LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Basketball tournaments dominate the prep sports scene

Wrestling, swimming and indoor track have wrapped, and the spring sports seasons began this week, but for now the focus remains on prep basketball. Here’s a look at some highlights from last week. 

Boys Basketball   

■ Carter Edmonds scored 24 points as SW Randolph beat Eastern Randolph 77-67. Levi Dalke contributed 17 points while Colton McKee had 15 and Kenan Sugg 10. 

Tyler Gee led Eastern Randolph with 25 points and Emmitt Frye had 22. 

■ Darrion Johnson scored 20 points in No. 3 Asheboro’s 76-57 win over Eastern Guilford in the first round of the TAAC tournament. Nirey White scored 16 points, Jeremiah Stanback had 10 and Garrison Cheek 9. 

■ Will Dabbs scored 22 points and Andrew Thomas had 21 in Providence Grove’s 69-36 romp over Trinity. Dabbs also had 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists. Gabe McKoy had 9 points. 

■ Dabbs scored 15 points and Thomas had 14 in Providence Grove’s 69-51 win over East Davidson. 

■ Avery Ivey led the way with 25 points as Wheatmore beat East Davidson 74-56. Jordan Starkey and Collin Dodd each had 14 points. Karson Edwards had 11 points. 

■ Johnson scored 25 points and White had 10 in Asheboro’s 59-44 win over Eastern Guilford. 

■ Justyce Lawson scored 19 points in Uwharrie Charter’s 57-39 win over Southwestern Randolph. Jaxon Mabe had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. 

Edmonds led SWR with 11 points while Sugg had 9 and Dalke 8. 

■ Lawson and Mabe both scored 25 points as Uwharrie Charter overwhelmed North Moore 87-28. Mabe also had 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Kareem Helms had 17 points and 10 rebounds. 

■ Connor Cassidy led four players in double figures with 14 points as Randleman thumped Montgomery Central 74-39. Damari Garner scored 12 points while Trey Burnett and Pacey Wagner had 11 each.  

■ Mabe poured in 29 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and got 6 steals as Uwharrie Charter drubbed Eastern Randolph 74-44. Helms contributed a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds. Kam Harvey had 9 points. 

Gee led Eastern Randolph with 18 points. Isaiah Batchelor had 13 points. 

■ Collin Dodd scored 13 points in Wheatmore’s 50-37 loss to Thomasville in the semifinals of the CCC tournament. 

■ Dabbs scored 17 points in Providence Grove’s 56-38 win over West Davidson in the semifinals of the CCC tournament. Thomas had 11 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Cam Jones also scored 11 points. McKoy had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. 

■ Lawson scored 17 points and Mabe had 15 in Uwharrie Charter’s 78-60 loss to Northwood in the Four Rivers Conference tournament championship game. Harvey added 9 points. 

■ Connor Cassidy scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds as Randleman toppled High Point Central 60-49. Trey Burnett and Pacey Wagner each had 11 points. 

■ Cassidy scored 17 points in Randleman’s 64-43 win over Central Davidson. Damari Garner had 16 points, 9 rebounds. 

Girls Basketball

■ Nauttica Parrish scored 27 points in Southwestern Randolph’s 69-42 win over Eastern Randolph. Jordin George added 22 points and Maddie Strider had 16. 

Callie Craven led ER with 20 points. 

■ Erika Ledbetter scored 11 points and Terri Dixon had 9 as Uwharrie Charter downed North Moore 65-31. Teely Harris and Navaeh Staples both scored 8 points. 

■ Adalynn Scherer scored 14 points as No. 4 Asheboro whipped No. 5 Northeast Guilford 39-16 in the first round of the TAAC tournament.  

■ Laurel Bernhardt scored 17 points in PG’s 58-37 win over Trinity. Bailee Mitchell and Adi Johnson both had 11 points. 

Madison Hill led Trinity with a game-high 20 points. 

■ Johnson scored 13 points and Bernhardt had 10 as Providence Grove squeaked by East Davidson 36-32. 

■ Staples scored 13 and Uwharrie Charter edged Southwestern Randolph 44-42 on Namah Al-Arif’s game winner. Kayla Brown and Al-Arif both had 10 points. 

George led the Cougars with 17 points and Parrish had 13. 

■ Staples scored 12 points as Uwharrie Charter beat Eastern Randolph 63-40. Lainey Thomas had 10 points and Emory Johnson added 9. 

Craven led Eastern Randolph with 12 points and Raegan Beaver added 11. 

■ Scherer scored 24 points in Asheboro’s 50-39 loss to top-seeded Northern Guilford in the semifinals of the TAAC tournament. 

■ Kaelyn Whiteheart scored 17 points and Kinsley Davis added 11 as Wheatmore beat East Davidson 46-31 in the semifinals of the CCC tournament. 

■ Johnson had a spectacular game with  31 points as Providence Grove downed West Davidson 55-38 in the semifinals of the CCC tournament. Bernhardt had 10 points. 

■ Brown scored 11 points in Uwharrie Charter’s 51-37 loss to Northwood in the Four Rivers Conference title game.