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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
DRAUGHN 50, EAST BURKE 48
Draughn 14 14 12 10—50
E. Burke 10 9 15 14—48
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DRAUGHN 50—Jeremiah Daye 17, Davontae Reid 13, Jaylen Abee 10, Poteet 5, Monroe 5.
EAST BURKE 48—Ayden Lail 13, Bryce Brittain 11, Morrison 9, Kistler 4, Smith 4, Gilbert 3, Melton 2, Lor 2.
Notes: Draughn has won seven straight games since losing a non-league game at Lincolnton … The Wildcats can match last season’s win total with one more victory … The most wins in a season in Draughn history is 16 in 2010-11 (16-10)… The fewest wins in a season for the East Burke boys came in 1992-93 (1-22)… The Cavs have won at least eight games in each of the previous 18 seasons.
Records: Draughn 13-4, 5-1 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 2-16, 1-5 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
EAST LINCOLN 83, NEWTON-CONOVER 50
E. Lincoln 15 22 22 24—83
N-C 10 12 15 13—50
EAST LINCOLN 83—Kabian McClendon 20, DeMattia 3, Sidney Dollar 16, Mott 6, John Bean 11, Allden Horne 12, Coleson Leach 11, Zirkle 4, Shope.
NEWTON-CONOVER 50—Davis, Covington 2, Johnson 5, Trey Kennedy 14, Haynes, Noah Smith 13, Martinez 5, Jahiem McCathern 11.
Notes: The Mustangs have won five straight games and play at home Saturday against North Gsaton (JV boys begin at noon) … East Lincoln’s win streak in the series, dating back to 2013-14, is now at 10 games.
Records: E. Lincoln 12-4, 6-1 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 3-12, 2-5 South Fork 2A.
NORTH LINCOLN 50, BANDYS 47
N. Lincoln 13 16 12 9—50
Bandys 11 17 13 6—47
NORTH LINCOLN 50—Jack Carter 12, Nick McKinney 12, Johnson 2, Lance Bailey 18, Thornhill 6, McRorie.
BANDYS 47—Maxwell 4, H. Clanton 5, Gwyn 4, Ja’Tay Culliver 27, Reavis 2, Wagner 5, Styborski.
Notes: Culliver hit five 3-pointers and cleared 1,000 career points for the Trojans … North Lincoln has five straight wins over Bandys and leads the series 10-3.
Records: N. Lincoln 7-8, 2-5 South Fork 2A; Bandys 9-7, 2-4 South Fork 2A.
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NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
ST. STEPHENS 52, SOUTH CALDWELL 44
S. Caldwell 5 7 15 17—44
St. Stephens 15 12 14 11—52
SOUTH CALDWELL 44—Eggers 9, Austin Raynor 8, Kaden Anderson 6, Collins 6, Kirby 6, Brown 4, Ke. Anderson 3, Black 2, Seagle.
ST. STEPHENS 52—Hunter Pyatte 14, Zeque Figueroa 11, Cline 7, Scott 5, Joyner-McCorkle 5, Henry 5, Powell 3, Bullock 2, DeSantis.
Notes: St. Stephens snaps a four-game losing streak with its first league win of the season … Th Spartans have lost five straight since beating Fred T. Foard in the Dick Sportings Good Classic.
Records: S. Caldwell 2-12, 1`-5 Northwestern 3A-4A: St. Stephens 7-8, 1-5 Northwestern 3A-4A.
FREEDOM 66, WATAUGA 51
Watauga 13 12 14 12—51
Freedom 21 15 12 18—66
WATAUGA 51—Alex Marinakis 19, Bryant Greene 18, McClannon 2, Hayes Henderson 12.
FREEDOM 66—Fletcher Abee 27, Aidan Pearson 16, Logan 6, Johnson 5, Kanipe 6, Davis 3, Tolbert 3.
Notes: Abee has scored 67 points in his last two games for Freedom … The Patriots have won nine straight since an 85-74 league loss at Hickory … Watauga has dropped three straight games and is 4-4 since starting 3-1 … Freedom is 63-12 in its last 75 games.
Records: Freedom 14-1, 5-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Watauga 7-5, 1-4 Northwestern 3A-4A.
HICKORY 54, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 22
Alex Central 1 8 5 8—22
Hickory 18 14 10 12—54
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 22—Strickland 1, Flowers 2, Hodges 3, Wooten 2, Elder 2, Benfield 2, Lowrance 6, Kerley 4, Mahaffey, Barr, Stikeleather, Walker.
HICKORY 54—Bell 7, Thurman 6, Freeman 8, Young 9, James 4, Richard Ables 10, Harper 3, Devalle 5, Long 2, Nichols.
Notes: Hickory led 32-9 at halftime … The Red Tornadoes have won at least 12 games in 24 consecutive seasons … Hickory shot 50 percent to the Cougars’ 22.9 … Hickory won the boards by 12, led by Jackson Bell’s 12 (10 defensive) … Jem Lowrance had four rebounds for Alexander Central … Hickory hit seven of 17 from 3-point range with Cody Young hitting three … The Cougars were 1-for-13 from 3-point range … The game had only 19 free throws, 11 by Hickory … Bell had five of the Red Tornadoes’ 10 steals … Hickory has won nine straight games, which includes beating the Cougars by 35 in the Dick Sportings Good Classic.
Records: Alexander Central 7-9, 3-3 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 12-1, 6-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
OTHERS
LINCOLN CHARTER 94, HIGHLAND TECH 51
Lincoln Charter 26 27 31 10—94
Highland Tech 12 16 9 14—51
LINCOLN CHARTER 94—Jackson Gabriel 30, Jehlon Johnson 14, Kody Shubert 13, Levontae Knox 13, London England 11, Davis 5, Holm 5, Barnes 2, Herrick 1, McCall, Ward, Robinson.
HIGHLAND TECH 51—Kobe Christian 18, Landon Burr 11, Tyler McCurdy 10, Zane Jones 10, Reynolds 2.
Notes: Gabriel hit seven of 10 from 3-point range and added eight rebounds, five steals and five assists for Lincoln Charter … Johnson had 12 rebounds and Shubert had 11 assists for the Eagles.
Records: Lincoln Charter 14-43, 3-0 South Piedmont 1A; Highland Tech 7-7, 2-1 South Piedmont 1A.