By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Led by 10 first half points from Cole Lewis, including two shots from long distance, and another six points before intermission on strong inside play from Colby Whiteside, the Watauga boys junior varsity dismantled visiting Avery County on Dec. 6, 67-40.
The Pioneers stepped on the proverbial gas early, leading 18-7 by the end of the first quarter, and kept the good times rolling throughout to defeat the Vikings. All 11 of the Pioneers’ rostered players saw court time and all 11 of them found the bottom of the net at least once.
Lewis poured in a team high 13 points and Whiteside 8. Blake Bance and Miller Hankins both saw significant minutes on the floor and each contributed 7 points.
Avery County’s Blane Kirkpatrick tallied a game-high 17 points in the losing cause.
Boys JV Scoring
- AVY – Blane Kirkpatrick – 17
- WAT – Cole Lewis – 13
- WAT – Colby Whiteside – 8
- WAT – Miller Hankins – 7
- WAT – Blake Bance – 7
- WAT – Bryce Scheffler – 6
- WAT – Wit Williamson – 6
- WAT – Lucas Cash – 6
- AVY – Hayden Cordell – 6
- WAT – Mason Tate – 5
- AVY – Colt Austin – 5
- WAT – Caleb Ogden – 4
- WAT – Chase McInturff – 4
- AVY – JJ Washington – 4
- AVY – Sawyer Byrd – 3
- AVY – Owen Walsh – 3
- AVY – Max Milliron – 2
- WAT – Asa Privette – 1
Pioneer JV Girls dominate Avery County JVs, 49-10
In a game that was as much as over by the end of the first quarter, Watauga’s junior varsity girls ran roughshod over the Vikings JVs, 49-10.
Presli Wood and Steph Mendez each scored a game-high 13 points, Wood finding the net three times from beyond the 3-point arc and Mendez making good from long distance twice.
Watauga JV Girls Scoring
- Presli Wood – 13
- Steph Mendez – 13
- Charlie Mattox – 8
- Madison Millsaps – 7
- Susanna Goff – 4
- Izzy Mohr – 2
- Dylan Buckwalter – 2
