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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Turnovers, a little foul trouble, and the idiosyncrasy of playing with a shot clock in the team’s first road game were stacked against Christ School varsity basketball on Tuesday.
The Greenies overcame it all and more for a quality win over another Nike Elite program. Trailing 41-40 with 7:30 remaining, Christ School went on a 18-2 run to finish off a 58-43 win at Legacy Early College.
N.C. State recruit Mikey Wilkins ’25 scored six of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter, despite picking up his third and fourth fouls in the second half. American recruit Madden Collins ’25 (11 points), Tyler Jones ’26 (10), Mason Collins ‘28 (nine), Dacen Petty ‘26 (eight) and Jo Ahart ’25 (two) rounded out the scorers.
The Greenies (2-0) got off the bus ready to play Tuesday in Upstate South Carolina. They led 10-0 and then 18-6 after the first quarter, but the game quickly tightened up from there.
Legacy (0-1) was able to take a one-point lead late in the third quarter and then again early in the fourth, both off 3-pointers. A layup by Mikey with 6:56 to go put Christ School in front for good, followed by an and-one by Tyler with 6:26 just 30 seconds later.
The Greenies are back home Friday for a doubleheader against Victory Christian (JV at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity at 6:30).
JV Greenies 54, Legacy Early College 37
Chyance King ‘28 (15 points) and Drew Hykin ‘26 (10) were the big scorers in the first game of the season for the JV Greenies.
Christ School (1-0) was in front 32-20 at halftime.
Additional points came from Kiran Kudva ’27 (seven), Myles Murphy ’27 (seven), Wyatt Haddock ‘27 (six), Levi Ellison ’27 (five), Amaad Jordan ‘26 (two), and Harrison Bieschke ‘26 (two).