Today’s Sandhills Scoreboard
Madeline Dorsch earns Gatorade NC Cross Country title
Pinecrest Sophomore Madeline Dorsch earned highly-dotted honors and was named Gatorade North Carolina’s Cross Country Player of the Year. Dorsch honors kicks off our Sandhills Scoreboard. She won the NCHSAA Class 8A XC state meet by an entire minute last fall. Here’s to an incredible career as an underclassman.
‘Play with Purpose’ pink night to benefit local care and treatment
My game of the week is slated for Friday at Pinecrest against Jack Britt, for the program’s “Play with Purpose” pink night. Coach Pride says it will be “a very special game” that will raise funds and awareness to cancer, benefiting locals.
There will be a T-Shirt fundraiser and proceeds of all sales will support FirstHealth Cancer CARE Fund that supports local cancer care and treatment.
The Play with Purpose T-Shirts are available at concessions for $20. Girls tipoff at 6 pm with boys to follow.
One in 8 women will develop breast cancer. Risk increases with age, and 1 in 4 women are not up to date on screenings.
Breast cancer mortality has decreased 42% since its peak in 1989 due to early detection. FirstHealth representatives will speak briefly at the half.
No. 4 Duke handles Louisville 83-52
No. 4 Duke handled No. 20 Louisville last night 83-52 led by double-double efforts from Cameron Boozer who led all scorers with 19 points and 10 boards. The win extends Duke to 19-1, and in women’s hoops, UNC survived Syracuse in an OT thriller, 77-71. The Tar Heels were led by Nyla Harris with 21 points.
Hornets pickup win against 76ers at home
On the hardwood in Charlotte, the Hornets earned a signature win against the 76ers, 130-93. Brandon Miller led Charlotte and all scorers with 30 points.
The Hornets, 12th in the Eastern Conference, is on a 3-game win streak with the win against No. 6 Philadelphia.
Union Pines reschedules South Johnston, Pinecrest to host Richmond Thursday
In area hoops, winter weather has caused some rescheduling of game. Union Pines games against South Johnston, originally scheduled for today, have been moved to Wednesday.
Both junior varsity and varsity contests start at 4:15. For Pinecrest, the Patriots host Richmond Thursday with games starting at 6 pm.
Pinecrest track, Union Pines swim earn boys & girls conference titles
Delayed congrats to area teams earning some hardware. Pinecrest boys and girls indoor track team earned Mid-South conference titles and Union Pines boys and girls swimmers brought home Carolina Pines Athletic conference titles.