By: Zack Adams
1/30/18
WAKE FOREST -- Tuesday evening inside Larry C. Lindsey Gymnasium, a points milestone was set. Wake Forest senior point guard Kayla Surles eclipsed 1,000 points for her career. Along with earning this achievement, her and her teammates earned their second NAC-6 victory of the season. Some of that “magic” rubbed off on the varsity boys team as they also earned their second NAC-6 victory over the season by edging the Pirates from Corinth Holders.
GBB: Corinth Holders vs Wake Forest:
Kayla Surles three from the far wing off Jalin Debnam’s assist, with 3:54 to play in the first quarter was the basket that put Surles at 1,000 points for her career. That would only spark Wake Forest (9-8, 2-4) to their 57-42 victory over Corinth Holders (5-14, 0-5) Tuesday. Kayla Surles would go on to finish with 17 points, five assists, and four rebounds while shooting 4/6 from three. If that’s not a performance you would want to have on your 1,000 career points night along with a win, then what is?
Fellow Lady Cougar senior Jada Miller also had herself a game. The Western Carolina commit went for 22 points. Miller would score 15 of those in the second half. Keenan Surles and Jalin Debnam would also add six points a piece to the Lady Cougars total.
Corinth Holders junior Gabby Miller once again paced the Lady Pirates, leading them with 14 points. Not only did she score 14 points, Miller also grabbed seven rebounds for a team-high. Fellow junior Mikayla Thompson bounced back from her 2/9 shooting night from three Friday against Heritage by scoring 13 on 50% shooting (3/6) from three. Freshman Crawford Ramsey added seven points as well, five of which came in the fourth.
The third quarter really "won" the game for the home Cougars. Corinth Holders went into the half up two, 22-20. Wake Forest outscored the Lady Pirates, 27-8 coming out of the locker rooms to put the game on ice. Shooting was a big factor in that as Wake Forest made five threes in that stretch.
Wake Forest now possesses two NAC-6 victories, both coming against Corinth Holders, who still remains winless in a tough NAC-6 conference.
MBB: Corinth Holders vs Wake Forest:
Oh so close, yet oh so far away for Corinth Holders (4-14, 0-5). The Pirates dropped yet another NAC-6 contest on the road, this time to Wake Forest (9-10, 2-4) by four, 48-44.
Sophomore Xylan Gill was recently moved up from junior varsity and is already making his mark on Todd Seymour's varsity squad. The tenth grader went for 16 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday while also shooting 4/5 from the foul line. Not only did Gill get 16 points, the Cougars won this game by having a very balanced scoring attack. To go along with Gill's 16, Darrius Everett added 11 (6/6 free throw), Donald Hartsfield added nine points and six rebounds (six of those nine points came in the first half), and Quandre Bullock contributed eight points while grabbing eight boards in the win.
Corinth Holders senior Warren Ramsey, a Guilford College commit, led Corinth Holders and all scorers with 19 points. Ramsey shot 44% from three (4/9) and 5/7 from the foul line. One of Ramsey's four threes was a near half court heave that was banked in at the halftime buzzer that trimmed the Wake Forest lead to just three, or 19-16 at halftime. Tanner Smith also scored in double-digits for the Pirates as he had 10.
The fourth quarter on this one was well, wild. After three, Wake Forest led 31-27. The Pirates started the quarter on an 8-2 run that was sparked by Ramsey, who scored all eight on Corinth's points in the run. The Cougars would counter, though. With 1:54 to play, Wake Forest led 40-37. Warren Ramsey, yet again, responded with a three to tie the game at 40 with 1:24 to play. Next possession, Darrius Everett countered with a three of his own with 1:08 to play to make it 43-40 'Coogs. Ensuing trip for the Pirates, Ramsey draws the fifth foul on DeMarcus Jones and hits two free throws to cut the Wake Forest lead to 43-42 with 58.8 to play.
Remember free throws? Well, they help you win basketball games. Wake Forest shot 71% (10/14) from the foul line in the fourth. Darrius Everett has ice in his veins, confirmed, as the senior went a perfect 4/4 from the stripe in his seven point fourth (11 on the game, again). Everett hit the game sealing free throws with 8.6 seconds to play that gave Wake Forest their second NAC-6 victory of the season.
As for Corinth Holders, a loss like this could definitely help them down the stretch. What that means is that the young Pirates definitely showed they have what it takes to win at the 4A level, especially in a conference of this caliber and also, how much a start to the second half can mean to a potential victory. For the first time in five games now, the Pirates took a lead in the second half. Three of the five games, Corinth Holders maintained a lead at intermission but came out flat. Tuesday, started the third on an 8-2 run. Three of the Pirates last four contest will be at home so very well an upset could be a brewing for one of the NAC-6 powers to possibly fall.
Wake Forest traveled to Wakefield tonight (Wednesday) and fell in both of those varsity contest. Next, a trip to rival, Rolesville on Friday night. Corinth Holders will return home after four straight road games to play host to Heritage on Thursday. All varsity girls games will tip at 6:30 followed by varsity boys at 8:00.
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