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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(at Catawba Valley Community College)
HICKORY 66, ST. STEPHENS 50 (championship)
St. Stephens 12 10 13 15—50
Hickory 12 12 22 20—62
ST. STEPHENS 50—Teavius Henry 10, Cline 2, Pyatte 5, Luther Scott 16, Ha Joyner-McCorkle 13, Figueroa 4, Powell, DeSantis, Walker, Bullock.
HICKORY 62—Jaquan Thurman 16, Young 8, Torey James 19, James Freeman 19, Abernathy 2, Amos 2, Bell, Ables, Harper, Devalle, Nichols, Long, Moss.
Notes: The Red Tornadoes collect their 20th Classic title … Hickory out-rebounded St. Stephens 39-28, led by Thurman’s 12 and Drew Cline’s 10 paced the Indians (nine on defensive boards) … The Red Tornadoes hit six 3-pointers, two each by Cody Young, James and Freeman … Scott hit five of eight free throws for the Indians … Freeman had five of Hickory’s 16 assists … The Indians made 20 turnovers … Thurman hit all seven of his field goal attempts for the Red Tornadoes and Freeman hit seven of 11 … Hickory shot 44.4 percent, including 55.6 in the second half, and the Indians shot 45.9.
Records: St. Stephens 6-5; Hickory 8-1.
MAIDEN 42, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35 (third place)
Alex Central 6 8 7 14—35
Maiden 11 7 13 11—42
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35—Strickland 2, Flowers 9, Blan Hodges 10, Barr 3, Wooten 3, Elder 2, Benfield 4, Lowrance 2, Mahaffey, Stikeleather, Benfield, Walker.
MAIDEN 42—Richardson 8, McDaniel 6, Avery Boyles 15, High 7, Coulter 1, Stinson 3, Wicker 2, Cooke, Laney, Ly.
Notes: Dylan Richardson had a game-high eight rebounds for Maiden while Kendall Flowers and Jackson Barr led Alexander Central with six each … Maiden had only seven turnovers and forced the Cougars into only 10 … The Cougars were 7 of 24 from 3-point range with Flowers hitting three and Maiden made three of 20 behind the arc … Maiden shot 30.9 percent to the Cougars’ 29.5 … Alexander Central shot only two free throws (by Lyndon Strickland) and hit both and Richardson made four of four for Maiden, which went five of nine on free throws … Boyles was seven of 12 from the floor for the Blue Devils.
Records: Alexander Central 5-6; Maiden 9-3.
BUNKER HILL 62, SOUTH CALDWELL 51 (fifth place)
S. Caldwell 10 16 6 19—51
Bunker Hill 18 10 11 23—62
SOUTH CALDWELL 51—Black 8, Austin Raynor 9, Kenin Anderson 2, Brown 9, Kaden Anderson 15, Kirby 3, Eggers 5, Seagle, Collins.
BUNKER HILL 62—Fletcher 9, Isenhour 7, Chandler Cummins 13, Chapman 7, Christian Ramseur 21, McDaniel 2, Murray 2, Carden 1, M. Sigmon.
Notes: The Bears doubled the Spartans in rebounding (40-20) with Carlos Fletcher grabbing a game-high 11 … Kaden Anderson had five assists for South Caldwell … Ramseur hit 11 of 12 free throws for Bunker Hil, which went 27 of 39 at the free-throw line … South Caldwell outscored the Bears 32-26 in the paint and 19-11 off turnovers … Bunker Hill shot 43.2 percent and the Spartans shot 40 percent … Jackson Brown had four steals for South Caldwell … Bears head coach Lee Swanson was facing his old school – he left South Caldwell to take the Bunker Hill job three years ago.
Records: Bunker Hill 7-7; S. Caldwell 2-8.
FRED T. FOARD 44, NEWTON-CONOVER 30 (seventh place)
N-C 7 5 10 8—30
Foard 12 9 6 17—44
NEWTON-CONOVER 30—Carlton 3, McCarthern 8, Noah Smith 12, Davis 5, Johnson 2, Covington, Kennedy, Reed, Haynes.
FRED T. FOARD 44—Whitener 5, Martin 1, Caleb Schmidt 18, Sollid 4, Colosimo 8, Abernathy 2, Skeens 6, Hepler, Hemphill, M. Pena, Todd.
Notes: Foard snapped a 13-game win streak that dated back to last season … Foard shot 31.8 percent to the Red Devils’ 31 percent … Cameron Skeens led Foard’s rebounding with eight while Smith had six to lead Newton-Conover … The teams combined to hit only one of 21 attempts on 3-pointers (Foard 1-14; N-C 0-7) … Jake Colosimo had five of Foard’s nine assists … Bunker Hill converted 15 of 19 free throws with Schmidt making six of eight and Colosimo four of five … Schmidt was six of 19 from the field and missed all nine of his 3-point attempts.
Records: Newton-Conover 2-10; Foard 1-12.
ALL-TOURNAMENT: Nash Whitner, Fred T. Foard; Noah Smith, Newton-Conover; Christian Ramseur, Bunker Hill; Trent Black, S. Caldwell; Blan Hodges, Alexander Central; Caleb McDaniel, Maiden; Luther Scott, St. Stephens; Teavius Henry, St. Stephens; Torey James, Hickory; James Freeman, Hickory; Jaquan Thurman, Hickory (MVP).
FREEDOM INVITATIONAL
(at Freedom High)
FREEDOM 85, R-S CENTRAL 57 (championship)
R-S Central 13 16 14 14—57
Freedom 27 27 20 11—85
R-S CENTRAL 57—Zyrion Wilkins 27, Twitty 11, Watkins 6, Carson 4, Knox 3, Williams 2, Whiteside 2, Hipp-Smith 2.
FREEDOM 85—Fletcher Abee 26, Jakari Dula 21, Michael Logan 16, Aidan Pearson 11, Kanipe 7, Pollard 2, Birchfield 2.
Records: R-S Central 10-4; Freedom 10-1.
WILKES CENTRAL 72, EAST BURKE 43 (seventh place)
Wilkes Central 29 12 21 10—72
E. Burke 3 12 13 15—43
WILKES CENTRAL 72—Levi Church 20, Noah Johnson 14, Ahmad Osborne 12, Skylar Brooks 11, Killian 6, Ferguson 4, Boddie 3, Gwyn 2.
EAST BURKE 43—Lor 9, Kistler 8, Gilbert 6, Morrison 5, Brittain 4, Lowman 3, Teague 3, Weaver 3, Lail 2.
Records: Wilkes Central 7-5; E. Burke 2-12.
ALL-TOURNAMENT: Skyler McKinney, McDowell; Aidan Pearson, Freedom; Greyson Collins, Caldwell Academy; Fletcher Abee, Freedom; Zyrion Wilkins, R-S Central; Jakari Dula, Freedom (MVP).
PEOPLES BANK HOLIDAY CLASSIC
(at West Lincoln High)
LINCOLNTON 67, EAST GASTON 52 (championship)
E. Gaston 6 16 22 8—52
Lincolnton 20 13 20 14—67
EAST GASTON 52—Caleb Bridgewater 15, LeGrand 8, Jason Ritch 10, Harte 5, Ryan Grice 14, Hall, Stankston.
LINCOLNTON 67—Harris 9, Hoover 2, Kris Robinson 12, Carden Littlejohn 18, Robbie Cowie 16, Evans 2, J. Littlejohn 8.
Notes: Cowie scored 11 of his points in the third quarter and he made four 3-pointers in the game en route to winning Tournament MVP.
Records: E. Gaston 8-3; Lincolnton 9-2.
NORTH GASTON 66, BANDYS 61 (third place)
N. Gaston 11 17 15 24—66
Bandys 17 18 12 14—61
NORTH GASTON 66—L.T. Thomas 14, Finger 2, Tyrese McNeal 23, Hall 4, Shaw 7, Bradley 2, Austin Primm 14.
BANDYS 61—Maxwell 2, H. Clanton 6, Styborski 6, C. Clanton 2, Gwyn 8, D. Clanton 8, Ja’Tay Culliver 14, Alex Reavis 15.
Records: N. Gaston 9-3; Bandys 8-4.
EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM
(at East Lincoln High)
EAST LINCOLN 57, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 55
E. Lincoln 18 16 5 18—57
NW Cabarrus 14 18 13 10—55
EAST LINCOLN 57—McClendon 7, DeMattia, Sidney Dollar 17, John Bean 11, Allden Horne 11, Zirkle 4, Mott 7.
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 55—Hobson 3, Phillips 1, Josh Abee 12, Fredo Gustave 10, Duncan-Miller 4, Isom 8, Hayden Murdock 12, Stafford-Gill 5.
Records: E. Lincoln 7-3; Northwest Cabarrus 6-5.