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Valdese- Despite losing three vital elements to graduation of their first conference championship team, the Draughn softball team starts off the 2024 season under the reign of new head coach Chris Powell with two wins over county rivals Freedom (14-4) and Patton...
BOYS #1 Hickory Red Tornadoes (31-1) Western Foothills 3A regular season/tournament champions/3A regional runner-up #2 Newton-Conover Red Devils (22-8) Catawba Valley 2A regular season champions/2A Third Round #3 Watauga Pioneers (22-6) Northwestern 3A/4A co-regular...
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A/2A GIRLS 1st Round (2/19 @ Mountain Heritage) #1 Mountain Heritage 100, #8 NCSSM 5 #2 Rosman 77, #7 Owen 61 #3 Avery County 48, #6 Draughn 36 #4 Madison 42, #5 Mitchell 30 Semifinals (2/22 @ Mountain Heritage) #1 Mountain Heritage 71, #4 Madison...
BASKETBALL Draughn @ Mountain Heritage JV Girls: Mountain Heritage 52, Draughn 44 JV Boys: Mountain Heritage 63, Draughn 32 V Girls: Mountain Heritage 75, Draughn 26 (Rector: 11) V Boys: Mountain Heritage 72, Draughn 52 (Moore: 26) West Lincoln @ East Burke JV Girls:...
Icard- The 2023-24 season continues to build up to be the most historic for the East Burke girls' basketball program. So far, four team records have been rewritten, with many others within reach. The latest new set record was a 100-point game vs. West Lincoln at home,...
BASKETBALL Rosman @ Draughn JV Boys: Draughn 62, Rosman 18 V Girls: Rosman 60, Draughn 42 (Rector: 20) V Boys: Draughn 84, Rosman 50 (Moore: 22) (6-0 vs Rosman) Draughn @ NCSSM V Girls: Draughn 72, NCSSM 13 (Abernathy: 14) (3-0 vs NCSSM) V Boys: Draughn 82, NCSSM 72...
BOYS #1 Hickory Red Tornadoes (20-0, 10-0) #2 Patton Panthers (18-2, 8-0) #3 McDowell Titans (16-3, 7-1) #4 Newton-Conover Red Devils (15-5, 9-1) #5 Bandys Trojans (15-5, 7-3) GIRLS #1 East Burke Cavaliers (19-0, 10-0) #2 East Lincoln Mustangs (19-1, 10-0) #3 Watauga...
HS BASKETBALL Mountain Heritage @ Draughn JV Girls: Mountain Heritage 50, Draughn 41 (Corpening: 17) JV Boys: Mountain Heritage 55, Draughn 43 V Girls: Mountain Heritage 78, Draughn 53 (Abernathy: 19) V Boys: Mountain Heritage 73, Draughn 68 (Moore: 22) Owen @ Draughn...
#1 West Lincoln Rebels (23-5) 2A West Regional runner-up #2 Lincolnton Wolves (32-3) 2A Third Round #3 Foard Tigers (23-5) 3A First Round #4 Bandys Trojans (24-8) 2A Second Round #5 Burns Bulldogs (18-8) 2A Second Round
Western Highlands 1A/2A @ Buncombe Aquatic Boys: Draughn (250), Owen (204), NCSSM (115), Madison (78), Avery County (59) Girls: Owen (224), Draughn (178), NCSSM (132), Mountain Heritage (117), Avery County (56), Madison (52) Girls 200 Medley Relay: Draughn (2nd) Boys...