Rebels fall to Newton-Conover----Basketball Roundup

The West Lincoln Rebels boys basketball team found themselves trailing 18-9 after one quarter, and it wound up being more than they could overcome in a 59-55 loss to Newton-Conover on Friday night in Vale.

The Red Devils built a 32-19 lead by the end of the first half, then held off a furious rally late in the game to preserve the Catawba Valley 2A Conference victory.

West Lincoln closed the gap to seven early in the third period, before Newton-Conover scored eight straight points to regain momentum.

The Rebels (4-9, 1-3) made another run in the fourth quarter, trimming the Newton-Conover lead to four on a Riley Bradley 3-point basket at the 1:48 mark.

West Lincoln even got as close as three points on Gideon Allen’s bucket with 1:03 to play, but the team couldn’t get the critical stops needed down the stretch to complete the comeback.

Allen, along with Jordan Truesdale led the Rebels with 17 points each. Allen was 6-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

Luke Wilkinson scored 14 points, including a pair of free throws with 28 seconds left to lead Newton-Conover (8-6, 3-1). Landon Lyerly added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

New-Con. 18 14 13 14 - 59

W. Lincoln 9 10 15 21 - 55

Newton-Conover (59): Luke Wilkinson 14, Landon Lyerly 13, Javier Lineberger 11, Stinson 8, White 5, Chambers 5, Cannon 3.

West Lincoln (55): Jordan Truesdale 17, Gideon Allen 17, Bradley 9, Howell 6, Harrelson 6.

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Girls

Newton Conover 63, West Lincoln 34

Carolina Robinson scored 11 points and Chloe Norman added 10 in the Lady Rebels 63-34 home loss to the Lady Red Devils (11-3, 3-1) on Friday. Cassidy Geddes scored 21 points to lead Newton-Conover. West Lincoln (9-4, 3-1) was scheduled to host West Caldwell on Tuesday night.

West Lincoln  8 4 11 11 - 34

Newton-Con. 12 29 13 9 - 63

Newton Conover: C. Geddes 21, A. Hewitt 10, L. Sain 10, G. Rowe 10, Swagger 7, Barnes 3, Sain 2, Hill, Brown, Reinhardt.

West Lincoln: Carolina Robinson 11, Chloe Norman 10, Wallace 6, Varner 4, Owenby 2, L. Willis, Avery, J. Willis, Carpenter.

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Boys Roundup

East Lincoln 85, Fred T. Foard 63

The Mustangs (12-2, 3-1) held a moderate 34-25 lead at the break before exploding for 51 points in the second half to roll past the Tigers 85-63 in Western Foothills 3A Conference action on Friday night at Fred T. Foard.

East Lincoln had five players in double figures, led by Jackson Fannon, who had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Palmer Crichton added 12 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, and Houston Hartsell had 12 points and 3 assists for the Mustangs. Tyler Mizzell added a season-high 11 points, while Mason Simmons added 10 points and 4 rebounds.

The Tigers 3-11, 3-1) were led by Carson Bess’ 18 points. Preston Neel added 15 points, Holden Caldwell 14 and Christian Henry 13 for Foard.

Both teams had 10 made 3-pointers in the contest.

UP NEXT: East Lincoln was scheduled to play at St. Stephens on Tuesday. Fred T. Foard was at North Lincoln.

East Lincoln    13 21 30 21 - 85

Fred T. Foard  7 18 15 23 - 63

East Lincoln (79): Jackson Fannon 17, Palmer Crichton 12, Houston Hartsell 12, Tyler Mizzell 11, Mason Simmons 10, Kuthan 9, Hill 5, Huntley 4, Walker 4, Good 1, Engstrand, Shropshire, Atkins.

Fred T. Foard (63): Carson Bess 18, Preston Neel 15, Holden Caldwell 14, Christian Henry 13, Ollis 3.

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Other boys scores

West Caldwell 60, Lincolnton 52

North Lincoln 66, St. Stephens 56

Maiden 67, Bandys 51

East Burke 52, Bunker Hill 42

Hickory 82, North Iredell 58

Statesville 46, West Iredell 42

Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter (no report)

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Girls Roundup

Lincolnton 50, West Caldwell 27

The Lady Wolves (3-9, 2-2) built a 24-11 lead by halftime and cruised past the Lady Warriors (0-4, 0-9) in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference matchup. Mackenzie Sand-Odom poured in 24 points to lead Lincolnton.

UP NEXT: The Lady Wolves were scheduled to host East Burke on Tuesday night.

West Caldwell   7 4 10 6 - 27

Lincolnton       13 11 8 18 - 50

Lincolnton: Mackenzie Sand-Odom 24, Holland 8, Smith 7, Ray 3, Williams 3, Eley 2, Armstrong 2, Connor 1.

West Caldwell: Manuel 8, Brittain 7, Cline 3, Gragg 2, Braswell 2, McElyea 2, Patterson 2, Watts 1.

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East Lincoln 70, Fred T. Foard 24

Emma Montanari had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 4 blocked shots to lead the Lady Mustangs to their 14th straight victory to start the season. Kiara Anderson added 11 points, 4 steals, 3 assists and a blocked shot and Madison Bissinger had 12 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocked shots and a steal. Ginny Overbay finished the night with 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Samaria Tipps scored 10 points to lead Fred T. Foard.

UP NEXT: East Lincoln (14-0, 4-0) was to play at St. Stephens on Tuesday.

East Lincoln    21 22 19 8 - 70

Fred T. Foard   6   9   2   7 - 24

East Lincoln: Emma Montanari 15, Madison Bissinger 12, Kiara Anderson 11, G. Overbay 8, T. Thomas 8, M. Self 7, H. McFadden 6, T. Martin 2, K. Legrand 1.

Foard: Samaria Tipps 10, I. Ikard 4, G. Sutcliffe 2, K. Abernathy 2, L. Cook 2, H. Heavner 2, T. Ramesur 2.

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Other girls scores

St. Stephens 50, North Lincoln 36

Maiden 39, Bandys 36

East Burke 58, Bunker Hill 12

North Iredell 46, Hickory 36

Statesville 47, West Iredell 46

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(Published January 11, 2023)