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TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
HICKORY 64, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 43
Hickory 18 20 13 13—64
Alex Central 14 6 14 9—43
HICKORY 64—Torey James 18, Bell 8, Jaquan Thurman 12, Cody Young 14, Freeman 8, Devalle 2, Moss 2, Ables, Harper, Amos, Nichols, Long.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 43—Elder 7, Jem Lowrance 14, Flowers 21, Hodges 3, Barr 8, Wooten 5, Benfield 2, Strickland 2, Stikeleather, Mahaffey, Walker, Kerley.
Notes: Hickory wraps up at last co-championship for regular season with its seventh straight victory … The Red Tornadoes shot 61.1 percent (60 in first half, 62.5 in second half) to the Cougars’ 44.1 … Thurman led Hickory’s rebounding with seven and James had six … James was seven of 11 from the floor but no one else in the Hickory lineup took more than five shots … Lowrance hit five of his eight field goal attempts for Alexander Central … Hickory hit six 3-pointers, half of them by Young, and was 14-of-26 on free throws … The Cougars were seven of 14 from 3-point range (Lowrance 3-for-3) and made six of their nine free throws … Hickory has now won 20 or more games in four straight seasons and for the 10th time in 11 years.
Records: Hickory 20-2, 12-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 8-15, 4-9 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
BANDYS 68, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 61
LN Charter 15 13 19 14—61
Bandys 15 14 13 26—68
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 61—Connor Reed 16, Cal Reed 6, Martino 8, Van Cleve 3, Landon Calton 14, Cowles 7, Vazquez 7, Purser.
BANDYS 68—Maxwell 8, H. Clanton 2, Charlie Stybroski 12, Austin Gwyn 11, D. Clanton 7, Arndt 4, Ja’Tay Culliver 12, Grant Wagner 12.
Notes: Wagner hit four 3-pointers for Bandys, which trailed by five points at the end of the third quarter … The Trojans have won two straight games and four of their last six … Bandys has its most wins since going 15-12 in 2009-10 and has a chance to finish fourth (or tie for it) in the South Fork 2A … The Trojans tied for third in their league in that 15-win season and they have not won a conference title since 1991-92.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 9-12, 7-6 South Fork 2A; Bandys 13-9, 7-6 South Fork 2A.
EAST LINCOLN 69, WEST LINCOLN 37
E. Lincoln 24 17 18 10—69
W. Lincoln 4 11 4 18—37
EAST LINCOLN 69—Kabian McClendon 10, Christian Parks 12, DeMattia, Sidney Dollar 15, Mott 4, Bean 9, Horne 7, Leach 7, Zirkle 3, Shope 2.
WEST LINCOLN 37—Bryan, Robinson 2, Propst, Campbell 2, Brown, Lail 6, Varner 2, Chance Gilmore 25, Haney 0, McKinney.
Notes: Dollar added eight rebounds and five steals and Christian Parks had four rebounds and five steals for the Mustangs … East Lincoln won for the 12th straight game and 13th time in 14 games, clinching at least at least a share of a conference title … West Lincoln lost its 19th straight game and has lost 30 straight, dating back to 2004-05, against the Mustangs.
Records: W. Lincoln 1-20, 0-13 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 19-4, 12-1 South Fork 2A.
MAIDEN 59, NEWTON-CONOVER 36
Maiden 12 14 14 19—59
N-C 10 11 6 8—36
MAIDEN 59—McDaniel 6, Josh Coulter 12, Richardson 4, Boyles 2, Stinson 2, Mason High 15, Wicker 3, Gabriel 3, Laney 5, Bohemier 3, Cooke 4.
NEWTON-CONOVER 36—Carlton 2, Davis 3, Trey Kennedy 11, Smith 8, Martinez 8, McCathern 4.
Notes: Maiden gets 15th win of season, matching last season’s win total … Newton-Conover will experience its third consecutive losing seasons after a run of six straight winning records … Maiden head coach Danny Anderson, in his third season there, is 44-30 and now has 683 career victories.
Records: Maiden 15-7, 8-5 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 5-18, 4-9 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
FRED T. FOARD 54, EAST BURKE 41
Foard 11 16 10 17—54
E. Burke 6 11 14 10—41
FRED T. FOARD 54—Caleb Schmidt 17, Jack Colosimo 10, Todd 6, D. Pena 5, Skeens 5, Sollid 4, Abernathy 3, Whitner 3, M. Pena 1.
EAST BURKE 41—Andrew Gilbert 13, Mason Weaver 10, Morrison 6, Smith 4, Melton 2, Teague 2, Lor 2, Kistler 2.
Notes: Foard snaps a two-game losing streak … East Burke’s losing streak is now 14 games since winning at West Iredell by two points on Dec. 15 … Five wins is the fewest Foard has over a seven-season span … East Burke has lost 20 or more games only three times in school history (this season, 22 in 1992-93 and 21 in 1993-94).
Records: Foard 5-18, 4-7 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 2-21, 1-10 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
OTHERS
LINCOLN CHARTER 90, CHERRYVILLE 39
Lincoln Charter 19 35 22 14—90
Cherryville 13 12 8 6—39
LINCOLN CHARTER 90—Jackson Gabriel 22, Kody Shubert 20, Zeke Mayfield 13, Kendrick Davis 10, Knox 7, Johnson 6, England 5, McCall 4, Holm 2, Hayden 2, Herrick, Robinson.
CHERRYVILLE 39—Harrill 15, Hughes 8, Jeffers 6, Alexander 4, Cain 2, Pitts 2, Gates 2.
Notes: Gabriel hit five 3-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and had six steals and Shubert hit four 3-pointers, had seven rebounds and six steals for Lincoln Charter.
Records: Lincoln Charter 20-4, 8-0 South Piedmont 1A.