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Bandys High’s Charlie Styborski (5) cleared 1,000 career points on Wednesday night when the Trojans battled Newton-Conover on the road in the first round of the South Fork 2A tournament. The Red Devils’ Trey Kennedy hit a shot at the buzzer in overtime, lifting the third-seeded Red Devils to a 79-78 victory and into a semifinal game on Thursday night at 6 p.m. at second-seeded Maiden./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
WEDNESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES
SOUTH FORK 2A
No. 1 EAST LINCOLN 97, No. 8 WEST LINCOLN 26
W. Lincoln 5 12 2 7—26
E. Lincoln 34 27 27 9—97
WEST LINCOLN 26—Lail, Duncan 1, Short 5, Beam 2, Tylan Ray 12, McKinney 2, Harrelson, Huss 2, Flowers 2.
EAST LINCOLN 97—Sidney Dollar 11, Myles Adams 20, John Bean 20, Kuthan 7, Allden Horne 10, Zirkle, Staples 2, Nichols 6, Jones 6, D. Bean 9, Craig 6.
Notes East Lincoln will battle fifth-seeded Lincolnton in a semifinal on Thursday at 6 p.m. at East Lincoln … The Mustangs have already secured the league’s No. 1 state playoff bid by winning the regular season title … Adams’ 20 points are a career-high … East Lincoln has won 15 of its last 16 games with an average win margin of 26.2 points …The Mustangs’ 97 points are a season-high … East Lincoln beat West Lincoln 70-23 at West Lincoln and 78-27 at East Lincoln this season … The Rebels have lost 45 straight games since beating East Burke in the second game of the previous season (and then lost 21 in a row) … East Lincoln has now won 23 or more games in five of six seasons.
Records: W. Lincoln 0-24; E. Lincoln 23-2.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
No. 4 PATTON 56, No. 5 EAST BURKE 43
E. Burke 13 5 8 17—43
Patton 19 7 10 20—56
EAST BURKE 43—Aaron Morrison 11, Ward 8, Cox 7, Teague 5, Propst 4, Brittain 3, Childers 3, Coble 2.
PATTON 56—Rayson Holsclaw 18, Finn Rigsbee 12, Lytle 9, Vance 8, Taylor 7, Streppa 2.
Notes: Patton faces top-seeded Draughn in a semifinal on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at East Burke … The Cavs have lost six of their last seven games … The Panthers had lost three of their four previous games … Patton also beat East Burke in the regular season – 67-44 at Patton and 62-44 in Icard … The Panthers have won 35 of their last 53 games … East Burke will miss the postseason for the third straight season after reaching the state playoffs in 17 straight seasons … The Cavs’ Jerome Ramsey is 64-87 after five seasons as head coach … Panthers head coach Dennis Brittain, in his eighth year, has 105 career wins.
Records: E. Burke 6-19; Patton 14-11.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, E. Burke head coach.
