MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Johnson, Powell have career games as CVCC tops Davidson County

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Career-best nights by Isayah Johnson and Jordan Powell sparked Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) to 103-85 home win in men’s basketball over Davidson County Community College (DCCC0 on Wednesday night. Johnson, a sophomore forward from Charlotte (West Charlotte High) scored 29 points and Powell, a sophomore forward from Windsor, Conn., had 23 as the Red Hawks improved …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC nips CCC&TI, wins sixth game of season

HobbsDailyReport.com HUDSON – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), off to its best start since 2012-13, picked up a key men’s basketball victory Wednesday night by beating rival Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) 90-82 on the road. CVCC (6-1) had five players in double figures — led by sophomore forward Jordan Powell with 16 points – with freshmen Zach …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Queens deals Lenoir-Rhyne first loss of season

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Queens University continued its stronghold in a series against the Lenoir-Rhyne University men on Wednesday night, beating the host Bears 76-69 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game between nationally ranked teams. The Royals (6-2, 1-0), ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division II, beat the 17th-ranked Bears (7-1, 11) for the 10th time in 12 meetings …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Diallo wins league’s Player of Week award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University guard Djibril Diallo has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week in men’s basketball for Nov. 19-25. Conference officials announced his selection on Monday. Diallo, a senior from Conakry, Guinea, led the Bears to two wins during the week as they extended their win streak to seven games. LRU …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears win on last-second shot, remain undefeated

Lenoir-Rhyne (7-0) prepares to face Queens on Wednesday night in Hickory HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men head into their next game on Wednesday still undefeated. The Bears nipped Limestone 76-75 on Saturday on the road on a last-second jumper by Djibril Diallo, improving to 7-0 and dropping Limestone to 5-1. Jon Jean led LRU with 17 points, Diallo …