South View got back within a point at 18-17 and stayed close throughout the second quarter, ultimately trailing by six at the break. Lumberton jumped out to an 11-2 first-quarter lead and held a 17-6 advantage after the period, with two baskets each from Brockington, Oxendine and Bowie. “We made him go left the whole time, that was really it. “Coach Edwards told us the scouting report and we just stuck to it,” Brockington said. When him and Kenston play with that much pace and energy, it frees Angel up a lot more to actually score the basketball.”īrown led South View with 20 points as the Pirates held Cedavion Wimbley, the Tigers’ leading scorer, to nine points. “Tre’s really coming along he’s being a lot more aggressive, especially around the rim. “I’m hoping Kenston hits his stride he’s been struggling lately on the defensive end, staying in foul trouble,” Edwards said. With the momentum in Lumberton’s grasp, the Pirates held South View without a field goal for more than half of the fourth quarter, starting the fourth with a 14-1 run to lead 66-42 and erase any doubt in the outcome.īehind Brockington, Cobe Oxendine had 12 points and five assists for Lumberton, and the Pirates’ post players all had strong performances: Angel Bowie had 16 points with six rebounds, Tre Lewis had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Kenston Skipper had six points. Angel Bowie hit a Lumberton 3 moments later, then Brockington had two more baskets in the last two minutes of the period and Kenston Skipper added a layup, giving Lumberton a 52-41 lead at the end of the third. Jarod Brown hit three straight baskets to keep South View (4-5, 1-2 United-8) close, including a traditional 3-point play to make it 43-39 with 3:19 to go in the stanza. Brockington hit the Pirates’ first three field goals of the second half, including a layup, a dunk on a fast break, and a 3-pointer, to give Lumberton a 42-34 lead with 4:15 left in the quarter. Lumberton (9-1, 2-0 United-8 Conference) held a 34-28 halftime lead as Brockington scored eight first-half points, tied for the most on either team. “That’s really it, just playing hard and being aggressive all the time.”
“When I’m getting those triple-doubles, I’m really just in the zone and trying to get my teammates involved first, and now I get mine, really,” Brockington said.
That doesn’t mean he has to score the ball, but he’s got to demand the basketball, that’s what next-level point guards do.” “I’m trying to get him to be the next-level guy every possession.
“He was going to have to be the guy everybody knew it from the jump,” Edwards said. “Their defense really can’t guard nobody he told me to be aggressive and make plays, so that’s what I did.”īrockington had 11 rebounds and seven assists, nearly recording a triple-double in a season that he already has three of them. “Coach (Bryant) Edwards just told me to push the ball,” Brockington said. So when the junior guard took over the game in the third quarter of Tuesday’s contest against South View, it wasn’t a surprise as much as it was just the latest example of the many ways he helps the Pirates win.īrockington scored 11 of his game-high 24 points in that third period as the Pirates pulled away in a 75-52 win. Brockington has done it all for the Lumberton boys basketball team this season. Lumberton’s Angel Bowie (23) attempts a shot against South View’s Joel McEachin (52) during Tuesday’s game in Lumberton. Lumberton’s Aydan Bullard (4) dribbles as South View’s Clarissa Warren (32) defends during Tuesday’s game in Lumberton.