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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
SOUTH FORK 2A
MAIDEN 46, LINCOLNTON 44
Lincolnton 11 11 11 11—44
Maiden 21 8 8 9—46
LINCOLNTON 44—Harris 8, Hoover 2, Robinson 8, Cordel Littlejohn 12, Robbie Cowie 10, J. Littlejohn 4.
MAIDEN 46 (incomplete scoring)—McDaniel 5, Coulter 5, Boyles 8, Mason High 18, Laney 3, Bohemier 1, Cooke 5.
Notes: Maiden won to finish in third place in the conference… The Blue Devils have won two straight games and five of their last six … Lincolnton had won four of its last five games coming in … The Wolves’ five loss margins this year are by eight twice, by 25 and twice by two … Maiden is 45-20 under head coach Danny Anderson, who gained his 684th career victory.
Records: Lincolnton 18-5, 11-3 South Fork 2A; Maiden 16-7, 9-5 South Fork 2A.
BANDYS 56, NORTH LINCOLN 51 (with video by Myra Hobbs)
Bandys 4 16 11 15—56
N. Lincoln 8 15 15 13—51
BANDYS 56—Laz Maxwell 17, Styborski 6, D. Clanton 6, Ja’Tay Culliver 27, Reavis, Wagner.
NORTH LINCOLN 51—Carter 6, McKinney 7, Luke Johnson 10, Lance Bailey 16, Dolan 2, McRorrie 8, Thornill 2, Vega.
Notes: Bandys has won three straight games and five of its last seven … The Trojans have had two win streaks of four games each this season … North Lincoln has lost six straight games … The Trojans, after finishing in a fourth-place tie with Lake Norman Charter, are chasing their first state playoff bid since 2009-10, and only two teams (15-12 in 299-10, 18-9 2000-01) have won more games over the last 26 seasons.
Records: Bandys 14-9, 8-6 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 8-14, 3-11 South Fork 2A.
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EAST LINCOLN 66, NEWTON-CONOVER 50
N-C 8 14 19 9—50
E. Lincoln 25 12 15 14—66
NEWTON-CONOVER 50—Davis, Carlton 7, Covington 2, Johnson 2, Danner 4, Trey Kennedy 11, Haynes, Noah Smith 17, Martinez 2, McCathern 5.
EAST LINCOLN 66—Kabian McClendon 11, Parks 3, DeMattia, Sidney Dollar 18, Mott 2, John Bean 13, Horne 2, Coleson Leach 15, Zirkle 2.
Notes: Dollar had nine rebounds, Leach and McClendon each had six rebounds and Bean added four rebounds and three assists for the Mustangs … The Mustangs won the conference title by winning their 13th straight game and 15th in their last 16 … East Lincoln has 11 straight wins over Newton-Conover dating back to 2013-14 … The Red Devils are 9-40 in their last 49 games… Newton-Conover has lost 20 or more games only three times since 1978-79 (21 in 1986-87, 20 in 1997-98 and 21 last year).
Records: Newton-Conover 5-19, 4-10 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 20-4, 13-1 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 106, McDOWELL 93
McDowell 20 26 27 20—93
Freedom 27 29 26 24—106
McDOWELL 93—Antoine Lindsey 31, Skyler McKinney 21, Kevin Silver 11, Travis Corpening 10, Olivo 9, McRary 6, Davis 5.
FREEDOM 106—Michael Logan 28, Fletcher Abee 24, Jakari Dula 21, Aidan Pearson 18, Tobias Kanipe 10, Davis 3, Birchfield 2.
Notes: Freedom’s win streak reaches six as it finishes second in the conference … The Patriots have scored more than 90 points in four games this season … McDowell had a five-game win streak snapped and finished third in the league … The Titans have been involved in three 100-point games this season, beating Caldwell Academy 108-89 and beating West Caldwell 110-80… The Patriots have now won at least 21 games in seven of eight seasons (12-12 in 2014-15).
Records: McDowell 19-5, 11-3 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 21-2, 12-2 Northwestern 3A-4A.
HICKORY 56, ST. STEPHENS 29
St. Stephens 5 5 5 14—29
Hickory 7 4 25 20—56
ST. STEPHENS 29—Pyatte 5, Scott 4, DeSantis 3, Henry 9, Cline 2, Figuerua 6.
HICKORY 56—Jaquan Thurman 14, Torey James 12, Bell 8, Freeman 7, Ables 2, Young 3, Amos 4, Devalle 3, Long 3.
Notes: Hickory led 11-10 at halftime … The Red Tornadoes won the conference regular-season title by one game over Freedom … Hickory has won eight straight games and 17 of its last 18 … St. Stephens has lost three of its last four games … Hickory has won a league title for the third time in four seasons and for the eight times in 11 seasons (one shared) …The Red Tornadoes have cleared 20 wins for the 10th time in 11 years.
Records: St. Stephens 11-13, 4-10 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 21-2, 13-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH CALDWELL 55, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50
S. Caldwell 8 18 16 13—55
Alex Central 8 14 15 13—50
SOUTH CALDWELL 55—Black 4, Austin Raynor 5, Brown 2, Kaden Anderson 27, Colby Collins 17, Kirby, Seagle, Connor, Avery Raynor, Eggers.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50—Elder 2, Blan Hodges 20, Barr 2, Wooten 6, Jem Lowrance 14, Kerley 6, Mahaffey, Flowers, Stikeleather, Benfield, Strickland.
Notes: South Caldwell snapped a 13-game losing streak and handed the Cougars their seventh straight loss … Jackson Barr had a game-high seven rebounds for Alexander Central while Austin Raynor’s five led South Caldwell … The Spartans shot 43.2 percent to the Cougars’ 41.9 … South Caldwell hit eight 3-pointers, five by Collins and three by Anderson … Hodges hit three 3-pointers for Alexander Central … Each team had 13 turnovers … Anderson hit seven of his 11 field goal attempts for the Spartans and made 10 of 13 free throws… Hodges was 7-of-16 shooting and made three of his four free throws for the Cougars… Alexander Central outscored South Caldwell 22-12 in the paint.
Records: S. Caldwell 3-20, 2-12 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 8-16, 4-10 Northwestern 3A-4A.