Lake Norman’s Kelsey Rhyne is The Observer’s girls’ basketball player of the week
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Lake Norman state champion Kelsey Rhyne is The Observer’s girls’ high school basketball player of the week.
The 5-10 senior scored 18 points, three assists and three steals in an 88-13 win over Pine Lake Prep on Nov. 18.
Rhyne, a Naval Academy commit, also scored 10 points in a 64-52 win over Hickory Ridge on Nov. 21.
Last week’s finalists
Ashlyn Black, North Lincoln: The 5-10 junior notched a double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and five steals in North Lincoln’s season-opening 66-29 win over Lincoln Charter, Nov. 18.
Black also had three points and six rebounds in a 79-49 win over North Mecklenburg at the George Lynch Invitational at Myers Park, Nov. 22.
North Lincoln is 1-1 this season.
Kate Breault, Hough: The 5-8 senior scored 22 points, including five 3-pointers, and had three assists in a 73-36 win at Lincolnton on Nov. 21.
Breault also scored 12 points to go with four assists and three steals in a 53-30 victory at Mooresville on Nov. 18.
Mooresville is 2-0 this season.
Ginny Anne Dumont, Providence Day: The 5-11 junior scored 25 points and four rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 55-31 win over Weddington on Nov. 20.
Dumont also scored 10 points, had five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 47-35 win over Concord Academy on Nov. 18.
Dumont is averaging 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game for Providence Day (3-0).
Lanie Edwards, Charlotte Latin: The 6-foot senior scored 14 points and had four steals in a 59-16 season-opening win at West Stanly on Nov. 18.
Edwards also had 16 points, six rebounds and six steals in a 73-23 win over Metrolina Christian on Nov. 20.
The next day, Edwards poured in 30 points to go with five rebounds and seven steals in a 62-39 win at Charlotte Catholic.
Edwards, a Rollins College signee, is averaging 20 points per game for Charlotte Latin (3-0) this season.
Piper Fair, Charlotte Christian: The 5-10 senior scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had two steals in a 44-41 win over the Greater Cabarrus Stallions on Nov. 20.
Fair also had seven points and three rebounds in a 47-33 loss to SouthLake Christian on Nov. 18.
Fair is averaging 11 points, 6.7 rebounds and one steal for Charlotte Christian (1-2).
Brooke Fowler, Parkwood: The 5-5 senior guard scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds, one assist and six steals in a 49-11 win over Sun Valley in the season-opener on Nov. 19.
Fowler also scored 19 points and had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 62-43 loss at Ballantyne Ridge Nov. 21.
Parkwood is 1-1 this season.
Justice Hegwood, Central Academy: The 5-7 senior scored 19 points in a 42-28 loss at Langtree Charter on Nov. 17.
The next day, Hegwood poured in 38 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, as Central Academy fell just short of a comeback in a 58-52 loss at Lee Park Prep.
Central Academy is 0-2 this season.
Reece Long, Lake Norman Charter: The 5-9 senior scored 24 points, had four rebounds, three assists and four steals in a 56-39 win at Mount Pleasant on Nov. 18.
The next night, Long scored 27 points to go with 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 68-56 victory over Statesville.
Long finished off the week with 24 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and a block in a 57-18 win over Piedmont Charter.
Lake Norman Charter is 3-0 this season.
Miley Malcolm, Porter Ridge: The 6-2 senior scored 17 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, had four assists, two blocks and a steal in a 71-44 win at Forest Hills on Nov. 19.
Malcolm, a Drexel University commit, also scored 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, to go with four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 54-48 win at Providence on Nov. 21.
Porter Ridge is 2-0 this season.
This story was originally published November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM with the headline "Lake Norman’s Kelsey Rhyne is The Observer’s girls’ basketball player of the week."
