by Richard Walker
Gaston College’s second half rally on Saturday that resulted in a 77-64 basketball win at Patrick & Henry Community College also gave the Rhinos their longest winning streak in modern school history at eight games.
Previously, Gaston College had won its first six games in the Rhinos’ inaugural season of 2021-22 and the first seven games of the 2022-23 season.
In the school’s earlier athletics history from 1965 to 1972, three Gaston College teams won 10 or more games in a row; The 1969-70 team won a record 17 straight, 1971-72 team won 14 straight and the 1966-67 team won its first 14 games.
“That’s fantastic,” first-year Rhinos coach Benny Moss said of the historic winning streak. “But we’re focused on one game at a time. And this team is really buying into that. They’re talking about going 1-0 today.”
On Saturday, Gaston College improved to 8-1 on the season with its second-largest rally of the season.
Trailing 44-35 with 17:42 to play, the Rhinos closed the game on a 42-20 surge that included 20-8 in the final 6 1/2 minutes.
“Our depth is critical for us,” Moss said. “We played 12 guys today and when we do what we’re supposed to, we can wear teams down.”
