PREP, COLLEGE ROUNDUP

The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
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Feb. 19—RALEIGH — State senators introduced a bill Thursday that would allow more spectators to attend outdoor high school sports.

The current limit is 100 people, but Senate Bill 116 seeks to allow 40% of a facility's approved capacity or, if it has no approved capacity, no more than seven people for every 1,000 square feet.

Senators Todd Johnson (R-Union), Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell) and Danny Britt (R-Robeson) introduced the bill.

Twenty-three state legislators also sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper asking him to amend Executive Order 181 to allow outdoor facilities to operate under a percentage capacity restriction.

NCISAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Five area basketball teams are set to play in the second round of the NCISAA basketball playoffs.

High Point Christian's boys and girls will both host Cary Christian today. The girls will play tonight at 5 p.m. while the top-seeded boys will play at 7. Both Cougars teams are the top seeds in the 3A East while both Cary Christian teams are the No. 4 seed.

The only other home game will be the second-seeded Wesleyan Christian boys welcoming third-seeded Ravenscroft in the 4A East playoffs. That game is set for tonight at 5:30. The fourth-seeded Wesleyan girls will be at top-seeded North Raleigh Christian also at 5:30.

Westchester Country Day's boys also advanced in the 2A West playoffs. Their game at top-seeded The Burlington School was scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. but was postponed due to the weather.

BASKETBALL LEDFORD, OAK GROVE

WALLBURG — Third-seeded Ledford grabbed third place in the Central Carolina 2A Carolina girls basketball tournament with a 47-35 win against fourth-seeded Oak Grove on Wednesday at Ledford.

Morgan Harrison scored 18 points to lead the Panthers (11-3), who led 25-19 at halftime and will have the CCC's final automatic playoff berth. Sarah Ledbetter added 12 points, followed by Ashley Limbacher with eight points.

Zaire Jones scored 22 points to pace the Grizzlies (8-5). Avery Ray added five points, while Haley Long had four points.

The teams will await the state playoff brackets — which will be released Sunday.

BISHOP McGUINNESS, MOUNT AIRY

KERNERSVILLE — Bishop McGuinness took down rival Mount Airy 71-61 in Northwest 1A Conference boys basketball Wednesday at Bishop.

Nate Fuller scored 20 points to lead the Villains (8-4 overall, 6-3 NWC), who outscored the Granite Bears (10-3, 8-1) in all but the second quarter. Dawson McAlhany added 14 points, followed by Jeremiah Manley and Noah Allred with 12 points each.

In the girls game, Bishop won 50-39. Alaila Kreuter scored 17 points, including 15 in the first half, to lead the Villains (7-4, 6-2), who outscored Mount Airy in each of the first three quarters to take control. Charley Chappell added 14 points and Grace Harriman followed with 13 points.

Bishop plays Friday at Winston-Salem Prep. Both Villains teams are in second in the league (the boys are tied) and will be seeking wild-card berths for the state playoffs.

TRINITY, EASTERN RANDOLPH

RAMSEUR — Trinity rolled past Eastern Randolph 68-44 in PAC-7 2A boys basketball Wednesday at Eastern Randolph.

The Bulldogs finished the regular season at 9-5 overall and 7-5 in the conference, tying with Providence Grove for second place.

In the girls game, Eastern Randolph won 57-32. Autumn Gentry had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (1-12, 1-11), who trailed 24-14 at halftime. Alania Lanphar added five points, followed by Grace McDonald with four points.

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD, PARKLAND

WINSTON-SALEM — Southwest Guilford topped Parkland 70-59 in Piedmont Triad 3A Conference girls basketball Wednesday at Parkland.

The Cowgirls, who are second in the PTC and will likely be seeking a wild-card berth, improved to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference.

EAST DAVIDSON, THOMASVILLE

THOMASVILLE — Thomasville beat East Davidson 59-40 in Central Carolina 2A Conference girls basketball Wednesday.

The Bulldogs improved to 6-7 overall while the Golden Eagles dipped to 1-13.

SOUTHERN GUILFORD, EASTERN GUILFORD

GIBSONVILLE — Southern Guilford lost 75-44 against Eastern Guilford in Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference boys basketball Wednesday at Southern.

The Storm dropped to 5-6 overall and 2-4 in the conference.

SOCCER OAK GROVE, CENTRAL DAVIDSON

LEXINGTON — Oak Grove raced past Central Davidson 5-1 in Central Carolina 2A Conference boys soccer Wednesday at Central Davidson.

Noah Baab had two goals and one assist to lead the Grizzlies (3-2 overall, 1-1 CCC). Safin Coogle and Aron Disher each had a goal and an assist. Ethan Peterson added one goal, while Hunter Caslin had one assist.

Aiden Daugherty made eight saves in goal.

LEDFORD, SOUTH ROWAN

CHINA GROVE — Ledford rolled 6-1 against South Rowan in Central Carolina 2A Conference boys soccer Tuesday at AL Brown.

Pablo Campos and Justin Seelal each scored two goals to lead the Panthers (5-1, 2-0), who scored five-second half goals after leading 1-0 at halftime.

Steven Joya and Camden Way each added one goal, while Seelal, Joya, Carlos Contreras, Bryson Sims and Grant Russell each had one assist.

Cooper Reich made five saves in goal.

EAST DAVIDSON, WEST DAVIDSON

TYRO — East Davidson lost 1-0 against West Davidson in Central Carolina 2A Conference boys soccer at West Davidson.

The Golden Eagles dropped to 1-3-2 overall and 1-1 in the CCC.

LACROSSE GLENN, REAGAN

KERNERSVILLE — Glenn lost 17-4 against Reagan in Conference 13 boys lacrosse Wednesday at Glenn.

The Bobcats dropped 0-4 overall and 0-4 in the conference.

In the girls match, Reagan won 14-4. The Ladcats dropped to 0-4 and 0-4.

HPU VOLLEYBALL, UNC ASHEVILLE

ASHEVILLE — High Point University stayed undefeated with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 win over UNC Asheville in Big South Conference volleyball Thursday at UNCA.

Annie Sullivan had 13 kills to lead the Panthers (4-0), who also swept the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Gabrielle Idlebird had 11 kills, followed by Kaley Rammelsberg with 10 kills.

Mackenzie Thornburg had 21 assists and Maria Miggins had 19, while Abby Bottomley had 12 digs and Macy Miller had 11.

In Wednesday's match, High Point won 25-10, 25-19, 25-17. Maggie Salley led the team with nine kills, followed by Madison Smith with eight and Idlebird with seven. Miggins had 16 assists and Thornburg had 14. Miller had 11 digs.

DDCC BASKETBALL, LENOIR CC

THOMASVILLE — Davidson-Davie Community College defeated Lenoir Community College 102-60 in men's basketball Wednesday at Brinkley Gymnasium.

DJ Suggs and Isaiah Pruett each scored 14 points to lead the Storm (6-1 overall, 5-0 conference), who led 45-25 at halftime. Tyrece Thompson followed with 12 points, while Aaron Ross and Josh Dupree each added 10 points.

DDCC made 20 of 49 from 3-point range (41%) while Lenoir made 6 of 21 from 3 (29%).

The Storm play again Friday against GTCC in Jamestown.