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Silver Foxes down Hall





Dutch Fork’s Willie Dunbar takes a shot in the paint over Heathwood’s Matthew Lee.

Dutch Fork’s Willie Dunbar takes a shot in the paint over Heathwood’s Matthew Lee.

Three Dutch Fork players scored in double figures leading the Silver Foxes to a 62-54 win over the Heathwood Hall Highlanders in the Carolina Challenge Showcase at the Chick-fil-A Classic Wednesday, December 21.

Jordan Davis led the Silver Foxes with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Willie Dunbar added 15 points and seven rebounds, and Joseph Vernau finished with 12 points. Deuce Dean had nine points and six assists, and Jordan Warlick got seven points and eight rebounds.

Heathwood Hall’s Josh Caldwell finished with a game-high 25 points. He also pulled down six rebounds. Justice Hill added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Matthew Lee had seven points to go with five rebounds. Trevor Squirewell also had seven points, and DQ Joseph with two.

The Highlanders jumped out to a 15-5 lead getting seven points from Hill and four from Caldwell, but Dutch Fork fought back taking a 24-22 lead with 2:30 left in the first half. Dunbar scored eight in that stretch, and Davis added seven. Heathwood got a 3- pointer from Squirewell and a jumper from Hill to earn a 27-26 advantage going into halftime.

Dutch Fork’s Jordan Davis shoots a jumper against Heathwood Hall.

Dutch Fork’s Jordan Davis shoots a jumper against Heathwood Hall.

Dunbar hit a shot 33 seconds into the second half to give the Silver Foxes a 28-27 lead. They would not trail again. Their cushion grew to 11 points three times with shots from Dunbar and Dean.

The Highlanders fought back cutting the lead to 55-52 on a Caldwell layup with 3: 20 to play, but that was as close as they would get as the Silver Foxes closed out the game on a 7-2 run.




Heathwood Hall’s Josh Caldwell floats through the lane for two against Dutch Fork.

Heathwood Hall’s Josh Caldwell floats through the lane for two against Dutch Fork.

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