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21 Apr

Hitting his Mark: Sprinter gives boosts to Blue Comets

Bob SuttonSportsAdam Cole, Asheboro Blue Comets, Elijah Woodle, Lance Everhart, prep track and field, Randleman athletics, Ty Moton, Valentino Mark, Wheatmore athletics, Zach Hazelwood

Asheboro’s Valentino Mark leads at the beginning of the final leg of the 400-meter relay in the Randolph County Championships. (Bob Sutton/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Valentino Mark is in a hurry, and that’s showing. Mark set two personal-best times in a dominating performance in Tuesday’s Randolph County championships. “Time is ticking,” Mark said of his urgency as a senior. Mark, the triple jump champion, won the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the winning 400 relay as part of host Asheboro’s team championship. Teammate Lance Everhart was a four-time winner as the Blue Comets racked up 220 points to runner-up…

26 Mar

Here are Asheboro’s Mid-Piedmont Conference all-conference selections from winter sports

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Camden Walker, Elijah Woodle, Jerquarius Stanback, Mid-Piedmont Conference, Sion Murrian

Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback, here dunking against Oak Grove, was named Player of the Year for boys’ basketball in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for winter sports: Boys’ basketball Player of the Year: Jerquarius Stanback (Asheboro) Defensive Player of the Year: Kamauri Manuel (North Davidson) Coach of the Year: Dustin Tysinger (Central Davidson) Asheboro: Jerquarius Stanback, Camden Walker, Elijah Woodle Girls’ basketball Player of the Year: Trista Charles (Oak Grove) Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Cora Hadley (Oak Grove), Keelan Moore (North Davidson) Coach of the Year:…

19 Feb

Prep boys: Blue Comets take momentum to league tourney

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Brady Collins, Brandon Campbell, Camden Walker, Dominic Payne, Elijah Woodle, Greg Price, Jerquarius Stanback, Mid-Piedmont Conference, PAC Tournament, Parker Kines, Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament, Prep Basketball, Randleman Tigers, Trinity Bulldogs

Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback had another big week on offense heading into the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team carries a five-game winning streak into the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament. And the Blue Comets won’t have to leave home this week because the pre-determined site for semifinals and finals is Asheboro’s gym. Asheboro (20-3) had one of two byes to the semifinals. The Blue Comets play the winner between sixth-seeded Montgomery Central and third-seeded North Davidson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The final is set for the same time Friday night. Central Davidson is the top…

14 Oct

Prep Football: Eastern Randolph, Randleman post shutouts

Randolph RecordSportsBrandon Campbell, Carter Revelle, Chase Farlow, Dominic Payne, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Elijah Woodle, John Kirkpatrick, Logan Laughlin, Lucas Smith, Noah Bradley, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Randleman Tigers, Thomas Dobias, Trinity Bulldogs, Tyshaun Goldston

Randleman quarterback John Kirkpatrick picks up yards on a run as Southwestern Randolph’s Chris Leon-Avalos, left, and Caleb Shelton pursue him during Friday night’s game. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Lucas Smith ran for four touchdowns and Eastern Randolph registered its fourth consecutive shutout as the host Wildcats blew out neighboring Providence Grove 47-0 in a Piedmont Athletic Conference football game Friday night. The Wildcats (7-1 overall, 3-0 PAC) built a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to their seventh consecutive victory. Carter Revelle threw for two touchdowns, racking up 155 yards on 10-for-13 passing. Rayden West and Nicah Taylor…

23 Sep

Prep football: Cougars’ Ellis runs past Asheboro; Eastern Randolph adds to streak

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Carter Revelle, Eastern Randolph athletics, Elijah Woodle, Logan Laughlin, Lucas Smith, Nathan Ellis, prep football, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Southwestern Randolph’s Nathan Ellis runs away from Asheboro’s Luke Hughes, left, and Lance Everhart for a touchdown Friday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph got back in the groove in a hurry a week after its first slip-up of the season. The Cougars benefitted from five touchdown runs from Nathan Ellis in Friday night’s 32-13 football victory at Asheboro. Three Southwestern Randolph players rushed for 80 or more yards and that type of ball control kept Asheboro (1-4) off balance in the final non-conference game for both teams. Until the Cougars won at Lee J. Stone Stadium in…