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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
EAST BURKE 69, HIBRITEN 20
Hibriten 4 8 8 0—20
E. Burke 19 22 18 10—69
HIBRITEN 20— Warren 6, Siflet 6, Moore 6, Muniz 2.
EAST BURKE 69—Josie Hise 20, Arianna Hawkins 19, Brooke Arney 10, Ashlyn Stilwell 10, Ruff 5, Hildebran 4, Cooke 2, Haas 2.
Notes: East Burke’s individual scoring equals 72 points … East Burke wraps up Northwestern Foothills 2A regular-season title and No. 1 state playoff bid, moving three games ahead of second-place Draughn with two league games left … The Cavs have won at least 20 games in seven of eight seasons, and they are 69-15 since Crystal Bartlett took over as head coach three years ago.
Records: Hibriten 4-16, 3-7 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 21-1, 10-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
BUNKER HILL 63, WEST IREDELL 48
W. Iredell 15 6 14 13—48
Bunker Hill 24 9 16 14—63
WEST IREDELL 48—Vanessa Kersey 15, Mac Inscoe 11, Zsarmini 7, Rhyne 5, Laclair 4, Krystywak 4, Sigmon 2.
BUNKER HILL 63—Addie Wray 15, Kailey Travis 14, Shatara Redmon 12, White 8, Stotts 8, Hamlett 6, Lineberger, Stoker, Bryant, Miller, Long.
Notes: Redmon 12 points are a career best and came on Senior Night at Bunker Hill… Bears head coach Randy Joines is within a win of 50 in his tenure at Bunker Hill … West Iredell has lost four straight games.
Records: W. Iredell 5-15, 2-7 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Bunker Hill 8-14, 5-6 Northwestern
SOUTH FORK 2A
MAIDEN 71, EAST LINCOLN 58
Maiden 18 23 23 7—71
E. Lincoln 10 21 14 13—58
MAIDEN 71 (incomplete scoring)—Cree Bass 19, Zoe Huffman 17, Grace Herman 16, Propst, 6, Beard 6, Arrowood 3.
EAST LINCOLN 58—Destiny Johnson 26, Caira McClain 18, Tadlock 7, Begley 3, Cox 2, Rhoney 1, Robinette 1.
Notes: Maiden individual scoring totals 68 points … The Blue Devils remain in first place … Johnson added 11 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block and McClain had 10 rebounds for the Mustangs… Maiden is 7-1 in road games this season.
Records: Maiden 18-2, 11-1 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 13-9, 7-5 South Fork 2A.
BANDYS 52, WEST LINCOLN 17
Bandys 16 19 10 7—52
W. Lincoln 0 4 9 4—17
BANDYS 52—Leigh Thompson 17, Mackenzie Deal 14, Paul 4, Laney 3, Britton 4, Wilson 5, Little 5, McLean.
WEST LINCOLN 17—Wyant 2, Chapman 2, Bieberich 2, Grant 2, Gilmore 9, Baucom, Goins, Willis, Elmore.
Notes: Bandys snapped a six-game losing streak and extended the Rebels’ losing streak to 11 … The Trojans own a 31-game win streak in the series and they are 85-6 against West Lincoln since 1970-71, which includes 36-3 at West Lincoln … The Rebels last beat the Trojans at West Lincoln in the 1999-2000 season.
Records: Bandys 10-11, 3-9 South Fork 2A; W. Lincoln 3-18, 0-12 South Fork 2A.
LINCOLNTON 56, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 57
Lincolnton 19 12 15 10—56
LN Charter 6 13 20 8—47
LINCOLNTON 56 (incomplete scoring)—Mica Dyson 17, Ashlyn Rhyne 15, H. Rhyne 8, Smith 7, Finger 3, Killian 2.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 47—Kezia Johnson 24, Destiny Benson 12, Behnke 5, Bissinger 4, Williams 2.
Notes: Lincolnton’s individual scoring totals 52 … Johnson tied her career high for the Knights and had 11 rebounds to post her second double-double of the season… The Wolves have won 10 straight games and Lake Norman Charter has dropped three straight after a four-game win streak was snapped by Maiden.
Records: Lincolnton 15-6, 10-2 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 12-9, 7-5 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 65, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 40
Freedom 18 6 22 19—65
Alex Central 10 9 10 11—40
FREEDOM 65—Adair Garrison 10, Davenport 7, Short 4, Madison Bailey 16, Blaikley Crooks 11, Tate 1, Amaiya Williams 11, Loew 2, McGinnis 3, Cisneros, Armentrout, Weaver.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 40—Hagy 5, Payne 8, Robles 4, Keykey Miller 15, Black 2, Sharpe 6, Rhyne, Chapman, Pennell, Bradbury.
Notes: Freedom has won six straight games and 10 of its last 11 to remain in content for a conference title … The Patriots won the boards by 20 with Sierra Davenport grabbing 15 … Rylie Rhyne had six rebounds for the Cougars, who were outrebounded 23-7 on the offensive boards … Freedom shot 37.5 percent to Alexander Central’s 29.3 … The Patriots outscored the Cougars 30-12 in the paint and 21-5 via turnovers … Freedom had 21 assists, topped by five from Williams … Bailey hit four of her 10 3-point shots for the Patriots… Freedom’s biggest lead was by 30 points.
Records: Freedom 17-4, 11-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 4-17, 2-10 Northwestern 3A-4A.
McDOWELL 35, SOUTH CALDWELL 31
McDowell 10 12 3 10—35
S. Caldwell 3 15 11 2—31
McDOWELL 35—Williams 1, McKenney 2, Hayley Creasman 13, Carson 3, Smith 2, Makayla Brewer 14, Brooks, Miller, Lineberger, Cooper, Zulla.
SOUTH CALDWELL 31—Propst 9, Austin 6, Starnes 3, Heavner 3, Payton Kale 10, Cotter, Evans, Huggins, Hanson.
Notes: South Caldwell has lost four straight games … McDowell has a two-game win streak and has won four of its last five games … The Titans are 6-2 in road games this season, losing only at East Burke and at Watauga.
Records: McDowell 14-8, 8-4 Northwestern 3A-4A; S. Caldwell 8-13, 4-8 Northwestern 3A-4A.