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Editor’s note: Boxes from earlier rounds reported are below those of Wednesday
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
SOUTH FORK 2A SEMIFINALS
No. 3 MAIDEN 44, No. 2 BANDYS 38
(at CVCC)
Maiden 8 10 17 9–44
Bandys 6 7 6 19—38
MAIDEN 44—Cree Bass 10, Laniee Hentschel 10, Andrews 8, Sigmon 8, Arrowood 6, Glover 2.
BANDYS 38—Logan Dutka 17, Paul 6, Rummage 5, Laney 4, Little 4, McIntosh 2.
Notes: Maiden has won three straight games and seven of its last eight … The Blue Devils have edged the Trojans three straight times when they’ve met in a conference tournament game … Bandys had a six-game win streak snapped and had won 10 of its last 11 coming in … The Trojans won both regular-season matchups, by 18 and 20 points… Maiden beat Bandys for only the 13th time in the 117 games they have played since 1970-71… The Blue Devils have won 14 or more games four times in seven seasons.
Records: Maiden 14-12; Bandys 19-6.
— Reported by Nicki Sigmon, Bandys head coach
No. 1 NEWTON-CONOVER 76,
No. 4 EAST LINCOLN 35
(at CVCC)
E. Lincoln 16 5 10 4—35
N-C 23 23 21 9—76
EAST LINCOLN 35—Taliyah Thomas 11, Tadlock 9, Delgado 6, Overbay 5, Hall 2, Ross 2.
NEWTON-CONOVER 76–Chyna Cornwell 40, Grace Loftin 24, Geddes 7, Peters 5.
Notes: East Lincoln fell to 2-4 in its last six games … Newton-Conover has won 15 straight games since a non-conference loss to Hickory … The Red Devils also beat the Mustangs in the regular season by 38 points and by 16 points … East Lincoln’s two lowest-scoring games of the year are 37 and 35 points against Newton-Conover … Newton-Conover is 47-7 in its last 54 games … The Red Devils have now won at least 22 games in 13 seasons since 1978-79 and six times under head coach Sylvia White.
Records: E. Lincoln 16-10; Newton-Conover 22-2.
— Reported by Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach and Jason Otey, E. Lincoln head coach
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A SEMIFINALS
No. 1 FREEDOM 76, No. 4 McDOWELL 35
(at McDowell)
McDowell 12 9 11 3—35
Freedom 17 27 23 9—76
McDOWELL 35—Makenna Parkins 14, Bragg 3, Wood 3, Burgess 2, Torres 3, Rice 2, Smith 2, Boyce 6.
FREEDOM 76—Jayda Glass 21, Blaikley Crooks 17, Josie Hise 15, Rhone 8, Garrison 5, Hemphill 5, Walker 3, Tate 2, McGee, Kania, O’Neil.
Notes: Freedom moves head coach Amber Reddick to a win shy of 360 for her career (359-92, 16th year) … The Patriots are a victory away from having 25 or more in a season for the 13th time since 1978-79; of the previous dozen, 11 played in West Regionals, six played for a state title (five won) … Freedom is 56-2 in its last 58 games, 108-9 in its last 117 and 138-9 in its last 147.
Records: McDowell 12-12; Freedom 24-0.
— Reported by Amber Reddick, Freedom head coach
TUESDAY’S GAMES
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A FIRST ROUND
No. 1 EAST BURKE 66,
No. 8 WEST CALDWELL 23
(at East Burke)
W. Caldwell 3 9 11 0—23
E. Burke 13 21 11 21—66
WEST CALDWELL 23—Manuel 3, Patterson 3, Crisp 1, Jaleah Battle 16, McMasters, Shell, Burch, Barcenas.
EAST BURKE 66—Ashlyn Stilwell 11, Sarah Grace Locke 10, Riley Haas 17, Graleigh Hildebran 11, Grigg 8, Smith 9, Ruff, Huffman, Powell.
Notes: West Caldwell finished the season with three straight losses … East Burke has won 16 straight games since a loss to Enka in Freedom Christmas tournament on Dec. 26 … The Cavs also beat the Warriors by 38 points and by 24 points in regular-season games … West Caldwell’s wins were over Fred T. Foard, Highland Tech and West Iredell, who combined are 23-50 … The Warriors, 15-54 in the last three years, have had 14 losing seasons and one at .500 (12-12 in 2016-2017) over 15 years.
Records: W. Caldwell 3-17; E. Burke 22-3.
— Courtesy of Valdese Sports Network
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A FIRST ROUND
No. 3 WATAUGA 62,
No. 6 SOUTH CALDWELL 45
(at Watauga)
S. Caldwell 3 12 16 14—45
Watauga 17 13 17 15—62
SOUTH CALDWELL 45—Kaitlyn Propst 10, Olivia Miller 12, Anderson 2, Austin 2, Huggins 8, Wynn 5, Curtis 6.
WATAUGA 62—Byrd 5, Brelyn Sturgill 11, Rebekah Farthing 14, C Farthing 3, Lipford 9, Chelsi Hodges 20.
Notes: South Caldwell had a two-game win streak snapped … Watauga stopped a two-game losing streak … The Pioneers also beat the Spartans twice in the regular season, by 25 points and by five points … Spartans head coach Jeff Parham’s unofficial career coaching record is 378-210 in 22 seasons … After four straight winning years and a winning record in 11 of 12 seasons, the Spartans finish with a losing record for the third straight year (9-15, 8-16, 11-12) … Sixteen of Parham’s teams have had winning seasons and another finished .500.
Records: S. Caldwell 11-12; Watauga 16-7.
— Reported by Karen Isbell, S. Caldwell coaching staff
