- Tuesday, Dec. 11: Boys
- Orange: 9 11 21 24 = 65
- Carrboro: 19 16 12 9 = 56
- David Brooks topped the scoring for Carrboro with 26 points. Brooks Morgan added 10 points to the Jaguar total, including two 3-point buckets.
- Tuesday, Dec. 11: Girls
- Orange: 20 18 25 10 = 73
- Carrboro:9 0 8 2 = 19
Layney Mishoe was the leading scorer for Carrboro with six points. Haley Hegedus added five points for the Jags.