The long win streak of the North Stanly mens basketball team continued on Wednesday night with a blowout win over the Union Academy Cardinals, 78-42, in the semifinals of the Uwharrie Athletic Conference Tournament at Pfeiffer University. <\/p>\n
Cameron Lee led North (18-7) with 34 points by hitting 13 shots from the field and 3-of-4 at the free throw line. His performance Wednesday was his fifth game this season of 30 or more points. <\/p>\n
Bryson Childress added 19 as the Comets won the teams 15th game in a row. <\/p>\n
North also won with three players sidelined due to sickness: Carson Lowder, Hilton Stepp and Jason Doerr. <\/p>\n
Derek Young led the Cardinals (14-11) with 14 points. <\/p>\n
North finished the game shooting 31-of-63 overall (49.2 percent) and 6-of-9 at the foul line while UnionAcademy was 18-of-51 overall (35.3 percent) and 3-of-6 at the free-throw line. <\/p>\n
The Cardinals opened the game with a three-point play, but North answered with a 9-0 run. Union Academy got as close as three points before 3-pointers from Bryson Childress and Lee put the Comets up 18-9 with 1:13 left in the opening quarter. <\/p>\n
The Cardinals opened the second period with an 8-2 run and made it a one-point game, 20-19, with 6:08 on the clock. <\/p>\n
North answered by outscoring UnionAcademy 10-2 over the next three minutes. The Comets scored the final five points of the first half in the final minute of the second and led at hafltime 35-23. <\/p>\n
The Comets offense had its best shooting quarter in the third, hitting 10-of-17 shots (58.8 percent). North opened with a 7-0 run and outscored Union 15-2 over the final 5:56 of the period to lead by 30 after three quarters, 59-29. <\/p>\n
In the fourth, the Comets outscored the Cardinals by six, including dunks from Lee and Tate Cord en route to advacing to the tournament finals. <\/p>\n
We went zone some tonight to give the guys a break because we didnt have as much depth, North head coach Chris Misenheimer said. <\/p>\n
Misenheimer added he was happy with the teams defensive efforts, but he felt the Comets have to rebound better. <\/p>\n
UA 11 12 6 13 42 <\/p>\n
NS 18 17 24 19 78 <\/p>\n
UA Dillon Harrison 10, Ja. Anderson 2, Jo. Anderson 2, Davidson 3, Derek Young 14, Phonebarger 7, Eilerman 4. <\/p>\n
NS Cameron Lee 34, Bryston Childress 19, Rylei Smith 11, P. Childress 5, Cord 6, Talbert 3. <\/p>\n
Contact Charles Curcio at (704) 982-2121, ext. 26, or email charles@stanlynews Brpress.com. <\/p>\n
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