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Hickory girls win West 3A Regional championship

Hickory High’s girls are ready to go a few more miles to play basketball.

03/05/2011 11:55 PM

Commentary: 'Gumby' puts her own twist on things

After Jada Payne had one of those nights that can make you famous on Friday night – scoring 36 points in another big victory by the Hickory High girls – we found out that in a way she already is.

03/05/2011 1:08 AM
Payne pumps in 36 to lead HHS girls to regional final

Fans attending the West 3A Regional at UNC Greensboro on Friday night were treated to a feat that has happened only four other times in girls’ basketball since regional play began in 1981.

03/05/2011 12:56 AM
Formula has carried HHS girls all season

Hickory High’s girls have used relentless pressure defense and a balanced offensive attack to get to the West 3A Regionals.

03/04/2011 2:54 AM
Hickory boys clip Spiders to reach Regional finals

Hickory High’s boys got a complete team performance Thursday night at UNC Greensboro that propelled them into the West 3A Regional title game with a 95-82 victory over Concord.

03/04/2011 2:33 AM
Hickory boys back in the hunt

Hickory High’s boys will return to the West 3A Regionals on Thursday night to play their first game in the high-profile tournament since 2008.

03/01/2011 11:16 PM
Prep basketball: West Regional tournament pairings

WEST BOYS 1A at Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro Tuesday, 7 p.m.: N. Rowan (24-5) vs. Murphy (21-5) Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.: Cherryville (25-4) vs. Winston-Salem Prep (23-9)

02/27/2011 7:40 AM
Hickory boys blow out Burns, take sectional title

Message sent and mission accomplished.

02/26/2011 1:06 AM
Red Tornadoes climb all over Hilltoppers

Head coach Barbara Helms couldn’t be happier that for the first time since Monday’s state 3A playoff began, her Red Tornadoes will have to hit the road.

02/26/2011 12:55 AM
Hickory girls turn up the "D" in win over South Point

Pressure defense by Hickory High’s girls was simply too much for South Point to overcome as the Red Tornadoes forced 29 turnovers on Wednesday night in a 77-31 victory in the second round of the state 3A playoffs.

02/23/2011 11:55 PM
High school basketball playoff results, pairings

(Wednesday’s second round results, Friday’s sectional finals)

02/23/2011 11:55 PM
Hickory girls turn up defense, dominate Patton

Hickory High’s girls used stellar defense in the first quarter to set the tone on Monday night in an 86-22 blowout of Patton in the first round of the state 3A playoffs.

02/22/2011 12:46 AM
Hickory boys roll past R-S Central in 3A playoff opener

At times, the Hickory High offense was hardly a thing of beauty Monday night. At others, the Red Tornadoes showed the explosiveness that brought them a No. 1 state 3A playoff seed.

02/22/2011 12:40 AM
Game times moved up for games at Bandys, Hickory

Game times for three area first-round state high school basketball playoff games tonight have been changed.

02/21/2011 11:42 AM
Red Tornadoes nip Indians, win league tourney

Tournament MVP Denzel Dilligham scored 19 points and Jalen Byrd added 17 as Hickory High’s boys beat third-seeded St. Stephens 64-59 to win the Northwestern 3A-4A tournament title on Friday night.

02/19/2011 12:18 AM
HHS girls roll past Watauga to win title

Hickory High’s girls, who ran the table en route to a Northwestern 3A-4A regular season title, had little problem in the conference tournament finals on Friday night.

02/19/2011 12:09 AM
Hickory girls reach Northwestern 3A-4A tournament finals

The script worked perfectly through the regular season, so why not use it in postseason play?

02/16/2011 11:46 PM
Top-seeded Hickory boys eliminate Alexander Central

Hickory High’s boys are known as a group that likes to play a fast-paced basketball game offensively and defensively.

02/16/2011 12:45 AM
All revved up

With her Hickory High team knotted in a tie game at the close of the first quarter, head coach Barbara Helms called on her squad to ratchet up its defensive intensity.

02/12/2011 12:22 AM
Watauga boys end 2 long Red Tornadoes win streaks

Watauga High’s boys knocked off visiting Hickory 81-73 on Wednesday night in Boone to retain a shot at sharing the Northwestern 3A-4A title with the Red Tornadoes.

02/10/2011 8:50 AM
Tigers add conference tournament title to their resume

After winning their first outright regular-season wrestling conference title last week, Fred T. Foard High’s Tigers continued to add to a historic season by winning the Northwestern 3A-4A tournament in their own gym Saturday.

02/06/2011 7:38 AM
Former Hickory star makes his pick for Super Bowl

After sterling careers at Hickory High and South Carolina, Ryan Succop has become one of the NFL’s top kickers in just two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.

02/06/2011 7:13 AM
Hickory boys whip Indians, move closer to title

On Senior Night at Hickory High, the Red Tornadoes earned at least a Northwestern 3A-4A co-championship and clinched the league’s No. 1 3A seed in the state playoffs by virtue of a 75-63 win over St. Stephens.

02/05/2011 12:40 AM
HHS girls roll, hand Helms 200th win as their head coach

The 200-win cupcakes after the game were grand, but Hickory High head girls’ coach Barbara Helms also got a taste Tuesday night of what she has been anticipating.

01/26/2011 12:18 AM
Tonight's top high school basketball games

Record Sports Editor Chris Hobbs’ picks for tonight’s top high school basketball games in the Greater Hickory area:

01/25/2011 10:02 AM