Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Polk CountyAvery County

Wolverines
65
Vikings
69

The Avery County (Newland, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Polk County (Columbus, NC) by a score of 69-65.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Polk County----65
Avery County----69
Final score provided by C. Lee.
  • Recap
  • Box Score
  • Matchup Info

Game Stats

Polk County (23-24)

Polk County

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6524584144
2Nolan Simpson (So)00300
10Avery Harden (Sr)104104045
11Aaron Jackson (So)166106065
15Lawson Carter (Sr)00400
23Gunnar Alm (So)196154043
Polk County

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6531916143244213954
2Nolan Simpson (So)0000000030
10Avery Harden (Sr)10152012503560
11Aaron Jackson (So)16133334755771
15Lawson Carter (Sr)0030000010
23Gunnar Alm (So)1915206134651050
Polk County

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals65131629101022022
2Nolan Simpson (So)001101011
10Avery Harden (Sr)1031421022
11Aaron Jackson (So)1630322113
15Lawson Carter (Sr)001102024
23Gunnar Alm (So)1922411043
Polk County

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.500.500.460.09015
2Nolan Simpson (So)0.001.001.000.0000
10Avery Harden (Sr)1.000.500.500.0002
11Aaron Jackson (So)2.002.000.670.3302
15Lawson Carter (Sr)0.001.000.500.0001
23Gunnar Alm (So)0.250.250.330.0003
Stat Supplier Logo

Polk County's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Avery County (23-24)

Avery County has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Avery County edges Polk County

November 17, 2023: Newland, NC 28657

The Avery County Vikings (Newland, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Polk County Wolverines (Columbus, NC), 69-65 in Friday's non-league test.

The Vikings (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Polk County (Columbus, NC). The Wolverines go into the non-league test with a 0-1 record. In their last test, Polk County was tipped by Avery County (Newland, NC), 69-65, in a non-league test.

The Wolverines now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Avery County for a non-league test on Tuesday, November 21. Polk County will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 69-65 non-league win over Polk County (Columbus, NC). The Vikings record now stands at 1-0.

Polk County @ Avery County Basketball Game Info

Fri., Nov. 17, 2023 @ 8p
The Avery County (Newland, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Polk County (Columbus, NC) by a score of 69-65.

Rankings & Records

Polk County (23-24)

NCClass
59848
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
3-211-121-81-121-1.125.0771,3871,803

Avery County (23-24)

NCClass
55442
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-166-84-76-70-2.385.4291,5621,729

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Polk County		10.413.813.915.713.057.8
Avery County		14.012.214.514.7-60.1

Head-to-Head

  • Avery County won on 11/17/2023
    11/17 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Polk County----65
    Avery County----69

    The Polk County (Columbus, NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Avery County (Newland, NC) by a score of 69-65.

    Box score
  • Avery County won on 11/21/2023
    11/21 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Avery County----73
    Polk County----71

    The Avery County (Newland, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Polk County (Columbus, NC) by a score of 73-71.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Polk CountyAvery County
53.0Points Per Game-
25.2Rebounds Per Game-
9.9Assists Per Game-
7.3Steals Per Game-
1.8Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Polk CountyAvery CountyNational Avg.
#23 Gunnar Alm18.9Points Per Game
-
4.9
#11 Aaron Jackson7.2Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#15 Lawson Carter3.0Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#23 Gunnar Alm1.9Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#11 Aaron Jackson0.7Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Polk County1-1Avery County5-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/23Polk CountyMadison(W) 81-721/12/24MadisonAvery County(W) 67-54
2/6/24Avery CountyMadison(W) 67-63
2/20/24Avery CountyMadison(W) 70-62
12/29/23Polk CountyMountain Heritage(L) 59-541/11/24Mountain HeritageAvery County(L) 78-52
2/2/24Avery CountyMountain Heritage(W) 53-52
2/22/24Avery CountyMountain Heritage(W) 63-60

Record Breakdown

Polk County (23-24)

Avery County (23-24)
3-21
Overall
10-16
1-12
League
8-9
1-7
Non-League
2-6
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-1
Common Opponent
5-1
1-8
Home
4-7
1-12
Away
6-7
1-1
Neutral
0-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
2-18
In-State
10-16
1-3
Out-of-State
0-0