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Alexander CentralHickory

Cougars
39
Red Tornadoes
43

The Hickory (NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 43-39.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alexander Central51491139
Hickory713111243
Final score provided by R. Dillingham.
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Game Stats

Alexander Central (22-23)

Alexander Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals3914
5Avery Cook (Sr)72
20Luke Hammer (Sr)51
21Maddox Jack (Jr)1
24Carter Fortner (Jr)52
30Chad Lasher (Jr)126
33G. Presnell (Sr)83
34Jenner Barnes (Sr)1
Alexander Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals392912
5Avery Cook (Sr)732
20Luke Hammer (Sr)531
21Maddox Jack (Jr)11
24Carter Fortner (Jr)512
30Chad Lasher (Jr)126
33G. Presnell (Sr)821
34Jenner Barnes (Sr)11
Alexander Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals39312151171718
5Avery Cook (Sr)7332211
20Luke Hammer (Sr)5442313
21Maddox Jack (Jr)11111
22Andrew Fox (Sr)12
24Carter Fortner (Jr)5134111
30Chad Lasher (Jr)12221123
33G. Presnell (Sr)84114
34Jenner Barnes (Sr)11113
Alexander Central

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.571.000.390.06
5Avery Cook (Sr)2.002.002.00
20Luke Hammer (Sr)2.003.001.00
24Carter Fortner (Jr)1.00
30Chad Lasher (Jr)0.500.330.33
33G. Presnell (Sr)4.001.000.25

Hickory (22-23)

Hickory has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory edges Alexander Central

December 28, 2022: Taylorsville, NC 28681

The Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) basketball nipped the host Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC), 43-39 in Wednesday's non-league test.

The Red Tornadoes (9-1) will now prepare for their test against Maiden (Maiden, NC). The Blue Devils go into the non-league test with a 11-0 record. In their last test, Maiden got by Newton-Conover (Newton, NC), 51-46, in a non-league test.

The Cougars now own a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Newton-Conover for a non-league test on Thursday, December 29. Alexander Central will encounter a Red Devils squad coming off a 51-46 non-league loss to Maiden (Maiden, NC). The Red Devils record now stands at 6-5.

  1. Check In

    Halftime
    19 - 20 The scorer has checked in. Alexander Central 19, Hickory 20
    Posted @ 5:09p

  2. Game Attendance

    Halftime
    Attendance At least 1,000
    Posted @ 5:10p

  3. Commentary

    Halftime
    Great game. Defense
    Posted @ 5:10p

  4. Scorer Dropped Out

    Halftime
    Posted @ 5:34p

Players of the Game

Alexander Central (22-23)

Alexander Central has not selected any Players of the Game.

Hickory (22-23)

Congratulations to #3 Jay Powell for being selected the Hickory Basketball Player of the Game.

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    2nd Quarter
    ACHS
    Cougars
    5 - 7
    Hickory
    Red Tornadoes

  3. R. Dillingham

    Really tight defensive game.

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    4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
    ACHS
    Cougars
    30 - 31
    Hickory
    Red Tornadoes

ACHS vs Hickory Basketball Game Info

Wed., Dec. 28, 2022 @ 4:30p
Dick's Sporting Goods Classic Semi-Finals
The Hickory (NC) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 43-39.

Rankings & Records

Alexander Central (22-23)

NCClass
17533
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
18-87-310-25-53-1.692.7001,2641,138

Hickory (22-23)

NCClass
553
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
28-214-014-210-04-0.9331.0002,1861,539

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Alexander Central		12.011.311.713.25.06.048.6
Hickory		17.217.220.018.611.0-72.9

Team Stat Comparison

Alexander CentralHickory
48.7Points Per Game-
26.1Rebounds Per Game-
14.1Assists Per Game-
5.1Steals Per Game-
1.2Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Alexander CentralHickoryNational Avg.
#5 Avery Cook14.3Points Per Game
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4.9
#30 Chad Lasher6.3Rebounds Per Game
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2.6
#33 Grayson Presnell5.2Assists Per Game
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1.0
#5 Avery Cook1.2Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#34 Jenner Barnes0.5Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Alexander Central5-4Hickory10-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/22Alexander CentralNorth Iredell(L) 45-441/6/23HickoryNorth Iredell(W) 82-58
1/31/23North IredellHickory(W) 71-60
2/15/23HickoryNorth Iredell(W) 71-51
12/9/22Newton-ConoverAlexander Central(W) 52-5011/22/22Newton-ConoverHickory(W) 70-53
12/29/22Newton-ConoverAlexander Central(W) 47-3212/2/22HickoryNewton-Conover(W) 58-50
12/27/22St. StephensAlexander Central(W) 43-331/3/23St. StephensHickory(W) 68-24
1/27/23HickorySt. Stephens(W) 68-49
1/12/23Alexander CentralSouth Caldwell(L) 44-4212/21/22South CaldwellHickory(W) 90-60
2/3/23South CaldwellAlexander Central(W) 60-46
2/17/23South CaldwellAlexander Central(W) 57-53
1/20/23FreedomAlexander Central(L) 60-5112/1/22HickoryFreedom(W) 70-69
2/10/23Alexander CentralFreedom(L) 62-4612/8/22FreedomHickory(W) 69-47

Record Breakdown

Alexander Central (22-23)

Hickory (22-23)
18-8
Overall
28-2
9-3
League
17-0
7-3
Non-League
6-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
5-4
Common Opponent
10-0
10-2
Home
14-2
5-5
Away
10-0
3-1
Neutral
4-0
0-1
Playoff
2-1
18-8
In-State
28-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0