The indoor track season moved outdoors Wednesday for Polk County High’s Western North Carolina Polar Bear championships, and several Patton athletes were at their best.
Senior Sarah Millner established school records while taking runner-up honors in both the 55-meter hurdles (9.81) and 300-meter dash (46.78). Her time in the hurdles barely missed a regional qualifying mark of 9.74.
For the boys, sophomore Devin Cook broke the previous school record for the 300 meters by almost a second (38.31) en route to third place. He also finished third in the 55-meter hurdles (6.92), while senior teammate David Stroup took fifth in the same race.
Rounding out the Panther contingent were a pair of personal bests, as freshman Blake Holden took sixth in the 1600 meters (5:08.01) and sophomore Jesse Bunton was sixth in the shot put (35’3”).
JV BASKETBALL
Freedom girls 45, Patton 28 — Alexis Largent scored 17 points and Iasia Fisher added 15 on Friday as the Lady Patriots (5-7) went on the road to beat Patton for the first time in three tries this year. The Panthers (11-2), who were missing Sarah Ramsey and four other players, got eight points each from Katie Lecroy and Hannah Anders.
Shelby boys 68, Patton 31 — Shelby broke open what was once a 20-15 contest midway through the second period when Patton forward Tim Perkins was whistled for his third foul. Perkins led the JV Panthers with eight points, while Christian McElven added seven and Austen Winters six.
Newton-Conover boys 72, East Burke 47 — Tyler Barrymore scored a game-high 25 points and Tyreh Fleming added 22 as the JV Red Devils gave EB just its second league loss Friday in Newton. The Cavaliers (11-5, 8-2 CVAC) picked up 14 points from Drake Haas and 10 from Larry Clark 10.
Bunker Hill girls 36, Draughn 18; Bunker Hill boys 49, Draughn 39 — Katelyn Rhoney scored seven points and Courtney Grainger added six points in Friday’s JV Lady Wildcat loss. The Draughn JV boys were also upended despite a 16-point effort from Jacob Wyatt.
M.S. BASKETBALL
Liberty girls 42, West McDowell 30 — Lindsey Adams scored 15 points, Sisalynn Norman added 11, Savannah Worley six and Malarie Tallent five as the Lady Knights won at home Thursday to improve to 10-0 overall, 9-0 in Foothills Athletic Conference play. Liberty plays Walter R. Johnson on Monday.
Heritage boys 52, East McDowell 35 — Myrian Reid led the Eagles with 21 points on Thursday in Valdese, while Mason Poteat had 18 points and Cooper Abernathy and Gavin Bennett contributed five apiece. Heritage (1-7 FAC) travels to East Burke on Monday.
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