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Bridges helps Freedom claims SMAC's top seed
After being held scoreless in the first half Tuesday, Freedom sophomore guard Chris Bridges drained four 3-pointers and accounted for 15 of his total 17 points in the third period to help the Patriots clinch at least a share of their first South Mountain 2A/3A Conference regular-season title with a 72-60 road win over Chase.
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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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Cavalier boys end long road trip with win
The East Burke boys basketball team capped a stretch of four straight road games with a 83-49 victory over Bandys in Catawba Valley 2A Conference play Tuesday.
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JV BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: EB, Bandys girls now tied for 1st in CVAC
The host Bandys JV girls basketball team outscored East Burke 3-1 in overtime Tuesday to claim a 28-26 victory and a share of first place in the Catawba Valley 2A Conference with the Cavaliers at 11-2.
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Freedom wrestling wins playoff opener
The Freedom High wrestling team won its 3A dual team state playoff opener Tuesday by a 42-39 score over Charlotte Catholic before losing to North Gaston later in the evening, 42-31.
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Tuesday's H.S. basketball final scores
East Burke 83, Bandys 49
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Ford named SoCon Player of Week
Morganton native Ali Ford has been named the Southern Conference’s women’s basketball Player of the Week for games played Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
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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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COLUMN: Hancock setting a winning tone at EB
Jon Hancock has his East Burke boys basketball team in the very heart of the Catawba Valley 2A Conference championship race as the regular season draws to a close.
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Bostian's buzzer beater lifts Liberty
Liberty Middle point guard Daxton Bostian hit a game-winning 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to give the home-standing Knights a 52-49 Foothills Athletic Conference victory Monday over Table Rock.
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Bobcats set for move to CCFL
Morganton Bobcats head coach/owner Mark Miller says his team is finalizing a move from the Alliance Football League (AFL) to the smaller but more locally-based Central Carolina Football League (CCFL).
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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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Freedom claims SMAC wrestling tourney title
Freedom and Patton were clearly the class of South Mountain 2A/3A Conference wrestling this season, and the Patriots added the 2011-12 SMAC tournament championship to their resume after slipping past the rival Panthers 170-162 on Saturday at Patton.
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3 individuals, 1 relay qualify for 3A state in swimming
Freedom’s Dustin Moss and Mark Evanko and Patton’s Hannah Keller each punched tickets to the 3A state swimming championships by hitting qualifying marks at Friday’s 3A West Regional at the Huntersville Fitness and Aquatic Center.
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Patriot boys clip ER at home for 1st place, girls rally for win
Freedom earned a season sweep of East Rutherford by virtue of a 79-67 victory Friday in a key South Mountain 2A/3A Athletic Conference boys basketball contest.
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Shatley reportedly moving to OL for Clemson
2009 East Burke graduate Tyler Shatley will soon be moving from defensive tackle to offensive guard at Clemson, the university's athletic website recently reported.
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Lady Panthers dominate Burns on Sr. Night
Coming off a narrow four-point road loss at the state’s fifth-ranked 3A team — league-leading R-S Central — the momentum kept rolling for the Patton Lady Panthers basketball team, who sent seniors Kaitlin Broadbent and Ashley Phillips off on a winning note in their final regular-season home game, 66-24 over Burns.
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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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Friday's H.S. basketball final scores
Freedom 79, East Rutherford 67
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Three local girls qualify for state in indoor track
Draughn junior Sarai Hayes, as well as Patton senior Sarah Millner and sophomore Selena Vaughn each qualified for the state indoor track championships during Thursday’s Last Chance Polar Bear Meet at East Burke High.
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EB boys stunned by Maiden
A rollercoaster of a two-week span continued Thursday for the East Burke boys basketball team, as the Cavaliers were upset on the road at Maiden in Catawba Valley 2A Conference play, 65-62.
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Table Rock boys still tied for 1st
B.J. Emmons scored a team-high 13 points Thursday at home to lead three Table Rock boys basketball players in double figures in a 42-39 win over Walter R. Johnson.
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COLUMN: The best time of the year
Every sports fan has his or her favorite time of year.
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Patton, EB set to host league wrestling tourneys
Area conference wrestling tournaments will kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Defending champion Patton will host the South Mountain 2A/3A Athletic Conference tournament while East Burke will entertain the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Conference event.
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