Girls’ high school basketball rewind: No. 1 Cannon rolls past Raleigh’s Oak City Prep
Cannon School’s girls, No. 1 in The Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16, ran past Raleigh’s Oak City Prep 84-67 Friday.
Cannon (3-1) won its second straight game, getting balanced scoring. Five Cougars scored in double figures: Brooke Busby (16), Madison Drayton (16), Khloe Thompson (12), Maya McCorkle (12) and Jakaila Gaskin (11).
Cannon outscored Oak City 29-7 in a dominant first quarter.
Friday’s #BIG5 girls’ top performers
Justice Alexander, Concord Academy: Alexander had a game-high 22 points in a 71-39 win over Ambassador Christian.
Brooke Busby, Cannon School: Along with teammate Madison Drayton, Busby had a team-high 16 points in a 84-67 win over Oak City Prep.
Anna Haynes, Christ The King: Haynes had a game-high 24 points in a 71-65 win over Lake Norman Charter.
Amya Leathers, Hickory Ridge: In a 71-39 season-opening win at Chambers, Leathers had a game-high 21 points.
Giana Love, Ballantyne Ridge: Scored first basket in school history against West Stanly.
How The Sweet 16 fared
NO. 1 CANNON SCHOOL 84, OAK CITY PREP 67
Cannon School 29 15 22 18 — 84
Oak City Prep 7 20 21 19 — 67
Cannon School 84 — Jakaila Gaskin 11, Larkins 9, Maya Mccorkle 12, Dixon 3, Khloe Thompson 12, Madison Drayton 16, Nakamura 1, Brooke Busby 16, J. Thompson 7
Cannon School 3-1
Notes: Maya Mccorkle scored her 1,000th career points.
NO. 7 CONCORD ACADEMY 71, AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN 39
CA 18 16 23 14 — 71
ACA 10 7 13 9 — 39
CONCORD ACADEMY 71 — Justice Alexander 22, Quinn Hicks 15, Taylor Smith 9, Ava McDermott 9, Jayla Brower 9, Faith Crowell 6
AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN 39 — Gabby Golphin 16, Maggie Majors 12, Sadie Faulker 9, Jacie Kirwin 2
NO. 14 HICKORY RIDGE 71, CHAMBERS 39
Hickory Ridge 22 19 20 10 — 71
Chambers 9 13 22 14 — 39
HICKORY RIDGE 71 — Leathers 21, M.Gidney 15, Powell 10, Duley 8, Ritter 8, Watkins 4, Johnson 3, Hamilton 2
CHAMBERS 39 — Simpson 11, Dillards 7, Bouie 6, Thomas 4, Growner 4, Kirk 3, White 2, Cuthbertson 2
Records: Hickory Ridge 1-0. Julius Chambers 0-1
Regional boxscores
ARDREY KELL 45, PROVIDENCE 36
Ardrey Kell 8 12 14 11— 45
Providence 12 6 5 12— 36
ARDREY KELL 45— Layla Mapp 15, Karly Glahn 12, Turner 7, McCoy 6, Adarkwah 5
PROVIDENCE 36— Skinner 10, Robert’s 8, Whitten 3, Fuller 8, Brooks 3, Detenber 3,
Records: Ardrey Kell 1-0; Providence 0-1
CHRIST THE KING 71, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 65
Lake Norman Charter 13 13 14 25 — 65
Christ The King 7 20 23 21 — 71
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 65 — Abby Courtney 20, Reece Long, 15, Sam Colantonio 14, Lucy Courtney 10, Maggie Kurz 4, Caroline Mercuri 2
CHRIST THE KING 71 — Anna Haynes 24, Rosie Gorman 17, Claire Broda 17, Lucy Gorman 4, Addison Pierce 4, Audrey Gorman 3, Taylor Paul 2
FREEDOM CHRISTIAN 68, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 64
Westminster Catawba 12 13 23 16 — 64
Freedom Christian 13 16 22 17 — 68
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 64 — Emery Harding 2, Bella Sherer 4, Leah Ross 23, Caidyn Campbell 14, Myana Fore 21
FREEDOM CHRISTIAN 67 — Z Lewis 16, A West 8, T Patterson 8, A Lett 36
Notables: Leah Ross and Myana Fore both scored double digits for second game in a row
Records: Westminster Catawba 1-1
WEST STANLY 52, BALLANTYNE RIDGE 30
Ballantyne Ridge 4 2 9 15 — 30
West Stanly 12 15 13 12 — 52
Ballantyne Ridge: Kaiya Dodson 8, Taylynn Holnagel 6, Nataliyah Agbewali 6, Savanna Brown 6, Giana Love 4
West Stanly: Scarlet G 14, Raygan G 12, Grason Howell 10
Thursday’s boxscores
LEGION COLLEGIATE (SC) 38, PROVIDENCE DAY 37
Providence Day 13 6 12 6 — 37
Legion 9 10 11 8 — 38
PROVIDENCE DAY 37 — Londyn Carson 10 Dumont 8 Fyans 9 O’Malley 7 Ramsden 3
LEGION COLLEGIATE 38 — LC Murrell 8 McMurray 8 Long 1 Yesh 4 Williams 6 Alexander 8Record 0-2
PIEDMONT CHARTER 29, BRADFORD PREP 25
Bradford: 4 1 14 6 — 25
Piedmont 4 7 7 11 — 29
BRADFORD 25 — Laila Jones 6, Avery Brisseaux 5, Raquel Feliciano 4, Amani Delgado 3, Zoeli Kassegne 2, Niyanna Springer 2, Peyton Clark 1, Zoe Clark 1, Sierra Dobson 1
PIEDMONT 29 — Allasha Houser 13, Evie East 5, Bree Phillips 5, Aleena Gaff 4, Natalie Faris 1, Erielle Smith 1
QUEENS GRANT 66, HICKORY GROVE 23
Queens Grant 21 18 14 13 — 66
Hickory Grove 9 5 6 3 — 23
QGHS 66 — Za’Miya Bynum 28, Garris 26, Smith 12
Record: QGHS 3-0
Weekend schedule
SATURDAY
Nonconference
1 of 1 Academy at Rabun Gap School (girls only), 4
Chatham Homeschool at South Charlotte Thunder
Concord Academy at GRACE Christian (boys only), 3:30
Gaston Day at Fayetteville Academy (boys only), 2
Legacy Early College (SC) at Cannon School (girls only), 5:30
Sanford Grace Christian at Providence Day (boys only), 5
Rocky River at Mallard Creek, 2:30
South Mecklenburg at Weddington, 2
SouthLake Christian at Asheville School, 1
West Cabarrus at Palisades, 3:30
Phenom Hoops Tip-Off Classic
(at Davidson Day / boys)
Charlotte Performance vs. Springdale Prep, 11 a.m.
Covenant Day vs. Asheville Christian, 12:30
Charlotte Country Day vs. Gaston Christian, 2
Victory Christian vs. Queens Grant Charter, 3:30
Carmel Christian vs. Christ School, 5
Combine Academy vs. Caldwell Academy, 6:30
Davidson Day vs. Millbrook, 8
This story was originally published November 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM.
