N-C girls runs extend win streak to 24 games; Hickory girls roll
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HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
WEDNESDAY
GIRLS
HICKORY 61, SOUTH CALDWELL 27
S. Caldwell 2 8 13 4—27
Hickory 16 22 16 7—61
SOUTH CALDWELL 27— Propst 3, Olivia Miller 13, Anderson 2, Jackson 2, Phillips 2, Sy Austin, Dorsey 2, Sa Austin, Katlyn Wynn 3, Heavener.
HICKORY 61—Sanders, James 7, Puett, Rumbaugh 3, Everly, Ledford, Greenard 7, Short 7, Mann 9, Saintillen 2, Finley Lefevers 22, Powe 4.
Records: S. Caldwell 2-1, 1-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
— Reported by Karen Isbell, South Caldwell coaching staff
NEWTON-CONOVER 70, LINCOLNTON 33
Lincolnton 3 10 13 7—33
N-C 14 19 16 21—70
LINCOLNTON 33—Mackenzie Sunett-Odom 17, D. Ross 7, Hough 5, Ganner 2, Eudy 2, M. Ross, Tweed, Rhyne, Sandens, C. Carpenter, A. Carpenter.
NEWTON-CONOVER 70— Cassidy Geddes 29, Grace Loftin 20, Emma Fox 13, Woods 4, Watkins 4, Sandel, Powell, Wilson, N. Duncan, L. Duncan.
Notes: Newton-Conover, 29-2 last season and state 2A co-champions, have won 24 straight games… Red Devils head coach Sylvia White now has 202 career wins; her 200th came in this year’s season-opening game, 52-39 over Bandys on the road… White is in her third tenure of coaching the Newton-Conover girls.
Records: Newton-Conover 3-0, 3-0 South Fork 2A; Lincolnton 0-1, 0-1.
— Reported by Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach.
BOYS
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE 59, FREEDOM 55
Freedom 16 10 6 23—55
Mtn. Heritage 14 8 23 14—59
FREEDOM 55 (2 points too many)—Que Rice 22, Daylin Pritchard 14, Harris 4, Dellinger 2, Costello 5, Z. Pritchard 6, Hall 2, Pitman 2.
MOUNTAIN HERITAGE 59—Jalen Branton 25, Max Smoker 14, Austin 6, Crane 4, Silvers 4, Higgins 6.
Records: Freedom 1-1, 1-0 Northwestern 3A-4A.
— Reported by Rob Scott, Freedom coaching staff
McDOWELL 68, WATAUGA 62
McDowell 9 10 27 22—68
Watauga 9 13 19 21—62
McDOWELL 68—Mikey Queen 16, Moore 2, Smith 6, Lamb 5, Robbins 5, Mason McPeters 16, Ledford 2, Trent Lewis 16, Effler.
WATAUGA 62—Hale 7, Bennett Ricker 19, Turbet 6, Orlando Leon 10, Jonah Martin 12, Collins 3, Shirley 5.
TUESDAY
GIRLS
NEWTON-CONOVER 59, WEST LINCOLN 20
N-C 13 26 17 3—59
W. Lincoln 6 3 2 7—20
NEWTON-CONOVER 59–Grace Loftin 13, Cassidy Geddes 18, Fox 8, Emily Sandel 10, Powell 6, Watkins 4, Wilson, N. Duncan, Barnes, Krause, Woods, L. Duncan, Reinhardt, Tribble.
WEST LINCOLN 20–Norman 5, Robinson 4, Richardson 3, Breberich 3, Beedingfirld 2, Owenby 2, Chapman 1, Watson, Jenkins.
Records: Newton-Conover 2-0, 2-0 South Fork 2A; W. Linclln 1-2, 1-2.
— Reported by Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach
FRED T. FOARD 41, EAST BURKE 32
Foard 15 10 3 13—41
E. Burke 11 2 9 10—32
FRED T. FOARD 41—Jen Wolgemuth 19, Smara Tipps 11, Dellinger 6, Heard 3, West 2.
EAST BURKE 32—Allie Cooke 10, Griggs 9, Turner 3, Chrisco 3, Huffman 3, Smith 2, Moore 2.
Notes: Foard is 27-52 under head coach Brandy Dawkins, who is in her fourth year as head coach … The Cavs beat the Tigers by 15 points and 37 points last season … East Burke finished 27-4 last season, winning 20 straight games before falling to Newton-Conover in the state 2A playoffs … Unofficially, East Burke’s Crystal Bartlett is 126-28 early in her sixth season as head coach there.
Records: Foard 1-1, 1-1 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 0-2, 0-2.
— Report courtesy of Jason Baker, Valdese Sports Network
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 45, ST. STEPHENS 43
Alex Cent. 8 9 9 19—45
St. Stephens 9 14 8 12—43
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 45—Jarrett 6, Nikki Hagy 20, Pennell 3, Stikeleather 3, Hayes 9, Harrington 4, McDaniel, Herman.
ST. STEPHENS 43—Harris 4, Moulton 4, Ella Pilkenton 16, Turner 9, McGlamery 4, Reid 4, Sumpter 2, Spatz.
Notes: Hagy made nine of 14 shots for the Cougars and had four assists while grabbing a team-best 10 rebounds… Sydney Hayes and Hallie Jarrett each had eight rebounds for Alexander Central… Pilkenton made five of her 11 shots for the Indians, who got eight rebounds by Kaylee McGlamery… Alexander Central shot 32.5 percent and the Indians shot 37.2… The Cougars shot 25 free throws, missing 17 of them… St. Stephens tried 18 shots from 3-point range, making only two… Hayes hit three 3-pointers for Alexander Central, which won second-chance scoring 17-8… Dating back to last season, St. Stephens has lost 22 straight games.
Records: Alexander Central 3-0, 2-0 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 0-3, 0-3.
— Reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
BOYS
ST. STEPHENS 64, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44
Alex Cent. 17 7 7 13—44
St. Stephens 14 21 16 13—64
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44—Zach Herman 16, Lowrance 2, Hubbard 4, E. Presnell 8, Abernathy 6, G. Presnello 3, Payne 3, Sigmon 1, Barnes 1, Hubbard, DeJarnette, Stubbs, Beck.
ST. STEPHENS 64—Anderson 3, Barkley 4, Reid 6, Zane McPherson 28, Woy 15, Edwards 3, Young 2, Buff 3, B. Williams, C. Williams, Harris.
Notes: The Indians hit 18 of 30 from 3-point range with McPherson going eight of 12 and Woy going 5 of 8 … There were only 11 free throws in the game (Cougars 3-8, Indians 2-3) … St. Stephens shot 56.4 percent to Alexander Central’s 47.4… The Cougars won the boards by one with Herman leading with five while Josh Barkley had 11 for the Indians… Dayton Anderson had a game-high six assists for St. Stephens, which had 20, and Woy added five… Herman was 8 of 10 from the floor for Alexander Central… McPherson went 10 of 16 on the floor and Woy was five of nine… The Cougars were 3-0 against the Indians last season … St. Stephens was 5-20 a year ago and lost its last five games and was 1-13 in its last 14.
Records: Alexander Central 2-1, 1-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 2-1, 2-1.
— Reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
EAST BURKE 72, FRED T. FOARD 32
Foard 11 8 6 7–32
E. Burke 18 19 23 12—72
FRED T. FOARD 32—Pena 6, Patel 5, Parks 5, Wright 4, Cervants 3, Hepler 3, Presler 2, Hughes 2, Simpkins 1, Gore 1.
EAST BURKE 72—Aasin Lor 21, Logan Coffey 11, Jadon Cooke 10, Yarbrough 8, Kanzleiter 6, Crump 6, Primm 5, Kiser 5.
Notes: Cavs provide Jerome Ramsey with his 80th win early in his eighth season as head coach… Dating back to last season, the Tigers are 2-15 with both wins over Bunker Hill.
Records: E. Burke 2-0, 2-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Foard 0-2, 0-2.
— Reported by Jerome Ramsey, E. Burke head coach
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59, MAIDEN 54
LNC 13 8 23 15—59
Maiden 11 19 12 12—54
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59—Reed 23, O’Brian 11, Reinhardt 12, Rivers 4, Bell 4, Stern 3, Edens 1.
MAIDEN 54—Chris Culliver 26, Roseman 7, McClough 6, Morgan 5, Gibbs 3, Haynes 3, Robinson, James, Lowman, Rhodes, Sigmon.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter is 23-8 since head coach Chet Korczynski moved from coaching the varsity girls to varsity boys … That includes going 3-0 against the Blue Devils … The next Maiden win will be the 10th for second-year head coach Justin Brittain… The Blue Devils were 3-9 at home a year ago.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 1-1, 1-1 South Fork 2A; Maiden 2-1, 2-1.
— Reported by Justin Brittain, Maiden head coach, and Chet Korczynski.
