Frank Eaves(Page HS) leaves his mark again with a career-high of 29 points vs. Troy for APP State and Obi-Rapu Jr.(NGFS) puts in 11 for Longwood Lancers

If this kid Frankie Eaves from Page High School is not careful, he will be playing pro basketball for somebody, someplace, one day and I might end up being his agent….Frank scored 20 points for Appalachian State last Thursday vs. Charlotte, followed that up with a career-high of 27 points on Saturday vs. Georgia State and then Frankie came back last night with a new career-high of 29 points for the APPS in a victory over Troy…..Frank Eaves(Page High School) goes for 20, 27 and then 29 points…

Frank Eaves has it going on and our old friend Kanayo Obi-Rapu Jr.(New Garden Friends School) came back to the Triad last night with the Longwood Lancers and hit for 11 points on 4-7 shooting in a Big South Conference game at High Point University….HPU 72-67 over Longwood, but Obi did his part and as a freshman player, he is getting the job done and then some…

More from APP State on Frankie Eaves and even Jacob Lawson(Northern Guilford/ORMA) getting in on the act for APP…

TROY, Ala. – Behind a career-high 29 points from Frank Eaves(Page HS), Appalachian State University men’s basketball picked up its second-straight Sun Belt Conference win, a 69-64 victory at Troy on Monday night at Trojan Arena.

The Mountaineers (6-10, 3-4 Sun Belt) raced out to an early double-digit lead, but a scoring drought late in the first half allowed the Trojans (7-9, 2-5) to regain the advantage before Appalachian battle its way back for the victory.

Appalachian State opened the contest on fire, hitting 4-of-6 three pointers in the first five minutes of action to open up a 12-4 lead. Jacob Lawson’s(Northern Guilford HS/ORMA) dunk with 14:53 on the clock gave the Apps their biggest lead of the game (14-4).

Eaves led all players with 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a 6-of-10 night from beyond the arc.

*****Read more and see Frankie Eaves photo on the front page at www.appstatesports.com.*****