The Davie High War Eagles closed the 2025 season with a mix of hard-fought victories, tough losses, and lots of growth. Finishing with a record of 9-5 in the Central Piedmont Conference and an overall record of 17-8, the War Eagles certainly fought hard and earned the success they had. The season was certainly not easy, with a challenging conference stacked with highly ranked teams and many opposing players with college offers. Despite these challenges, Davie fought hard and secured a solid overall record and the 4th spot in the CPC Conference.
With a hot 16-0 start last year, Davie did its best to replicate that success. The season began with three easy non-conference wins over Alexander Central, North Iredell, and Central Davidson, with players Jackson Powers and Bryson Mickey performing at a high level. However, their momentum did not continue. In just the next game, Davie was upset by Northern Guildford by a huge deficit of 35-72. Despite this loss, the War Eagles decided to keep pushing and won the next four games.
As the boys moved into conference matchups, this season provided some tough competition. With teams like West Forsyth, East Forsyth, and Mount Tabor having players committed to playing basketball in college, Davie knew taking on the CPC wouldn’t be easy. Their first conference game was at home versus Reagan. The game was a close one, but a success as Davie pulled out the victory 56-55. They were fairly successful as they continued conference play, defeating East Forsyth, Mount Tabor, RJ Reynolds, and others. However, there was one CPC that Davie couldn’t quite beat: West Forsyth. Despite fighting hard, the Titans proved to be too much for the War Eagles in both their regular season matchups. In the end, Davie’s 9-5 conference record is solid considering their many obstacles.
As the season continued, we saw some stars begin to shine as new opportunities arose for them. Freshmen, Noah Dulin and Drayton Nance began the season on the JV team and toward the end, came up to varsity. Neither of the young men took the opportunity for granted as they played hard and were very successful on the court. Especially when Davie’s point guard, Bryson Mickey, went down with an injury right before the postseason, Drayton Nance was able to step up as Davie’s new point guard. The contributions from these young stars were huge the season wrapped up.
Another highlight of the season was when senior Jackson Powers surpassed 1,000 career points as a War Eagle. As Davie’s center, who has been on varsity since freshman year, Powers scored 11 points in a loss to East Forsyth, making him only the 12th male player in Davie High’s history to reach over 1,000 points in varsity basketball. Powers’ efforts on the court have been instrumental to Davie’s success over the past four years.
Moving into the post-season, Davie was placed fourth in the CPC. They began the playoff battles versus Reagan and won the game easily, 78-45. In the second round, they faced the number one ranked team in the conference: West Forsyth. The War Eagles fought hard, and the game was close, but in the end, they ended up losing 50-61. As they moved into the state playoffs, Davie was ready to fight again. Their first competitor was South Mecklenburg High School. They ended up winning the game 69-66, and many considered this their best game of the season as it went down to the wire. They were ready to move into the second round with the momentum they had gained. However, the competition was tougher this time. They faced North Mecklenburg High School, the two-time reigning state champs. North Meck sends players D1 every year to top schools such as Duke and Wake Forest, so they would be tough to beat. The competition proved worthy, and despite a solid 1st half from Davie, the boys ended up losing 50-90.
Overall, the Davie Men’s Varsity Basketball season was certainly one to be proud of. They fought hard against skilled opponents, earned every one of their victories, and had a good time building team chemistry along the way.
