Alexander Central’s Basketball Teams hosted South Caldwell Friday night in the final games of the regular season:
Women
South Caldwell 52
Alexander Central 50
The Lady Cougars rally falls short in the fourth quarter and South hangs on for the win. Lanie Hammer leads AC with 21 points. With the loss, Alexander Central is 1-13 in Northwestern Conference play and 2-22 overall. Although official parings for the conference tournament have not been released, the Lady Cougars will travel to the number one seed Freedom on Tuesday.
Men
Alexander Central 53
South Caldwell 37
The Cougars had little trouble with the Spartans. Lucas Walker and Jem Lowrance lead the balanced scoring with 11 points each. AC completes the regular season with a record of 9-5 in conference play and 16-8 overall. They are the 3 seed in the league tournament. Pairings are not official as of yet but it appears the Cougars will host McDowell in the Northwestern Conference Tournament first round on Tuesday.
Junior Varsity
Boys
ACHS 46
S Caldwell 45
South Caldwell does not have a JV girls team. Alexander Centrals’s Girls team completed an undefeated 18-0 season !