Forsyth Country Day holds off Providence Day in NCISAA 4A state final
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- Forsyth Country Day overcame a 10-point early deficit to win 69-59.
- Balanced Furies attack featured Q Williams IV, J.R. Adams and Prince Nwokemodo.
- Providence Day rallied from an 0-4 start to reach the final but lost late, 69-59.
Given the way Providence Day School’s boys basketball season has gone, perhaps having a strong start to its N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 4A title game against Forsyth Country Day wasn’t good news.
After all, the Chargers started their season 0-4 before rallying to advance to their second state title game in three years.
On Saturday afternoon at Greensboro’s Novant Health Field House, a 10-point first-quarter lead didn’t last as top-seeded Forsyth Country Day took charge in the second quarter and fended off several Providence Day challenges before taking a 69-59 victory.
“Give them credit — they were tough, physical,” Providence Day coach Jonathan McIntyre said. “We kind of weathered the storm. But down the stretch, they made more plays than us.”
The Furies, who finished 29-3, had a balanced offensive attack led by Coastal Carolina signee Q Williams IV (14 points). J.R. Adams added 12 points, 6-foot-11 Prince Nwokemodo 11, Jayon Connor 10 and Tyrin Graham nine.
For the Chargers, whose season ended at 23-7, Zeke Battier had 16 points, Tristan Williams 12, Aidan Scruitsky 10 and Osvaldo “Deuce” Haynes II eight.
Starters Scruitsky and Haynes and reserve Leighton Myers were Providence Day’s lone seniors. With McIntyre installed as interim head coach, the Chargers dropped their first four games against a challenging schedule before winning 19 of the next 20 — the loss against national power Oak Hill, Va. — and closed with three wins in the last five contests.
With Dylan Bradley draining a pair of 3-pointers in the first seven minutes of Saturday’s state championship game, the Chargers led 16-6 on Battier’s follow shot with 17 seconds left in the opening quarter.
But the Furies, boosted by a large crowd at a venue that was 30 minutes from their campus, scored the last two buckets of the first quarter and completed a 21-3 surge that gave them a 27-19 lead 2½ minutes before halftime.
In the second half, Forsyth Country Day would take three more nine-point leads before the game’s final score was their biggest advantage.
Providence Day, which finished the season 23-7, would close within a possession three times in the third quarter — the closest at 40-39 — and nudged within 63-59 with 43 seconds left before Forsyth Country Day scored the game’s final six points.
Game summary
Providence Day 16 10 21 12 — 59
Forsyth Country Day 10 23 20 16 — 69
PROVIDENCE DAY 59 — Zeke Battier 16, Haynes 8, Aidan Scruitsky 10, Parker 7, Bradley 6, Tristan Williams 12.
FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY 69 — Graham 9, J.R. Adams 12, Jayon Connor 10, Q Williams IV 14, Dalton 6, Weerdhuizen 5, Prince Nwokemodo 11.
Records: Providence Day 23-7, Forsyth Country Day 29-3.
This story was originally published February 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM.