HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
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FRIDAY, JAN. 22 GAMES
GIRLS
NEWTON-CONOVER 59, MAIDEN 42
N-C 9 16 16 18—59
Maiden 15 7 10 10—42
NEWTON-CONOVER 59—Cassidy Geddes 17, Grace Loftin 17, Emma Fox 19, Woods , Watkins 2, Sandel, Powell, N. Duncan 4.
MAIDEN 42—Maggie Andrews 16, Marley Mingus 10, Hentschel 7, Bohemier 4, Keever 4, Noble 1.
Notes: Newton-Conover has won 40 straight conference games … Maiden is 1-3 at home this season … The Red Devils’ Sylvia White, in her third tenure as head coach has 205 career wins.
Records: Newton-Conover 6-0, 6-0 South Fork 2A; Maiden 1-4, 1-4.
— Reported by Frank Snider, Maiden head coach and Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 72, BANDYS 42
Bandys 8 11 13 10—42
LN Charter 16 21 23 12—72
BANDYS 42— Logan Dutka 10, Rummage 9, Little 9, Huggins 8, Drummond 2, Clements 2, Anderson 2.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 72—Kailyn Kilpatrick 16, Jillian Villanti 15, Kristy Seifert 14, Brooklin Leak 10, Jade Taylor 10, Donaldson 5, Kerr 2.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter’s previous high in points this season was 46 at East Lincoln … Bandys had a two-game win streak snapped and fell to 2-2 on the road this season… The Trojans had won four straight in the series and now tied 4-4… Bandys head coach Nicki Brittain, in her fourth season, can get career win No. 50 on Tuesday if the Trojans beat North Lincoln at Bandys.
Records: Bandys 3-3, 3-3 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 4-1, 4-1.
— Reported by Nicki Brittain, Bandys head coach and Mike Porter, Lake Norman Charter head coach
ST. STEPHENS 46, SOUTH CALDWELL 37
S. Caldwell 7 11 6 13—37
St. Stephens 8 11 12 15—46
SOUTH CALDWELL 37— Propst 2, Miller 8, Kaylee Anderson 14, Jackson 3, Phillips, Syd Austin, Dorsey, Wynn 9, Heavener, Curtis 1.
ST. STEPHENS 46—Pilkenton 5, Spatz, Turner 1, McGlamery 7, Harris 7, Reid 6, Kennedy Moulton 15, Sumpter 5.
Notes: St. Stephens has won three straight games… South Caldwell has lost three straight games after starting 0-2… The Indians were 0-19 under head coach Andy Bennett before getting his first victory on Jan. 15 at home against Watauga, then beating Tabernacle Christian at St. Stephens… Bennett took over in Game 10 last season when Roger Shields resigned as Indians head coach.
Records: S. Caldwell 2-3, 1-3 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 3-3, 2-2.
— Reported by Karen Isbell, S. Caldwell coaching staff
EAST LINCOLN 53, WEST LINCOLN 27
W. Lincoln 8 9 4 6—27
E. Lincoln 12 10 13 18—53
WEST LINCOLN 27 (incomplete scoring)—Norman 8, Bierberich 6, Chapman 2, Richardson 2, Robinson 2, Jenkins 2.
EAST LINCOLN 53—Madison Self 12, Ginny Overbay 12, Delgado 8, Thomas 7, Campo 5, Bissinger 3, Patterson 2, Ross 2, Eatmon 2.
Notes: Marlene Delgado had eight steals, three assists and no turnovers for the Mustangs… Self added 10 rebounds and one steal for East Lincoln…Unofficially, West Lincoln head coach Lance Watson is within range of 200 career wins (has 188); he also coached boys at Fred T. Foard… The Rebels have had 11 straight losing seasons; their last state playoff bid was in 2011-12).
Records: W. Lincoln 2-4, 2-4 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 3-2, 3-2.
— Reported by Jason Otley, E. Lincoln head coach
BOYS
MAIDEN 68, NEWTON-CONOVER 63, 2 OTs
N-C 10 14 13 16 6 4—63
Maiden 10 9 17 17 6 9—68
NEWTON-CONOVER 63—Zane Redmond 39, Jackson Mullins 10, Davis 6, Barber 4, Spain 2, Sigmon 2, Wilkinson, Cauthen, Han, Stinson, Moore, Penley.
MAIDEN 68—Iziah Morgan 21, Chris Culliver 16, Dru McClough 14, James 8, Lowman 8, Roseman 1, Robinson, Haynes, Gibbs, Sigmon.
Records: Newton-Conover 3-3, 3-3 South Fork 2A; Maiden 3-2, 3-2.
— Reported by Justin Brittain, Maiden head coach
EAST LINCOLN 72, WEST LINCOLN 45
W. Lincoln 9 8 15 13—45
E. Lincoln 19 17 14 22-72
WEST LINCOLN 45—Truesdale 2, Gilmore 5, Fortenberry 6,
Flowers 8, Goins 6, Daigler 1, Short 2, Noah Huss 10, Hartsoe 5.
EAST LINCOLN 72— Evan Montanari 23, Drew Bean 13, Craig 8, Clarke 3, Glezen 4, Clark 5, Mizzell 7, Hawk 3, Robb 4, Gust 2.
Notes: East Lincoln is 3-0 at home this season… West Lincoln has lost 76 straight games, dating back to 2016-2017 and 59 consecutive conference games… Since 1978-79, the Rebels have had five winless seasons (1990-91, 1996-97, 2011-12, 2018-19, 2019-20).
Records: W. Lincoln 0-6, 0-6 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 5-1, 5-1.
— Reported by Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45, BANDYS 28
Bandys 7 3 9 9—28
LN Charter 16 10 14 5—45
BANDYS 28—Henrickson 5, Habschied 5, Reed 4, Cockman 4, Slaughter 3, Tuxbury 3, DelGuercio 2, Reynolds 2.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45—Cal Reed 12, O’Brien 7, Rivens 7, Rinehardt 6, Edens 3, Stern 3, Bennett 3, Bell 2, Magnuson 2.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter has given up no more than 54 points in its four games… Bandys came in after grabbing head coach Rob Bliss his first win with the Trojans, a home victory over West Lincoln… Lake Norman Charter has five straight wins over the Trojans and is 6-2 against Bandys.
Records: Bandys 1-5, 1-5 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 2-2, 2-2.
— Reported by Chet Korczynski, LNC head coach
BUNKER HILL 70, DRAUGHN 52
Draughn 12 6 22 12—52
Bunker Hill 25 15 13 17—70
DRAUGHN 52—Schutt 12, Albright 2, Hoilman 2, Reep 2, Luke Rector 15, Byrd 4, Pritchard 7, Tillery 6, Lucas Rector 2.
BUNKER HILL 70—Chapman 8, Clampitt 3, Harrison Fulbright 11, Ethan Hildebran 13, Quentin Hoover 13, Killian 2, Little 5, Kaliq Ramseur 13, Robinson 2.
Records: Draughn 0-3, 0-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Bunker Hill 2-2, 2-2.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21 GAMES
BOYS
NORTH LINCOLN 81, EAST LINCOLN 70
E. Lincoln 16 15 20 19—70
N. Lincoln 19 15 29 18—81
EAST LINCOLN 70—Drew Bean 18, Evan Montonari 14, L. Craig 13, Jones 9, Clark 5, Glezen 4, Robb 3, Clarke 2, Hawk 2.
NORTH LINCOLN 81—Jack Carter 22, Cole Seagle 19, Jack Waggoner 14, Daniel Carter 11, Carson 8, Terrill 3, Collins 2, Dedmon 2.
Notes: The Knights made 10 3-pointers and 17 of 26 free throws… Dating back to last season, North Lincoln has won seven straight South Fork 2A games… The loss snapped an 11-game conference win streak by the Mustangs… North Lincoln’s Dennis Frye is 20-9 there and in his second season as head coach… East Lincoln had won eight straight in the series.
Records: E. Lincoln 4-1, 4-1 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 3-0, 3-0.
— Reported by Dennis Frye, N. Lincoln head coach
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 GAMES
GIRLS
BANDYS 36, LINCOLNTON 18
Bandys 16 3 9 7—36
Lincolnton 2 0 8 8—18
BANDYS 36—Macy Rummage 14, Logan Dutka 10, Clements 6, Huggins 2, Anderson 2, Drummond 1, Little 1.
LINCOLNTON 18—M. Sand-Odom 14, Tweed 2, Rhyne 2.
Notes: Bandys led 19-2 at the half, holding the Wolves scoreless in the second quarter… The Trojans have won four straight and five of the last six against Lincolnton… With five wins over Bandys in the previous four years, the Wolves still trail in the series since 1970-71 (8-38).
Records: Bandys 3-2, 3-2 South Fork 2A; Lincolnton 0-4, 0-4.
— Reported by Nick Brittain, Bandys head coach
NEWTON-CONOVER 63, NORTH LINCOLN 18
N. Lincoln 2 0 8 8—18
N-C 23 16 18 6—63
NORTH LINCOLN 18 (incomplete scoring)—L. Stump 10, Dymes 2, Front, Coda 2, Reid 2, Gaddy, Broome, Klein, Hallman.
NEWTON-CONOVER 63—Cassidy Geddes 19, Grace Loftin 16, Emma Fox 18, Woods 4, Watkins 4, N. Duncan 2, Sandel, Barnes, Powell, Wilson, L. Duncan, Krause, Reinhardt.
Notes: Geddes made five 3-pointers for the Red Devils.
Records: N. Lincoln 1-1, 1-1 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 5-0, 5-0.
— Reported by Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach
LAKE NORMAN 60, WATAUGA 27
Lake Norman 18 10 12 20—60
Watauga 8 7 5 7—27
LAKE NORMAN 60— Lewis, Williams 20, Saunders 14, Marks 9, Harwood 8, Wadkowky 7, Lowe 2.
WATAUGA 27—Hodges 6, Cook 6, Coffey 4, Farthing 4, Williams 3, Scheffler 2, Torgerson 2.
Records: Watauga 0-5, 0-4 Northwestern 3A-4A.
— Reported by Bill Torgerson, Watauga
TUESDAY, JAN. 19 GAMES
GIRLS
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 39, LINCOLNTON 36
LN Charter 8 6 14 11—39
Lincolnton 11 8 11 6—36
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 39—Seifert 8, Villanti 7, Taylor 7, Kilpatrick 7, Donaldson 5, Zelando 3, Cox 2.
LINCOLNTON 36— Mackenzie 14, Diamond 12, Leah Tweed 4, Alexis Hough 4, Moriah Ross 2.
Notes: Kailyn Kilpatrick went 4-for-4 on free throws in the final 45 seconds for Lake Norman Charter.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 3-1, 3-1 South Fork 2A; Lincolnton 0-3, 0-3.
— Reported by Mike Porter, Lake Norman Charter head coach
BANDYS 51, WEST LINCOLN 36
W. Lincoln 11 10 7 8—36
Bandys 7 10 16 18—51
WEST LINCOLN 36—Richardson 8, Chapman 7, Beddingfield 7, Norman 5, Robinson 4, Watson 3, Owenby 2.
BANDYS 51— Macy Rummage 12, Caroline McIntosh 11, Caily Huggins 11, Drummond 8, Drummond 8, Little 4, Dutka 3, Clements 2.
Notes: Bandys has a 37-game win streak over the Rebels and leads the series since 1970-71 by 91-6… West Lincoln has won three games at Bandys in that span – in 1970-71, 1991-92 and in 1995-96.
Records: W. Lincoln 2-3, 2-3 South Fork 2A; Bandys 2-2, 2-2.
–Reported by Nicki Brittain, Bandys head coach
MAIDEN 53, EAST LINCOLN 48
E. Lincoln 10 15 13 10—48
Maiden 12 10 18 13—53
EAST LINCOLN 48—Delgado, Patterson 3, Hege 5, Campo, Bessinger, Overbay 3, Ross 6, Taliya Thomas 27, Eatmon 4.
MAIDEN 53—Keener 7, Maggie Andrews 15, Lainee Hentschel 15, Boheimer 3, Noble 1, Marley Mingus 12, Stamey, Boulany.
Notes: Hentschel had 12 rebounds and eight assists and Mingus added 12 rebounds for Maiden… Thomas had three steals and two rebounds for East Lincoln.
Records: E. Lincoln 1-2, 1-2 South Fork 2A; Maiden 1-3, 1-3.
— Reported by Frank Snider, Maiden head coach and Jason Otley, E. Lincoln head coach
BOYS
NORTH LINCOLN 65, NEWTON-CONOVER 58
N. Lincoln 18 16 12 19—65
N-C 18 19 10 11—58
NORTH LINCOLN 65—Cole Seagle 19, Jack Carter 18, Jake Dedmon 13, Waggoner 5, Collins 4, Terrill 3, D. Carter 3.
NEWTON-CONOVER 58—Davis 22, Mullins 16, Redmond 14, Cauthen 2, Spain 2, Sigmon 2.
Notes: Seagle had four assists and two steals for North Lincoln… Jack Carter added four assists, three steals and five rebounds for the Knights.
Records: N. Lincoln 2-0, 2-0 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 3-2, 3-2.
— Reported by Dennis Frye, N. Lincoln head coach
EAST LINCOLN 56, MAIDEN 52
E. Lincoln 10 10 16 20—56
Maiden 16 14 11 11—52
EAST LINCOLN 56— Jeremiah Jones 16, Evan Montanari 11, Drew Bean 17, Craig 5, Clarke, Glezen, Clark 2, Mizzell 5, Hawk, Robb.
MAIDEN 52—Robinson 2, James 2, Haynes 6, Morgan 2, Chris Culliver 19, Gibbs 3, Roseman, Lowman 8, Dru McClough 10.
Notes: Maiden led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter …Jones added three assists, four steals and four rebounds and Montanari finished with six assists and three steals for East Lincoln.
— Reported by Justin Brittain, Maiden head coach and Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 78, FREEDOM 48
Freedom 14 12 11 11—48
Alex Central 14 12 20 32—78
FREEDOM 48—Zaydin Pritchard 16, Daylin Pritchard 21, Ledford 1, Dellinger 5, Hall 2, McNaughton 3, Harris, Rice, Costello, Dellinger, Pittman, Polland.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 78—Zach Herman 24, Grove Lowrance 10, Hubbard 2, Avery Cook 14, Evan Presnell 19, G. Presnell 1, Payne 2, Sigmon 3, Barnes 3, Abernathy, DeJarnette, Stubbs, Beck.
Notes: Herman hit all 10 of his field goal attempts for the Cougars and Evan Presnell made four 3-pointers … Freedom shot 37 times for 3-point range, making nine (four by Zaydin Pritchard, three by Daylin Pritchard)… Herman grabbed 10 rebounds for Alexander Central… Zaydin Pritchard’s six rebounds led Freedom … The Cougars won points in the paint 38-16 and points off turnovers 24-7 … Freedom was 5 of 12 at the free-throw line, the Cougars were 20 of 27 with Herman going 4-for-4… Alexander Central shot 59.1 percent, including 68 percent in the second half, and Freedom shot 28.3 percent… Avery Cook had six assists for the Cougars.
Records: Freedom 1-3, 1-2 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 4-1, 3-1.
— Reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
