Tuesday’s girls’ rewind: Myers Park girls roll in conference game at West Meck
Myers Park’s girls’ basketball team started the season slowly against a challenging schedule.
But first-year head coach Jaylaan Dillard’s Mustangs are rounding into form as they improved to 3-0 in the Greater Charlotte 7A/8A Conference and 12-5 overall with a convincing 52-12 victory at West Mecklenburg Tuesday night.
Led by 14 points apiece from Summer Thomason and Amani Barner, Myers Park won its fourth straight game and for the 10th time in its last 11 contests.
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Tuesday’s #BIG5 girls’ top performers
Claire Frank, South Point: In a 58-47 win over Forestview, Frank had 23 points, 14 rebounds and made five 3-point shots.
Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer: The Wake Forest commit had 40 points in an 80-44 win over North Gaston. The game featured two of the state’s top players: Holland and North Gaston’s Jaleila Littlejohn, who finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds.
Mia Pisacano, Charlotte Catholic: In a 70-45 win over Piedmont, Pisacano tied the school-record with nine made 3-pointers and finished with 29 points.
Taylor Riggenbach, Lincoln Charter: Riggenbach scored 17 of her team-high 22 points in a 54-49 win over Lake Norman Charter. Lincoln Charter handed Lake Norman Charter its first loss and took over first place in its conference.
Elliott Stafford, Providence: In a win over Palisades, Stafford had a career-high 18 points, plus 10 rebounds and a steal.
Tuesday’s girls’ roundup
Lincoln Charter’s furious fourth-quarter comeback helped the Eagles hand No. 16 Lake Norman Charter its first girls’ basketball loss of the season Tuesday night.
Lincoln Charter (11-4, 7-0) outscored the host Knights (15-1, 6-1) 22-12 in the fourth quarter for a 54-49 Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A victory. Lake Norman Charter had taken a 33-31 lead into the final period.
Taylor Riggenbach led Lincoln Charter with 22 points, scoring 17 of those in the second half. Claire Davis added 10 points. Gallie Genese topped Lake Norman Charter with 17 points.
GREATER CHARLOTTE 7A/8A
No. 10 South Mecklenburg 59, Hough 33: The Sabres (13-3, 3-0) put this one away by outscoring the Huskies (9-7, 2-1) 19-0 in the fourth quarter.
MECK POWER SIX 7A/8A
No. 2 North Mecklenburg 76, Chambers 21: Lenise Joseph (20 points) and Morgan Knox (15) carried the Vikings (14-2, 2-1) past the Cougars (7-9, 1-2). Amyla Martin topped Chambers with nine points.
SOUTHWESTERN 7A/8A
No. 13 Ardrey Kell 76, Ballantyne Ridge 41
Providence 60, Palisades 37: Elliott Stafford scored a career-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds as the Panthers (11-5, 3-0) cruised. Emma Fuller had 12 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. Palisades (6-9, 0-3) got 13 points from Brooklyn Young.
CISAA
Charlotte Latin 62, Covenant Day 32: Covenant Day (7-7, 0-2) led 22-20 at the half, but the Hawks (17-3, 2-1) outscored the Lions 25-4 in the third quarter. Lanie Edwards led Latin with 20 points, and Charlotte Tune scored 15. Lila Jones’ 10 points topped Covenant Day.
GREATER METRO 6A/7A
Hickory Ridge 50, Olympic 13: Miranda Duley had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Ma-Kaela Gidney scored 12 points for the Ragin’ Bulls (13-4, 7-0). Chaya James led Olympic (2-15, 1-6) with eight points.
West Cabarrus 65, A.L. Brown 32: Aubrey Silas (19 points) and Jillian Simmons (18) carried the Wolverines (12-5, 6-1) past the Wonders (7-9, 3-4). Landon Gray scored 11 points for A.L. Brown.
NORTH PIEDMONT 6A/7A
No. 1 Lake Norman 73, North Iredell 24: The battle for first place turned into a mismatch, as Kaiya Bond’s 18 points led Lake Norman (12-1, 3-0) to a lopsided victory. Rayana Minard added 15 points, and Kelsey Rhyne had 14. North Iredell is 11-4, 2-1.
Statesville 54, South Iredell 35: Statesville (5-12, 1-2) bolted to a 15-0 first-quarter lead, only to see south Iredell (6-10, 1-2) battle back and take a 30-29 lead after three periods. Statesville outscored the Vikings 25-5 in the final period.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 6A/7A
Charlotte Catholic 70, Piedmont 45: Mia Pisacano scored 29 points in leading the Cougars (8-10, 3-4). Megan Shea added 18 points. Charleigh Battle scored 24 for Piedmont (9-8, 1-5).
No. 7 Porter Ridge 67, Sun Valley 19
BIG SOUTH 5A/6A
Ashbrook 39, Crest 38: Ariana McDowell had nine points, 11 rebounds and nine steals for Ashbrook (7-7, 3-3). Nicole Cherry and Canaan Gordon each added nine points.
Hunter Huss 62, Kings Mountain 27: The Huskies (10-5, 6-0) raced to a 46-14 halftime lead and trounced the Mountaineers (6-11, 3-3).
South Point 58, Forestview 47: Claire Frank hit five three-pointers and scored 23 points to go with her 14 rebounds in the Raiders’ (5-11, 4-2) win. Rowen Trexler added 11 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and five steals. Amani Neely had a game-high 24 points for Forestview (2-15, 1-5).
ROCKY RIVER 4A/5A
Forest Hills 73, Monroe 57
Mount Pleasant 53, West Stanly 43
Parkwood 59, Central Academy 12
SOUTH PIEDMONT 4A/5A
East Rowan 64, Concord 45
Northwest Cabarrus 61, Jay M. Robinson 22
West Rowan 65, Salisbury 40
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 4A/5A
No. 14 East Lincoln 73, Bandys 46: Emma Montaneri poured in 36 points as the Mustangs (15-2, 8-2) walloped the Trojans (9-7, 3-5). Montaneri also had five rebounds and five blocks. Lane Pethel added 14 points and eight rebounds.
Hickory 47, Newton-Conover 23
Maiden 62, Bunker Hill 15
No. 11 North Lincoln 81, West Iredell 27
METROLINA ATHLETIC
No. 15 Concord Academy 60, No. 12 Gaston Christian 46: Concord Academy opened a two-game lead in the conference race, behind Justice Alexander’s 27 points. Concord Academy (17-7, 6-0) also got 13 points from Jada Powell. Jakyra Sadler scored 14 for Gaston Christian (15-6, 5-2).
Hickory Grove Christian 52, Gaston Day 34
CATAWBA SHORES 2A/3A/4A
Bradford Prep 51, Corvian Community 35: The visiting Bears outscored Corvian 28-14 in the second half. Emily Johnson led the Cardinals with 13 points.
Christ the King 64, Langtree Charter 23
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 2A/3A/4A
Burns 47, East Gaston 19
Lincolnton 78, Cherryville 13
West Lincoln 58, Bessemer City 51
CATAWBA RIVER 1A/2A/3A
Jackson Day 65, N.C. School of Science & Math/Morganton 18: Mya Young had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting Mariners (14-3, 7-3). Jade Marshall added 15 points, seven rebounds and six steals, and Rhyen Young had 15 points.
No. 6 Queen’s Grant Charter def. Bonnie Cone Academy, forfeit
NONCONFERENCE
Covenant Classical 49, Metrolina Christian 42
Stuart Cramer 80, North Gaston 44: Stuart Cramer’s Oshauna Holland outscored North Gaston’s Jaelia Littlejohn 40-34 in a battle of Gaston County’s girls’ basketball points leaders. The Storm led only 20-14 after the first quarter but outscored North Gaston 17-7 in the second period.
Tuesday’s girls’ box scores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 73, NORTH IREDELL 24
Lake Norman 29 19 14 11 — 73
North Iredell 5 6 11 2 — 24
LAKE NORMAN 73 — Kaiya Bond 18, Rayana Minard 15, Kelsey Rhyne 14, Kaylee Ellis 3, Ellie Smith 7, Jai’Lynn Wilcox 3, Finley Sherrill 3, Jeta North 10.
NORTH IREDELL 24 — Kidd 6, Wenzel 5, Lippard 3, Femster 2, Williams 3, Brookshire 3, Patton 1, Jolly 1.
Records: Lake Norman 11-1; North Iredell 11-4
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 76, CHAMBERS 21
N. Meck 31 16 16 13 — 76
Chambers 3 12 2 4 — 21
NORTH MECK 76 — Lenise Joseph 20, Morgan Knox 15, Naijaalia Blake 11, Lacy 9, Mobley 7, Jones 6, Newton 4, Johnson 2, Spindle 2
CHAMBERS 21 — Martin 9, Troutman 6, Roberts Brown 2, Wallace 2, Moore 2
NO. 9 STUART CRAMER 80, NORTH GASTON 44
North Gaston 14 7 16 7 — 44
Stuart Cramer 20 17 24 19 — 80
NORTH GASTON 44 — Jaleila Littlejohn 34, Genesis 17, Thomas 5, Symonds 5
STUART CRAMER 80 — Oshauna Holland 40
NO. 14 EAST LINCOLN 73, BANDYS 46
East Lincoln 27 15 16 15 — 73
Bandys 14 9 11 12 — 46
EAST LINCOLN 73 — Emma Montanari 36, Lane Pethel 14, S. Dann 7, M. Matz 7, B. Miller 5, M. Arndt 2, T. Hemrick 2
BANDYS 46 — Lexi Vaughn 12, Kanon Yamamota 10, A. Bell 9, M. Gault 8, M. Hoyle 3, R. Saunders 3, S. Williams 1
Noteable: Emma Montanari 36 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists, 3 blocked shots. Lane Pethel 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot. Sidney Dann 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist. Maddie Matz 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, Brooklyn Miller 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 assists, 2 blocked shots.
ELHS: (15-3, 8-2) Next Game vs North Lincoln 1/23/26; BHS: (9-7, 3-5) Next Game @ Foard 1/21/26
NO. 15 CONCORD ACADEMY 60, GASTON CHRISTIAN 46
Concord Academy 18 11 14 17 — 60
Gaston Christian 15 9 14 8 — 46
CONCORD ACADEMY 60 — Justice Alexander 27, Jada Powell 13, Jayla Brower 9, Victorian Collins 6, Taylor Smith 4
GASTON CHRISTIAN 46 — Jakyra Sadler 14, Sally Risk 12, Brooklyn Twitty 9, Maliyah Nixon 7, Stella Absher 4
Notable: Concord Academy (17-7) next game 1/23 vs Southlake Christian; Gaston Christian (15-4) next game 1/23 @ Hickory Grove
LINCOLN CHARTER 54, NO. 16 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 49
Lincoln Charter 14 6 11 23 — 54
Lake Norman Charter 11 13 13 12 — 49
LINCOLN CHARTER 54 — Taylor Riggenbach 22, Claire David 10, Kylie Riggenbach 7, Brenna Barbier 7, Martha Guinle 6, Kylie Snow 2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 49 — Genece 17, Courtney 14, Long 10, Cocantomio 6, Kurl 2
Records: LCHS 11-4, LKN 15-1
Notable: Lincoln Charter grabs first place in conference with the win. Senior Taylor Riggenbach led all scorers with 22 points (17 in the 2nd half). Claire David add 10 points. Kylie Riggenbach and Brenna Barbier had 7 points a piece. LCHS next game is an away conference game against Corvian on Friday (1/23)
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 70, PIEDMONT 45
Charlotte Catholic 16 18 15 21 — 70
Piedmont 11 10 9 15 — 45
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 70 —Mia Pisacano 29, Megan Shea 16, Williams 9, L. Lupinski 4, Moran 3, Hodes 3, Tebben 2, Maino 2 PIEDMONT 45 — Battle 24, Deese 3, Smith 10, Legrand 2, Brooks 2,
Records: Charlotte Catholic 8-10; Piedmont 9-8
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62, COVENANT DAY 32
Charlotte Latin 15 5 24 18— 62
Covenant Day 13 9 4 6 — 32
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62— Lanie Edwards 20, Charlotte Tune 15, Claire Martin 10, Mollie Snyder 12, Amin 3, McLaughlin 2
COVENANT DAY 32— Lila Jones 10, Van Der Snoot 7, Houston 6, Hall 5, Allen 4
HICKORY RIDGE 50, OLYMPIC 13
Hickory Ridge 26 19 3 2 — 50
Olympic 5 3 1 4 — 13
HICKORY RIDGE 50 — Duley 12, Gidney 12, Cranford 9, Ritter 8, Hamilton 5, Harper 3, Johnson 1
OLYMPIC 13 —James 6, Walker 4, McMurray 3
Notable: Miranda Duley lead the Bulls with a 12-point double double.
Records: Hickory Ridge 13-4; Olympic 2-15
MYERS PARK 52, WEST MECK 12
Myers Park 15 16 15 6 - 52
West Mecklenburg 2 5 2 3 - 12
MYERS PARK 52 — Cole 7, Shaw 3, Amani Barner 14, Pope 9, Abbott 5, Summer Thomason 14.
WEST MECKLENBURG 12 — Witherspoon-Hassan 2, Thompson 5, Brooks 3, Ward 2.
Records: Myers Park 12-5, 3-0 Greater Charlotte 7A/8A; West Mecklenburg 3-14, 0-3.
PROVIDENCE 60 PALISADES 37
Providence 10 21 16 13 — 60
Palisades 6 7 16 8— 37
PROVIDENCE 60 — J. Skinner 9, M.Whitten 3, E. Fuller 12, A.Fillow 18, E.Stafford 18
PALISADES 37— E. Macho 5, A. McLaughlin 5, M. Brown 2, J. Jones 7, L. Moore 5, B.Young 13
Records: Providence 11-5; Palisades 6-9
Notable: Providence sophomore Elliott Staffiord had a career-high 18 points to go with 10 rebounds and a steal. Emma Fuller had a double-double (12 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks). Marlee Whitten had nine rebounds and three points, and Julia Skinner had four assists, nine points, two steals and a block.
SOUTH POINT 58, FORESTVIEW 47
South Point 11 14 18 15 — 58
Foreview 12 12 18 5 — 47
SOUTH POINT 58 — C. Frank 23, J. Watkins 18, R. Trexler 11, T. Booker 5, T. Waters 1
FORESTVIEW 47 — A. Neely 24, P. Iyevbele 10, D. Springs 7, M. Potter 3, K. Baker 3
Notable: Claire Frank recorded a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds, including five made 3-point shots. Rowen Trexler also records a double double with 11 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. Tierney Waters also added 7 rebounds.
Record: South Point (5-11, 4-2)
WEST CABARRUS 65, AL BROWN 32
West Cabarrus 14 16 26 9 — 65
AL Brown 11 7 1 13 — 32
WEST CABARRUS 65 — Aubrey Silas 19, Jillian Simmons 18, Parks 9, White 8, Warner 5, Orazio 2, Hayes 2, King 2
AL BROWN 32 — London Gray 11, Buster 5, Franklin 7, Massey 7, Mair 2
Notable: Aubrey Silas led all scores with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, followed by Jillian Simmons with 18 points, 4 assist and 2 steals
Upcoming schedule
Wednesday
CISAA
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Country Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Greater Metro 6A/7A
Berry Academy at Cox Mill
Central Cabarrus at Harding
Western Foothills 4A/5A
Bandys at Fred T. Foard
Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
Lincolnton at Shelby
Catawba River 1A/2A/3A
Carolina International at Jackson Day
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Sugar Creek Charter
Nonconference
Albemarle at Christ the King
Corvian Community at C3 Concord Christian (girls), 6 p.m.
Covenant Day at Union Prep (boys), 5 p.m.
Greensboro Day at Ambassador Christian (girls), 5:30 p.m.
Langtree Charter at Garinger
North Gaston at Highland Tech
South Iredell at Reagan
Thursday
Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
Bessemer City at Stuart Cramer
Catawba River 1A/2A/3A
Piedmont Community Charter at Queen’s Grant Charter
Nonconference
Burns at South Point
Carolina International at Union Prep (boys), 5 p.m.
Davidson Day at Victory Christian (boys), 7:30 p.m.
Elevation Prep at Mount Zion Christian (boys), 6 p.m.
Gray Stone Day at Sun Valley
Socrates Academy at British International School (boys), 7 p.m.
South Charlotte Thunder at Charlotte Lab Prep (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
South Mecklenburg at North Mecklenburg (girls), 6 p.m.
Friday
Greater Charlotte 7A/8A
Hopewell at West Mecklenburg
Hough at Myers Park
South Mecklenburg at Garinger
Meck Power Six 7A/8A
Butler at Mallard Creek
Independence at North Mecklenburg
West Charlotte at Chambers
Southwestern 7A/8A
Ballantyne Ridge at Providence
East Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell
Palisades at Rocky River
CISAA
Cannon School at Covenant Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Latin (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Providence Day at Charlotte Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Greater Metro 6A/7A
Berry Academy at West Cabarrus
Cox Mill at Olympic
Harding at A.L. Brown
Hickory Ridge at Central Cabarrus
North Piedmont 6A/7A
Davie County at Lake Norman
North Iredell at South Iredell
Statesville at Mooresville
Southern Carolina 6A/7A
Charlotte Catholic at Weddington
Piedmont at Marvin Ridge
Porter Ridge at Cuthbertson
Big South 5A/6A
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at North Gaston
Hunter Huss at Ashbrook
Rocky River 4A/5A
Anson County at Mount Pleasant
Forest Hills at Parkwood
West Stanly at Central Academy
South Piedmont 4A/5A
Concord at Jesse Carson
East Rowan at West Rowan
Salisbury at Northwest Cabarrus
South Rowan at Jay M. Robinson
Western Foothills 4A/5A
Bandys at Bunker Hill
Hickory at Fred T. Foard
Maiden at West Iredell
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Metrolina Athletic
Gaston Christian at Hickory Grove Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
SouthLake Christian at Concord Academy (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Westminster Catawba at Metrolina Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A
Lake Norman Charter at Community School of Davidson
Langtree Charter at Bradford Prep
Lincoln Charter at Corvian Community
Pine Lake Prep at Christ the King
Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
East Gaston at Cherryville
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Shelby at Lincolnton
Stuart Cramer at West Lincoln
Yadkin Valley 2A/3A
Gray Stone Day at South Stanly
North Rowan at Union Academy
North Stanly at Albemarle
Catawba River 1A/2A/3A
Carolina International at N.C. School of Science & Math/Morganton
Jackson Day at Bonnie Cone Academy
Sugar Creek Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Foothills Athletic
North Hills Christian at University Christian
Salem Christian at Statesville Christian
Nonconference
Ambassador Christian at Davidson Day (boys), 7 p.m.
Carolina Day at Gaston Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)
Forsyth Home Educators at Cabarrus Stallions
Lee Park Prep at NorthPoint Christian (boys), 6 p.m.
Providence Classical at Arborbrook Christian (boys), 6:30 p.m.
Providence Classical at Carmel Christian (girls), 6 p.m.
Saturday
Well Invitational (boys)
(at Hopewell High)
Garinger vs. Corvian Community, noon
Victory Christian vs. Westminster Catawba, 1:30 p.m.
Marvin Ridge vs. West Mecklenburg, 3 p.m.
Harding vs. Jay M. Robinson, 4:30 p.m.
West Charlotte vs. Hopewell, 6 p.m.
Other games
Concord Academy vs. Clarksville (TN) (girls), at Florence (SC) Wilson High, 6 p.m.
Cox Mill at Rocky River (girls), 3 p.m.
Gaston Christian vs. Sanford Grace Christian (girls), at Florence (SC) Wilson High, 1 p.m.
Independence vs. Greenfield School (boys), at Spectrum Center, 1 p.m.
South Charlotte Thunder at Surry Home School
This story was originally published January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM.
