NCHSAA: Friday Night Scoreboard (2/2)

<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">PH takes a look at some of the notable scores across the NCHSAA on Friday night as the regular season continues rolling along.</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bandys 65 - Lincolnton 62</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2173937' first='Micah' last='Slaughter'] beat the buzzer to hand Lincolnton another loss in Catawba Valley Conference action and give Bandys High their fourth victory in a row to kick off the month of February. They're a well-rounded group that's starting to peak at the right time for the Trojans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/bandys_bball/status/1753628878810026131?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/bandys_bball/status/1753628878810026131?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Garner 68 - Clayton 60</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Garner Trojans evened things up in the Greater River Neuse Conference in handing the Clayton Comets their first conference loss in the regular season on Friday night. [player_tooltip player_id='2299464' first='Cam' last='Reyes'] led the charge for the Trojans with 19 points in the victory as they avenged a home loss from a few weeks ago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GameofInchesHSS/status/1753788397087273050?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GameofInchesHSS/status/1753788397087273050?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">North Iredell 88 - 80 North Lincoln</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Iredell pulled off an upset on Friday night in Western Foothills Conference action with an 88-80 victory over North Lincoln High. The win gives them their fifth conference victory on the year and puts them at .500 in the standings while also putting a stain on the Knights conference record. The Knights are now 7-3 in conference action and battling a two-game losing streak.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Mount Tabor 62 - Davie 56</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mount Tabor High handed the War Eagles their second loss on the year on Friday night as they got head coach Andy Muse his 600th career victory. [player_tooltip player_id='2329662' first='Jadon' last='Blair'] continues to make a name for himself in the 2025 class while [player_tooltip player_id='1786681' first='Shamarius' last='Peterkin'] and Campbell Scurry also contributed as double-figure scorers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">East Wake 77 - West Johnston 68</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Wake High is quietly building a nice resume under first-year head coach Craig Wilson as they've won their 10th straight game in Quad County Conference action as they sit atop the standings at 10-0 to begin the month of February. [player_tooltip player_id='1610224' first='Ben' last='Fox'] has them playing well since he's gotten back healthy. He went off for 50 points back on Jan. 26 in a victory over Southern Wayne.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">South Caldwell 64 - Watauga 62</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The South Caldwell Spartans pulled off an upset in Northwestern Conference action to push their record to 5-1 in the standings. They overcame a double-double from [player_tooltip player_id='2091779' first='Josiah' last='Railey'] and 17 points from [player_tooltip player_id='2339884' first='Cade' last='Keller'] to escape with a victory. The Spartans outscored the Pioneers 18-12 in the fourth quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Southwest Onslow 72 - Kinston 62</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southwest Onslow handed the Kinston Vikings their first loss in East Central Conference action on Friday night as the Stallions are now 7-1 in conference action. They've won five straight games as [player_tooltip player_id='1990353' first='Rue' last='Chapman'] continues to lead the way for them at 14-5 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lake Norman 82 - West Cabarrus 66</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats have now won nine games in a row following their 82-66 victory over West Cabarrus on Friday night. They're alone atop the Greater Metro Conference standings at 8-0 as [player_tooltip player_id='1226603' first='Tre' last='McKinnon'] recently surpassed the 1,000 point plateau as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->