Phoenix falter at foul line, fall to GW

Missed opportunities at stripe spell doom for varsity boys in key district matchup


Amanta Farrar drives to the basket against GWHS. (Mike Moseley photo)

Down by one point entering the fourth quarter, Mecklenburg County went 3-of-15 from the foul line to lose to visiting GW-Danville 68-59 in a Jan. 17 Piedmont District matchup.

Mecklenburg (5-10) trailed 47-46 at the end of the third period after playing a solid first half.

GW-Danville sped out to a 0-5 lead. Mecklenburg pulled ahead 7-5 on Tomar Logan’s three pointer. The teams tied at 9-all, then the Phoenix went on a 6-0 run for the 15-9 lead.

GW fought back but Mecklenburg stayed focused and won the period 19-16. Logan and Derrion Brooks had five points each in the frame. Brooks paced Mecklenburg on the night with 14 points while Logan added 12.

Following a Brook’s trey that tied the game at 19-19 in the second period, the teams battled to a 24-24 score with 4:42 left in the first half. The Phoenix went to halftime down 36-34.

Brooks knocked down 12 first half points, was 2-of-2 in the first half from the line and finished the game 4-of-4.

Mecklenburg and GW’s defenses were on display as the Phoenix played a sound third period, winning the frame 12-11 to trail by one at 47-46 as the fourth quarter began.

The Phoenix took the 51-49 lead on Kratavion Thomas’ deuce bucket with a little under six minutes remaining in the game. GW responded with an 11-0 run with the Phoenix going 1-of-6 at the foul line during this time.

Mecklenburg went on to close the score to eight points at 60-52 but came up short at the end, 68-59.

Amonta Farrar had 10 points for the Phoenix. Alvian Lewis and Cameron Hayes added eight points each.

The Phoenix shot 10-of-26 for the game from the foul line.

On Friday, the varsity boys traveled to Martinsville High School and lost the Piedmont District matchup 60-36.

The boys host Bassett High School Friday, at 7 p.m.

 

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