Foothills Power 5 (19-20 Basketball #4)

BOYS
#1 Freedom (11-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A) Freedom Christmas Invitational champions
R-S Central 80-68 W
East Burke 63-54 W
Asheville Christian 86-76 W

#2 Hickory (10-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A) Dick's Sporting Goods Classic champions
South Caldwell 69-46 W
St Stephens 69-41 W
Alexander Central 38-28 W

#3 West Caldwell (9-0)
Wilkes Central 75-33 W
Hibriten 62-46 W

#4 South Point (9-4, 2-0 Southwestern 2A)
Beaufort, SC 88-77 W
Marvin Ridge 55-50 L
Bluffton, SC 72-54 W

#5 Hibriten (9-1, 1-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A)
Piedmont Charter 75-37 W
West Caldwell 62-46 L

Honorable Mention:
Patton (7-3), East Lincoln (6-3), North Lincoln (6-3), Newton-Conover (7-4), Alexander Central (7-5), Draughn (7-5)

GIRLS
#1 Freedom (11-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A) Freedom Christmas Invitational champions
R-S Central 82-46 W
Enka 76-73 W
Forbush 61-51 W

#2 Hickory (9-2, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A) Dick's Sporting Goods Classic champions
Foard 75-47 W
South Caldwell 54-46 W
Newton-Conover 52-42 W

#3 Bandys (8-2, 1-0 South Fork 2A) People's Bank Holiday Clash champions
Stuart Cramer 70-31 W
West Lincoln 64-52 W
East Gaston 51-46 W

#4 Newton-Conover (8-2, 1-0 South Fork 2A)
St Stephens 55-14 W
Bunker Hill 60-55 W
Hickory 52-42 L

#5 North Lincoln (8-1, 1-0 South Fork 2A)
East Gaston 61-52 L
Lincolnton 52-28 W
Stuart Cramer 50-27 W

Honorable Mention: East Rutherford (6-2), East Burke (9-3), Bunker Hill (8-4)

2019 Freedom Inv: Lady Cavs, Wildcats win fifth place games

Morganton- The Draughn boys and both East Burke basketball teams completed the final round of the Freedom Christmas Invitational Saturday.

The Lady Cavaliers and the Wildcat boys each finished fifth with wins over Erwin 60-52 and R-S Central 62-60 respectively.

The Cavalier boys finished fourth after a 66-59 loss to North Buncombe.

Girls Fifth Place Game: East Burke 60, Erwin 52

In a rematch from last year's tournament semifinals, East Burke overcame a 14-10 first-quarter deficit with Riley Haas scoring eight of her game-high 22 points to gain a 25-20 halftime lead.

The Lady Warriors outscored the Lady Cavs 25-15 to get back ahead going into the fourth quarter.

EB (9-3) made the final statement with a 20-7 fourth quarter off 11 of 15 points from Ashlyn Stilwell, nine off free-throws.

It was a challenging tournament for the Lady Cavs starting off with a loss to runner-up Enka and rebounding with a win over former conference rival R-S Central and also battling injuries to starters Stilwell and Gracie Ruff.

"I feel like we played good in all three games," said Lady Cavaliers coach Crystal Bartlett. "The first part of the season is done and now we start the second part, it's not going to be easy in our conference."

Boys Fifth Place Game: Draughn 62, R-S Central 60

Isaac Walker led the Wildcats with 23 points to hold off a late rally from former conference rival R-S Central.

It's the second consecutive appearance for Draughn in the Freedom Christmas Invitational after finishing runner-up last winter and they are sure going to benefit from the competition.

"The reason we play this Christmas tournament is to see some quality opponents," said Draughn coach Yates Jensen. "We saw some teams we never saw before and we just now hope to work and improve on some things."

Denver Treadway (16) and Daylin Pritchard (11) were the other double-digit scorers for the Wildcats (7-5).

Draughn opened with an overtime loss to North Buncombe and rebounded with a win over Forbush when Treadway set a new career-high of 24 points.

Boys Third Place Game: North Buncombe 66, East Burke 59

The Cavaliers started with a 16-12 first-quarter lead and held a 21-19 halftime lead before the Blackhawks took over outscoring EB 19-14 and 28-24 in stealing third place away from EB.

Luke Coble led the Cavs (5-7) with 15 points including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers in an attempt to stay within North Buncombe's lead.

Trey Ward also made a pair of 3s in finishing with 14 points, including scoring six in the first quarter.

EB had an adventurous run through the tournament starting with a 77-75 win over Enka won by a steal and buzzer-beating layup by Aasin Lor.

Lor set a new season-high of 18 points in the third matchup with long-time county rival Freedom in a 63-54 loss.

GIRLS
1st: Freedom
2nd: Forbush
3rd: Asheville Christian
4th: Enka
5th: East Burke
6th: Erwin
7th: Carmel Christian
8th: R-S Central

BOYS
1st: Freedom
2nd: Asheville Christian
3rd: North Buncombe
4th: East Burke
5th: Draughn
6th: R-S Central
7th: Forbush
8th: Enka

2019 Freedom Christmas Inv (12/27)

GIRLS
Erwin 78, Carmel Christian 50
East Burke 66, R-S Central 48
Forbush 71, Asheville Christian 42
Freedom 76, Enka 73

BOYS
Draughn 56, Forbush 46
R-S Central 103, Enka 89
Asheville Christian 73, North Buncombe 57
Freedom 63, East Burke 54

FINAL ROUND (12/28)
Girls 7th Place: Carmel Christian vs R-S Central (10:00am)
Girls 5th Place: East Burke vs Erwin (11:30am)
Boys 7th Place: Enka vs Forbush (1:00pm)
Boys 5th Place: Draughn vs R-S Central (2:30pm)
Girls 3rd Place: Asheville Christian vs Enka (4:00pm)
Boys 3rd Place: East Burke vs North Buncombe (5:30pm)
Girls Championship: Freedom vs Forbush (7:00pm)
Boys Championship: Freedom vs Asheville Christian (8:30pm)

Leading Scorers:
Emily Carver (Enka girls) 36 (67 total)
Maddie Gillie (R-S Central girls) 28 (50 total)
Bradley Davis (Freedom boys) 28 (45 total)
Denver Treadway (Draughn boys) 24 (41 total)
Blaikley Crooks (Freedom girls) 19 (37 total)
Aasin Lor (East Burke boys) 18 (35 total)
Aubrie Snyder (East Burke girls) 18 (22 total)

2019 Freedom Christmas Inv (12/26)

GIRLS
Asheville Christian 83, Carmel Christian 53
Forbush 56, Erwin 50
Enka 55, East Burke 42
Freedom 82, R-S Central 46

BOYS
Asheville Christian 63, Forbush 40
North Buncombe 69, Draughn 64 (OT)
East Burke 77, Enka 75
Freedom 80, R-S Central 68

Next Round (12/27)
Carmel Christian vs Erwin girls (10:00am)
East Burke vs R-S Central girls (11:30am)
Draughn vs Forbush boys (1:00pm)
Enka vs R-S Central boys (2:30pm)
Asheville Christian vs Forbush girls (4:00pm)
Asheville Christian vs North Buncombe boys (5:30pm)
Freedom vs Enka girls (7:00pm)
Freedom vs East Burke boys (8:30pm)

Leading Scorers
Emily Carver (Enka girls) 31
JT Laws (N Buncombe boys) 27
James Freeman (Freedom boys) 26
Maddie Gillie (R-S Central girls) 22

Jacob Adair (Enka boys) 20
Tylon Watkins (R-S Central boys) 19
Isaac Walker (Draughn boys) 18
Blaikley Crooks (Freedom girls) 18
Aasin Lor (East Burke boys) 17
Micah Chrisco (East Burke boys) 17
Ashlyn Stilwell (East Burke girls) 11
Sarah-Grace Lockee (East Burke girls) 11

Foothills Power 5 (19-20 Basketball #3)

BOYS
#1 Freedom (8-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A)
Draughn 91-66 W
St Stephens 100-57 W

#2 Hickory (7-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A)
McDowell 61-46 W
Statesville 73-66 W

#3 Hibriten (8-0, 1-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A)
Draughn 77-59 W

#4 West Caldwell (7-0) OFF

#5 South Point (7-3, 2-0 Southwestern 2A)
Burns 74-73 W
East Gaston 82-46 W

Honorable Mention: Newton-Conover (5-2), North Lincoln (4-2), Patton (6-3), Maiden (4-3), Lake Norman Charter (6-4)

GIRLS
#1 Freedom (8-0, 1-0 Northwestern 3A/4A)
Draughn 70-31 W
St Stephens 61-20 W

#2 Newton-Conover (6-1, 1-0 South Fork 2A)
Lincolnton 63-22 W

#3 North Lincoln (6-0, 1-0 South Fork 2A)
West Lincoln 46-25 W

#4 Shelby (6-0, 2-0 Southwestern 2A)
East Gaston 74-48 W
Crest 67-19 W
R-S Central 80-42 W

#5 East Burke (7-2, 2-0 Northwestern Foothills 2A)
Patton 39-32 W
Bunker Hill 40-34 W

Honorable Mention: Hickory (6-2), Watauga (6-3), Bandys (5-2), Burns (4-2)

Cavs hang on to wins over Bears

Icard- The East Burke basketball teams faced Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference rivals Bunker Hill in their final game Thursday before Christmas break.

Both Cavalier squads were pushed to the limit but held on to wins over the Bears as the Lady Cavs improve to 2-0 in conference play and the Cavalier boys even their mark at 1-1.

Both East Burke teams next play Enka in the opening round of the Freedom Christmas Invitational next Thursday at 4:00 and 5:30 respectively.

• GIRLS: East Burke 40, Bunker Hill 34

The Lady Cavaliers led Bunker Hill 15-8 after one-quarter of play but the visiting Lady Bears looked to gain position for the rest of the contest.

Bunker Hill outscored EB 8-5 in the second quarter for a 20-16 halftime deficit and held a 26-25 lead in the third quarter before EB came back to score six consecutive points to take back the lead into the fourth quarter.

A blow came in the fourth quarter for the Lady Cavs when leading scorer Ashlyn Stilwell fouled out with just three points but freshman Aubree Grigg stepped up scoring six of her eight total points in the last period to preserve the win.

"Losing Ashlyn hurt us as she was our go-to player," said Lady Cavs coach Crystal Bartlett. "Grigg scored some good points for us and a lot of the girls stepped up."

The win gives the Lady Cavs 37 consecutive regular-season conference wins in a streak that could reach four years after a home game with Hibriten to open the new year on January 3rd.

Riley Haas led all EB scorers with 13 points along with recording four rebounds and four steals.

• BOYS: East Burke 54, Bunker Hill 51

East Burke started off with the game's first ten points including Aasin Lor and Cam Propst scoring four each for a 19-6 first-quarter lead over the Bears.

Bunker Hill held advantage the rest of the way winning the second and third quarters 16-11 and 18-13 respectively.

Each squad scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Bears were in a position to tie and send the game into overtime but a Bunker Hill pass from under the basket was knocked away as the buzzer sounded.

"It's good to get a win anytime (in this conference)," said Cavaliers coach Jerome Ramsey. "I liked our start and I think we just lost some focus, that's on me just got to communicate better and finish better."

Lor (10 pts) and Micah Chrisco (18 pts, Career-High) each contributed four fourth-quarter points to support the Cavaliers advantage as they each finished in double figures.

Chrisco also added three steals and an assist with Trey Ward (7 pts), Propst (6 pts, steal), and Seth Pruitt (4 rebounds, assist) each playing a role in the Cavaliers victory.

(Micah Chrisco attempts a layup vs. Bunker Hill, Chrisco scored a career-high 18 points in EB's first conference win of the 19-20 season) (Wayne Baker)

• MS Basketball: Lady Raiders remain undefeated

The East Burke Middle Lady Raiders basketball team extended their undefeated record to 9-0 (7-0 in the Foothills Athletic Conference) after home wins over Table Rock and West McDowell.

Kassie Turner led EBMS with ten points in the win over the Lady Falcons while Ally Moore scored a team-high 15 points vs. West McDowell.

Lady Raiders coach Steve Moore also credited Braelyn Stilwell for her defensive play in both wins.

• MS Wrestling: Table Rock 50, East Burke 48; W McDowell 90, East Burke 14

The Raiders wrestling team dropped to 4-3 (3-3 FAC) after this week's losses.

Grayson Phillips (7-0, 106), Joshua Hess (7-0, 160), and Lincoln Pierce (6-0, 132) remain undefeated for EBMS.

12/18 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Draughn @ Freedom Basketball
JV Girls: Freedom 55, Draughn 16
JV Boys: Freedom 60, Draughn 45 (Luke Rector: 10)
Varsity Girls: Freedom 70, Draughn 31
Varsity Boys: Freedom 91, Draughn 66 (Daylin Pritchard: 26)

Burke County Swimming Championships (@ Mountain View Rec)
Boys: Freedom (120), Patton (96), Draughn (84), East Burke (66)
Girls: Patton (133), Draughn (105), Freedom (75), East Burke (50)

12/17 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Basketball
Patton 64, East Burke 58

EB       19       13       14       12

P          16       24       15       9

Cam Propst 15, Chrisco 9, Shuford 9, Lor 6, Coble 5, Smith 5, Ward 5, Pruitt 2

Girls Basketball
East Burke 39, Patton 32

EB       13       6          9          11

P          9          5          3          15

Ashlyn Stilwell 17, Lockee 8, Hildebran 5, Cooke 4, Ruff 3, Haas 2

JV Basketball
Boys: East Burke 55, Patton 41
Carter Crump 24

Girls: Patton 41, East Burke 34

Burke Brawl
Draughn 42, Freedom 36
Patton 76, Draughn 6
Patton 60, East Burke 22

Foothills Power 5 (19-20 Basketball #2)

BOYS
#1 Freedom (6-0)
AC Reynolds 87-57 W
Patton 75-50 W

#2 Hickory (5-0)
Kings Mountain 62-59 W
Lincolnton 75-46 W
Newton-Conover 66-56 W

#3 East Lincoln (4-1)
Statesville 63-52 W
Kings Mountain 56-41 W

#4 West Caldwell (7-0)
South Caldwell 76-70 W
Highland Tech 80-35 W

#5 Hibriten (7-0)
Bandys 61-41 W
Mooresville 61-51 W
South Caldwell 61-50 W

Honorable Mention:
Draughn (5-2), Newton-Conover (4-2), Patton (4-2), North Lincoln (3-2), Maiden (3-3)

GIRLS
#1 Freedom (6-0)
AC Reynolds 67-27 W
Patton 54-41 W

#2 Newton-Conover (5-1)
Bunker Hill 52-51 W
Hickory 44-41 W

#3 South Caldwell (6-0)
Hibriten 62-34 W

#4 North Lincoln (5-0)
Highland Tech 56-19 W

#5 R-S Central (8-1)
Hendersonville 57-37 W
Crest 62-21 W
McDowell 66-45 L

Honorable Mention:
East Rutherford (5-0), Bunker Hill (6-2), East Burke (5-2), West Iredell (5-2)

Foothills Power 5 (2019 FOOTBALL)

#1 Shelby (14-1) 2AA State Champions
West Iredell 56-7
Maiden 49-7
West Lincoln 42-7
Burns 42-14
Salisbury 34-0

#2 Watauga (13-2) 3AA regional runner-up
#3 Burns (12-3) 2AA regional runner-up
#4 North Lincoln (12-2) 2AA third round
#5 Hibriten (11-2) 2AA second round

Honorable Mention:
West Lincoln (10-4) 2AA third round

12/13 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Basketball
Draughn 81, Bunker Hill 63

BH       23       13       12       15

D         21       17       22       21

Daylin Pritchard 25, Denver Treadway 16, Nick Chrisco 14, Walker 8, Cox 8, Z Pritchard 7, Byrd 2, Poteet 1

Mountain Heritage 74, East Burke 53

MH     17       27       19       11

EB       10       11       9          23

Christian Smith 14, Ward 8, Chrisco 8, Lor 6, Kiser 4, Shuford 3, Propst 3, Yarborough 2, Coble 2, Pruitt 2, Kanzleiter 1

Girls Basketball
East Burke 55, Mountain Heritage 45

MH     7          9          26       3

EB       8          20       17       10

Ashlyn Stilwell 16, Riley Haas 14, Graleigh Hildebran 13, Ruff 6, Lockee 4, Snyder 2

JV Boys Basketball
Draughn 52, St Stephens 34
Hollen Cline 13, Luke Rector 10

East Burke 52, Mountain Heritage 50 (OT)

12/12 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

MS Wrestling
East Burke 60, East McDowell 48
76: Kane Miller (win by forfeit)
106: Grayson Phillips (win by pinfall)
120: Malachi Bines (win by pinfall)
132: Ryan Buff (win by forfeit)
138: Sam Huffman (win by pinfall)
152: Danny Powell (win by forfeit)
160: Joshua Hess (win by forfeit)
170: Patrick Hernandez (win by pinfall)
182: Chris Moore (win by pinfall)
195: Jacob Hodges (win by pinfall)

-Phillips, Bines, Hess, Lincoln Pierce (injury), Connor Mobley (illness) all remain undefeated for EBMS-

12/11 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Draughn @ St Stephens basketball
JV Boys: Draughn 49, St Stephens 42 (Schutt: 15)
Varsity Girls: Draughn 53, St Stephens 44
Varsity Boys: Draughn 83, St Stephens 76 (OT) (D Pritchard: 27)

Swimming (@ Mountain View Rec Center)
Draughn boys 57, West Caldwell 7
Patton boys 56, Draughn 33
Draughn girls 73, West Caldwell 6
Patton girls 51, Draughn 42

Draughn boys, East Burke to play in Freedom Christmas Invitational

An always Christmas holiday tradition continues in Burke County with the Freedom Christmas Invitational basketball tournament running on three consecutive days December 26th to the 28th with all games being played at FHS.

The Draughn boys return for a second-consecutive year after finishing runner-up to the host Patriots and will play North Buncombe at 2:30pm.

Both East Burke teams also return for another appearance with matchups against Enka at 4:00pm (girls) and 5:30pm (boys).

The Lady Cavaliers finished third in last season's tournament with the boys placing in last place.

The Draughn girls, playing in last year's tournament, will not be returning this season and currently don't have plans for games during Christmas break.

The tournament kicks off at 10am with the last game scheduled for 8:30pm.

Semifinals are scheduled for December 27th at times of 4, 5:30, 7, and 8:30.

The championship games will be played on December 28th at 7 and 8:30.

Freedom Christmas Invitational
First Round (12/26)
10am Carmel Christian vs Asheville Christian girls
11:30am Erwin vs Forbush girls
1pm Asheville Christian vs Forbush boys
2:30pm Draughn vs North Buncombe boys
4pm East Burke vs Enka girls
5:30pm East Burke vs Enka boys
7:00pm Freedom vs R-S Central girls
8:30pm Freedom vs R-S Central boys

12/10 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Basketball

Draughn 59, West Lincoln 48

East Burke 62, McDowell 53

M        11       21       12       9

EB       17       11       16       18

Luke Coble 16, Christian Smith 11, Micah Chrisco 10, Ward 9, Shuford 8, Pruitt 3, Propst 3, Lor 2

Girls Basketball

Draughn 63, West Lincoln 25

East Burke 43, McDowell 38

M        7          14       11       6

EB       7          7          20       9

Ashlyn Stilwell 11, Riley Haas 10, Ruff 7, Lockee 7, Hildebran 6, Cooke 2

JV Boys Basketball

Draughn 58, West Lincoln 32

Brayden Schutt 20

McDowell 55, East Burke 48

Carter Crump 16, Logan Coffey 11

Lady Raiders remain undefeated after win at Heritage

Valdese- The rivalry battle between East Burke Middle and Heritage Middle resumed on the hardwood Monday at HMS as the Lady Raiders held a slim 15-8 halftime lead.

Thanks to nine second-half points by Ally Moore, EBMS remained undefeated on the season after slaying the Lady Eagles 38-25.

"The halftime speech was just we don't play two bad halves," said EBMS coach Steve Moore. "We just made second-half adjustments and got hot with our shooting."

East Burke (6-0, 4-0 FAC) led 11-3 after one quarter off six points from Braelyn Stilwell with Heritage winning the second quarter 5-4 as Jenna Abernathy (3) and Taylor Holder (2) scored for HMS in the quarter of play.

Stilwell made a third-quarter three-point shot to finish with ten points for the Lady Raiders as Moore recorded a game-high 11 points.

Abernathy led HMS with nine points and Rylee Woody adding eight.

Boys Basketball: East Burke 40, Heritage 28
The Raiders started out with an 11-2 first quarter off baskets from Jacob Dellinger, Zack Crawford, Gawon Franklin, Barge Shook, and Darren Hammons to gain a road win over the Eagles.

Crawford (15) and Dellinger (10) were the double-digit leading scorers for EBMS with Shook adding seven.

Jacob Mull led HMS with seven points and Blair Cooper adding six.

Wrestling: East Burke 84, Heritage 18
The Raiders also dominated the Eagles on the wrestling mat winning nine matches by pinfall which were won by Zach Ward (98), Malachi Bines (120), Zane Taylor (126), Lincoln Pierce (132), Sam Huffman (138), Danny Powell (152), Joshua Hess (160), Deegan Moore (220), and Brady Bostain (250).

EBMS (3-1, 2-1 FAC) also had six other match-winners Eastyn Huffman (83, forfeit), Scott Little (90, forfeit), Grayson Phillips (106, minor decision), Brandon Garcia (113, minor decision), Connor Mobley (145, forfeit), and Chris Moore (182, forfeit).

Foothills Power 5 (19-20 Basketball #1)

BOYS
#1 Freedom (4-0)
East Burke 69-35 W/80-58 W
Patton 79-61 W
Draughn 85-37 W

#2 Hickory (2-0)
Newton-Conover 58-54 W
Statesville 71-59 W

#3 East Lincoln (2-1)
Statesville 69-64 L
AC Reynolds 68-50 W
South Iredell 55-38 W

#4 West Caldwell (5-0)
Bandys 65-38 W/66-48 W
St Stephens 79-65 W
South Caldwell 58-47 W
Lincolnton 57-42 W

#5 Hibriten (3-0)
AC Reynolds 61-51 W
South Caldwell 47-44 W
Maiden 61-41 W

Honorable Mention:
Newton-Conover (3-1)
South Point (3-1)
Draughn (2-2)

GIRLS
#1 Freedom (4-0)
East Burke 64-57 W/58-45 W
Patton 54-37 W
Draughn 72-30 W

#2 Newton-Conover (3-1)
Bunker Hill 64-59 W
Hopewell 63-44 L
Hickory 63-48 W
Foard 79-39 W

#3 R-S Central (6-0)
Madison 60-41 W/77-35 W
McDowell 53-41 W
Kings Mountain 81-37 W
Polk County 62-52 W
Hendersonville 71-33 W

#4 North Lincoln (4-0)
Cherryville 62-37 W/61-25 W
Highland Tech 57-17 W
Bessemer City 55-34 W

#5 South Caldwell (5-0)
Draughn 63-51 W/57-41 W
Patton 51-38 W/37-35 W
Hibriten 36-13 W

Honorable Mention:
East Rutherford (3-0)
East Burke (3-2)
Bandys (2-1)
Hickory (2-1)

12/6 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

East Burke @ Freedom Basketball
JV Girls: East Burke d. Freedom

JV Boys: Freedom 49, East Burke 41
EB: Carter Crump (10)

Varsity Girls: Freedom 58, East Burke 45
EB: Ashlyn Stilwell (12), Riley Haas (10)

Varsity Boys: Freedom 80, East Burke 58
EB: Logan Shuford (15), Luke Coble (12)

NCHSAA making progress towards adding 5A Classification

Chapel Hill- The NCHSAA Board of Directors held their winter meeting Thursday and discussed many things including the beginning stages of the next realignment in 2021-22.

A vote of all member schools is expected to be made in January 2020 or at least by the end of the spring semester for a proposal to add a 5A classification.

"The Board of Directors worked hard over the course of this meeting to discuss pressing issues within the Association," said NCHSAA commissioner Que Tucker. "They accomplished the critical task of defining the next steps in the realignment process while also dealing with pertinent agenda items to improve the experience, inclusion, and health and safety of student-athletes."

Other agenda items in the winter 2019 meeting included approval of 2020-2021 sports calendar, approving a joint venture between the NCHSAA and Special Olympics of North Carolina, changes to the men's golf state championship qualifications, approving an addition of a monetary fine for failing to provide appropriate athletic event medical care requirements, and adoption to require a game day administrator for all 7-on-7 preseason football scrimmages.

Below are predictions of area conferences based on the current ADM numbers

Northwestern 3A/4A                                            
Statesville (1193) (3A)                                      
Alex Central (1432)                                          
Freedom (1275)
Hickory (1204)                                                  
McDowell (1639)
South Caldwell (1630)                                     
South Iredell (1637)

Watauga (1462)

Northwestern Foothills 3A                 

East Lincoln (977)

Foard  (890)                                                      

Hibriten (1001)                                                 

North Iredell (1133)

North Lincoln (996)

St Stephens (1163)

West Caldwell (876)
West Iredell (861)

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys (818)

Bunker Hill (838)
East Burke (865)
East Gaston (860)

Lake Norman Charter (801)

Lincolnton (788)

Maiden (840)                                                     

Newton-Conover (816)

South Mountain 2A/3A

Burns (947) (3A)                                               

South Point (998) (3A)
Chase (722)

East Rutherford (766)                                     

Patton (834)
R-S Central (845)

Shelby (827)

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A

Cherryville (508) (1A)

Thomas Jefferson (355) (1A)

Bessemer City (622)

Draughn (630)
Highland Tech (554)

Lincoln Charter (638)

West Lincoln (827)

12/5 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

BOYS BASKETBALL
Freedom 85, Draughn 37
Daylin Pritchard 11, Walker 7, Byrd 7, Chrisco 5, Treadway 4, Cox 2, Z Pritchard 1

JV BASKETBALL
Freedom 52, Draughn 41
D: Luke Rector 9, Elijah Pritchard 7, Matt Reep 7, Cline 7

12/4 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

SWIMMING

BOYS

Draughn 39, East Burke 37

Draughn 41, Thomas Jefferson 18

East Burke 46, Thomas Jefferson 29

• 200 Medley Relay: Draughn (1:58.18) (Jaxon Smith, Jake Hudson, Tommy Blackwell, Sean Owens)
• 200 Freestyle: Tommy Blackwell (D) (2:14.43)
• 200 IM: Landon Lennex (EB) (2:33.02)
• 50 Freestyle: Jake Hudson (D) (25.53)
• 100 Butterfly: Landon Lennex (EB) (1:12.10)
• 100 Freestyle: Jaxon Smith (D) (49.97)
• 500 Freestyle: Alexander Lennex (EB) (5:56.90)
• 200 Freestyle Relay: Draughn (1:44.70) (Tommy Blackwell, Sean Owens, Jake Hudson, Jaxon Smith)
• 100 Backstroke: Jaxon Smith (D) (56.11)
• 400 Freestyle Relay: East Burke (4:20.41) (Alexander Lennex, Jeremy Gray, Landon Lennex, Robbie Stringfield)

GIRLS

Draughn 73, East Burke 17

Draughn 70, Thomas Jefferson 16

East Burke 60, Thomas Jefferson 26

• 200 Medley Relay: Draughn (2:08.87) (Rhyannon Reasoner, Gunnar Hudson, Georgia Goulding, GiGi Smith)
• 200 Freestyle: Rachel Wood (D) (2:40.70)
• 200 IM: Sarah Mull (D) (2:59.02)
• 50 Freestyle: Georgia Goulding (D) (26.55)
• 100 Butterfly: Georgia Goulding (D) (1:05.63)
• 500 Freestyle: Gunnar Hudson (D) (6:37.68)
• 200 Freestyle Relay: Draughn (1:55.83) (Magdolynn Reasoner, Rachel Wood, Gunnar Hudson, Georgia Goulding)
• 100 Backstroke: Rhyannon Reasoner (D) (1:15.12)
• 100 Breaststroke: Gunnar Hudson (D) (1:22.00)
• 400 Freestyle Relay: Draughn (4:46.58) (Magdolynn Reasoner, Abby Wood, Rachel Wood, GiGi Smith)

12/3 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

BOYS BASKETBALL
East Burke 65, West Lincoln 27

WL      0          6          15       6

EB       13       19       14       19

Christian Smith 14, Micah Chrisco 13, Aasin Lor 13, Luke Coble 11, Propst 8, Kanzleiter 2, Kiser 2, Ward 2

South Caldwell 65, Draughn 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL
East Burke 65, West Lincoln 15

WL      6          4          0          5

EB       17       20       13       15

Ashlyn Stilwell 20, Sarah-Grace Lockee 13, Aubrie Snyder 11, Hildebran 7, Haas 6, Chrisco 4, Griggs 4

South Caldwell 57, Draughn 41

JV BOYS BASKETBALL
Draughn 50, South Caldwell 41
Braydon Schutt 16, Luke Rector 12

East Burke 62, West Lincoln 31
Carter Crump 24, Christian Primm 14, Austin Sellers 10

WRESTLING
Maiden 48, East Burke 36

106: Miranda Valerio (M) Forfeit

113: Jose Silbapompa (M) Forfeit

120: Jesse Wilson (M) Forfeit

126: Caleb-Johnson White (EB) pins Landon Bradley (M) (2:57)

132: Nathaniel Poovey (M) pins Abram Tallent (EB) (0:29)

138: Tyrus Cobb (M) pins Sherka Xiong (EB) (1:40)

145: Tru Yang (EB) pins Ethan Bentley (M) (2:00)

152: Trevor Phillips (EB) pins Jordan Wise (M) (1:20)

160: Luke Wilson (EB) pins Caden Farthing (M) (1:19)

170: Dorian Craiver (M) pins Brody Burns (EB) (1:36)

182: Collin Jackson (EB) pins Aaron Yang (M) (0:15)

195: Elijah Hess (EB) pins Aaron Lefevers (M) (1:17)

220: Jesse Hewitt (M) pins Jacob Newton (EB) (1:02)

285: DJ Spring (M) pins Jonathan Carroll (EB) (1:12)

Raiders dominate Knights on wrestling mat

Icard- The East Burke Middle wrestling team gained their first win in the Foothills Athletic Conference after dominating Liberty 81-24 at home Monday.

11 of the match wins for the Raiders (2-1, 1-1 FAC) were resulted by pinfall including Zach Ward (98 lb), Grayson Phillips (106), Malachi Bines (120), Zane Taylor (126), Lincoln Pierce (132), Connor Mobley (145), Danny Powell (152), Joshua Hess (160), Jacob Hodges (195), Deegan Moore (220), and Brady Bostian (250).

Other match winners for EBMS included Kane Miller (76, forfeit), Sam Huffman (138, minor decision), and Chris Moore (182, forfeit).

Phillips, Pierce, Mobley, and Hess all stand at 3-0 individually.

The Raiders host Heritage Middle next Monday.

Cavs split with Titans

Marion- The East Burke basketball teams faced McDowell on the road Wednesday and split with the Titans in a 45-35 win for the Lady Cavs and the Cavalier boys falling short in a comeback rally 69-68.

Maya Chrisco hit two 3 pointers in the fourth quarter to share team-high scoring honors with Graleigh Hildebran (10 pts) as Chrisco (4/4), Ashlyn Stilwell (4/6), Gracie Ruff (3/4), Riley Haas (1/2), and Hildebran (1/2) all combined on 13 free-throws to hang on for the win.

The East Burke boys led by three (35-32) at the halftime break but trailed by four (50-46) at the end of the third quarter.

Trey Ward scored all eight of his points in the last quarter of play as Micah Chrisco made two of three free-throws after being fouled on a three-point shot attempt to cut the Titans lead to one.

Cam Propst scored a team-high 14 points with Christian Smith also scoring in double figures (10).

The Cavaliers host their home opener next Tuesday with West Lincoln.

-HAPPY THANKSGIVING-
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
-Psalm 100:4-5 (NIV)

GIRLS

East Burke 45, McDowell 35

EB       10       9          5          21

M        8          10       9          8

Graleigh Hildebran 10, Maya Chrisco 10, Stilwell 8, Haas 7, Ruff 6, Lockee 4

BOYS

McDowell 69, East Burke 68

EB       21       14       11       22

M        18       14       18       19

Cam Propst 14, Christian Smith 10, Coble 9, Lor 9, Ward 8, Shuford 8, Chrisco 5, Kansleiter 5

Buffamoyer resigns as East Burke football coach

Icard- After three seasons, the East Burke football team will have a new head coach after Mark Buffamoyer stepped down from the position as announced by EBHS principal Katie Moore in a press release from Burke County Public Schools.

"I would like to thank Coach Buffamoyer for his hard work and dedication to high school students and athletes over the past decades and specifically his commitment to East Burke High School and our football program," said Moore.

Buffamoyer, who served as an assistant coach on the Cavaliers staff before taking the head coach position, finished with a 5-28 mark including an overtime home win over West Lincoln in 2017.

"It was with a heavy heart that I informed Mrs. Moore of my decision to step down as the Cavaliers head coach," said Buffamoyer.

"After much self-reflection on where our football program is going, I feel it is time for me to step aside. I believe the program needs new energy with someone who has an energy about them that will reach out to young people and bring them into the program."

East Burke athletic director Jim Childers noted Buffamoyer will still currently coach the softball team as he started his first season with the Lady Cavs last season and also is willing to accept an assistant coaching role.

"There is a lot of football knowledge that will leave with (Coach Buff)," said Childers, who coached with Buffamoyer at EBHS since 2008. "I appreciate his hard work and dedication over the years with our students and athletes and his work to uphold the legacy of our football program."

The next head coach at East Burke will be the tenth in the 47th season of football at Danny Williams Field.

NWFAC Fall 2019 All-Conference

GIRLS GOLF
Draughn: Elle Tanner, Lindsay Hodge
Golfer of Year: Allie Witherspoon (Patton)
Coach of Year: Chris Treadway (Draughn)

CROSS COUNTRY
Draughn: Tommy Blackwell, Reed Farrar, Andrew Albright, Ben Teffeteller, Regen Bridges
East Burke: Logan Shuford, Luke Elliott, Ayden Lingerfelt, Shane Feamster, Clay Seagle, Meah Walsh, McKenzie Harris, Gracie Ruff, Janie Ennis, Piper Strong
Runners of Year: Karina Coulter, Ben Trimm (Foard)
Coaches of Year: AJ Schwankert, Heather Ramsey (East Burke)

GIRLS TENNIS
Draughn: Hailey Kincaid, Abby Parker, Haley Lowman
East Burke: Erin Carico, Paige Houston
Player of Year: Alexis Wolgemuth (Foard)
Coach of Year: Shawn Miller (Foard)

VOLLEYBALL
Draughn: Chloe Gary, Kirsten Powell, Maddie Nelson (Honorable Mention)
East Burke: Erica Clontz, Graleigh Hildebran, Ashlyn Stilwell (Honorable Mention)
Player of Year: Ella Gragg (Patton)
Coach of Year: Cindy Powell (Patton)

BOYS SOCCER
East Burke: Josh Aguirre, Micah Chrisco, Turner Strong, Bryan Hernandez (Honorable Mention), Anthony Thao (Honorable Mention)
MVP: Bryan Rivera (West Iredell)
Offensive Player of Year: David Franquiz (Hibriten)
Defensive Player of Year: Josh Crisp (Hibriten)
Coach of Year: Jim Blanton (Hibriten)

FOOTBALL
Draughn: Braxton Cox, Nick Chrisco, Khe-Nai Banks, Denver Treadway, Trent Corn, Donavan King, Aaron Lambert, Zach Poteet, Luke Rector, Donnell Wilkins, Robbie Gibby (Honorable Mention), Andrew Wyatt (Honorable Mention)
East Burke: Josh Moore, Cody Huffman, Hunter Bostian, Noah Rooks, Luke Coble (Honorable Mention), Raelen Lo (Honorable Mention)
Co-Player of Year: Braxton Cox (Draughn), Marcus Jones (Hibriten)
Offensive Player of Year: Daren Perry (Hibriten)
Defensive Player of Year: Trey Piercy (Hibriten)
Specialist of Year: Griffin Bryson (Hibriten)
Coach of Year: Patrick Clark (Bunker Hill)

11/26 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

BOYS BASKETBALL
Draughn 72, St Stephens 64

SS        21       9          23       19

D         18       15       19       12

Nick Chrisco 20, Daylin Pritchard 16, Isaac Walker 14, Z Pritchard 7, Cox 6, Treadway 5, King 2, Byrd 2

Freedom 69, East Burke 35

EB       7          10       6          12

F          16       21       18       14

Aasin Lor 10, Smith 9, Shuford 6, Ward 4, Propst 2, Kansleiter 2, Chrisco 2

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Draughn 66, St Stephens 51

SS        9          17       10       15

D         20       18       8          20

Abby Parker 16, Hailey Kincaid 13, Shea Owens 12, Bailey Shuping 10, Abernathy 8, K Kincaid 4, Lowman 3

Freedom 64, East Burke 57

EB       11       13       18       15

F          20       23       12       9

Riley Haas 21, Ashlyn Stilwell 12, Aubrie Snyder 10, Hildebran 8, Ruff 3, Lockee 3, Cooke 1, Chrisco 1

JV BASKETBALL

St Stephens boys 54, Draughn 41

Freedom girls 33, East Burke 30

Freedom boys 74, East Burke 60

WRESTLING

Patton 72, Draughn 12

South Caldwell 78, Draughn 6

Draughn d. Hickory

2019 East Burke Fall Sports Awards

•  Cross Country 

Girls MVP: Meah Walsh, MeKenzie Harris

Boys MVP: Luke Elliott, Logan Shuford

Most Improved: Janie Ennis (girls), Jackson Spencer (boys)

Cavalier Award: Piper Strong (girls), William Weidner (boys)

4 Year Awards: Gracie Ruff (girls), Logan Shuford (boys)

• Football

Offensive MVP: Josh Moore

Defensive MVP: Cody Huffman, Raelen Lo

Outstanding Lineman: Noah Rooks

Outstanding Receiver/Defensive Back: Luke Coble

Commitment Award: Matthew Vue

Leadership Award: Brett Childers

Heart of Champion: Chase Childers

4 Year Awards: Seth Pruitt, Raelen Lo, Chase Childers, Brett Childers, Chase Lowman, Cody Huffman, Josh Moore, Hunter Bostain

• Volleyball

Varsity MVP: Erica Clontz

Varsity Defensive MVP: Riley Haas, Ashlyn Stilwell

Varsity Hustle Award: Graleigh Hildebran

Varsity Coach's Award: Kendall Buff

Varsity 4 Year Awards: Erica Clontz, Ashlyn Stilwell, Graleigh Hildebran, Riley Haas, Kendall Buff, Alex Lowman, Emily Bush

JV MVP: Jordan Newton

JV Offensive MVP: Aubree Bring

JV Defensive MVP: Reese Abernathy

• Girls Tennis

MVP: Erin Carico, Paige Houston

Most Improved: Zoie Smith

Coach's Award: Jadyn Ramsey

4 Year Awards: Emily Rector, Paige Houston, Erin Carico, Jadyn Ramsey

• Boys Soccer

MVP: Micah Chrisco

Offensive Player of Year: Anthony Thao

Defensive Player of Year: Josh Aguiree

Heart of the Team: Brandon Pruett

Most Improved: Garrett Pitts

4 Year Awards: Micah Chrisco, Aiden Ledford, Bryan Hernandez, Turner Strong, Anthony Thao

• Women's Golf

Outstanding Effort/Improvement: Shelby Huffman

Foothills Power 5 (BOYS SOCCER)

#1 East Lincoln (27-1-0) 2A State runner-up
#2 Hibriten (25-1-2) 2A Regional runner-up
#3 Shelby (22-1-2) 2A Fourth Round
#4 Watauga (18-6-1) 3A Fourth Round
#5 Hickory (18-6-3) 3A Fourth Round

Cavs sweep Rebels in season opener

Vale- After graduating two key starters and losing another by transfer, the East Burke girls basketball team was still able to look forward and start off the 2019-20 season on the right foot winning Thursday's season opener at West Lincoln 60-22.

One of the leading newcomers for East Burke six-foot freshman post Aubrie Snyder made a strong impact in her varsity debut scoring a game-high 18 points, eight in the second quarter.

Snyder's top scoring performance also contributed to 30 bench points for the Lady Cavaliers (1-0).

EB was also strong on defense making 15 steals led by seniors Graleigh Hildebran (5), Riley Haas (4), and Ashlyn Stilwell (4).

"It was a whole team effort," said Lady Cavaliers coach Crystal Bartlett. "Our defense was awesome, I felt like we faced adversity offensively but started getting confidence and finishing better."

Haas (12) and Stilwell (10, two 3 pts) were the other Lady Cavalier double-figure scorers heading into a fierce road test at county rival Freedom.

"It's going to be a good challenge for us, just got to look at and see what we can do."

Boys: East Burke 57, West Lincoln 22

Eight of 12 points from junior guard Aasin Lor in the third quarter pushed the Cavaliers to a 25 point lead in rolling to a season-opening road win.

Micah Chrisco, Logan Shuford, Cam Propst, and Trey Ward also scored in the quarter after leading at the halftime break 29-12.

"We were undisciplined defensively in the first half but got better in the second half, we missed quite a few layups offensively but trying to move the ball better," said East Burke coach Jerome Ramsey.

Propst finished with a double-double (11 pts, 11 rebounds) with Chrisco (9 pts, 7 assists) and Luke Coble (5 pts, 5 assists) also being key performers.

EB (1-0) now head into two road games before Thanksgiving at Freedom (Tuesday) and McDowell (Wednesday) that will give a great test.

"It's always tough (playing at Freedom and McDowell), we just got to keep getting better and keep practicing in making the simple plays."

-VERSE OF THE DAY-
"As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him."
-2 Samuel 22:31 NIV

GIRLS

East Burke 60, West Lincoln 22

EB       8          24       13       15

WL      3          10       4          5

Aubrie Snyder 18, Riley Haas 12, Ashlyn Stilwell 10, Chrisco 6, Griggs 4, Lockee 3, Hildebran 3, Ruff 2, Smith 2

BOYS

East Burke 57, West Lincoln 22

EB       13       16       16       12

WL      5          7          8          2

Aasin Lor 12, Cam Propst 11, Chrisco 9, Ward 9, Coble 5, Shuford 4, Smith 4, Kansleiter 3

11/21 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

JV girls basketball

East Burke 26, West Lincoln 15

MS wrestling

West McDowell 78, East Burke 30

Swimming (Wednesday)

Boys: East Burke 49, West Iredell 32; Patton 57, East Burke 35
Alex Lennex (500 freestyle 1st, 5:56.02; 100 backstroke 1st, 1:03.17)
Robbie Stringfield (200 freestyle 1st, 2:12.99, 500 freestyle 2nd)
Landon Lennex (200 individual medley 2nd, 100 butterfly 3rd)
400 freestyle relay (1st, 4:21.91) (Stringfield, A Lennex, L Lennex, Stamey)
200 medley relay (2nd)
Davey Stamey (100 breaststroke 3rd)

Girls: East Burke 65, West Iredell 8; Patton 72, East Burke 21
Rachel Stephens (200 freestyle 3rd, 100 freestyle 3rd)
Leena Brittain (200 individual medley 3rd, 100 butterfly 3rd)

Desiree Gray (200 freestyle 2nd)
Alisia Burkeen (500 freestyle 3rd)
Emma Oxentine (100 backstroke 3rd)
Faith McDowell (100 breaststroke 3rd)
200 freestyle relay (2nd, 3rd)
400 freestyle relay (2nd, 3rd)

Draughn swimming sweeps opener

Lenoir- The Draughn swimming teams swept Wednesday's season-opening meet at the Lenoir Aquatic Center defeating host Hibriten, Foard, West Caldwell, and non-conference opponent Ashe County.

Jaxon Smith led the Wildcat boys setting a new record of 50.10 in the 100 freestyle event along with also winning the 100 backstroke and being part of two relay event wins.

Jake Hudson (50 freestyle) and Tommy Blackwell (200 freestyle) were other event winners with freshman Trey Jensen finishing runner-up in two events.

The Lady Wildcats were led by first-place wins from Georgia Goulding (50 free, 100 fly), GiGi Smith (100 free, 200 free), and Gunnar Hudson (100 breast).

Freshmen Sara Mull and Abby Wood were key swimmers for the Lady Wildcats with runner-up finishes.

Draughn hosts their first meet December 4th at the Valdese Aquatic Center vs. East Burke and Thomas Jefferson Academy.

Boys

Draughn 48, Ashe County 2

Draughn 48, West Caldwell 2

Draughn 44, Hibriten 17

Draughn 42, Foard 30

Girls

Draughn 59, Foard 32

Draughn 57, Hibriten 36

Draughn 74, West Caldwell 6

Draughn 77, Ashe County 9

Wildcats boys open season with win and brand new lineup

Valdese- It was a brand new day for the Draughn boys basketball team, coming off a conference championship season last winter.

The Wildcats looked ahead with a brand new starting lineup and dominated in Tuesday's season opener winning 83-43 over West Lincoln.

"The kids came out and played hard and played together after not even getting a true practice together," said Draughn assistant coach Drew McGuire. "I thought we did a good job on defense and let that lead us to easy transition baskets on offense."

The new Wildcats starting five featured seniors Braxton Cox, Denver Treadway, and Nick Chrisco fresh off a historic football season along with returning players senior Isaac Walker and sophomore Daylin Pritchard.

After a 16-7 first-quarter lead, Walker took charge scoring 12 of his game-high 24 points to give Draughn (1-0) a 22 point advantage (41-19) at the halftime break.

Pritchard (11), Zach Poteet (8), and Marshall Byrd (5) were key second-half scorers to finish off the win against a Rebels team coached by former DHS coach Chad Wright.

"It's going to be a fun season and I really look forward to it with the group of guys we have," said McGuire.

GIRLS: Draughn 75, West Lincoln 38

The Lady Wildcats played their second consecutive game of the week and earned their first win of the season with three starters sharing the scoring lead.

"We needed this win after having a tough game (with South Caldwell), I think we had a lot of girls contribute offensively and I'm excited to have a lot of scorers," said Lady Wildcats coach Liz Taylor.

Returners Haley Lowman and Bailey Shuping and first-year player Ella Abernathy each scored a game-high 12 points to lead Draughn.

Abernathy hit the first-quarter three-pointer as part of a 11-0 run while a second-quarter layup by Lowman gave the Lady Wildcats a 20 point lead.

Lowman and Hailey Kincaid were also key defenders with Kincaid getting a fourth-quarter assist to Abby Parker.

The Wildcats stay home next Tuesday hosting St. Stephens.

-VERSE OF THE DAY-
"keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life"
-Jude 1:21

GIRLS

Draughn 75, West Lincoln 38

WL      4          15       13       6

D         19       21       16       19

Haley Lowman 12, Bailey Shuping 12, Ella Abernathy 12, Abby Parker 10, H Kincaid 8, K Kincaid 8, Owens 8, Edwards 2, Cozort 2, Powell 1

BOYS

Draughn 83, West Lincoln 43

WL      7          12       14       10

D         16       25       17       25

Isaac Walker 24, Daylin Pritchard 19, Treadway 9, Byrd 9, Poteet 8, Chrisco 5, Cox 4, Z Pritchard 2, King 2, Nelson 1

11/19 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Wrestling

East Burke 60, Shelby 18

East Burke 54, Hickory 18

Patton 47, East Burke 33

120: Benny Prestwood (3-0) Pinfall

126: Caleb-Johnson White (2-1) Pinfall

132: Abram Tallent (1-1) Pinfall

132: Laiton Duckworth (1-0)

138: Sherka Xiong (2-1) Decision

145: Tru Yang (1-0)

145: Logan Johnson (0-2)

152: Trevor Phillips (3-0) 3 Pinfalls

160: Justin Stilwell (1-1) Pinfall

160: Zeke Pierce (0-1)

170: Brody Burns (2-1) 2 Pinfalls

182: George Mackay (1-0) Pinfall

182: Collin Jackson (2-0) Pinfall

195: Elijah Hess (3-0) 2 Pinfalls

220: Jacob Newton (3-0) 3 Pinfalls

11/18 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Basketball
South Caldwell 63, Draughn 51
SC      13     12      16     22
D        8       17      16     10

East Burke Middle 51, Newton-Conover 12

EB boys basketball split in scrimmage

Icard- The East Burke boys basketball team hosted a preseason scrimmage Saturday with Davie County and Avery County.

The Cavaliers opened with a 33-31 loss to the War Eagles and followed with a 64-53 win over the Vikings.

"We played hard with Davie and played tired with Avery, it's just classic preseason basketball," said East Burke head coach Jerome Ramsey, entering his seventh season at the helm.

Cam Propst posted 13 points in the scrimmage game with Davie County with Micah Chrisco and Landon Yarborough adding five.

Chrisco and Logan Shuford (2 points) were key rebounders for the Cavs with Shuford, Yarborough, Aasin Lor, and Luke Coble making steals.

Chrisco was one of the leading performers in the Avery County scrimmage game recording five steals and three assists to go with his four total points.

Shuford (11 pts, 2 rebounds, 2 steals), Propst (10 pts, steal, blocked shot), and Lor (10 pts) each scored in double figures for EB.

Coble (3 steals) also added eight points as one of six key EB returners.

The Cavaliers open the season Thursday at West Lincoln.

 

Davie County 33, East Burke 31

Davie             7          14       8          4

E Burke          4          9          6          12

Cam Propst 13, Chrisco 5, Yarborough 5, Lor 4, Shuford 2, Smith 1

East Burke 64, Avery County 53

Avery             11       14       12       16

E Burke          12       16       18       18

Logan Shuford 11, Cam Propst 10, Aasin Lor 10, Coble 8, Ward 5, Chrisco 4, Kiser 3, Smith 3, Kanzleiter 2, Primm 1