Marcus Robertson

09 Jan

Prep boys: Asheboro Blue Comets make more statements

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Brandon Campbell, Camden Walker, Connor Cassidy, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Marcus Robertson, Mid-Piedmont Conference, Nicah Taylor, piedmont athletic conference, Prep Basketball, Randleman Tigers, Timothy Brower, Trinity Bulldogs, Tyshaun Goldston

ASHEBORO – It was quite a week for Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team. The Blue Comets topped a strong in-county team to wrap up non-conference play and then won its Mid-Piedmont Conference opener. It all added up to a 10-game winning streak entering this week. Asheboro defeated visiting Eastern Randolph 80-75 in a highly anticipated matchup behind Jerquarius Stanback’s 26 points and David Rodriguez’s 25 points. The game pitted last season’s regular-season champions from the Mid-Piedmont Conference and Piedmont Athletic Conference. It was the first time the Blue Comets and Wildcats met in four years. Eastern Randolph countered with 21 points…

13 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Marcus Roberston

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Marcus Robertson, Prep Basketball, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Southwestern Randolph, boys’ basketball It has been a challenging start to the season for Southwestern Randolph, but Robertson has given the Cougars chances in games. Last week, the senior had games of 24 points and 19 points. Still, the Cougars absorbed a pair of narrow home losses on consecutive nights to South Davidson (by 42-40) and East Davidson (by 55-52). Robertson is coming off football season when he was a receiver for the Cougars.