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WEDNESDAY’S CONFERENCE
TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES
SEMIFINAL
No. 1 EAST LINCOLN 71, No. 4 BANDYS 69, OT
(at Catawba Valley Community College)
Bandys 15 13 20 15 6—69
E. Lincoln 16 18 11 18 8—71
BANDYS 69—Maxwell 9, Hunter Clanton 11, Charlie Styborski 15, C. Clanton, Gwynn, Davis Clanton 15, Ja’Tay Culliver 14, Reavis 3, Wagner 2.
EAST LINCOLN 71—Kabian McClendon 22, Parks 2, Dollar 9, Mott 2, John Bean 14, Horne, Coleson Leach 22, Zirkle.
Notes: East Lincoln has won 15 straight games and 17 of its last 18 … The Mustangs have a 20-game win streak over the Trojans, dating back to 2003-04 … McClendon had nine rebounds and three assists and Bean added five rebounds for East Lincoln … The Mustangs play in the conference tournament title game Friday at 8 p.m. at CVCC, facing the winner of Lincolnton-Newton-Conover (Thursday night semifinal) … East Lincoln is in its fifth straight conference tournament title game (there was no league tournament in 2014-15 due to severe weather) … East Lincoln had previously beaten Bandys 106-70 at East Lincoln and 75-59 at Bandys this season … The Trojans are still in position to get into the state 2A playoff mix unless No. 6 Newton-Conover wins the tournament title … Official seedings won’t come out until this weekend.
Records: Bandys 15-10; E. Lincoln 22-4.