Danny Anderson will go for his 696th victory as a prep head basketball coach on Saturday night when Maiden High’s boys (10-0) battle Hickory for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic title at Catawba Valley Community College’s Tarlton Complex./PHOTO COURTESY OF ERNIE MASCHE
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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(Second day at CVCC)
Note: All DSGC boxes reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
MAIDEN 55, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 41
Alex Central 12 9 9 11—41
Maiden 11 16 14 14—55
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 41—Elder 2, Jem Lowrance 12, Stikeleather 3, Benfield 4, Wooten 4, Presnell 6, Herman 2, Hager 4, Kerley 2, Strickland 2, Walker, Chapman.
MAIDEN 55—McDaniel 8, Boyles 8, Stinson 7, Mason High 24, Diciuccio 4, Copeland 2, McCullough 2, Ly, Wicker, Howell.
Notes: Maiden head coach Danny Anderson picks up career win No. 695 … Maiden hit six 3-pointers, trying 17, and High was 5-for-10 … The Cougars won the boards 29-27 with Lowrance grabbing 11 (eight defensive) and Avery Boyles and Montrell Stinson each had five for Maiden … Alexander Central shot 41.5 percent and Maiden shot 41.3 … Caleb McDaniel had five of the Blue Devils’ 17 assists … Maiden went 11 of 17 on free throws, with High hitting five of seven, and Alexander Central went four of nine … High took 18 shots, hitting seven … Maiden won in points off turnovers (21-5) but the Cougars’ bench players outscored the Blue Devils’ by 20-8… Maiden’s largest lead was 17 points with three minutes, 43 seconds to play.
Records: Alexander Central 6-3; Maiden 10-0.
Next: Alexander Central plays Newton-Conover for third place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday … Maiden faces Hickory in the championship game at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
HICKORY 45, NEWTON-CONOVER 42
N-C 16 2 16 8—42
Hickory 14 11 10 10—45
NEWTON-CONOVER 42—Matthew Martinez 11, McCarthern 4, Brandon Johnson 10, Trey Kennedy 13, Davis 2, Danner 2, Covington, Noell.
HICKORY 45—Abernathy 8, Amos 6, Clark 2, Cody Young 13, Joyner 6, Izard 2, Culbreath 3, Long 5, Harper.
Notes: Hickory has dealt Newton-Conover its three losses this season … Hickory shot 41.9 percent to Newton-Conover’s 40.0 … The Red Tornadoes won the boards 35-23, getting six each by Nkosi Abernathy and Davis Amos while Johnson led the Red Devils with five … Martinez and Kennedy each hit two 3-pointers for Newton-Conover, which attempted 16 … Hickory went 3-for-17 behind the arc … The Red Devils were six of 20 on free throws with Johnson going 4-for-10, and the Red Tornadoes went six of nine with Young hitting four of five … Kennedy had five assists and Johnson had four for Newton-Conover … Zendai Clark’s four assists led Hickory … The Red Devils’ last field goal came with five minutes, 12 seconds to play.
Records: Newton-Conover 7-3; Hickory 6-1.
Next: Newton-Conover plays Alexander Central for third place on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. … Hickory meets Maiden in the title game on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
BUNKER HILL 71, SOUTH CALDWELL 43
S. Caldwell 9 15 6 13—43
Bunker Hill 18 6 21 26—71
SOUTH CALDWELL 43—Austin Raynor 5, Avery Raynor 3, Justin Eggers 15, Colby Collins 10, Kirby 4, Tolbert 6, Taylor, Piercy, Kincaid, Hadschin.
BUNKER HILL 71—Carlos Fletcher 14, Isenhour 7, Anderson 7, Christian Ramseur 13, Murray 4, Hush 3, White 4, Hilderbran 3, Stamey 3, Khamphengphet 2, C. Sigmon 2, M. Sigmon 2, Kee 3, Moore 2, Abrams 2.
Notes: All 15 Bears who played scored as Bunker Hill head coach Lee Swanson picked up a win over his former school … Bunker Hill shot 43.1 percent and South Caldwell shot 40.0 but just 28.6 percent in the second half … The Bears ruled on the boards (41-26) with Fletcher grabbing 10 and Thaxton Isenhour finishing with nine while Eggers had eight and Austin Raynor had seven for the Spartans … Bunker Hill shot 25 free throws (making 17) and South Caldwell was seven of 12 at the free throw line … The Bears tried 17 shots from 3-point range, making seven, with all of those by seven different players … Bunker Hill won on points in the paint (34-18), points via turnovers (18-7), second-chance points (22-9) and bench points (26-6)… Ramseur had 10 of Bunker Hill’s 16 assists and the Bears had only 10 turnovers.
Records: S. Caldwell 0-6; Bunker Hill 6-7.
Next: South Caldwell plays St. Stephens for seventh place on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. … Bunker Hill faces Fred T. Foard for fifth place on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
FRED T. FOARD 51, ST. STEPHENS 44
Foard 8 10 18 15—51
St. Stephens 6 13 13 12—44
FRED T. FOARD 51—Whitener 8, Skeens 6, D. Pena 4, Lackey 4, Hemphill 2, Frye 1, M. Pena 6, Sollid 4, Jack Colosimo 13, Bishop 3, Abernathy, Hepler.
ST. STEPHENS 44—Axavier Byrd 21, Joshadrin Ikard 4, J.I. Ikard 1, Walker 2, Burgess 2, Zane McPherson 14, Rose, Woy, Cecil, Bostic.
Notes: The game featured 51 free throws with Foard going 17 of 24 (Colosimo 5-for-6) and St. Stephens going 13 of 27 (Byrd 5-for-10, McPherson 5-for-9) … Foard shot 38.1 percent to St. Stephens’ 27.3 … Byrd hit eight of his 22 shots from the floor and had 11 rebounds … Daniel Lackey’s six rebounds led Foard and he had five of the Tigers;14 steals … Byrd blocked five shots for St. Stephens … St. Stephens won on second-chance points 16-2 but Foard won on fastbreak points 16-2… Foard’s bench players outscored the Indians’ bench players 29-16.
Records: Fred T. Foard 2-10; St. Stephens 4-5.
Next: Foard plays Bunker Hill for fifth place on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. … St. Stephens and South Caldwell play for seventh place on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
FREEDOM INVITATIONAL
(Final day at Freedom High)
FREEDOM 102, DRAUGHN 71
Draughn 16 23 12 19—71
Freedom 34 18 21 29—102
DRAUGHN 71—Jaylen Abee 22, Jeremiah Daye 13, Isaac Walker 10, Poteet 9, Robinson 5, Treadway 3, Gray 5, Chrisco 4.
FREEDOM 102—Jakari Dula 18, Fletcher Abee 17, Aidan Pearson 17, Michael Logan 15, James Freeman 13, Johnson 8, Tolbert 6, Ledford 3, Moore 3, Davis 2.
Notes: Freedom wins tournament title for 15th time in 45-year history of the event… All-tournament team: Daye, Draughn; Abee, Draughn; Ren Dyer, N. Buncombe; Abee, Freedom (MVP); Dula, Freedom; Logan, Freedom.
Records: Freedom 8-0; Draughn 10-2.
Reported by: Rob Scott, Freedom coaching staff.
McDOWELL 64, EAST BURKE 49
McDowell 17 14 12 21—64
E. Burke 16 14 8 11—49
McDOWELL 64—Trent Lewis 18, Dylan McRary 15, Qualigue Garner 14, Boyce 6, Randolph 6, Olivo 4, Harrison 1.
EAST BURKE 49—Trey Ward 14, Logan Shuford 11, Coble 9, Propst 5, Morrison 4, Brittain 4, Teague 2.
Notes: The game was for seventh place in the tournament.
Records: E. Burke 1-10; McDowell 5-4.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, East Burke head coach.
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(Second day at East Lincoln High)
MALLARD CREEK 80, EAST LINCOLN 77, 2 OTs
Mallard Creek 19 10 17 11 8 15—80
E. Lincoln 17 16 13 11 8 12—77
MALLARD CREEK 80—Washington 2, Dixon 6, Kameron Ross 26, Justin Taylor 15, Kaleb Baker 17, Suffern 4, Shaun Neely 10.
EAST LINCOLN 77—Sidney Dollar 24, Myles Adams 11, John Bean 15, Justin Kuthan 16, Ben Zirkle 10, Staples, Nichols, Jones 1, Craig.
Notes: Adams’ points were a career-high for East Lincoln.
Records: E. Lincoln 8-1; Mallard Creek 8-2.
Next: East Lincoln faces Victory Christian for third place on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the new gym … Mallard Creek battles A.L. Brown for the championship on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in the new gym.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, East Lincoln coaching staff.
PEOPLE’S BANK HOLIDAY CLASSIC
(Second day at North Lincoln High)
NORTH LINCOLN 70, BANDYS 48
N. Lincoln 17 23 15 15—70
Bandys 12 6 10 20—48
NORTH LINCOLN 70—Jack Carter 23, Jarrett Bolick 13, Fiore 4, Cude 5, Will Dedmon 12, Jake Quilla 13, Regan, Beard, McKinney, D. Carter.
BANDYS 48—C. Clanton 1, H. Clanton 4, Styborski 4, L. Wright 3, Ledford 2, Z. Wright 4, D. Clanton 5, Ethan Queen 15, Harrill 1, Maddox 2, Hojnacki 4, Harwell 3, Paul, Reed.
Records: Bandys 4-3; N. Lincoln 3-3.
Next: Bandys plays Highland Tech in a consolation game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. … North Lincoln meets Lincolnton in the title game on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
Reported by: Benny Lytton, Bandys SID.
EAST GASTON 68, STUART CRAMER 47
Cramer 9 16 11 11—47
E. Gaston 16 18 19 15—68
CRAMER 47—Scoring not available.
EAST GASTON 68—Aaron LeGrande 15, Cameron Stackston 14, Abernathy 3, Anthony Davis 14, Brandon Sherrill 15, Harte 7.
Next: East Gaston plays West Lincoln in a consolation game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Reported by: Jason Dellinger, People’s Bank staff.
IREDELL COUNTY SPORTS
HALL OF FAME HOLIDAY CLASSIC
(Second day at North Iredell High)
SOUTH IREDELL 70, PINE LAKE PREP 60
Pine Lake 5 14 17 24—60
S. Iredell 17 19 19 15—70
PINE LAKE PREP 60—Derek Finizio 16, Doroodchi 7, Shirley 7, L. Johnson 6, Houchins 5, Workman 5, D. Johnson 3, Wagner 3, Morgan 3, Drakeford 2, Forest 2, Bushrod 1.
SOUTH IREDELL 70—Lichty 18, Edds 16, Everhart 13, Dowdy 7, Aeschilman 6, Oghety 4, Dulin 2, Barnette 2, Uphoff 2.
Next: Pine Lake Prep faces Lake Norman for third place on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. … South Iredell and Mooresville battle for the title on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Reported by: Tony Dunbar, Pine Lake Prep head coach.
