Eastern Randolph’s Cora Sparrow shoots over Lexington’s Angela Bobo and Jordyn Dearmon, left, during last week’s non-conference girls’ basketball game. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
ASHEBORO – Uwharrie Charter Academy’s wrestling team might be back on top in Piedmont Athletic Conference wrestling.
The Eagles defeated visiting Trinity 45-18 in last week’s dual meet in a clash between dual team state champions from last season.
UCA won all the bouts in weight classes lower than 150 pounds.
Last December, Trinity defeated UCA 36-30.
In other PAC openers for dual meets, Southwestern Randolph topped Randleman 49-30 and Wheatmore defeated Eastern Randolph 49-23.
Boys’ basketball
Randleman picked up a big non-conference victory by winning 45-42 at Asheboro behind Jireh Price’s 18 points and Connor Cassidy’s 13 points. Osiris Rodriguez had 19 points for Asheboro.
Randleman also edged host Oak Grove 65-64 with Tyshaun Goldston’s 26 points and Cassidy’s 19 points leading the way.
Randleman began PAC play with a 44-30 decision against visiting Wheatmore as Goldston had 20 points.
** Southwestern Randolph opened its PAC schedule by winning 70-55 at Trinity as Zach Bruce posted 24 points. Nazir Station had 25 points for Trinity.
** UCA’s 59-47 victory at Providence Grove came with Braeden Lamb’s 24 points in the PAC game, while Providence Grove’s Will Dabbs had 23 points.
** Wheatmore’s Parker Kines racked up 21 points when the Warriors lost 51-45 at East Davidson in a non-league game.
** Providence Grove’s Andrew Thomas posted 22 points and Dabbs had 17 points in a 52-45 non-conference road victory against Chatham Charter.
** Eastern Randolph began its season by winning 70-58 as Timothy Brower scored 20 points in a non-league game at Lexington.
Girls’ basketball
Southwestern Randolph began PAC play by winning 70-21 at Trinity has Lenzie Martin had 16 points.
Southwestern Randolph’s Maddie Strider had 21 points in a 56-13 home whipping of non-league foe North Stanly.
** Gracie Beane scored 17 points in Randleman’s PAC-opening 40-29 home victory against Wheatmore, ending the Tigers’ three-game losing streak.
** UCA’s Nevaeh Staples racked up 17 points in a 51-50 escape at Providence Grove in a PAC game. Laurel Bernhardt had 23 points for the Patriots.
Staples had 14 points when the Eagles won 42-36 in a non-league game at Mount Pleasant.
** Providence Grove fell 65-44 to visiting Western Alamance despite Bernhardt’s 24 points. The Patriots won a 60-24 non-league game at Chatham Charter as Bernhardt had 17 points.
** Eastern Randolph went 1-2 in three non-conference games away from home, ending the week by topping Camden County 42-26. Raegan Beaver and Callie Craven had 13 points each in the 69-38 loss at Lexington.
