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STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SUMMARIES
TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND GAMES
2A
No. 10 EAST LINCOLN 55, No. 23 EAST BURKE 38
E. Burke 8 6 8 16—38
E. Lincoln 18 7 17 13—55
EAST BURKE 38—Coble 4, Chrisco 6, Shuford 9, Propst 7, Ward 7, Pruitt 5.
EAST LINCOLN 55—Jeremiah Jones 12, Montanari 6, McCowan 4, Adams, Bean 1, Justin Kuthan 22, Staples 6, Craig 2, Nichols, Clarke 2, Brown, Williams, Farr.
Notes: Kuthan added 14 rebounds and Jones added three steals for the Mustangs … East Lincoln plays at No. 7 Hendersonville on Thursday in the second round … The Mustangs are in the postseason for the 16th straight season and they have reached the second round in all but two of those years … East Lincoln has won 11 straight games and 18 of its last 19 … East Burke lost its last two games … The Cavs had missed the playoffs the previous three seasons … East Burke has made the postseason 26 times since 1974-75, which includes 17 straight bids at one point.
Records: E. Burke 14-13; E. Lincoln 24-4.
— Reported by Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff
No. 8 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59,
No. 25 WEST STANLY 54
W. Stanly 9 20 15 10—54
LNC 15 6 19 19—59
WEST STANLY 54— A. Medlin 18, E. Connor 16, T. Kelly 12, Ferree 5, Morgan 3.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59—Cal Reed 17, Jackson Porter 13, Atwell 8, Selden 7, Bell 5, Scott 4, Edens 3, O’Brien 2.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter meets No. 24 Franklin in Huntersville on Thursday night in the second round … The Knights have won nine of their last 10 games … Lake Norman Charter is 7-3 in games decided by five or fewer points this season … The Knights are 9-2 at home this season.
Records: W. Stanly 16-12; Lake Norman Charter 21-6.
— Reported by Chet Korczynski, Lake Norman Charter head coach
3A
No. 3 FREEDOM 73, No. 30 ASHEBORO 43
Asheboro 14 9 13 7—43
Freedom 18 17 22 16—73
ASHEBORO 43—Marsh 5, Martin 8, Aloston 2, Noah Watkins 13, McNair 2, Spencer 6, Jones 3, Lindsay 4.
FREEDOM 73—James Freeman 20, Bradley Davis 18, Que Garner 17, Lackey 2, Costello 1, Tolbert 8, Moore 1, Pitman 1, Birchfield 2, Ledford 3.
Notes: Freedom has won 12 straight games … This is the 12th Patriots team to reach 25 wins in a season since 1978-79 … Freedom is in the postseason for the 14th consecutive year and has missed the playoffs only once in the last 32 years (2006-2007)…On Thursday night, Freedom is at home in a second round game against No. 19 Greensboro Dudley.
Records: Asheboro 13-13; Freedom 25-1.
— Reported by Robert Scott, Freedom coaching staff
No. 9 GREENSBORO SMITH 73, No. 24 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44
Alex Central 12 7 12 13—44
Smith 22 16 20 15—73
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44—Jem Lawrence 16, Maddox Kerley 10, Wooten 8, Presnell 5, Payne 1, Herman 2, G. Lowrance 2, Stikelether, Abernathy, Chapman, Hubbard, Cook.
GREENSBORO SMITH 73—Hargrove 7, Williams 5, Nick McMullen 15, Khalid Hines 11, Silas Mason 16, Whitney-Talo 2, I. Moore 4, George 9, Fritts 2, Partee 2, N. Moore, Collins, Setzer, Purcell, Hines.
Notes: Greensboro Smith faces No. 25 Concord Robinson in Greensboro on Thursday night in the second round … Smith shot 49.2 percent to Alexander Central’s 32.7 … Maddox Kerley led the Cougars’ rebounding with six and McMullen had 10 and Mason nine for Smith … Smith won points in the paint 48-18, had a 32-10 on points via turnovers and a 22-2 edge in fast break points .. Alexander Central had 21 turnovers … Hands had six of Smith’s 22 assists … Smith never trailed and led 38-19 at the half … Alexander Central made the playoffs for the second straight season and for the 12th time in head coach Ed Wills’ 16 years in Taylorsville.
Records: Alexander Central 16-12; Greensboro Smith 19-7.
— Reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
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