Coach Seth Baxter has his Southwestern Randolph girls’ basketball team undefeated entering February. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
RANDLEMAN — Southwestern Randolph clinched at least a share of the Piedmont Athletic Conference regular-season girls’ basketball championship, dethroning Randleman along the way.
The Cougars won 48-40 on Friday night at second-place Randleman, which won the title the previous three seasons.
Southwestern Randolph moved to 20-0 overall with three games to play before the postseason.
Maddie Strider scored 17 points for the Cougars, who’ve toppled Randleman three times this season. Kenzie Martin added 11 points.
Chenleigh Robinson and Bella Byman both scored 11 points for the Tigers.
Southwestern Randolph began the week with a 68-40 road victory against Providence Grove as Jordin George had 15 points and Martin notched 14 points.
In between the PAC games, Southwestern Randolph drilled visiting South Stanly 57-19 with Strider tallying 22 points and George supplying 12 points.
** Wheatmore won three times during the week, holding off host Trinity 34-26, upending host Uwharrie Charter Academy 52-42 and then handling visiting Eastern Randolph 50-27.
** UCA won 45-26 against visiting Trinity with Nevaeh Staples providing 12 points.
** Providence Grove’s Laurel Bernhardt poured in 24 points when the Patriots won 63-39 at Eastern Randolph in a make-up game.
