| Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Valley CC | 46 | 45 | 91 |
| CCC&TI Cobras | 49 | 44 | 93 |
| Caldwell | Catawba Valley CC | |||
| Player | Points | Player | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyaz Solomon | 21 | Shad Thomas | 19 | |
| Jalen Miller | 16 | Javen Chandler | 18 | |
| RJ Black | 13 | Braden Graham | 18 | |
| Caleb Mauldin | 11 | Evan Presnell | 11 | |
| Linwood Grandy | 8 | Jayden Watlington | 8 | |
| Tyrese Gwinn | 7 | Nathan Brown | 6 | |
| Jakkari Dula | 6 | Jadin Merritt | 4 | |
| Brandon Miller | 4 | Victor Kanama | 3 | |
| Ray Faison | 3 | Tajaye Haynes | 2 | |
| Justin Hodges | 2 | Michael Linton | 2 | |
| Wardell Williams | 2 |
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute rallied from an 11-point second half deficit and held on to complete the season sweep of Catawba Valley Community College, winning 93-91 at the Tarlton Complex in Hickory on Wednesday evening.
Toyaz Solomon led all scorers with 21 points, including a two-point basket with 32.5 seconds to go that broke an 88-all tie and gave the Cobras the lead for good.
Catawba Valley opened the game on an 8-0 run, before the Cobras responded with a 17-8 run to take their first lead of the game at 17-16 with 13:23 remaining in the half. The Cobras would build their largest lead of the game at 46-34 with 3:37 to go in the first half. Catawba Valley would respond on a 12-3 run to close the half and the Cobras led 49-46 at the break.
Jaden Miller scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half, included three, three-point baskets.
Caldwell extended their lead to five points early in the second half before the Red Hawks got hot behind the ark. Javen Chandler hit back-to-back threes and Catawba Valley retook the lead at 60-57 with 13:10 remaining in the game.
The Cobras' Caleb Mauldin would get a layup with 10:36 to go that stopped a 14-0 Red Hawk run and brough Caldwell to within nine points at 68-59. Mauldin's basket started a 14-3 Cobra run, including back-to-back three-pointers by RJ Black, and Caldwell retook the lead at 71-70 with 8:37 to go.
Black would hit his fourth three-pointer of the second half, giving Caldwell its largest lead of the half at 82-77 with 5:06 to go.
After Catawba Valley cut the deficit to two points, Solomon hit two free throws to put the Cobras up 84-80. The Red Hawks responded with a three-pointer by Chandler and with 2:49 remaining Catawba Valley reclaimed the lead at 86-84 after Braden Graham converted a three-point play.
The Cobras would get a basket by Brandon Miller to tie the game at 86 and another basket by Solomon as Caldwell retook the lead at 88-86 with 1:17 remaining. Catawba Valley's Shad Thomas would tie the game with 50 seconds remaining with a jumper in the lane. Solomon's jumper in the lane would connect with 32.5 seconds remaining, giving Caldwell a 90-88 advantage. Catawba Valley missed a shot on the ensuing possession and Jakari Dula hit two free throws to give Caldwell a 92-88 lead.
Catawba Valley did have a chance to win the game when Graham connected on a three-pointer with just over four seconds remaining to make the score 92-91. After a Red Hawk timeout, Catawba Valley would steal the in-bound pass but miss a runner in the lane that would have given the Red Hawks the lead. Solomon was fouled after getting the rebound with four-tenths of a second left and connected on one of two free throws to seal the victory.
Toyaz Solomon
RJ Black
Jalen Miller
Records: Caldwell 5-1, Catawba Valley 4-2
Next Games:
Caldwell, home vs. Sandhills on Friday, December 2 at 6 p.m.
Catawba Valley at Davidson-Davie on Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m.