This week’s Blue Devil basketball action included a showdown on Saturday between the host Gloucester Dukes and the visitors from Mathews—a varsity boys’ game that saw the Devils post a nail-biting and controversial finish.The MHS boys also had a home game last Thursday against Carver and took to the road on Monday against Northumberland. Following those three matchups, the varsity Devils posted two wins and one loss, while their JV counterparts went 0-3.
Gloucester
The highlight was Saturday’s Gloucester-Mathews contest, and the boys’ varsity game didn’t disappoint, as the Devils squeaked by, 60-58.
Gloucester jumped to an early 7-0 lead, as the Dukes’ Jacob Ford found success attacking the basket, scoring five points to open the game. Although Gloucester started strong, the Blue Devils led at the end of the first quarter, 16-11. The second quarter started slow but Gloucester finally found a groove when Brayden Davidson hit a deep three to give the Dukes momentum. Ford regained his rhy...