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Newton-Conover High’s girls edged Hickory on Saturday night to gain the title in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic at the Tarlton Complex at Catawba Valley Community College./HICKORY METRO SPORTS COMMISSION PHOTO.
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(Saturday at CVCC)
Note: All DSGC boxes reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
NEWTON-CONOVER 60, HICKORY 54 (championship)
N-C 16 12 6 26—60
Hickory 11 14 14 15—54
NEWTON-CONOVER 60—Grace Loftin 16, Chyna Cornwell 16, Walton 4, Peters 6, Jahlea Peters 16, Sandel 2, Schenck, Woods.
HICKORY 54—Mikayla Hill 16, Lafevers 9, Darden 6, Paradine 4, Iness Knox 10, Soublet 8, James 1, Johnson, Rumbaugh, Byrd, Huggins, Morin.
Notes: Cornell finished the tournament with 81 points,78 rebounds and 21 blocks in three games, breaking the record for most points (78) set by Ashlei Hilton of East Burke in 2003 …Newton-Conover won the Classic for the first time since 2010, snapping Hickory’s seven-year run as tournament champ … Cornwell had 21 rebounds against Hickory, 12 on the defensive end, as the Red Devils won the boards 48-37 … Hill had eight rebounds for the Red Tornadoes … Newton-Conover shot 42.6 percent – including 47.8 in the second half – and Hickory shot 33.9 … The Red Devils won despite having 34 turnovers to the Red Tornadoes’ 23 … Tamiya Artis had seven of Newton-Conover’s 13 assists while Mason Paradine led Hickory with six … Finley Lafevers had seven steals for the Red Tornadoes, who had 18 … Newton-Conover was 18 of 35 on free throws with Peters making eight of 12, and Hickory was 12 of 26 … The Red Tornadoes outscored the Red Devils 37-15 off turnovers… Newton-Conover doubled Hickory (20-10) on second-chance points.
Records: Hickory 5-2; Newton-Conover 7-4.
BUNKER HILL 55, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 41 (third place)
Alex Central 10 16 8 7—41
Bunker Hill 13 14 12 16—55
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 41—Sydney Sharpe 11, Glenn 2, Hagy 4, Lanie Hammer 10, Grace Harrington 10, Fortner 2, Kidd 2, Fairchild, Stikeleather, Black, Jenkins.
BUNKER HILL 55–-Bryant 6, Maddie Stotts 11, Linebarger 5, Crystany White 13, Addie Wray 20, Martins, Stoker, Hamlett, Ellis, Miller, Isenhour.
Notes: Bunker Hill surpasses its win total of last season by one … The Bears shot 34.4 percent and the Cougars shot 32.8 … Nikki Hagy had 15 rebounds for Alexander Central and Camyrn Bryant, Stotts and Wray each had six for Bunker Hill … Lanie Hammer had five of the Cougars’ 14 assists and White and Wray each had six for the Bears … Hammer had five steals for Alexander Central and DeLesha Linebarger had five to pace Bunker Hill … There were only 24 free throws, 10 by Alexander Central, and Wray led the Bears by going 5-of-6 at the line … Bunker Hill went 5-for-26 on 3-pointers with White making three of 12 while Alexander Central took only three 3-pointers … The Cougars had 24 turnovers … Alexander Central outscored Bunker Hill 34-14 in the paint.
Records: Alexander Central 1-9; Bunker Hill 10-4.
SOUTH CALDWELL 53,
FRED T. FOARD 42 (fifth place)
S. Caldwell 10 14 9 20—53
Foard 9 10 7 16—42
SOUTH CALDWELL 53—Pittman 5, Brooklynn Everhart 11, Kaitlyn Propst 14, Taylor Austin 11, Huggins 2, Miller 2, Cotter 2, Wynn 6.
FRED T. FOARD 42—Garvin 5, Ekonomon 9, Dula 2, Alexis Woglemuth 21, Hill 2, Deal 3, McClough, Church, Thompson.
Notes: South Caldwell outscored Foard 24-8 in the paint … The Spartans shot 38.6 percent to Foard’s 20.5 with Foard going 4-of-20 in the opening half … Catherine Huggins had 10 rebounds as South Caldwell won the boards 39-32 with Woglemuth grabbing a game-high 11 for Foard … Catherine Huggins had five of the Spartans’ 14 assists … Foard went 19 of 33 on free throws with Woglemuth hitting 12 of 18 while South Caldwell went 17 of 25 with Austin making five of seven … Cameron Ekonomon had three 3-pointers for the Foard and Woglemuth hit one of eight from behind the arc … South Caldwell’s last field goal came with three minutes, 46 seconds to play and it never trailed.
Records: S. Caldwell 2-5; Fred T. Foard 6-7.
ST. STEPHENS 57, MAIDEN 43 (seventh place)
Maiden 10 12 16 5—43
St. Stephens 13 16 18 10—57
MAIDEN 43—Lainee Hentschel 13, Sigmon 2, Glover 2, Andrews 6, Boheimer 3, Keener 2, Rice 4, Marley Mingus 11, Shank, Petit, Collins.
ST. STEPHENS 57—Ryleigh Rhodes 11, Elizabeth Sumpter 14, McHenry 9, Abbott 6, Winkler 6, Pilkenton 5, Kaylee McGlamery 6, Ramseyer, Katelyn McGlamery, Scott, Stafford, Tomlinson.
Notes: St. Stephens outscored Maiden 38-12 in the paint and 14-2 on fastbreaks … The Indians shot 46.2 percent to Maiden’s 25.0 … Alyasha Henry had a game-high 11 rebounds for the Indians and Hentschel and Nadia Glover each had five for the Blue Devils … McHenry added five of St. Stephens’ 13 steals and Hentschel had four for Maiden …The Blue Devils were 17 of 28 at the free throw line with Hentschel hitting eight of nine while the Indians went six of 17 … Sumpter hit two 3-pointers for St. Stephens and Mingus made two for Maiden … Maiden played without injured starters Gracie Arrowood and Zo Huffman.
Records: Maiden 2-9; St. Stephens 3-7.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Lanie Hammer, Alexander Central; Crystany White, Bunker Hill; Alexis Wolgemuth, Fred T. Foard; Iness Knox, Hickory; Mikayla Hill, Hickory; Laniee Hentschel, Maiden; Chyna Cornwell, Newton-Conover; Grace Loftin, Newton-Conover; Jahlea Peters, Newton-Conover; Taylor Austin, S. Caldwell; Alaysha McHenry, St. Stephens.
MVP—Cornwell, Newton-Conover.
PEOPLE’S BANK HOLIDAY CLASH
(Saturday at North Lincoln High)
Bandys High’s girls beat Lincolnton on Saturday to win the People’s Bank Holiday Clash title at North Lincoln./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
Point guard Macy Rummage (10) led the Bandys High girls to the title of the People’s Bank Holiday Clash and was named tournament MVP./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
BANDYS 40,
LINCOLNTON 27 (championship)
Lincolnton 10 2 6 9—27
Bandys 5 13 8 14—40
LINCOLNTON 27—Ashlyn Rhyne 13, Killian 8, Shain 3, Bryant 3, Wellman, Ross, Blackburn.
BANDYS 40—Macy Rummage 11, Asisa McLean 11, L. Dutka 7, E. Dutka 5, Paul 4, Mirman 2, Wilson.
Records: Bandys 6-2; Lincolnton 3-4.
Reported by: Benny Lytton, Bandys SID and Nicki Sigmon, Bandys head coach.
EAST GASTON 59,
WEST LINCOLN 44 (third place)
E. Gaston 16 17 17 9—59
W. Lincoln 6 14 6 18—44
EAST GASTON 59—Grace 6, Mistry 15, Price 12, Byrd 5, Craig 6, Boyd 2, Smith 4, Hall 5, Wike 2, Usher 2.
WEST LINCOLN 44 (incomplete)—Chapman 11, Odom 7, Kinsley Gilmore 12, Bieberich 1, Baucom 4, Watson 2, Wyant 5.
Records: W. Lincoln 4-6.
Reported by: Lance Watson, W. Lincoln head coach.
NORTH LINCOLN 65, HIGHLAND TECH 41
N. Lincoln 19 11 17 18—65
Highland Tech 5 8 15 13—41
NORTH LINCOLN 65—Rachel Seagle 18, Aly Wadkovsky 12, Dylan Ambrose 10, Burroughs 9, Gaddy 6, White 5, McLean 4, Reid 1.
HIGHLAND TECH 41—Marjani Onaforwora 24, Sarah Word 10, Johnson 4, Hannibal 2, Seltan 1.
Records: N. Lincoln 5-2.
Reported by: Mark Lackey, N. Lincoln head coach.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Carly Womack, Stuart Cramer; Marjan Onaforwara, Highland Tech; Rachel Seagle, N. Lincoln; A.J. Price, E. Gaston; Kinsley Gilmore, W. Lincoln; Asisa McLean, Bandys; Logan Dutka, Bandys; Ashlyn Rhyne, Lincolnton; Joslyn Killian, Lincolnton.
MVP—Macy Rummage, Bandys.
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(Saturday at East Lincoln High)
FORESTVIEW 55, EAST LINCOLN 41 (seventh place)
Forestview 12 10 14 19—55
E. Lincoln 8 11 6 16—41
FORESTVIEW 55—Yasmine Love 21, Kenzley Dunlap 13, Destiny Floyd 11, Miller 6, Duff 4.
EAST LINCOLN 41—Brianna Tadlock 21, T. Robinette 7, Cox 6, Rhoney 3, Thomas 2, Ross 1, A. Robinette 1.
Notes: Tadlock added five rebounds, five steals and two assists for East Lincoln.
Records: E. Lincoln 2-8; Forestview 6-5.
