BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: E. Lincoln nips Maiden, runs win streak to 11 games

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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES

SOUTH FORK 2A

EAST LINCOLN 51, MAIDEN 45

Maiden         11    9    11   14—45

E. Lincoln   15   12   14   10—51

MAIDEN 45—Caleb McDaniel 13, Coulter 8, Richardson, Laney 3, Ly, Cooke 3, Boyles 3, Mason High 15, Stinson.

EAST LINCOLN 51—McClendon 5, DeMattia, Sidney Dollar 14, Mott, John Bean 12, Horne 7, Coleson Leach 10, Zirkle 3.

Notes: Dollar had 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and four steals, Bean added three rebounds, four assists and three steals and Leach had six assists for the Mustangs … East Lincoln has won 11 straight games and 13 of its last 14 … The Mustangs have 10 straight wins over the Blue Devils dating back to 2013-14.

Records: Maiden 14-7, 7-5 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 18-4, 11-1 South Fork 2A.

BANDYS 72, WEST LINCOLN 52

Bandys            15    21    22    14—72

W. Lincoln      7      9    24    12—52

BANDYS 72—Laz Maxwell 15, Styborski 4, C. Clanton 3, Gwyn 8, D. Clanton 2, Arndt 2, Ja’Tay Culliver 25, Reavis 5, Wagner 8, H. Clanton, Roe, Queen, Wright, Paul.

WEST LINCOLN 52—Propst 4, Brandon Lail 15, Robinson 6, Varner 2, Bryan 8, Chance Gilmore 17, Brown, Campbell, McKinney.

Notes: Bandys’ 12 wins is second best for the Trojans over the past 17 seasons (they won 15 in 2009-10) … West Lincoln has lost 18 straight since beating East Burke on Nov. 17 … Bandys has won five of its last six against West Lincoln and 14 of their last 20 matchups.

Records: Bandys 12-9, 6-6 South Fork 2A; W. Lincoln 1-19, 0-12 South Fork 2A.

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A

HIBRITEN 64, EAST BURKE 52

Hibriten      9    19    22    14—64

E. Burke    12     8    10     22—52

HIBRITEN 64—Keller 14, Barlow 13, Gilmer 11, Absher 7, Perry 7, Battle 6, Brown 3, Pilkenton 3.

EAST BURKE 52—Chase Smith 16, Aaron Morrison 13, Lowman 7, Melton 6, Gilbert 3, Kistler 3, Teague 2, Weaver 2.

Notes: Hibriten has won two straight games and five of its last six and has won at least 15 games in four straight seasons … East Burke’s losing streak is at 13 games and the Cavs have lost 20 games for the first time since going 2-21 in 1993-94.

Records: Hibriten 15-5, 6-4 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 2-20, 1-9 Northwestern 3A-4A.

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A

WEST CALDWELL 60, ST. STEPHENS 55

W. Caldwell         13    11    25    11—60

St. Stephens       23     6     12    14—55

WEST CALDWELL 60—Tre Hall 27, Elijah Brooks 11, K. Dula 9, Carver 9, Perky 3, Elleby 1, Isabell, T. Dula.

ST. STEPHENS 55—Drew Cline 12, Teavius Henry 11, Joyner-McCorkle 8, Pyatte 8, Scott 7, Figueroa 6, Powell 3, Bullock, DeSantis.

Notes: West Caldwell, after beating Alexander Central on Thursday, has won back-to-back games for only the second time this season … The Indians are 5-4 at home this season.

Records: W. Caldwell 9-13, 4-8 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 10-11, 3-8 Northwestern 3A-4A.

HICKORY 90, WATAUGA 60

Hickory     22    24    24    20—90

Watauga     8    20    15      17—60

HICKORY 90—Cody Young 22, Torey James 22, Davis Amos 11, Bell 9, Freeman 8, Ables 8, Thurman 4, Long 2, G. Amos 2, Harper 1.

WATAUGA 60—Bryant Greene 20, Alex Marinakis 11, Bond 4, McConnell 4, McClarron 6, Henderson 8, West 3, Crabbe 4.

Notes: Hickory individual scoring totals 89 … The Red Tornadoes have won six straight and 16 of their last 17 games … Watauga has lost three of its last four games and is 3-6 in its last nine games … HHS head coach Andy Poplin is 105-28 since taking that job five seasons ago … The Red Tornadoes need one win to have at least 20 in four straight seasons and in 10 of the last 11 (they were 13-12 in 2013-14, Poplin’s first season).

Records: Hickory 19-2, 11-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Watauga 10-8, 4-7 Northwestern 3A-4A.

FREEDOM 62, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 48

Freedom           13    10    21    18—62

Alex Central     9     13      9     17—48

FREEDOM 62—Kanipe 2, Pearson 7, Jakari Dula 26, Logan 7, Fletcher Abee 15, Tolbert 3, Pollard 2, Birchfield, Davis, Johnson.

ALEXANDER CENTRAL 48—Elder 4, Jem Lowrance 11, Flowers 4, Blan Hodges 13, Barr 7, Mahaffey 3, Kerley 6, Wooten, Strickland.

Notes: Dula hit 10 of his 20 shots, including three 3-pointers, for Freedom … Abee went 3-for-6 behind the 3-point arc … Freedom shot 42.3 percent to Alexander Central’s 42.1 … The Patriots won the boards by 10, led by eight each by Tobias Kanipe and Michael Logan while Lowrance and Jackson Barr led the Cougars with five each … Abee had five of Freedom’s 15 assists … Aidan Pearson had six steals for Freedom … Lowrance made all six of his free throws and Hodges was 5-for-5 at the line for Alexander Central.

Records: Freedom 19-2, 10-2 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 8-14, 4-8 Northwestern 3A-4A.

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