Travion Sanders at the line for the game-winning free throw.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Triton’s boys basketball team rallied for a 57-56 nonconference win over Cleveland on Friday night to complete a varsity sweep.
The Lady Hawks prevailed, 45-38.
A free throw by Travion Sanders with 8.2 seconds left provided the winning margin for the Triton boys (4-3), who trailed 20-9 at the end of the first quarter.
“We settled down and played better defense,” said Hawks coach T.J. Morrison. “It was not pretty, but we’re making progress.”
Cleveland (6-2) led 45-39 going into the fourth quarter.
Senior Josiah Lett and junior Jamari Amerson had 17 points each for Triton as Lett made eight of 12 field goal attempts and Amerson hit six of 11. Amerson was five for nine on 3-pointers. Sanders had 11 points.
Ladrabious Eason grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hawks and Lett had eight. Keionta Burnett had four assists and three steals. Sanders finished with four assists and two steals.
The Lady Hawks also came back, outscoring the visitors, 19-5, in the fourth quarter to improve to 4-3.
Kaila Cooney had 15 points on five of nine shooting from behind the arc with six assists. Zoie Starling totaled 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Haley Tew and Anastasia McDonald scored six point each. Abby Hood scored five points.
Gracie Byrd had 10 rebounds for Triton. McDonald and Hood each had six rebounds.
Freshman Brooklynn Waller led the Cleveland girls (3-5) with 18 points.
Triton hosts Fuquay-Varina on Friday night.
Josiah Lett drives for Triton on Friday night.
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Travion Sanders runs the break for the Hawks.
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Myshon Smith scores in Triton’s nonconference win.
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Josiah Lett scores a hoop for the Hawks against the Rams.
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Keionta Burnett hits a floater in the lane for Triton.
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Jamari Amerson scores in a 57-56 nonconference win for Triton.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
Jamari Amerson gave the Hawks a boost with his 3-point shooting.
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Ladrabious Eason gets a basket to tie the score at 33.
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Dalen Thompson shoots for Triton’s boys.
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Kaila Cooney shoots a 3-pointer for the Lady Hawks.
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Anastasia McDonald drives for the Lady Hawks.
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Zoie Starling hits a 3-pointer in the first half for Triton.
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Gracie Byrd gets a basket for the Triton girls.
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Abby Hood drives and scores for the Triton girls on Friday night.
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Triton’s Haley Tew has the ball under defensive pressure.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Paul Burgett)
