An 11-point win Saturday helped the Apalachee High School boys basketball team even their season record at 2-2.
Coach Kevin Morris’ squad took a 68-57 victory against Salem as Chaun Gresham poured in 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. John Ansley added 13 points and six assists.
“You can see the progress we are making,” Morris said. “We want to keep working and keep improving for tournament time.”
DeVaughn Kilgore and Clayton Barber both added 10 points in the win.
With the season still at a relatively young stage, Morris said his players are to the point where they are getting in complete basketball shape.
“Chaun is playing a lot of minutes as is John Ansley,” the coach said. “DeVaughn missed two weeks of practice after his hip flexer. He wasn’t able to do much conditioning so I was really concerned about him.”
Kilgore returned to action for Apalachee Friday in a close 85-81 setback to Loganville on the road.
The Wildcats also dropped an 81-63 contest to Rockdale County last Tuesday.
Up next for Apalachee is Hart County, a AAA foe.
“It will be a tough, non-region game,” Morris said. “They will play the style most of the teams in our region play so that will help us later in the year. They are going to press and play up-tempo. It will help us prepare for region. It is going to be great for us to play them.”
