2016 NC East vs West All-Star Game Recap
On Monday night July 18, 2016 in Greensboro, NC twenty talented high school players from both sides of the state stepped on the floor at Greensboro Coliseum to do battle and prove that their side of the state is the…
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Continue ReadingOn Monday night July 18, 2016 in Greensboro, NC twenty talented high school players from both sides of the state stepped on the floor at Greensboro Coliseum to do battle and prove that their side of the state is the best. With the majority of players already signing letters of intent to whatever college they have chosen to attend, the game took on a feeling of not only just fun but also for players to prove to their college coaches that they made the right choice.
The game began with both team seeming as If they had some pre-game jitters with a few trips going up and down the floor without either team scoring consistently. After a few minutes passed both teams got more comfortable and players began to show their talent that has college coaches excited for their arrival on campus. The East was led in scoring the 1st half by Farmville Central Shooting Guard Shaft Parker with 11 Points, while the West was led by Mount Tabor Guard Cayse Minor with 16 points and 6 rebounds who has signed with Johnson C Smith University.
The third quarter is where the East All-Stars really took over the game, Northside High School Guard Robert Colon went on a scoring run of his own in the quarter while Westover High School Forward Damani Applewhite put together some stellar play of his own to help the East outscore the West 34-19 in the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter the teams competed pretty closely but the big lead that was put together in the 3rd by the East was too much for the West to overcome as the East would go on to win 118-98.
Some of the Top Performers:
- Robert Colon (MVP) finished with 26 points, 6 Rebounds, knocked down 5 treys on the night.
- Shaft Parker finished with 23 Points on the night and shot 10-14 from the free throw line
- Cayse Minor finished with 22 Points and 9 Rebounds on the night
- Damon Scott finished the game with 14 Points on the night
- Corey Gensler finished with 17 Points and 9 Rebounds on the night
- Ben Zemonek finished with a double/double on the night with 14 Points and 10 Rebounds
- Damani Applewhite finished with 12 Points and 9 Rebounds and was 4/5 from the field