Avery County won the last time they faced Ashe County and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Huskies 62-60. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Landon Liner
| 11/25/25 vs Ashe County | 8 |
| 11/21/25 vs West Wilkes | 11 |
| 11/19/25 vs North Henderson | 8 |
| 11/18/25 vs Smoky Mountain | 8 |
| 11/14/25 @ West Wilkes | 9 |
| 02/25/25 @ South Stanly | 9 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Avery County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Liner, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 20 points and eight boards. Liner is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Blaine Kirkpatrick was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.
Avery County was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Loss or not, Ashe County got some senior leadership from Bryce Peters and Jordan Tibbs. Peters almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Tibbs shot 58% from the field en route to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Treva, who posted eight points and five boards.
Avery County's record is now 4-1. As for Ashe County, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Avery County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Huskies: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 8:00 p.m. on the 3rd.
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