New Garden Friends get a 72-63 home court win over Crossroads Charter:Smart moves by the Bears

Submitted by press release
(from Tuesday evening)

Osi Smart recorded his seventh double-double of the season as he led the Bears to a 72-63 home court win over the visiting Titans of Crossroads Charter from Charlotte.

Smart finished with 16 points and a dominating 15 rebounds as the Bears pulled down 41 rebounds for the game. Senior Sterling Holland led all scorers with 25 points and his 12 for 12 from the free throw line helped the Bears maintain control down the stretch.

New Garden -      8 23 15 26 - 72
Crossroads -      9 14 19 21 - 63

New Garden Friends : Sterling Holland 25, Osi Smart 16, Jordan Twyman 6, Josh Wilkerson 6, EJ Bartlett 6, Derek Brandon 5, Deng Kongdok 4, Ahmad Jeffries 4.

Crossroads Charter: K.Nichols 15, T.Jackson 13, C.Johnson 8, D.DeIrish 7, N.English 5, C.Baxter 4, J.Holmes 4, K.Corbet 4, J.Leaphart 3.

The Bears will next be in action at home on Friday evening at 6:30 as they host Mt. Zion of Durham.