Tuesday’s girls HS Rewind: No. 1 Lake Norman gets a scare, stays unbeaten, eyes league crown
Lake Norman, No. 1 in The Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16, got a bit of a scare Tuesday in Cabarrus County.
The Wildcats led Hickory Ridge by just four points with six minutes to play before senior guard Kirsten Lewis-Williams took the game over. Lewis-Williams finished with 25 points and Lake Norman won 62-47.
Lake Norman (21-0, 9-0 Greater Metro 4A) ended HIckory Ridge’s six-game win streak.
Hickory Ridge (15-4, 9-2) hadn’t lost since being beaten 90-45 at Lake Norman Jan. 4.
Lake Norman can clinch a share of the league title Friday at home against Cox Mill.
Tuesday’s Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Kiki Anderson, East Lincoln: 19 points, five steals, three assists in a 71-27 win over Fred T. Foard.
Betsey Burnett, South Meck: 25 points on 73 percent shooting in a 74-63 win over Ardrey Kell.
Katelyn Ramsden, Providence Day: freshman had a career-high 11 points and five rebounds in a 71-31 win over Charlotte Christian.
Kate Sears, Watauga: 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists in a 52-39 upset of No. 12 Alexander Central.
Taylor Smith, Central Cabarrus: freshman had 26 points, five assists and five steals in a 67-60 win over East Rowan.
Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 62, HICKORY RIDGE 47
Lake Norman. 21. 10. 13. 18 -- 62
Hickory Ridge. 11. 17. 7. 12 -- 47
LAKE NORMAN 62 -- Lewis 25, L. Sheehan 22, Rhyne 6, S. Shehan 6, Buoniconti 2.
HICKORY RIDGE 47 -- McClary 19, S. Gidney 8, Leathers 8, Lewis 7, C. Woodward 3, M. Gidney 2
Records: Lake Norman 21-0 Hickory Ridge 15-4
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 70, WEST MECK 5
N.Meck 26 24 12 8 --70
West Meck 0 2 2 1-- 5
NORTH MECK 70 -- Sahley Reid 12, Nevaeh Farmer 10, Shanon Hoover 10, Kairah Dixon Booker 8, Smith 6, Page 6, Bates 6, Pellum 4, Moffatt 4, Johnson 2, Owens 2
WEST MECK 5 -- Barrier 3, Robinson 2
Record: North Meck: Overall:20-1 Conf.: 9-0
Notables: Nevaeh Farmer scored her 1,000 point tonight!
NO. 4 EAST LINCOLN 71, FRED T. FOARD 27
Fred T. Foard 7 9 6 5- 27
East Lincoln 22 20 21 8 -- 71
FRED T. FOARD 27 -- K. Abernathy 9, T. Ramseur 7, D. Dellinger 4, S. Tipps 3, L. Cook 2, I. Ikard 2
EAST LINCOLN 71 -- Kiki Anderson 19, Ginny Overbay 13, T. Thomas 9, E. Montanari 8, M. Self 7, A. Hege 4, M. Bissinger 2, T. Martin 1
Noteables: Kiki Anderson 19 pts, 5 steals, 3 assists, 1 reb. Ginny Overbay 13, 7 rebs, 3 steals, 2 assists. Emma Montanari 8 pts, 9 steals, 7 assists, 6 rebs, 1 block. Hailey McFadden 8 pts, 9 rebs, 5 steals, 1 block Madison Self 7 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 3 steals.
Records: FHS: (10-11, 4-7) Next Game vs North Lincoln 2/3/23; ELHS: (21-0, 11-0) Next Game vs St. Stephens 2/3/23
NO. 6 CANNON SCHOOL 80, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 50
CANNON SCHOOL 80 -- Mathis 4, Thompson 8, Suffren 9, Fowler 9, Cherry 10, McCorkle 12, Morrow 12, Booker 16
CHARLOTTE COUNRY DAY 50 -- Blythe 9, Vanderhave 9, Brown 7, Brigham 4, Smith 2
Records: Cannon School 19-5 (7-0); Charlotte Country Day 8-19 (2-5)
NO. 7 MALLARD CREEK 66, EAST MECKLENBURG 20
Mallard Creek 18 19 18 11 - 66
East Meck 4 3 6 7 - 20
MALLARD CREEK 66 -- Elle Stone 12, Laylah Toscano 12, Gabby Tapley 11, Briana Easterling 10, Jazmeen Stone 10, Childs 4, McGuire 2, Titus 2, Young 2, Massey-Jones 1
EAST MECKLENBURG 20 - - Augustin 8, Darling 5, Weisner 4, Domeneech 3
Notable: Elle Stone had 12 pts, 6 steals, 2 blocks & 1 rebound. Laylah Toscano had 12 pts, 3 rebounds, 3 steals & 1 assist. Gabby Tapley had 11 pts, 4 rebounds, 2 steals & 1 assist. Briana Easterling scored 10 points, 2 steals and 1 rebound. Jazmeen Stone scored 10 points with 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal.
Records: Mallard Creek 17-4, overall League 7-2
NO. 9 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 71, GARINGER 8
Catholic 14 23 23 11 -- 71
Garinger 3 0 5 0 -- 8
Catholic 71 -- Blanca Thomas 19, Gracynn Gough 12, Aniyah Scales 11, Fava 8, Kernodle 6, McKain 4, Fleshood 3, Tucker 2, Fey 2, Guella 2, McArdle 2
Garinger 8 -- Garris 6, Fulmore 2
Records: Catholic 16-6, 8-2
Catholic Junior Blanca Thomas scored her 1,000th career point.
NO. 10 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 74, ARDREY KELL 63
South Meck 23 20 18 13 --74
Ardrey Kell 14 15 23 11--63
ARDREY KELL 63 -- Sarah Evans 23 , Burns 20
SOUTH MECK 74 -- Betsey Burnett 25 , Sinclair 21, Miller 11, Houpt 11
Records: Ardrey Kell 12-9 (5-4) ; South Meck 17-4 (9-0)
Notable: Betsey Burnett leads all scorers with 25 points shooting 73% from the field; Anastasia Sinclair pours in 8 assists to go along with 21 points. She also shot 9-11 from the field for 82%.
NO. 11 MYERS PARK 84, PALISADES 25
Palisades HS - 07 03 04 09 -- 25
Myers Park - 31 20 15 18 -- 84
PALISADES 25 -- Carli Chavis 10, Macho 6, Simpkins 4, Morris 3, Abdulah 2
MYERS PARK 84 -- Raven LeXander 11, Jerin Truesdale 11, Summer Thomason 10, Wilson 9, Cannie 9, Lee 8, Jackson-Bennett 7, McDaniel 7, Jimenez-Willis 6, Lassiter 4, Roper 2,
Myers Park 17-4 (9-1)
Notable: Myers Park dished out 23 assist as a team with Raven LeXander leading the way with 7.
WATAUGA 52, NO. 12 ALEXANDER CENTRAL 39
Alexander Central 7 11 8 13 -- 39
Watauga 16 14 11 11 -- 52
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 39 -- Jarrett 2, Kirstyn Herman 12, Wike 2, Adams 4, Sydney Hayes 13, McDaniel 4, Starnes 2
WATAUGA 52 -- Farthing 2, Scheffler 9, Kate Sears 21, Kiker 5, Torgensen 9, Matheson 3, McGlamery 2, Darner 1
NO. 14 WEST ROWAN 81, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 39
LNC 11 7 8 12 -- 39
WR 14 30 20 17 -- 81
LNC 39 – Julia Zelando 10, Callie Genece 5, Jenna Mostert 4, Reece Long 4, Rhyan Pendergrass 4, Jade Taylor 3, Lucy Courtney 3, Brooklin Leak 2, Rachel Turner 2, Caroline Mercuri 2
WR 81 – Arnold 21, Thompson 17, Clarke 14, Huntley 14, Tenor 8, Edwards 4, Phifer 2, Cuthbertson 1
NO. 16 EAST BURKE 78, BUNKER HILL 23
EAST BURKE 31. 22. 15. 10. -- 78
BUNKER HILL. 4. 4. 5. 10. -- 23
EAST BURKE 78 -- BRAELYNN STILLWELL 16, KAMIAH LAWING 13, JOURNI MCDOWELL 11, AUBREE GRIGG 10, TAYLOR BOSTAIN 8, KARA BRINKLEY 8, KASSIE TURNER 4, ANNA COBLE 3, MACI MCNEIL 3, HERMIONE GARRO 2
BUNKER HILL 23 --V. MORALES 10, D. BURCH 6, K. KILLIAN 5, M. LAFONE 2
Records: EAST BURKE 18-1, 11-0
CENTRAL CABARRUS 67, EAST ROWAN 60
Central Cabarrus -- 11 18 24 14 -- 67
East Rowan -- 12 15 19 14 -- 60
CENTRAL CABARRUS 67 -- Taylor Smith 26, Jalayah Ray 18, Lewis 9, Coley 6, Burton 4, Cruz 2, Stanley 2
EAST ROWAN 60 -- Hannah Waddell 15, Peyton Whicker 14, Lindsey Cook 12, Featherstone 6, L Klutz 4, M Klutz 4, Collins 3, Bradley 2
Notable: Central Cabarrus defeated East Rowan in SPC Conference play. The Vikings were led by Taylor Smith. Freshman Smith finished with 26 points 5 assist and 5 steals. Jalayah Ray added 18 points 5 Rebounds and 5 steals. Central will travel to West Rowan Friday for a match against the number 1 team in 3A West
CHARLOTTE LATIN 58, COVENANT DAY 23
Charlotte Latin 12 12 14 18 - 54
Covenant Day 9 4 7 3- 23
COVENANT DAY 23 - Hailey 7, Houseton 4, Siliezar 4, Dix 3, Llaneza 3, Keefer 2
CHARLOTTE LATIN 54 -- Tune 21, Hume 15, Fisher 4, Archibald 3, Hutchinson 3, Vandiver 2, McMahan 2, Poole 2, Roberts 2
Records: CDS 8-16, 2-5; CLS 18-6, 4-3
FREEDOM 45, SOUTH CALDWELL 31
Freedom 13 5 16 11 - 45
South Caldwell 7 6 9 9 - 31
Freedom 45 - Statlee McGee 15, Sydnie Demiter 12, Peyton Caldwell 12, Whitaker 4, Gladden 2, Cooke, Whisnant, Hagmann.
South Caldwell 31 - Lilly Bumgarner 14, Kaylee Anderson 10, Edwards 4, Setzer 3, Phillips, Smith, Barber.
MARVIN RIDGE 50, CUTHBERTSON 43
Cuthbertson 14 4 9 16 – 43
Marvin Ridge 12 10 10 18 – 50
CUTHBERTSON 43 -- Reagan Iovino 24, Amanda Sacoto 5, Alexis Juhl 4, Riley Willie 4, Olivia Simon 3, Riley Howell 3
MARVIN RIDGE 50 -- Douglass 18, Smith 14, Fritz 9, Chefue 9
NEWTON-CONOVER 71, WEST LINCOLN 38
Newton-Conover: 9 - 19 - 28 - 15 = 71
West Lincoln: 7 - 7 - 11 - 13 = 38
Newton-Conover: Cassidy Geddes 24, Lizzie Sain 16, Sara Sain 12, Alaysia Hewitt 10, Hadleigh Swagger 5, Kylie Hill 2, Grayson Rowe 2, Jaylen Barnes, Reagan Brown
West Lincoln: C. Norman 19, C. Robinson 11, Z. Owensby 4, A. Jenkins 4, C. Varner,
Records: Newton-Conover: 17 - 4 / 9 - 2; West Lincoln: 12 - 8 / 6 - 5
PIEDMONT 59, CABARRUS CHARTER 3
PIEDMONT CHARTER 59 -- Lyric Brown: 18, Hailey Moore: 12, Kennedy Williams: 11, Grace East: 9, Allasha Houser: 4, Addison Berry: 2, Alicia Hererra: 2, Natalie Faris: 1
PROVIDENCE DAY 71, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 31
PDS 19-17-15-20—71
Christian 10-4-10-7—31
PROVIDENCE DAY 71 -- :Jordyn Latter 21 Jaida McClure 10 Katelyn Ramsden 11 Levine 8 Clark 7 Updyke 6 Dennison 3 Jensen 2 Glosson 3
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 31 -- Kayla Lee 17 Thompson 3 Kay 9 Mcauley 2
PDS Record 19-5CISAA 6-1
Notable: Freshman Katelyn Ramsden career high 11 points 5 rebounds
WEST CABARRUS 65, AL BROWN 42
West Cabarrus 24 9 16 16 -- 65
A. L. Brown 12 7 15 8 -- 42
WEST CABARRUS 65 -- Jade Clowney 15, Shariah White 11, Rayana Minard 10, Burgess 9, Bond 7, Finley 5, Robinson 4, Hicks 2, Mathis 2
AL BROWN 42 -- Sadie Faulkner 11, Estela Xiomara 10, Flood 5, Green 2, Bradley 7, Goode 2, Grier 1, Stevens 2, Robinson 2
Notable: West Cabarrus was lead by senior Jade Clowney, with 15 points, 5 assist and 2 steals. Shariah White added 11 points, 5 steals and 3 assist. Rayana Minard 11 points, 3 assist and 2 steals.
Top 5 Performers: Jade Clowney 15 points, 5 assist and 2 steals.
The schedule
all matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, unless otherwise noted; most girls’ games begin around 6 p.m., with boys’ games following
Wednesday
Greater Metro 4 4A
West Cabarrus at South Iredell
Central Carolina 1A-2A
Thomasville at North Rowan
Nonconference
A.L. Brown at South Rowan
Ashe County at Draughn
Community School of Davidson at Central Academy (girls)
Forest Hills at Central Pageland (SC)
Highland Tech at Hunter Huss (girls)
Olympic at Hickory Ridge (girls)
Westminster Catawba at Arborbrook Christian (girls)
Thursday
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Gaston Christian at Northside Christian
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Mountain Highlands 1A-2A
Avery County at Rosman
Nonconference
Elevation Prep at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Covenant Classical (boys)
Union Academy at Montgomery Central
Friday
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at North Mecklenburg
Hopewell at West Mecklenburg
Hough at Mallard Creek
South Meck 4A
Berry Academy at Palisades
Harding at Ardrey Kell
Olympic at South Mecklenburg
Southwestern 4A
Charlotte Catholic at Butler
Independence at East Mecklenburg
Providence at Rocky River
CISAA
Cannon School at Charlotte Christian
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Latin
Providence Day at Covenant Day
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown at South Iredell
Cox Mill at Lake Norman
West Cabarrus at Mooresville
Southern Carolina 4A
Cuthbertson at Weddington
Piedmont at Marvin Ridge
Sun Valley at Porter Ridge
Northwestern 3A-4A
Freedom at Ashe County
South Caldwell at Alexander Central
Watauga at Hibriten
Sandhills 3A-4A
Lee County at Richmond Senior
Pinecrest at Scotland County
Union Pines at Hoke County
Big South 3A
Ashbrook at Stuart Cramer
Crest at North Gaston
Hunter Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at West Rowan
Concord at Northwest Cabarrus
East Rowan at Jesse Carson
South Rowan at Lake Norman Charter
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory at West Iredell
North Lincoln at Fred T. Foard
Statesville at North Iredell
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy at SouthLake Christian
Hickory Grove Christian at Gaston Christian
Northside Christian at Gaston Day
Westminster Catawba at Metrolina Christian
Rocky River 2A-3A
Forest Hills at Anson County
Monroe at West Stanly
Parkwood at Central Academy
Catawba Valley 2A
Bunker Hill at Maiden
Lincolnton at East Burke
Newton-Conover at Bandys
West Lincoln at West Caldwell
Mountain Foothills 2A
Brevard at Patton
Chase at Polk County
East Rutherford at R-S Central
Foothills Athletic Association
Davidson Day at Statesville Christian
Hickory Christian at University Christian
Southern Piedmont Athletic Association
Covenant Classical at Victory Christian (boys)
Lake Norman Christian at North Hills Christian (boys)
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Pine Lake Prep at Christ the King
Central Carolina 1A-2A
East Davidson at South Davidson
Salisbury at Lexington
West Davidson at North Rowan
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Bessemer City at Burns
East Gaston at Shelby
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Avery County at C.D. Owen
Madison County at Mountain Heritage
Rosman at Mitchell County
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant at North Stanly
Jay M. Robinson at South Stanly (boys)
Union Academy at Albemarle
Metro 8 1A
Apprentice Academy at Corvian Community (boys)
Carolina International at Cabarrus Charter
Piedmont Community Charter vs. Queens Grant Charter, at Indian Trail Carolina Courts
Nonconference
A.C. Reynolds at Myers Park
Central Carolina Prep at Greater Cabarrus Stallions
Charlotte Elite Academy at Oak Hill (VA) Regional (boys)
South Charlotte Thunder at Comenius School
United Faith Christian at Corvian Community (girls)
York Prep at Carmel Christian (boys)
Saturday
Nonconference
Northwestern (SC) at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys, 3 p.m.)
South Charlotte Thunder at Oak Hill (VA) Academy Regional (boys, 4 p.m.)
Sunday
No games scheduled
This story was originally published January 30, 2023 at 3:34 PM.