Photo and article from Laieke Abebe The Wayne Country Day girls basketball team played in its fifth consecutive state semifinals on Tuesday. However, the Chargers have not been able to get over the hump and reach the state title game. Despite another fantastic season, the Chargers fell, 56-43 to The O’Neal School in the NCISAA…… read more »
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Girls Basketball: WCDS Eliminated In Final Four By O’Neal School
Girls Basketball: WCDS Reaches NCISAA Semifinals, Brunson Breaks School Record (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day dominated Statesville Christian 72-47 in the quarterfinals of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A playoffs to reach the semifinals for the fifth year in a row. The Chargers (23-6 overall) will host The O’Neal School (21-3) in the semifinals on Tuesday. Coming into the game, Ja’Kea Brunson was tied with Catherine…… read more »
Boys Basketball: WCDS Advances To NCISAA Semifinals (PHOTO GALLERY)
For the fifth year in a row, Wayne Country Day advanced to the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A semifinals. The Chargers pulled out a 59-57 victory over Northside Christian Academy in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Collin Tanner scored a team-high 20 points. Nayshin Waller contributed 14 points, Jordan Cooper had nine points, while Zane…… read more »
Boys Basketball: WCDS Dominates Village Christian In Playoff Opener (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day opened the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A playoffs with a dominant 83-37 victory against Village Christian on Tuesday evening. Collin Tanner scored a game-high 21 points, while Nayshin Waller was right behind Tanner with 20 points. Zane Cogdell and Jordan Cooper finished with 11 points apiece. Kayleb Coles contributed seven points,…… read more »
Girls Basketball: WCDS Clinches Sixth Straight Conference Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day defeated Greenfield 58-42 in its regular-season finale on Friday evening. With the win, the Chargers clinched their sixth straight Coast Plains Independent Conference title. It also marks the fourth straight conference title for Wayne Country Day head coach Maurice Jones. Kyrah Davis scored a team-high 13 points, Jada Vanderhorst finished with 11…… read more »
Boys Basketball: WCDS Falls To Greenfield (PHOTO GALLERY)
Nayshin Waller joined the 1,000-point club during Wayne Country Day’s game against its rival Greenfield on Friday evening. Unfortunately, the Chargers fell to the Knights 74-67. Wayne Country Day ends the regular season with a 21-6 overall record. Collin Tanner led the Chargers with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Waller finished with 17 points, grabbed…… read more »
Girls Basketball: WCDS Rallies To Hold Off Wayne Christian
Photo and article by Laieke Abebe In one of the biggest girls basketball games in the area this season, Wayne Country Day was able to respond at the right time. Trailing by as many as seven points in the second half, the Chargers came back and held off a late Wayne Christian run to prevail…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Trinity Academy Of Raleigh Contains WCDS (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day staged a thrilling first half against Trinity Academy of Raleigh on Thursday night. Unfortunately, the Chargers came up short in the second half and the result was an 89-65 loss to the Tigers. At the start, the two squads went back and forth in an attempt to take took control of the…… read more »
Boys Basketball: WCDS Uses Big Third Quarter To Get Past Wayne Prep (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day used a big second half to pull away from Wayne Prep, and the Chargers went on to defeat the Generals 91-65 on Friday evening. The Generals opened the game on an 8-3 run, but Wayne Country Day responded and led 21-15 after eight minutes. Despite never losing the lead, Wayne Country Day…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week: Ja’Kea Brunson
Coming back from an injury is never easy. It requires an immense amount of hard work and determination, not to mention all the hours spent in physical therapy and rehab. And Wayne Country Day’s Ja’Kea Brunson was willing to do whatever it took to get back on the basketball after her injury. The junior tore…… read more »
