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Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic recap: Cougars surprise Randleman girls for tourney title
30 Dec

Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic recap: Cougars surprise Randleman girls for tourney title

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Caressa King, the eventual tournament Most Valuable Player from Southwestern Randolph, goes up for a shot against Thomasville in the Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic at Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)   CLIMAX – Southwestern Randolph’s three-game sweep of girls’ basketball games in the Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic was far from ordinary. The Cougars knocked off previously undefeated Randleman 48-47 in Thursday night’s championship game. Caressa King scored 19 points on the way to being named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Randleman (12-1) lost a regular-season game for the first time since the abbreviated season in the 2020-21 school year. It was also…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Salem Lee
28 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Salem Lee

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Asheboro, girls’ basketball Lee has been a golfer competing at the state level, but she’s also one of the top basketball players for the Blue Comets girls’ team. The senior forward scored a team-high 16 points last week when Asheboro topped visiting Thomasville 60-9. That outcome snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Blue Comets. Lee has been the team’s top producer in terms of assists and blocked shots. She also has been the Asheboro leader in field goal percentage. Asheboro is trying to return to prominence after playing in the Class 3-A state championship game in 2021. The Blue…
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Prep Notes: Area hoops teams show big progress
26 Dec

Prep Notes: Area hoops teams show big progress

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Southwestern Randolph senior center Landon Williamson battles between Chatham Central’s Jacob Gilliland, left, and Aiden Johnson during last week’s game. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – The week before Christmas was relatively light for area teams and athletes, but there were some notable achievements anyway. There was more high-scoring basketball action involving Eastern Randolph. This time, a chunk of that was on the girls’ side with Brecken Snotherly pouring in 35 points as the Wildcats defeated visiting Burlington Williams 58-50. On the boys’ side, Eastern Randolph rang up another big point total with an 84-66 home triumph against Burlington Williams. That…
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Fields set for big high school holiday basketball tournaments
25 Dec

Fields set for big high school holiday basketball tournaments

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Asheboro’s Hakemme Butler goes up for a shot as Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Ethan Kinney, left, and Walker Wilkins look on. Both teams are in this week’s Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic, though at different sites. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) CLIMAX – The Davidson-Randolph Christmas Classic is set for another go-around using two sites, but the field isn’t quite as big as last year. This week’s girls’ and boys’ basketball tournaments will have one slight difference in terms of number of teams. Providence Grove and Ledford are the sites. But the Providence Grove site has only seven girls’ and seven boys’ entrants, so that…
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Prep Notes: 41-point mark hit twice by area boys; UCA, Trinity wrestlers excel
20 Dec

Prep Notes: 41-point mark hit twice by area boys; UCA, Trinity wrestlers excel

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Eastern Randolph’s Davonte Brooks goes up for a shot last week against Wheatmore. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)   It was a big week for top scorers around Randolph County basketball last week. Dominic Payne of Trinity and Davonte Brooks of Eastern Randolph were in the same category at times. Payne poured in 41 points Friday in a 65-64 victory at Uwharrie Charter Academy. On the same night, Brooks posted 41 points in a 99-47 romp at Wheatmore. Teammate Timothy Brower had 28 points. Wheatmore’s Parker Kines had more than half of his team’s points in that game with 26. Payne scored…
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Prep Notes: Girls’ players Gentry, York hit special marks
12 Dec

Prep Notes: Girls’ players Gentry, York hit special marks

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Trinity’s Autumn Gentry takes a shot against East Davidson last week. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) TRINITY – There were special occasions last week for a couple of area girls’ basketball players. Senior Autumn Gentry became Trinity’s all-time leading scorer. She scored 14 points against visiting East Davidson to reach the record. The previous record of 1,252 was held by Jordan Parker. Randleman’s Elizabeth York, a senior guard, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career. York had 24 points in a 57-41 victory against visiting Central Davidson in the game when she reached the milestone. Teammate Gracyn Hall, who passed the 1,000-point…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Allie Frazier
07 Dec

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Allie Frazier

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Providence Grove  |  girls’ basketball Frazier had three strong outings for the Patriots, who went 2-1 in those games. Frazier’s impactful week started with 19 points in the 50-34 victory against visiting East Davidson. By scoring 17 points, the senior guard had more than half of the Patriots’ points in a 38-32 road loss to Southern Guilford. Frazier capped the week with 19 points in a 49-43 triumph against Asheboro. Through four games this season, Frazier had a scoring average of 17.3 points per game. She also shared the team rebounding lead with Asia Steverson with 7.3 per outing.
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Prep Notes: Trinity players keep rapid scoring paces; Wrestlers win from Trinity, Wheatmore
05 Dec

Prep Notes: Trinity players keep rapid scoring paces; Wrestlers win from Trinity, Wheatmore

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Tyshaun Goldston of Randleman dunks against Lexington during one of his big games last week. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) TRINITY – It was another big week for Trinity guard Dominic Payne. He racked up 32 points in a 66-53 victory at Jordan-Matthews. That was just the appetizer. He scored 27 points in a 61-45 victory against visiting North Carolina Leadership Academy. Then he finished the week in style by going for 42 points when the Bulldogs defeated host East Rowan 82-68. Payne wasn’t the only big scorer during the week for Trinity. Autumn Gentry poured in 33 points to go with…
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Troutman returns to UCA, passes 1,000 points
03 Dec

Troutman returns to UCA, passes 1,000 points

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Ashton Troutman of Uwharrie Charter Academy goes up for a shot against Trinity last season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record). ASHEBORO – Ashton Troutman returned to the Uwharrie Charter Academy boys’ basketball team and pretty much picked up where he left off. After spending a few months as a transfer at The Burlington School, Troutman decided to finish his high school career where it began. “It was just a lot (of reasons), nothing basketball related,” Troutman said of coming back to UCA. “I just had a good three years at Uwharrie and I missed what was going on. I was missing my…
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Prep Notes: Trinity’s Payne starts strong; Wrestlers compete in tourneys
29 Nov

Prep Notes: Trinity’s Payne starts strong; Wrestlers compete in tourneys

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Southwestern Randolph’s Kenzie Martin shoots over Asheboro’s Kaylen Nance earlier this season. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) TRINITY – Junior guard Dominic Payne of Trinity has been off to a sizzling start in boys’ basketball. Payne scored 37 points in a 67-66 overtime victory last week at Oak Grove. He was back at it the next night with 25 points in a 71-28 trouncing of visiting East Davidson. Teammate Dylan Hodges added 21 points in that game. Meanwhile, Asheboro’s boys’ basketball team won a notable matchup based on last season’s area conference champions. The Blue Comets won 65-35 at Providence Grove. Last…
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