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Hickory High’s boys nipped Maiden 55-53 on Saturday night to win the Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic championship at Catawba Valley Community College’s Tarlton Complex./HICKORY METRO SPORTS COMMISSION PHOTO
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(Saturday at CVCC)
Note: All DSGC boxes reported by Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID
HICKORY 55, MAIDEN 53 (championship)
Hickory 9 16 7 23—55
Maiden 12 9 14 18—53
HICKORY 55—Abernathy 8, Davis Amos 17, Joyner 6, Clark 2, Cody Young 13, Harper 6, Long 3, Izard, Del Valle.
MAIDEN 53—Caleb McDaniel 14, Boyles 4, Montrell Stinson 22, Ly 3, High 6, Wicker 4, Diciuccio, Howell, Copeland, McCullough.
Notes: Hickory shot 41.3 percent to Maiden’s 37.0 … Maiden won the boards 35-30 with Stinson pulling in 11 while Amos’ seven led Hickory … Jaylin Harper had six of the Red Tornadoes’ 16 assists and McDaniel had five of the Blue Devils’ 14… The game had only 14 turnovers, six by Hickory … Each team hit eight 3-pointers – Hickory took 21 with Amos going 3-for-4 and Maiden took 21 with Stinson making six of a dozen … Amos hit six of the eight field goals he attempted while Stinson made seven of 13 for Maiden … The Blue Devils missed 10 of 21 free throws (McDaniel went 5-for-12) and the Red Tornadoes were nine of 14 … Hickory won on points in the paint 22-16 and Maiden had a 10-3 edge in points via turnovers.
Records: Hickory 7-1; Maiden 10-1.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44,
NEWTON-CONOVER 35 (third place)
Alex Central 10 8 13 13—44
N-C 8 9 11 7—35
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44—Elder 4, Jem Lowrance 15, Stikeleather 4, Benfield 3, Wooten 3, Presnell 3, Kerley 6, Strickland 6, Walker.
NEWTON-CONOVER 35—Matthew Martinez 13, McCarthern 2, Covington 5, Johnson 1, Kennedy 9, Davis 1, Danner 4, Redmond.
Notes: Alexander Central shot 47.4 percent to Newton-Conover’s 25.5 … The Cougars won the boards by two with Lowrance grabbing seven and Jaheim McCarthern’s nine leading the Red Devils … Alexander Central won despite having more turnovers (18-9) … Trey Kennedy had five of the Red Devils’ nine steals … Lowrance hit six of his 11 field goals for the Cougars … Newton-Conover made only two of 14 attempts from 3-pont range … The Cougars had only five offensive rebounds … Alexander Central won scoring in the paint 28-20 and its bench players had 18 points to Newton-Conover’s five … The Red Devils did not have a field goal in the final three minutes, nine seconds.
Records: Alexander Central 7-3; Newton-Conover 7-4.
BUNKER HILL 78, FRED T. FOARD 57 (fifth place)
Foard 16 7 12 22—57
Bunker Hill 18 15 24 21—78
FRED T. FOARD 57—Whitener 9, Skeens 2, Abernathy 5, D. Pena 7, Lackey 2, Hemphill 7, Frye 2, M. Pena 5, Sollid 4, Colosimo 6, Bishop 8, Patel, Hepler.
BUNKER HILL 78—Carlos Fletcher 12, Isenhour 6, Anderson 5, Christian Ramseur 10, Murray 8, Hush 3, White 8, Hilderbran 7, Stamey 4, Khamphengphet 4, C. Sigmon 5, M. Sigmon 2, Kee 4, Moore, Abrams.
Notes: The Bears outscored the Tigers 40-24 in the paint and 69 of the game’s points were scored by players off the bench (37-32 Bears) … Bunker Hill shot 52.9 percent, including 57.7 in the second half, and Foard shot 33.9 … The Bears won the boards 50-30 with Thaxton Isenhour and Carson Sigmon each grabbing eight while Will Frye and Mateo Pena each had five for the Tigers … There were 68 free throws taken – Foard went 13 of 29 with Peyton Hemphill making five of his six and Bunker Hill was 17 of 39 … Nash Whitener made three 3-pointers for the Tigers (six of 21) … Every player who got at least five minutes of playing time scored for Bunker Hill, 13 different players.
Records: Fred T. Foard 2-1; Bunker Hill 7-7.
ST. STEPHENS 46,
SOUTH CALDWELL 35 (seventh place)
S. Caldwell 3 10 7 15—35
St. Stephens 14 15 10 7—46
SOUTH CALDWELL 35—Austin Raynor 8, Justin Eggers 14, Collins 5, Kirby 6, Piercy 2, Avery Raynor, Kincaid, Hadschin, Tolbert.
ST. STEPHENS 46—Byrd 7, Joshadrin Ikard 5, Will Rose 11, Walker 3, McPherson 9, J.I. Ikard 8, Woy 1, Cecil 2, Reid, Burgess, Freeman, Bostic, Hancock, Buff.
Notes: St. Stephens never trailed and its largest lead was by 10 … South Caldwell has lost eight straight and 21 of 22, both dating back to last season …The Indians shot 37.5 percent and the Spartans shot 34.4 percent … St. Stephens won the boards by two with Axavier Byrd leading with seven and Eggers had a game-high nine for South Caldwell … Rose had four of the Indians’ 12 steals … St. Stephens made seven of 17 from 3-point range with Zane McPherson and J.I. Ikard each converting two … Eggers went 5-for-5 from the floor for South Caldwell … The Indians’ bench outscored the Spartans’ bench 11-2.
Records: S. Caldwell 0-7; St. Stephens 5-5.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Jem Lowrance, Alexander Central; Christian Ramseur, Bunker Hill; Andrew Bishop, Fred T. Foard; Davis Amos, Hickory; Cody Young, Hickory; Jaylin Harper, Hickory; Montrell Stinson, Maiden; Caleb McDaniel, Maiden; Matthew Martinez, Newton-Conover; Justin Eggers, S. Caldwell; Axavier Byrd, St. Stephens.
MVP—Amos, Hickory.
PEOPLE’S BANK HOLIDAY CLASH
(Saturday at North Lincoln High)
North Lincoln High’s boys defeated Lincolnton 71-65 in overtime on Saturday at North Lincoln, winning the title at the People’s Bank Holiday Clash as tournament MVP Jack Carter scored 26 points (full box not available)./PHOTO COURTESY OF PEOPLE’S BANK HOLIDAY CLASH
Lake Hojnacki (44) of Bandys High drives through the lane in Saturday’s six-point victory over Highland Tech on Saturday in the third place game at the People’s Bank Holiday Classic at North Lincoln./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
BANDYS 69, HIGHLAND TECH 63 (third place)
Highland Tech 15 25 13 10—63
Bandys 15 14 21 19—69
HIGHLAND TECH 63—Setzer 4, Reynolds 2, McDaniels 5, Kobe Christian 28, Tanner 8, McCurdy 7, Porter 9, Haynes, Kelly, Littlejohn.
BANDYS 69—Hunter Clanton 11, Charlie Styborski 28, Reed 3, Ledford 4, Z. Wright 8, Paul 6, Maddox 5, Hojnacki 4, Queen, Harrill.
Notes: Styborski hit four 3-pointers and Clanton made three for the Trojans, who trailed by 11 at halftime.
Records: Bandys 5-3.
Reported by: Benny Lytton, Bandys SID.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Kendall Karr, Stuart Cramer; Aaron LeGrand, E. Gaston; Seth Willis, W. Lincoln; Kobe Christian, Highland Tech; Charlie Styborski, Bandys; Kris Robinson, Lincolnton; Davis Grooms, Lincolnton; Daniel Carter, N. Lincoln; Will Dedmon, N. Lincoln.
MVP—Jack Carter, N. Lincoln
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(Saturday at East Lincoln High)
EAST LINCOLN 60,
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 53 (third place)
Victory 19 9 10 15—53
E. Lincoln 11 18 11 20—60
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 53—Seth Smith 23, Gountopoulos 6, Evans 4, Cedric Patterson 16, Thompson 4.
EAST LINCOLN 60—Myles Adams 11, John Bean 15, Justin Kuthan 27, Zirkle 2, Staples, Nichols, Jones 5, Craig 0.
Notes: Kuthan added 18 rebounds for the Mustangs … East Lincoln played without leading scorer Sidney Dollar and Allden Horne, both sidelined by ankle sprains.
Records: Victory Christian 8-5; E. Lincoln 9-1.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, East Lincoln coaching staff.
IREDELL COUNTY SPORTS
HALL OF FAME HOLIDAY CLASSIC
(Saturday at North Iredell High)
PINE LAKE PREP 64, LAKE NORMAN 62 (third place)
Pine Lake 19 17 10 18—64
Lake Norman 14 20 13 15—62
PINE LAKE PREP 64—DeMarcus Johnson 13, Grant Wagner 12, Justin Workman 11, Finizio 8, Drakeford 8, Doroodchi 7, Shirley 3 Morgan 2.
LAKE NORMAN 62—Zach Schultz 21, Adams 16, Welsh 8, Rossi 7, Edmonson 6, Haglan 2, Courtney 2.
Reported by: Tony Dunbar, Pine Lake Prep head coach.
