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CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES
SOUTH FORK 2A
(Monday’s first round games)
No. 1 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 81,
No. 8 WEST LINCOLN 34
(at Lake Norman Charter)
W. Lincoln 10 7 9 8—34
LN Charter 19 23 22 17—81
WEST LINCOLN 34—D. Wesson 10, D. Wesson 5, Short 5, Sain 4, Truesdale 3, Rice 3, Harrelson 3, Fortenburg 1.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 81—Bobby Selden 20, Donovan Atwell 18, Jackson Porter 17, Edens 6, Scott 6, Rivens 5, Reed 4, Bennett 3, Howlett 2.
Notes: Lake Norman Charter has won seven straight games and 16 of its last 17 … The Knights beat the Rebels by 42 and 36 points in regular-season games … West Lincoln’s losing streak if unofficially 69 straight games.
Records: W. Lincoln 0-25; Lake Norman Charter 19-5.
— Reported by Chet Korczynski, Lake Norman Charter head coach
No. 2 EAST LINCOLN 88, No. 7 BANDYS 38
(at E. Lincoln)
Bandys 9 8 16 5—38
E. Lincoln 24 22 29 13—88
BANDYS 38—Ledford 6, Wright, Harrill 6, Maddox 8, Ervin 3, Styborski 2, Culliver 5, Habschied 8.
EAST LINCOLN 88—Jeremiah Jones 14, Evan Montanari 19, McCowan 7, Myles Adams 19, Bean 7, Staples, Kuthan 9, Clarke 8, Craig 3, Nichols, Brown 2, Williams, Farr.
Notes: Bandys waits to see if it will get into the state 2A playoffs after winning a coin flip on Tuesday for the No. 6 seed oveer Maiden. The schools mutually agreed to break the tie by that means rather than play, as originally planned, a special playoff game on Wednesday afternoon at CVCC … Jones added 10 assists for East Lincoln… The Mustangs have won eight straight games and 15 of their last 16… East Lincoln beat Bandys by 37 points and by one point in regular-season games … Bandys has lost two straight games and six of its last seven games … The Mustangs’ win streak over the Trojans is now 25 games … Bandys plays a special playoff game, to break a tie for sixth place, against Maiden on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at CVCC in case either’s Max Preps ranking is good enough to get in the postseason (64 teams get in; both are currently ranked well into the 70s) … East Lincoln has won at least 20 games in three straight years and seven times in eight years (19 in the other year) … Bandys will finish with a losing record for the ninth time in 10 seasons 17th time in 19 years.
Records: Bandys 8-17; E. Lincoln 21-4.
— Reported by Chip Ashley, E. Lincoln coaching staff
No. 3 NORTH LINCOLN 60, No. 6 MAIDEN 38
(at N. Lincoln)
Maiden 7 9 8 14—38
N. Lincoln 22 16 18 4—60
MAIDEN 38— MAIDEN 38 – Dru McCullough 13, James 7, Robinson 5, Morgan 4, Fitzpatrick 4, Sigmon 2, Howell 2, Abernethy 1, Haynes.
NORTH LINCOLN 60—Jack Carter 13, Cole Seagle 13, Adrian Callahan 11, Dedmon 7, Waggoner 6, Regan 2, Carson 2, Fiore 2, Collins 2, Carter 2, Palmer, Barker.
Notes: North Lincoln has won five straight games and 10 of its last 12 … Maiden has lost six straight games and is 1-13 in its last 14… North Lincoln beat Maiden twice in the regular season, by 31 points and by 17 points … Maiden’s season is over after it lost a coin flip on Tuesday that broke its tie for the sixth seed with Bandys. The schools mutually agreed to break the tie by that means rather than play, as originally planned, a special playoff game on Wednesday afternoon at CVCC.
Records: Maiden 7-18; N. Lincoln 16-7.