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| Darius Hall is averaging 18 ppg. |
Last week Davie went 2-1, routing Surry Central 68-46 at home, losing 57-50 at West Rowan and torching West Iredell 78-66 at home. That lifted Davie’s nonconference record to 4-2, just two wins from matching last year’s total, when Davie endured a second straight 6-19 mark.
The competition will stiffen considerably down the road, but at least the War Eagles are convincing themselves they can win and they can push good teams. West Rowan is a tradition-steeped program, and Davie was within 49-46 with 3:30 to play and 52-48 with 1:10 to go.
“If you put those guys in the CPC, I think they’re right there at the top of it,” coach Mike Absher said of W. Rowan. “They’re eighth in the Sweet 16 poll in the Charlotte Observer. They’ve got all the tools to be really good, and we went toe to toe with them.”
Against West Iredell, Davie hadn’t been as crisp since the days of Cliff “Pete” Burns, Josh Aiken and Foo Smith in 2004-05. The 78 points represented the most for Davie since an 81-57 win over Wilkes Central in 2004-05, spanning 64 games.
“On both ends of the court, we played really well,” Absher said.
Shooting guard Drew Absher and center Darius Hall are averaging 18.3 and 18 points, respectively. Matt Van Hoy is averaging 8, Eric Lowery 6.2, Alex Williams 5.5, James Mayfield 4.3 and Landon Harris 4.2.
Davie 68, Surry Central 46
Hall, a 6-6 center who is growing more confidence by the second, racked up 29 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the largest win since a 67-43 decision over North Iredell in the fifth game of 2005-06. It was the finest output since Hall’s brother, Burns, posted 31 points against West Forsyth in 2004-05. It was also Hall’s career high, eclipsing the 27 he had in last year’s win at Mooresville.
Hall punctuated his night with a dunk.
“He’s playing really, really well,” Absher said. “He was good at everything. His last finish was a dunk, and that’s something he probably couldn’t do a year ago.”
As dominant as Burns was, Van Hoy (12 points, 7 rebounds), Absher (10 points, 5 assists) and Lowery ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.