PREP BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS (FEB. 21)
Tuesday, Feb. 21 VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL NCHSAA 2A WEST STATE PLAYOFFS (1ST ROUND)
NO. 22 EAST SURRY 57, NO. 11 MAIDEN 52 MHS: Chris Culliver 19, Jalen Robinson 14 ES: Jordan Davis 24 (5 3PTs) Records: Maiden (22-5); East Surry (13-12) Notes: The Blue Devils finished the 2022-23 season on a two-game losing streak after falling to Newton-Conover in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference tournament sem-finals and in the opening round of the state playoffs...
Maiden finished the regular season behind conference leader West Caldwell with a 12-2 record. NO. 15 TRINITY 81, NO. 18 NEWTON-CONOVER 55 No stats to report. Records: Newton-Conover (15-13); Trinity (21-7) Notes: Newton-Conover made it to the Catawba Valley 2A Conference tournament championship and the 2A West state playoffs after posting a 3-22 overall mark in 2021-22.
NCHSAA 3A WEST STATE PLAYOFFS (1ST ROUND)
NO. 2 HICKORY 91, NO. 31 PISGAH 52 No stats to report. Up Next: Hickory (27-1) hosts No. 15 Dudley in the second round of the NCHSAA 3A West state playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. NO. 1 CENTRAL CABARRUS 88, NO. 32 ST. STEPHENS 35 No stats to report. Records: St. Stephens (1115); C. Cabarrus (27-0)
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL NCHSAA 2A WEST STATE PLAYOFFS (1ST ROUND)
NO. 1 RANDLEMAN 52, NO. 32 BANDYS 34 No stats to report. Records: Bandys (11-15); Randleman (25-1) NO. 13 NEWTON-CONOVER 83, NO. 20 REIDSVILLE 48 Newton-Conover: 22 - 25 22 - 14 = 83 Reidsville: 8 - 11 - 14 - 15 = 48 Newton-Conover (24-4): Cassidy Geddes 23, Lizzie Sain 16, Hadleigh Swagger 14, Sara Sain 11, Alaysia Hewitt 9, Grayson Rowe 8, Jaylen Barnes 2, Reagan Brown, Madison Reinhardt Reidsville (12-12): Kiera Perkins 29, Gracious Wise 6, Lea Miller 6, Morgan Hooper 4, Shaniya Jumper 3, Alyssa Joyce, Shy Dalton, T. Chigawerewe, N. Hatfield, K. Neal, V. Slide, T. Lee Up Next: Newton-Conover travels to No. 4 Lincoln Charter (21-4) in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 23, for secound round action in the NCHSAA 2A West state playoffs. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
NCHSAA 3A WEST STATE PLAYOFFS (1ST ROUND)
NO. 23 ST. STEPHENS 36, NO. 10 STUART CRAMER 34 No stats to report. Up Next: St. Stephens (20-8) travels to No. 7 Huss (20-7) on Thursday, Feb. 23, in the second round of the 3A West state playoffs. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. NO. 8 PARKWOOD 52, NO. 25 HICKORY 49 No stats to report. Records: Hickory (14-12); Parkwood (22-5) NO. 3 HIBRITEN 60, NO. 30 FRED T. FOARD 30 No stats to report. Records: Fred T. Foard (1115); Hibriten (23-4)