Staff Report

DANBURY — East Surry forwards Blake Gilley, Ryan Johnson and Andrew Hunter combined for two-thirds of their team’s points Saturday to lead the Cards to a 60-45 win over North Stokes.

Trailing 8-7 entering the second quarter, Gilley, Johnson and Hunter combined to score 15 of East’s 19 total points in the period to give their team a 26-17 lead at the half.

Gilley led all scorers with 14 (7-of-8 from the floor), followed by Johnson and Hunter with 13 each.

East Surry assistant coach David Johnson said scoring from those three players and an increase in intensity allowed the Cardinals to take the lead for good.

The Cardinals iced the game by going by going 11-of-14 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter.

Dylan Hall led North Stokes with 13 points, followed by Matt Hopkins with 12 and Ryan Wilson with 10.

East Surry improved to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the Northwest 1A/2A Conference, while North Stokes dropped to 6-7 and a surprising 0-6 conference mark.

The Cardinals have a difficult week ahead, as they will have three tough conference games, beginning at Mount Airy Tuesday, before hosting West Stokes Thursday and traveling to Surry Central Friday.

East Surry 60, North Stokes 45

East Surry — 7 19 15 19 — 60

North Stokes — 8 9 13 15 — 45

East Surry — Blake Gilley 14, Ryan Johnson 13, Andrew Hunter 13, M. Covington 8, Hoosier 5, S. Covington 4, Diamont 2, Chilton 1

North Stokes — Dylan Hall 13, Matt Hopkins 12, Ryan Wilson 10, Tucker 4, Lewellyn 2, Tilley 2, Hargrave 2

Long, Fulp lead Cards to win

DANBURY — A 16-foot jumper by Kelsey Long paired with two blocks in the final minutes from freshman Keri Fulp allowed East Surry to slip by North Stokes 51-43 Saturday.

The Vikings cut the Cardinals lead to just two, but the jumper from Long, the blocks by Fulp and a steal and layup by Sabra Bryant held off North and gave coach Keith Gunter and company their eighth win of the season.

Tied at nine after the first period, Gunter said the Cardinals upped their defensive pressure and began to knock down shots, allowing East to outscore North 17-9 before the half.

“We put a little more pressure getting after it on defense and basically in that second quarter we started hitting shots,” Gunter said. “In the first quarter they were packing it in on us and contesting our shots a little better.”

Long led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Autumn Cole with 10, Chelsea Nichols with 9 and Bryant with 8.

Jodie Lemons led North Stokes with 14 points in the loss.

East Surry moved to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the Northwest 1A/2A Conference.

The Cardinals will face Mount Airy Tuesday.

East Surry 51, North Stokes 43

East Surry — 9 17 14 11 — 51

North Stokes — 9 9 13 12 — 43

East Surry — Nichols 9, Bryant 8, Kelsey Long 15, Fulp 7, Autumn Cole 10, Marshall 2

North Stokes — Warden 7, Nicholston 2, Hutchins 3, Mabe 2, Clary 11, Bullins 4, Jodie Lemons 14