Burke County hoops

[FreedomAlum]

Freedom had a nice opening against Draughn tonight. The boys got a running clock win, while the girls pulled out a workmanlike victory. The Lady Pats have some holes to plug, but they get E. Burke next week and that will tell me a lot about what they might look like going forward. As for the boys, they were firing on all cylinders and got nice balance in their scoring in the win. Amore Connelly threw down two nice dunks and Kobe Bryant also got one. Freedom has depth, shooters and plays good defense and they could go a long way if they'll push the tempo and get their opponent's tongues hanging out. I'll know more about them after they face Hickory and A.C. Reynolds in December.

 

[Titanman27]

Freedom had a nice opening against Draughn tonight. The boys got a running clock win, while the girls pulled out a workmanlike victory. The Lady Pats have some holes to plug, but they get E. Burke next week and that will tell me a lot about what they might look like going forward. As for the boys, they were firing on all cylinders and got nice balance in their scoring in the win. Amore Connelly threw down two nice dunks and Kobe Bryant also got one. Freedom has depth, shooters and plays good defense and they could go a long way if they'll push the tempo and get their opponent's tongues hanging out. I'll know more about them after they face Hickory and A.C. Reynolds in December.

I wish McDowell played them twice a year still. Think it would be a great matchup this year boys and girls. McDowell has a pretty easy schedule and the MAC is terrible in basketball. There is a slight chance they could go through the season undefeated. Only South Caldwell or Reynolds should give them trouble and maybe someone in the Christmas Tournament they are in unless the teams in the MAC have improved dramatically.

 

[heelsfan28655]

I miss the old freedom McDowell rivalry. Old very jntense battles back in the old nw4a with gyms so packed people had to be turned away. Kobes dad was a very good player. Him and Chris Moore was one of the best courts I remember

 

[FreedomAlum]

News-Herald recap: https://morganton.com/sports/high-s...3477e733203a6c4a860a794985236cf00c3f785895892

 

[FreedomAlum]

I miss the old freedom McDowell rivalry. Old very jntense battles back in the old nw4a with gyms so packed people had to be turned away. Kobes dad was a very good player. Him and Chris Moore was one of the best courts I remember

In the late 90s when McDowell had Jenis Grindstaff and the big kid who went to Carolina and we had Casey, Cory Largent and Dennis Mims there would be a couple thousand people at the game easily. Those were heady days, with Freedom taking the ‘98 state title.

 

[Titanman27]

This years McDowell team is probably the best since the 2000s with Kincaid, Hausley and the Twitty bros. We will go as far as the guards can develop. Parkins is legit down low. He had 23 and 20 against RS.

 

[FreedomAlum]

Freedom got a measure of revenge from last year's loses to the Patton boys with a pair of running clock wins over the Panthers tonight on Enola Road. The Lady Patriots won 49-9 and the boys took an 87-46 win. In the girl's game a couple of the underclassmen, such as the Bates girl and Cynica Caldwell, showed what they could do with six and eight points respectively. It was never close, but the Lady Pats will get a test next week when they travel to East Burke. The boys got 26 with a pair of dunks from Amore Connelly and Braxton King had 14 with a dunk of his own. For the second straight game the Pats had eleven players in the scorebook and looked like they were firing on all cylinders.

 

[Titanman27]

Freedom got a measure of revenge from last year's loses to the Patton boys with a pair of running clock wins over the Panthers tonight on Enola Road. The Lady Patriots won 49-9 and the boys took an 87-46 win. In the girl's game a couple of the underclassmen, such as the Bates girl and Cynica Caldwell, showed what they could do with six and eight points respectively. It was never close, but the Lady Pats will get a test next week when they travel to East Burke. The boys got 26 with a pair of dunks from Amore Connelly and Braxton King had 14 with a dunk of his own. For the second straight game the Pats had eleven players in the scorebook and looked like they were firing on all cylinders.

Who would you consider the favorite to win that conference? South Caldwell would be my choice. They hammered West Caldwell tonight and have rolled early on.