The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets basketball teams hosted KIPP High at the "HIVE" Thursday night.
The Roanoke Rapids JV boys kicked the night off with a 54-32 win
Roanoke Rapids JV Stats:
Kemarcus Key scored 14 points
Damon Mitchell scored 12 points
Isaiah Robinson scored 18 points
AJ Brown scored 5 points
Ethan Vincent scored 2 points
Jordan Daniels scored 2 points
Traveous Garner scored 1 point
KIPP High Stats:
Jordan Donald scored 14 points
Jalen Lockhart scored 11 points
Semaj Mitchell scored 2 points
Anthony Shaw scored 2 points
Johnny Cruz scored 2 points
Jamari Baker scored 1 point
The Roanoke Rapids Varsity girls beat South Granville 61-43.
Roanoke Rapids Stats:
Anna Vann scored 14 points
Michelle Stewart scored 9 points
Haley Farrow scored 15 points
Abbi Carpenter scored 4 points
Erica Whitmire scored 6 points
Taylor Medlin scored 4 points
Emily Daniels scored 5 points
Kamryn Little scored 2 points
Brianna Parrott scored 2 points
Roanoke Rapids Varsity girls are 5-4 overall and 2-0 in Conference play.
The Roanoke Rapids Varsity Boys beat KIPP High 61-47.
Roanoke Rapids Stats:
Dre Terry scored 12 points
Paul Whitby scored 11 points
Roanoke Rapids Varsity boys are 10-2 overall and 1-1 in Conference play.
Post game comments from Roanoke Rapids head coach Tyler Snyder, "At South Granville, they played more physical than us so I challenged the guys at practice Wednesday to be more physical and we were last night. We crashed the boards really well. We were very balanced in scoring and shared the ball."
Roanoke Rapids next game is next Friday at Franklinton.
Roanoke Rapids Remaining Basketball schedule:
Friday 1/13 Franklinton Away 4:00
Saturday 1/14 Northampton County Away 4:00
Friday 1/20 NCSSM Away 6:00
Tuesday 1/24 DSA Away 4:30
Thursday 1/26 Southern Vance Away 4:30
Friday 1/27 South Granville Home 4:30
Tuesday 1/31 Bunn Home 4:00
Wednesday 2/1 Warren County Home 4:30
Friday 2/3 Southern Vance Home 4:30
Tuesday 2/7 Franklinton Home 4:00
Wednesday 2/8 Bunn Away 4:00
Friday 2/10 Warren County Away 4:30