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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

Noah Dulin and Draeton Nance made their high school basketball debuts look easy as the Davie JV boys decimated Alexander Central 72-29 in Taylorsville on Nov. 22.
Brandon Thalasinos, the new JV coach, said this could be the beginning of something wonderful.
“This is a special group,” he said. “I’m excited for the season and I’m excited for what the future holds for these guys. Most of them have played together for a while, so there’s a chemistry there that’s uncoachable, just a connection they have.”
Dulin, a 6-foot-1 whirlwind, delivered an absurd performance. He had nine of Davie’s 16 points in the first quarter, he went into the halftime locker room with 20 and finished with 25.
“He’s a special player,” Thalasinos said. “I mean, he has a high motor. He doesn’t let anything really bother him. He’s always got a smile on his face. He’s a true leader on the floor, the guys rally around him and they feed off the positive energy that he brings to the team.”
The Cougars didn’t have an answer for the other half of the brother combination, either, as Nance scored 17. The freshman brothers combined for seven 3-pointers, with Nance knocking down four.
“He’s high energy, lots of pressure,” Thalasinos said of point guard Nance. “He brings so much defense to the team, and at the same time he can run an offense. He doesn’t let anything bother him. He knows when to attack. He has great game management and basketball IQ. He’s a natural leader. He is a true one (point guard).
The War Eagles led 33-14 at halftime and 58-27 at the end of the third. Varsity coach Josh Pittman said the signature moment for him involved William Martin, who had one of the greatest hustle plays you’ll ever see in the third quarter. Justin Haggler was third for Davie with seven points.
“Cam Knox came in and brought defensive pressure,” Thalasinos said. “Justin came off the bench and put up seven points.”
The 16-man roster includes of sophomores Aiden Horton, Jayce Bentley, Knox, Tate Helton, Palmer Thomason and Ian Patton and freshmen Wyatt Harwood, Edarius Oliver, Carter Cornett, Martin, Haggler, Paxton Lewis, Weston Barefoot and Aiden Houser.
Thalasinos’ assistant coach is James McRae.
Davie 72, AC 29 – Noah Dulin 25, Draeton Nance 17, Justin Haggler 7, Jayce Bentley 6, Aiden Horton 5, William Martin 4, Carter Cornett 4, Ian Patton 2, Cam Knox 2.