Thursday’s Girls Rewind: No. 9 North Meck upsets No. 5 Myers Park in second round
How the Girls Sweet 16 fared
| Rk. | School | Class | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1. | Cannon School | IND | 20-7 | Season Completed |
| 2. | Providence Day | IND | 21-3 | Season Completed |
| 3. | Chambers | 4A | 20-6 | d. Hickory Ridge 62-53 |
| 4. | South Mecklenburg | 4A | 21-4 | Season Completed |
| 5. | Myers Park | 4A | 21-7 | lost 61-55 to North Mecklenburg |
| 6. | Salisbury | 2A | 23-1 | d. Comm. School 67-36 |
| 7. | Shelby | 2A | 20-2 | d. East Surry 59-35 |
| 8. | Charlotte Catholic | 4A | 26-2 | d. SW Guilford 51-26 |
| 9. | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 24-3 | d. Myers Park 61-55 |
| 10. | Lake Norman | 4A | 23-3 | d. Marvin Ridge 63-40 |
| 11. | East Rutherford | 2A | 27-0 | d. Forbush 54-40 |
| 12. | Carson | 3A | 24-3 | d. Pisgah 56-48 |
| 13. | Watauga | 4A | 24-3 | d. Reagan 57-31 |
| 14. | Alexander Central | 4A | 23-4 | d. East Forsyth 41-40 |
| 15. | Newton-Conover | 2A | 24-2 | d. Wheatmore 68-59 |
| 16. | East Lincoln | 3A | 28-1 | d. West Rowan 58-56 |
Thursday’s NC statewide scores and pairings
No. 9 North Meck stops No. 5 Myers Park on the road
Taylor Dunn scored eight points in the final four minutes, helping visiting North Mecklenburg to a 61-55 upset victory over Myers Park in the second round of the girls’ 4A playoffs.
The Vikings (24-3) led the Mustangs (21-7) by two points late in the second quarter but took advantage of two Myers Park turnovers to go on a 5-0 run and lead by seven at intermission.
North Mecklenburg built its lead in the third quarter and was up 42-31 late in the period.
Myers Park’s rally was fueled by sophomore guard Jerin Truesdale, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs got their first lead of the game, 46-44, on a Truesdale basket with 5:30 left. They twice missed shots on opportunities to build their lead to four points.
The Vikings came back and took a 49-48 lead on a 3-pointer by Dunn with 3:45 left. Anna Giannopoulou hit two free throws, putting Myers Park back on top 50-49. North Mecklenburg took the lead for good, 54-52, on a layup by Dunn with 3:01 left. Nevaeh Farmer scored on a layup for the Vikings with 1:50 left, and when Dunn made two free throws with 1:19 remaining, North Mecklenburg had built its lead to 58-52.
The Vikings will travel to Charlotte Catholic in a third-round game Saturday.
Thursday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Cassidy Geddes, Newton-Conover: 39 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals, two assists and a block in a win over Wheatmore.
Mila Holloway, Chambers: 17 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 62-53 win over Hickory Ridge. Teammate Trinity Moreland (15 points, eight rebounds, two blocks) also had a big game.
Hailey McFadden, East Lincoln: 15 points, 10 rebounds, one assists in a 58-56 win over West Rowan.
Dearia Page, North Meck: game-high 19 points, five steals and four rebounds in a 61-55 win over Myers Park.
Brooke Scheffler, Watauga: game-high 18 points in a 57-31 win over Reagan.
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 8 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 51, SOUTHWEST GUILFORD 26
Catholic 14 12 12 13 -- 51
Southwest 3 8 9 6 -- 26
Catholic 51 -- Blanca Thomas 15, Gracynn Gough 12, Olivia Fava 12, Diaz 8, Schachte 2, McKain 2
Southwest 26 -- Jocelyn Foust 11, Bush 6, Perkins 5, Guglielmo 3, McCullogh 1
Records: Catholic 26-2, Southwest 19-5
NO. 9 NORTH MECKLENBURG 61, NO. 5 MYERS PARK 55
North Meck - 17 13 11 18 -- 61
Myers Park - 13 10 10 22 -- 55
North Meck - Dearia Page 21, Taylor 14, Nevaeh Farmer 11, Booker 9, Grier 4, Pellum 1
Myers Park - Jerin Truesdale 15, Reese Wilson 11, Xerras 8, Giannopoulou 8, Pariason 1, Cannie 8, Lassiter 4
Notable: Dearia Page 19pts, 4 rebs, 5stls; Taylor Dunn 16pts, 3reb; Kiarah Dixon-Booker 10pts, 6rebs, 3ast.
Records: North Meck - 23-3; Myers Park - 21-7
NO. 13 WATAUGA 57, REAGAN 31
Watauga 15 18 12 12 -- 57
Reagan. 9. 14. 5 3 -- 31
WATAUGA 57 -- Brooke Scheffler 18, Kate Sears 14, Brelyn Sturgill 13, Laurel Kiker 4, Kaitlyn Darner 4, Charlotte Torgerson 2, Marley Coffey 2
REAGAN 31 -- Charlotte Craven 9, Emma Pendleton 8, Amaya Glenn 7, Grace Galyon 3, Maggie Hoover 2, Jackie Futrell 2
Watauga record 25-3
Reagan record: 21-5
Notable: Watauga will host Lake Norman on Saturday that will be a rematch of a game played on Dec. 1 that Watauga won in overtime 49-46.
NO. 15 NEWTON-CONOVER 68, WHEATMORE 59
Newton-Conover 20 - 12 - 15 - 21 = 68
Wheatmore 11 - 11 - 19 - 18 = 59
NEWTON-CONOVER 68 -- Cassidy Geddes 39, Sara Sain 14, Hannah Watkins 5, Lizzy Sain 4, Monet Wilson 2, Emma Fox 2, Hadleigh Swagger 2.
WHEATMORE 59 -- K. Comer 25, K. Routh 14, R. Penny 9, B. Hill 6, K. Briggs 5
Records: Newton-Conover 24-2; Wheatmore 15-10
Notables: Cassidy Geddes had 39 pts, 4- 3s, 9 of 10 from the line. 12 rebounds, 8 steals, 2 assists and a block.....Sain sister (Sara - freshman had 14 pts and 11 rebounds and Lizzy - junior 4 pts 7 boards and a block)
NO. 16 EAST LINCOLN 58, WEST ROWAN 56
WRHS: 8 17 21 10- 56
ELHS: 6 21 13 18- 58
WRHS: Demya Phifer 16, E. Clarke 9, M. Edwards 8, L. Arnold 8, M. Tenor 6, S. Durham 5, D. Cuthbertson 4
ELHS: Taliyah Thomas 18, Hailey McFadden 15, Ginny Overbay 11, M. Self 9, A. hege 3, R. Ross 2
Noteables: Hailey McFadden 15 pts, 10 rebs, 1 assist. Madison Self 9 pts, 14 rebs 1 steal, 2 assists. Taliyah Thomas 18 pts, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 3 assists.
WRHS: (17-7, 11-3)
ELHS: (28-1, 14-0) Next Game vs N. Davidson 3rd Rd NCHSAA State Tourn 2/26/22
AC REYNOLDS 56, SOUTH CALDWELL 32
South Caldwell 4 10 8 10 -- 32
AC Reynolds 13 15 13 15 -- 56
SOUTH CALDWELL 32 -- Olivia Miller 17, Smith 1, Young 3, Wynn 9, Heavener 2, Edwards, Anderson, Jackson, Cline, Austin,
AC REYNOLDS 56 -- Eberhardt 2, Stewart 2, Holley 3, Barnes 8, Julie Janus 14, Hailey Sprinkle 11, Harvey 8, Long 8, Wilcox, Young, Page
Record: South Caldwell (13-9, 4-6)
ENKA 48, FREEDOM 39
Enka 12 6 15 15- 48
Freedom 13 12 12 2 - 39
Enka 48 - Hadleigh Dill 21, Bentlee Chockley 13, Carver 3, Daves 6, Merrell 5, Jeter, Karwood, Adjaidoo, Worley.
Freedom 39 - Zakiah King 14, Stevee McGee 11, Walker 4, Sta. McGee 3, Gladden 2, Ollis 1, Caldwell 4.
LINCOLN CHARTER 63, HIGH POINT ANDREWS 52
TWA 12 13 15 12 -- 52
LCHS 19 13 10 21 -- 63
LCHS 63 --Kallie Lusk 24 points, Lauren Horton 20 points, Kenzie Ross 9 points, Maddie Lusk 7 points, Grace Rinaldo 2 points. Haleigh Henson 1 point
TWA 52 --Sanai Johnson 10 points, Ashley Bowman 10 points, Zaria Scott 8 points, Heaven Briggs 8 points, Nijayah Townes 5 points, Jayda Butler 4 points, Jurnee Flowers 3 points, Anaya Cureton 2 points, Jahniya Butler 2 points
Notables: LCHS advances to the Sweet 16 (3rd Round of the NCHSAA 2A State Tournament) where they will face Randleman HS on Saturday 2/26/2022.
Tuesday’s Late Girls Boxscores
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 41, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 44
LNC 16 6 4 15 -- 41
RCHS 7 7 18 12 -- 44
LNC 41 – Marissa Sorvillo 20, Jade Taylor 8, Brooklin Leak 6, Julia Zelando 5, Rachel Turner 2
RCHS 44 – Addison 19, Rojas 12, Kaylin 6, Skyler 6, Olivia 1
Notable: Augier career high reb (13)
This story was originally published February 24, 2022 at 9:52 PM.
