LOCAL ROUNDUP: Basketball showcase set for Saturday at Andrews

The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
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Jan. 6—HIGH POINT — Big Time Sports will host the Battle of the State Invitational — an eight-game high school basketball showcase — on Saturday at T. W. Andrews High.

Games will start at 10 a.m. and conclude with the final game starting at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10.

The schedule is: 1 of 1 Prep Academy boys vs. Bethany Community School at 10 a.m.; Andrews girls vs. Northern Guilford at 11:30; East Forsyth girls vs. Charlotte Catholic at 1 p.m.; Winston-Salem Christian boys vs. Charlotte Catholic at 2:30; The Burlington School girls vs. Quality Education at 4; Shining Light boys vs. Mt. Zion Christian at 5:30; Wesleyan Christian girls vs. Southern Durham at 7, and TW Andrews boys vs. Calvary Day at 8:30.

BASKETBALL

TW ANDREWS, MOREHEAD

HIGH POINT — T.W. Andrews notched its fourth straight win by beating Morehead 65-61 in Mid-State 2A Conference boys basketball Wednesday in Andrews' Foree Gymnasium.

The Red Raiders, who outscored the Panthers 21-13 in the fourth, improved to 9-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.

In the girls game, Andrews rolled to a 57-7 victory. Ashley Bowman had 13 points while Anaya Cureton had 11 points to lead the Lady Raiders, who improved to 8-2 and 3-0. Sanai' Johnson chipped in 10 steals.

BISHOP, WINSTON-SALEM PREP

WINSTON-SALEM — Bishop McGuinness cruised past Winston-Salem Prep 61-6 in Northwest Piedmont 1A Conference girls basketball Wednesday at Prep.

Charley Chappell, Adelaide Jernigan and Kiersten Varner each scored 10 points to lead the Villains (8-3 overall, 1-0 conference), who led 24-1 through one quarter.

In the boys game, Bishop fell 77-66 to dip to 6-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Riggs Handy and John Campbell each scored 21 points to lead the Villains, who trailed 37-27 at halftime.

E. DAVIDSON GIRLS, SALISBURY

THOMASVILLE — East Davidson lost 77-11 against Salisbury in Central Carolina 1A/2A Conference girls basketball Wednesday at East.

In the boys game, Salisbury won 75-20.

Both Golden Eagles teams are 0-14 overall and 0-3 in the CCC.

BETHANY, NC LEADERSHIP

KERNERSVILLE — Bethany's boys withstood a N.C. Leadership Academy rally and posted a 49-44 victory in Northwest Piedmont 1A play Wednesday at N.C. Leadership. Bethany (7-10, 1-1 NPC) led 19-15 at halftime and 36-22 entering the third quarter.

Laken Locklear led NC Leadership (6-4, 0-2 NPC) with 17 points and Troy Shoemaker had 14. Nick Hurst grabbed 13 rebounds for the Falcons, and Cade Shoemaker dished 10 assists.

In the girls game, NC Leadership prevailed, 57-13. The Falcons improve to 2-8, 2-0 while Bethany is 0-11, 0-1.

THOMASVILLE, ASHEBORO

THOMASVILLE — Thomasville lost 54-41 against Asheboro in nonconference boys basketball Wednesday at Thomasville. The Bulldogs dipped to 8-3 overall.

In the girls game, Asheboro won 45-22. The Bulldogs moved to 0-9.

WRESTLING

AT CEDAR RIDGE

HILLSBOROUGH — Trinity won against Cedar Ridge 65-9 and Western Alamance 66-18 in a tri-match Wednesday at Cedar Ridge.

Winning for Trinity against Cedar Ridge were: Brayden Hall (106 pounds, forfeit), Spencer May (113, fall 6:42), Chris Grubb (120, MD 16-4), KJ Stafford (126, forfeit), Kyle Albertson (132, fall 6:51), David Makupson (138, fall 1:57), Charles Bear Schaefor (145, MD 13-0), Casey Hohn (152, fall 3:36), Johnny Bryant (160, fall 4:24), Gavin Hardister (182, fall 1:48), Xavier Horton (220, fall 0:24) and Joey Smith (285, dec 7-0).

Winning for Trinity against Western Alamance were: May (113, forfeit), Grubb (120, forfeit), Stafford (126, fall), Albertson (132, fall), Makupson (138, forfeit), Schaefor (145, fall), Hohn (152, forfeit), Hardister (182, fall), Horton (220, forfeit), Smith (285, fall) and Hall (106, fall).

AT WESTERN GUILFORD

GREENSBORO — Southwest Guilford lost to Page 50-30 but won 58-6 against Western Guilford in a tri-match Wednesday at Western.

Winning for Southwest against Page were: Donovan Edwards (132, fall 3:50), Jack Perko (138, fall 3:50), Caillel Chong (152, fall 5:56), Isaiah Rubin (160, fall 0:56) and David Miller (170, forfeit).

Winning for Southwest against Western were: Alexis Lira-Chirinos (106, forfeit), Nathan Sedano (126, forfeit), Edwards (132, forfeit), Perko (138, forfeit), Ayden Flanagan (145, fall 1:49), Chong (152, forfeit), Rubin (160, forfeit), Miller (170, MD 9-0), Araj Dahal (195, forfeit), Tashane Elder (220, SV-1 5-3) and Nicholas Frye (285, dec 4-1).

AT ATKINS

WINSTON-SALEM — High Point Central defeated Atkins 57-18 in Mid-State 3A Conference wrestling Wednesday at Atkins.

Winning for the Bison were: Greg Floyd (145, forfeit), Matthew Myers (152, dec 16-9), Semaj Booker (170, fall), Matthew Wolff (182, fall), Jordan Hall (285, fall), Thin Ngwe (113, forfeit), Adam Nguyen (120, forfeit), Savion Harris (126, fall), Isaiah Jimenez (132, fall) and Joshua Garcia (138, forfeit).

AT LEDFORD

WALLBURG — Oak Grove topped rival Ledford 53-24 in Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference wrestling Wednesday at Ledford.

Winning for the Grizzlies were: Shamon Graham (152, fall), Brian Byrd (160, fall), Tyler Daines (170, fall), Blake Shinault (182, fall), Isaiah McGuffin (195, MD 9-1), Zane Williams (220, fall), Blake Compton (106, MD 9-0), John Courson (113, forfeit), Anson Lemley (132, fall) and Gable Crutchfield (145, dec 11-5).

Winning for the Panthers were: Alex Sprinkle (285, fall), Jerich Jodon (120, fall), Connor Wishon (126, fall) and Collin Schoeppner (138, fall).

AT SE GUILFORD

PLEASANT GARDEN — Northwest Guilford defeated Ragsdale 66-12 in a tri-match Wednesday at Southeast Guilford.

Winning for the Tigers were: Bradley Yokum (106, SV-1 4-2), Tayshun Dearmon (182, fall) and Alexzander Little (285, UTB 5-4).

AT DUDLEY

GREENSBORO — Southern Guilford defeated Dudley 47-30 and Williams 51-24 in a tri-match Wednesday at Dudley.

Winning for the Storm against Dudley were: Jacob Spurgeon (120, forfeit), Aiden Keeler (138, forfeit), Stephen Cotton (145, forfeit), Ahmad Cosby (160, forfeit), Bruce Dudley (170, forfeit), Zane Means (182, forfeit), Jamier Ferere (285, TF 18-3) and Daniel Graham (106, fall).

Winning for the Storm against Williams were: Malachi Peebles (126, forfeit), Noah Byrd (132, fall), Keeler (138, forfeit), Cotton (145, fall), Dudley (170, dec 6-3), Means (182, forfeit), Carter Bland (220, fall), Ferere (285, fall) and Graham (106, forfeit).