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NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
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FREEDOM 81, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 52
Alex Central 17 13 7 15—52
Freedom 20 16 18 27—81
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 52—Strickland 4, Flowers 5, Hodges 5, Wooten 5, Stikeleather 4, Elder 2, Benfield 2, Jem Lowrance 20, Kerley 5, Mahaffey, Barr, Walker.
FREEDOM 81—Kanipe 6, Pearson 6, Michael Logan 12, Fletcher Abee 40, Money 2, Ben Tolbert 15, Johnson, Birchfield, Moore, Davis, Pollard.
Notes: Abee scored a career-high, hitting nine of 17 from 3-point range … Freedom won the boards by 10, led by 10 from Tobias Kanipe … Nick Johnson had six assists for the Patriots, who shot 49.1 percent to the Cougars’ 42.6 … Alexander Central was 4-of-14 from 3-point range and Freedom as 16-of-38 with Tolbert making half of his 10 attempts behind the arc … The Patriots made only nine turnovers… The Cougars made all their free throws but had only eight attempts… The Patriots had 14 second-chance points and 22 of their points off turnovers … Freedom has scored 80 or more points eight times this season.
Records: Alexander Central 7-9, 3-2 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 13-1, 4-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
HICKORY 68, WATAUGA 35 (with video by Myra Hobbs, HobbsDailyReport.com)
Watauga 4 11 11 9—35
Hickory 17 23 24 4—68
WATAUGA 35—Bryan Greene 16, Henderson 5, West 2, McClarian 3, Marivakis 4, Castle 2, McConnell 2, Bond 1.
HICKORY 68—Jaquan Thurman 20, Cody Young 14, Torey James 11, Freeman 8, DeValle 2, Bell 6, Amos 5, Harper 2.
Records: Watauga 7-4, 1-3 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 11-1, 4-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
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SOUTH FORK 2A
EAST LINCOLN 96, WEST LINCOLN 60
W. Lincoln 13 10 23 14—60
E. Lincoln 24 26 23 23—96
WEST LINCOLN 60—Bryan, Hunter Robinson 19, Propst, Campbell, Brown, Brandon Lail 17, Seth Willis 15, McEntyre, Varner 2, Gilmore 7, Hudson.
EAST LINCOLN 96—Kabian McClendon 27, DeMattia 9, Sidney Dollar 12, Mott 5, John Bean 12, Horne 9, Coleson Leach 20, Zirkle 2, Shope.
Notes: East Lincoln has a 29-game win streak over the Rebels dating back to the 2004-05 season … The Mustangs have scored 96 or more points in three of their last four games.
Records: W. Lincoln 1-13, 0-6 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 11-4, 5-1 South Fork 2A.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 80, BANDYS 65
Bandys 14 17 14 20—65
LN Charter 26 21 28 15—80
BANDYS 65—Ja’Tay Culliver 22, Austin Gwyn 18, D. Clanton 6, Maxwell 5, Reavis 4, Styborski 4, Queen 3, H. Clanton 2, C. Clanton 1.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 80—Connor Reed 30, Chris Vazquez 15, Mike Ashford 10, Reed 7, Martino 6, Carlton 6, Cowles 6.
Notes: Connor has his second 30-point game of the season for the Knights, hitting six 3-pointers, and he has scored 20 or more in 10 games this season …
Records: Bandys 9-6, 3-3 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 6-8, 4-2 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
FRED T. FOARD 45, EAST BURKE 32
E. Burke 13 2 5 12—32
Foard 11 8 14 12—45
EAST BURKE 32—Aaron Morrison 16, Kistler 9, Smith 4, Lowman 2, Melton 1.
FRED T. FOARD 45—Dallas Pena 18, Caleb Schmidt 14, Colosimo 4, M. Pena 4, Sollid 2, Hepler 2, Whitner 1.
Records: E. Burke 2-15, 1-4 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Fred T. Foard 2-14, 1-4 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
OTHERS
LINCOLN CHARTER 87, BESSEMER CITY 54
Lincoln Charter 24 20 32 11—87
Bessemer City 7 17 18 11—54
LINCOLN CHARTER 87—Kody Shubert 22, Jackson Gabriel 17, London England 12, Jehlon Johnson 11, Mayfield 8, Knox 7, Davis 6, Barnes 2, Herrick 2, Holm 1, McCall, Ward, Robinson.
BESSEMER CITY 54 (incomplete scoring)—Nelson 19, Davis 13, Sadler 6, Dallas 5, Hardin 4.
Notes: Lincoln Charter individual scoring totals 88 points … Shubert added seven assists for Lincoln Charter … Gabriel hit five of 10 3-pointers and dished out five assists for the Eagles … England grabbed 11 rebounds and Lavontate Knox contributed 12 rebounds and seven assists for Lincoln Charter.
Records: Lincoln Charter 13-3, 2-0 Southern Piedmont 1A; Bessemer City 5-7, 0-1 Southern Piedmont 1A.