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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
PATTON 70, EAST BURKE 31
E. Burke 10 6 10 5—31
Patton 17 15 19 19—70
EAST BURKE 31—Lor 7, Lowman 6, Lail 5, Smith 4, Cox 3, Teague 2, Melton 2, Morrison 2.
PATTON 70—Tripp Causby 19, Jaryd Conley 10, Davis 9, Rigsbee 8, Ty Causby 8, Brawley 7, Butler 5, Scott 2, Eggers 2.
Notes: Patton is in first place and has won seven straight games … East Burke has lost 11 straight games … Patton has a 2 ½ game lead over second-place Draughn and can clinch at least a share of the league title with one more win or one more loss by Draughn.
Records: E. Burke 2-18, 1-7 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Patton 15-5, 9-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
EAST LINCOLN 86, NORTH LINCOLN 68
N. Lincoln 14 16 18 20—68
E. Lincoln 17 21 33 15—86
NORTH LINCOLN 68—Jack Carter 20, McKinney 9, Luke Johnson 10, Lance Bailey 19, McCrorie 4, Thornhill 2, Regan, Dolan, Vega 2, Quilla, Moyer 2.
EAST LINCOLN 86—Kabian McClendon 17, Parks 6, DeMattia 3, Sidney Dollar 10, Jake Mott 10, John Bean 12, Horne, Coleson Leach 26, Zirkle 2.
Notes: McClendon had six rebounds and Bean had five for the Mustangs, who lead the series against the Knights 29-5 dating back to 2003-04.
Records: N. Lincoln 8-10, 3-7 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 16-4, 9-1 South Fork 2A.
LINCOLNTON 79, BANDYS 40
Lincolnton 17 27 15 20—79
Bandys 13 2 12 13—40
LINCOLNTON 79—Harris 5, Forney 2, Hoover 3, Grooms 2, Kris Robinson 24, Derr 5, C. Littlejohn 9, Robbie Cowie 24, Dixon 1, J. Littlejohn 4, Evans.
BANDYS 40—Maxwell 4, Styborski 8, C. Clanton 2, Gwyn 2, Davis Clanton 10, Culliver 7, Reavis 4, Wagner 3, H. Clanton, Queen, Wright, Paul.
Notes: Bandys had a two-game win streak snapped and the Wolves, coming off a loss, have not lost back-to-back games all season… Bandys beat Lincolnton on the road 81-73 in overtime on Dec. 19, snapping a 14-game losing streak in the series … Lincolnton leads the series 18-10.
Records: Lincolnton 15-3, 8-2 South Fork 2A; Bandys 11-8, 5-5 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 85, WEST CALDWELL 69
W. Caldwell 15 23 15 16—69
Freedom 21 17 25 22—85
WEST CALDWELL 69—Trevon Hall 29, Kameron Carver 11, Elleby 7, K. Dula 7, T. Dula 5, Brooks 4, Isbell 4, Triplett 2.
FREEDOM 85—Fletcher Abee 17, Tobias Kanipe 17, Jakari Dula 17, Pearson 9, Logan 9, Johnson 6, Birchfield 6, Moore 4.
Notes: Freedom collects its 900th boys’ varsity basketball victory (900-305) in its 45th season … West Caldwell has lost five of its last six games.
Records: W. Caldwell 7-12, 2-7 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 17-2, 8-2 Northwestern 3A-4A.
ST. STEPHENS 48, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 34
Alex Central 0 14 9 11—34
St. Stephens 12 10 11 15—48
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 34—Jem Lowrance 10, Wooten 1, Hodges 2, Kendall Flowers 11, Barr 3, Benfield 2, Walker 3, Kerley 2, Elder, Stikeleather, Mahaffey.
ST. STEPHENS 48—Joyner-McCorkle 3, Teavius Henry 10, Bullock 2, Hunter Pyatte 12, Scott 9, Powell 3, Cline 2, Figueroa 7, DeSantis.
Notes: St. Stephens shot 50 percent and Alexander Central shot 37.1 … The Indians won the boards by 12, led by six each by Henry and Justin Bullock … Flowers had four rebounds for the Cougars … Pyatte hit four of nine 3-pointers and the Indians hit 7 of 16 … The game featured only 21 free throws (11 by Alexander Central) … Pyatte and Luther Scott each had five assists for the Indians… St. Stephens outscored Alexander Central 14-6 on second-chance buckets …Alexander Central has lost five of its last six games … St. Stephens had lost two straight games and six of its last seven coming in … The win gives Indians head coach Murphy Post, in his seventh season, 76 career wins.
Records: Alexander Central 8-11, 4-5 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 8-10, 2-7 Northwestern 3A-4A.
HICKORY 66, SOUTH CALDWELL 27
S. Caldwell 10 8 2 7—27
Hickory 17 19 18 12—66
SOUTH CALDWELL 27—Kaden Anderson 8, Seagle 4, Kirby 3, Brown 2, Connor 3, Taynor 3, Collins 2, Eggers 2.
HICKORY 66—JaQuan Thurman 11, James Freeman 10, Torey James 10, D. Amos 9, Young 8, Bell 7, Ables 3, DeValle 2, Nichols 3, Long 2, G. Amos 1.
Notes: Thurman cleared 1,000 career points for the Red Tornadoes … Hickory has won three straight games and 12 of its last 13 and leads the conference … The Red Tornadoes are 6-0 at home this season … South Caldwell has lost nine straight games and is winless on the road this season.
Records: S. Caldwell 2-16, 1-8 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 16-2, 9-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
OTHERS
LINCOLN CHARTER 88, BESSEMER CITY 54
Lincoln Charter 19 21 21 24—88
Bessemer City 12 14 12 16—54
LINCOLN CHARTER 88 (incomplete scoring)—Levontae Knox 22, Jackson Gabriel 21, London England 10, Johnson 8, Davis 8, Shubert 6, Holm 5, Mayfield 2, McCall 2, Barnes 1, Herrick, Robinson.
BESSEMER CITY 54—N. Davis 13, Lamar 12, Sadler 9, J. Davis 8, Nelson 7, Butler 4, Hardin 1, Baxter, Griffins, Goodson, Mitchell.
Notes: Knox added 12 rebounds, five assists and five steals and Gabriel had six 3-pointers, six rebounds, four steals and four charges taken for Lincoln Charter.
Records: Lincoln Charter 16-4, 6-0 South Piedmont 1A.