FAYETTEVILLE — The game was trending in the right direction for Purnell Swett as the Rams entered halftime in Friday’s boys basketball game at Cape Fear, with the Rams having just tied the game with a run to end the second quarter.
But any momentum the Rams may have had was quickly gone when play resumed after the break — Cape Fear used a massive run to emphatically pull away, earning a convincing 68-42 win over Purnell Swett.
“It got ugly,” Purnell Swett coach Jeremy Sampson said. “I told the guys over the break, coming back might be a sloppy game, it’s got a chance to be a sloppy game. But we didn’t help matters, giving up too many easy putbacks, we didn’t defend, didn’t do really well on the offensive end. I can make excuses here or there, whatever, but we’ve just got to be better.”
With the scored tied 23-23 to start the second half, Chosen Wynn scored first for Cape Fear (4-5, 1-1 United-8 Conference), but Collin Sampson answered with a quick 3 to give Purnell Swett (2-7, 1-1 United-8) a 26-25 lead. It was then that the Colts began to run.