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Draughn boys lose double-digit lead on Sr. Night
The Draughn boys basketball team jumped out to an 11-0 lead over reigning CVAC 2A champs West Caldwell Tuesday on Senior Night, but the Warriors tied the score by halftime and put away a 54-40 win with bookend 7-0 and 6-0 scoring runs in the third period.
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Draughn's McGee, Robinson sweep CVAC swim awards
Draughn’s T.R. Robinson was named Catawba Valley 2A Conference Coach of the Year for both boys and girls swimming, while Wildcat senior sprinter Alex McGee repeated as boys Swimmer of the Year, the league recently announced.
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Draughn, EB combine to send 8 individuals, 6 relays to 2A state
A pair of sprinters highlighted a banner day for East Burke and Draughn at the 2A West swimming regional Saturday. The Wildcats' Alex McGee qualified for state in the 50-yard freestyle for the fourth straight year, finishing third with a time of 22.71 seconds.
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Morton, Giles, Hoyle place 3rd at CVAC wrestling tournament
Going into Saturday’s CVAC wrestling championship semifinals at East Burke High, six county wrestlers were in position to punch their ticket to the next round.
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Draughn boys edged in battle for 3rd
The Draughn boys basketball team led 10-3 early on Friday in a clash between teams tied for third place in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference.
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Draughn girls tripped by South Iredell
South Iredell’s Aliya Jackson hit 17 of her 20 free throw attempts as part of a game-high 29-point effort in a 67-54 Lady Viking win Tuesday at Draughn in Catawba Valley 2A Conference play.
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Draughn sweeps Bunker Hill
The Draughn girls basketball team placed four players in double figures in a 79-46 home win over Bunker Hill on Friday night in Catawba Valley 2A Conference play.
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Byrd lifts EB at buzzer
After scoring 35 points in a win over rival Draughn last month in Valdese, East Burke junior guard Clay Byrd saved his heroics for the final seconds of Tuesday’s home game against the Wildcats.
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Wildcats sweep CVAC swim championship
The Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Conference swimming titles stayed in Burke County for the third consecutive year, as Draughn completed the sweep in Saturday’s boys and girls competitions at the Jimmy C. Draughn Aquatic Center.
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Wildcats unload on Bears
The Draughn boys basketball team led wire to wire Friday night in a 71-51 home victory over Bandys, kickstarting the second half of Catawba Valley 2A Conference play and improving to 11-7 overall (6-2 CVAC).
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Draughn, EB again expected to vie for CVAC crown
The Draughn and East Burke boys swimming squads will once again be the main threats to come out on top at Saturday’s Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Conference championships, which start at 9:15 a.m. at the Jimmy C. Draughn Aquatic Center.
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Draughn cruises in CVAC tuneup
The Aquatic Center in Valdese was the locale for Draughn's last conference meet of the season Wednesday before Saturday's much-anticipated CVAC championships.
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Draughn wins OT thriller
Maiden’s box-and-1 defense didn’t affect the Draughn boys basketball team, as the Wildcats got a solid team effort in capturing a 72-68 overtime thriller Tuesday evening in Valdese in Catawba Valley 2A Conference action.
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Draughn tripped twice on the road
A disastrous 15-1 first quarter set the tone for the Draughn boys basketball team's 47-29 loss to undefeated Catawba Valley 2A Conference leader West Caldwell (8-4, 6-0 CVAC) on Friday.
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Draughn boys improve to 4-1 in CVAC
The Draughn boys basketball team picked up a pivotal 60-54 win over Newton-Conover at home in Catawba Valley 2A Conference action on Tuesday.
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Draughn sweeps CVAC swim meet
Three of the Catawba Valley 2A Conference’s best swimming teams, plus 4A school Watauga, got together Wednesday at the Valdese Aquatic Center in a quad-meet hosted by Draughn High.
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Lady Wildcats stay hot
It’s always tough to pick up road wins in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference, but the Draughn basketball teams didn’t seem fazed by the task Tuesday in a sweep of Bunker Hill.
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Lady Wildcats claim 1st Christmas championship
The Draughn girls basketball team captured its first ever Wildcat Christmas Invitational championship in the tournament’s fourth year of existence, holding off Avery County 66-60 on Wednesday.
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Draughn teams win, advance to tourney finals
Draughn senior guard Thomas Russell scored 16 of his game-high (and season-high) 26 points in the second half, leading the Wildcat boys basketball team to a 76-49 win over North Gaston in Tuesday’s first round of the Wildcat Christmas Invitational.
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Byrd scores 35 in Cavalier win over Draughn
East Burke coach Jon Hancock said Clay Byrd wasn’t feeling well immediately before Friday’s game at Draughn.
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Wildcat girls win CVAC swim meet
Alexis Lynn (50 free, 100 free) and Karoline Pittman (100 back, 200 free) each won two events, leading the Draughn girls swim team to a 114-102 win at South Iredell on Wednesday in a Catawba Valley 2A Conference meet. The Lady Wildcats also topped third-place Maiden, 114-50.
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Draughn escapes with win
Draughn withstood a late Bandys rally on the road to escape with a 58-57 win in its Catawba Valley Athletic Conference opener Tuesday night.
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Patton boys get payback against Draughn
The Patton boys basketball team capped a night of payback by picking up its first win of the season, 61-50 over Draughn at home on Friday.
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Helms putback propels Wildcat boys
Austin Helms grabbed an offensive rebound and made a putback off the glass in the waning seconds Wednesday night, lifting the Draughn boys basketball team to a thrilling 69-68 road win over Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.
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Draughn dominates West Lincoln
The Draughn girls basketball team’s two leading scorers each had memorable nights Tuesday in a 48-33 Lady Wildcat home victory over West Lincoln in non-conference play.
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