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THURSDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
BOYS
EAST LINCOLN 77, SOUTH IREDELL 71
E. Lincoln 19 24 15 19—77
S. Iredell 19 26 16 10—71
EAST LINCOLN 77—Sidney Dollar 34, Adams, Bean 7, Allden Horne 12, Justin Kuthan 21, Zirkle 3, Nichols, Staples, Jones.
SOUTH IREDELL 71—Edds 4, Everhart 9, Greg Liechty 23, Dulin 8, Dowdy 4, Barnette 8, Pellegrino, Seth Aeschilman 11, Oglietti 4.
Notes: Dollar’s 34 points are a career high and he added 16 rebounds and six assists for the Mustangs … Kuthan also provided 13 rebounds and Horne had five rebounds and five assists … East Lincoln is 6-0 for the first time since 2015-16.
Records: E. Lincoln 6-0; S. Iredell 4-3.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff
R-S CENTRAL 76, EAST BURKE 63
R-S Central 21 15 19 21—76
E. Burke 12 17 18 16—63
R-S CENTRAL 76—Elijah Carson 22, Jacob Knox 19, Ty Watkins 18, Dee Williams 10, Crocker 3, Littlejohn 2, Cuthbertson 2.
EAST BURKE 63—Aaron Morrison 20, Cam Propst 10, Ward 9, Brittain 6, Shuford 6, Coble 4, Cox 3, Teague 3, Lor 2.
Notes: East Burke has lost four straight games – two of those by 10 points and one by 13 — and is 1-3 at home this season.
Records: R-S Central 7-2; E. Burke 1-6.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, E. Burke head coach
FREEDOM 72, PATTON 25
Patton 10 10 3 2—25
Freedom 23 39 6 4—72
PATTON 25—Benson 8, Rigsbee 6, Hall 4, Streppa 3, Vance 3, Holsclaw 1.
FREEDOM 72—Fletcher Abee 19, Aidan Pearson 17, James Freeman 10, Tolbert 9, Logan 6, Johnson 4, Davis 4, Dula 3.
Notes: Freedom has held Patton to 53 points in two games this season, also beating the Panthers 76-28 on Dec. 4 at Freedom… The next victory for Freedom will give head coach Casey Rogers, in his 13th season, 260 career wins.
Records: Freedom 4-0; Patton 6-4.
Reported by: Rob Scott, Freedom coaching staff
GIRLS
BUNKER HILL 60, ST. STEPHENS 27
Bunker Hill 14 17 17 12—60
St. Stephens 8 6 8 5—27
BUNKER HILL 60—Crystany White 19, Addie Wray 16, Stoker 7, Hamlett 7, Ellis 6, Isenhour 2, Stotts 2, Lineberger 1, Martins, Miller, Bryant, Robison.
ST. STEPHENS 27—Alaysha Henry 12, Stamford 4, Rhoades 3, Thompson 3, Sumpter 2, McGlamery 2, Winkler 1.
Notes: Bunker Hill is a win away from matching last year’s win total (9-17) and has won five of its last six … The Bears are 4-2 at home this season… St. Stephens has lost five straight after starting 2-0… Bunker Hill was 15-61 over three years as the season began.
Records: Bunker Hill 8-3; St. Stephens 2-5.
SOUTH IREDELL 72, EAST LINCOLN 37
E. Lincoln 4 14 11 8—37
S. Iredell 20 11 16 25—72
EAST LINCOLN 37—Katie Cox 10, Tadlock 7, Campo 6, Ross 5, Thomas 5, T. Robinette 2, A. Robinette 2.
SOUTH IREDELL 72—Sarah Nelson 30, Mercer 8, King 8, Labelle 6, Bassinger 5, Houser 4, Bell 3, Brown 3, Wightman 2.
Notes: Cox added 10 rebounds, five steals, two assists and one blocked shot for the Mustangs, who are 1-3 on the road this season.
Records: E. Lincoln 2-4; S. Iredell 4-3.
Reported by: Jason Otey, E. Lincoln head coach
FREEDOM 48, PATTON 28
Freedom 14 13 10 11—48
Patton 8 4 6 10—28
FREEDOM 48—Madison Bailey 13, Adair Garrison 11, Blaikley Crooks 10, McGee 2, Rhone 6, Moore 2, Davenport 4, Short, Tate, Watkins, Cisneros, Johnson.
PATTON 28—Fisher 11, Hawkins 2, Hemphill 6, Nelson 4, King 2, Lail 3, Duckworth, Teeters, Clark, James, Causby.
Notes: Patton is 4-2 at home this season with back-to-back losses to East Burke and Freedom … The Panthers have won 22 of their last 37 games … Freedom’s 48 points were a season-low; previously the Patriots had scored at 52… The Patriots’ win margins this season are 23, 11, 14, 26 and 20 points … Freedom head coach Amber Reddick, in her 15th season, has 310 career wins.
Records: Freedom 5-0; Patton 7-3.
Reported by: Amber Reddick, Freedom head coach
