Restraint was the name of the game Tuesday.
Christ School varsity basketball stormed out to a 28-0 lead in the first 7 minutes and 30 seconds, then purposely dialed everything back.
The Greenies subbed freely and passed up all fastbreak opportunities. With the integration of some players from football, a 61-17 home win over Hickory’s University Christian came at perhaps the perfect time on the schedule.
Leading scorers for Christ School (3-0) were Jamari Briggs ’24 (nine points), Bruce White ’24 (eight), T.J. Hamilton ’24 (eight), and Ty Dixon ’23 (eight).
Starting point guard Keenan Wilkins ’24 drained a 3-pointer on the Greenies’ opening possession, and from there, the rout was on. University of South Florida recruit Anthony Robinson ’23 (six points) threw down a pair of first-quarter dunks to electrify the student section and was rested for the majority of the game by Coach Josh Coley.
The halftime score was in Christ School’s favor, 43-6. The defense of the Greenie reserves should be noted as the Barracudas (0-2) still only had six points after failing to score in the third quarter.
The rest of the scorers for the Greenies were Lleyton Thomas-Johnson ’24 (six points), Jo Ahart (five), Cole Boyer ’24 (three), Diego Rojas Bowe (three), and Matthew Pethel ’23 (two).
Thanksgiving Break begins Friday at noon. So, the Greenies will have to manufacture much of the Greenie Dome energy themselves for their next game – Friday at 5 p.m. against visiting Covenant Day out of Matthews, N.C.
JV Greenies 59, University Christian 14
The JV Greenies led 44-7 at halftime in the team’s second win of the season.
Drew Hykin ‘26 was the only Christ School player in double figures (12 points). The Greenies (2-1) got nine points from Will Sherrill ‘25, followed by Jimmy Jones ‘25 (seven points), Buck Duggins ‘25 (six), Jayden Alston ‘26 (six), Henry Chapman ‘25 (six), Thomas Vickery ‘27 (five), Wells Edwards ‘25 (four), Brody Ballard ‘25 (two), and Hayes Hewett ‘25 (two).