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TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
HICKORY 82, FREEDOM 56
Hickory 19 21 24 18—82
Freedom 12 11 22 11—56
HICKORY 82—Ables 6, Cody Young 13, Harper 2, Amos 8, Torrey James 20, Bell 7, Jaquan Thurman 11, James Freeman 13, Long 2.
FREEDOM 56—Jakari Dula 13, Birchfield 4, Logan 8, Fletcher Abee 11, Johnson 4, Tubias Kanipe 10, Pearson 6.
Notes: Hickory snaps Freedom’s 11-game win streak that the Patriots started after falling 85-74 at Hickory on Dec. 19 … The Red Tornadoes have won 11 of their last 12 games since a 74-65 loss at McDowell and they lead the conference race … Head coach Andy Poplin, in his fifth season at HHS, is 101-28 there.
Records: Hickory 15-2, 8-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 17-2. 7-2 Northwestern 3A-4A.
WATAUGA 54, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 40
Alex Central 12 8 4 16—40
Watauga 10 17 12 15—54
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 40—Lowrance 9, Strickland 2, Blan Hodges 12, Wooten 2, Elder 4, Benfield 2, Walker 3, Kerley 6, Flowers, Barr, Stikeleather.
WATAUGA 54—Alex Marinakis 23, McClannon 1, B. Greene 7, Sam Crabbe 11, Henderson 6, Plyler 2, Currence 2, Bond 2, McConnell, West, J. Greene, Castle.
Notes: The Pioneers shot 36.4 percent and the Cougars shot 33.3 … Watauga won the boards by eight, led by eight from Marinakis … Dawson Elder led Alexander Central’s rebounding with four … Watauga hit 10-of-25 from 3-point range with Marinakis hitting seven of 15 … Each team had 11 turnovers … Watauga hit 12 of 15 free throws and Alexander Central made seven of 13 … Marinakis hit seven of 17 field goal attempts for Watauga.. The Pioneers outscored the Cougars 14-1 off turnovers and 19-7 in second-chance points.
Records: Alexander Central 8-10, 4-4 Northwestern 3A-4A; Watauga 8-5, 2-4 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
EAST LINCOLN 67, LINCOLNTON 42
Lincolnton 4 15 9 14—42
E. Lincoln 22 19 17 9—67
LINCOLNTON 42—Tyshawn Harris 12, Forney, Hoover 7, Grooms, Robinson 5, Derr, C. Littlejohn 9, Cowie 3, Ford 2, Dryer, Evans, J. Littlejohn 4, Gaines.
EAST LINCOLN 67—McClendon 7, Parks 4, DeMattia, Sidney Dollar 18, Mott, John Bean 19, Horne 7, Coleson Leach 10, Zirkle 2, Shope.
Notes: East Lincoln, which scored the game’s first 16 points, takes over conference lead … The Mustangs have won eight straight games since falling to Vance in the title game of the East Lincoln Winter Jam … The Wolves had won nine straight games coming in … Lincolnton beat East Lincoln 62-48 on Dec. 15 at Lincolnton.
Records: Lincolnton 14-3, 7-2 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 15-4, 8-1 South Fork 2A.
BANDYS 61, NEWTON-CONOVER 49
Bandys 8 18 19 15—61
N-C 11 8 15 15—49
BANDYS 61—Laz Maxwell 10, H. Clanton 5, Styborski 7, Gwyn 4, D. Clanton 8, Ja’Tay Culliver 14, Reavis 4, Wagner 9.
NEWTON-CONOVER 49—Davis 6, Covington 3, Johnson 3, Kennedy 6, Noah Smith 17, Martinez 9, McCathern 5, Danner, Reid, Haynes.
Notes: Newton-Conover has lost four straight and eight of its last 10 games … Since snapping a 13-game losing streak in the series, Bandys has won three straight and five of the last six matchups against the Red Devils.
Records: Bandys 11-7, 5-4 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 3-15, 2-7 South Fork 2A.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 56, NORTH LINCOLN 36
LN Charter 8 17 14 17—56
N. Lincoln 13 9 7 7—36
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 56—Connor Reed 18, Martino 11, Cowles 7, Vazquez 6, Reed 6, Calton 6, Ashford 4.
NORTH LINCOLN 36 (incomplete scoring)—Bailey 18, Carter 7, Johnson 3, Thornhill 3, Reagen 2.
Notes: Lake Norman individual scoring totals 58 … Reed becomes fourth boys’ player in Lake Norman Charter history to score 1,000 career points.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 8-9, 6-3 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 8-9, 3-6 South Fork 2A.