Destiny Johnson surpassed 2,000 career points on Friday night as East Lincoln High defeated visiting North Lincoln 62-58 in a South Fork 2A game./EAST LINCOLN HIGH PHOTO
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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
SOUTH FORK 2A
EAST LINCOLN 62, NORTH LINCOLN 58
N. Lincoln 13 12 18 15—58
E. Lincoln 14 15 16 17—62
NORTH LINCOLN 58—Katie Klein 15, Holli Wood 11, Addie McGinnis 10, Avery 8, Ambrose 6, White 4, Harris 4.
EAST LINCOLN 62—Destiny Johnson 24, Brianna Tadlock 23, Begley 5, Robinette 5, Rhoney 3, McClain 2.
Notes: Johnson added 14 rebounds, 11 steals and seven assists for her third triple-double of the season for the Mustangs and cleared 2,000 career points … East Lincoln had lost two straight coming in.
Records: N. Lincoln 9-9, 3-7 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 12-8, 6-4 South Fork 2A.
MAIDEN 56, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 39
Maiden 13 8 13 22—56
LN Charter 10 4 10 15—39
MAIDEN 56—Grace Herman 21, Zoe Huffman 15, Laney Beard 10, Arrowood 6, Propst 2, Howard 2, Glover, Hager, Spring, Sigmon, Bass.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 39—Kezia Johnson 10, Destiny Benson 10, Behnke 7, Moody 5, Bissinger 4, Williams 3, Seifert, Lynch, Pierce, Thomas, Vallenti, Jones.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter had won four straight games and six of its last seven coming in … Maiden is 6-1 on the road this season and in first place.
Records: Maiden 16-2, 9-1 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 12-7, 7-3 South Fork 2A.
LINCOLNTON 57, BANDYS 34
Lincolnton 14 17 21 5—57
Bandys 7 5 10 12—34
LINCOLNTON 57—Jaz Derr 2, Mikayla Dyson 20, Finger 8, Josslyn Derr 2, A. Rhyne 2, Bryant 2, H. Rhyne 8, Kayla Smith 13.
BANDYS 34—Thompson 9, Mackenzie Deal 10, Paul 3, Laney 6, Wilson 1, Huggins 1, Little 4, Britton, McLean.
Notes: Lincolnton wins at Bandys for only the second time in the series (55-39 in 1998-99) … The Trojans are 32-7 against the Wolves since 1970-71.
Records: Lincolnton 12-6, 8-2 South Fork 2A; Bandys 9-10, 2-8 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
EAST BURKE 61, PATTON 45
E. Burke 14 15 15 17—61
Patton 14 7 10 14—45
EAST BURKE 61—Riley Haas 25, Josie Hise 14, Arianna Hawkins 11, Arney 7, Stilwell 2, Ruff 2.
PATTON 45—Scoring not available.
Notes: East Burke has won six straight games since falling to Asheville Christian in the Freedom Invitational on Dec. 29 … Patton has dropped back-to-back games after having a five-game win streak … The Cavs have a three-game lead over second place Draughn with four conference games to go and can lock up at least a share of the conference title by beating Bunker Hill at East Burke on Tuesday night or if Hibriten beats Draughn at Draughn.
Records: E. Burke 19-1, 8-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Patton 10-10, 5-4 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
BUNKER HILL 62, DRAUGHN 58
Draughn 19 17 13 9—58
Bunker Hill 13 12 16 21—62
DRAUGHN 58—Eboni Johnson 25, Hope Ramsey 10, Jenna Davis 10, Hoose 9, Suttles 2, Kincaid 1, Bryant 1.
BUNKER HILL 62—Addie Wray 27, Crystany White 14, Madison Stotts 12, Hamlett 6, Linberger 3, Redmon, Travis, Stoker, Miller, Bryant.
Notes: Bunker Hill has won three straight games, its longest win streak of the season … Draughn is 2-8 after starting the season 8-2.
Records: Draughn 10-9, 5-3 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Bunker Hill 7-13, 4-5 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
ST. STEPHENS 58, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 54, OT
Alex Central 11 9 10 20 4—54
St. Stephens 10 8 17 15 8—58
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 54—Rhyne 1, Nikki Hagy 13, Keykey Miller 27, Sharpe 7, Hammer 4, Pennell 2, Robles, Chapman, Black.
ST. STEPHENS 58—McMahan 9, Tori Tomlinson 13, Rhodes 3, Amiya Randles 19, Makayla Stafford 10, Morgan 4, McHenry, Norris.
Notes: St. Stephens went six for 26 from 3-point range with Randles making four of 15 … Miller hit three 3-pointers for the Cougars… Alexander Central shot 38.6 percent to the Indians’ 30.5 … The Cougars won the boards 49-33, including 30-18 on the defensive glass … Tomlinson led St. Stephens with 12 rebounds while Hagy had 15 and Miller 12 for Alexander Central … The Indians had 13 turnovers and forced the Cougars into 26 … Catherine McMahan and Randles each had four steals and the Indians had 19 … Miller made four of the Cougars’ 11 steals.. St. Stephens went 16 of 25 on free throws with Randles hitting seven of eight and Alexander Central was seven of 11.
Records: Alexander Central 3-15, 1-8 Northwestern 3A-4A; St. Stephens 11-7, 4-5 Northwestern 3A-4A.
FREEDOM 61, WEST CALDWELL 33
W. Caldwell 5 6 6 16—33
Freedom 21 12 17 11—61
WEST CALDWELL 33—Annie Bean 13, Mathes 3, Ruff 4, Battle 7, Barcenas 2, Crisp 2, McMasters 2, Zion, Eldreth, McMasters, Johnson.
FREEDOM 61—Blaikley Crooks 19, Adair Garrison 14, Madeline McGinnis 12, Short 5, Cisneros 2, Weaver 2, Bailey 2, Davenport 5, Lowe, Armentrout.
Notes: Freedom has won four straight games and eight of its last nine … West Caldwell has lost three straight games and four of its last five … Freedom head coach Amber Reddick is three wins shy of 300 for her career.
Records: W. Caldwell 5-14, 0-9 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 15-4, 9-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.