High School Sports

Carvers Bay boys top C.E. Murray, reach Lower State finals

Carvers Bay boys basketball coach Jeff Mezzatesta
Carvers Bay boys basketball coach Jeff Mezzatesta jblackmon@thesunnews.com

▪ Carvers Bay 58, (at) C.E. Murray 47 | Janaz Sumpter had a team-high 14 points and Arkel Williams added 12 points as the Bears topped the War Eagles to advance to the Class A Lower State finals.

The Bears will take on Region VIII-A rival Hemingway in the Lower State finals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Florence Civic Center.

▪ CARVERS BAY (58): Dijon Goss 1, Quevon Dickerson 4, Marquiese Goss 9, Jeremiah Green 5, DJ Goss 8, Arkel Williams 12, Sumpter 14, Mikey Brown 2.

▪ C.E. MURRAY (47): Marcus Reid 10, Jermaine Kirkland 15, Johoma Tisdale 7, Tykeem Canty 4, Detrel Rush 4, Sean Swaringer 7, Latrel Johnson 2.

Carvers Bay

9

11

14

24

58

C.E. Murray

7

10

8

22

47

▪ 3-point goals: CB 4 (Sumpter 3, Green 1), C.E. Murray 3 (Kirkland 2, Swaringer 1). Team fouls: Carvers Bay 18, C.E. Murray 14. Fouled out: Dijon Goss (CB). Technical fouls: None.

▪ Records: Carvers Bay 19-8.

This story was originally published February 23, 2016 at 10:29 PM with the headline "Carvers Bay boys top C.E. Murray, reach Lower State finals."

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