In a face-off between the leading two teams in the Greater Metro 4 Conference, Lake Norman demonstrated its continued dominance.

The Wildcats, ranked No. 10, dominated the second quarter and secured an easy victory of 77-58 against the Ragin’ Bulls on their home court on Thursday.

At halftime, Lake Norman (17-1, 6-0) was ahead of Hickory Ridge (14-4, 5-1) by a score of 45-23, with a 24-8 advantage in the second quarter.

The Wildcats have won seven consecutive games and were propelled by their signature balanced offense, with Josh Yates scoring 18 points, Trent Steinour contributing 16, Tre McKinnon scoring 15, and Santana Lynch adding 13.

Lake Norman’s only loss this year came by a single point against No. 9 Weddington.

Parker Watkins led the Ragin’ Bulls with a total of 16 points.

Scoring Summary

Results for Lake Norman: Will Googins with 7 points, Josh Yates with 18 points, Fynn Hales with 2 points, Santana Lynch with 13 points, Tre McKinnon with 15 points, Nick Arnold with 2 points, Grant Dryden with 3 points, Myles Crumes with 1 point, and Trent Steinour with 16 points.

The players from Hickory Ridge who scored were Parker Watkins with 16 points, Chico Williams Jr. with 3 points, James Wood with 7 points, Tyzhir Dyer with 7 points, Caden Haywood with 2 points, Ezekiel Kelly with 3 points, Tyson Durant with 6 points, Wesley White with 4 points, Travien Williams with 5 points, and Braylen Hill with 5 points.

Source: highschoolot.com