North Stanly girls defeat South Stanly, win ninth straight

Published 9:18 pm Tuesday, February 10, 2026

NEW LONDON — Still perfect in Yadkin Valley Conference play, the North Stanly girls’ basketball team won its ninth game in a row with a 57-39 home win versus South Stanly on Monday.

The Comets (17-3, 8-0 YVC) used their 18-point triumph over Rowdy Rebel Bulls (6-12, 2-6 YVC) in New London to further solidify their hold on their first-place spot in league standings.

While North Stanly eventually claimed its fifth double-digit victory in its last six outings, the score was closer for most of the game. The Bulls jumped to an early 12-3 lead in the first quarter before the Comets clawed back to tie the game at 17-17.

With a three-point lead heading into the second half, the two teams traded points until North Stanly closed out the third quarter on an 8-0 run and outscored South Stanly 17-7 in the fourth quarter.

Improving vastly from its 13-13 (5-6 conf.) record from last season, North Stanly is on pace to possibly hit the 20-win mark including postseason, an accomplishment the Comets reached in three of their past four campaigns.

The Comets hosted Albemarle on Tuesday and will wrap up their regular season at Union Academy on Thursday, while the Bulls played at Gray Stone on Tuesday and will conclude their schedule at Anson on Thursday and at home against North Rowan on Friday.

Albemarle 62, North Rowan 27

Surging into the second-place spot in the YVC standings, the Albemarle Bulldogs (12-10, 6-3 YVC) crushed the North Rowan Cavaliers (4-14, 3-3 YVC) 62-27 at home on Monday.

Albemarle has now won four contests in a row, coming off a home loss where it took North Stanly to overtime and fell by only two points. The Bulldogs closed out their schedule Tuesday with a rematch against the Comets in New London.

Forest Hills 65, West Stanly 32

West Stanly lost by 33 points in its final road contest of the 2025-26 regular season, suffering one of its biggest losses of the year. The matchup featured the Rocky River Conference leading Forest Hills Yellow Jackets (17-4, 10-0 RRC) against the fourth-place Colts (10-11, 5-5 RRC), who had won three of four leading into the game.

The Colts’ schedule concludes with home games against Parkwood on Wednesday and Mount Pleasant on Friday.

Union Academy 59, Gray Stone 41

Winless since Dec. 9, the Gray Stone Knights (2-15, 0-8 YVC) came up empty again in their tenth consecutive loss on Monday, falling in an 18-point road loss to the Union Academy Cardinals (9-12, 5-3 YVC).

The Knights hosted South Stanly on Tuesday and will close out their regular season Thursday with a road game at North Rowan; two more losses would match Gray Stone’s 2-17 record from last season.