Gooden Sparks Chapel Hill in Win Over Paulding County
Chapel Hill guard comes off the bench to lead the team in scoring.
Eric Gooden doesn’t normally come off the bench for Chapel Hill, but after Saturday’s performance in the Panthers’ 63-51 win over Paulding County in the Region 5-AAAA tournament, head coach Lee Wilson might have to consider it as part of a new strategy. Gooden led the Panthers with 19 points, despite playing just three quarters for disciplinary reasons. “We teach principal over passion,” Wilson said. “He missed a shootaround, so he had to sit out the first quarter.” Gooden was the catalyst in the pivotal third quarter in which Chapel Hill turned a 25-25 tie into a 46-37 lead. He scored 11 points in the quarter and drew a tip of the cap from his opposing coach. “He was something of a surprise. He was not in our scouting report tonight, but …
