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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(First round at CVCC)
Note: All DSGC boxes reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 70, BUNKER HILL 67, OT
Bunker Hill 5 17 15 17 13—67
Alex Central 14 14 15 11 16—70
BUNKER HILL 67—C. Sigmon 2, Isenhour 2, Christian Ramseur 21, Murray 4, Anderson 9, Jonathan White 13, Hilderbran 6, Carlos Fletcher 10, M. Sigmon, Khamphengphet, Kee.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 70—Elder 2, Jem Lowrance 22, Dalton Stikeleather 17, Benfield 3, Walker 7, Zach Wooten 10, Presnell 3, Kerley 6, Hager, Strickland.
Notes: Alexander Central shot 58.5 percent to Bunker Hill’s 38.9 and the Cougars shot 71.4 percent in the second half … The Cougars won the boards (29-27) with Lowrance grabbing nine while Fletcher had 12 for the Bears … Alexander Central hit 18 of 22 free throws with Lowrance going 8-for-8 and Bunker Hill hit 18 of 25 with Ramseur making all five of his attempts … The Cougars survived 20 turnovers … Ramseur had seven assists and five steals for the Bears … Alexander Central went 7-of-26 on 3-pointers with White hitting three of a dozen …Stikeleather was 6-of-8 on field goals … The Bears’ bench provided them 38 points, double what the Cougars got from their reserves.
Records: Bunker Hill 5-7, Alexander Central 6-2.
Next: Bunker Hill plays South Caldwell in a consolation game on Friday at 2:30 p.m. … Alexander Central faces Maiden in a semifinal on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
HICKORY 78, FRED T. FOARD 39
Foard 4 6 19 10—39
Hickory 17 17 20 24—78
FRED T. FOARD 39—Lackey 2, Whitener 3, Hemphill 2, Dallas Pena 13, M. Pena 1, Abernathy 3, Frye 3, Sollid 2, Colosimo 2, Skeens 4, Bishop 4.
HICKORY 78—Abernathy 5, Davis Amos 16, Joyner 5, Clark , Young 7, Jaylin Harper 13, Izard 2, Del Valle 4, Culbreath 3, Huit 6, Mason Long 15, Nichols, Mullins.
Notes: Hickory won the boards 49-26, led by nine by Nkosi Abernathy and eight by Zendai Clark (HHS 35-18 on defensive boards)… The Red Tornadoes shot 53.6 percent to the Tigers’ 29.1 … Amos hit seven of 11 from the floor … Long hit four of seven 3-pointers and Harper went 3-for-3 as HHS was 8-of-23 from behind the arc … Dallas Pena hit three from behind the arc for Foard … The Red Tornadoes had 25 assists – eight by Clark and six by Harper… Hickory outscored Foard 42-16 in the pain, 21-9 off turnovers and 48-13 off the bench.
Records: Fred T. Foard 1-10; Hickory 5-1 … Foard shot 17.4 percent in the first half and trailed 34-10.
Next: Foard plays St. Stephens in a consolation game on Friday at 11:30 a.m. … Hickory faces Newton-Conover on Friday in a semifinal at 5:30 p.m.
NEWTON-CONOVER 60, ST. STEPHENS 51
St. Stephens 13 8 7 23—51
N-C 15 7 17 21—60
ST. STEPHENS 51—Joshardin Ikard 23, Will Rose 10, J.I. Ikard 3, Byrd 8, Walker 4, Cecil 2, McPherson 1, Woy, Burgess.
NEWTON-CONOVER 60—Danner 4, Matthew Martinez 10, Jaheim McCarthern 15, Covington 7, Trey Kennedy 11, Davis 5, Johnson 8, Chapman, Redmond, Williams.
Notes: Axavier Byrd had 13 rebounds for St. Stephens and Martinez and McCarthern each had seven to lead Newton-Conover … The Indians made 16-of-31 free throws, including Joshardin Ikard making seven of nine while the Red Devils hit 20-of-27 with McCarthern going nine of 13 … St. Stephens shot 32.7 percent and Newton-Conover shot 34.7 … Rose led the Indians with five assists and Martinez had five for the Red Devils … Martinez went 4-for-17 on field goals… The Indians tried 11 from behind the 3-point line and made only one … St. Stephens had an edge in the paint (32-22), off turnovers (15-5) but Newton-Conover’s bench outscored the Indians’ 13-3.
Records: Newton-Conover 7-2; St. Stephens 4-4.
Next: Newton-Conover plays Hickory on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a semifinal … St. Stephens battles Fred T. Foard on Friday at 11:30 a.m. in a consolation game.
MAIDEN 63, SOUTH CALDWELL 36
S. Caldwell 6 10 6 14—36
Maiden 20 18 15 10—63
SOUTH CALDWELL 36—Austin Raynor 2, Avery Raynor, Justin Eggers 16, Taylor 1, Piercy 6, Seagle 4, Collins 4, Kirby 3, Hadschin, Tolbert, Kincaid.
MAIDEN 63—Mason High 14, Montrell Stinson 10, Caleb McDaniel 13, Avery Boyles 10, Diciuccio 2, Wicker 2, Harris 3, Abernethy 2, Gabriel 5, McCullough 2, Ly, Farley, Howell, Morris, Copeland.
Notes: Maiden hit eight of 26 shots from 3-point range with Stinson making three and High converting two … South Caldwell missed all six of its 3-point shots … The Blue Devils shot 38.1 percent to the Spartans’ 36.6 … Maiden won the boards 41-29, led by seven from Boyles while Eggers had eight for South Caldwell … McDaniel had five of the Blue Devils’ 20 assists and four of their 11 steals … McDaniel hit six of his seven free throws but Maiden shot only nine … Eggers was 8-of-13 from the floor … Maiden outscored South Caldwell 26-13 on points off turnovers and 17-7 on second-chance points … Maiden needs one win to have at least 10 in each of the last four seasons.
Records: S. Caldwell 0-5; Maiden 9-0.
Next: South Caldwell plays Bunker Hill in a consolation game at 2:30 p.m. on Friday … Maiden battles Alexander Central on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in a semifinal.
FREEDOM INVITATIONAL
(Second round at Freedom High)
DRAUGHN 74, R-S CENTRAL 70, OT
R-S Central 17 23 19 9 2—70
Draughn 11 15 19 23 6—74
R-S CENTRAL 70 (incomplete)—Ty Watkins 24, Jacob Knox 19, Elijah Carson 18, Williams 5, Gray 3.
DRAUGHN 74—Jeremiah Daye 20, Eli Poteat 14, Isaac Walker 11, Jaylen Abee 10, Gray 7, Robinson 6, Pritchard 4, Treadway 2.
Notes: Draughn has won 32 of its last 40 games and has reached 10 wins for the fifth time since 2008-09.
Records: Draughn 10-1; R-S Central 8-3.
Next: R-S Central faces North Buncombe for third place on Friday at 5:30 p.m. … Draughn plays Freedom for the championship on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
FREEDOM 99, NORTH BUNCOMBE 82
N. Buncombe 20 17 21 24—82
Freedom 17 39 16 28—99
NORTH BUNCOMBE 82—Ren Dyer 53, Harris 4, Ritchie 7, Wilson 3, Hammond 2, Laws 5, Elkins 2, Whitt 6.
FREEDOM 99 (incomplete)—Fletcher Abee 10, Michael Logan 26, Jakari Dula 28, James Freeman 18, Pearson 8, Johnson 5, Birchfield 2.
Records: Freedom 7-0; N. Buncombe 6-4.
Next: Freedom plays Draughn in the title game on Friday at 8:30 p.m. … North Buncombe meets R-S Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday for third place.
Reported by: Rob Scott, Freedom coaching staff.
A.C. REYNOLDS 82, EAST BURKE 63
E. Burke 9 21 7 26—63
A.C. Reynolds 25 22 10 25—82
EAST BURKE 63—Aaron Morrison 15, Trey Ward 12, Cam Propst 10, Cox 9, Coble 7, Brittain 5, Shuford 3, Teague 2.
A.C. REYNOLDS 82—Tyler Parton 19, Jalen Crowder 13, Thompson 9, Dorsey 9, Jackson 8, Lewis 7, Hembree 6, Hefner 6, Gragg 3, Ray 2.
Records: E. Burke 1-9; A.C. Reynolds 8-1.
Next: East Burke plays McDowell on Friday at 1 p.m. for seventh place … A.C. Reynolds plays Asheville Christian for fifth place on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, E. Burke head coach.
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(First round at East Lincoln High)
EAST LINCOLN 83, GARINGER 35
Garinger 5 11 12 7—35
E. Lincoln 9 18 26 20—83
GARINGER 35—Kamara 6, Rivers 6, Davis 2, Richardson 2, Carr 1, Monroe 6, Young 5, Browning 4, Moore 3.
EAST LINCOLN 83—Sidney Dollar 16, Adams, John Bean 11, Horne 5, Justin Kuthan 21, Zirkle 2, Ethan Staples 10, Nichols 4, Jones 6, Craig 5, D. Bean 3, Montanari.
Notes: Kuthan added 12 rebounds, Dollar had seven rebounds and five steals and Staples’ points were a career-best for East Lincoln.
Records: E. Lincoln 8-0; Garinger 1-7.
Next: Garinger plays Northwest Cabarrus in a consolation game on Friday at 2:30 p.m. … East Lincoln meets Mallard Creek on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in a semifinal.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, East Lincoln coaching staff.
IREDELL COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASSIC
(First round at North Iredell High)
PINE LAKE PREP 76, STATESVILLE 68
Statesville 13 15 19 21—68
Pine Lake 10 21 23 22—76
STATESVILLE 68 (incomplete)—Jeremiah Mott 21, Gaebriel White 11, Brown 9, Mook 6, Gathings 6, Fields 5, Knox 4, Biglow 4.
PINE LAKE PREP 76—DeMarcus Johnson 33, Derek Finizio 19, Justin Workman 14, L. Johnson 4, Doroodchi 2, Wagner 2, Bushrod 1, Forest 1.
Notes: DeMarcus Johnson added eight rebounds and six assists for Pine Lake Prep.
Next: Pine Lake Prep, seeded third, faces No. 2 South Iredell in a semifinal Friday at 4:30 p.m. at North Iredell.
Reported by: Tony Dunbar, Pine Lake Prep head coach.