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02 Jan

Prep girls: Cougars collect tourney title with strong defense

Randolph RecordSportsholiday tournament, Jordin George, Prep Basketball, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

ASHEBORO – The Southwestern Randolph girls’ basketball team didn’t need big offensive numbers to win the SportsTone.net Christmas Invitational last week. The Cougars handled things with their defense. So the outcome was three victories in three days in the tournament at Asheboro High School. The Cougars finished their tournament run by controlling West Brunswick 45-30 in Friday night’s title game. West Brunswick was held to 10 second-half points after a 20-20 halftime score. Jordin George of Southwestern Randolph was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. She scored 11 points in the West Brunswick game. Maddie Strider was the top scorer…

24 Dec

Prep basketball roundup: Randleman boys make early PAC statement

Randolph RecordSportsDominic Payne, holiday tournament, Jerquarius Stanback, Prep Basketball, Randleman Tigers

RANDLEMAN – Randleman made perhaps the first big statement in Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ basketball by knocking off defending champion Eastern Randolph 71-50 last week. Tyshaun Goldston’s 18 points and Greg Price’s 15 points were tops for the Tigers. Timothy Brower had 24 points for Eastern Randolph. Entering the holiday break from conference competition, Randleman and Trinity were at 2-0 as the only teams in the PAC without a league loss. ** Trinity smacked host Wheatmore 71-38 in PAC play as Dominic Payne posted 27 points and Brandon Campbell had 15 points. ** Southwestern Randolph received 20 points from Marcus…

22 Dec

Here are Piedmont Athletic Conference all-conference teams for fall sports

Randolph RecordSportsall-conference, Coley Shiflet, Fernando Hernandez, Jani Norwood, Madelyn Smith, piedmont athletic conference, prep cross country, prep football, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep tennis, Prep volleyball, Tyshaun Goldston, Zach Hazelwood

Southwestern Randolph’s Fernando Hernandez, left, and Randleman’s Chris Ayala were two of the top boys’ soccer players in the PAC. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s major award winners and all-conference selections for fall sports: Boys’ cross country Runner of the Year: Zach Hazelwood (Wheatmore) Coach of the Year: Dennis Lewis (Providence Grove) Team: Robbie Clark (Providence Grove), Colin Duvall (Providence Grove), Alden Shelton (Providence Grove), Kelton Shoptaw (Providence Grove), Caleb Ward (Providence Grove), Jedidah Dake (Randleman), Freddie Mercado (Randleman), Austin Luck (Uwharrie Charter Academy), Zeriah Thompson (Uwharrie Charter Academy), Chris White (Uwharrie Charter Academy),…

20 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brooke Ingram

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Brooke Ingram, Prep Basketball, Providence Grove athletics

Providence Grove, girls’ basketball ‌Ingram had a 25-point outing when Providence Grove won its Piedmont Athletic Conference opener by defeating visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy last week. That continues a nice trend for the Patriots, who held a 6-2 overall record through the end of last week. With that, it meant that Providence Grove had matched the team’s win total for the entire 2022-23 season. Ingram, a senior guard, entered this week with a team-leading 13.3 points per game – or about twice her average for last season. She also had provided 2.4 assists per game. This is her fourth season…

18 Dec

Prep basketball: PAC play begins with tight girls’ games

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, piedmont athletic conference, Prep Basketball, Providence Grove Patriots, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Trinity Bulldogs

Teams began play Friday night in the Piedmont Athletic Conference and there were a couple of close games in girls’ basketball. Defending champion Randleman received 21 points and 10 rebounds from Audra Petty in a 47-41 home victory against Wheatmore. Providence Grove edged visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 59-53 with Brooke Ingram racking up 25 points. Southwestern Randolph had an easy time with visiting Trinity in a 55-4 result. Eastern Randolph is slated to begin PAC play this week. Earlier last week, Jordin George scored 21 points when Southwestern Randolph trounced visiting North Davidson 55-28 in non-conference action. Boys’ basketball Providence…

13 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Marcus Roberston

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Marcus Robertson, Prep Basketball, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Southwestern Randolph, boys’ basketball It has been a challenging start to the season for Southwestern Randolph, but Robertson has given the Cougars chances in games. Last week, the senior had games of 24 points and 19 points. Still, the Cougars absorbed a pair of narrow home losses on consecutive nights to South Davidson (by 42-40) and East Davidson (by 55-52). Robertson is coming off football season when he was a receiver for the Cougars.

11 Dec

Prep Roundup: Asheboro boys, Cougars girls win twice; Trinity wrestlers nab big wins

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Caressa King, Dominic Hittepole, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Spencer May, Trinity athletics, Wheatmore athletics

Here's a look at some of last week's area high school sports highlights: The Asheboro boys’ basketball team avenged a loss to Randleman by securing a 58-36 home victory with Jerquarius Stanback posting 18 points. Stanback had 18 again when the Blue Comets defeated visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 70-33 later in the week. ** Dominic Payne’s 32 points boosted Trinity past East Davidson 73-56. Payne’s 34 points vs. visiting Oak Grove weren’t enough in a 76-67 loss. ** Parker Kines had 22 points in Wheatmore’s 53-50 loss at Ledford. He posted 13 points in a 58-37 setback to North Davidson.…

08 Dec

Check on Asheboro’s Mid-Piedmont Conference fall all-conference selections

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Class 3-A, Diego Bustamante, Kelly Smith, Mid-Piedmont Conference, prep cross country, prep football, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep tennis, Prep volleyball

Carlos Gonzalez was one of the Asheboro players helping the Blue Comets to the Mid-Piedmont Conference title. (Randolph Record file photo) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for fall sports: Boys’ cross country Runner of the Year: Hunter Creech (Oak Grove) Coach of the Year: Trey Cook (Central Davidson) Girls’ cross country Runner of the Year: Jillian Parks (Central Davidson) Coach of the Year: Daniel Parker (North Davidson) Football Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Connor Creech (Oak Grove), Alex Sanford (Ledford) Defensive Player of the Year: Bradley Byrd (Oak Grove) Lineman of…

06 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Audra Petty

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Audra Petty, Prep Basketball, Randleman Tigers

Randleman, girls’ basketball Petty is one of the returning players for the Tigers, who had a strong senior class last season. She has been up the task. Petty, a senior guard, posted 24 points against Asheboro and 27 points against Ledford in a pair of games last week. In Randleman’s first three games, Petty has averaged 26.3 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds. She also was credited with 2.7 steals per game. The Tigers are the reigning Piedmont Athletic Conference champions, but they’ll be relying on a cast of underclassmen to support Petty this season. Petty is the only senior…

04 Dec

Prep Roundup: Asheboro has mixed basketball results; Randleman wrestlers excel

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Dominic Hittepole, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Randleman Tigers, Trey Swaney, Trinity Bulldogs

Trinity’s Grayson Earls goes up for a shot in a game against Jordan-Matthews during last week’s victory in boys’ basketball. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s some highlights from last week’s high school boys’ basketball games: ** On the boys’ side, Randleman topped visiting Asheboro 70-46 last week despite Jerquarius Stanback’s 33 points. Then on Friday, Stanback scored 33 points again, leading Asheboro in a 68-51 victory at Southwestern Randolph ** Trinity’s Dominic Payne scored 28 points in a 56-44 home loss to Oak Grove. Earlier in the week, Payne tallied 27 points as the Bulldogs defeated visiting Jordan-Matthews 56-53. Payne’s…