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SOUTH FORK 2A
NEWTON-CONOVER 70, WEST LINCOLN 35
N-C 21 18 19 12—70
W. Lincoln 12 9 6 6—35
NEWTON-CONOVER 70—Chyna Cornwell 29, Jahlea Peters 14, Artis 8, Walton 7, Loftin 6, Sandel 4, Fox 2.
WEST LINCOLN 35—Kinsley Gilmore 13, Baucom 8, Wyant 6, Chapman 5, Beiberich 2, Elmore 1.
Notes: Cornwell had 15 rebounds for the Red Devils, who clinched no worse than a share of the South Fork 2A title … A win on Tuesday at Lake Norman Charter would secure a conference title outright for Newton-Conover … Newton-Conover has won 15 straight games … West Lincoln has lost 12 straight games … The Red Devils beat the Rebels 75-35 at Newton-Conover on Jan. 4… Sylvia White, in her third tenure guiding the Red Devils, has won a league title for the third time in her nine seasons at the school …Newton-Conover has now won 12 or more games in 17 consecutive seasons …
Records: Newton-Conover 16-4, 10-0 South Fork 2A; W. Lincoln 4-16, 1-9.
Reported by: Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach and Lance Watson, W. Lincoln head coach.
NORTH LINCOLN 53, EAST LINCOLN 45
E. Lincoln 12 4 12 16—45
N. Lincoln 9 10 19 15–53
EAST LINCOLN 45—Brianna Tadlock 24, Cox 6, T. Robinette 5, Ross 3, A. Robinette 3, Rhoney 2, Thomas 2
NORTH LINCOLN 53 (incomplete)—Sylvia Burroghs 12, Aly Wadkovsky 12, Seagle 8, Ambrose 8, White 6, Reid 4, Gaddy 2.
Notes: Tadlock added 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and one blaock and Katie Cox had nine rebounds, two steals and one assist in addition to her six points for the Mustangs … North Lincoln has won three straight games four of its last five … The Knights beat the Mustangs 72-66 on Jan. 4 at East Lincoln… East Lincoln has lost two straight games and four of its last five … North Lincoln shares second place with Maiden and plays at home against the Blue Devils on Tuesday night.
Records: E. Lincoln 5-15, 4-6 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 12-5, 6-4.
Reported by: Jason Otley, East Lincoln head coach.
MAIDEN 41, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 35
LN Charter 10 6 15 4—35
Maiden 5 10 14 12—41
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 35— Marissa Sorville 12, Seifert 3, Argier 6, Pierce 6, Villanti 8.
MAIDEN 41—Maggie Sigmon 10, Hentschel 7, Mingus 7, Andrews 6, Arrowood 5, Bohemier 4, Shank 2, Rice, Glover.
Notes: Maiden has won back-to-back games for the first time this season and has also won three of its last four … Lake Norman Charter has lost three straight games after having a thre-game win streak snapped … The Knights beat the Blue Devils 35-29 at Lake Norman Charter on Jan. 4… Maiden shares second place with North Lincoln and goes to North Lincoln on Tuesday night.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 7-10, 3-7 South Fork 2A; Maiden 7-13, 6-4.
Reported by: Frank Snider, Maiden head coach.
LINCOLNTON 44, BANDYS 37
Bandys 13 15 4 5—37
Lincolnton 8 10 10 16—44
BANDYS 37—E. Dutka 9, Macy Rummage 11, Paul 4, Mirman 2, McLean 5, Wilson 1, L. Dutka 5, Little, Culliver.
LINCOLNTON 44—Emily Shain 21, D. Ross 2, M. Ross 4, Killian 1, Ashlyn Rhyne 16, Tweed.
Notes: Lincolnton has won back-to-back games for the second time this season … Bandys has lost two straight games and three of its last five … Bandys had two previous wins this season over the Wolves, 40-27 at North Lincoln in the People’s Bank Clash and 44-33 at Bandys on Jan. 4 …The Wolves are 8-34 against the Trojans since the 1970-71 season.
Records: Bandys 11-6, 5-5 South Fork 2A; Lincolnton 8-0, 5-5.
Reported by: Benny Lytton, Bandys SID.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
FRED T. FOARD 67, DRAUGHN 52
Foard 22 15 12 18—67
Draughn 8 14 9 19—52
FRED T. FOARD 67—Camryn Ekonomon 15, Paiden Dula 10, Leonhardt 2, Destiny Garvin – 14, McClough 4, Alexis Wolgemuth 22.
DRAUGHN 52 (incomplete)—Suiter 4, Jenna Davis 13, Settles 8, Bailey Bryant 10, Hailey Kincaid 5, K. Kincaid 3, Parker 5, O’Neil 2.
Notes: Fred T. Foard has won two straight games after snapping a two-game losing streak … Draughn’s losing streak was extended to 13 games in a row (last win was 51-45 over Hibriten on Dec. 14) … Foard has reached double-digit wins for the first time since going 18-9 in 2012-13 … The Tigers were 14-105 in the five years before this season … Draughn has failed to win 10 or more games in a season only once twice in school history (5-20 in 2012-13, 9-16 two years ago).
Records: Foard 10-10, 5-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Draughn 5-15, 1-8.
Reported by: Brandy Dawkins, Foard head coach.
BUNKER HILL 74, WEST IREDELL 47
Bunker Hill 27 5 23 19—74
W. Iredell 15 12 9 11—47
BUNKER HILL 74—Addie Wray 28, Maddie Stotts 17, Crystany White 14, Bryant 6, Linbrrger 4, Hamlett 3, Martins 2.
WEST IREDELL 47—Nakaya Heaggans 17, Vanessa Kersley 14, Clark 7, Goins 5, Pendergrass 4.
Notes: Bunker Hill has won two straight games and four of its last five … West Iredell is 4-6 at home this season … The Bears beat the Warriors 657-54 at Bunker Hill on Jan. 4 … Bears head coach Randy Joines picked up his 65th win with the Bears in 10 seasons (65-151) … Bunker Hill has reached 15 wins for the first time since going 16-11 in 2013-14 … The Bears were 9-17 last season, 2-23 in 2016-17 and 4-21 the season before that.
Records: Bunker Hill 15-6, 6-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A; W. Iredell 7-12, 3-5.
Reported by: Randy Joines, Bunker Hill head coach.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 48, ST. STEPHENS 34
St. Stephens 12 9 5 8—34
Alex Central 6 8 19 15—48
ST. STEPHENS 34—Ryleigh Rhodes 10, Alaysha McHenry 10, Sumpter 5, Kaylee McGlamery 3, Tomlinson 1, Abbott 2, Stafford 3, Winkler, Katelyn McGlamery.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 48—Glenn 2, Nikki Hagy 15, Black 2, Teagan Pennell 13, Fairchild 2, Gracie Harrington 14, Hammer, Fortner, Kidd.
Notes: Alexander Central snapped a 11-game losing streak and beat the Indians for the second time this season … The Cougars beat St. Stephens 45-34 at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic on Dec. 27 at CVCC … The Indians beat the Cougars 39-32 in Hickory on Jan. 8 in a conference game … St. Stephens has lost six straight games and eight of nine … Alexander Central shot 42.9 percent and St. Stephens shot 19.3 … Rhodes led the Indians with 13 rebounds and Hagy had 13 to lead the Cougars … St. Stephens hit only three of 28 from 3-point range (Makayla Stafford went 0-for-11) and Pennell hit four for Alexander Central … The Cougars outscored the Indians 26-14 in the paint … Alexander Central had a 30-21 edge on the defensive boards with Hagy pulling eight.
Records: St. Stephens 4-15, 1-9 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 2-18, 1-9.
Reported by: Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID.
HICKORY 59, SOUTH CALDWELL 33
Hickory 9 18 12 20—59
S. Caldwell 7 6 2 18—33
HICKORY 59—Kayla Soublet 10, Rumbaugh 2, Paradine 4, Iness Knox 18, Hill 4, Byrd 4, Lefevers 6, Shelby Darden 11, James, Knowles.
SOUTH CALDWELL 33—Kaitlyn Propst 11, Miller 2, Austin 8, Pittman 1, Katlyn Wynn 11, Jackson, Cotter.
Notes: Hickory snapped a two-game losing streak … South Caldwell fell to 2-7 at home this season … The Red Tornadoes beat the Spartans 38-33 at Hickory on Jan. 8 … HHS head coach Barbara Helms, in her 16th season at Hickory, has 388 wins there … South Caldwell scored 33 or fewer points for the fourth straight game and for the 11th time this season.
Records: Hickory 11-6, 6-4 Northwestern 3A-4A; S. Caldwell 6-12, 4-6.
Reported by: Karen Isbell, South Caldwell coaching staff.
FREEDOM 64, WEST CALDWELL 21
Freedom 16 25 16 7—64
W. Caldwell 2 8 7 4—21
FREEDOM 64—Aysha Short 14, Madison Bailey 14, Blaikley Crooks 10, Davenport 8, Garrison 7, Tate 2, Rhone 4, Moore 5, Watkins, Cisneros, Johnson.
WEST CALDWELL 21—Jaleah Battle 12, McMasters 1, Crisp 1, Burrens 3, Johnson 4, Zion, Mathes, Burch, Ruff, Eldreth.
Notes: Freedom has an 11-game win streak and goes for another 20-win season on Tuesday at home against South Caldwell … West Caldwell has lost two straight games and four of its last five … One more win will give the Patriots their 11th straight year with 20 or more and head coach Amber Reddick her 12th with at least that many wins in her 15 seasons (won 16, 13 and 19 in the non-20-win seasons).
Records: Freedom 19-1, 10-0 Northwestern 3A-4A; W. Caldwell 7-11, 3-7.
Reported by: Amber Reddick, Freedom head coach.
