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Bertie
From 8
ter, going on an 11-5 run
sparked by Ckayvion
Everett (two baskets),
Boston, Hill and Sharpe
(one basket each) that
pulled Holmes within 11
(41-30).
Bertie responded with
a 10-0 run (five points
from Riddick) to regain
control, 50-31, at the
end of the quarter.
The teams nearly
matched scoring totals
in the fourth quarter.
Sharpe, Mitjonte Stan
ley and J’Veon Bryant
hit 3s for Holmes, who
fouled repeatedly in an
attempt to extend the
game.
Riddick added anoth
er triple in the fourth
quarter and finished
with 30 points to lead
the Falcons.
He was joined on the
all-tournament team by
Joshua Burden, who had
eight of his 12 points in
the fourth quarter. Cot
tle provided 11 points.
joining Riddick and
Burden on the all-tourney
team from Holmes were
Sharpe (seven points)
and Zion Boston.
GIRLS HNALS
Bertie 50, Holmes 42
Bertie’s girls pulled
away from John A. Hol
mes in the fourth quar
ter with a 15-8 run that
sealed the girls champi
onship for the Falcons
in the inaugural Cooke
Communications Holi
day Invitational.
The contest between
the former conference
rivals featured six ties
and 10 lead changes.
Bertie 1(5-3 overall)
took the lead for good,
36-35, to start the final
quarter when Akyia
King Touad Dawaunti
Combs for the go-ahead
bucket with seven min
utes to play.
The 7-0 run contin
ued with a three-point
er from King, a basket
from Combs and a buck
et from Morgan Mazyck
(off a nifty pass by King)
to make it 41-35 with
five minutes left.
The Aces ended the
outburst when Jamil-
lian Johnson stole a
pass and scored with
4:15 left, but Mayzck
blocked a shot on Hol
mes’ next possession,
and that led to a bucket
by Combs for a 43-37
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that 1 would actually
have tried. I’m ashamed
to say it, but it doesn’t
make it any less true.
But Jason Brown did
not fail. According to
Adam Lucas’ above
mentioned story in my
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farms has donated over
850,000 pounds of food
to the hungry.
1 knew the story and
walked away from
reading it feeling both
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Falcons advantage with
three minutes remain
ing.
Combs (three free
throws), Mayzck (bas
ket), King (three-point
er) and Destiny Clark
(two free throws) sealed
the win for Bertie in the
final 2:18.
The. Aces held the
lead for much of the first
quarter. Holmes jumped
out to a 6-0 lead behind
baskets from Kyra Brad
ley and Anna Bass, but
Bertie responded with
11 of the last 13 points
(four by Daesha Smith,
a triple by Combs and
baskets from King and
Mayzck) to gran an 11-8
lead.
The lead changed
hands three times in the
second quarter, the final
one on two free throws
by Smith. The Falcons
led 20-17 at the break.
The Aces outscored
Bertie 18-14 in the third
stanza to take a 35-
34 advantage into the
fourth quarter.
Janryryah White
(eight points) and Miky-
jah White were the all
tournament selections
from Holmes, who were
paced by nine points
from Bass in the cham
pionship game. Johnson
added eight points.
Combs (13 points) and
King (11) were selected
for the all-tournament
team from Bertie. King
was named the girls
Most Valuable Player.
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Bertie guard Joshua Burden (No. 2, above) slips between three Holmes defenders to release the shot during the boys cham
pionship game of the inaugural Cooke Communications Holiday Invitational Dec, 20 at South Creek High School.
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The Bertie High Schools girls are the inaugural Cooke Communications Holiday Invitational Tournament champions.
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ashamed of what I
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spired by what 1 could
do.
Thank you to Jason
Brown for reminding us
that being a God given
gift is far more valuable
than having one.
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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The Bertie High Schools boys are the inaugural Cooke Communications Holiday Invitational Tournament champions.
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On September 18, 2017, the Bertie
County Board of Commissioners
officially created the Bertie County
Poverty Comnriission. The goal
of this Commission is to “create
a substantial platform for engagement,” by
convening a group of diverse team leaders and
decision makers from multiple agencies committed
to reducing the number of children and families
living in generational poverty. This new commission
will also develop a plan with measurable outcomes
that improve access, participation, and/or
impact of evidence-based and other promising
practices in one or more of the following areas:
early childhood education, nutrition, workforce
development, and health and human services.
If you or someone you know, has a passion
for this cause and would like to serve on the
Commission, applications are available on the
County’s website (www.co.bertie.nc.us), via fax,
or email. Applications can also be picked up from
Sarah Tinkham in the Clerk to the Board’s Office.
For more information, please call 252-794-5300.