High school basketball update: Gaston County record set on Friday night with conference standings and this week’s schedule

By Richard Walker

In Friday’s 60-27 victory over rival Cherryville, Bessemer City sophomore Janiya Adams set a Gaston County girls basketball single-game scoring record with 50 points.

Adams broke the previous mark that was jointly held by Ashbrook’s Deanna Tate and Stuart Cramer’s Carley Womack with 47 points apiece. Tate, a future Maryland star and Gaston County’s first women’s professional player, scored 47 points against crosstown rival Hunter Huss in the 1983 Western N.C. 4A title game at East Burke High School.

Womack scored her 47 points in a January 2019 regular season game against rival Forestview.

Adams, Bessemer City and the rest of the area’s local basketball teams begin heading into the final two weeks of the season on Monday. Here’s the area standings with conference record listed first followed by overall record with the upcoming schedule:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Boys
Crest 9-0, 9-1
Kings Mountain 7-2, 8-2
Huss 5-2, 6-2
Forestview 3-6, 3-7
North Gaston 3-6, 3-7
Ashbrook 2-5, 2-7
Cramer 0-8, 0-10

Girls
Ashbrook 6-0, 7-0
Kings Mountain 7-1, 8-1
Crest 5-3, 5-4
Forestview 3-3, 3-4
Huss 3-3, 3-4
North Gaston 1-8, 1-9
Cramer 0-7, 1-8

SOUTHWESTERN 2A
Boys
R-S Central 8-1, 9-1
Shelby 8-1, 9-1
South Point 6-2, 8-2
Burns 5-4, 5-5
East Rutherford 2-6, 2-7
East Gaston 1-8, 2-8
Chase 0-8, 0-10

Girls
Shelby 9-0, 10-0
R-S Central 6-2, 6-3
East Rutherford 5-2, 5-2
East Gaston 4-5, 5-5
Burns 4-5, 4-6
South Point 1-7, 2-8
Chase 0-8, 1-9

SOUTH FORK 2A
Boys
North Lincoln 7-2, 7-2
East Lincoln 7-3, 7-3
Lincolnton 6-3, 6-3
Maiden 6-4, 6-4
Lake Norman Charter 6-4, 6-4
Newton-Conover 6-4, 6-4
Bandys 1-9, 1-9
West Lincoln 0-10, 0-10

Girls
Newton-Conover 10-0, 10-0
East Lincoln 7-3, 7-3
Lake Norman Charter 7-3, 7-3
Bandys 6-4, 6-4
Maiden 4-6, 4-6
West Lincoln 4-6, 4-6
North Lincoln 2-8, 2-8
Lincolnton 0-10, 0-10

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Boys
Lincoln Charter 9-0, 10-0
Christ the King 6-1, 7-1
Bessemer City 4-4, 4-4
Cherryville 3-4, 5-4
Thomas Jefferson 3-4, 5-4
Piedmont Community 1-6, 2-6
Highland Tech 0-7, 0-7

Girls
Lincoln Charter 7-2, 7-2
Bessemer City 6-2, 6-2
Thomas Jefferson 5-2, 5-2
Piedmont Community 4-3, 5-3
Christ the King 4-3, 4-3
Highland Tech 0-6, 0-6
Cherryville 0-7, 1-8

This week’s schedule

Monday, Feb. 8
Kings Mountain at Forestview (girls only)

Tuesday, Feb. 9
Cherryville at Piedmont Charter
Christ the King at Bessemer City
East Gaston at Chase
East Lincoln at Bandys
Hickory at Forestview
Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson
Huss at Crest
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
Mountain Island Charter at Bradford Prep
North Gaston at Cramer
North Lincoln at Maiden
Shelby at Burns
South Point at East Rutherford
West Lincoln at Lincolnton

Wednesday, Feb. 10
Lincolnton at North Lincoln (boys only)
Thomas Jefferson at Piedmont Charter

Thursday, Feb. 11
Forestview at Cramer (girls only)
Huss at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Shelby

Friday, Feb. 12
Ashbrook at Cramer
Bandys at West Lincoln
Crest at North Gaston
East Gaston at Burns
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Huss at Forestview
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
Lincolnton at Lake Norman Charter
Maiden at East Lincoln
Newton-Conover at North Lincoln
Piedmont Charter at Bessemer City
Union Academy at Mountain Island Charter
R-S Central at South Point

Saturday, Feb. 13
Henderson Collegiate at Lincoln Charter