The #15 seed Roanoke Rapids boys basketball team hosted #20 seed Midway Tuesday night at the "HIVE" in the first round of the NCHSAA 2A State Basketball Play-offs.
Roanoke Rapids beat Midway 54-43.
Roanoke Rapids Stats:
Tyjarek Simmons scored 9 points
Semaj Smith scored 5 points
Dre Terry scored 12 points
Tyraybiya Kearney scored 9 points
Zach Vincent scored 5 points
Tyler Acree scored 9 points
Paul Whitby scored 5 points
Post Game comments from Roanoke Rapids head coach Tyler Snyder, "We started out great. Great energy and hustle. We turned the ball over in the first half that kept them in the game. We took better care of the ball in the second half. We shared the ball really well and it showed in our box score. Very proud of the guys for the way they battled the entire game."
Roanoke Rapids advances to the second round and travel to #4 seed South Granville Thursday February 23rd..
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