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FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
FRED T. FOARD 76, PATTON 70, OT
Patton 18 14 15 10 13—70
Foard 17 17 11 12 19—76
PATTON 70— Finn Rigsbee 26, Brysn Holsclaw 21, Vance 8, Taylor 4, Benson 4, Streppa 4, Lyttle 3, Thomas.
FRED T. FOARD 76—Daniel Lackey 29, Peyton Hemphill 10, Whitener 9, D. Pena 8, Bishop 7, Skeens 6, Patterson 3, Sollid 2, M. Pena 2, Frye, Sain.
Notes: Patton has lost two straight games and is 4-3 on the road this season … Foard has won back-to-back games for the first time this, over West Iredell and Patton … The Tigers have played in two overtimes games this season, both at home (lost 79-73 to Newton-Conover on Dec. 14) … Foard head coach Andy Hodges, in his fifth season, picked up his 45th career victory … The Tigers are 3-6 in Copas Gym this season … Patton head coach Dennis Brittain is 101-98 at Patton and in his eighth season.
Records: Patton 10-7, 3-2 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Foard 4-13, 2-3.
SOUTH FORK 2A
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 76, BANDYS 63
LN Charter 21 20 10 25—76
Bandys 15 14 11 23—63
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 76—Cal Reed 10, Alec Edens 10, Ian Martino 24, Selden 7, Porter 5, Donovan Atwell 19, Teixeira 1, Scott, Webster.
BANDYS 63—H. Clanton 3, Charlie Stybroski 20, Zachery Wright 15, Ledford 9, Paul 4, Queen 6, Maddox 6, C. Clanton, Reed.
Notes: Martino hit five 3-pointers for the Knights … Bandys fell to 3-3 at Bost-Matheson Gym this season … Lake Norman Charter has won three straight league games and three of its last four games … The Knights are 3-3 on the road this season.
Records: Lake Norman Charter 6-7, 4-2 South Fork 2A; Bandys 8-5, 3-3.
EAST LINCOLN 70, WEST LINCOLN 23
E. Lincoln 28 26 8 8—70
W. Lincoln 10 2 5 6—23
EAST LINCOLN 70—Sidney Dollar 15, Adams 6, John Bean 14, Kuthan 8, Horne 8, Zirkle, Staples 6, Nichols 3, Jones 4, Craig 6.
WEST LINCOLN 23—Propst, Brown, Lail 6, Willis 9, Duncan 4, Marly, Hopper 2, Short 2, Beam.
Notes: East Lincoln has won six straight games and is 7-0 on the road this season … West Lincoln has lost 36 games in a row since beating East Burke last season.. The Rebels have scored 35 or fewer points six times this season and in the 20s in three of their last six games.
Records: E. Lincoln 14-1, 6-0 South Fork 2A; W. Lincoln 0-15, 0-6.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 80, WATAUGA 40
Watauga 5 13 12 10—40
Freedom 21 23 29 7—80
WATAUGA 40—Blane St. Clair 14, Seras 3, Castle 4, Bond 2, Ricker 6, Oliver 2, Robbins 2, Martin 2, Rothrock 5.
FREEDOM 80—Jakari Dula 15, Michael Logan 15, Bradley Davis 14, Fletcher Abee 12, Jayden Moore 12, Freeman 8, Birchfield 2, Johnson 2.
Notes: Watauga has lost two straight games and four of its last six … Freedom improved to 10-0 at home this season and has four straight games overall … The Patriots reached 80 or more points for the eighth time this season… Freedom head coach Casey Rogers, in his 13th season, has 268 career wins.
Records: Watauga 7-8, 2-4 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 14-1, 5-0.
HICKORY 58, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35
Alex Central 5 6 11 13—35
Hickory 16 14 11 17—58
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35—Elder 4, Lowrance 2, Stikeleather 2, Benfield 3, Walker 6, Wooten 7, Presnell 4, Kerley 3, Strickland 4, Chapman, Hager.
HICKORY 58—Amos 9, Zendai Clark 10, Cody Young 20, Harper 3, Abernathy 6, Culbreath 5, Huit 2, Long 3, Joyner, Del Valle, Nichols, Ahlers.
Notes: Hickory shot 56.4 percent, including 60 percent in the first half, and Alexander Central shot 37.1 … The Red Tornadoes won the boards by 11 with Nkosi Abernathy leading with seven rebounds … There were only 13 free throws in the game — Alexander Central going 5-of-7 and Hickory going 2-of-6 … Young made seven of his 10 field goals attempts and hit six of nine 3-pointers for Hickory … Lucas Walker and Zach Wooten each hit two 3-points for the Cougars (4-for-17 from behind the arc) … Hickory hit 12 of 24 on 3-point shots with Davis Amos going 3-for-3 and Dallas Culbreath going 2-for-2 … The Red Tornadoes never trailed and they were up by 27 points with nearly seven minutes to play… Hickory is 125-31 under head coach Andy Poplin, in his sixth season at HHS.
Records: Alexander Central 11-4, 4-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 12-2, 5-1.
THURSDAY
EAST BURKE 50, WEST LINCOLN 43
E. Burke 17 11 5 17—50
W. Lincoln 11 10 6 16—43
EAST BURKE 50—Ward 9, Coble 8, Lor 8, Morrison 6, Propst 6, Brittain 5, Shuford 5, Chrisco 3.
WEST LINCOLN 43—Brandon Lail 19, Seth Willis 15, Short 5, Duncan 3, Brown 1.
Records: E. Burke 4-13; W. Lincoln 0-14.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, East Burke head coach.
