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North Lincoln Boys Basketball

Lincolnton · North Carolina · 2026-27
Class 5AWestern Foothills 4A/5A
Power
+31.4
North Carolina rank
#50
of 694
5A rank
#4
of 59
2026-27
0-0

North Lincoln is 0-0 and ranked #50 of 694 North Carolina teams by the Hardwood Model, #4 in Class 5A.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within North Carolina only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 20atHussPick posts game week
Nov 24atNorth GastonPick posts game week
Nov 27vsPine Lake PrepPick posts game week
Nov 28vsCannonPick posts game week
Dec 1vsAlexander CentralPick posts game week
Dec 4vsMaidenPick posts game week
Dec 8vsWest IredellPick posts game week
Dec 11atEast LincolnPick posts game week
Dec 18atHickoryPick posts game week
Dec 22vsNewton-ConoverPick posts game week
Jan 5atBandysPick posts game week
Jan 11vsBunker HillPick posts game week
Jan 13atFoardPick posts game week
Jan 15atMaidenPick posts game week
Jan 19atWest IredellPick posts game week
Jan 22vsEast LincolnPick posts game week
Jan 26vsHickoryPick posts game week
Jan 29atNewton-ConoverPick posts game week
Feb 2vsBandysPick posts game week
Feb 9atBunker HillPick posts game week
Feb 11vsFoardPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Western Foothills 4A/5A

Hickory#48 · 0-0 · +31.7East Lincoln#54 · 0-0 · +30.6Bandys#215 · 0-0 · +14.0Maiden#301 · 0-0 · +5.9Newton-Conover#314 · 0-0 · +4.6West Iredell#384 · 0-0 · -1.5Foard#390 · 0-0 · -2.2Bunker Hill#433 · 0-0 · -5.8

Top 10 · Class 5A

Huss#24 · 0-0 · +36.4Jay M. Robinson#33 · 0-0 · +35.0Hickory#48 · 0-0 · +31.7North Lincoln#50 · 0-0 · +31.4East Lincoln#54 · 0-0 · +30.6Southeast Alamance#76 · 0-0 · +27.1Fike#83 · 0-0 · +26.0Franklin#86 · 0-0 · +25.4Northeast Guilford#98 · 0-0 · +24.4Carson#99 · 0-0 · +24.3

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