This was the game for the 1A NCCSA State Championship title. Cornerstone came out
early and scored well to lead by 4 after 1 quarter. The second quarter was pretty
much a tie and the Cougars from Cornerstone took a 29-24 lead into halftime. Tyus
Surmons led Cornerstone in scoring with 18 points and 9 of those points in the first
half. Caleb Robinson led Shining Light in scoring with 13 points and 7 of those in
the first half. Shining Light would cut the lead to within 1 point a couple times
in the 3rd quarter and trailed by one going into the final frame. Shining Light
came out early in the fourth quarter and made a good run and even pulled out to a 5
point lead with about 3:30 minutes left to play but Tyus Surmons answered back for
Cornerstone and hit a huge 3 pointer with 1:30 left to play. The Knights would get
it back to 2 points but Cornerstone hit their free throws at the end to seal the
State Title with a 59-54 win.
ALL STATE PLAYERS – Caleb Robinson (Shining Light Academy), James Love (Fayetteville
St.), Daxavier Barksdale (Cornerstone), Tyus Surmons (Cornerstone), Caleb Owen (Mt.
Calvary), Cameron Kirkman (Heritage Christian)
FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION – Nathan Small (Fayetteville St.), Jacob Owen (Mt. Calvary),
Camryn Fort (Cornerstone), Elijah Reece (Heritage Christian)
SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION – Ryan Crumpton (Shining Light Academy), Caleb Jeffries
(Shining Light Academy), Chris Culbreth (Cornerstone)
Shining Light Academy 8 16 15 15 54 Cornerstone Christian 12 17 11 19 59
Shining Light – Caleb Robinson 13, Aaron Whitman 12, Caleb Jeffries 10, Ryan
Crumpton 8, Matthew Jeffries 7, Chase McNeill 2, Christian Gravely 2
Cornerstone Christian – Tyus Surmons 18, Javel Foreman 11, Daxavier Barksdale
9, Camryn Fort 8, Avery Whitmore 8, Chris Culbreth 5