Jordan High @ Northwood High: Recap/Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jordan Falcons gave the Northwood Chargers all they could handle in a Tuesday night non-conference matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams came out firing in the first quarter as the Chargers jumped out to quick lead before the Falcons would respond with a strong ending. Charlie Russell's 3-pointer at the buzzer would make things 17-15 after 1, giving Jordan a slight lead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwood would come out firing on all cylinders in the second quarter, going on a 15-2 run early to lead 32-19 with 2:24 left in the half. Jordan wouldn't go away quietly though, as they would respond with a 7-0 run of their own spread-headed by [player_tooltip player_id='1350176' first='RJ' last='Bridges'] to bring things within single digits, 32-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Chargers would end the half on a high note on the final possession of the half, using good spacing and ball movement to find [player_tooltip player_id='1352123' first='Max' last='Frazier'] down low for a dunk to lead 34-26 at the half. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan would come out in the third quarter playing a lot more inspired as they began the quarter with a 6-0 run to bring things within two at 34-32. Jordan would take a brief lead at 39-38 before Northwood would come together and respond with a run of their own though led by the playmaking of [player_tooltip player_id='1115509' first='Drake' last='Powell']. The Chargers led 43-39 with 4:08 left as things would continue to go back and forth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A personal run by [player_tooltip player_id='1350176' first='RJ' last='Bridges'] to end the quarter would tie things up at 49 entering the final quarter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Things turned completely around in the fourth quarter for the Chargers. Powell stepped up in a big way once again, finding his teammates for play after play and before you knew it, the score ballooned to 63-51 before Jordan would respond. Northwood would outscore Jordan 27-16 in the final frame to get a 76-65 victory in the end. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1115509"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1686305,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"With future UNC head coach Hubert Davis in attendance, Powell put on a show. He led the way for them in more ways than one with 24 points and did well to get his guards shots on the perimeter and big men touches down low in the end. 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