Northwestern boys thump South Pointe

The Northwestern boys basketball team jumped on the South Pointe Stallions right out of the gate Wednesday night and never slowed down in an 81-47 home victory.

The Trojans never trailed after racing out to a 15-2 lead to start the game. Desmond Walls had nine of his game-high 19 in the first quarter, including a one-handed follow slam early that set the tone for the night.

The athletic Trojans pushed and controlled the tempo throughout the contest. The lead was 30-12 after one period and grew to thirty points at the half, which is about where it stayed for the duration.

Northwestern put four players in double figures. Myliek Durham had all 10 of his in the pivotal first eight minutes. Both teams are missing players that will join up after their respective football teams compete in the state championships on Saturday.

Critical

The Trojans didn’t sit on their lead, instead increasing it in the second period from 18 to 30 at (54-24) at halftime. Northwestern had balanced scoring, with four players in double figures.

Star contributions

Walls led all scorers with 19 points. Jaquarius Clowney, Ian Brown and Durham each had 10 for the Trojans. DaShawn Holly led South Pointe with 10.

Overheard

On fast start: “Last night we did that, so we felt like maybe we could do it again tonight,” Northwestern coach John Bramlett said. “We’re going to try to play to our strengths, which are being aggressive, pushing the ball up, and trying to get into some traps.”

On deck

Northwestern will host Spring Valley Thursday night and South Pointe is off until December 18.

Northwestern 81, South Pointe 47

This story was originally published December 10, 2015 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Northwestern boys thump South Pointe."