Varsity Women
Freedom 56 Alexander Central 54
Morganton: The Lady Cougars fell two-points shy in the regular season finale Friday night against Freedom. The Lady Patriots led 15-10 after the first quarter in a game that had 6 lead changes. By the 4th quarter, Alexander Central had battled back to the lead by two-points with less than 5 minutes left in the game. Peyton Caldwell led Freedom with 20 points. AC got 19 points from Malayah Adams, 14 from Meredith Wike and 12 by Ava Head. The Lady Cougars finish the regular season at 4-6 in Northwestern Conference action and 14-10 overall. Freedom goes 6-4 and 13-10.
Varsity Men
Freedom 62 Alexander Central 54
The Patriots led from tip-to-buzzer. Freedom jumped out to a 21-9 lead in the opening quarter and led by as many as 17. The Cougars got within 43-36 going to the fourth quarter. Amore Connelly was atop the scoring for Freedom (7-3 and 17-6) with 23 . Jayon Connor added to his record-breaking season to pace ACHS with 34 points and 12 rebounds. The Cougars head to the NWC Tournament at 5-5 and 11-12.
Junior Varsity
Girls: Alexander Central 66 Freedom 37. AC goes undefeated ! Lyla Mayerry 17, Cooper Childers 14, Kayleigh Porter 10
Boys: Freedom 68 Alexander Central 45