High 5, Terra Ceia’s Dustin Carrow: Lone senior on boys’ basketball team that has won 16 straight

Published 2:58 am Thursday, February 13, 2025

By Jason O. Boyd

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TERRA CEIA, N.C. — Last Thursday night was a big one for several reasons at Terra Ceia Christian School.

It was senior night and a chance to recognize those athletes who have contributed to the teams that play sports at the school. One senior is on the girls’ basketball team: Lakin Van Essendelft. One senior is on the boys’ basketball team: Dustin Carrow.

Carrow had a successful cross country season where he won the Mid-Atlantic Christian Athletic Association title. He has carried that success over to the boys’ basketball team. The Knights won their 16th straight game after beating Ahoskie Christian School, 88-44.

We spoke to Carrow about his success, the current success of the boys’ basketball team and more.

1. Talk about the number of minutes that you play, or I guess the team plays in general, because you’re used to running a lot, but you stay on the court a lot. 

“It is an endurance thing, too, but really it’s just about being a leader, a good leader, and keeping your guys in order. Knowing when to run the plays and what plays to call, and just being very vocal.

“That’s part of being a great basketball player, is being vocal and managing your team and being a good leader, being a good example on the court, calling guys down and stuff. And endurance is another thing, too, playing the whole game. Almost the whole game. Not being subbed out. I mean, our guys are great at endurance. We played a tough game against Pamlico Academy, our number two seed, and there was no subs in.

“So our starting five, they did great. And they know how to keep endurance and keep going and keep pushing.”

2. You seem like you’re more of a make the other guys score type of player than you are scoring yourself. You’re kind of the field general, I guess you could say.

“Yeah, I’m a very generous guy. I really put others before myself. I mean, in God’s word, you always put God first, others, then yourself. Scoring is not the first thing that I think about when going out on the court. It’s about getting these other guys in the game, and I know that their abilities to score, they’re more skilled than I am at scoring. I put my trust in these guys who go out there and do that job, and that’s why I pass the ball and be that floor general, call in all the plays, and make sure we get the ball to them.”

3. You primarily run cross country and basketball. So how has cross country helped you play basketball?

“Running is great for keeping your cardio. That’s the number one cardio thing. I did a science project on what’s best for keeping your cardio great, and it was running.”

4. You guys are in a position now where it seems like you can make a long run in the postseason. You have the conference tournament next week, then the state tournament starts from there. How far can you go in the playoffs?

“This is a really great team, really well-rounded. I know we’ve got two of the three guys who are really great double-digit scorers. I mean, that’s their thing is scoring. And they’re also great on the defensive end as well, with getting steals and reading where the pass is going and getting blocks as well, and really just doing that. We’re just a great team, well-rounded, and I think we’ll be good going into these playoffs.”

5. You’re going into physical therapy, and you’re going to Florida? How did that come about?

“So I’ve lived around Pinetown my whole life, and all I knew was ECU. That was it, and then I just thought, why not head south, or somewhere a little warmer, like Florida, and Florida looks like a good state. So I was searching up colleges in Florida, and Palm Beach Atlantic University popped up.

“I applied to there, and they accepted me, and they gave me a pretty good scholarship, $18,000 annually. I’m hoping to get more. Being a private college, they do charge a lot.”

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