Cramer girls, Gaston Day boys surge in Gastonia, Shelby hoops rankings

Jaxon Dollar's highlight reel dunk seals East Lincoln basketball win Jaxon Dollar scored 27 points, finishing with a flourish in East Lincoln basketball's 58-54 win over rival North Lincoln. Here’s a look at high school basketball rankings among teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties going into play the week of Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in addition to sports writer Joe Hughes’ boys and girls hoops teams of the week. Boys basketball Team of the week Hunter Huss; the Huskies took care of two important pieces of business this past week, defeating second-place Kings Mountain by 28 points, in addition to securing a season-sweep of crosstown rival Ashbrook. Jaleel Smith averaged 32.5 points...