Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament

21 Feb

Randleman finds answers, dashes Eastern Randolph’s comeback bid for PAC crown

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Randleman team members pose with some new hardware after the PAC Tournament championship game. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – In typical fashion for Randleman’s boys’ basketball team this season, the Tigers had the appropriate responses. That became the theme in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game, with Randleman handling the pressure and eventually delivering decisive blows for a 68-56 victory against visiting Eastern Randolph on Friday night in front of a capacity crowd. “It was our hustle,” Tigers guard Pacey Wagner said. “We play so hard and we play so well together.” That’s what it took in…

14 Feb

Prep basketball: Southwestern Randolph girls, Randleman boys headline regular season

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Senior Kenzie Martin has been a key player for Southwestern Randolph’s undefeated girls’ basketball team this season. (Randolph Record) Southwestern Randolph’s girls’ basketball team finished an undefeated regular season as one of the area highlights for going into next week’s conference tournaments. There’s still plenty to sort out with conference tournaments. Because of weather-related concerns for next week, the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament has been reduced to include only the top four teams instead of all six. Semifinals are set for Monday with the title games Tuesday night at Central Davidson. That means the Asheboro’s girls, who tied for fifth place,…

20 Oct

Prep volleyball: PAC Tournament champ UCA, runner-up Randleman hold high seeds for states

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Uwharrie Charter Academy coach Lee Kennell addresses the team during a match earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – Uwharrie Charter Academy’s volleyball looks all heated up again. The Eagles are Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament champions and hold big aspirations for the state playoffs. UCA upended regular-season champion Randleman to win the PAC Tournament last week. The teams split two matches in the regular season. Both teams received high seeds for the state playoffs The Eagles are seeded fourth in Class 1A West, entering the state playoffs with a 26-3 record. Eastern Randolph is in the bracket…

08 May

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ryan Marshall

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Wheatmore, boys’ golf Ryan Marshall of Wheatmore was the Piedmont Athletic Conference champion by shooting 5-over-par 77 last week at Holly Ridge Golf Links. Marshall, a junior, shot sub-40 on both the front side and backside for a five-stroke edge on Trinity’s Bo Earnhardt. On Monday, Marshall placed third in the Class 2-A Midwest Regional to reserve a spot in next week’s state tournament. In the PAC Tournament, Wheatmore’s 345 team total was 10 shots better than runner-up Uwharrie Charter Academy, while Providence Grove (358) and Southwestern Randolph (360) also contended. The Warriors won the team title for the third…

26 Feb

PAC boys: Tigers take tournament title

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Tyshaun Goldston had a big role in Randleman's PAC Tournament games. (Randolph Record file photo) RANDLEMAN – Randleman kept getting better in the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship game for boys’ basketball. That’s much how the season has gone as a whole for the Tigers. Tyshaun Goldston poured in 34 points and top-seeded Randleman defeated second-seeded Trinity 69-47 in Friday night’s title game. Jirah Price had 12 points and Chase Farlow notched nine points to help the Tigers (20-5) avenge a loss from their regular-season finale. Randleman led 23-19 at halftime, then produced 23 points in each of the final…

26 Feb

PAC girls: Randleman rules again, captures tourney

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RANDLEMAN – Randleman tightened its stronghold on Piedmont Athletic Conference girls’ basketball. The Tigers won the PAC Tournament for the third year in a row. Friday night’s home victory against second-seeded Southwestern Randolph came with Chenleigh Robinson tallying 19 points and Audra Petty providing 17 points. Southwestern Randolph (23-4) received 14 points from Jordin George and nine points from Macy Allred. The Cougars are 0-3 vs. Randleman this season. Randleman has gone three consecutive seasons without a loss in PAC competition. The Tigers won tournament finals the past two seasons by defeating UCA and Eastern Randolph in the championship games.…

19 Feb

Prep boys: Blue Comets take momentum to league tourney

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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…

19 Feb

Prep girls: Randleman looks to run through PAC Tournament at home

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RANDLEMAN – One victory is all it will take for Randleman to reach the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship on its home court in girls’ basketball. The Tigers will be going for a third consecutive tournament title if they top the winner of a game between fourth-seeded Uwharrie Charter Academy and fifth-seeded Wheatmore in the semifinal round. Other matchups at the beginning of the week pitted sixth-seeded Eastern Randolph at third-seeded Providence Grove and seventh-seeded Trinity visiting second-seeded Southwestern Randolph. Wednesday’s semifinals are slated for the site of the higher seed. Randleman is the designated site for Friday night’s final…

20 Oct

Southwestern Randolph volleyball team wins PAC tourney; Pairings set for start of states this weekend

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Southwestern Randolph’s Riley Key, left, and Madelyn Smith go up for a block against Randleman in the PAC Tournament championship match. Randleman’s Camden Scott, right, waits at the net. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph’s volleyball team swept to the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship. The regular-season champion Cougars defeated visiting Randleman 25-15, 26-24, 25-23 in Wednesday night’s tournament final. Southwestern Randolph (22-4) goes to the Class 2-A state playoffs on an 11-match winning streak. Randleman (16-7), which was the third seed for the PAC Tournament, lost for the third time this season to the Cougars. Southwestern Randolph…

18 Feb

Wildcats capture another prize, top Trinity boys in PAC final

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Eastern Randolph’s Timothy Brower goes up for a basket as Trinity’s Jacob Hodges, right, defends. Other Trinity players, left to right, Brandon Campbell, Grayson Earls, Dylan Hodges and Dominic Payne look on. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Timothy Brower was down on the court in pain in the first quarter of the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament’s boys’ basketball championship. The Eastern Randolph guard delivered much of the punishment for the rest of Friday night’s game. Brower’s 28 points helped propel the regular-season champion Wildcats in a 74-64 victory against visiting Trinity that marked their first conference tournament title in seven…