Asheboro Blue Comets - Randolph Record

09 Jan

Prep boys: Asheboro Blue Comets make more statements

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Brandon Campbell, Camden Walker, Connor Cassidy, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Marcus Robertson, Mid-Piedmont Conference, Nicah Taylor, piedmont athletic conference, Prep Basketball, Randleman Tigers, Timothy Brower, Trinity Bulldogs, Tyshaun Goldston

ASHEBORO – It was quite a week for Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team. The Blue Comets topped a strong in-county team to wrap up non-conference play and then won its Mid-Piedmont Conference opener. It all added up to a 10-game winning streak entering this week. Asheboro defeated visiting Eastern Randolph 80-75 in a highly anticipated matchup behind Jerquarius Stanback’s 26 points and David Rodriguez’s 25 points. The game pitted last season’s regular-season champions from the Mid-Piedmont Conference and Piedmont Athletic Conference. It was the first time the Blue Comets and Wildcats met in four years. Eastern Randolph countered with 21 points…

02 Jan

Prep boys: Asheboro blows through tourney field

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Connor Cassidy, holiday tournament, Jerquarius Stanback, Randleman Tigers

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro boys’ basketball team breezed through three games in the SportsTone.net Christmas Invitational on its home court. The tournament didn’t provide much variety for the Blue Comets, who defeated teams it had already defeated a total of five times earlier this season. The title game Friday night at least proved to be a rubber match, with Asheboro trouncing Randleman 63-41 after the teams split two earlier meetings. Jerquarius Stanback of Asheboro was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. He averaged 24.7 points per game across three games. The Blue Comets (11-1) entered the new year on an…

25 Dec

Holiday hoops return to Asheboro after hiatus

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Asheboro’s Malaika Khan takes a shot against Uwharrie Charter Academy earlier this season. This week, there will be holiday tournament play in Asheboro’s gym. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Holiday high school basketball action returns to Asheboro after a three-year gap with this week’s 16-team event at Asheboro High School. The tournament includes a girls’ bracket and a boys’ bracket, with five schools from Randolph County in the field. It’s called the SportsTone.net Christmas Invitational. Games will be held Wednesday through Friday. Along with host Asheboro, the schools entered are Providence Grove, Randleman, Southwestern Randolph, Trinity, Eastern Guilford, North Carolina…

18 Dec

Prep basketball: PAC play begins with tight girls’ games

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, piedmont athletic conference, Prep Basketball, Providence Grove Patriots, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Trinity Bulldogs

Teams began play Friday night in the Piedmont Athletic Conference and there were a couple of close games in girls’ basketball. Defending champion Randleman received 21 points and 10 rebounds from Audra Petty in a 47-41 home victory against Wheatmore. Providence Grove edged visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 59-53 with Brooke Ingram racking up 25 points. Southwestern Randolph had an easy time with visiting Trinity in a 55-4 result. Eastern Randolph is slated to begin PAC play this week. Earlier last week, Jordin George scored 21 points when Southwestern Randolph trounced visiting North Davidson 55-28 in non-conference action. Boys’ basketball Providence…

11 Dec

Prep Roundup: Asheboro boys, Cougars girls win twice; Trinity wrestlers nab big wins

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Caressa King, Dominic Hittepole, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Spencer May, Trinity athletics, Wheatmore athletics

Here's a look at some of last week's area high school sports highlights: The Asheboro boys’ basketball team avenged a loss to Randleman by securing a 58-36 home victory with Jerquarius Stanback posting 18 points. Stanback had 18 again when the Blue Comets defeated visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 70-33 later in the week. ** Dominic Payne’s 32 points boosted Trinity past East Davidson 73-56. Payne’s 34 points vs. visiting Oak Grove weren’t enough in a 76-67 loss. ** Parker Kines had 22 points in Wheatmore’s 53-50 loss at Ledford. He posted 13 points in a 58-37 setback to North Davidson.…

08 Dec

Check on Asheboro’s Mid-Piedmont Conference fall all-conference selections

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Class 3-A, Diego Bustamante, Kelly Smith, Mid-Piedmont Conference, prep cross country, prep football, Prep golf, prep soccer, Prep tennis, Prep volleyball

Carlos Gonzalez was one of the Asheboro players helping the Blue Comets to the Mid-Piedmont Conference title. (Randolph Record file photo) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for fall sports: Boys’ cross country Runner of the Year: Hunter Creech (Oak Grove) Coach of the Year: Trey Cook (Central Davidson) Girls’ cross country Runner of the Year: Jillian Parks (Central Davidson) Coach of the Year: Daniel Parker (North Davidson) Football Co-Offensive Players of the Year: Connor Creech (Oak Grove), Alex Sanford (Ledford) Defensive Player of the Year: Bradley Byrd (Oak Grove) Lineman of…

04 Dec

Prep Roundup: Asheboro has mixed basketball results; Randleman wrestlers excel

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Dominic Hittepole, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Randleman Tigers, Trey Swaney, Trinity Bulldogs

Trinity’s Grayson Earls goes up for a shot in a game against Jordan-Matthews during last week’s victory in boys’ basketball. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s some highlights from last week’s high school boys’ basketball games: ** On the boys’ side, Randleman topped visiting Asheboro 70-46 last week despite Jerquarius Stanback’s 33 points. Then on Friday, Stanback scored 33 points again, leading Asheboro in a 68-51 victory at Southwestern Randolph ** Trinity’s Dominic Payne scored 28 points in a 56-44 home loss to Oak Grove. Earlier in the week, Payne tallied 27 points as the Bulldogs defeated visiting Jordan-Matthews 56-53. Payne’s…

27 Nov

Prep Roundup: Trinity’s Payne puts up big points

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Bearik Bigelow, Dominic Payne, Jerquarius Stanback, Jose Flores, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Randleman athletics, Trinity Bulldogs

Some big scoring outputs were highlights in last week’s limited high school basketball schedule. The biggest of those came in a boys’ game. Dominic Payne of Trinity poured in 53 points in a 78-72 loss at Southern Guilford. That came one night after Payne’s 44 points in a 77-41 whipping of host East Davidson. Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback posted 25 points in a 53-39 road victory at Providence Grove. Stanback then raked up 29 points when the Blue Comets defeated Westchester Country Day School 79-60 on Friday in High Point. On the girls’ side, Providence Grove needed overtime to edge Asheboro…

20 Nov

Prep Roundup: Asheboro, Trinity, Providence Grove boys win basketball openers

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Dominic Payne, Prep Basketball, prep wrestling, Providence Grove Patriots, Trinity Bulldogs

Asheboro’s Guillermo Santos, top, works the back of Providence Grove's Josh Fogleman during a heavyweight bout last week in Asheboro. Santos won the match. (Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – There was a sampling of season-opening basketball games for some Randolph County schools Friday night. That included Southwestern Randolph and Asheboro splitting a pair of meetings. In the girls’ game, Caressa King’s 20 points led host Southwestern Randolph to a 67-33 triumph against Asheboro. On the boys’ side, Asheboro won 70-43 behind Jerquarius Stanback’s 26 points and Camden Walker’s 22 points. ** Trinity opened the season with a 71-42 whipping of visiting…

29 Oct

Prep soccer: Asheboro, Randleman surge toward states

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class 3-A, piedmont athletic conference, prep soccer, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

Randleman’s Ronaldo Murillo, left, and Southwestern Randolph’s Diego Matias compete during a game earlier this season. Both teams will have home games to begin the state playoffs. (Randolph Record file photo) Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team is a high seed again in the state playoffs, while Randleman benefitted from a special championship game to climb the seeding ladder. Asheboro is the West Region’s No. 3 seed when the Class 3-A state playoffs begin. The Blue Comets (17-3-2) will take on No. 29 seed Foard (7-12-3) in the opening round Monday. Asheboro completed the regular season by defeating visiting Montgomery Central 2-0…