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WEDNESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
GIRLS
NEWTON-CONOVER 66, FRED T. FOARD 25
Foard 5 11 8 1—25
N-C 27 28 8 3—66
FRED T. FOARD 25—Hill 7, Ekonomon 6, Garvin 4, Dula 3, McCleugh 2, Chavis 2, Woglemuth 1.
NEWTON-CONOVER 66—Chyna Cornwell 33, Peters 12, Loftin 8, Walton 7, Artis 5, Woods 3.
Notes: Cornwell had 13 rebounds for Newton-Conover … Newton-Conover’s individual scoring totals 68 points.
Records: Newton-Conover 4-4; Fred T. Foard 4-5.
Reported by: Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach
ASHE COUNTY 54, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35
Ashe County 24 8 9 13—54
Alex Central 5 5 13 12—35
ASHE COUNTY 54—Sullivan 1, Jones 2, Hallie Treva 18, Hudler 9, Sam Woods 13, Powers 6, Craven 5, Shepherd, Jones.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35—Sharpe 5, Glenn 6, Hagy 1, Hammer 6, Black 6, Harrington 7, Kidd 4, Fairchild, Fortner.
Notes: Ashe County outscored Alexander Central off turnovers 31-6 … The Cougars lost despite shooting 40 percent to Ashe County’s 33.3 and also winning the boards 38-33 … Nikki Hagy had eight rebounds for Alexander Central, seven on defense, while Abby Sullivan and Treva each had five for Ashe County …. Ashe County attempted 27 shots from 3-point range, making 10, with Woods and Kenadie Hudler each converting three … Alexander Central was 2-for-7 behind the arc … The Cougars made 32 turnovers and Ashe County had 20 steals, led by five each from Woods and Sullivan … The game was originally scheduled for Friday.
Records: Ashe County 4-3; Alexander Central 0-7.
Reported by: Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID.
BOYS
NEWTON-CONOVER 66, FRED T. FOARD 53
Foard 10 15 15 13—53
N-C 10 16 17 23—66
FRED T. FOARD 53—Patel 3, Zach Abernathy 10, Frye 3, Dallas Pena 10, Daniel Lackey 13, A. Pena 4, Sollid 4, Whitner 6, Hemphill, Colosimo, Hepler, Bishop.
NEWTON-CONOVER 66—Davis 3, Covington 8, Johnson 4, Danner 4, Trey Kennedy 19, Matthew Martinez 20, McCathern 8, Haynes.
Notes: Foard has lost five straight games … Newton-Conover has three straight wins and four in its last five games… Red Devils head coach Matt Wilkinson is approaching 150 career wins (142-221) with 23 of those wins at Newton-Conover and the rest at Bunker Hill.
Records: Newton-Conover 6-2; Foard 1-8.
Reported by: Nick Wilson, Newton-Conover
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 51, ASHE COUNTY 40
Ashe County 5 11 3 21—40
Alex Central 8 12 11 20—51
ASHE COUNTY 40—Shepherd 9, Greer 5, Vannoy 3, Zheng 4, Roland 6, Poe 6, Treva 7, Lee, Hutchens, Calhoun, Harmon.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 51—Elder 8, Jem Lowrance 12, Stikeleather 6, Benfield 4, Walker 5, Wooten 4, Presnell 3, Kerley 1, Strickland 8, Chapman, Hager.
Notes: Alexander Central shot 56.3 percent, including 69.2 percent in the second half, and Ashe County shot 26.7 percent … Ashe County won the boards 32-24, led by five each by Colby Greer, Noah Vannoy and Austin Poe while Dawson Elder had a game-high nine for Alexander Central … Lowrance blocked four shots for the Cougars and hit two 3-pointers … Ashe County converted 13 of 22 free throws while Alexander Central made 10 of 19 … The Cougars led in points in the paint (24-16) and points off turnovers (18-9) … The game was originally scheduled for Friday.
Records: Ashe County 2-4; Alexander Central 5-2.
Reported by: Jonathan Watts, Alexander Central SID.
LATE TUESDAY
SOUTH FORK 2A
GIRLS
NEWTON-CONOVER 54, LINCOLNTON 39
N-C 13 9 16 17—54
Lincolnton 9 9 6 15—39
NEWTON-CONOVER 54–Chyna Cornwell 28, Artis 10, Loftin 6, Walton 6, Peters 4.
LINCOLNTON 39—Rhyne 15, Killian 7, Shain 6, Smith 5, Ross 4, Blackburn 2.
Records: Newton-Conover 3-4, 1-0 South Fork 2A; Lincolnton 1-3, 0-1.
Reported by: Sylvia White, Newton-Conover head coach