But, when the Southeast Guilford defender approached, he dribbled past him toward the basket and pulled up with a 10-foot leaner that put the home team ahead by the score of 58-56 with six seconds left.
The Vikings survived a last-second rush down the court by the Falcons’ Jon Murphy when his layup and attempted follow-up were both blocked. It was the second win in the Tri-County Conference for the Vikings.
“It was a super shot,” said Union Pines coach Bobby Purvis of the Frye effort. “I don’t think we played as well as Tuesday (in a loss to Trinity). But we made enough plays to win.”
The victory improved the Vikings to 2-3 in the conference and 5-9 overall. Southeast Guilford remains winless at 0-14.
In the opener, the Viking girls lost a 73-59 decision to the fifth-ranked and now 14-0 Falcons.
The winners took a 51-31 lead late in the third quarter before Nina Oxendine and Lisa Jackson led a furious Viking rally that cut the deficit to 62-58 with just over two minutes left in the game. Oxendine netted three treys and 11 points in the fourth quarter.
But a series of easy baskets against the Viking press and some free throws enabled the Falcons to pull away at the end.
Union Pines dropped to 10-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference. Jackson led the Vikings in scoring with 14 points followed by Oxendine with 13 and Tashocka Belk with 11. Rachel Clark led the Falcons with 26.
Derrick Brower led the Vikings with 22 points in the nightcap. Frye had five assists and three steals to go with his seven points.
The Vikings got a strong all-around game off the bench from Ramone Holland. The junior guard contributed eight points and three steals.Kevin Swinton had 20 for the Falcons.
SE Guilford 14 16 21 22 — 73
Union Pines 10 12 15 22 — 59
SE Guilford — Clark 9 6-6 26, Jeffers 5 2-6 12, Branch 1 0-0 3, McGalliard 2 2-6 7, Koontz 3 1-2 7, Hale 7 4-6 18, Compton 0 0-0 0, Kpeglo 0 0-0 0. Totals – 27 15-26 73.
Union Pines — Belk 4 3-6 11, Fields 4 0-0 8, Jackson 6 2-2 14, Brooks 4 2-6 11, Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Oxendine 4 2-2 13, Bowe 0 0-0 0, Cummings 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals – 23 9-16 59.
Three-point goals: SE Guilford 4 (Clark 2, Branch, McGalliard); Union Pines 4 (Oxendine 3, Brooks)
Boys
SE Guilford 7 15 17 17 — 56
Union Pines 10 15 19 14 — 58
SE Guilford — Murphy 0 3-4 3, Lancharo 5 2-3 12, Crenshaw 3 3-4 10, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Gilliard 0 3-4 3, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Raleigh 0 0-2 0, Hines 3 2-2 8, Swinton 6-12 8-14 20. Totals – 17 21-33 56.
Union Pines — Brower 9 4-8 22, McCrimmon 2 2-3 7, Martin 4 0-0 8, Frye 3 0-0 7, Hamer 0 0-0 0, Fields 0 1-3 1, Anderson 0 0-2 0, Holland 3 1-1 8, Pateo 1 0-0 3, Collins 0 0-0 0. Totals – 22 8-17 58.
Three-point goals: SE Guilford 1 (Crenshaw); Union Pines 4 (McCrimmon, Holland, Pateo, Frye).
