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TUESDAY’S SUMMARIES
Amber Reddick coached her Freedom High girls to an overtime victory in Boone on Tuesday night, snapping Watauga’s 18-game win streak, collecting her 300th career victory and moving Freedom into a tie for first place in the Northwestern 3A-4A./FACEBOOK PHOTO
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
FREEDOM 61, WATAUGA 59, OT
Freedom 10 10 10 19 12—61
Watauga 8 17 10 14 10—59
FREEDOM 61—Blaikley Crooks 14, Adair Garrison 12, C.C. Davenport 11, Amaiya Williams 10, Short 8, Bailey 6, Tate, Weaver, McGinnis.
WATAUGA 59—Maddison Robinson 21, Brooke Byrd 11, Haas 4, Farthing 7, Ward 2, Bolick 7, Darner 7, Lopez, Bolick.
Notes: Freedom gains career win No. 300 for head coach Amber Reddick (300-89, 14th year) and is now tied for first place with Watauga, which had an 18-game win streak snapped … The Patriots have won seven straight games since a 52-44 home loss to Watauga on Jan. 12 … Freedom will reach the state playoffs for the 14th straight season and for the 20th time in 21 years (missed in 2003-04) … Watauga is 37-12 in its last 49 games.
Records: Freedom 18-4, 12-1 Northwestern 3A-4A; Watauga 18-3, 12-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
ST. STEPHENS 54, SOUTH CALDWELL 52, OT
St. Stephens 15 15 7 9 8—54
S. Caldwell 9 9 8 20 6—52
ST. STEPHENS 54— Rhodes 9, Randles 9, McHenry 7, Morgan 2, McMahan 7, Tori Tomlinson 20, Stafford, O’Mara, Pennell.
SOUTH CALDWELL 52—Propst 3, Evans 8, Austin 3, Huggins 2, Pittman 2, Mackenzie Starnes 28, Heavner 3, Kale 2, Everhart 1, Hanson.
Notes: St. Stephens reaches at least 14 wins for the third straight season … The Spartans are 24-24 in their last 48 games and are potentially facing only their second losing season in the past 15 years (7-15 in 2012-13).
Records: St. Stephens 14-9, 6-7 Northwestern 3A-4A; S. Caldwell 8-14, 4-9 Northwestern 3A-4A.
HICKORY 67, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 49
Hickory 9 18 22 18—67
Alex Central 13 12 15 9—49
HICKORY 67—Paradine 8, Mikayla Hill 21, Shelby Darden 22, Chloe James 16, Soublet, James, Knowles, Byrd, Orton, Lefevers.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 49—Rhyne 7, Hagy 6, Payne 9, Miller 8, Lanie Hammer 13, Sharpe 6, Chapman, Bradbury.
Notes: Career win No. 414 for Hickory head coach Barbara Helms (376-53 at HHS, 15th season) … Hickory won the boards by 10, led by 16 from Darden, who also hit 10 of her 16 field goals … Rylie Rhyne’s 10 rebounds led the Cougars with Kacey Payne adding nine and Nikki Hagy adding eight … Hickory shot 40.6 percent to Alexander Central’s 34 percent … The Red Tornadoes tried only one 3-pointer … Hill had a team-high five assists for Hickory while Payne provided six for Alexander Central … The Red Tornadoes outscored the Cougars in the paint 40-22 andby 36-14 via turnovers… Hickory forced 36 turnovers and made 36… Iness Knox had six of Hickory’s 19 steals and Hammer had seven of Alexander Central’s 17.
Records: Hickory 12-9, 7-6 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 4-19, 2-11 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
NEWTON-CONOVER 54, MAIDEN 53
Maiden 14 18 9 12—53
N-C 17 12 10 15—54
MAIDEN 53 (incomplete scoring)—Arrowood 9, Beard 3, Grace Herman 16, Cree Bass 16, Huffman 8.
NEWTON-CONOVER 54—Ivy Eller 12, Chyna Cornwell 14, Artis 9, Jahlea Peters 10, Walton 9.
Notes: Newton-Conover prevents Maiden from wrapping up at least a conference co-championship, as the Blue Devils are now tied with Lincolnton for first place and the Wolves visit Maiden on Friday … Maiden needs a win Friday to capture a league title for the first time since 2003-04.
Records: Maiden 18-3, 11-2 South Fork 2A; Newton-Conover 13-10, 8-5 South Fork 2A.
EAST LINCOLN 64,WEST LINCOLN 34
E. Lincoln 19 18 14 13—64
W. Lincoln 8 11 2 13—34
EAST LINCOLN 64—Destiny Johnson 28, Brianna Tadlock 17, McClain 8, Rhoney 4, Cox 4, Robinette 2, Painter 1.
WEST LINCOLN 34—Morgan Chapman 10, Kinsley Gilmore 10, Wyant 6, Baucom 2, Biebrick 2, Grant 2, Goins 2.
Notes: Tadlock added 11 rebounds, seven assists and four steals and Johnson added six rebounds, three blocks, one steal and one assist for the Mustangs … West Lincoln’s losing streak is at 12 games … The Rebels have lost 44 straight conference games dating back to 2014-15.
Records: E. Lincoln 14-9, 8-5 South Fork 2A; W. Lincoln 3-19, 0-13 South Fork 2A.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59, BANDYS 39
LN Charter 21 9 10 19—59
Bandys 8 9 6 16—39
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59—Moody 3, Kezia Johnson 16, Vanessa Bissinger 11, Destiny Benson 19, Behnke 6, Williams 1, Thomas 2, Villanti 1.
BANDYS 39—Thompson 3, McKenzie Deal 17, Laney 4, Wilson 2, McLean 9, Little 4, Paul, Britton.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter ends a three-game losing streak… Bandys has lost seven of its last eight games and eight of its last 10 … Void of winning the conference tournament to gain a bid, the Trojans will miss the state playoffs for only the fifth time in the last 48 seasons (1970-71, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2005-06).
Records: Lake Norman Charter 13-9, 8-5 South Fork 2A; Bandys 10-12, 3-10 South Fork 2A.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
PATTON 47, BUNKER HILL 42
Bunker Hill 16 6 10 10—42
Patton 9 12 9 17—47
BUNKER HILL 42—Crystany White 11, Wray 8, Travis 9, Stotts 9, Long 3, Bryant 2, Redmon, Stoker, Lineberger, Hamlett.
PATTON 47—Danisha Hemphill 17, Makaley Lovelace 10, Causby 8, Fish 6, Hawkins 3, Castle 3.
Notes: Patton has won two straight games and seven of its last nine … Bunker Hill completes its regular season schedule with four wins in its last six games … The Bears have eight wins after winning only six games over the previous two seasons.
Records: Bunker Hill 8-15, 5-7 Northwestern Foothills 2A; Patton 12-10, 7-4 Northwestern Foothills 2A.
EAST BURKE 81, FRED T. FOARD 25
Foard 9 5 4 7—25
E. Burke 28 22 21 10—81
FRED T. FOARD 25 (incomplete scoring)—Garvin 8, Setzer 6, Ekonomon 5, Phillips 2, Waldon 2, Parrish 1.
EAST BURKE 81 (incomplete scoring)—Josie Hise 19, Riley Haas, 10, Brooke Arney 10, Hawkins 9, Ruff 7, Hicks 7, Stilwell 6, Hildebran 6, Houston, 2, Crump 2.
Notes: East Burke individual scoring equals 78 points … Foard individual scoring totals 24 points … East Burke has won the league title and won nine straight games since a Dec. 29 loss to Asheville Christian … Cavs head coach Crystal Barlett picked up career win No. 70 … Foard has lost six straight games and eight of its last nine … East Burke has won at least 20 games in seven of eight seasons … Foard is 13-104 since 2013-14.
Records: Foard 3-20, 2-9 Northwestern Foothills 2A; E. Burke 22-1, 11-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A.