From staff reports
LEXINGTON — North Rowan’s boys basketball team experienced a scoring drought in the second quarter, and Lexington pulled away for a 91-61 non-conference win on Tuesday.
“We played well in the first quarter,” North head coach Herb Liles said. “We did a good job on defense, getting steals and deflections that led to easy transition points.”
Lexington took better care of the ball in the second quarter, and North’s offensive production dried up. North had a seven-point second quarter. That lull proved decisive. Lexington led by 15 at the half.
“Even when we got steals, we could not convert,” Liles said. “And we weren’t moving the ball in the half court.”
North tried to make a run in the third quarter, but there wasn’t much gas left in the tank after playing a draining game at Statesville on Monday.
Carter Williams scored 27 for the Cavaliers (1-3). KeKe Carpenter contributed 13.
Andre Gyabaah scored 22 to lead the Yellow Jackets (2-0). Aaron Holmes scored 18.
North 20 7 14 20 — 61
Lexington 26 16 17 32 — 91
NORTH — Williams 27, Carpenter 13, T. Brown 7, Walker 5, Massenburg 3, J. Brown 3, Alford 2.
LEXINGTON — Gyabaah 22, Holmes 18, McDonald 13, Jenkins 10, King 7, Sifford 7, Parker 4, Payne 3, Plush 3, Owens 2, Thomas 2.
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MOUNT ULLA — Mooresville’s boys basketball team dominated the first quarter at West Rowan and went on to beat the Falcons 82-61 on Tuesday.
The Blue Devils (4-1) led the non-conference game 19-6 after the first quarter. West played evenly with the visitors in the second quarter, but Mooresville was up 40-27 at the half.
Josiah Young had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Falcons (1-3). Jalen Moten and Ja’mih Tucker scored 12 points each. Jamier Angle scored 10.
Mooresville 19 21 23 19 — 82
West Rowan 6 21 21 13 — 61
WEST scoring — Young 18, Moten 12, Tucker 12, Angle 10, Graham 6, Donaldson 3.
