By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
Watauga High freshman guard Kate Sears has been selected second-team all-state by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA), and she is the only player from Greater Hickory area conferences to make all-state.
SEARS
Sears, who is 5-foot-9, averaged 18.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game for the Pioneers, who finished 24-4. She shot 47 percent overall and 44 percent from 3-point range.
Watauga shared the Northwestern 3A-4A regular-season title with Alexander Central – they each were 8-2 – and the Pioneers won the conference tournament title by beating the Cougars 39-28.
The Pioneers started the season 7-0 and were then beaten by Asheville Roberson in overtime. Watauga then won 10 straight games before an upset loss to Hibriten and a loss at Alexander Central.
After winning the conference tournament, the Pioneers beat Garinger and Winston-Salem Reagan in the state 4A playoffs. Lake Norman eliminated Watauga in the third round, winning 55-44 in Boone.
THE TEAMS: https://1705488.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/1705488/NCBCA%202022%20All%20State%20Teams.pdf
