NEWLAND -- It's been a long time since Watauga's junior varsity boys' basketball team lost two games in a row.

It took the visiting Pioneers two overtimes against Avery to make sure it didn't happen again. The Pioneers got a steal and a basket from Aaron Dobbins with three seconds left in the second overtime and took a 50-49 victory Friday night.

It was the second basket Dobbins made in the second overtime period. He intercepted a pass and was able to beat the Avery defense to the Watauga basket. Avery's Tyler Pittman's shot after Dobbins' basket did not fall as time elapsed.

Watauga lost to McDowell on Tuesday, which broke a 30-game winning streak. The Pioneers were never comfortably ahead, but took a 34-26 lead into the fourth quarter.

But Watauga scored just three points, a 3-point basket by Utah Jones that gave Watauga a 40-34 lead. Avery scored the final six points of the quarter to force the first overtime.

Dobbins scored the first basket in the first overtime, but Avery came back by taking a 44-43 lead. T.J. Poulos forced the second overtime by making one of two foul shots with 9.7 seconds left.

Jones led a balanced Watauga offense with 11 points. Poulos added nine points and Dobbins scored seven points and pulled down nine rebounds. Levi Wilcox also scored seven points for the Pioneers.

Poulos added nine rebounds, while Jones and Michael Ebaugh grabbed six rebounds. Caleb Bryson had three steals.

Jacob Waldrop scored 15 points and Christian Hampton scored 10 for Avery.

 

Watauga boys JVs 50, Avery 49 (2OTs)

Watauga

Carmichael 1 0-0 2, Sherman 1 0-0 2, Cobb 1 0-0 2, Poulos 4 1-2 9, Dobbins 3 1-1 7, Jones 3 1-2 11, Ebaugh 3 0-0 6, Tyndall 2 0-0 4, Wilcox 3 1-2 7, Russell 0 0-0 0, Shore 0 0-0 0, Valet 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-6 50.

Avery

Stansberry 1 3-3 5, Pittman 2 1-2 5, Hampton 5 0-0 10, Waldrop 5 2-2 15, Tennant 1 0-1 2, Crowe 6 0-0 12, McIntosh 0 0-0 0, Cervantes 0 0-0 0, Calloway 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 4-8 49.

Watauga          12 14 8 6 4 6 -- 50

Avery  6 12 8 10 4 5 -- 49

3-point goals--Watauga 2 (Jones 2), Avery 2 (Waldrop). Total fouls--Watauga 7, Avery 6. Fouled out--None. Technical fouls--None.

 

NEWLAND -- Watauga's girls' junior varsity team kept adding to a slight lead in the first three quarters and claimed a 33-27 victory over Avery Friday night.

The Pioneers took a 17-12 lead into halftime, and a 24-16 lead into the fourth.

Brooklin Carroll led the Pioneers in scoring with 14 points. Watauga also got six points from Mary Seramur and Sydney Farthing. Rachel Foutz added four points.

Avery's Elizabeth Pittman led all scorers with 14 points. Anna Gregg scored five points and Destiny Ollis scored four. Avery hurt itself by making just 2-of-10 from the foul line, while Watauga was 8-of-17 with its free throws.

Watauga's junior varsity teams host McDowell on Tuesday at Lentz-Eggers Gym.

 

Watauga girls' JV 33, Avery 27

Watauga

Searmur 2 2-6 6, Brown 1 1-2 3, Farthing 2 1-4 6, Foutz 2 0-1 4, Carroll 5 4-4 14, Oswalt 0 0-0 0, Isaac 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Goodnight 0 0-0 0, Derrick 0 0-0 0, Kosmala 0 0-0 0, Villarosa 0 0-0 0, Idol 0 0-0 0, Reese 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 8-17 33.

Avery

Holman 1 0-0 2Pittman 5 1-4 14, Burleson 1 0-0 2, Gregg 2 1-6 5, Ollis 2 0-0 4, Liles 0 0-0 0, Shields 0 0-0 0, Singleton 0 0-0 0, Andrews 0 0-0 0, Hicks 0 0-0 0, Banner 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-10 27.

Watauga          6 11 7 9 -- 33

Avery  4 8 4 11 -- 27

3-point goals--Watauga 1 (Farthing), Avery 3 (Pittman 3). Total fouls--Watauga 10, Avery 11. Fouled out--None. Technical fouls--None.