Alexander Central 70
Bunker Hill 67 OT
Alexander Central’s Men Basketball team let a 4th quarter lead slip away but got the victory in overtime Thursday in round one of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Holiday Classic in Hickory. The Cougars are now 6-2 on the season and will play the top seed Maiden Blue Devils tonight at 8:30pm at the Tarlton Complex on the CVCC campus.
Jem Lowrance led the Cougars with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Dalton Stikeleather had 17 points.
Tournament Schedule:
GIRLS
Thursday’s results
Game 1: No. 7 Alexander Central 45, No. 2 St. Stephens 34
Game 2: No. 3 Hickory 45, No. 6 S. Caldwell 20
Game 3: No. 5 Newton-Conover 68, No. 4 Fred T. Foard 36
Game 4: No. 1 Bunker Hill 51, No. 8 Maiden 29
Friday
Game 5: No. 2 St. Stephens (2-6) vs. No. 6 S. Caldwell (0-5), 10 a.m.
Game 6: No. 4 Fred T. Foard (5-6) vs. No. 8 Maiden (2-7), 1 p.m.
Game 7: No. 7 Alexander Central (1-7) vs. No. 3 Hickory (4-1), semifinal, 4 p.m.
Game 8: No. 5 Newton-Conover (5-4) vs. No. 1 Bunker Hill (9-3), semifinal, 7 p.m.
BOYS
Thursday’s results
Game 1: No. 2 Hickory 78, No. 7 Fred T. Foard 39
Game 2: No. 3 Newton-Conover 60, No. 6 St. Stephens 51
Game 3: No. 4 Alexander Central 70, No. 5 Bunker Hill 67, OT
Game 4: No. 1 Maiden 63, No. 8 S. Caldwell 36
Friday
Game 5: No. 7 Fred T. Foard (1-10) vs. No. 6 St. Stephens (4-4), 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: No. 5 Bunker Hill (5-7) vs. No. 8 S. Caldwell (0-5), 2:30 p.m.
Game 7: No. 2 Hickory (5-1) vs. No. 3 Newton-Conover (7-2), semifinal, 5:30 p.m.
Game 8: No. 4 Alexander Central (6-2) vs. No. 1 Maiden (9-0), semifinal, 8:30 p.m.