GIRLS BASKETBALL BOXES: Bunker Hill advances, faces No. 1 East Burke next

HobbsDailyReport.com

TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES

NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A

No. 4 BUNKER HILL 60, NO. 5 HIBRITEN 46

Hibriten           7    16    13    10—46

Bunker Hill   12   25    18      5—60

HIBRITEN 46—Kendall Warren 16, Muniz 7, Gibson 7, Moore 6, Prestwood 4, Lee 3, Shiflett 2, Penley 1.

BUNKER HILL 60—Crystany White 22, Sophia Long 12, Wray 9, Bryant 6, Stotts 4, Redmon 2, Miller 2, Travis 3, Stoker, Lineberger, Hamlett.

Notes: Bunker Hill battles top-seeded East Burke at 7 p.m. on Thursday at East Burke in a tournament semifinal.

Records: Hibriten 5-18; Bunker Hill 9-15.

SOUTH FORK 2A

No. 4 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 69, No. 5 EAST LINCOLN 61

E. Lincoln      12    13    23    13—61

LN Charter    19   21    16     13—69

EAST LINCOLN 61—Destiny Johnson 21, Caira McClain 14, Brianna Tadlock 11, Begley 7, Rhoney 3, Painter 3, Robinette 2.

LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 69 (incomplete scoring)— Kezia Johnson 23, Behnke 16, Destiny Benson 13, Bissinger 6, Williams 5, Siefert 2, Jones 2.

Notes: Lake Norman Charter individuals total 67 … Johnson added 11 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one blaock for the Mustangs and had 17 double-doubles and three triple-doubles this season … McClain added 11 rebounds, her seventh double-double of the season … Lake Norman Charter faces top-seed Lincolnton on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in a semifinal at Catawba Valley Community College.

Records: E. Lincoln 14-11; Lake Norman Charter 15-9.

No. 2 MAIDEN 65, No. 7 BANDYS 40

Bandys       9     4    16    11—40

Maiden    18    18  21       8—65

BANDYS 40 (incomplete scoring)—Thompson 8, McKenzie Deal 19, Rhyne 2, Britton 1, Huggins 2, McLean 6.

MAIDEN 65 (incomplete scoring)—Arrowood 6, Laney Beard 10, Howard 1, Spring 4, Herman 4, Cree Bass 11, Zoe Huffman 17.

Notes: Maiden runs its win streak over Bandys to five straight games … The Blue Devils advance to face third-seeded Newton-Conover in a Thursday semifinals at 6:30 p.m. at Catawba Valley Community College … Maiden is a win away from winning 20 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time (in records dating back to 1977-78).

Records: Bandys 10-14; Maiden 19-4.

NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A

No. 3 McDOWELL 60, NO. 6 SOUTH CALDWELL 38

S. Caldwell     10     4   9    15—38

McDowell      15    18  13    14—60

SOUTH CALDWELL 38—Kaitlyn Propst 13, Cotter 7, Evans 6, Huggins 2, Pittman 2, Starnes 4, Heavner 4, Austin, Hanson, Hiatt.

McDOWELL 60—Williams 9, Brooks 2, Miller 9, Banks 2, Buchanan 2, McKenney 5, Cooper 7, Hayley Creasman 11, Zulla 2, Brewer 9, Parlans 2, Lineberger, Bragg.

Notes: McDowell meets No. 2 seed Freedom in a semifinal (approximately 5:30 p.m.) on Thursday at Freedom.

Records: S. Caldwell 9-15; McDowell 16-9.

No. 2 FREEDOM 66, No. 7 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 38

Alex Central     2   12    9   15—38

Freedom         16   17   12   21—66

ALEXANDER CENTRAL 38—Rhyne 2, Hagy 2, Payne 1, Keykey Miller 10, Chapman 1, Hammer 5, Black 2, Pennel 4, Sharpe 9, Bradbury 2, Robles.

FREEDOM 66—Adair Garrison 14, Davenport 8, Short 9, Madison Bailey 16, Blaikley Crooks 12, Tate 2, Williams 4, Weaver 1, Lowe, Armentrout, McGinnis.

Notes: Freedom battles third-seeded McDowell in a semifinal on Thursday at Freedom (second semifinal with first one starting at 4 p.m.) … Freedom shot 35.3 percent and Alexander Central shot 33.3 … The Patriots won the boards by 14, led by 10 from Sierra Davenport while Nikki Hagy had a team-high eight for the Cougars … Freedom made nine 3-pointers with Bailey converting five and Aysa Short three … Alexander Central had 27 turnovers … Freedom’s Crooks dished out seven assists … The Patriots have won at least 20 games in 10 straight seasons and for the 26th time since 1978-79… Alexander Central’s run of six straight winning seasons ends … The Cougars have lost 20 or more games 14 times in the last 34 seasons.

Records: Alexander Central 4-20; Freedom 20-4.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *