Eastern Randolph’s Camden Jones goes in for a layup against Mountain Heritage in a Class 1-A game. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)
RANDLEMAN – Two boys’ basketball teams from the Piedmont Athletic Conference are moving on in the state playoffs.
Randleman and Eastern Randolph won Friday night in the West Region’s second round.
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In Class 2-A, Randleman defeated No. 22 seed East Gaston 63-46 behind Greg Price’s 21 points and Tyshaun Goldston’s 18 points.
The sixth-seeded Tigers (22-5) next go to third-seeded Newton-Conover for Tuesday night’s third round.
Also, No. 19 seed Trinity received 40 points from senior guard Dominic Payne, but those weren’t enough in an 85-71 loss to Newton Conover.
Brandon Campbell added 13 points for the Bulldogs (19-10).
In Class 1-A, Nicah Taylor rolled up 38 points as Eastern Randolph blasted No. 24 seed Mountain Heritage 81-36.
Timothy Brower had 14 points for the eighth-seeded Wildcats (18-10), who visit top-seeded South Stokes (27-1) on Tuesday night.
In Class 3-A, No. 10 seed Asheboro dropped an 87-53 decision at seventh-seeded Asheville Reynolds.
The Blue Comets (23-4) were without standout Jerquarius Stanback, who was injured three nights earlier when he took a hard crash to the floor in a first-round victory.
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Girls’ basketball
Randleman’s 15-game winning streak ended with a 53-38 home loss to 12th-seeded Lincoln Charter in Class 2-A.
The fifth-seeded Tigers (20-7) were led by Audra Petty’s 15 points.
Also in Class 2-A, third-seeded East Burke blew past No. 14 seed Southeastern Randolph 72-39. The Cougars ended with a 24-5 record, with the only three losses since November coming against Randleman until the states.
In Class 1-A, No. 11 seed Uwharrie Charter Academy was on the wrong end of a 63-35 result at sixth-seeded Thomas Jefferson Classic. The Eagles ended the season with a 16-12 record.