BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
JANUARY25,20171 B3
The fabric of Bertie County since 1832
Phoenix fall
to Riverside
BY JIM GREEN
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - Bertie
Middle School’s boys
basketball team looked
like it was on its way
to victory Wednesday
night (Jan. 18).
The Phoenix held a
35-28 lead with 3:55
left in the third quarter
against Riverside.
The Knights, howev
er, rallied in the fourth
quarter, holding Bertie
to just four points, and
pulled off a 49-45 vic
tory to complete a dou
bleheader sweep.
Riverside’s girls
pulled away in the sec
ond half to claim a 32-13
win in the opener.
In the boys game, a
much-improved Bertie
squad battled Riverside
for three quarters but
went cold in the final
stanza, managing just
one basket and two free
throws over the final six
minutes.
Bertie jumped out
to a 5-0 lead on an old-
fashioned three-point
play and a bucket by
Sports
Cam’ron Harrell.
Riverside rallied
with nine of the next
11 points, and took a
9-7 lead on a basket by
Ja’Darius Bryant.
Bertie rallied to tie it
again, 13-13, at the end
of the quarter on a hoop
by Evan Wells.
The Phoenix assumed
control in the second
quarter on a follpw shot
by T.J. Thompson (17-
16). Thompson then
had a block that led to
a bucket by Marquis
Overton, and two free
throws by Wells made
it 23-17 with 1:54 left in
the first half.
Again, the Knights ral
lied, using a 9-4 run to
cut the deficit to one.
Overton’s hoop was
part of a 8-0 flurry
(which also included
buckets from Thomp
son and Harrell) that
gave Bertie a 35-28 lead
with 3:55 left in the pe
riod.
Riverside, behind of
fense from Williams (six
points), Griffin (five)
and Bryant (four) took
a 40-38 lead, but Wells’
JIM GREEN / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Bertie Middle School squared off with neighboring rival Riverside last week in Williamston. At left, Phoenix guard Miranda Mel-
dick tries to control the ball against Zion Jenkins. Right: Bertie’s Marquis Overton drives to the basket in the boys game.
step-back triple at the
end of the quarter put
the Phoenix ahead 41-
40.
Bryant’s three-pointer
with 5:05 left gave River
side a lead (43-41) they
wouldn’t lose.
Griffin’s basket made
it 46-41 with 3:44 remain
ing, but a free throw fol
lowed by a bucket from
Kelvin Rascoe cut it to
46-44 just 13 seconds
later.
, Williams, Bryant and
Tykeem Freeman made
free throws in the final
3:34 to seal the win.
Harrell, Overton and
Thompson paced Bertie
with nine points. Wells
chipped in eight.
GIRLS’ GAME
Riverside 32,
Bertie 13
Bertie’s girls battled
Riverside hard through
the first half and even
had the lead.
But a 6-2 run at the
end of the second quar
ter gave the Knights the
advantage, and their de
fense limited the Phoe
nix to just six points in
the final 16 minutes and
40 seconds to secure
the victory.
The Knights tallied
the first six points, only
to see Bertie rally for a
7-6 lead on a follow shot
by Jessica Stokes with
4:40 left in the first half.
Riverside responded
with a free throw from
Jermaria Brown, a bas
ket from Mirquel Go
dard and a three-point
play from Alea Selby to
grab a 12-9 lead.
The Phoenix sliced
the deficit to one (12-
11) early in the third
session on a hoop by
Bryona West, who fin
ished with a team-lead
ing eight points.
But the visitors didn’t
score for the remainder
of the quarter (a span
of 4:40) and Riverside
pulled away with 12
straight points to take a
24-11 lead.
Bertie’s lone points in
the final quarter came
from free throws by
West and Miranda Mel-
dick.
Fourth
From B1
months. The scariest
part of Ryan’s efficiency
is that he also had near
ly 70 passes completed
of at least 20 yards or
more.
That is the offense
that made Green Bay
look silly and that is
the offense that has the
rest of the media talking
about a potential Atlan
ta Super Bowl victory.
While the Falcons led
the league with 58 of
fensive touchdowns
this season. New Eng
land came in third with
51 of their own. Atlanta
has better wide receiv
ers and better running
backs than New Eng
land. What the Patriots
do have is Tom Brady.
Brady threw for over
3,500 yards and 28
touchdowns in the reg
ular season. It’s worth
noting that as impres
sive as that is, he did
that despite missing the
first four games of the
season due to suspen
sion.
The Patriots may not
have a prolific rush
ing attack but it is ef
fective when needed.
LeGarrette Blount is a
“full steam ahead” kind
of runner which makes
him dangerous when he
is most often used, for
draw plays and in the
red zone. That might
explain how, despite
getting less carries than
most of the starting
tailbacks in the league,
Blount managed to
lead the NFL in rushing
touchdowns with 18.
Despite all of the fan
fare that the New Eng
land and Atlanta offens
es will receive, it might
ultimately prove to be
defense, or a lack there
of, that ensures a New
England Super Bowl vic
tory.
As mentioned above,
the Patriots are smart,
well coached and expe
rienced. 1 expect their
defense, already incred
ibly tough against the
run, to make the Falcons
one dimensional. Don’t
be surprised if the Pa
triots focus on stopping
the Falcons rushing at
tack and force “Matty
Ice” to try and win the
game with his arm.
Atalanta can try and
counter but I’m not cer
tain they have much of
a defense to take with
them to Houston for the
big game. The Falcons
have been ineffective
Warrior boys split, stay in 2nd
Lawrence Academy’s
varsity boys had a
chance to tie Terra Ceia
for the Tarheel Indepen
dent Conference lead
Friday night.
The one-loss Knights,
however, had other
plans.
Terra Ceia (7-0 TIC,
17-1 overall) used solid
runs in the first (23-6)
and fourth (22-12) quar
ters to secure a 79-47
triumph over the War
riors.
Lawrence currently
stands second in the
conference (5-1) and is
10-7 overall as play be
gan this week.
Miller Trowell led Law
rence with 21 points,
while Jarrett Harrell re
turned to the lineup and
added 17 points.
Three days prior,
Lawrence overcame a
sluggish start to defeat
Albemarle 51-38.
Albemarle jumped
out to a 14-8 lead in
the first period, but the
Warriors outscored the
Colts 15-7 in the second
quarter, 14-9 in the third
and 14-8 in the fourth to
secure the victory.
Trowell had 13 points
to lead Lawrence, while
Joe Ward added 11
points and Wood Trow
ell chipped in seven.
DaQuan Wilson had
10 rebounds.
Bethel JV boys stay undefeated
Still undefeated.
Bethel Assembly
Christian Academy’s
junior varsity boys bas
ketball team keeps roll
ing along.
The Eagles improved
to 13-0 overall by de
feating Calvary Baptist
65-13 on Friday and
Trinity Christian 50-23
on Jan. 17.
A 27-4 run in the first
period was all BACA
needed against Calvary
Baptist.
Kyle Cullipher led the
Eagles with 19 points,
while three players
added 10 points each:
Mason Askew, Mason
Dunlow and Lucas
Doughtie.
In the victory over
Trinity Christian,
Doughtie paced BACA
with 15 points while
Askew and Cullipher
provided eight each.
Bethel JV girls post victories
Bethel Assembly
Christian Academy’s
junior varsity girls bas
ketball team finished
last week with two vic
tories.
On Friday, the Eagles
erupted for a 22-0 lead
and rolled past Calvary
Baptist 42-2 at home.
Kayley Minton led
BACA with 22 points,
while Haley Northcott,
Haven Hoggard and
Grade Simmons added
six points each.
Three days before.
Bethel outscored Trin
ity Christian 17-4 in the
final stanza to win 28-
12.
Minton had 14 points
for the Eagles, while
Simmons added eight.
when trying to pressure
quarterbacks and have
allowed the seventh
most yards per rushing
attempt in the league.
If Atlanta can’t stop
the run and gives Tom
Brady extra time in the
pocket, there won’t
be much of a game to
watch and everyone
will be talking after the
Super Bowl about what
ever Lady Gaga did dur
ing her halftime show.
That is of course as
suming nothing bad
happens to the Patriots,
like some sort of curse.
I’m sure that won’t hap
pen though, especially
to Tom Brady, one of
the greatest quarter
backs to ever live!
David Friedman is a
long time sports writer
and columnist. A Bertie
High School graduate, he
and his family currently
reside in Wilmington.
David can be reached
via e-mail at fourthand-
longcolumn@gmail. com.
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