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4b • The <strong>Butner</strong>-<strong>Creedmoor</strong> <strong>News</strong>, Thursday, February 21, 2013<br />
B <strong>Section</strong> FEBRUARY 21, 2013<br />
AMANDA DIXON /SPORTS EDITOR<br />
Viking Basketball And Cheerleader Seniors<br />
The 2012-2013 Vikings’ Basketball and Cheerleader Seniors were recognized on February 15. Shown are (kneeling): Jessica McMillian, Kendall Moss, Ashlyn Smith, Bayle Hall and Yazmin<br />
Delossantos. (Middle Row) Branden Ragland, Ansar Muhammad, Katelyn Brooks, and Tiana Jones. (Back Row): Ryan Boltz, Taz Strudwick, Shawn Montren, JC Shelley and Dylan McFalls.<br />
Vikings Advance With Win Over Panthers<br />
South Granville and<br />
ranville Central played<br />
or the third time this<br />
eason. Panthers’ Coach<br />
ike McDaniel said, “<br />
outh Granville was the<br />
etter team tonight. I do<br />
hink it would have been<br />
different game if we had<br />
ot missed 11 free throws<br />
n the first half.” The<br />
ikings escaped with a 58-<br />
3 win at home.<br />
Nyquan Wortham and<br />
eremiah Green opened<br />
he game with three<br />
ointers for the Panthers.<br />
ario Thorpe and Ansar<br />
uhammad answered for<br />
he Vikings. Michael<br />
reeman worked in the<br />
aint for the Panthers<br />
coring two baskets. Taz<br />
trudwick scored three<br />
oints for the Vikings to go<br />
long with two by<br />
randen Ragland. The<br />
readed free throw curse<br />
tarted for the Panthers in<br />
he first quarter.<br />
ranville Central missed<br />
ll five free throw<br />
ttempts. South Granville<br />
ed 15-10 at the end of the<br />
irst period.<br />
JC Shelley found his<br />
pot from three point land<br />
arly in the second quarter<br />
or the Vikings. Thorpe<br />
dded a three while<br />
trudwick scored a basket<br />
nd converted two free<br />
hrows. Muhammad<br />
dded a basket and<br />
onathan Newton made<br />
wo free throws for South<br />
ranville.<br />
Wortham and Green<br />
gain responded with<br />
hree point baskets.<br />
reeman and Peyton<br />
homas each scored a<br />
asket in the paint. The<br />
anthers made one of<br />
even free throws in the<br />
econd quarter. South<br />
ranville led 32-23 at<br />
ntermission.<br />
The Panthers returned<br />
o the court with renewed<br />
nergy. Kaleb Hunter<br />
cored five straight points<br />
to give the Panthers a<br />
boost. Green hit another<br />
three and the South<br />
Granville lead began to<br />
shrink.<br />
The Vikings answered<br />
with three pointers by<br />
Dylan McFalls and<br />
Shelley.<br />
Granville Central cut<br />
South Granville’s lead to<br />
one with a buzzer beater<br />
by Hunter from just inside<br />
the midcourt line.<br />
Freeman’s free throws<br />
gave Granville Central a<br />
44-43 lead early in the<br />
fourth quarter. From<br />
there the teams traded<br />
baskets until the final<br />
minute of the game.<br />
With the score tied at<br />
53-53, Shawn Montren hit<br />
the go ahead jumper with<br />
40 second left on the clock.<br />
Strudwick made two free<br />
throws and Shelley tacked<br />
on a technical free throw<br />
with one second<br />
remaining in the game to<br />
seal the win for the<br />
Vikings.<br />
South Granville faced<br />
Northwood in the second<br />
round of the Carolina 12<br />
Conference tournament.<br />
No information was<br />
available from that game<br />
at press time.<br />
Granville Central<br />
finished the season with<br />
an 8-17 record and 3-13 in<br />
conference play. Coach<br />
McDaniel commented,<br />
“We must do a better job<br />
at the free-throw line and<br />
getting to those 50/50<br />
balls. The season did not<br />
turn out the way we<br />
wanted, but wins and<br />
losses don’t always<br />
determine the success of a<br />
team. Losing 99.4% of our<br />
scoring, rebounding,<br />
assists, steals & blocked<br />
shots to graduation and<br />
transfers we knew we<br />
would have an<br />
inexperienced team on the<br />
court. These young men<br />
competed admirably<br />
giving themselves a<br />
chance to win most every<br />
game this season and now<br />
they have a season of<br />
experience under their<br />
belt.”<br />
Scoring SG: Mario<br />
Thorpe (16), JC Shelley<br />
(10), Taz Strudwick (10),<br />
Jonathan Newton (7),<br />
Ansar Muhammad (5),<br />
Mario Thorpe #23 shoots and is fould by Jonathan Price # 32<br />
Nyquan Wortham # 2 drives on Branden Ragland<br />
Shawn Montren (4), Dylan<br />
McFalls (3) and Branden<br />
Ragland (3).<br />
Scoring GC: Jeremiah<br />
Green (14), Michael<br />
Freeman (13), Nyquan<br />
Fletcher (4), Jonathan<br />
Price (2) and Peyton<br />
Wortham (6), Josh<br />
Thomas (2).<br />
Michael Freeman # 12 shoots over Ryan Boltz<br />
Taz Strudwick # 11 is guarded by Jonathan Price.