Randleman Tigers

Prep girls: Tigers wrap up another PAC crown

Prep girls: Tigers wrap up another PAC crown

Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Abbie Gudino, left, and Randleman’s Audry Petty reach for a rebound during last week’s PAC game in Asheboro. UCA’s Nevaeh Staples, far left, and Randleman’s Chenleigh Robinson, center, and Bella Byman look on. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Two more victories allowed Randleman’s girls’ basketball team to clinch a sixth consecutive Piedmont Athletic Conference championship. The Tigers took down host Uwharrie Charter Academy 64-46 with Bella Byman tallying 21 points and Audra Petty registering 19 points and 10 rebounds. Those offset 16 points from UCA’s Nevaeh Staples. Next, Byman had 19 points and Gracie Beane compiled 17 points when…
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Prep boys: Asheboro faces tough task to repeat; Randleman stays atop PAC

Prep boys: Asheboro faces tough task to repeat; Randleman stays atop PAC

Randleman’s Tyshaun Goldston goes up between Southwestern Randolph’s Nathan Ellis, left, and Brayden Chapman on Friday night. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) Asheboro will be hard-pressed to repeat as Mid-Piedmont Conference regular-season champion in boys' basketball after dropping a 63-60 decision at first-place Central Davidson last week despite Jerquarius Stanback’s 27 points. Stanback had 27 points in the next game as well, helping the Blue Comets defeat visiting North Davidson 68-54. Camden Walker added 22 points in that game. Asheboro entered this week with a 4-2 league record while Central Davison was at 7-0. ** In the Piedmont Athletic Conference, Randleman stayed…
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Prep girls: Randleman tops Southwestern Randolph, closes in on PAC crown

Prep girls: Randleman tops Southwestern Randolph, closes in on PAC crown

Randleman’s Audra Petty dribbles down the court as Southwestern Randolph’s Kenzie Martin chases Friday night. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Randleman’s girls’ basketball team tightened its grip on first place in the Piedmont Athletic Conference by defeating Southwestern Randolph again. This time it was a road victory for the Tigers, who won 46-36 on Friday night. Chenleigh Robinson tallied 10 points and Bella Byman had nine points for Randleman (14-6 overall, 9-0 PAC), which showcased its defense. Southwestern Randolph (18-3, 7-2) didn’t score in the second quarter. Randleman led 15-10 at halftime. With three PAC games remaining, one more victory…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Greg Price

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Greg Price

Randleman, boys’ basketball Price has been one of the main forces behind Randleman’s strong season. The Tigers entered the week with a 14-4 record, just one victory away from last season’s win total and in position to improve from last season’s fourth-place spot in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Price, a guard, is the only senior among the main rotation of players for the Tigers. He’s averaging 13.5 points per game, ranking second on the team. He’s first on the Randleman team with 2.5 assists per game and third in rebounding with 4.2 per outing. Price had 24 points in the…
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Prep boys: Trinity splits games as Payne hits milestone

Prep boys: Trinity splits games as Payne hits milestone

Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Braeden Lamb goes up for a shot against Wheatmore’s Parker Kines during a game last week. Wheatmore’s Robert Nyamongo, left, looks on. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Randleman and Trinity were involved in a Piedmont Athletic Conference boys’ basketball showdown last week and it turned out to be a compelling matchup. Randleman needed overtime to defeat host Trinity 74-69 with Greg Price recording 24 points, Connor Cassidy posting 18 points and Tyshaun Goldston providing 16 points. Dominic Payne had 21 points and Brandon Campbell racked up 18 points for Trinity. Randleman kept it going by blowing out host Wheatmore…
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Prep girls: Tigers, Cougars stay on pace atop PAC

Prep girls: Tigers, Cougars stay on pace atop PAC

Nevaeh Staples of Uwharrie Charter Academy goes up amid Wheatmore defenders in last week’s Piedmont Athletic Conference girls’ basketball game (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Randleman and Southwestern Randolph have separated themselves from the rest of the Piedmont Athletic Conference in girls’ basketball. They carried winning streaks of seven and five games, respectively, into this week. The regular season for PAC teams ends Feb. 15. Randleman won a pair of games to remain atop the PAC last week. The week ended for the Tigers with a 43-39 escape at Wheatmore, with Audra Petty collecting 20 points and 11 rebounds and Chenleigh Robinson…
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Prep girls: Randleman adds to PAC streak

Prep girls: Randleman adds to PAC streak

Randleman’s Gracie Beane, right, blocks a shot from Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Lainey Thomas. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RANDLEMAN – Randleman kept rolling last week in Piedmont Athletic Conference girls’ basketball. Randleman upended visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 58-43 with 12 points apiece from Audra Petty and Chenleigh Robinson. Next the Tigers had a 58-39 home victory against Providence Grove. Randleman (10-6, 5-0 PAC) has won 31 consecutive regular-season league games covering parts of four seasons. ** Earlier in the week, Providence Grove defeated winless Trinity 62-12. ** Southwestern Randolph posted a pair of victories to improve to 14-2. There was a 58-20…
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Prep Boys: Randleman Tigers stay on right track

Prep Boys: Randleman Tigers stay on right track

RANDLEMAN – Randleman doesn’t have a game on this week’s boys’ basketball schedule. When the Tigers return to play, there’s a showdown looming. On Jan. 23, there’s a clash at Trinity that looms large on the Piedmont Athletic Conference landscape. Last week, Randleman toppled visiting Uwharrie Charter Academy 67-44 with Greg Price’s 22 points and Tyshaun Goldston’s 20 points leading the way. Two nights later, the Tigers won 59-48 at home with Goldston supplying 18 points and Price with 12 points. Those results pushed Randleman’s record to 12-5 overall, 5-0 in PAC play. The Tigers are one league victory away…
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Prep boys: Asheboro Blue Comets make more statements

Prep boys: Asheboro Blue Comets make more statements

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…
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Prep girls: Randleman Tigers look to keep PAC supremacy

Prep girls: Randleman Tigers look to keep PAC supremacy

Home victory vs. Southwestern Randolph keeps record perfect in league play RANDLEMAN – Looks like there’s going to be hesitation if there’s a changing of the guard in Piedmont Athletic Conference girls’ basketball. Randleman, which has ruled the league in recent seasons, is the lone undefeated team in PAC play entering this week. Yet it sure looked like an upset when the host Tigers defeated Southwestern Randolph. Audra Petty scored 15 points and Chenleigh Robinson had 11 points when Randleman won 47-41 on Friday night. Jordin George posted 13 points for Southwestern Randolph, which had an 11-game winning streak snapped.…
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