Prep Girls: Asheboro climbs to 10-win mark

ASHEBORO — Asheboro’s Adalynn Scherer supplied 14 points in the Blue Comets 48-11 trouncing of visiting Northeast Guilford in Friday night’s Triad Area Athletic Conference girls’ basketball game.

That outcome snapped the Blue Comets’ four-game losing streak and enabled the team to reach the 10-win mark for the first time in five seasons.

** Uwharrie Charter Academy won a pair of Four Rivers Conference games, beginning when Lainey Thomas scored 14 points and Nevaeh Staples had 13 points in a 43-21 decision at Eastern Randolph.

Next came a 68-24 home victory against Jordan-Matthews with Thomas providing 20 points and Staples and Kayla Brown each with 11 points.

Out of conference, UCA pulled out a 42-39 road victory against Ledford with Thomas posting 11 points to begin the week.

** Southwestern Randolph blew out host Jordan-Mathews 82-26 when Maddie Strider drilled seven 3-pointers on the way to 26 points and Jordin George had 18 points in the Four Rivers Conference.

The Cougars then lost in conference play by 52-29 to visiting Northwood as Strider tallied 14 points.

** Wheatmore’s Kaelyn Whitehart supplied 26 points in a 50-30 triumph against visiting Providence Grove in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.

Then Wheatmore went on the road to defeat Trinity 47-22 on Friday. The Warriors completed the first half of conference play without a league loss.

Providence Grove bounced back for a 52-17 home romp past winless Thomasville.

** Trinity’s Madison Hill scored 29 points but it wasn’t enough in a 58-46 road loss to West Davidson in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.

** Randleman’s 55-29 home victory against Eastern Randolph came with 13 points each from Aislyn Laughlin and Kadie Green. Callie Craven had 11 points and Katelyn Brown scored 10 points for Eastern Randolph.

The Tigers moved back into Piedmont Athletic Conference play the next night and lost 59-34 at High Point Andrews on Friday.