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AHOSKIE – Ridgecroft School raced out to a 15-2 lead over the opening five minutes of play and never looked back as the Rams routed Tidewater Academy, 69-23, here Saturday night in the final game of the Doug Cobbs Scholarship Tournament.

Frank Jones and Antron Gray each had a deuce and a trey to fuel that early outburst. By the time Tyler Berryman and Landon Woodard added a basket each, the Rams were on top 19-6 at the end of the opening period.

After Tidewater’s Camden Hawkins connected on a three-pointer to start the second quarter, Ridgecroft reeled off the game’s next 12 points. Jones and Gray started that offensive flurry with consecutive three-point baskets. Nacir Lewis added a pair of buckets and Javion Leary chipped in a basket off a turnover as Ridgecroft increased its advantage to 31-9 by the 5:22 mark of the period.

Before the quarter ended, Lewis connected on an old-fashioned three-point play followed by treys from Woodard and Harrison Jones that staked the Rams to a 41-15 halftime lead.

Ridgecroft more than sealed the win thanks to a 9-0 run to open the second half. Gray had a trey and a deuce during that outburst while Leary added a pair of baskets.

The Rams led 54-20 at the end of the third quarter.

Ridgecroft improved to 7-2 overall with the win.

Ridgecroft School (69)

Antron Gray – 17, Nacir Lewis – 13, Frank Jones – 8, Javion Leary – 8, Landon Woodard – 7, Harrison Jones – 5, Noah Williams – 3, Ethyn Beachboard – 2, Tyler Berryman – 2, Jay Gaston – 2, Jaiveon Lyles-Askew – 2.

Tidewater Academy (23)

Henry Weber – 8, Aydan Phillips – 6, Henry Berryman – 4, Camden Hawkins – 3, Conner Fillmore – 2.