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Polk CountyHighland Tech
Wolverines
61
Rams
64

The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against Polk County (Columbus, NC) by a score of 64-61.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Polk County----61
Highland Tech----64
Final score provided by J. Sherrill.
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Game Stats

Polk County (22-23)

Polk County has not entered stats for this game.

Highland Tech (22-23)

Highland Tech

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals6418434244
0Dante Harriston (Sr)185114550
1Elijah Whitted (Jr)134113636
2Aiden Faust (Sr)10300
3E. Sherrill (So)15383844
4Micah Hinton (Jr)211100100
5G. Blackwood (Sr)14586363
10Cameron Newman (Sr)1
11Yoel Mussie (Jr)00100
Highland Tech

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals6421414263379162955
0Dante Harriston (Sr)18133379784850
1Elijah Whitted (Jr)1303057714850
2Aiden Faust (Sr)10301
3E. Sherrill (So)151333881002540
4Micah Hinton (Jr)211100
5G. Blackwood (Sr)1401047575771
10Cameron Newman (Sr)11250
11Yoel Mussie (Jr)0010
Highland Tech

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals64314178176218
0Dante Harriston (Sr)181122236
1Elijah Whitted (Jr)13123213
2Aiden Faust (Sr)13
3E. Sherrill (So)154444154
4Micah Hinton (Jr)2221
5G. Blackwood (Sr)14334251
10Cameron Newman (Sr)1123212
11Yoel Mussie (Jr)011
Highland Tech

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.380.812.130.756
0Dante Harriston (Sr)0.330.331
1Elijah Whitted (Jr)0.670.33
3E. Sherrill (So)0.800.801.000.251
5G. Blackwood (Sr)0.804.002.004
10Cameron Newman (Sr)2.001.00

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Highland Tech edges Polk County

December 13, 2022: Gastonia, NC 28052

The Highland Tech Rams (Gastonia, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Polk County Wolverines (Columbus, NC), 64-61 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Rams (4-3) will now prepare for their test against Burns (Lawndale, NC). The Bulldogs go into the 1A/2A Conference 40 test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Burns was tipped by Crest (Shelby, NC), 65-26, in a non-league test.

The Wolverines now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they host Landrum for a non-league test on Thursday, December 15. Polk County will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 52-37 non-league win over Blue Ridge (Greer, SC). The Cardinals record now stands at 6-1.

Players of the Game

Polk County (22-23)

Polk County has not selected any Players of the Game.

Highland Tech (22-23)

Congratulations to #0 Dante Harriston for being selected the Highland Tech Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Polk County (22-23)

NCClass
51647
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
6-172-105-71-10.261.1671,2021,420

Highland Tech (22-23)

NCClass
49736
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
5-191-121-94-80-2.208.0771,2251,556

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Polk County		12.511.111.513.852.3
Highland Tech		9.813.713.114.351.0

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Head-to-Head

  • Highland Tech won on 12/9/2022
    12/9 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highland Tech----67
    Polk County----59

    The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Polk County (Columbus, NC) by a score of 67-59.

    Box score
  • Highland Tech won on 12/13/2022
    12/13 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Polk County----61
    Highland Tech----64

    The Polk County (Columbus, NC) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) by a score of 64-61.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Polk CountyHighland Tech
-Points Per Game50.9
-Rebounds Per Game23.7
-Assists Per Game12.2
-Steals Per Game10.3
-Blocks Per Game3.3

Team Leaders

Polk CountyHighland TechNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#3 Elijah Sherrill12.84.9
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Rebounds Per Game#3 Elijah Sherrill4.32.6
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Assists Per Game#5 Gavin Blackwood3.41.0
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Steals Per Game#3 Elijah Sherrill2.70.8
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Blocks Per Game#0 Dante Harriston1.00.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Polk County1-0Highland Tech0-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/29/22Piedmont Community CharterPolk County(W) 70-6211/21/22Piedmont Community CharterHighland Tech(L) 71-69
12/6/22Highland TechPiedmont Community Charter(L) 70-63

Record Breakdown

Polk County (22-23)

Highland Tech (22-23)
6-17
Overall
5-19
2-11
League
1-12
4-6
Non-League
4-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-0
Common Opponent
0-2
5-7
Home
1-9
1-10
Away
4-8
0-0
Neutral
0-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
6-15
In-State
5-17
0-2
Out-of-State
0-2