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Cold shooting ends Trojans' season

March 3, 2011

Two freshmen stole the show in the first of two 2A Womens' Regional semifinal games Thursday.

Bandys' Madi Story scored 10 points in the first half, but it was Salisbury's Brielle Blaire who had the final say. Blaire scored 11 points in the third quarter to push the Hornets into Friday's Regional final. Salisbury defeated Bandys 61-44. The Lady Hornets advance to play Newton-Conover in the West Region Finals on Saturday.

Red Devils seek return to Regional finals

March 2, 2011

The Lady Red Devils’ basketball team is seeking a return trip to the 2A Regional finals.

Newton-Conover (24-3) reached the finals last season after defeating Shelby, 59-38. They face the Thomasville Lady Bulldogs (23-6) tonight in Greensboro in one of two Regional semifinal games for a chance to repeat that feat.

Head coach Jonathan Tharpe believes his team is more focused at this point in the season than they were last year.

Tigers claim first boys’ state title

March 1, 2011

Fred T. Foard capped an amazing season on Saturday by capturing their first-ever state title in any boys’ sport.

Leading the charge for the Tigers was Hayden Albert, who finished as a state runner-up in the 160-pound weight class. That finish is a tie with David Bradan (2002) for the best overall finish in a state tournament in school history.

Also finishing strong were Jacob Harper and Dillon Johnson. Harper finished fourth at 145 pounds, and Johnson, who was a West Region champion at 171 pounds, finished in fifth place.

Lady Trojans win thriller against Eagles

February 25, 2011

Bandys stopped Wilkes Central on their final possession and senior Tara Potter grabbed the final rebound, as the Lady Trojans held on to win the Sectional championship Friday.

Wilkes Central (25-5) had possession of the ball with 30 seconds remaining in the game and trailed 66-65. The Lady Eagles ran 20 seconds off the clock before coach Scott Waugh took a timeout to set up the final play.

However, Wilkes Central missed a game-winning shot. Potter grabbed the rebound off the miss, was fouled and made 1-of-2 free throws to seal the Bandys win.