Thursday’s girls rewind: No. 1 Lake Norman makes big statement vs. No. 4 Mallard Creek
Note: Tuesday’s coverage is below. Scroll down.
Mallard Creek’s girls basketball team came out and tried to run with No. 1 Lake Norman in a second round N.C. 4A playoffs Thursday.
The Mavericks, No. 4 in the poll, were fresh off ending North Mecklenburg’s 19-game win streak in the Queen City conference tournament championship game. And that was the same North Meck that came within a buzzer-beater of beating Lake Norman on the road earlier this season.
So this was no ordinary second round game.
And, sure enough, Mallard Creek jumped out to a 7-0 lead, pressing and trapping a Lake Norman team that likes to do that to everyone else. Eventually, though, Lake Norman settled down and started making barrels of 3-point shots and simply wore down the Mavericks with speed and pressure.
The Wildcats 80-61 win was certainly impressive and should send a message throughout the state as the third round approaches Saturday.
These Wildcats (28-0) are nothing to play with.
Thursday’s Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Kairah Dixon-Booker, North Mecklenburg: 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in a 54-50 win over Alexander Central in a second round N.C. 4A playoff game.
Cassidy Geddes, Newton-Conover: game-high 23 points in a 53-35 win over Lincoln Charter.
Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Lake Norman: 30 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists in an 80-61 win over No. 4 Mallard Creek
Kate Sears, Watauga: 31 points, a game-high, in a 58-37 win over Northwest Guilford.
Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic: game-high 24 points in a 60-34 N.C. 4A second round win over Marvin Ridge, No. 13 in The Sweet 16.
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 80, NO. 4 MALLARD CREEK 61
Lake Norman 21 27 18 14 -- 80
Mallard Creek 15 16 15 15 -- 61
LAKE NORMAN 62 -- K Lewis Williams 30, K Rhyne 18, S Shehan 15, A Shehan 14, A Sirianni 2.
Notable. Kirsten Lewis-Williams with another near quadruple double with 30 points, 11 Rebounds, 10 Steals and 7 Assists. Sirianni with 7 Rebounds.
NO. 3 EAST LINCOLN 55, ASHBROOK 35
AHS: 10 11 6 8 -- 35
ELHS: 18 12 15 10 -- 55
ASHBROOK 35 -- Madison Cole 16, N. Arrington 5, E. Butler 5, D. Hardin 4, S. Patel 3, C. Morales 2
EAST LINCOLN 55 -- Emma Montanari 18, Madison Self 10, K. Anderson 9, H. McFadden 7, A. Hege 5, Go. Overbay 4, T. Thomas 2
Noteables: East Lincoln Ties a School Record for wins in a season with 29. The 1973 Undefeated Lady Mustangs were 29-0.
Records: AHS: (17-11, 10-4); ELHS: (29-0, 14-0) Next Game vs #23 St. Stephens 2/25/23 6:00 pm @ ELHS
NO. 6 NORTH MECKLENBURG 54, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50
Alexander Central 12 11 9 18 -- 50
North Mecklenburg 18 14 9 13 -- 54
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50 -- Jarrett 2, Herman 9, Meredith Wike 18, Adams 4, Sydney Hayes 17
NORTH MECKLENBURG 54 -- Hoover 3, Kairah Dixon Booker 12, Dearia Page 11, Farmer 8, Boston Bates 10, Sahlay Reid 10
NO. 7 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 60, NO. 13 MARVIN RIDGE 34
Catholic 13 13 27 7 -- 60
Marvin Ridge 8 6 9 11 -- 34
Catholic 60 -- Blanca Thomas 24, Gracynn Gough 13, Kernodle 8, McKain 7, Scales 4, Fava 4
Marvin 34 -- Zahra Douglas 10, Smith 7, C. Douglas 5, Chepul 4, Robitaelle 4, Sheridan 2, R. Fritz 1, S. Fritz 1
Records: Catholic 23-7, Marvin Ridge 23-5
AC REYNOLDS 56, NO. 14 MYERS PARK 47
AC Reynolds - 14 12 13 17 56
Myers Park - 16 17 07 07 47
AC REYNOLDS 56 -- Peyton Harvey 18, Jenna Barnes 12, Landyn Stewart 14, Young 3, Janus 7
MYERS PARK 47 -- Kamora Cannie 17 Jerin Truesdale 12, McDaniel 7, Wilson 5, Lee 2, Lassiter 2, Bennett 2
NO. 16 WATAUGA 58, NORTHWEST GUILFORD 37
Watauga 22 16 14 6. 58
NW Guilford 8 12 13 4. 37
WATAUGA 58 -- Kate Sears 31, Charlotte Torgerson 14, Kaitlyn Darner 7, Brooke Scheffler 4, Diane McGlamery 2
NW GUILFORD 37 -- Maslyn Mosbacher 11, Bel Veradi 11, Kara Rumple 6, Sophia Apple 6, Madison Young 3
Watauga will the next round of the playoffs on Sat Feb 25 vs. South Mecklenburg at 6 PM.
Team records: Watauga 22-6; NW Guilford 21-7
EAST WILKES 63, PIEDMONT CHARTER 28
PIEDMONT CHARTER 28 -- Grace East: 15, Allasha Houser: 6, Hailey Moore: 4, Kennedy Williams: 3
FREEDOM 59, HIBRITEN 50
Freedom 16 7 16 20 - 59
Hibriten 12 22 6 10 - 50
Freedom 59 - Peyton Caldwell, 17, Sydnie Demiter 17, Gladden 7, McGee 6, Cooke 5, Whisnant 4, Whitaker 3, Johnson.
Hibriten 50 - Katie Story 16, Zoey Walker 12, Poarch 8, Brown 8, Oliver 4, Wike 2.
Freedom will travel to Oak Grove for the sectional finals on Saturday. Game time to be determined.
NEWTON-CONOVER 53, LINCOLN CHARTER 35
Newton-Conover 09 17 19 08 -- 53
Lincoln Charter 10 05 11 08 -- 35
NEWTON-CONOVEr 53 - C. Geddes 23, C. Sain 16, A. Hewitt 4, S. Sain 4, G. Rowe 4, H. Swagger 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 35 -- Maddie Lusk 20, Grace Rinaldo 8, Symphani Stevens 2, Claire David 2, Martha Guinle 2, Samantha Ayers 1
Lincoln Charter Game Notes: Maddie Lusk had another LCHS high with 20 points, Grace Rinaldo added 8 points and 8 rebounds. Seniors, Maddie Lusk and Grace Rinaldo are moving on to playing college basketball next season at Belmont Abbey and Montreat College, respectively. LCHS finishes the season with an outstanding 21-5 overall record.
NORTHERN GUILFORD 58, HICKORY RIDGE 40
Hickory Ridge 12 11 13 4 -- 40
Northern Guilford 12 11 13 4 -- 58
HICKORY RIDGE 40 - McClary 10, S. Gidney 9, Leathers 8, M. Gidney 7, Lewis 4, C. Woodward 2.
NORTHERN GUILFORD 58 -- Newsome 19, Harris 15, Fowler 7, Ziorkowski 5, Gram 4, C. Delisa 2, Cole 2, M. Delisa
Records: Hickory Ridge 19-8 Northern Guilford 27-0
NCHSAA to determine regional championship sites next week
N.C. High School Athletic Association spokesperson James Alverson told The Observer that the association will announce regional championship sites early next week.
The NCHSAA regional semifinals will be held Tuesday with the regional championships on Saturday, March 4. Last year, two Charlotte-area boys teams, Weddington and North Mecklenburg, played a regional championship game in Marion, about a two-hour drive from uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools athletic director Ericia Turner said six CMS schools have contacted the NCHSAA offering to potentially host the regionals: Butler, Harding, Hough, Independence, Rocky River and West Mecklenburg.
Alverson said several additional schools in the western part of the state had also inquired about hosting the regionals and more western schools than those in the east had expressed interest.
NCISAA Finals to be streamed Saturday
Saturday’s N.C Independent Schools state championship games will be streamed on BahakelSports.com
Saturday’s boys schedule:
4A Final: Carmel Christian (28-3) vs. Christ School (30-4), 7
3A Final: Concord Academy (31-6) vs. Greensboro Day (29-5), 5
2A Final: The Burlington School (22-15) vs Greenfield School (29-10), 3
1A Final: United Faith Christian (31-2) vs. Northside Christian (21-14), 1
Saturday’s girls schedule:
4A Final: Cannon School (24-5) vs. Rabun Gap School (24-7), 4
3A Final: Concord Academy (23-7) vs. High Point Christian (20-8), 2
2A Final: Wayne Country Day (27-1) vs. Sanford Grace Christian (31-3), 8
1A Final: Northside Christian (22-10) vs. Crossroads Christian (25-3), 6
Tuesday’s Girls Rewind
Girls stars, scores, notes from the NCHSAA and NCISAA playoffs Tuesday.
Quick links
Tuesday’s statewide scores, next round schedule
No. 1 Carmel Christian stops Providence Day, advances to NCISAA state finals
Tuesday’s Boys Rewind: West Charlotte getting it together? Scores, #BIG5, more
Tuesday’s Girls Rewind: #BIG5 stars, scores, more
New NC high school basketball state rankings
Myers Park, hoping for history, ‘embraces the target’
Watauga, Providence Day join The Observer’s Sweet 16 rankings
As NCHSAA playoffs approach, a young North Meck team feels it’s ready for a deep run
Tuesday’s #BIG5 girls top performers
Sydnie Demiter, Freedom: Game-high 27 points in a 60-37 win over Franklin.
Zahra Douglas, Marvin Ridge: Game-high 21 points in a 61-35 win over Southwest Guilford
Kate Sears, Watauga: Game-high 26 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, five steals in a 83-46 win over Chambers.
Elle Stone, Mallard Creek: 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, two assists and two blocks in a 59-52 win over West Cabarrus.
Meredith Wike, Alexander Central: 25 points, five rebounds in a 50-37 win over Cox Mill.
Tuesday’s girls boxscores
NO. 2 CANNON SCHOOL 74, WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN 47
Cannon 17 14 15 18 -- 64
WCA 10 14 11 12 -- 47
CANNON SCHOOL 74 -- Lili Booker 20, Samyha Suffren 17, Kierra Morrow 12 J. Cherry 7 T. Mathis 5 M. McCorkle 3
WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN 47 -- Lily Peirera - 20 T. Hawley 10 M. Tat 10 A. Browne 4 S. Chrapliwy 3.
Notable; Cannon (24-5) - 15 game win streak advances to the NCISAA 4A State Final in Winston Salem. Saturday vs. Rabun Gap (24-7).WCS (23-10)...Lili Booker - game high 20 points and 4 assists. Kierra Morrow 12 points off the bench.
NO. 3 EAST LINCOLN 66, NORTH BUNCOMBE 39
NBHS: 10 6 15 8- 39
ELHS: 20 23 15 8- 66
NBHS: Eden Barnwell 11, B. Parnell 8, K. Penley 6, K. Carter 4, G. Edmonds 4, G. Parker 4, M. Crain 2
ELHS: Hailey McFadden 22, Madison Self 13, Emma Montanari 12, Kiara Anderson 10, T. Martin 4, G. Overbay 3, A. Hege 2
Noteables: Hailey McFadden 22 pts,9 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist. Madison Self 13 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists
NBHS: (9-17, 2-10)
ELHS: (28-0, 14-0) Next game vs winner of #18 Lake Norman Charter vs #15 Ashbrook @ ELHS 2/23/23
NO. 4 MALLARD CREEK 59, WEST CABARRUS 52
Mallard Creek 6 18 11 24 - 59
West Cabarrus 9 14 11 18 - 52
MALLARD CREEK 59 - - Elle Stone 21, Jazzy Stone 17, Laylah Toscano 12, Young 5, Tapley 2, Childs 2
WEST CABARRUS 52 - - R. Miard 15, White 9, Bond 8, Hicks 7, Finley 6, Clowney 5, Mathis 2
Notable: Elle Stone had 21 pts, 5 steals 4 rebounds, 2 assists & 2 blocks. Jazzy Stone had 17 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 steals & 2 assists. Laylah Toscano had 12 pts & 7 rebounds.
Records: Mallard Creek 24-4, overall League 10-2, QCAC Conference Tournament Champions 3-0, State Playoffs 1-0
NO. 6 NORTH MECKLENBURG 67, MCDOWELL 38
N.Meck 18 15 21 13----67
McDowell 7 10 10 11 ---38
NORTH MECKLENBURG 67 -- Kairah Dixon-Booker 23, Dearia Page 14, Nevaeh Farmer 12, Boston Bates 12, Pellum 2, Hoover 2, Moffatt 2
MCDOWELL 38 -- Emma England 10, Stewart 8, Laws 5, Wadboro 5, Young 3, Darvinix 2, Kumper 2, Thompson 2
Notable: Kairah Dixon-Booker 23pts, 8rebs, 3 asst. 3stls; Dearia Page 14pts, 8rebs, 4ast, 4stls
Next Up: Round # 2 State Playoffs Alexander Central on Thursday @ 6pm.
NO. 13 MARVIN RIDGE 61, SOUTHWEST GUILFORD 35
Marvin Ridge 10 18 18 15 -- 61
SW Guilford 5 12 6 13 -- 36
MARVIN RIDGE 61 -- Zahra Douglas 21, Ella Chepul 8, Lanie Edwards 8, Kate Schindler 6, Kelsie Robitaille 5
SOUTHWEST GUILFORD 36 -- McCullough 9, Bush 8
NO. 14 MYERS PARK 52, TC ROBERSON 43
TC Roberson - 07 15 13 08 43
Myers Park - 14 15 12 11 52
TC Roberson - Tymber Thompson 15, EP Sluder 12, Ryann Hernandez 10, Waites 4, Snedcor 1, Carrington 1
Myers Park - Jerin Truesdale 14, Raven LeXander 12, McDaniel 8, Cannie 6, Lassiter 6, Wilson 4, Jimenez-Willis 2
TC Roberson 17-10
Myers Park - 21-6
RABUN GAP 53, NO. 15 PROVIDENCE DAY 42
PDS 8-11-12-11—42
Rabun Gap 13-14-13-13—53
PROVIDENCE DAY 42 -- Jordan Latter 10 Lauren Jensen 10 Jaida McClure 10 Levine 6 Swinson 6
RABUN GAP 53 -- Tuana Cookum 17 McNabb 7 Wilson 9 Ignerska 2 Julkunen 6 Rivera 2 Norworol 8 Cergol 2Record 22-7
NO. 16 WATAUGA 83, CHAMBERS 46
Watauga 18 25 21 19 -- 83
Chambers 3 15 9 19 -- 46
WATAUGA 83 -- Kate Sears 26, Charlotte Torgerson 22, Brooke Scheffler 16, Julie Matheson 5, Laurel Kiker 4, Kaitlyn Darner 4, Gracie Lawrence 2, Diane McGlamery 2, Caroline Farthing 2
CHAMBERS 46 -- Jada Richardson 18, Amiaya Hall 12, Nia Kirk 5, Emani Johnson 4, Lakatie Piggee 3, Breanna Redmond 3, Bethani Overly 1
Records: Watauga 21-6; Chambers: 11-12
Notable: Watauga will host Northwest Guilford on Thursday, Feb 23rd.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50, COX MILL 37
Cox Mill 19 12 0 6 -- 37
Alexander Central 12 13 11 14 -- 50
COX MILL 37 -- Lauren Farrell 11, Williams 3, Decker 6, Ariana Perry 12, Richardson 2, Saranu 3
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 50 -- McDaniel 1, Jarrett 6, Meredith Wike 25, Adams 8, Hayes 3, Herman 7
EAST BURKE 77, POLK COUNTY 40
East Burke 18. 17. 16 26. 77
Polk. 6. 16. 4. 14. 40
EAST BURKE 77 -- Braelyn Stilwell 26, Kara Brinkley 14, Taylor Bostain 12, Aubree Grigg 9, Kassie Turner 6, Hermione Garro 2, Journi McDowell 2
POLK COUNTY 40 -- B. Staton 13, M. Bradley 12, K. Lewis 6, S. Gray 3, C. Dusenbury 2, J. Duncan 2, B. Gray 2
Record: East Burke 24-2
FREEDOM 60, FRANKLIN 37
Franklin 15 8 10 4 - 37
Freedom 15 12 17 16 - 60
FREEDOM 60 - Sydnie Demiter 27, Peyton Caldwell 16, Statlee McGee 13, Whisnant 4, Whitaker, Johnson, Cooke, Hagmann, Kirksey, Turner.
FRANKLIN 37 - C. Queen 12, Haley 5, Gilbert 8, Moffit 4, McCollom 1, Sanders 3, Seagle 4, M Sanders, Parker, Mason, Foster.
Freedom will travel to Hibriten Thursday. Game time is 6:00
HICKORY RIDGE 73, EAST FORSYTH 69
East Forsyth. 18. 10. 11. 12 -- 69
Hickory Ridge. 9. 22 15. 27 -- 73
EAST FORSYTH 69 - Rooks 21, Simes 10, Hairston 9, Whaley 2, Robbins 2, McKeever 2
HICKORY RIDGE 73 - Lewis 21, McClary 20, Leathers 13, M. Gidney 11, S. Gidney 8
Notable: Ragin Bulls advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
Records: East Forsyth 14-10 Hickory Ridge 19-7
LEDFORD 48, CENTRAL CABARRUS 33
Central — 11 7 5 10 - 33
Ledford — 9 21 8 10 - 48
CENTRAL CABARRUS 33 -- Jalayah Ray 10, Lewis 9, Smith 4, Duncan 4, Coley 3, Burton 3
LEDFORD 48 -- Layla Sands 14, Aramy Grier 12, Harrison 8
LINCOLN CHARTER 60, BREVARD 43
Brevard 05 08 10 20 = 43
Lincoln Charter 19 12 20 09 = 60
Brevard 43 - S. Cook 18, L. Chapman 9, A. Deshauturs 8, A. Robinson 4, A. Leland 4
Lincoln Charter 60 -- Maddie Lusk 17, Grace Rinaldo 16, Symphani Stevens 14, Claire David 10, Samantha Ayers 2, Martha Guinle 1
Lincoln Charter Game Notes: Maddie Lusk lad LCHS with 17 points, double-double machine Grace Rinaldo 16 points 10 rebounds, Symphani Stevens added 10 points and Freshman Claire David had her LCHS high of 10 points.
LCHS advances to the 2nd round of the playoffs, they play this Thursday @ LCHS
Records, Lincoln Charter 21-4
NEWTON-CONOVER 83, REIDSVILLE 48
Newton-Conover: 22 - 25 - 22 - 14 = 83
Reidsville: 8 - 11 - 14 - 15 = 48
Newton-Conover : Cassidy Geddes 23, Lizzie Sain 16, Hadleigh Swagger 14, Sara Sain 11, Alaysia Hewitt 9, Grayson Rowe 8, Jaylen Barnes 2, Reagan Brown, Madison Reinhardt
Reidsville : Kiera Perkins 29, Gracious Wise 6, Lea Miller 6, Morgan Hooper 4, Shaniya Jumper 3, Alyssa Joyce, Shy Dalton, T. Chigawerewe, N. Hatfield, K. Neal, V. Slide, T. Lee
Record:
Newton-Conover 24 - 4
Reidsville 12 - 12
PIEDMONT CHARTER 50, CORVIAN 49
PIEDMONT CHARTER 50 -- Grace East - 24, Allasha Houser - 9, Lyric Brown - 7, Kennedy Willliams - 5, Hailey Moore - 4, Olivia Ballard - 1
This story was originally published February 21, 2023 at 10:34 PM.
