Tuesday hoops; West Brunswick boys remain undefeated plus more from our region

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s going to be hard for the West Brunswick boys basketball team to win all of their games this season, but so far that’s been the case for the Trojans. This includes a nailbiter on Tuesday on the road against New Hanover. We had game action and postgame reaction from Brogden Hall plus highlights from Hoggard-Laney and Wilmington Christian-Cape Fear Academy. Which game did UNCW coach Kevin Keatts check out on Tuesday. Click the video icon to find out.

In college basketball the UNCW women lost on the road against James Madison. We had game highlights from the UNCW game too.

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Tuesday’s High School Scoreboard

Boys Basketball

TOPSAIL 30 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 29
KODIAK DOWLING 10 POINTS

ASHLEY 75 – HAVELOCK 70

WHITEVILLE 75 – WEST COLUMBUS 33
SHAUN KIRK 20 POINTS FOR THE WOLFPACK

SOUTH COLUMBUS 56 – EAST COLUMBUS 36

NORTH BRUNSWICK 62 – SW ONSLOW 61

WCA 58 – CAPE FEAR ACADEMY 55

WEST BRUNSWICK 72 – NEW HANOVER 70
SAADIQ JOHNSON 31 POINTS, GRAY CHEERS 28 POINTS

HOGGARD 71 – LANEY 48
VIKINGS FACE UNDEFEATED WEST BRUNSWICK ON FRIDAY IN SHALLOTTE

DIXON 53 – CROATAN 32

Girls Basketball

NEW HANOVER 75 – WEST BRUNSWICK 21
ALEX SIMMONS 25 POINTS

HOGGARD 31 – LANEY 29

TOPSAIL 37 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 35

ASHLEY 55 – HAVELOCK 31
JADA BACCHUS 17 POINTS

WHITEVILLE 75 – WEST COLUMBUS 33

EAST COLUMBUS 36 – SOUTH COLUMBUS 30

NORTH BRUNSWICK 48 – SW ONSLOW 43

CAPE FEAR ACADEMY 50 – WCA 44
ABBY SQUIRES 20 POINTS FOR PATRIOTS

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Men’s College Basketball
Brunswick CC 83
Wake Tech 72

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HARRISONBURG, VA (UNCW) — Junior guard Precious Hall (Maclay School/Tallahassee, Fla.) scored 19 of her game-high 25 points in the first half as defending Colonial Athletic Association champion James Madison (11-2, 2-0) surged to an early lead en route to a 74-57 victory over UNCW (5-8, 1-1) at the JMU Convocation Center on Tuesday evening.

After the Dukes sprinted out to an 8-2 lead in the opening three minutes of the first half, the Seahawks scored five consecutive points, including a three-point field goal by senior guard Kelva Atkins (Granville Central H.S./Stem, N.C.), to narrow the gap to 8-7 with 16:15 remaining.

But, James Madison scored 20 of the next 25 points to extend the advantage to 28-12 with 8:26 left on a jumper by senior forward Toia Giggetts (Lake Taylor H.S./Norfolk, Va.).

The Dukes maintained a double-digit advantage through the final eight minutes and held a 46-35 advantage at the intermission.

After James Madison extended the lead to 50-35 in the first minute of the second half, the Seahawks went on a 12-5 run over the next six minutes to narrow the gap to 55-47 with 12:47 left on a jumper by junior guard Shatia Cole (Myrtle Beach H.S./Myrtle Beach, S.C.). Sophomore guard Brie Mobley (Winter Haven H.S./Winter Haven, Fla.) and Cole each scored six points during the run.

However, the Seahawks were unable to get any closer as the Dukes extended their advantage to as many as 20 points in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Hall, the CAA Preseason Player of the Year, made 9 of 15 shots from the floor, including a 6-for-7 from three-point range, to lead the Dukes to the victory. She also added 10 rebounds for her first “double double” of the season.

Meanwhile, senior center Lauren Okafor (Hopkins School/Hamden, Conn.) added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Dukes, who earned the 1,000th win in program history.

Atkins led the Seahawks by scoring 18 points with three rebounds and two assists. She made six of nine field goal attempts, including both of her tries from three-point range, along with a 4-for-6 effort from the free throw line. Mobley came off the bench to score 14 points, including 12 in the second half.

The Seahawks will return home on Friday, Jan. 9 to host the College of Charleston at Trask Coliseum. Opening tip-off between the Seahawks and the Cougars is slated for 11:30 a.m. in the second “Seahawks Tomorrow” game of the season.