Tuesday’s Girls Rewind: No. 5 Myers Park advances, No. 1 Cannon, No. 4 S. Meck fall
How the Girls Sweet 16 fared
| Rk. | School | Class | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1. | Cannon School | IND | 20-7 | lost 49-46 to North Raleigh Christian |
| 2. | Providence Day | IND | 21-3 | Season Completed |
| 3. | Chambers | 4A | 19-6 | d. Hopewell, 56-53 |
| 4. | South Mecklenburg | 4A | 21-4 | lost 47 -43 to Hickory Ridge |
| 5. | Myers Park | 4A | 21-6 | d. Olympic 62-45 |
| 6. | Salisbury | 2A | 22-1 | d. Surry Central 59-18 |
| 7. | Shelby | 2A | 19-2 | d. Providence Grove 71-25 |
| 8. | Charlotte Catholic | 4A | 25-2 | d. Page 62-21 |
| 9. | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 23-3 | d. Independence 63-45 |
| 10. | Lake Norman | 4A | 22-3 | d. Cox Mill 54-37 |
| 11. | East Rutherford | 2A | 26-0 | d. Lexington 53-36 |
| 12. | Carson | 3A | 23-3 | d. West Charlotte 53-8 |
| 13. | Watauga | 4A | 23-3 | d. Garinger 60-32 |
| 14. | Alexander Central | 4A | 22-4 | d. Ragsdale 53-40 |
| 15. | Newton-Conover | 2A | 23-2 | d. CD Owen 64-32 |
| 16. | East Lincoln | 3A | 27-1 | d. West Henderson 59-38 |
Friday’s NC statewide scores and pairings
North Raleigh Christian stops No. 1 Cannon School
North Raleigh Christian won its 15th straight game and ended Cannon’s 15-game win streak in the NCISAA 4A semifinals Tuesday, winning 49-46.
It was a rematch of last year’s state championship, which Cannon won.
On Tuesday, Cannon grabbed a 17-8 first quarter lead but the Cougars didn’t win a quarter after that as North Raleigh center Imani Lester took over the game. She finished with 23 points. Lili Booker had a career-high 23 for Cannon (21-7).
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Kennette Bess, Ashbrook: game-high 29 points in a 74-61 win over Fred T. Foard.
Alyssa Lewis, Hickory Ridge: team-high 17 points in a 47-43 overtime upset of No. 4 South Mecklenburg, the SoMECK 4A tournament champion.
Ginny Overbay, East Lincoln: 21 points, nine rebounds, six steals in a 59-38 win over West Henderson.
Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic: 13 points, seven blocks, six rebounds in a 62-21 win over Greensboro’s Page High.
Julianna Walter, Alexander Central: 34 points, on 12-of-17 shooting, in a 53-40 win over Ragsdale. She also had five steals, four assists and two rebounds.
Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores
NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 49, NO. 1 CANNON SCHOOL 46
NRCA. 8 17 14 10 -- 49
Cannon 17 13 10 6. -- 46
NORTH RALEIGH 49 -- Imani Lester 23 Madison Mims 9 Anaya Harris 8 Anais Jackson 7 Elisa Harris 2
CANNON SCHOOL 46 -- Lili Booker 23 Samyha Suffren 17 Khloe Thompson 3 Maya McCorkle 3
NRCA 25-7. 15 game winning streak. Advances to State Final Saturday at Wingate.
Cannon - 21-7. 15 game winning streak snapped....Career high 23 from soph G Lili Booker.
HICKORY RIDGE 47, NO. 4 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 43
SM 8 13 14 2 6 -- 43
HR. 11 10 7 9 10 -- 47
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 43 -- Senali Moss 22, Anastasia Sinclair 12, Miller 6,KHoupt 3
HICKORY RIDGE 47 -- Alyssa Lewis 17, Jasmine Fearne 12, Cook 8, Gidney 6, Leathers, 2, McClary 2
Records: Hickory Ridge 19-8. South Meck 21-4
NO. 5 MYERS PARK 62, OLYMPIC 45
Myers Park 11 16 17 18 -- 62
Olympic HS 12 13 09 11 -- 45
MYERS PARK 62 -- Sidney Paraison 22, Anna Giannopoulou 11, Mia Xerras 11, Reese Wilson 11, Truesdale 5, Cannie 2
OLYMPIC 45 -- Jada Brigman 16, Scales 8, Thomas 6, Wells 5, Long 2, Register 6
Records: Myers Park - 21-6; Olympic - 14-10
NO. 8 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 62, PAGE 21
Catholic 17 24 11 10 -- 62
Page 2 6 9 4 -- 21
Catholic 62 -- Blanca Thomas 13, Gracynn Gough 10, Fava 8, McKain 8, Diaz 6, McArdle 5, Schachte 5, Byron 5, Kernodle 2
Page 21 -- Schmedes 9, Williams 6, Brown 2, Leggett 2, Livingston 2
Records: Catholic 25-2, Page 10-13
NO. 9 NORTH MECKLENBURG 63, INDEPENDENCE 45
N.Meck: 20 16 16 11 ---63
Indy: 11 13 10 11 ---45
N.Meck: Dearia Page 14, Taylor Dunn 13, Jocelyne Grier 11, Farmer 8, Dixon-Booker 6, Harris 5, Pellum 2, Bates 2, Redfern 2
Indy: Kaylee Carson 16, Kamryn Kitchen 12, Burgess 7, Moss 6, Todd 2, Cabaniss-Ali 2
Up next: North Meck vs Myers Park
NO. 13 WATAUGA 60, GARINGER 32
Watauga 13 15 19 13. -- 60
Garinger 6. 6. 8. 13 -- 32
WATAUGA 60 -- Charlotte Torgerson 22, Kate Sears 13, Brooke Scheffler 10, Brelyn Sturgill 9, Marley Coffey 3, Laurel Kiker 3.
GARINGER 32 -- Jessica Worthey 12, Betsey Burnet 9, Chelsea Rivera 7, Milani McGill 2, Sherajah Foster-Rhames 2.
Watauga record 23-3. Garinger 12-13.
Watauga will host Reagan on Thursday.
NO. 14 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53, RAGSDALE 40
Ragsdale 8 11 11 10 -- 40
Alexander 11 11 17 14 -- 53
RAGSDALE 40 -- Mackie 8, Christian Atwater 15, Boddie 3, Patrick 9, Patel 5
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53 -- Jenkins 6, Jarrett 2, Julianna Walter 34, Hayes 3, Herman 8
NO. 16 EAST LINCOLN 59, WEST HENDERSON 38
WHHS: 5 11 9 13- 38
ELHS: 13 17 20 9- 59
WHHS: Araya Padilla 15, Maya Amin 11, J. Wilson 7, P. Gonzales 2, K. Putnam 2, K. Lyda 1,
ELHS: GInny Overbay 21, Madison Self 11, H. McFadden 8, R. Ross 6, M. Bissinger 4, T. Thomas 4, A. Hege 2, K. Campo 2, D. Ross 1
Noteables: Ginny Overbay 21 pts, 9 rebs, 6 steals, took 1 charge. Madison Self 11 pts, 10 rebs, 2 steals, 2 steals.
WHHS: (15-11, 8-4)
ELHS: (27-1,14-0) Next Game 2nd Rd 3A NCHSAA State Tournament 2/24/22 @ ELHS
ALBEMARLE 77, BLUE RIDGE 56
Alb 17 18 19 23 -- 77
BR. 9. 15. 15 18 -- 56
ALBEMARLE 77 -- Amari Baldwin 25pts 10reb 8 assists 6 steals 2 blocks, Kai Spencer 17pts 10rebs 3 blocks, Bianca Robinson 17pts 5rebs 1 block, Jordyn Crump 7pts, Riley Davis 5pts, Jamirica Everhardt 2pts, Madison Swearingen 2pts
ASHBROOK 74, FRED T. FOARD 61
Ashbrook- 20 26 17 13 -- 74
Foard- 10 12 17 25 -- 61
ASHBROOK 74 -- Kennette Bess- 29 points, Madison Cole- 26 points, Emerald Butler- 9 points, Piper Woods- 8 points, Zaza Madon- 4 points
FREEDOM 73, SMOKY MOUNTAIN 42
Smoky Mountain 9 8 10 15 - 42
Freedom 22 15 16 20 - 73
SMOKY MOUNTAIN 42 - Macy Wike 17, Bell 2, Flynn 7, Stewman 7, Little-John 9, Nicholson 1, Rhoads, Chinea, Carone-Smith, Cook.
FREEDOM 73 - Peyton Caldwell 20, Stevee McGee 18, Zakiah King 15, Gladden 5, Walker 8, Ollis 2, Rhone 5, Whisnant, Turner.
Freedom will play Enka in second round action at home on Thursday night.
MARVIN RIDGE 48, SE GUILFORD 41
Marvin: 10,16,12,10, -- 48
SE Guilford: 12,6,13,10, --41
MARVIN RIDGE 48 -- : Zahra Douglas 12, Kyndall Shivers 11, Riley Smith 10, Reese Fritz 7, Ella Chepul 5, Caroline Gravelle 2, Kelsie Robitaille 1
SE GUILFORD 41 -- Sydney Roberts 22, Dominique Walker 10, McKenzie Harris 4, Sophia Stephens 2, Comfort Donkor 2, Tashia Mason 1
PISGAH 63, KINGS MOUNTAIN 54
KM 12 19 15 8 -- 54
Pisgah 18 9 22 14 -- 63
KINGS MOUNTAIN 54 -- Saniya Wilson 20, Khalia King 12, Alayna Patrick 6, Austyn Dixon 6, CoRey Simpson 6, Tyasya Bell 4, London Brown 1
PISGAH 63 -- Alyssa Smith 13, Dot Mills 12, Emma Deaver 11, Chloe Burch 11, Ashtyn Fraddy 8, Maddie Rhea 4, Cayce Lovelace 2, Alexis Gibson 2
Notes: #16 KM falls to #17 Pisgah in the first round of the 3A playoffs. KM finishes the season as co-champions in the Big South 3A conference and 18-7 overall.
KM notable: Saniya Wilson 20 pts, 4 reb, 3 steals; Khalia King 12 pts, 2 reb, 3 assists
PROVIDENCE 58, TC ROBERSON 51
PROVIDENCE 15 10 21 12 -- 58
TC ROBERSON 10 8 17 16 -- 51
PHS: Delanie Hill 18, Madison Skinner 9, Kendall Roess 4, Eva Butler 11, Lindsey Nolan 14, Kendall Webb 2
TCR: Sluder 16, Waites 11, Thompson 11, Corrington 3, Hernandez 8, Jung 2
Notable: Delanie Hill also had 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds. Eva Butler (double double) 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists. Nolan 7 rebounds
Records: Providence: 18-6
SOUTH CALDWELL 53 RJ REYNOLDS 40
RJ Reynolds 9 14 7 10 -- 40
South Caldwell 18 11 8 16 -- 53
RJ REYNOLDS 40 -- Destiny Thompson 12, Kuhner 7, Jessup 8, Rice 7, Hocutt 6, Davis, Welsh, Burey, Powers, Crowley
SOUTH CALDWELL 53 -- Olivia Miller 16, Anderson 6, Jackson 7, Young 2, Bumgarner 2, Katlyn Wynn 15, Heavener 5, Cline, Austin, Smith
Record: South Caldwell (13-8, 4-6)
This story was originally published February 22, 2022 at 9:31 PM.
