Maiden High’s home victory on Tuesday night over Lincolnton was the 700th career basketball win for Blue Devils head coach Danny Anderson (holding ball). He previously was head coach at Madison-Mayodan, Starmount and West Caldwell, and Tuesday’s win was his 61st with the Blue Devils. He’s in his fourth season as head coach at Maiden and this is his 37th year as a prep head basketball coach./MAIDEN HIGH PHOTO
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TUESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES
SOUTH FORK 2A
MAIDEN 59, LINCOLNTON 45
Lincolnton 8 17 12 8—45
Maiden 14 11 11 23—59
LINCOLNTON 45—Derr 2, Gash 6, Davis Grooms 15, Kris Robinson 22, Davis, Petterson, Bryant, Motz, Queen.
MAIDEN 59—Ly 3, Caleb McDaniel 13, Mason High 16, Avery Boyles 12, Montrell Stinson 11, Howell 2, McClough 2, Diciuccio, Wicker, Copeland.
Notes: Maiden head coach Danny Anderson, 61-34 at Maiden and in his fourth season there, picks up career win No. 700 (387 at Madison-Mayodan, 114 at Starmount, 488 at West Caldwell) … Anderson’s record in 37 seasons as a prep head coach is 700-243 … The Blue Devils have won two straight games and five of their last six … Lincolnton fell to 0-6 on the road this season … Stinson hit two 3-pointers for Maiden while Grooms made three, Robinson two and Dejarrieus Gash two for the Wolves … Lincolnton has scored fewer than 45 points only once this season, losing 56-43 at Ashbrook … Maiden is 6-0 at home this season.
Records: Lincolnton 5-10, 2-5 South Fork 2A; Maiden 15-2, 6-1.
EAST LINCOLN 72, NEWTON-CONOVER 48
N-C 11 9 12 16—48
E. Lincoln 16 18 17 21—72
NEWTON-CONOVER 48—Davis, Keagan Covington 10, Johnson, Trey Kennedy 14, Haynes 2, Martinez 8, McCathern 5, Guerry 7, Noell 2.
EAST LINCOLN 72—Dollar 7, Adams 2, John Bean 10, Allden Horne 26, Justin Kuthan 22, Zirkle 3, Nichols, Staples 2.
Notes: Horne’s scoring total was a career high for East Lincoln … Dating back to 2013-14, the Mustangs have beaten the Red Devils 12 straight times … East Lincoln has won eight straight games and is 9-1 at home this season … Newton-Conover has lost two straight games and three of its last four, falling to 26-66 under head coach Matt Wilkinson, in his fourth season.. The Red Devils have scored in the 40s in five times this season and 35 in another game.
Records: Newton-Conover 9-8, 3-4 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 16-1, 7-0.
Reported by: Chip Ashley, East Lincoln coaching staff.
NORTH LINCOLN 56, BANDYS 50
Bandys 6 12 16 16—50
N. Lincoln 15 9 16 16—56
BANDYS 50—C. Clanton 5, Hunter Clanton 12, Charlie Stybroski 17, Reeed 6, Z. Wright 8, Maddox 2, Ledford, Paul, Hojnacki, Harrill.
NORTH LINCOLN 56—Jack Carter 22, McKinney 3, Flore 7, D. Carter 4, Dedmon 7, Quilla 7, Palmer 2, Price 4, Regan, Bolick.
Notes: Jack Carter hit three 3-pointers for the Knights, who also beat the Trojans 70-48 on Dc. 28 in a holiday tournament at North Lincoln … North Lincoln snapped a six-game losing streak … Bandys has lost two straight games and three of its last four … The Trojans are 4-4 on the road this season … Bandys has scored 50 or fewer points only three times this season.
Records: Bandys 8-6, 3-4 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 5-9, 2-5.
Reported by: Benny Lytton, Bandys SID.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
EAST BURKE 42, WEST IREDELL 29
E. Burke 14 8 6 14—42
W. Iredell 17 6 4 2—29
EAST BURKE 42—Luke Coble 14, Propst 8, Brittain 7, Shuford 7, Morrison 3, Lor 3.
WEST IREDELL 29—Hayden Blohm 12, Williams 6, Hass 5, E. Kitchens 4, G. Kitchens 2.
Notes: East Burke has won three straight games and four of its last five after snapping a losing streak of 10 games … West Iredell has lost six straight games and is 2-7 at home this season … The Cavs are 15-52 since going 48-30 in head coach Jerome Ramsey’s first three seasons as head coach … West Iredell is 8-58 since 2016-17.
Records: E. Burke 5-13, 3-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A; W. Iredell 3-15, 0-6.
Reported by: Jerome Ramsey, East Burke head coach.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 92, McDOWELL 55
McDowell 7 24 13 11—55
Freedom 22 29 33 8—92
McDOWELL 55—Dylan McRary 17, Qualique Garner 13, Olivo 4, Boyce 2, Gragg 4, Handy 6, Lewis 8, Harrison 1.
FREEDOM 92—Aidan Pearson 19, Fletcher Abee 18, Bradley Davis 15, James Freeman 12, Moore 8, Logan 8, Ledford 4, Dula 3, Birchfield 5.
Notes: Freedom scored in the 90s for the fourth time this season and has cleared 100 in two other games … The Patriot have won five straight games … McDowell is 2-5 on the road this season … Freedom coach Casey Rogers can reach 270 career wins if the Patriots win on Wednesday night at Alexander Central.
Records: McDowell 9-8, 3-4 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 15-1, 6-0.
SOUTH CALDWELL 46, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44
Alex Central 12 11 2 19—44
S. Caldwell 14 6 10 16—46
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44—Jem Lowrance 20, Stikeleather 2, Walker 3, Presnell 8, Kerley 6, Strickland 5, Elder, Benfield, Wooten.
SOUTH CALDWELL 46—Avery Raynor 6, Eggers 5, Piercy 6, Colby Collins 21, Kirby 7, Hadschin 1, Seagle, Ramsey.
Notes: South Caldwell halts a 14-game losing streak dating back to last season, when its last win was 55-50 in Taylorsville … The Spartans are 2-27 in their last 29 games … Alexander Central has lost back-to-back games for the second time this season … South Caldwell shot 45.2 percent to Alexander Central’s 37.8 … The Cougars won the boards by seven with Lowrance pulling in eight and Justin Eggers leading the Spartans with five … Dalton Stikeleather had four of Alexander Central’s seven steals … Collins hit 4-of-6 as South Caldwell made eight of 17 from 3-point range … Lowrance converted nine of 10 free throws for Alexander Central and Collins went 7-for-7 on free throws for the Spartans … Alexander Central’s bench outscored South Caldwell’s 19-1.
Records: Alexander Central 11-5, 4-2 Northwestern 3A-4A; S. Caldwell 1-13, 1-6.
