Broughton/Athens Drive Game Recap/Standouts

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Broughton High hosted Athens Drive High on Tuesday night as some young talent in the CAP6 Conference squared off in a back-and-forth affair. Take a look at the game recap and standouts. </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>There's no better time to sign up for PrepHoopsNC! Get 30% OFF payment on your first billing cycle with offer code: <strong>JAYANDERSON30</strong>, sign up <a href="https://prephoops.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>TODAY</strong></a>!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Athens Drive High opened things up with a quick barrage of offense in the early going as it looked they would run away with things against Broughton High. 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2337686' first='Chase' last='Hardy'] woke the Jaguars' offense up with some early 3-pointers and it was 10-2 before the Capitals would call a timeout to regroup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The early timeout didn't help things for Broughton though as the lead blossomed to 16-6 for the Jaguars as Broughton would call another timeout with 3:28 left in the quarter. Seemingly, the second timeout worked out for the Capitals as they closed out the quarter on a 7-4 run of their own and trailed the Jaguars 20-13 after one quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second quarter, the Broughton offense would wake up entirely thanks to the defensive efforts of 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='2337684' first='Christian' last='Outlaw']. Outlaw would show his paint-stopping ability defensively to boost the Broughton offense and trigger a few key fast breaks that allowed the Capitals to go on a run. 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2292410' first='Jordan' last='Page'] would also get his offense going to boost things for the Capitals. They would outscore the Jaguars 16-9 in the quarter, tying up the score at 29 when the halftime buzzer sounded. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the third quarter, the Capitals took over. The offense would start clicking for Broughton as they took their first lead of the game with three mins left in the third quarter, 39-35. Page had a big close to the quarter with a big putback dunk followed by a 3-pointer to give Broughton their biggest lead of the night, 46-40, at the end of three quarters. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the fourth quarter, Broughton maintained control of the game and kept trying to build their lead, though Athens Drive wasn't going away quietly. Unsigned senior [player_tooltip player_id='2337688' first='Chauncey' last='Sumpter'] had a big close to the game for Broughton High to lift them to victory in the end. [player_tooltip player_id='2337686' first='Chase' last='Hardy'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2337685' first='Chay' last='Smith'] did their best to keep the Jaguars around, but each time, it seemed like Sumpter had an answer. He finished with 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Capitals would win their second straight game in CAP6 action, 68-59. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2292410"],"_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":2337691,"_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":"Page led all scorers with 19 points and was solid at getting rebounds out of the net and create offense for himself and others right away. He's a young face for his squad but he led with his ability to initiate good action and with his ability to be all over the rim. 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He battled through a bit of foul trouble, but as he adjusts to different defenders over the next few months, look for his development to trend in a positive direction.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["2337686"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Hardy came out firing on all cylinders for Athens Drive as it looked like they'd pull off an upset. He showed he could attack the basket, knock down shots on the perimeter and get others involved and he's just a sophomore. 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