Corbitt, Rams seek another strong campaign on the hardwood
Greene Central head coach Theodore “Blue” Edwards is coaching a vastly different team in Snow Hill this season. Rudy Coggins/Neuse News
SNOW HILL - The pieces are in place for the Greene Central boys' basketball team to experience another stellar season inside the Ram Pen.
The biggest question is how you do replace four starters?
Talent remains and if the early season is any indication, the Rams' faithful should start putting aside their spare change to purchase tickets for the postseason.
"If everybody comes in and puts the work in like everybody should, I feel like we could get back to where we were last year," said senior point guard Bobby "BJ" Corbitt, who helped guide the Rams to a third consecutive eastern regional final in 2019.
"I feel like the fans, no matter what the scoreboard says, they're behind us. We owe them to get back to where we were last year."
The lone returning starter, Corbitt's role has changed this season. He's become more vocal and feels like an extension of second-year head coach Theodore "Blue" Edwards when he's on the hardwood.
Corbitt leads a vastly different team, one that doesn't have a imposing inside presence. The Rams are a group of blue-collar ballers who have to work hard on both ends of the floor, particularly defensively.
"We play well together at times, but I feel like we could be a lot better," Corbitt said.
Corbitt generates 17.3 points a game. He's emerged as one of three double-figure scorers along with senior Jada Evans (11.4 points) and sophomore Dontavious Pettaway (10.7). Senior Kentrell Suggs averages 9.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
The Rams score at a 72.6-point clip and clean the glass for nearly 28 rebounds a game.
Greene Central (4-3 overall) split against Eastern Wayne and lost a pair of contests to defending state champion Farmville Central. Edwards' team is just three points shy of being 5-2 and he anticipates an 18-win season.
That's a lofty goal with 11 dates against Eastern Carolina 2-A opposition left on the schedule.
"We have other guys now who have an increased role, have to be more productive," Edwards said. "That chemistry for us is still a work in progress, but it's coming along nicely."
