STATE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS: Maiden, Lincolnton to battle in 2A’s first round

HobbsDailyReport.com First-round pairings for Tuesday in the state’s West 2A, West 3A and West 4A brackets, as released Saturday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), with teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. The winners of each set of two games listed meet in the second …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: N-C tops Maiden again, reaches title game

HobbsDailyReport.com THURSDAY’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A Semifinals at CVCC No. 3 NEWTON-CONOVER 56, No. 2 MAIDEN 45 N-C                 13    8    14     21—56 Maiden         14    4    15     12—45 NEWTON-CONOVER 56—Ivy Eller 20, Chyna Cornwell 17, Artis 4, Peters 6, Walton 9. MAIDEN 45 (incomplete scoring)—Arrowood 1, Beard 9, Destiny Spring 10, Cree Bass 10, Zoe Huffman 11. Notes: Newton-Conover …

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 …

BOYS BASKETBALL BOXES: Maiden nips Lincolnton to finish in third place

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES SOUTH FORK 2A MAIDEN 46, LINCOLNTON 44 Lincolnton     11      11      11     11—44 Maiden            21        8         8        9—46 LINCOLNTON 44—Harris 8, Hoover 2, Robinson 8, Cordel Littlejohn 12, Robbie Cowie 10, J. Littlejohn 4. MAIDEN 46 (incomplete scoring)—McDaniel 5, Coulter 5, Boyles 8, Mason High 18, Laney 3, Bohemier 1, Cooke 5. Notes: Maiden won …