By Gene Galin
Pittsboro, NC – Saturday was a very good day for the Northwood basketball teams. Both the boys and the girls won their third-round games on Saturday to advance to the NCHSAA 3A East basketball finals on Tuesday.
Chargers are returning to the final four for a second straight year after knocking off Terry Sanford 43-41 in Fayetteville.
2.27.21 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwood | 8 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 43 |
Terry Sanford | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 41 |
Northwood (13-2) never pulled too far ahead of Terry Sanford (11-2). The game was tied 25-25 at halftime and 35-35 to start the fourth quarter. The game was won in the last minute.
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Top scorers for Northwood were Troy Arnold with 12 points, Colby Burleson with 10, Drake Powell had nine, and Jarid Stevenson had eight.
The #13 seed Chargers (14-2) will face #6 seed West Carteret Patriots (11-2) in Morehead City on Tuesday at 6 pm.
Northwood | Team Stats | West Carteret |
---|---|---|
54.7 | Points Per Game | 65.5 |
30.7 | Rebounds Per Game | 36.0 |
12.3 | Assists Per Game | 14.2 |
6.8 | Steals Per Game | 8.9 |
2.6 | Blocks Per Game | 5.3 |
The Northwood Lady Chargers won Saturday’s home playoff game against Person by a score of 49-37.
2.27.21 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
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Person | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
Northwood | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 49 |
Top scorers for the Lasy Chargers were Te’Keyah Bland with 28 points and Skylar Adams with 12.
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The #5 seed Lady Chargers (14-0) will face #7 seed Asheboro Blue Comets (14-0) at home on Tuesday at 7 pm.
Team Scoring Averages | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwood | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 53.4 |
Asheboro | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 53.5 |
Northwood | Team State | Asheboro |
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54.1 | Points Per Game | 53.2 |
31.1 | Rebounds Per Game | 29.8 |
9.1 | Assists Per Game | 13.6 |
13.2 | Steals Per Game | 8.3 |
2.5 | Blocks Per Game | 4.1 |