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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(at Catawba Valley Community College)
ST. STEPHENS 41, MAIDEN 39, 3 OTs (semifinal)
St. Stephens 8 12 10 7 0 0 4—41
Maiden 15 7 6 9 0 0 2—39
ST. STEPHENS 41—Henry 8, Cline 4, Luther Scott 14, Ha Joyner-McCorkle 12, Powell 3, Pyatte, DeSantis, Walker, Bullock, Figueroa.
MAIDEN 39—Coulter 4, High 8, Cooke 7, Caleb McDaniel 15, Boyles 3, Stinson 2, Richardson, Laney, Ly.
Notes: Maiden shot 28.1 percent and lost on the boards 35-31 … Teavius Henry had a game-high 15 rebounds – 13 on the defensive boards – to spark the Indians … Avery Boyles’ six rebounds led Maiden on the boards … Maiden made two of 10 free throws while the Indians made five of nine … St. Stephens had 22 turnovers, twice as many as Maiden … McDaniel had four of Maiden’s 13 steals … High was two for 12 from 3-point range for Maiden … St. Stephens had only three offensive rebounds … The game was tied seven times and the lead changed hand five times.
Records: St. Stephens 6-4; Maiden 8-3.
HICKORY 71, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 36 (semifinal)
Alex Central 10 6 12 8—36
Hickory 14 21 17 19—71
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 36—Lyndon Strickland 13, Flowers 7, Hodges 4, Barr 2, Stikeleather 2, Lowrance 8, Mahaffey, Wooten, Elder, Benfield, Walker, Kerley.
HICKORY 71—Abernathy 6, Torey James 15, Bell 5, James Freeman 12, Cody Young 18, Thurman 6, Long 6, Moss 3, Devalle, Ables, Harper, Amos, Nichols.
Notes: Hickory shot 54.2 percent to the Cougars’ 38.2, including 61.9 percent in the opening half to build a 35-16 lead … Nkosi Abernathy’s five rebounds led the Red Tornadoes and Adam Mahaffey’s four led Alexander Central … The Cougars had 23 turnovers … Hickory had 15 seals, five by Freeman … Strickland hit five of his seven field goal attempts for the Cougars … Freeman went five for six and Young was six for 10 from the field for Hickory … Young had five 3-pointers on nine attempts for the Red Tornadoes … The Red Tornadoes tried 20 3-pointers, the Cougars tried nine … Alexander Central hit eight of its 10 free throws … Hickory is vying to win its 20th Classic title in 31 years.
Records: Alexander Central 5-5; Hickory 7-1.
SOUTH CALDWELL 45, FRED T. FOARD 36 (consolation)
Foard 4 7 7 18—36
S. Caldwell 10 12 10 13—45
FRED T. FOARD 36—Schmidt 7, Whitener 8, Jack Colosimo 10, Abernathy 3, Sollid 2, Hepler 2, Martin 4, D. Pena, Hemphill, Pennington, M. Pena, Skeens.
SOUTH CALDWELL 45—Kenin Anderson 4, Trent Black 10, Austin Raynor 7, Brown 7, Kaden Anderson 15, Eggers 2, Seagle, Kirby, Connor, Collins, Avery Raynor.
Notes: Kenin Anderson and Austin Raynor each had eight rebounds for South Caldwell … Tanner Martin had a team-high seven rebounds for Foard … Nash Whitener hit two 3-pointers for the Tigers … Kaden Anderson went 11 of 14 on free throws for the Spartans, who were 18 of 25 at the line … Foard hit 10 of 14 free throws … South Caldwell controlled the defensive boards 23-12 and outscored the Tigers 24-8 in the paint … Foard’s losing streak, dating back to last season, is 13 straight games …The Spartans shot 36.1 percent to the Tigers’ 25.0.
Records: Fred T. Foard 0-12; S. Caldwell 2-7.
BUNKER HILL 54, NEWTON-CONOVER 47 (consolation)
N-C 13 8 11 15—47
Bunker Hill 6 13 15 20—54
NEWTON-CONOVER 47—Noah Smith 10, Jaheim McCarthern 11, Davis 6, Covington 2, Johnson 8, Ja’Quan Carlton 10, Danner, Kennedy, Reed, Martinez.
BUNKER HILL 54—Carlos Fletcher 14, Isenhour 2, Cummins 9, Carrington Chapman 12, Christian Ramseur 11, Murray 6, McDaniel, Carden, M. Sigmon, C. Sigmon.
Notes: Half of Bunker Hill’s wins this season are against the Red Devils … Fletcher hit five of seven field goal attempts and Chapman was 4-for-4 for the Bears … Fletcher grabbed a game-high six rebounds for Bunker Hill while Smith and Carlton led the Red Devils with five each … Brandon Johnson had five assists for Newton-Conover and Christyan Murray had five for the Bears … The game featured 46 free throws (N-C 12-19; Bunker Hill 19-27) … The Bears outrebounded the Red Devils 28-16 on the defensive boards … Bunker Hill shot 45.7 percent to the Red Devils’ 31.4.
Records: Newton-Conover 2-9; Bunker Hill 6-7.
FREEDOM INVITATIONAL
(at Freedom High)
FREEDOM 97, CALDWELL ACADEMY 68 (semifinal)
Caldwell Academy 21 17 19 13—68
Freedom 19 22 33 23—97
CALDWELL ACADEMY 68—Greyson Collins 29, K.J. Garrett 19, Williams Collis 12, Wilson 3, Cressman 3, Plasman 1, Childers 1.
FREEDOM 97—Jakari Dula 29, Michael Logan 15, Aidan Pearson 13, Ben Tolbert 12, Tobias Kanipe 11, Birchfield 8, Johnson 6, Abee 3.
Records: Caldwell Academy 8-4; Freedom 9-1.
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(at East Lincoln High)
Kabien McClendon of East Lincoln High cleared 1,000 career points on Thursday night as the Mustangs beat Forestview. With McClendon are associate head coach Chip Ashley (left) and East Lincoln head coach Jon Hancock (right)./EAST LINCOLN PHOTO
EAST LINCOLN 73, FORESTVIEW 57
Forestview 17 10 18 12—57
E. Lincoln 26 21 13 13—73
FORESTVIEW 57—Logan Botts 12, Darian Anderson 18, Baldwin 6, Carter 4, Bolch 6, Fertitta 5, Gibbs 6.
EAST LINCOLN 73—Kabian McClendon 17, DeMattia 1, Sidney Dollar 10, John Bean 13, Allden Horne 14, Shope, Leach 7, Ben Zirkle 11.
Notes: McClendon cleared 1,000 career points for the Mustangs.
Records: Forestview 2-9; E. Lincoln 6-3.
PEOPLES BANK TOURNAMENT
(at West Lincoln High)
LINCOLNTON 60, BANDYS 38 (semifinals)
Bandys 16 13 2 7—38
Lincolnton 12 15 18 15—60
BANDYS 38—Maxwell 2, H. Clanton 3, Gwyn 9, Queen 6, D. Clanton 5, Ja’Tay Culliver 10, Reavis 2, Paul 1, Wagner, Styborski, C. Clanton, Reed.
LINCOLNTON 60—Tyshawn Harris 13, Kris Robinson 17, Derr 2, C. Littlejohn 8, Jamal Littlejohn 12, Cowie 8, Forney, Ford, Gaines.
Records: Bandys 8-3; Lincolnton 8-2.
EAST GASTON 41, NORTH GASTON 38 (semifinal)
N. Gaston 11 13 10 4—38
E. Gaston 14 7 12 8—41
NORTH GASTON 38—Thomas 6, Tyrese McNeal 16, Shaw 4, Bradley 8, Primm 4, Finger, Fitzpartick, Walker, Hall, Bolynn, Rainey, Summerville, Greer.
EAST GASTON 41—Caleb Bridgewater 21, Hall 5, LeGrand 5, Harte 5, Grice 3, Sherrill 2, Abernathy, Davis, Ritch, Springs, Stauhston, Creamer, Gann.
Records: N. Gaston 8-3; E. Gaston 8-2.
NORTH LINCOLN 76, WEST LINCOLN 55 (consolation)
N. Lincoln 15 16 22 21—76
W. Lincoln 18 5 19 13—55
NORTH LINCOLN 76—Carter 6, Nick McKinney 18, Johnson 9, Lance Bailey 24, Thornhill 7, Dolan 7, Moyer 2, McMahon 3, McRorie, Regan.
WEST LINCOLN 55—Bryan 6, Hunter Robinson 14, Brandon Lail 20, Seth Willison 10, Vance 2, Propst 3, McIntyre.
Notes: Lail had four 3-pointers for West Lincoln and 11 of his points in the first quarter.
Records: N. Lincoln 5-5; W. Lincoln 1-10.