On Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Pinecrest varsity men’s basketball team took on Jack Britt High School.

 

Pinecrest won with a final score of 48-30.

 

Pinecrest was up 21-11 at the end of the first half and kept that lead throughout the second half.

 

This win helped to keep the team undefeated with a record of 10-0.

 

Senior Donnie Haith scored 15 points and junior Jamaan Bailey scored 12 points.  

   

Coach Snyder said, “I thought our kids handled adversity really well. They were down at one point 4-9. Our defense played really well. We did shoot well, but we played really well, and the kids did a great job of sticking together. It was good for us to go against a good defensive team. It’s going to make us better offensively as we move forward.”

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The women’s varsity basketball team also played Jack Britt on December 14, 2016.

 

The women’s team won with a final score of 39-32.

 

At the end of the first half, Pinecrest was up 14-11 and kept that lead through the second half to come out with the win.

 

Sophomore Malika Dailey had 4 points, junior Aaliyah Peterkin had 6 points,  freshman Keayna McLaughlin had 15 points, senior Tamaya Leak had 7 points, junior Tykiaya Carter had 5 points, and sophomore Carley Modlin had 2 points.  

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The boys team won with a final score of 71-35 and the women’s team lost to Union Pines with a score of 34-45.

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Tickets to the game were only $2. Student Government Association did this to try to get more students to come to the game.

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Cheerleader senior Destiny Persons said, “There was way more energy at this game. There were way more people there because the ticket cost was only $2 and we were cheering louder than usual.”