Game Report on New Garden Friends and Mount Zion Christian Academy:MZCA tops NGFS 61-57

Courtesy of L.A. Logan with GreensboroSports.com……
Mt. Zion Christian Academy at New Garden Friends School Game-Recap

Mt. Zion Christian Academy 	- 12  25 11 13   61                              
New Garden Friends 	         - 10  20 11 16   57

Senior guard Obi-Rapu Jr. scored a game-high 24 points and dished out 6 assists in a lost to Mt. Zion Christian Academy on Friday, 61-57. New Garden (12-6) has dropped two of their last three games.

Towards the end of the first half, sophomore guard Jake Honeycutt’s 3-pointer from the left wing cut into Mt. Zion’s lead 33-28. But Mt. Zion led at the half 37-30, scoring 25 fast-break points.

The Bears’ closed the gap to 43-41 after an Obi-Rapu Jr. 3-pointer.

Mt. Zion missed countless free throws in the last 3:00 of the fourth quarter, but the Bears’ did not capitalize on the missed opportunities.

Senior guard Kane Ma chipped in 10 points and senior center Ikenna Smart added 7.