ASHEBORO — Will Dabbs scored 30 points and the Providence Grove boys’ basketball team disrupted the pecking order in the Piedmont Athletic Conference by winning 63-50 at Uwharrie Charter Academy on Friday night.
Andrew Thomas notched 13 points as Patriots knocked UCA out of a share of first place in a crowded PAC race. Providence Grove enters this week in a third-place tie with UCA (at 4-2) behind Randleman (5-1) and Eastern Randolph (4-1).
Tuesday’s docket shows Eastern Randolph going to Randleman in a game to determine the league leader with about two weeks remaining.
Teams also have make-up games this week after postponements for most of last week.
** Randleman did its part by blasting host Wheatmore 82-39 behind Tyshaun Goldston’s 20 points.
** Brayden Chapman’s 20 points helped host Southwestern Randolph trounce Trinity 60-38 in a PAC game.
Southwestern Randolph followed that by falling 76-44 in Saturday’s non-conference game at Mount Pleasant.
** Eastern Randolph suffered an 88-80 non-league loss to visiting Grace Christian on Friday night.
Grace Christian had three players reach the 20-point level, led by Nate Jones’ 25.
** In the Mid-Piedmont Conference, Asheboro won its first league game in four tries and snapped a five-game overall losing skid by recording a 72-36 home rout of Montgomery Central. Eli Johnson’s 17 points and Osiris Rodriguez’s 16 points led the way.
