A three-quarter court miracle heave from Norris' Barret Boesiger at the buzzer to beat Lincoln Pius X at the boys state basketball tournament made ESPN's "SportsCenter."
18 — Points scored by East Burke junior Kara Brinkley. The total was a team-high as Brinkley finished with a double-double, also tallying 11 rebounds
Junior Kara Brinkley scored 18 points and senior Braelyn Stilwell had 10 for East Burke, which finished the season at 30-2.
Barret Boesiger's 3-quarter court heave at the buzzer goes in to lift Norris over Lincoln Pius X
Check out the photos from the second day of the state basketball tournament Thursday in Lincoln.
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During the game, senior point guard Braelyn Stilwell became the program’s all-time leading scorer.
Draughn, East Burke and Patton high schools are in an eight-team 3A/4A conference; Freedom High School is in a six-team 6A/7A conference; and NCSSM-¶®É«µÛ is in a nine-team 1A/2A/3A conference.
Meet hard-hitting, crowd-pleasing softball players from Draughn, East Burke, Freedom and Patton.
“I just feel like we have each other’s backs. We had them last year and the year before, but I feel like we’re really a family. We just trust each other really well.â€
Thirteen members will be inducted with a meal and ceremony at Valdese’s Old Rock School at 6 p.m. on May 19.
Senior point guard Braelyn Stilwell led the way for East Burke with 22 points
For the 19th year in a row, the No. 8 West seed Lady Patriots (15-11) were victorious in the first round of the postseason.
Five Burke County high school basketball teams reach playoffs, led by East Burke girls’ No. 2 seed
The East Burke girls led the way for the county’s five postseason-bound teams, earning the No. 2 West seed in the NCHSAA 2A bracket.
The East Burke girls and Freedom boys secured high school basketball conference tournament championships with big wins on Friday night.
The NCHSAA’s individual wrestling state championships now will take place from Saturday through Monday.
In the draft, the Patriots now are grouped with fellow 6A schools Alexander Central, South Caldwell, St. Stephens and Watauga, along with 7A McDowell.
Cogdill previously was the head coach at Chase High School in Rutherford County for five seasons, serving from the spring of 2021 through this past fall.
The Lady Panthers’ standout hurler made things official with Montreat College, signing to join the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
“After that, I fell in love with it. By seventh or eighth grade, I knew for a fact that that was the sport I wanted to continue in.â€
Those who joined the hall of fame over the weekend included Norvin Clontz, Raymond McDowell, Vic Poteat and Una Smith Reep.
Winter sports in the state include basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, and indoor track and field for boys and girls.
Wholesale changes were in store for the three proposed athletic conferences including Burke County high schools.
In 2024, Adkins, a 1997 Freedom High School graduate, returned to ¶®É«µÛ and his alma mater to coach the Patriots.
13 — Made 3-pointers by Freedom, which went 13 of 25 (52%) from beyond the arc.
Christmas week without any holiday tournament championships for Burke County’s high school basketball teams is rare, but it does happen occasionally.
The host Freedom boys basketball team capped off the opening day of the 50th annual Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational with a convincing quarterfinal victory over visiting Bessemer City, 91-54, in ¶®É«µÛ.
Four of Burke County’s 10 varsity basketball teams will be in action at holiday tournaments starting the day after Christmas.
See where Patton, East Burke, Draughn and Freedom could wind up.
The Patriots traveled to North Buncombe and came away with a 97-95 win in overtime, securing a season sweep of the Blackhawks.