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The Hickory (NC) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 54-22.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alexander Central185822
Hickory1814101254
Final score provided by J. Watts.
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Game Stats

Alexander Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals228
3Zach Wooten (So)21
5Kendall Flowers (Sr)21
12Blan Hodges (Sr)31
23Dawson Elder (Jr)21
24J. Benfield (So)2
32Jem Lowrance (So)62
42Maddox Kerley (So)42
44L. Strickland (Jr)1
Alexander Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals22157
3Zach Wooten (So)21
5Kendall Flowers (Sr)21
12Blan Hodges (Sr)31
23Dawson Elder (Jr)21
24J. Benfield (So)22
32Jem Lowrance (So)622
42Maddox Kerley (So)42
44L. Strickland (Jr)11
Alexander Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals2241216641411
3Zach Wooten (So)21
4D. Stikeleather (So)111
5Kendall Flowers (Sr)22232
12Blan Hodges (Sr)31112
20Jackson Barr (Sr)11111
21Adam Mahaffey (Sr)1122
23Dawson Elder (Jr)2123112
24J. Benfield (So)211112
32Jem Lowrance (So)613411
33Lucas Walker (Jr)112
42Maddox Kerley (So)411
44L. Strickland (Jr)111112
Alexander Central

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.430.290.36
4D. Stikeleather (So)1.00
20Jackson Barr (Sr)1.00
21Adam Mahaffey (Sr)1.00
23Dawson Elder (Jr)1.000.50
24J. Benfield (So)0.500.50
42Maddox Kerley (So)1.00
44L. Strickland (Jr)1.00
Hickory has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory crushes Alexander Central

January 12, 2018: Hickory, NC 28601

Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC), 54-22 in a league bout.

With the victory, Hickory upgrades its record to 12-1 on the campaign. The Red Tornadoes travel to R.J. Reynolds (Winston-Salem, NC) to play the Demons in a non-league bout on Monday, January 15. The Demons come into the bout with a record of 10-6. R.J. Reynolds won 83-49 in their recent league bout against West Forsyth (Clemmons, NC)

Next up, the Cougars play the South Caldwell Spartans (Hudson, NC) in a Northwestern 3A/4A bout, on Tuesday, January 16. Alexander Central will attempt to upgrade on its 7-9 season record. The Spartans come into the bout with a 2-12 record after their 52-44 league loss to St. Stephens (Hickory, NC).

Rankings & Records

Alexander Central (17-18)

NationalNCClass
10,29634486
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
8-174-103-63-92-2.320.2861,1761,412

Hickory (17-18)

NationalNCClass
792287
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
27-313-113-09-15-2.900.9292,0591,383

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alexander Central
9.711.111.714.647.0
Hickory
17.917.615.814.768.6

Head-to-Head

  • Hickory won on 12/28/2017
    12/28 @ 8:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hickory1421171971
    ACHS10612836

    The Hickory (NC) varsity basketball team won Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 71-36.

  • Hickory won on 1/12/2018
    1/12 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    ACHS185822
    Hickory1814101254

    The Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Hickory (NC) by a score of 54-22.

  • Hickory won on 2/6/2018
    2/6 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Hickory1820131364
    ACHS14614943

    The Hickory (NC) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 64-43.

Team Stat Comparison

Alexander CentralHickory
47.0Points Per Game-
22.4Rebounds Per Game-
12.0Assists Per Game-
6.0Steals Per Game-
1.6Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Alexander CentralHickoryNational Avg.
#12 Blan Hodges9.3Points Per Game
-
5.0
#32 Jem Lowrance3.9Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#12 Blan Hodges2.7Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#12 Blan Hodges1.4Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#21 Adam Mahaffey0.4Blocks Per Game
-
0.3

Record Breakdown

Alexander Central (17-18)

Hickory (17-18)

8-17
Overall
27-3
4-11
League
16-1
4-6
Non-League
7-1
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
4-9
Common Opponent
15-1
3-6
Home
13-0
3-9
Away
9-1
2-2
Neutral
5-2
0-0
Playoff
3-1
8-17
In-State
27-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0