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TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND STATE PLAYOFF SUMMARIES
2A
No. 3 EAST LINCOLN 83, No. 30 NORTH SURRY 60
N. Surry 7 16 15 22—60
E. Lincoln 24 22 19 18—83
NORTH SURRY 60—Nick Badgett 19, Ryan Ward 11, Marion 5, Smith 5, Hunter 4, Swartz 8, Draughn 8.
EAST LINCOLN 83—McClendon 8, Parks 2, DeMattia 5, Sidney Dollar 12, Mott 5, Bean 8, Allden Horne 10, Coleson Leach 27, Zirkle, Barnett, Kuthan 4, Shope 2.
Notes: East Lincoln is at home Thursday to face No. 14 Draughn at 7 p.m. … Leach passed 1,000 in career scoring and is now at 1,014 … The Mustangs are in the postseason for the 14th straight season and have reached the second round a dozen times.
Records: N. Surry 9-17; E. Lincoln 23-5.
No. 9 WILKES CENTRAL 78, No. 24 BANDYS 56
Bandys 12 15 19 10—56
Wilkes Central 14 14 19 31—78
BANDYS 56—Laz Maxwell 17, H. Clanton 1, Charlie Styborski 11, Gywn 2, Davis Clanton 11, Culliver 8, Reavis 3, Wagner 3, C. Clanton.
WILKES CENTRAL 78—Noah Johnson 16, Bodie 3, Killian 2, Levi Church 15, Gwyn 4, Skylar Brooks 27, Ferguson 9, Garvis 2, Lopez, Osborne.
Notes: Wilkes Central faces No. 8 Patton at Patton in a second round game on Tuesday night … Bandys reached the state playoffs for the first time since 2009-10 and the fourth time in the last 25 seasons … The Trojans haven’t won a state playoff game since 2000-01 … Bandys’ 15 wins matches its best record over the last 17 seasons (15-12 in 2009-10)… The Eagles and Trojans have played only twice since 1972-73 with Wilkes Central winning at home 74-68 in 1972-73.
North Surry (6-6, 9-17): Nick Badgett 19, Ryan Ward 11, Evan Marion 5, Cameron Smith 5, Kaleb Hunter 4, Chase Swartz 8, Carson Draughn 8
Records: Bandys 15-11; Wilkes Central 19-7.
3A
No. 9 FREEDOM 76, No. 24 NORTH GASTON 52
Score by quarters not available
NORTH GASTON 52 (incomplete scoring)—Tyrese McNeal 16, L.T. Thomas 15, Bradley 9, Walker 3, Hall 2, Shaw 3, Primm 2.
FREEDOM 76—Fletcher Abee 17, Jakari Dula 11, Tobias Kanipe 12, Michael Logan 13, Pearson 9, Birchfield 2, Moore 3, Davis 7, Johnson 2.
Notes: Freedom plays at No. 8 Mount Tabor in the second round on Thursday … The Patriots are in the state playoffs for the 12th straight season and for the 36th time in 38 years … Freedom has won at least 20 games in seven of eight seasons.
Records: N. Gaston 17-9; Freedom 23-3.
No. 3 HICKORY 37, No. 30 MONROE 31
Monroe 13 7 5 6—31
Hickory 9 14 2 12—37
MONROE 31—Salen Streater 12, Houston 8, Shepherd 4, Webb 3, White 4.
HICKORY 37—Freeman 8, Thurman 8, Bell 5, James 5, Young 6, Ables 2, Amos 3.
Notes: Hickory is at home on Thursday for a second round game against No. 19 Winston-Salem Parkland … The Red Tornadoes have won 12 straight games.
Records: Monroe 11-11; Hickory 25-2.