Eastern Randolph’s Timothy Brower tries to launch a shot between Randleman’s Chase Farlow, left, and Tyshaun Goldston at the end of last week’s game in Ramseur. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Southwestern Randolph’s girls’ team makes statement by beating reigning PAC champ
RAMSEUR – Tyshaun Goldson scored 22 points as Randleman prevailed 47-45 for a Piedmont Athletic Conference road victory at Eastern Randolph last week in Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ basketball.
Eastern Randolph’s Timothy Brower racked up 21 points against Randleman.
Randleman then fended off host Southwestern Randolph 61-39 to end the week. The Tigers also topped visiting Oak Grove 60-49 last week.
Eastern Randolph got back on track Friday night as Brower tallied 38 points in an 85-40 hammering of visiting Wheatmore.
** Parker Kines racked up 20 points as Wheatmore defeated visiting Trinity 52-42. Finley Bryant added 14 points and five assists for the Warriors. Nazir Staton had 18 points for Trinity.
** Providence Grove defeated host Southwestern Randolph 52-48 by overcoming Brayden Chapman’s 23 points.
Providence Grove received 20 points and seven assists from Andrew Thomas in a 72-62 home victory against East Davidson.
Will Dabbs tallied 25 points and Thomas had 17 in the Patriots’ 74-57 road loss to North Stanly.
** Chapman posted 17 points when Southwestern Randolph beat visiting Jordan-Matthews 64-18.
** Uwharrie Charter Academy won 82-43 against visiting Trinity as Jaxon Mabe scored 18 points.
** Jalial Timmons poured in 27 points as Asheboro defeated host UCA for the second time this season.
Girls’ basketball
Southwestern Randolph went into Christmas week with an 8-0 record and the last of those victories seemed significant.
The Cougars beat visiting Randleman 42-25 on Friday night, ending the Tigers’ unbeaten string in PAC play that had last for parts of four seasons.
Randleman (5-4, 2-1) was unbeaten at 12-0 in each of the last three seasons in PAC regular-season games.
Jordin George’s 18 points led the Cougars (3-0 PAC) vs. Randleman.
George and Maddie Strider both scored 15 points as the Cougars defeated visiting Providence Grove 68-42.
Strider’s 23 points came in a 64-18 romp past visiting Jordan-Matthews.
** Randleman notched a PAC victory against host Eastern Randolph by 42-26 earlier last week.
The Tigers avenged a non-conference loss to Oak Grove by winning 37-31 at home in the rematch as Katie Green scored 10 points.
** Wheatmore’s 51-24 victory against visiting Trinity came with Brianna Hill’s 16 points. Hill and Kaelyn Whitehart both had 17 points when the Warriors won 53-32 at Eastern Randolph.
** Uwharrie Charter Academy won three games, including by 56-26 against visiting Trinity as Nevaeh Staples scored 14 points.
UCA trounced visiting Asheboro 52-18, aided by Lainey Thomas’ 14 points in the non-conference game. In another non-league game, UCA benefitted from Naimah Al-Arif’s 12 points in a 53-28 home victory against Chatham Charter.
** Jada Nixon’s 25 points led the way for Providence Grove’s 44-32 victory against visiting East Davidson in non-conference action. Laurel Bernhardt had 19 points when the Patriots defeated host North Stanly 38-33.
