4. January THURSDAY 24, 2013 1- Sports 1B ri. www.thesnaponline.com YVC BASKETBALL Bulldogs boys' 12; Albemarle BY CHARLES CURCIO Sports Editor The Albemarle varsity basketball squads hosted South Stanly on Wednesday night for a Yadkin Valley Conference doubleheader. In the opening game, the girls' squads carried the drama of the outcome into overtime, while the boys' game saw a huge second-quarter run keep Albemarle's win streak alive. Girls The girls' basketball game on Wednesday night would need an extra.
four minutes to decide the outcome. In overtime, one Albemarle freshman showed the poise of a veteran player, knocking down two critical three-pointers that lifted the Bulldogs to a 50-47 win over South Stanly. Kyleigh McLendon led Albemarle (4-10, 3-6 YVC) with 23 points including eight of the Bulldogs' 10 points in overtime, shooting 7-of-14 from the field in the game. Akela Branch had another for Albemarle with 21 points and 21 rebounds, along with two blocks and three steals. Chelsey Culp had a huge night for South Stanly (2-13, 1-8), scoring 23 of her game-high 25 points in the second half of play.
Ashlyn Whitley showed the touch from outside for the Bulls, adding 15 points, 12 of which came in the first half. Albemarle used a run in the opening quarter to lead 15-6 before the Bulls rallied in the second period. Whitley scored eight of South's 10 points in the second quarter and the Bulls rallied 1 to tie the score 18-18 at See A Albemarle 50 South Stanly 47 1, A $. split at South Stone swept by West Photo by CHARLES win streak goes to girls prevail in OT REt NORTH STANL NORTH Mu STANL 23 02 Photo by CHARLES (Above) Albemarle's Akela Branch goes up for two of her 21 In the Bulldogs' overtime victory Wednesday night over S. Stanly.
i Davidson; Mont. Ellis 12, Bryan Blanton 10, Currie .8, R. Baldwin 6, Nivens 6, Baldwin 4, Crowder 4, Dumas 4, Autry 3, Brown 2, Williams 2. SD Shore 16, Ball 4, Collins 4, Glidewell 4, Gallimore 4, Hazelwood 3, Stephenson 3. West Montgomery 79 Gray Stone 29 be The Gray Stone boys' season continued on Tuesday night as the Knights faced a Warriors' squad that trails Albemarle by a game for second place in the standings and needed a win to keep pace with the Bulldogs.
A big first quarter: for West Montgomery led to a road loss for Gray Stone on Tuesday night 79-29. West Montgomery hit 32- of-63 from the field (50.8 percent) and was 10-of-18 at the free-throw line. GS 5 7 8 9.. 29 WM 30 17 14 18 79 WM Caleb Drake 15, Terrell Marshall 12, Dreshaun Nicholson 12; McKenzie '8, Absher 7, Sims 7, Morse 6, Little 6, Cole-Awong 4, Burnett 2. Girls South Davidson 64 Albemarle 44 The Albemarle.
girls' basketball squad fell to 3-10 overall and 1-7 in the YVC with a 64-44 loss at South Davidson. EA Akela Branch led See YVC, 3B, Photo by CHARLES (Above) North Stanly's Jenna Huff drives hard to the hoop in Tuesday's road victory at West Stanly. RRC BASKETBALL Colts, Comets split in games at West Stanly YVC BASKETBALL Bulldogs Gray I BY CHARLES A CURCIO. Sports Editor The high school basketball teams of Albemarle and Gray Stone both continued play in" the Yadkin Valley Conference with road games on Tuesday evening. Albemarle travelled over through Denton to take on South Davidson, while West Montgomery was the for the Knights.
Boys k. Albemarle 86 :4 South Davidson 38 The Albemarle boys' basketbal squad, ranked eighth in the; latest NCPreps 1A state poll, got a balanced effort across the scorebook on Tuesday night, pushing their win streak to 11 games with an 86-38 win over the Wildoats. Andre Ridenhour came off the bench to lead four in double figures for Albemarle YVC) with; points. Deon Christian and Terrace Ellis each: scored 12 points and Bryan Blanton added 10. Trent Shore paced the Wildcats (1-13, 1-8) and led all scorers with 16 points.
Albemarle had a solid night from the field, hitting 39-of-81 overall (48.1 percent) and had 16 team assists, with Shawn Baldwin leading with three. The Bulldogs also pulled down 45 rebounds in the BY CHARLES CURCIO Sports Editor The Rocky River Conference schedules for the teams of North and West Stanly: reached the halfway point on A Tuesday. night when the Colts hosted the Comets, West Stanly hosts Monroe on Friday night while the Comets travels to Piedmont. Girls 3 Stanly 52 West Stanly In a game where both teams are struggling to make shots from the field, the contest at the free-throw line can make all the difference in the world. A Such was the case in Tuesday's girls? basketball game between visiting North and host West when the Comets used their touch at the foul line to improve to a game over .500 in the RRC standings with a 52-34 road win." Jenni Speight led three in double figures for North Stanly (11-5, 4-3 RRC) with 17 points, including 10-of-13 at the free-throw line.
Gentry Grubb added 15 points, including three makes from behind the three-point arc, and Jenna Huff also had 15, including 9-of-11 at the foul line. Sarah Talley led the Colts (6-10, 1-6) with 15 points See NORTH, 2B :4 (Above) Albemarle's Deon In Tuesday's road victory game, with Rashaad Baldwin's 10 boards leading the 'Dogs. Albemarle's high-pressure defense also came up with. 25 steals with Marquez Christian had 12 points at South Davidson. Brown leading the Bulldogs with five steals.
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