Spartans lose two
By Diana Royal Staff Writer

Boyd Lively hits the floor to keep control of the ball.

The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans dropped two games at home last week, bringing their record to an overall 0-4 so far this season.

The Spartans fell 57-31 to Briarwood Academy Tuesday, Dec. 5, and 80-30 to David Emanuel Academy (DEA) Friday, Dec. 8. They played Thomas Jefferson Academy at home yesterday (Tuesday), but results were unavailable at press time.

The game against Briarwood got off to a good start, with the first quarter ending in a 9-9 deadlock. At halftime, EBA trailed by only a few baskets, 28-17. The third quarter would land the Spartans just 3 points as Briarwood racked up 14, and the game ended with a 57-31 victory for the Bucs.

Head coach Todd Layton said sophomore Jeremy Hayes had his best game of the season, totaling 17 points, 9 of which were attributed to three-pointers.

Boyd Lively had 8 points, and Jayme Elliot also sunk a threepointer.

Lively led in rebounds with 10, and Jim Sandeford had 5; Elliot, 4; Hayes, 3; and Hamp Wade and Bernie Smith each had a pair.

Smith had 3 steals, and Hayes and Sandeford each had 2.

The Spartans went 3-8 from the free-throw line.

DEA jumped to a 25-2 lead by the end of the first quarter

on Friday, and held the Spartans to just 7 points in the entire first half. The Eagles’ Dawda Njie, a 6’7” senior, was playing above the rim and had accumulated 20 points by halftime.

Hayes led with 14 points, including two three-pointers, followed by Sandeford with 5, also including a three-pointer. Elliot also hit the basket with a threepoint shot.

Lively had 8 rebounds, while Sandeford and Hayes both had 4.

From the line, the Spartans were 4-10.

Layton said the Spartans played with good effort and never quit, and they actually outscored the Eagles in the fourth, 13-12.