Excel Christian Academy boys remain unbeaten

The Excel Christian boys basketball team was down seven points heading into Tuesday night's final quarter, but rallied to edge the visiting North Paulding Wolfpack, 54-53, and remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 mark. ECA trailed by 2 points with six seconds remaining in the game. The Eagles got the ball to Darius Thrower, who got a shot off as time-expired to give Excel a one-point win. The Lady Eagles were not quite as fortunate, dropping a 49-22 contest to North Paulding. EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 54, NORTH PAULDING 53 North Paulding ------ 12 - 14 - 13 - 10 ---- 53 Excel Christian ------ 9 - 11 - 16 - 18 ---- 54 North Paulding (3-2): Chad Terrell 18, Gunner Williams 18, Ethan Reid 10 Excel Christian (3-0): Darius Thrower 14, Latrel Jones 13, Caleb West 11, Chris Hale 8, Hunter Johnson 6, Max Rowland 2.

Excel plays at Walker (Fri., Dec. 4), at Temple (Sat., Dec. 5), and at Hebron Christian (Tues., Dec. 8). NORTH PAULDING GIRLS 49, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 22 North Paulding ------ 14 - 15 - 5 - 15 ---- 49 Excel Christian ------ 6 - 8 - 4 - 4 ---- 22 North Paulding (3-2): Maddie Gray 16, Jordan Isaacs 7, Amil Willis 6.

Excel Christian (1-3): Xena Enos 10, Rylie Boston 5, Brighton McCollum 4, Landry McCollum 2, Whitney Harris 1. Excel plays at Walker (Fri., Dec. 4), at Temple (Sat., Dec. 5), and at Hebron Christian (Tues., Dec. 8).