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Asheboro boys v North Davidson Jan2023

Prep Roundup: Eastern Randolph boys keep rolling; Baxter hits milestone win with SWR

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Asheboro’s Elijah Woodley locks in defensively on North Davidson’s Payton Eccles during last week’s game at the Asheboro Recreation Center. In the background, Asheboro’s Jerquarius Stanback keeps tabs on Caiden Bean. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record).

 

With three players scoring 20 or more points, Eastern Randolph came away with a 95-77 road victory against Trinity in boys’ basketball last week.

Pierce Leonard led the Wildcats with 29 points, Nicah Taylor scored 27 and Davonte Brooks had 20.

Those offset Dominic Payne’s 37 points for Trinity. Teammate Dylan Hodges had 22.

The Wildcats followed that by pounding visiting Providence Grove 93-60 to push their record to 15-1 by the end of last week.

** Southwestern Randolph’s Sean Adkins hit the go-ahead basket in 57-56 victory at Uwharrie Charter Academy.

** The duo of Camden Walker (22 points) and Jerquaris Stanback (20) propelled Asheboro in a 74-63 victory at Central Davidson. Walker had 20 points in a 74-37 home romp past North Davidson.

** Tyshaun Goldson of Randleman tallied 28 points as the Tigers won a non-conference game against visiting Ledford by 70-52.

** Trinity was back on the winning path when Hodges posted 23 points in a 67-55 victory at Randleman. The Tigers received 25 points from Goldston.

** UCA road Ashton Troutman’s 38 points in a 58-48 triumph at Wheatmore.

Girls’ basketball

Seth Baxter’s six-season record as girls’ basketball coach at Southwestern Randolph reached 100-34 with last week’s 47-45 victory at UCA.

** Brecken Snotherly’s 28 points and 12 rebounds along with Ziera Watson’s 20 points were enough to help Eastern Randolph past host Trinity 71-55. Trinity received 24 points from Kennedy Jackson.

Snotherly racked up 39 points and 10 rebounds in a 75-26 crushing of Providence Grove.

Asheboro’s Sion Murrain checks out the situation as North Davidson’s Lettie Michael, left, and Kyndall Moore set the defense during last week’s game at Asheboro Recreation center. North Davidson won 64-36. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record)

** Sion Murrian’s 24 points lifted Asheboro past host Central Davidson by 69-47.

** Providence Grove’s Jada Nixon had 24 points in a 65-64 overtime loss to visiting Burlington Williams.

Wrestling

At Eden, Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Jack McArthur (132 pounds), Aldo Hernandez (138), Lorenzo Alston (145) Alek Millikan (160), Grayson Roberts (170) and Corbin Grissom (182) were individual champions Saturday in the Sarah Wilkes Invitational at Eden Morehead.

Teammates Spencer May (120) and Joey Smith (220) of Trinity were also champions.

In finals, Hernandez, Millikan and Alston won by first-period pins, Grissom prevailed with a second-period pin and Roberts registered a technical fall in the second period. McArthur defeated Trinity’s Gavin McCall 8-2 in the title bout.

Roberts had three earlier pins.

Ethan Hines (106) of UCA and Levi Dennis (126) of Trinity were runners-up.

UCA was team champion.

ER Brecken Snotherly shoots v UCA Jan2023

Prep Roundup: Snotherly, Payne maintain rapid scoring paces: UCA, Asheboro wrestlers roll

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Eastern Randolph’s Brecken Snotherly prepares to launch a shot last week against Uwharrie Charter Academy. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

Here are some notable performances from around area high schools last week:

In girls’ basketball, Southwestern Randolph defeated host Eastern Randolph 59-52 as Jordin George had 15 points.

Still, it was a special week for Eastern Randolph senior Breck Snotherly, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with the Wildcats. Plus, she has more points from her time at Winston-Salem Christian.

Snotherly racked up 32 points in the Southwestern Randolph game. The next night, Snotherly produced 21 points when Eastern Randolph defeated host Jordan-Matthews 58-11.

She capped the week with 34 points when Eastern Randolph defeated visiting Uhwarrie Charter Academy 58-42 on Friday night.

Boys’ basketball

In Trinity’s 88-59 home romp past Providence Grove, Dominic Payne racked up 30 points, Dylan Hodges had 26 points and Brandon Campbell notched 18 points.

Payne, a junior guard, reached the 1,000-point career mark in late December.

Davonte Brooks tallied 29 points when Eastern Randolph beat visiting Southwestern Randolph 70-55. Later in the week, Timothy Brower pumped in 22 points to lead five Eastern Randolph players in double figures in a 96-51 drilling of visiting UCA.

Randleman topped visiting UCA 68-42 with Greg Price scoring 22 points. Ashton Troutman’s 23 points paced UCA.

Jerquarius Stanback’s 26 points carried Asheboro past visiting Oak Grove 74-56 in a Mid-Piedmont Conference opener.

Wrestling

Uwharrie Charter Academy, the host school, went 10-0 across two days in the Pin Down Autism Super Duals.

The Eagles smashed most of the competition. The closest meet came with a 51-21 beating of Southeast Guilford.

Lorenzo Alston of UCA went 10-0. Posting 9-0 records for UCA were Jack McArthur, Aldo Hernandez, Carson Robinson and Grayson Roberts. Corbin Grissom was 8-0 and Jair Ulloa went 7-0, while Brandon Jordan and Caden Bond both won nine matches and Brennan Worrell won eight times.

** At Walnut Cove, Asheboro won all five meets Saturday in the Rick Williams Duals at South Stokes.

The Blue Comets won against Patrick (Va.) County (by 42-31), Elkin (63-12), South Stokes (60-16) Reagan (51-28) and Starmount (42-30).

Xavier Santos (113 pounds), Diego Gutierrez (120, 126) and Michael Brady (182) all went 5-0 for Asheboro.

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Eastern Randolph boys claim tourney title

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SANFORD – It was quite a week for Eastern Randolph’s basketball teams.

The Wildcats won three games in the Lee County Christmas Classic in boys’ basketball to capture the tournament championship.

Eastern Randolph nipped host Lee County 81-77, rolled past Western Harnett 103-47 and then took down Middle Creek 75-68 in the championship game.

Eastern Randolph senior Pierce Leonard, shown here earlier this season, had scoring games of 10, 11 and 12 points in the Lee County Christmas Classic. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

That pushed the Wildcats’ record to 10-1. Eastern Randolph won eight games all of last season.

Davonte Brooks scored 17 vs. Lee County, 42 points vs. Western Harnett and 29 points vs. Middle Creek. He grabbed 22 rebounds in the Western Harnett game and had 16 boards in the title game. Those were all part of a three-day effort that resulted in his selection as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

All-tournament selection Timothy Brower of Eastern Randolph had games of 15 points, 16 points and 21 points.

In girls’ basketball at Manteo, Eastern Randolph went on the road and toppled previously undefeated Manteo 60-43 behind Brecken Snotherly’s 28 points.

ER Davonte Brooks in hoops Dec2022

Prep Notes: 41-point mark hit twice by area boys; UCA, Trinity wrestlers excel

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Eastern Randolph’s Davonte Brooks goes up for a shot last week against Wheatmore. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

 

It was a big week for top scorers around Randolph County basketball last week.

Dominic Payne of Trinity and Davonte Brooks of Eastern Randolph were in the same category at times.

Payne poured in 41 points Friday in a 65-64 victory at Uwharrie Charter Academy. On the same night, Brooks posted 41 points in a 99-47 romp at Wheatmore. Teammate Timothy Brower had 28 points.

Wheatmore’s Parker Kines had more than half of his team’s points in that game with 26.

Payne scored 29 points in a 60-48 victory at Wheatmore.

Against Trinity, UCA’s Ashton Troutman racked up 33 points for more than half of his team’s scoring.

Brooks had big effort in a non-conference victory at Burlington Williams with 26 points in the 73-52 result.

Consider those individual totals when also on Friday night the final score of Randleman’s victory at Southwestern Randolph was 34-33.

On the girls’ side, Elizabeth York of Randleman scored 22 points in a 53-40 victory at Eastern Randolph. The Wildcats received 24 points from Kenly Whitaker.

Wrestling

At Asheville, Uwharrie Charter Academy had three individual champions and won the team championship in the Great Smoky Mountain Grapple at the downtown civic center.

Champions for UCA were Ethan Hines (106 pounds), Aldo Hernandez (138) and Lorenzo Alston (145).

Hernandez was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler, defeating Enka’s Noah Tocaben 12-6 in the final after a technical fall of Hoke County’s Landen Nelson in the semifinals.

Third place went to Jack McArthur (132), Carson Robinson (160) and Grayson Roberts (170). Roberts, a 2022 Class 1-A state champion, dropped a 14-7 decision to Maryville, Tenn.’s Michael Colligan, the eventual runner-up, in the semifinals.

The tournament included teams from multiple states. UCA scored 189 points to runner-up Newton-Conover’s 186.

  • At Indian Trail, Trinity rode the strength of six titlists to a third-place team finish in the Porter Ridge Invitational.

Trinity’s Brayden Hall (113), Spencer May (120), Levi Dennis (126), Charles Schaefer (138), Gavin Hardister (182) and Joey Smith (220).

Edgr Vasquez Mora (106) placed third for the Bulldogs.

Porter Ridge won the team title with 183 points, followed by South Point with 165½ and Trinity with 162½.

Wheatmore soccer Riley Queen 2022

Piedmont Athletic Conference all-conference teams for fall sports

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Riley Queen, right, of Wheatmore was voted the top offensive player in the PAC for boys’ soccer this year. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record).

 

Here’s a list of the Piedmont Athletic Conference’s major award winners and all-conference selections for fall sports:

Boys’ cross country

Runner of the Year: Robert Burton (Wheatmore)

Coach of the Year: Jonathan Ruiz (Providence Grove)

Team: Robert Burton (Providence Grove), Colin Duvall (Providence Gove), Riley Gaines (Providence Grove), Jackson Garland (Providence Grove), Aiden Shelton (Providence Grove, Kaden Shoptaw (Providence Grove), Kelton Shoptaw (Providence Grove), Caleb Ward (Providence Grove), Chris White (UCA), Kevin Allred (Randleman), Jose Castillo (Trinity), Zach Hazelwood (Wheatmore)

 

Girls’ cross country

Runner of the Year: Brecken Snotherly (Eastern Randolph)

Coach of the Year: Jonathan Ruiz (Providence Grove)

Team: Jensen Auman (Providence Grove), Mia Browder (Providence Grove), Carolina DuVall (Providence Grove), Abbie Gudino (UCA), Victoria Jennings (UCA), Jazmin Palma (UCA), Alyssa Ramusson (UCA), Olivia Hildreth (Wheatmore), Kaitlyn Miller (Wheatmore), Sadie Mabe (Southwestern Randolph), Brecken Snotherly (Eastern Randolph)

 

Football

Offensive Player of the Year: Easton Clapp (Southwestern Randolph)

Defensive Player of the Year: Davonte Brooks (Eastern Randolph)

Coach of the Year: Burton Cates (Eastern Randolph)

Eastern Randolph: Stratton Barwick, Davonte Brooks, Ervodd Cassady, Jake Fesmire, Adonye Herbert, Jani Norwood, Al Randall, Mason Sechrest, Ladaryian Spinks, Lucas Smith, Nicah Taylor, DJ Thomas.

Randleman: Bryson Atkins, Thomas Dobias, Riley Edwards, Tanner Gneiting, Tyshaun Goldston, Christian Long, Caden Lundsford, Amarion Moton, Greg Price, Chesney Welch.

Providence Grove: Tucker Batten, Karson Bowman, David Braddy, Zander Cheek, Zane Cheek, Lemuel Coltrane, Chase Whitaker, Colton Wood.

Southwestern Randolph Sean Adkins, Easton Clapp, Adam Cole, Nathan Ellis, Eli Gravely, Colton Law, Hunter Simpson.

Wheatmore: Ashtin Bennett, Jonathan Kelly, Ethan Roberts, Trey Swanney, Jacob Ward.

Trinity: Griffin Dills, Evan Stepp, Joey Smith, Daniel Torreblanca.

 

Girls’ golf

Player of the Year: Caroline Wright (Providence Grove)

Coach of the Year: Wes Luther (Providence Grove)

Team: Morgan Heilig (Providence Grove), Anna Holloway (Providence Grove), Megan Oakley (Providence Grove), Caroline Wright (Providence Grove), Madison Canoy (Eastern Randolph), Zoe Ferguson (Eastern Randolph), Mackenzie Gee (Eastern Randolph), Lanie McDaniel (Eastern Randolph).

 

Boys’ soccer

Offensive Player of the Year: Riley Queen (Wheatmore)

Defensive Player of the Year: Jaxson Hatcher (Wheatmore)

Coach of the Year: Mike Sink (Trinity)

Team: Luke Beasley (Wheatmore), Collin Burgess (Wheatmore), Nick Galloway (Wheatmore), Jaxson Hatcher (Wheatmore), Anakin Leister (Wheatmore), Riley Queen (Wheatmore), Zack Cox (Trinity), Grayson Earls (Trinity), Brendan Jenkins (Trinity), Cooper Pollock (Trinity), Diego Torres (Trinity), Moises Venture (Trinity), Aaron Bowers (Eastern Randolph), Axel Canela (Eastern Randolph), Yane Jaimes (Eastern Randolph), Jose Rosales (Eastern Randolph), Colby Chamblin (UCA), Nick Hodge (UCA), Jake Perreira (UCA), Chris Ayala (Randleman), Owen Leonard (Randleman), Nathan Murillo (Randleman), Fernando Hernandez (Southwestern Randolph), Jonathan Lopez (Southwestern Randolph), Providence Grove (Logan Stover).

 

Girls’ tennis

Player of the Year: Andee Bullard (Southwestern Randolph)

Coach of the Year: Lori Lagrama (Southwestern Randolph)

Team: Elayna Brown (Wheatmore), Mikalah Walls (Wheatmore), Hannah Wilson (Wheatmore), Andee Bullard (Southwestern Randolph), Allie Popp (Southwestern Randolph), Maya Barber (Providence Grove), Audrey Frazier (Providence Grove), Anna Money (Providence Grove), Autumn Gentry (Trinity), Abigail Todd (Trinity), Leah Ingle (UCA), Gracyn Hall (Randleman), Elizabeth York (Randleman).

 

Volleyball

Most Valuable Player: Madelyn Smith (Southwestern Randolph)

Defensive Player of the Year: Coley Shiflet (Southwestern Randolph)

Coach of the Year: Darby Kennedy (Southwestern Randolph)

Team: Gracie Hodgin (Southwestern Randolph), Raegan LeRoy (Southwestern Randolph), Coley Shiflet (Southwestern Randolph), Madelyn Smith (Southwestern Randolph), Carleigh Whitson (Southwestern Randolph), Chloe Dixon (Randleman), Karli Kennington (Randleman), Dacia Lowery (UCA), Chloe Painter (UCA), Emma Mazzarone (Providence Grove), Dyyanna Wade (Providence Grove), Taylor Richardson (Wheatmore), Karrington Batten (Trinity), Addie Flinchum (Eastern Randolph).

ER Brooks vs SWR Sept2022

Prep Football: Wildcats fend off SWR; Providence Grove, Randleman cruise in PAC openers

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Davonte Brooks of Eastern Randolph heads for the end zone against Southwestern Randolph. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record)

ASHEBORO – Davonte Brooks scored three touchdowns and Eastern Randolph relied on its defense in a 20-12 road victory against Southwestern Randolph in a Piedmont Athletic Conference football opener Thursday night.

“We just all came together and played as one and that’s how we got the job done,” Brooks said.

Eastern Randolph (5-1), which is the reigning PAC champion, won despite its lowest point total of the season.

“It was not our best game,” Eastern Randolph coach Burton Cates said. “Too many mistakes – penalties at the wrong time.”

Southwestern Randolph (4-2) couldn’t crank up enough offense.

“I thought our kids gave everything they had,” Southwestern Randolph coach Seth Baxter said.

The Wildcats stuck to a ground attack in the second half after the Cougars intercepted two first-half passes. Cates said windy conditions impacted the game plan.

“Let’s go with our strength, which is the offensive line and running the football,” Cates said.

Brooks gained 160 rushing yards and teammate Ervodd Cassady ran for 128 yards.

Brooks scored on a 25-yard run to open the scoring and later in the first quarter Southwestern Randolph’s Easton Clapp scored on a 1-yard run.

Adam Cole’s 42-yard punt return for a touchdown put the Cougars on top 12-7 in the third quarter.

Brooks scored on a 1-yard run later in the third quarter. Brooks scored again from 1 yard out in the fourth quarter.

“I thought in the second half they dominated the line of scrimmage,” Baxter said.

Providence Grove 31, Trinity 0: At Trinity, Zane Cheek ran for two touchdowns and Providence Grove (5-1) built a 28-0 halftime lead.

Zander Cheek also scored a touchdown. Brady Collins threw a touchdown pass to Joe Coltrane. Andrew Canter kicked a 37-yard field goal.

Trinity (4-2) suffered a shutout to the Patriots for the second time in three seasons. Dominic Pay had 57 passing yards and 53 rushing yards.

Randleman 49, Wheatmore 0: At Randleman, Christian Long threw four touchdown passes – two each to Chesney Welch and Tyshaun Goldston – as the host Tigers rolled.

Long also ran for a touchdown. Amarion Moton’s 10-yard run opened the scoring in the PAC game.

Randleman quarterback Christian Long picks up yards as Wheatmore’s Ethan Roberts, left, tries to make a stop. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record)

Randleman (4-2) led 42-0 at halftime. All of Long’s touchdown passes came in the second quarter, hitting Welch for 17 and 10 yards and connecting with Goldston for 9 and 20 yards.

Long finished 11-for-18 for 128 yards. Moton rushed six times for 105 yards.

Wheatmore (1-5) was held to 81 yards of total offense. Jonathan Kelly had 48 rushing yards.

Oak Grove 52, Asheboro 7: At Asheboro, unbeaten Oak Grove in the road victory to open Mid-Piedmont Conference play for both teams.

The Grizzlies (6-0) were up 28-7 at halftime. Asheboro (1-5) scored early in the second quarter after trailing 21-0.

 

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Davonte Brooks

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Davonte Brooks  |  Eastern Randolph, boys’ basketball

Brooks racked up 25 points as the Wildcats ended a four-game losing streak with Friday’s 68-64 victory at Wheatmore.

Brooks, a junior who was coming off a strong football season, has boosted the Wildcats on the basketball court.

Eastern Randolph nearly ended its skid earlier last week, but it dropped a 50-46 overtime decision at home to Randleman.

Eastern Randolph began the season with five straight wins before some rough patches. The Wildcats entered this week with an 8-9 overall record and 2-6 mark in the Piedmont Athletic Conference.