KINSTON — Community Christian extended its boys basketball season-long winning streak to 14 games with a 55-45 conquest of host Bethel Christian on Monday.

Evan Gattis led the Cyclones in scoring with 21 points while Jack Beamon supplied 18 points, 12 rebounds and three steals. Jamir Loftin added nine points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Community Christian has just four games remaining in the regular season, including Thursday’s matchup against New Bern Christian at Williamson Gym on the ENCSD campus.

CCS denied at Bethel

KINSTON — Despite taking an 8-3 lead in the first quarter Monday, Community Christian girls basketball team came up just short in a 24-22 loss at Bethel Christian.

“We were just a little bit flat, and we made some defensive errors in the fourth quarter,” said CCS head coach Carl Bradshaw. “We will learn from this and we will move forward.”

Tate Misback paced the Cyclones (6-6) with nine points while Autumn Bradshaw added five points.