Valdese 11-12 Boys Basketball sweeps Ray Childers

The Valdese Tigers 11-12 (Midget Division) boys basketball #1 and #2 teams hosted Ray Childers Saturday at the Valdese Recreation Center gym and swept the Pirates by scores of 30-12 and 39-22.

Ryan Damron led Valdese #1 with 12 points as the Tigers shut out Ray Childers 12-0 after one-quarter of play.

Blaine Blackwell (9), Sterling Radabaugh (5), and Dakota Ward (4) were other key scorers.

Carter Miller was the leading scorer for Valdese #2 with 15 points with Logan Carswell (9), Bryson Powell (8), and Greyson Orders (5) assisting in scoring for the Tigers.

The 9-10 (Mighty Mites) boys basketball teams were also in action with Valdese #2 winning over Salem 30-19 but Valdese #3 fell to East Burke 23-12.

The Valdese Tigers basketball teams will host another final round of games next Saturday to complete the Burke County Recreation League regular season.