Prep Boys: Providence Grove claims title with narrow victories

Randleman’s Jackson Cook shoots over Ledford’s Eli Lawson during last week’s Piedmont Athletic Conference game. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

Providence Grove’s boys’ basketball team won a pair of tight games to win the regular-season championship in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference last week.

Friday night’s game came with Andrew Thomas sinking a winning 3-pointer in a 55-54 escape at second-place Thomasville. Will Dabbs had 18 points, Gabe McKoy scored 17 and Thomas finished with 15.

Earlier in the week, Providence Grove edged host West Davidson 65-56 in overtime with Thomas scoring 18 points and Dabbs and McKoy each scoring 16. West Davidson didn’t score in overtime.

Also, Dabbs poured in 26 points in a 69-43 home romp past second-place Wheatmore.

After completing the regular season earlier this week, teams in the conference were set for a revamped league tournament Thursday and Friday.

** Wheatmore finished the week with a 52-38 home victory against Trinity as Collin Dodd posted 15 points. Nate Sams had 20 points for Trinity.

** Trinity’s Josh Polanco tallied 14 points in a 46-38 home victory against East Davidson.

Polanco’s 12 points weren’t enough in a 59-41 home loss to West Davidson.

** Thomasville took down visiting Wheatmore 65-54.

** In the Triad Area Athletic Conference, Ryan Headen had 16 points and Nirey White supplied 14 points when Asheboro nipped visiting Northeast Guilford 62-61.

Asheboro fell 67-58 to visiting Southeast Guilford despite Eli Johnson’s 15 points.

The Blue Comets came up short by 50-40 in a home loss to Southeast Guilford.

Asheboro’s 84-76 home victory against Southern Guilford capped the week.

** In the Four Rivers Conference, even with Jaxon Mabe and Corey Cole each scoring 15 points, UCA fell 70-51 to first-place Northwood.

In the rematch later in the week, Justyce Lawson had 17 points and Mabe notched 15 points in a 69-49 road loss.

UCA used Mabe’s 21 points and Lawson’s 16 points in a 62-51 road victory against Jordan-Matthews.

** Northwood pounded visiting Southwestern in Randolph 81-31.

Southwestern Randolph lost 58-49 at home to Jordan-Matthews despite Colton McKee’s 19 points.

The Cougars then won at North Moore by 79-35, aided by Drake Beason’s 23 points.

** Tyler Gee’s 41 points for Eastern Randolph weren’t enough in a 71-60 road loss to Jordan-Matthews.

Gee scored 34 at home in the rematch, which was won 93-67 by the Wildcats.

Eastern Randolph topped North Moore twice, winning 84-74 on the road and 79-25 at home. AJ McDonald scored 20 points and Gee had 17 points in the home game.

** In the Piedmont Athletic Conference, Randleman returned to action last week with a 63-61 loss at Ledford and a 71-36 home victory against Lexington.

The conference tournament has been nixed in order to play make-up games this week.