Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team has picked up momentum in the Mid-Piedmont Conference with three consecutive victories.
The Blue Comets won twice last week, with Elijah Woodle’s 21 points leading the way in a 48-46 nipping of host Oak Grove, avenging an earlier defeat.
Then Asheboro’s Jalial Timmons scored 22 points and Woodle had 17 points in a 57-43 home victory against Central Davidson on Friday night.
** Uwharrie Charter Academy stayed in the Piedmont Athletic Conference race with a pair of victories.
UCA beat visiting Wheatmore 69-45 as Jaxon Mabe had 17 points, Jaylan Brown notched 15 points and Aaron Smith provided 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles trounced host Trinity 72-30 as Mabe registered 27 points and 14 rebounds. Zy’iveon Holmes had more than half of Trinity’s points with 16.
UCA and Eastern Randolph enter this week with 6-2 PAC records behind first-place Randleman, which is 8-1 in league play.
** Eastern Randolph played three days in a row at the end of the week, winning twice in the PAC.
The Wildcats overwhelmed visiting Providence Grove 82-32 as Timothy Brower had 20 points and Camden Jones and Tyler Gee each scored 16.
Then Eastern Randolph blew past host Wheatmore 87-62 behind Brower’s 28 points and Jones’ 22 points.
Parker Kines scored 18 points for Wheatmore.
Eastern Randolph fell 83-73 to visiting Lexington in Saturday’s non-conference game.
** Wheatmore had a 61-41 road decision against Trinity as Weston Driggers and Kines racked up 16 points apiece.
** Randleman defeated visiting Southwestern Randolph 52-30 as Tyshaun Goldston had 14 points and Connor Cassidy scored 11. (For more on Randleman: https://randolphrecord.com/randleman-boys-come-through-in-clutch-top-eastern-randolph-in-pac-showdown)
** Southwestern Randolph’s Brayden Chapman scored 17 points in a 58-53 road victory against Providence Grove.
