19-20 Year In Review: Top Ten Best Games/Performances

• Volleyball: East Burke 3, Patton 1; East Burke 3, Bunker Hill 2; East Burke 3, Shelby 2

Erica Clontz (Co-Athlete of Week #4)-
Patton: 22 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks, ace
Bunker Hill: 20 kills, 6 digs, 5 blocks, assist
Shelby: 33 kills, 6 digs, assist, block

• MS Football: East Burke 30, Liberty 8

Jacob Dellinger: 195 rushing yards, 2 TDs (Co-Athlete of Week #6)

Levi Coble: 2 rushing TDs

• Cross Country: East Burke sweeps NWFAC championships
• Second time Cavs sweep a conference championship 5K in 2A classification

Logan Shuford (boys 4th, 18:11.14)

Meah Walsh (girls 4th, 23:56.80) (Co-Athlete of Week #9)

• Football: Draughn 38, East Burke 7
• County Record: Braxton Cox (passing TDs in a season)

Beckett Nelson: Two TDs (50-yard fumble return, 78-yard kick return) (Blue & Gold Classic D MVP)

Braxton Cox: 24/39, 333 yards, 2 TDs, 40-yard rushing TD

Josh Moore: set EB record for career TDs (41)

Seth Pruitt: 14/30, 186 yards passing

Luke Coble: 5-105 receiving, defensive INT (Blue & Gold Classic EB MVP)

• Boys Swimming: Jaxon Smith sets new record in 100 freestyle to open season (Co-Athlete of Week #13)
• Smith's 100 free time was 50.10 with also winning the 100 backstroke event and being part of two relay event wins
• Both Wildcat teams swept Foard, Hibriten, West Caldwell, and Ashe County
• Smith set a new 100 free time of 49.97 vs East Burke and Thomas Jefferson

• Boys Basketball: Draughn 59, West Lincoln 48; Draughn 83, St Stephens 76 (OT); Draughn 81, Bunker Hill 63
• Daylin Pritchard (Athlete of Week #16)

West Lincoln: 22 points

St Stephens: 29 points 

Bunker Hill: 25 points

• Girls Basketball: East Burke 55, Mountain Heritage 45
• First home game with the Lady Cougars, defending 2A state champions

Ashlyn Stilwell: 16 points, 6 rebounds, assist

Riley Haas: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, assist

Graleigh Hildebran: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

• Boys Basketball: East Burke 71, West Caldwell 65

Logan Shuford: 20 points, 4/8 3pt FG, 2 rebounds, assist, steal

Luke Coble: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists

Christian Smith: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Trey Ward: 10 points, 6 rebounds

• Indoor Track: Four new school records set at JDL Fast Track meet

Luke Elliott (boys 1000 meters, 2:47.86)

Noah Rooks (boys shot put, 43-00.50)

Reagan Robinson (girls pole vault, 10-00)

Gracie Ruff (girls 300 meters, 47.57)

• Softball: Draughn 3, Freedom 0; Draughn 7, Watauga 1

Elle Tanner (Co-Athlete of Week #27)
Freedom: 7.0 IP, 9 Ks
Watauga: 6.0 IP, 6 Ks
13.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 15 Ks

-HONORABLE MENTION-

• Josh Moore (EB football) (4 touchdown runs vs Highland Tech, single-game rushing record 273 yards vs West Caldwell)
• Draughn football: school-record 61 points vs Cherryville, Braxton Cox (11/11, 191 yds, 5 TDs)
• East Burke boys soccer: first-win over Patton, Micah Chrisco (3-goal hat trick)
• MS wrestling: Avie Helton (HMS, 12-0), Grayson Phillips (EBMS, 12-0), Joshua Hess (EBMS, 12-0), Lincoln Pierce (EBMS, 10-0) complete undefeated regular seasons
• East Burke girls basketball: wins fourth consecutive conference tournament championship, Ashlyn Stilwell (24 points, 11/11 free-throws), Riley Haas (16 points, tournament MVP)