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14 Feb

Prep Basketball: Southwestern Randolph teams reach PAC semifinal rounds

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Southwestern Randolph’s Jordin George shoots against Trinity’s Ava Nance on Monday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph’s girls’ basketball team survived the only tight finish on the opening night of the Piedmont Athletic Conference postseason. The Cougars prevailed 47-46 against visiting Trinity in the PAC Tournament quarterfinals Monday night. They needed a defensive stop on the game’s final possession. Senior forward Maddie Small made the second of two free-throw chances to break a tie with 9.5 seconds left following an offensive rebound. Jordin George posted 14 points for the third-seeded Cougars (18-7), who play in the semifinals Wednesday…

13 Feb

Prep Boys: Blue Comets hit decades-long high

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Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback goes up for a shot last week against Ledford’s Whit Denny. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – There are lots of reasons that have made this a special season for the Asheboro boys’ basketball team. The goal will be to keep it going. The Blue Comets won the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s regular season, going through that portion of conference play without a loss for the first time since 1976. “We knew we would have some success in conference,” veteran coach Brian Nance said. “We had a good first half (of league play) and next thing you know, you’re 6-0,…

12 Feb

Prep Roundup: Asheboro’s Becker claims second in freestyle

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Asheboro swimmer Madison Burnette helped the Blue Comets in a relay during the state championships. (Randolph Record file photo) CARY – Freshman Megan Becker of Asheboro was the runner-up in the Class 3-A girls’ 100-yard freestyle in the state championships Saturday at the Triangle Aquatic Center. Becker finished the race in 53.57 seconds behind Orange’s Katie Belle Sikes, who set a Class 3-A state meet record of 49.45. Becker was also fourth in the 200 freestyle in 1:56.40. Asheboro’s Madison Burnette, Fiona Wolfe-Roberts, Maci Columbia and Becker combined for 10th place in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:48.56. Ninth in…

11 Feb

Prep Girls: Snotherly achieves history with Eastern Randolph

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Brecken Snotherly goes up for a shot earlier this season at Trinity. (Randolph Record) CLIMAX – It’s already an historic season for Eastern Randolph’s girls’ basketball team. Much of that is coming from senior guard Brecken Snotherly, who racked up a school-record 51 points in Tuesday night’s regular-season home finale against Trinity. “I was kind of surprised to have that many,” she said. “I would say 25 points was a lot for a game.” She hit six 3-point shots. That might have been the difference from some of her other games. “My shot, when you have games that you’re on,”…

10 Feb

Eastern Randolph boys find way to outright PAC title

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Eastern Randolph’s Davonte Brooks ties the game with a dunk late in the third quarter at Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Wildcats withstand Providence Grove for rare basketball prize CLIMAX – Eastern Randolph had to make changes to figure out how to topple Providence Grove in Thursday night’s unexpected down-to-the-end tussle in boys’ basketball. Just mark it up as another accomplishment for this group of Wildcats. They’re outright Piedmont Athletic Conference regular-season champions, collecting the school’s first league title of any sort in boys’ basketball in seven years and only second regular-season title in 29 years. “We wanted to bring…

09 Feb

Area swimmers set for state meets

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Megan Becker of Asheboro, shown here last month, is one of the qualifiers for the Class 3-A state championships. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) GREENSBORO – Asheboro and Wheatmore had swimmers qualify for this week’s state meet after regional competitions late last week. Asheboro swimming coach Chuck Hinson said the Blue Comets had their largest number of regional qualifiers in program history as the team was entered in 20 individual events and six relays in the Class 3-A Central Regional on Friday at Greensboro Aquatic Center. Freshman Megan Becker was the runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 57.67 seconds and…

08 Feb

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jordan Booker

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Randleman, girls’ basketball Booker is a senior starter on another Piedmont Athletic Conference championship team for the Tigers. Booker, a guard, ranks third in scoring on the team with 8.4 points per game, hitting about 51 percent of her shots from the field. She’s second in rebounding at 5.0 per game. She’s also in the top three for Randleman in steals and free-throw percentage. The Tigers, who’ve eclipsed the 20-win mark for the second season in a row, finish the regular season this week. In the PAC Tournament, they’ll have a bye before a home semifinal game Feb. 15. Booker…

08 Feb

Rep. Neal Jackson files bill to give Moore and Randolph County Schools more flexibility

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For his first bill filed as a Representative of Moore and Randolph counties, Rep. Neal Jackson is proposing a bill to give public schools greater flexibility with the school year start date. He is pleased to be joined by Speaker Pro Tempore Sarah Stevens, Rep. Donnie Loftis, and Rep. Brian Biggs. The current statute requires schools start no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26. Rep. Jackson’s bill would allow public schools the flexibility to open as early as August 10 each year. This bill would also allow for flexibility with first-semester testing and would align with college schedules…

08 Feb

Board of Commissioners presented with design for Health Department renovations

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ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met Monday, February 6, where they were provided updates on two of the county’s major construction projects. The first item of new business was an update on the Health Department renovations. “Last summer, you awarded a contract to Smith Sinett Architecture to design a renovation to the health department, which is located at the Ira McDowell Center,” said County Engineer Paxton Arthurs. “Since that time, Smith Sinett has worked to finalize the design and put together the bid documents.” The current Health Department space is 16,000 square feet, with 35 offices, two…

08 Feb

Tillman built big influence on state level

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ARCHDALE — Jerry Tillman’s influence on state politics had a long-lasting impact that’s bound to extend well past his death. “He had a huge impact on our area,” state Sen. Dave Craven said. “He was a champion for our community.” Tillman, a longtime state senator from Randolph County, died Saturday at age 82. Tillman, a retired teacher, administrator, and coach in public schools, was first elected to the state Senate in 2002. He resigned from the chamber in 2020. He served a total of nine terms and became one of two majority whips in the Senate. Craven, while in high…