HS BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS: Both top-seeded Freedom teams advance

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS   HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH FORK 2A GIRLS Tuesdays’ first round No. 8 W. Lincoln (5-19) at No. 1 Newton-Conover (20-4), 6 p.m. No. 5 N. Lincoln (13-9) at No. 4 Maiden (8-16), 6 p.m. No. 7 Lake Norman Charter (8-13) at No. 2 Bandys (14-7), 7 p.m. No. 6 E. Lincoln (7-16) at No. 3 Lincolnton …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (updated): First-round games in Boone, Morganton moved from Tuesday to Monday

HobbsDailyReport.com The anticipation of inclement weather on Tuesday and Wednesday in Boone and Morganton has moved four opening-round games in the Northwestern 3A-4A basketball tournament up by one day. Conference officials announced Sunday the No. 5 South Caldwell (8-15) at No. 4 Watauga (15-8) girls’ game is now scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. Following that game No. 5 St. …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wednesday’s conference tourney results, complete pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS SOUTH FORK 2A GIRLS Ties broken: Newton-Conover, Lake Norman Charter for No. 3 … neither beat Lincolnton, N-C was 1-1 vs. Maiden and Lake Norman Charter was 0-2. Tuesday’s first round results No. 1 Lincolnton 50, No. 8 W. Lincoln 35 No. 4 Lake Norman Charter 69, No. 5 E. Lincoln 61 No. 2 …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: No. 4 Lake Norman Charter knocks off top-seeded Lincolnton

HobbsDailyReport.com WEDNESDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A No. 4 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 52, No. 1 LINCOLNTON 40 (at Catawba Valley Community College) LN Charter       0    22     7     23—52 Lincolnton       9      9    15       7—40 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 52—Destiny Benson 15, Vanessa Bissinger 11, Johnson 9, Williams 9, Villanti 6, Behnke 2. LINCOLNTON 40—Hundley Rhyne 14, Mica Dyson 12, Finger 8, …

BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: No. 6 Newton-Conover stuns No. 3 Maiden

HobbsDailyReport.com TUESDAY’S FIRST ROUND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A No. 6 NEWTON-CONOVER 40, No. 3 MAIDEN 37 N-C               17    7    8    6—40 Maiden       15    9   9    4—37 NEWTON-CONOVER 40 (incomplete scoring)—Carlton 4, Convington 2, Johnson 4, Kennedy 6, Smith 9, Martinez 4, McCathern 9. MAIDEN 37—Caleb McDaniel 10, Coulter 3, Boyles 5, Stinson 4, Mason High 15. Notes: Newton-Conover’s …