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Pine Lake survives ‘rain’ of threes to defeat Hickory Christian, 86-69, with strong inside play and balanced scoring

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Surviving a rain of 13 three-pointers by Hickory Christian, the Pine Lake Prep Pride used strong inside play led by 6-4 junior Lucas Strickfaden team-high 23 points to defeat the Knights, 86-69, on Dec. 28 in Round 1 of the High Country Holiday Classic hosted by Watauga High School.

Strickfaden was joined in double figures on the afternoon by 6-5 junior small forward Robert Magner (13 points) and junior shooting guard Brennan Greene (12).

Lucas Strickfaden sweeps in for a ‘deuce’ against Hickory Christian in Round 1 of the High Country Holiday Classic hosted by Watauga High School on Dec. 28. Photographic image by David Rogers

The Knights fell behind, 20-10, by the end of the first quarter and could never catch up, despite outscoring the Pride in the second and fourth periods. Pine Lake caught fire in the third quarter on a 26-11 run to put the game in spite of a combined, 17-point effort from Hickory Christian senior guard Zavien Dillingham and 6-5 junior guard Levi Robinson.

The Pride was not without long-range firepower of their own, with eight 3-pointers augmenting the inside play of Strickfaden and Magner, including three from Greene and two each from Magner and point guard Ethan Morgan.

Pine Lake’s Aaron Street reaches in to try and stop Hickory Christian’s Levi Robinson layup during Round 1 of the High Country Holiday Classic hosted by Watauga High School on Dec. 28. Photographic image by David Rogers
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