Prep basketball
BHS (12-9, 8-3 Catawba Valley 2A): Lexi Vaughan 14, Rachel Anderson 12, Kate Dutka 8, Haley Cross 6, Brooklan Fisher 4, Naudia Summerville 2, Addison Bell 1
NCHS (6-15, 5-6 Catawba Valley 2A): Sara Sain 10, Emma Smith 6, Grayson Rowe 5 (1-for-3 3pts), Samiyah Hope 4, Jaylen Barnes 3 (1-for-2 3pts), Hadleigh Swagger 2
East Lincoln 23 -- 75
Fred T. Foard 8 -- 43 18 14 20 14 11 10
East Lincoln 75 -- Davis Hill 11, Riley Shropshire 0, Christian Atkins 3, Hampton Good 2, Houston Hartsell 12, Landon Aungst 2, Grant Lawless 16, Jaxon Dollar 1, Jackson Fannon 20, LJ Forney 3, Jamison Frye 2, Keyven Lamb 1, Kingsley Huntley 2
Fred T. Foard 43 -- Aiden Ollis 6, Carson Bess 8, Nolan Herman 2, Austin Stillwell 4, Tristen Freeman 3, Graham Orndorff 10, David Hartsoe 10
Records: East Lincoln 12-9, 6-5 WFAC, Fred T. Foard 5-16, 2-9 WFAC
Big5 Performer: Jackson Fannon had 20 points and topped the 1,000 point mark for his career. Fannon now has 1,006 points total and is the 11th East Lincoln player to accomplish this feat in school history.
Of note: The Mustangs sweep the season series and have won 7 in a row versus the Tigers.
The Mustangs led 32-25 at halftime but outscored the Tigers 43-18 in the 2nd half to break open the close game and win by a score of 75-43 in the Western Foothills 3A basketball game on Tuesday night in Newton.
East Lincoln had four players in double figures led by junior, Jackson Fannon, who had 20 points and 7 rebounds, followed by sophomore,Grant Lawless, who added a doubledouble with 16 points and 10 rebounds, senior Houston Hartsell, added 12 points, and junior, Davis Hill, added 11 points.
The Tigers were led by juniors, Graham Orndorff and David Hartsoe, who both had 10 points.
East Lincoln will be on the road against the St. Stephens Indians on Friday night, while Fred T. Foard will be on the road against the North Lincoln Knights.
NCHS (16-5, 10-1 CVAC): Owen Cannon 28 (6-for-13 3pts), Javier Lineberger 28 (1-for-2 3pts), Zyon Chambers 15 (1-for-2 3pts), Noah Cannon 13 (2-for-3 3pts), Braxton Eckard 8
BHS: Landon Vaughan 29 (a 3pt), Micah Slaughter 23 (3-for-4 3pts), Dominic Robinson 15, Easton Ledford 9 (a 3pt), Christian Etter 8 (a 3pt)
Notes: Newton-Conover senior Javier Lineberger scored a career-high 28 points in the win over Bandys (according to Maxpreps. com)...The Red Devils sit atop the Catawba Valley 2A Conference standings and is on an 11-game winning streak.