A Knight to forget
By Don Gearhart
Florence — Darlington’s visit to the 6th ranked West Florence Knights court was a night to forget.
On Senior Night, the home team jumped out to a 5-point lead. The Falcons fought back to make it 7-3, only to see a 10-point West Florence run that ended the first quarter with the Knights commanding a 17-3 advantage.
The second quarter was all Knights as Deuce Hudson lit up the scoreboard with 11 of his game-high 16 points. Chuck Keith put up 7 of his team-high 13 points for Darlington, but the onslaught from Hudson’s teammates provided West Florence with a 45-16 advantage as the halftime buzzer sounded.
The West Florence spread dropped to 27 points at the end of the third quarter with the home team comfortably in front by a 56-29 margin. At that point, the Knights emptied their bench and the Falcons outscored them 17-14 in the final period. When time had expired, the 70-46 margin of victory for West Florence put a sword through the visiting Falcons.
Darlington: 3 – 13 – 13 – 17 — 46
Chuck Keith 13, Keenan DuBose 9, Jayden Wingate 8, Stephen Williams 7, Qua’liek Lewis 5, Mike Green 4
West Florence: 17 – 28 – 11 – 14 — 70
Deuce Hudson 16, Valerian Bruce 14, Darren Lloyd 8, Fabbion Dozier 6, Chris Taylor 5, Dashawn Gamble 5, Avion McBride 4, Bryson Graves 4, Darris Williams 2, Jonathan Goodman 2, Josh Daniels 2, Dashaun Bridges 2.