Over the holiday break, the Mustangs, a 1-A school, participated in an Asheboro tournament where they went 1-2 against higher classification schools.
“For some reason we seem to start slow,” said Mustang coach Chris Coble. “This was a good win for us tonight, and we’ve beaten three conference teams now. If we can play the kind of basketball we’re capable of playing, we should do pretty well this season.”
West Davidson, led by center Kenan Yarboro, who scored seven of his 19 points in the first quarter, led by a score of 17-13 at the end of the first period.
The two teams played evenly through the second quarter, but three successive field goals by Dalewyn Spinks, Willis Barrett and C. T. Montjoy put the Mustangs up by three points, 28-25 at the half.
The two teams battled back-and-forth in the third quarter, the lead changed hand six times during the quarter. West Davidson took the lead, 36-35 with about three minutes remaining to be played in the quarter on a basket by Kellan Rives, but the Mustangs scored 10 unanswered points at the end of the period to lead by a score of 45-36.
North Moore outscored West Davidson 27-20 in the final period, including seven of eight from the foul line in the closing minutes to win by a margin of 16 points.
Montjoy was high for North Moore with 18 points. Willis Barrett and Cam Thomas scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Mustangs. Yarboro led all scorers with 19 points for West Davidson, and Nathan Teague added 14 points for the Dragons.
North Moore’s record improved to 5-5 with the win, and it is 3-1 in the conference standings. The Mustangs will play Jordan-Matthews in another conference game at home tonight.
West Davidson 17 8 11 20 — 56
North Moore 13 15 17 27 — 72
West Davidson - Yarboro 6 7-11 19, Teague 2 10-12 14, Rummage 2 4-6 8, Rives 2 2-2 6, Avery 2 0-0 4, Frey 1 1-3 3, Poole 1 0-2 2. Totals 16 24-36 56.
North Moore - Montjoy 5(1) 7-8 18, Barrett 6(1) 2-3 15, Thomas 6 2-3 126 4, Williams 2(2) 2-2 8, Spinks 3 0-0 6, Brower 1 2-2 4, Brooks 2 0-0 4,
Rickman 1 1-2 3. Totals 26 16-20 72.
Three-point goals: West Davidson 0; North Moore 4 (Williams 2, Montjoy, Barrett).
Mustang Girls Lose
The West Davidson girls’ basketball team defeated North Moore by a score of 52-31 in the opener of the conference doubleheader.
The Dragons jumped out to a 19-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, and held a 17-point lead at the half, 30-13.
West Davidson increased the margin to 25 points at the end of the third quarter, and then held on to win by 21 points.
Brandi Thompson led West Davidson with 19 points, and Valentina Wilbur contributed 11 for the Dragons. Logan Monroe was high for North Moore with 12 points, and Melissa Powers added nine points for the Mustangs.
North Moore’s record fell to 0-11 for the season, and 0-5 in the conference. West Davidson’s record improved to 7-3, (4-1).
West Davidson 19 11 19 3 — 52
North Moore 3 10 11 7 — 31
West Davidson - Thompson 8(1) 2-5 19; Wilbur 4(2) 1-2 11; Leonard 3 3-3 9; Scouten 2 0-0 4; Frazier 1(1) 0-0 3; Sink 1 0-1 2; Sheffield 1 0-2 2; Snider 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-13.
North Moore - Monroe 5(2) 0-0 12, Powers 4 1-3 9, Alsobrook 3 1-5 7, Richardson 1 0-0 2, Maness 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 3-7 31.
Three-point goals: West Davidson 4 (Wilbur, Thompson, Frazier); North Moore 2 (Monroe 2).
