Tuesday’s girls rewind: No. 4 Vance stops No. 11 North Meck girls
Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Blaikley Crooks, Freedom: 22 points, five rebounds, five steals, five assists in a 65-44 win over Alexander Central. Teammate Josie Hise had 18.
Aniya Finger, Neveah Caldwell, Hopewell: 24 points, 16 rebounds, five assists in a 67-56 win over Lake Norman. Neveah Caldwell had 20 points, seven steals, six rebounds.
Tanajah Hayes, Vance: 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals in a 63-50 win over North Mecklenburg. Teammates Amhyia Moreland (16 points, nine rebounds) and Trinity Moreland (14 points, nine rebounds) had strong games.
Katie Lowe, South Mecklenburg: six points, 10 rebounds, eight steals in a 64-22 win over Berry. Teammates Evie Miller (10 points) and J’adn Alexander (11) had career highs.
Aniyah Tate, Central Cabarrus: 18 points, 12 rebounds in a 68-30 win over Concord. Teammates Ja’el Miller (10 points, eight assists) and Demi Case (12 points, four 3-pointers).
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Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 MALLARD CREEK 73, HOUGH 34
MC - 18 17 22 16 -- 73
Hough - 5 18 6 5 -- 34
Mc - L.Walker 17 S.Suffren 17 K.Simpson 13 N.Brown 11 A.Fowler 6 H.Doctor 4 S.Lutz 2 G.Haines 2 J.Creech 1
Hough - O.McElroy 11 C.Phocas 9 C.Swartz 8 C.Polito 2 M.Sell 2 N.Bell 2
Notable: .Lauren Walker had her break out game with 17 points. Brown had 8 assists.
NO. 2 FREEDOM 65, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44
Alexander 14 6 10 14 -- 44
Freedom 16 29 13 7 -- 65
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 44 -- Gracie Harrington 10, Jenkins 2, Stikeleather 4, Sydney Hayes 16, Fairchild 2, Pennell 9, Glenn 1
FREEDOM 65 -- Garrison 6, Glass 7, Hemphill 2, Josie Hise 18, Blaikley Crooks 22, McGee 4, Rhone 6
NO. 10 PROVIDENCE 52, OLYMPIC 43
PROVIDENCE - 14 7 17 14 = 52
OLYMPIC - 10 15 9 9 = 43
PHS: Nyla McGill 14, Amari Davis 15, Cameron Mulkey 10, Eva Butler 8, Kendall Webb 1, Marlow Chapman 2, Audrey Lytle 2,
OHS: Hutchinson 8, Harris 4, Scales 12, Brigman 12, Barr 7
Notable: Nyla McGill also recorded 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Amari Davis with 6 rebounds
Records: Providence improves to 14-2 (5-0 in SoMeck 7)
NO. 12 INDEPENDENCE 63, ROCKY RIVER 45
Indy 13 16 16 18 63
RR 13 5 14 13 45
Indy: Trinity Thompson 20, Braylyn Milton 20, Gracie Breckenridge 11, Anderson 6, Al Barrino 4, Az Barrino 2
RR: Dixon 35, Stevenson 5, Graves 2, Womack 2, Washington 1
Notable: Indy is now 13-3 (5-1 in conference). Next game is at Independence vs top seeded Myers Park.
BANDYS 65, WEST LINCOLN 34
BHS - 20 16 15 14 = 65
WLHS - 3 11 8 12 = 34
BHS: Logan Dutka 18, Macy Rummage 12, Toni Laney 10, Laci Paul 9, Olivia Little 8, Cailyn Huggins 6, Caroline McIntosh 2
WLHS: A. Bieberich 9, C. Norman 8, F. Richardson 5, A. Bieberich 5, M. Chapman 3, B. Beddingfield 2, R. Watson 2
Records: BHS Lady Trojans Overall 10-4, Conference 3-2
Notes: BHS Lady Trojans’ next game is Friday, January 17th at Lake Norman Charter.
BUTLER 92, GARINGER 7
Butler 30 25 21 16 -- 92
Garinger 3 2 2 0 -- 7
Butler: Michaela Lane 20, Samiah Williams 18, Payton Sutton 15, Jada Tate 14, Ashlynn Dotson 13, Scott 8, Aboutaleb 6
Garinger: Portlock 5, Moore 1, Floyd 1
Notable: Michaela Lane 20 pts, 8 Steals as she passed the 1000 Mark at Butler over 1400 for her high school career; Payton Sutton had 15 pts, 10 Asst for a Double Double
CENTRAL CABARRUS 68, CONCORD 30
CCHS: 25, 15, 18, 10 (68)
CHS: 9, 9, 3, 9 (30)
Central: Aniyah Tate 18, Demi Case 12, Ja’el Miller 10, Barrie 6, Webb 8, Knight 7, L. McDonald 3, K. McDonald 3, Cherry 6
Concord: Rodwell 5, Wallace 4, Brown 7, Manthis 2
Records: Central is 11-5 overall 2-0 conference; Concord is 5-11 overall 0-2 conference
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 54, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 44
Charlotte Christian 9 11 11 13 – 44
Country Day 14 8 17 15 – 54
CC (44) Ryan Swilling 19, Breya Busby 14, Kofoed 5, R. Noonan 4, Olmeda 2
CD (54) Laila Hankerson 15, Kennedy Grier 13, Waters 8, Ingram 7, Rixham 6, O’Neil 5
Records: CC 7-10 (1-1 CISAA) CD 14-5 (1-2 CISAA)
CHARLOTTE LATIN 38, COVENANT DAY 27
CLS - 10 5 9 14 = 38
CDS - 10 0 0 17 = 27
CLS: Neely Grace Tye 4, Mary Schleusner 12, Mayes Fisher 10, Maddie Shannon 6, Sidney 6
CDS: Caroline Cody 11, Alexis Hailey 2, Viktoria McCue 3, Katherine Ashley 2, Eseosa Imafidon 9
Records: CLS 7 – 8 1 – 2; CDS 7 – 9; 0 – 2
CLOVER 63, NORTHWESTERN 25
Northwestern 8. 6. 5. 6. = 25
Clover 19. 16. 17. 11= 63
NW- NA
Clover 63 – Aleysha Wade 17, Nysheria Wright 9, Janelle Carter 9, Marianna Ballard 8, Taylor Thomas 6, Teagan Bertwell 6, LaDestiny Worthy 5, Jayden Yukob 2, Ashley Farmer 1
Notable: Aleysha Wade led the way with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Clover travels to NAFO on Friday for a key region game.
Records Clover 16-1 (1-0 Region) Northwestern 4-10 (0-1 Region)
COMENIUS 58, LAKE POINT 35
Comenius 12 14 15 17 -- 58
Lakepoint Academy 6 4 17 7 -- 35
Comenius 58 — Monique Cepeda 18 pts 10 reb, Pasiko Gvichani 16 pts 8 ast 8 reb, Jordan Durant 15 pts 5 ast 5 reb 4 steals.
Lakepoint — Abigail Luke 17 points, Catherine Judd 9 points.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON (CSD) 59 QUEENS GRANT 20
CSD 22 13 10 14 -- 59
QUEENS GRANT 6 0 12 2-- 20
CSD 59 -- Lauren Whitley 12, Cameron Koster 8, Mariana Soares 7, Kenzi Delay 6, Berea Gallagher 6, Sarah Imhoff 5, Leah Whiteside 4, Nicole Poole 4, Kyla Dumser 3, Ruthie Camp 2, Jillian Charlet 2
QUEENS GRANT 20 -- Nasya Allen 10, Lily Todd 4, Ashely Aberly 3, Natalie Goodfellow 3
Records: CSD 11-2 Queens Grant ?
Notable: Lauren Whitley and Cameron Koster led all scorers in a total team effort to defeat Queens Grant.
DAVIDSON DAY 63, CORVIAN 9
Davidson Day 15 16 17 15 -- 63
Corvian 2 3 2 2 -- 7
DAVIDSON DAY 63 -- Mallorie Haines 23, Jessie Wiles 18, Makyla Tejeda 9,
Jaden Graham 7, Winter Hamme 4, Hannah Higbea 2
CORVIAN 9 -- Breheman 5, Zaghari 2, Price 2
Notable: 2021 Davidson Day Commit Mallorie Haines 23 pts, 11 reb, 6 stl, 4 ast; 2021 Jessie Wiles 18 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl, 3 ast, 1 blk; 2020 Makayla Tejeda 9 pts, 3 reb, 3 stl, 1 ast; 2021 Jaden Graham 7 pts, 4 reb, 6 stl, 3 ast; 2022 Hannah Higbea 2 pts, 9 reb, 1 stl, 1 ast; 2024 Winter Hamme 4 pts (career high) ; 2020 Yan Yu Xie 1 blk;
Record: 10-10
FIRST ASSEMBLY 71, GASTON DAY 38
CFA 16, 17, 19, 17 -- 71
Gaston Day School 10, 8, 5, 15 -- 38
CFA 71 -- Kaylan Daniels 11, Zykiah Benjamin 14, Reagan Dickens 11, Jael Hall 14, RaeAnna Loshe 7, Raven LaXander 4, Bailey Stinson 10.
Gaston Day School 38 -- Zaria Clark 3, Portia Shouse 14, Janiah Shular 19,
HICKORY RIDGE 58, EAST MECKLENBURG 17
Hickory Ridge 13 24 8 13 58
East Mecklenburg 4 4 2 7 17
Hickory Ridge Alyssa Lewis 13, Kennedy Calhoun 12, Jasmine Fearne 11, Walters 9, Byrd 2, Burnett 5, Braun 2, Reinbeck 4
East Mecklenburg Staley 7, Dixon 4, Morris 5, Dorin 1
Records: Hickory Ridge 7-8, 2-3; East Mecklenburg 2-13, 1-5
Notable: Hickory Ridge was lead by freshman Alyssa Lewis with 13 points followed by Junior Kennedy Calhoun all around game with 12 points 6 steals and 4 assist. Sophomore Jasmine Fearne poured in 11 points.
HOPEWELL 67, LAKE NORMAN 56
LKN: Lewis-Williams 11, Saunders 21, Kennedy 4, Lowe 2, Marks 13, Erwin 4
Hope: Wall 6, C. McManus 2, L. McManus 2, Lawson 2, Caldwell 20, Ballo 5, Finger 24, Cunningham 6
Notes: Aniya Finger finished with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Neveah Caldwell had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 steals.
LKN: 11-3 (I-Meck 4-2)
Hope: 11-5 (3-3)
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 34, LINCOLNTON 26
LNC 5 4 11 14 -- 34
LHS 6 7 7 6 -- 26
LNC – Kailyn Kilpatrick 17, Jillian Villanti 6, Rebecca Donaldson 4, Megan Miller 4, Maisie McCall 2, Sarai Genece 1
LHS- Ross 10, Blackburn 6, Ross 5, Tweed 2, Mackenzie 2, Morris 1
Noteable: Career High 17 points for Kailyn Kilpatrick
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 74, GASTON CHRISTIAN 36
MCA 16 25 18 15 — 74
GCS 3 14 9 10 — 36
MCA 74 — Emma Phibbs 15, Emily Walters 13, Sorrentino 9, A Phibbs 8, Watson 8, Reynolds 8, Neyens 5, Tate 2, McClain 2, Huneycutt 2, Miller 1
GCS 36 — Liana Mattera 10, Trinity Hall 10, Fisher 6, Plyler 6, Franklin 2
Notable: Emma Phibbs, MCA: 15 pts 8 asts 5 rebs 5 stls; Emily Walters, MCA: 13 pts 5 asts 5 rebs 3 stls
NEWTON-CONOVER 81, NORTH LINCOLN 52
Newton-Conover 16 - 17 - 28 - 20 = 81
North Lincoln 14 - 10 - 12 - 16 = 52
Newton-Conover: Chyna Cornwell 30 pts 12 rebounds, Grace Loftin 11, Jahlea Peters 10, Aaliah Walton 9, Emma Fox 6, Nalece Duncan 6, Cassidy Geddes 5, Mia Powell 2, Jaelyn Hayes 2, Mackenzie Johnson
North Lincoln: R. Seagle 10, D. Ambrose 7, A. Wadkobsky 7, A. Graddy 6, A. White 5, A. Reid 4, H. Klein 4, A. McLean 4, S. Beal 3, L. Huss 2, J. Carson, S. Hallman
PROVIDENCE DAY 47, CANNON SCHOOL 44
PDS 13-13-7-14—-47
Cannon 12-10-15-7—44
PDS-Morgan Kelson 14 Jordyn Latter 10 Levitz 8 Brooks 7 Jensen 2 Clark 4 Godwin 2
Cannon- R.Richardson 25 G. Edwards 3 Mathis 6 Z. Edwards 6 Wood 2 Galloway 2
Record: 13-6 CISSA- 3-0
Highlights: Senior Morgan Kelson scores her 1000 points> Freshman Chandler Brooks game winner basket with 4 seconds remaining and took 3 chargers/ Freshman Jordyn Latter 10 points and 5 steals
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 89, UNITED FAITH 23
Victory 26 30 17 16 - 89
United Faith 8 3 10 2 - 23
Victory 89 - Assiyah Mitchell 8, Harmony White 8, Evelina Davalakou 8, Zaria Gool 8, Zion Duncan 14, Bethel Ekperiegha 16, Kourtney Gray 2, Lydia Babirye 17, Alaina McPherson 8, Alexandra Cameron.
United Faith 23 - Bronsin 1, Hester 17, G. Brown 2, Jordan 3, Riggs, Gharibi, A. Brown, Zimmer, Gilbert.
Wednesday’s schedule
Southwestern 4A
Rocky River at Hickory Ridge
Mountain Valley 1A-2A
Alleghany at West Wilkes
Elkin at East Wilkes
Starmount at North Wilkes
Wilkes Central at Ashe County
Yadkin Valley 1A
Chatham Central at North Rowan
Nonconference
Pine Lake Prep at Northwest Cabarrus
Northwestern (SC) at Catawba Ridge (SC)
York Prep (SC) at High Pointe Academy (SC)
This story was originally published January 14, 2020 at 10:01 PM.
