Robinson leads Spartans

Deion Robinson scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the No. 3 Mount Tabor boys to an 81-60 win against visiting No. 6 Southwest Guilford 81-60 Wednesday night in the second round of the Midwest 4-A Sectional 2 tournament.

The Spartans (19-8) led 34-33 at halftime, and the Cowboys took a 36-35 lead in the third quarter. The Spartans outscored the Cowboys 46-24 down the stretch.

Matty Madigan added 18 points for the Spartans, and Lepreece Lynch finished with 14.

Mount Tabor will play at No. 2 Greensboro Page in the sectional final Friday night.

SW Guilford

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Mount Tabor

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SW Guilford (19-10): R. Bridges 12, H. Bridges 1, Hanner 7, Cotton 8, Langley 4, Brister 9, Daye 6, Clyburn 9, Bethea 4.

Mount Tabor (19-8): Robinson 24, Madigan 18, Lynch 14, Booker 2, Lewis 3, Long 4, Wellborn 2, Bitting 7, Bush 2, Harley 3, Baskin 2.

Davie 91, NW Guilford 67: Shannon Dillard scored 39 points, and No. 5 Davie County upset No. 4 Northwest Guilford on Wednesday night in a semifinal game of the Midwest 4-A Sectional 1 tournament.

Davie County jumped to a 26-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and pushed the pace throughout.

Cody Martin added 18 points for the War Eagles, and Caleb Martin and Nate Jones added 16 each.

Davie County (221-6) will play Richmond Senior for the sectional title Friday in Mocksville.

Davie

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NW Guilford

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Davie County (21-6): Dillard 39, Co. Martin 18, Ca. Martin 16, Jones 16, Tatum 2

NW Guilford (18-11): Hylton 22, Pawlowski 12, Haack 12, Clary 10, Coble 5, Doerr 3, Powell 3

West Stokes 54, Salisbury 41: No. 2 West Stokes defeated No. 7 Salisbury in the Midwest 2-A Sectional 2 semifinals in King on Wednesday night.

Josh Spainhour scored 17 points for West Stokes, which outscored Salisbury 30-15 in the second half. Reid Goodson added 14 points.

West Stokes will be at home for Friday's sectional final against Lexington, a winner Wednesday against East Lincoln.

Salisbury

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W. Stokes

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Salisbury (14-14): T. Petty 6, Woods 9, McCain 15, Duncan 2, Adams 2, J. Petty 1, Nunn 6

West Stokes (23-5): Spainhour 17, Goodson 14, Furr 10, Fleming 7, Jones 3, Hartle 3

Surry Central 52, Wheatmore 44: Ethan Wilmoth scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help Surry Central defeat No. 13 Trinity Wheatmore in the second round of the Midwest 2-A Sectional 1 tournament in Dobson.

Wheatmore

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Surry Cent.

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Wheatmore (13-14): Earnhardt 9, Ozment 9, Fulp 9, Hardin 8, Fountain 4, Harris 3, Williams 2

Surry Central (18-10): Wilmoth 26, Leftwich 8, Chilton 5, Haymore 5, Green 1, Z. Wilmoth 6

Shelby 62, Ashe County 54: Donte Falls scored 20 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, as No. 8 Shelby came from behind to defeat No. 1 Ashe County in a West 2-A Sectional 1 semifinal in West Jefferson.

Ashe led 28-25 at halftime, but Shelby used a 37-26 advantage in the second half to pull out the victory.

Shelby was 13 for 19 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter, and Falls was 7 for 7.

Sam Gammons led Ashe County (25-4) with 19 points, and Nehemiah Stafford added 11.

Shelby

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Ashe

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Shelby (18-5): Devoe 8, Wray 4, Falls 20, Washington 4, Hillman 5, Fuller 14, Burris 2, Clark 6

Ashe County (25-4): Stafford 11, Gammons 19, Lopp 6, Gambill 6, Richardson 5, Moore 2, Federico 5

Girls

Bishop McGuinness 50, Mount Airy 49: Sammi Goldsmith made the second of two free throws with 5.4 seconds left in overtime to lift visiting Bishop McGuinness to a victory against Mount Airy in Wednesday night's semifinals of the NCHSAA 1-A sectional playoffs.

After Goldsmith's free throw, Lauren Cushing took a charge with less than a second left, ending Mount Airy's final possession and the game.

McGuinness, the six-time defending 1-A state champion, will play at East Wilkes at 7 p.m. Friday for the Midwest Sectional 2 title, and the winner will advance to next week's Western Regional.

Cameron Nieters led the Villains with 16 points, and Julia Brown added 15. It was the first win for McGuinness (23-5) in four games against Mount Airy this season.

McGuinness rallied from nine points down in the fourth quarter after leading by one at the half, and Olivia DeFrancesco made two free throws with less than 30 seconds left to tie it at 47.

McGuin

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Mt. Airy

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McGuinness (23-5): Nieters 16, Brown 15, DeFrancesco 7, Goldsmith 4, Liebal 2, Coon 2, Cushing 4

Mount Airy (23-6): Hamilton 12, Hiatt 9, Atkins 9, Williams 8, Seivers 2, Barber 3, Simmons 2, Beasley 4

Mount Tabor 63, Page 60: Genice Lane scored 20 points, and Celeste Burgess added 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Mount Tabor past visiting Greensboro Page in the second round of the Midwest 4-A Sectional 2 tournament.

Page used a full-court press in the fourth quarter to create turnovers and rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit. However, the Spartans (27-1) fought off the surge with six consecutive free throws in the last two minutes.

Wyatt Wilt made two, and Tia Clement made four.

Mount Tabor, the No. 1 seed in the sectional, will be at home Friday to play Central Piedmont Conference rival West Forsyth for the sectional title. West, the No. 5 seed, won 54-39 at Greensboro Dudley to advance.

Page

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Mt. Tabor

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Page (21-5): Kea 19, Johnson 15, Barnes 10, Pegrem 4, Smith 4, Coleman 8

Mount Tabor (27-1): Burgess 19, Lane 20, Wilt 3, Ramsey 4, Stevens 8, Weatherly 2, Clement 7

West Forsyth 54, Dudley 39: Tori Cook scored 16 points to help No. 5 West Forsyth defeat No. 4 Dudley in Greensboro in the semifinals of the Midwest 4-A Sectional 1 tournament.

Essence Abraham and Kennedy Currie led Dudley (19-7) with nine points apiece.

W. Forsyth

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Dudley

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West Forsyth (23-4): Dixon 3, Ja. Jones 5, Perez 4, Je. Jones 10, Cook 16, Schmitt 6, Jarvis 10

Dudley (19-7): Davis 3, M. Rouse 7, Maize 6, Abraham 9, L. Rouse 5, Kennedy Currie 9

Wilkes Central 59, Lincolnton 26: No. 1-seeded Wilkes Central defeated No. 8 Lincolnton on Wednesday in the semifinals of the West 2-A Sectional 1 tournament.

Martha Mastin led the Eagles with 13 points, and Katie Ryder added 12 points and nine assists. Central (27-1) took control early, building a 32-14 lead by halftime then slamming the door with a 15-5 run in the third quarter.

Lincolnton

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Wilkes Cent.

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Lincolnton (16-9): Flentz 8, Treasure Avery 8, Steward 2, Killian 6, Ingram 2

Wilkes Central (27-1): Mastin 13, Ryder 12, Haley Williams 11, Paige Love 10, Blair 6, Shumaker 3, Blackburn 4

North Surry 70, Forest Hills 61: Kristina Rumplasch scored 41 points and powered North Surry past visiting Marshville Forest Hills on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Midwest 2-A Sectional 2 tournament.

Malaya Johnson added 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Greyhounds, who opened a 42-29 lead by halftime, and Morgan Midkiff chipped in 14 points.

North Surry, the No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket, will be at home for Friday's championship game against Salisbury, a winner against West Stokes.

Forest Hills

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N. Surry

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Forest Hills (19-10): Everett 20, Thomas 6, Bivens 25, Wente 8, Hailey 2

North Surry (27-2): Culler 2, Midkiff 14, March 1, Rumplasch 41, Johnson 12

West Wilkes 60, Avery County 57: No. 10 seed West Wilkes pulled off an upset on the road Wednesday night, defeating No. 2 Avery County in Newland to advance to the championship game of the West 1-A Sectional 2 tournament.

West Wilkes (15-12) will play at home Friday against Murphy for the sectional title and a Western Regional berth.

W. Wilkes

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Avery

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West Wilkes: Dancy 23, Bumgarner 14, Rutledge 9, Wood 8, Bishop 3, Lewis 3

Avery: Tennant 19, Burleson 17, Heaton 11, Clark 8, Estep 1, Byrd 1

Charlotte Harding 62, Ledford 56: Alexius Hampton scored 14 points, and Latondra Morrow added 12 to help No. 7 Charlotte Harding defeat No. 2 Ledford on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Midwest 3-A Sectional 1 tournament.

Harding

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Ledford

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Harding: Hampton 14, Drakeford 7, Currence 6, Martin 2, Morrow 12, Harris 11, Hamrick 10

Ledford: Cranford 1, Callicutt 8, Carroll 1, Bell 2, Miller 10, Midkiff 15, Thomas 3

Salisbury 47, West Stokes 40: Brielle Blaire scored 17 points to lead Salisbury past visiting West Stokes in the semifinals of the Midwest 2-A Sectional 2 tournament.

West Stokes started to come back in the fourth quarter, outscoring Salisbury 17-13, but Blaire made five of six free throws down the stretch to help preserve the lead.

W. Stokes

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Salisbury

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West Stokes (16-10): Bozman 10, Harris 9, Francois 8, Lankford 8, Bratcher 5.l

Salisbury: Blaire 17, Richardson 13, A. Blaire 7, Usry 4, Connor 4