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FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
ST. STEPHENS 38, HICKORY 33
St. Stephens 8 5 14 11—38
Hickory 11 8 6 8—33
ST. STEPHENS 38—Alaysha McHenry 11, McMahan 9, Randles 9, Tomlinson 5, Morgan 2, Rhodes 2, Norris, Stafford.
HICKORY 33—Iness Knox 12, Hill 8, Lefevers 6, Darden 3, Paradine 2, Soublet 2, Byrd, James, Knowles, Orton.
Notes: St. Stephens ends streak of consecutive losses played at Hickory at 41 with its first victory there since 1980-81 … HHS leads the series 73-10 since 1978-79 … The Indians and Red Tornadoes tied for fourth place at 7-7 in the league with HHS getting the No. 4 seed for the conference tournament via its Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic win over the Indians on Dec. 27…St. Stephens will visit Hickory for a first-round tournament game … Prior to this season, HHS had won at least 20 games in 17 consecutive seasons.
Records: St. Stephens 15-9, 7-7 Northwestern 3A-4A; Hickory 12-10, 7-7 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH CALDWELL 57, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 42
S. Caldwell 10 16 18 13—57
Alex Central 6 14 7 15—42
SOUTH CALDWELL 57—Pittman 4, Kaitlyn Propst 10, Lyrec Evans 11, Austin 6, Mackenzie Starnes 20, Huggins 4, Everhart 2, Coter, Heavner, Hanson.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 42—Payne 5, Keykey Miller 10, Chapman 2, Rylie Rhyne 10, Hammer 5, Sharpe 4, Hagy 6, Bradbury, Robles, Pennell.
Notes: South Caldwell ended a five-game losing streak and extended Alexander Central’s skid to three games and the Cougars have now lost 13 of their last 14 games … South Caldwell shot 45.8 percent to Alexander Central’s 28.6 … Nikki Hagy had 11 rebounds as the Cougars won the boards by nine, with Starnes’ eight leading the Spartans … Alexander Central went nine of 12 at the free throw line to South Caldwell’s four of six … The Spartans made nine 3-pointers, four by Starnes … Starnes added five assists and three steals for South Caldwell … Miller had half of the Cougars’ 10 assists… Starnes converted seven of her 16 field goal attempts.
Records: S. Caldwell 9-14, 5-9 Northwestern 3A-4A; Alexander Central 4-19, 2-12 Northwestern 3A-4A.
FREEDOM 50, McDOWELL 40
McDowell 4 11 8 17—40
Freedom 11 8 18 13—50
McDOWELL 40—Dezi Williams 19, Miller 3, Buchanan 2, McKinney 7, Linberger 3, Brewer 6, Banks, Cooper, Creasman, Smith.
FREEDOM 50—Adair Garrison 14, Amaiya Williams 11, Short 4, Armentrout 1, McGinnis 3, Bailey 6, Crooks 5, Davenport 6, Tate, Lowe, Weaver.
Notes: Freedom wins for the eighth straight time and 12th time in 13 games to share the league title with Watauga … The Patriots and Pioneers split and they each swept every other team in the conference, setting up a draw for the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds for the league tournament … Freedom is a win away from its 10th straight season with at least 20 victories … The Patriots are 80-6 in their last 86 games and 103-10 in their last 113.
Records: McDowell 15-9, 9-5 Northwestern 3A-4A; Freedom 19-4, 13-1 Northwestern 3A-4A.
SOUTH FORK 2A
LINCOLNTON 39, MAIDEN 38
Lincolnton 10 6 11 12—39
Maiden 8 8 10 12—38
LINCOLNTON 39 (incomplete scoring)—Dyson 7, Finger 3, A. Rhyne 7, H. Rhyne 7, Kayla Smith 11.
MAIDEN 38—Arrowood 2, Propst 1, Beard 2, Grace Herman 20, Bass 4, Zoe Huffman 11.
Notes: Maiden individual scoring totals 40 … Smith hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it for the Wolves … Lincolnton won its 12th straight game to win the league title by a game over the Blue Devils… Maiden lost its final two games to finish in second place … Maiden won its only league title since 1978-79 in 2003-04 under head coach Frank Snider.
Records: Lincolnton 17-6, 12-2 South Fork 2A; Maiden 18-4, 11-3 South Fork 2A.
NORTH LINCOLN 61, BANDYS 44
Bandys 10 12 13 9—44
N. Lincoln 15 17 13 16—61
BANDYS 44—Thompson 1, Clements 3, Deal 9, Rhyne 4, Laci Paul 17, Wilson 6, Huggins 2, McLean 2, Kelly Britton.
NORTH LINCOLN 61—Palmer 2, Sigmon 3, Ashlyn White 10, McGinnis 7, Ambrose 5, Katie Klein 24, Brie Avery 10, McNeill.
Notes: North Lincoln snapped a five-game losing streak by handing the Trojans’ their second straight loss and their eighth in nine games; they are 2-8 since January … The Knights swept Bandys for the first time in a season since 2006-07 (the Trojans lead the series 11-4) … Bandys, 8-16 last year, has won 10 or fewer games in back-to-back seasons only once before since 1970-71 (5 wins in 2005-06, 2006-07).
Records: Bandys 10-13, 3-11 South Fork 2A; N. Lincoln 10-12, 4-10 South Fork 2A.
NEWTON-CONOVER 60, EAST LINCOLN 51
N-C 8 21 15 16—60
E. Lincoln 5 12 10 24—51
NEWTON-CONOVER 60—Chyna Cornwell 25, Ivy Eller 12, Artis 7, Peters 6, Walton 6, Dockery 2, Schneck 2.
EAST LINCOLN 51—Destiny Johnson 31, Robinette 6, McClain 5, Tadlock 4, Painter 2, Begley 2, Rhoney 1.
Notes: Newton-Conover’s win streak is at three games and the Red Devils have won six of their last seven … East Lincoln has lost two of its last three and is 3-4 in its last seven games … Johnson added 10 rebounds for the Mustangs, registering her 16th double-double of the year, and she’s had three triple-doubles … The Red Devils tied Lake Norman Charter for third place and they split in the regular season so Newton-Conover gets the No. 3 seed for the league tournament via a victory over Maiden (Maiden swept Lake Norman Charter).
Records: Newton-Conover 14-10, 9-5 South Fork 2A; E. Lincoln 14-10, 8-6 South Fork 2A.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 55, WEST LINCOLN 26
W. Lincoln 7 5 4 10—26
LN Charter 19 10 21 5—55
WEST LINCOLN 26—Willis 5, Odom 5, Bieberick 5, Gilmore 3, Giant 2, Baucom 2, Chapman 2, Wyant 2.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 55—Kezia Johnson 10, Vanessa Bissinger 15, Behnke 4, Moody 2, Williams 3, Villanti 1, Benson 5, Jones 5, Lynch 5, Seifert 3, Rizzo 2.
Notes: All of the Knights’ nine seniors scored on Senior Night as they won for the second straight game … West Lincoln has lost 13 straight games … Lake Norman Charter tied Newton-Conover for third place but is the No. 4 seed for the conference tournament, as it went 0-2 against Maiden and Newton-Conover split with Maiden (LNC and N-C did not beat No. 1 Lincolnton).
Records: W. Lincoln 3-20, 0-14 South Fork 2A; Lake Norman Charter 14-9, 9-5 South Fork 2A.