PREP BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS (MARCH 1) Red Devils advance to 3rd round for 1st time since 2014; Hickory continues its undefeated streak in 3A West action on Tuesday night
Friday, March 1
2024 NCHSAA 2A WEST STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS (2ND ROUND)
VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
NCHS (22-7): Javier Lineberger 27, Owen Cannon 19, Noah Cannon 17, Zyon Chambers 13, Braxton Eckard 5, Luke Wilkinson 4
Up Next: The No. 3-seeded Red Devils host No. 6 Randleman on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the third round of the NCHSAA 2A West State Playoffs.
BHS (17-10): Landon Vaughan 20 (1-for-3 3pts), Easton Ledford 16, Christian Etter 7, Dominic Robinson 6,
Chris Moore 4, Micah Slaughter 3
Up Next: No. 23 Bandys travels to No. 2 Salisbury on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the third round of the NCHSAA 2A West State Playoffs.
Notes: The Trojans head to the third round of the state playoffs for the first time in over 20 years.
2024 NCHSAA 3A WEST STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS (2ND ROUND)
VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
HHS (29-0): Jordan Lineberger 16, Jay Powell 14, Jamien Little 14, John Holbrook 12, A’Von Wilfong 9, Jordan Powell 6, George Neal 6, Zane Krenzel 5, Izaiah Littlejohn 4, Hunter Fisher 2
Up Next: The No. 1-seeded Red Tornadoes host No. 8 Piedmont at 7 p.m. on Tuesday
in the third round of the NCHSAA 3A West State Playoffs.
Notes: Hickory extended its home winning streak to 15 games in the win over the Knights.
VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL
SSHS (17-10): Molli Harris 18 (1-for-6 3pts, 5-for-6 FTs), Kennedy Blevins 14 (2-for4 3pts, 4-for-6 FTs), Aubrey Gibbs 13 (1-for-2 FTs), Janae Millsaps 6, Ava Rhymer 4, Mya Parson 3, Sydney Barkley 2
Up Next: The No. 24-seeded Lady Indians travel to No. 1 A.C. Reynolds (25-1) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the third round of the NCHSAA 3A West State Playoffs.
Notes: St. Stephens advances to the 3rd round of the playoffs for a second-straight season.