Cape Fear Hosts Port City Prep in Mid-Week Clash
Freshman guard Alston Davis and the Sea Devil Men's Basketball program hit the hardwood for a mid-week clash versus Port City Prep on Wednesday evening. Davis enters Wednesday evening's match-up as the third leading scorer on the team at 13.1ppg, highlighted by point performances of 26 and 19 in two of Cape Fear's last four outings. The Sea Devils enter the game riding a eight-game winning streak with their last loss coming on November 19, 2016 in a (72-78) defeat at Richard Bland College. [Full story and preview below]
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Team Stats
Port City Prep
| Game Statistics | Port City Prep | Cape Fear Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (33-85) | (52-97) |
| Field Goal % | 38.8% | 53.6% |
| Rebounds | 33 | 57 |
| Assists | 4 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 5 | 7 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 9 | 31 |
| Pts in the Paint | 52 | 76 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 12 | 20 |
| Bench Pts | 7 | 67 |
Game 15: Port City Prep vs Cape Fear Community College (12-2)
Game Info: Tip-off Time (6:00pm (EST)) Location (Wilmington, NC (Schwartz Center))
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WILMINGTON, NC --- The Sea Devil Men's Basketball program will hit the hardwood for the first time in 2017 since their last outing came in a (99-91) victory over Bryant & Stratton (VA) College in Day 3 of the Brunswick CC Christmas Classic back on December 17, 2016.
Cape Fear enters Wednesday evening's game riding an eight-game winning streak, with their last loss coming on November 19, 2016, in a (72-78) defeat at Richard Bland College. During the Sea Devils' active win streak, they have outscored their opponents (745-663), while scoring over 100 points in three of the games, with the highest being 129 points scored in their (129-80) home victory over Fayetteville Tech Community College.
"We are in a great spot right now, just have to continue to get better daily," said Sea Devil Men's Basketball head coach Ryan Mantlo in his opening pre-game presser comments.
Wednesday's match-up versus Port City Prep will be the third all-time meeting between the two schools, with Cape Fear winning the two previous match-ups (121-86) on January 9, 2016, and (121-46) on November 1, 2014.
"We must come out of the break strong and play clean," added Mantlo in his pre-game presser comments when asked to speak on what the biggest keys to the game will be.
"[Jacque Brown] has been great, look for him to continue his strong performance," added Mantlo in his pre-game presser when asked about who has stood out leading up to Wednesday's match-up.
Following Wednesday's game against Port City Prep, the Sea Devils will hit the road for a Region 10 Conference match-up versus Denmark Tech College on Saturday, January 14; tip-off is scheduled for 3pm (EST).
The Sea Devils will play their next home game on "MLK Celebration Day" on Monday, January 16, at 2pm (EST) vs Johnston Community College.
PROJECTED SEA DEVIL STARTING FIVE LINEUP
No. Name Ht./Wt. Position Hometown Statistics
10 Jacque Brown 5-8, 170 PG Beaufort, NC 16.2ppg 5.7apg 3.4rpg 57.1 FG%
3 Trae Bryant 6-1, 180 G Wilmington, NC 18.8ppg 4.6apg 45.8 3PT%
22 Trevor Willis 6-3, 185 G Beaufort, NC 11.1ppg 0.5apg 1.8rpg 1.5stlpg
4 Alston Davis 6-6, 215 G Charlotte, NC 13.1ppg 7.1rpg 36.5 3PT%
1 Alonzo Tyson 6-9, 195 F Goldsboro, NC 10.6ppg 7.5rpg 65.3 FG%
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