The quick start of Monday’s street game for the West Stanly men’s basketball team led to a Colts victory.
West opened with an 8-0 streak and never lost in the 73-49 victory at South Stanly.
Austin Medlin led the Colts (2-0) with 21 points, hitting 5 of 6 on the free-throw line, while Trevor Kelly added 17 points by hitting five times beyond the three-point arc. Jake Bartell scored 13 points for West and led the team with seven rebounds.
Carson Lowder was the game’s top scorer and the Bulls (0-2) with 23 points hitting nine field shots, including three marks from the three-point arc.
West coach John Thompson said that both teams played tough adding Kelly “hit three early on that helped us build a small advantage, but our focus on defense was not as good as it should be … we were too better in the third quarter with our defense intensity. ”
Thompson added that if West can “continue to improve in defense and have a slightly better shot selection, we have a chance to be a really good team.”
West Stanly opens the Rocky River Conference game on Friday at home against Forest Hills.
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio was the sports editor for Stanly News & Press from 1999 to 2001 and currently holds the same role since 2008. He was awarded NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He was also honored twice by the North Carolina Press Association.
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