RAMSEUR – Timothy Brower scored 22 points and Eastern Randolph pulled out a 66-50 victory against visiting Asheboro in Friday night’s non-conference boys’ basketball game.
The Wildcats posted 20 of the game’s last 24 points.
Tyler Gee scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and Camden Jones finished with 16 points.
For Asheboro, Jewel Barrett-Riggins had 14 points and Osiris Rodriguez notched 10 points.
In the girls’ game, Eastern Randolph won 47-32 as Raegan Beaver’s 14 points and Cora Sparrow’s 13 points led the way.
** Southwestern Randolph swept road games at Chatham Central on Friday night.
The Cougars won the girls’ game 61-20 as Maddie Strider scored 19 points.
In the boys’ game, Southwestern Randolph’s 40-39 victory came with Julian Mosley scoring 13 points. That marked the second consecutive one-point victory for the Cougars.
Panther Classic
In late December at Thomasville, Wheatmore’s girls ended up third in the eight-team bracket, finishing with a 42-41 victory against Madison in the third-place game. Brianna Hill of the Warriors was named to the all-tournament team. Ledford was the host school.
On the boys’ side, Wheatmore also went 2-1, though by losing the first game the Warriors were in the consolation bracket and ended up in fifth place.
Weston Driggers notched 15 points and six rebounds in Wheatmore’s final game of the tournament.
The Warriors began the event with a 64-28 loss to Oak Grove. Then came a 59-46 victory against East Davidson with Parker Kines racking up 19 points and Finley Bryant and Weston Driggers each scoring 11.
Kines (illness) and Caleb Coggins (family trip) missed the final game of the tournament.
Falcon Christmas Tournament
In late December at Kernersville, Providence Grove’s girls’ team won twice, topping River Mill 63-15 and subduing host North Carolina Leadership Academy 50-27 for the title in the four-team event. There were no individual awards.
Providence Grove coach Steven Cheek said Jada Nixon and Laurel Bernhardt were the team’s top players in the tournament.
The Providence Grove boys ripped River Mill 66-12 before Will Dabbs’ 19 points and Andrew Thomas’ 15 points, but the Patriots then lost by 70-48 to North Carolina Leadership Academy in the final.
