NUTTER FORT, W.Va. — Robert C. Byrd scored a season-best 80 points as they held off a late push from Tug Valley, defeating the Panthers 80-62 at One Eagle Way.
After dropping their first two games of the season, the Flying Eagles have won seven in a row.
“They were tough to guard,” said RCB head coach Bill Bennett. “Ideally, we do want to hold people in the 40’s. That’s the way it has been for eighteen years now. But this was just a little bit of a different game. We got in the situation where we were up and down but our kids are okay with that. We have so many guys that can score the basketball.”
RCB junior Gavin Kennedy led all scorers with 26 points. Sophomore Jeremiah King netted 19.
“Jeremiah has been coming along offensively, it is just a matter of confidence. Now he believes he can score and get to the foul line. He gets in there and plays against guys that are four or five inches taller than him and that doesn’t bother him.”
Bryson Lucas added 13 points for RCB and Thomas Hawkins chipped in with 11. The Flying Eagles played without senior starter Khori Miles, who was on a college visit.
“It was an opportunity for everyone. Rather than look at it as an adverse thing, we were looking at it as an opportunity. Everybody needed to step up and do a little bit more.”
Caleb May and Ethan Colegrove led Tug Valley (5-7) with 14 points each and Easton Davis added 10.