Less than a week ago, Christ School varsity basketball had suffered the indignity of a running clock in a 94-59 mercy rule loss at Rabun Gap (Ga.).

Tuesday was a different ballgame entirely.

Basketball games in the Greenie Dome are eerily quiet this season due to COVID-19 restrictions on attendance.

What little fan support Christ School was allowed to have Saturday was just and loud as proud as the players after the buzzer sounded on a 65-64 home win over Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic.

Davidson College basketball has been known to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament.

Christ School alumnus Ben Craig ’18 has put himself into position to experience the sights and sounds of March Madness firsthand by making the Wildcats’ roster for the 2020-21 season. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard from Montreat, N.C., is listed as a junior.

Fortune smiled on Mason Plumlee ’09 when he found that a neighbor in Indiana had a private indoor gym suitable for all his basketball needs. That’s right, arguably the greatest athlete in Christ School history is looking for silver linings during the COVID-19 pandemic the same as the rest of us.

Buying into the team concept has traditionally resulted in a lot of conference championship seasons for Christ School basketball. The group that took the floor for first-year coach Matt Cioce ’13 had no shortage of individual talent, too.

The Asheville Citizen-Times announced its All-Western North Carolina Team this week with recognition going to three Greenies – senior center/forward Justice Ajogbor ’20 and sophomore forward De’Ante Green ’22 are first-team picks, while junior point guard Drew Redmond ’21 received honorable mention.

Not many basketball teams would have been able to recover from an 0-7 start to the season. Much less go on to win a conference championship and reach the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.

Not many basketball teams in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association had two players the caliber of De’Ante Green ’22 and Justice Ajogbor ’20.

Christ School basketball players waded into a jubilant student section Thursday night.

The Greenies wanted to say thanks for the support after the season's final home game, but they did plenty on their own to liven up Mebane Field House. The offense was patient and precise throughout a 75-50 victory over Charlotte Country Day in the second round of the NCISAA 4-A state playoffs.

Christ School varsity basketball put three players on the All-Carolinas Athletic Association team, announced Monday. 

Maybe it was the abnormal start time or some other factor, but Christ School JV basketball was never completely in sync Friday. 

The Greenies were still dialed in enough to finish their season on a positive note with a 41-27 win at Asheville School.

With the month of February now here, every game left is magnified for Christ School basketball.

Not only is the final week of the regular season upon us. The varsity Greenies are assured of a shot at a conference championship next weekend.

Lloyd Burgess ’14 became the 14^th professional basketball player in Christ School history by signing this week with Albania’s BC Teuta Durrës.

Zack Myers ’23 could barely get to his feet at halftime Tuesday. The freshman guard had taken a hard fall on the final play of the second quarter and his status for the rest of the game was in doubt.

Zack not only returned but was one of the unsung heroes on a night where Christ School’s frontline muscled the varsity basketball team past visiting Asheville Christian Academy, 62-55.

Even at home, two games in less than 48 hours can be a juggling act. Varsity basketball avoided any kind of letdown Saturday in Mebane Field House.

Justice Ajogbor ’20 may be a gentle giant, beloved around Christ School for his polite and soft-spoken demeanor. The 6-foot-10 Harvard University recruit has another side to him though, one which attacks the rims in Mebane Field House with some very bad intentions.

Breaking full-court pressure is a thankless skill that every young basketball player should learn. Coach Drew Hyche ‘94 made sure his Little Greenies were knowledgeable after their first loss of the season.

Given its dominance of Carolinas Athletic Association basketball over the years, Christ School is used to getting every opponent’s very best effort. Wednesday was a prime example, with the varsity team having to pull together down the stretch to leave upset-minded Carolina Day with a 66-51 win.

With a new year on the horizon, Christ School varsity basketball has a fresh outlook for the rest of the 2019-20 season.

Winning eight of the last nine games will do that for a team. 

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night” is not only a line in a popular holiday poem, but the best description of Christ School’s offensive efficiency Monday night.

Leading by only two points at halftime Saturday was surprising for Christ School varsity basketball. De’Ante Green ‘22 and the Greenies removed all the drama from their latest Carolinas Athletic Association game with a decidedly different second half.

Skill mixed with luck can be a lethal combination. The Little Greenies called on both in the final minute Thursday to keep their perfect basketball season intact.