Friday’s girls’ high school basketball rewind: No. 11 Marvin Ridge stops Weddington
Marvin Ridge used a big second quarter to break open a close game and beat Union County rival Weddington 56-47 Friday night.
Marvin Ridge, No. 11 in The Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16 poll, led by one point after the first quarter, but allowed the Warriors to score just four points in the second.
On a night when the Mavericks would connect on 10 3-point shots, that provided more than enough cushion.
Marvin Ridge senior guard Kelsie Robitaille was one of the major catalysts. She played exceptional defense all game, hit a few 3-pointers herself, and finished with nine points.
“My job was to just lock up [Weddington’s Bailey Page],” Robitaille said. “She is a great inside and outside scorer. So, just making sure to lock down her was key.”
The win keeps Marvin Ridge out ahead in conference play, sitting one game ahead of Porter Ridge with the two playing each other next week.
“It will be a close game,” Robitaille said. “As long as we play selfless, we hit our shots and lock down on defense. We always play better when our defense leads to offense, so we will see how it goes.”
Friday’s #BIG5 top performers
Tyler Collins, West Cabarrus: In a 43-40 win over South Iredell, Collins had 15 points and eight steals.
Gracyn Gough, Charlotte Catholic: Gough had a game-high 28 points in a 57-30 win over Providence.
Abbie Hege, East Lincoln: In a 70-46 win over HIckory, Hege had two points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, six steals and two blocks.
Victoria Morris, Rock Hill South Pointe: In an 82-31 win over Catawba Ridge, Morris had 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight steals.
My’Asia Young, Mallard Creek: Young, a sophomore, had a game-high 32 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and a block in a 79-38 win over West Charlotte.
Friday’s box scores
▪ Observer Sweet 16 rankings included
NO. 2 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 57, PROVIDENCE 30
Providence 11 6 5 8 — 30
Catholic 19 14 17 9 — 57
PROVIDENCE 30 — Delanie Hill 19, Lindsay Nolan 4, Rachel Roberts 2, Emerson Rosen 3
CATHOLIC 57 — O. Fava 2, M. Kernadodle 8, H. McKain 4, B. Thomas 13, G. Gough 28, M. Shea 2
Notable: For Charlotte Catholic, Gracyn Gough scored her 1,000th career point and Blanca Thomas scored her 1,500th career point and grabbed her 1,000th career rebound.
Record: Providence 9-9; Catholic 15-3
NO. 3 MALLARD CREEK 79, WEST CHARLOTTE 38
Mallard Creek 27 23 23 6 — 79
West Charlotte 14 6 10 8 — 38
MALLARD CREEK 79 — B. Easterling 3, M. Young 32, J. Stone 3, E. Stone 17, A. Biosse 2, L. Booker 16, O. Robertson 6
WEST CHARLOTTE 38 — L. Andrews 2, Kenya Grier 13, Paige Bowman 12, R. Simmons 2, A.Gray 5, K. Raymond 2, J. Withers 2
Notable: For Mallard Creek, junior Elle Stone had 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. Lili Booker had 16 points, eight assists.
NO. 4 CANNON SCHOOL 79, 1 of 1 PREP 70
Cannon School 20 15 33 11 — 79
1 of 1 Prep 11 19 30 — 70
Cannon School 79 — Khloe Thompson 25, Maya Mccorkle 16, Madison Drayton 16, Brooke Busby 13, Love 5, Morrow 4, Nakamura 3.
Records: Cannon School 16-7; 1 of 1 Prep 21-8
NO. 8 EAST LINCOLN 70, HICKORY 46
Hickory 8 10 11 17 — 46
East Lincoln 14 10 16 30 — 70
HICKORY 46 — Laken Powe 17, A. Sisk 8, Z. Robinson 7, L. Boyens 7, L. Bowman 3, S. Krenzel 2, Gambill 2
EAST LINCOLN 70 — Emma Montanari 31, Kiara Anderson 18, N. Atkins 6, L. Pethel 5, B. Miller 4, A. Hege 2, T. Thomas 2, M. Schmitz 2
Notable: For East Lincoln, Emma Montanari (31 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, one block), Kiara Anderson (18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals) and Abbie Hege (two points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, six steals, two blocks) had big games.
Records: Hickory 11-7; East Lincoln 17-1
NO. 9 NORTH MECKLENBURG 54, HOUGH 45
Hough 12 10 14 9 — 45
North Meck 10 16 18 10 — 54
HOUGH 45 — Kate Breault 14, Galombeck 9, Otto 6, Law 4, Jakubely 4, Zoerb 3, James 3, Jones 2
NORTH MECK 54 — Lenise Joesph 16, Bates 14, Reid 8, Knox 4, Hoover 4, Fullenwider 4, Rivera 2, Rowe 1, Johnson 1
Notables: For North Mecklenburg, freshman Lenise Joesph recorded her 12th double-double of the season in 18 games: 16 points, 10 rebounds.
Record: North Meck 15-3, 7-1
NO. 10 HICKORY RIDGE 59, AL BROWN 45
AL Brown 13 7 10 15 — 45
AL BROWN 45 — Faulkner 19, Flood 8, Grier 7, Stevens 5, Robinson 2, Gray 2, Bradley 2
HICKORY RIDGE 45 — M. Gidney 19, Leathers 12, S. Gidney 10, Duley 6, K. Woodward 5, Duley 5, Johnson 4, C. Woodward 3, Ritter 1
Notable: For Hickory Ridge, Ma-kaela Gidney had 19 points and four steals.
Records: AL Brown 10-9; Hickory Ridge 16-3
NO. 12 PROVIDENCE DAY 33, CHARLOTTE LATIN 19
Providence Day 5 3 18 7 — 33
Charlotte Latin 19 6 13 4 2 — 19
PROVIDENCE DAY 33 — Layla Clark 12 McClure 9 Levine 3 Swinson 4 Fyans 2 Stuart 3
CHARLOTTE LATIN 19 — Charlotte Tune 10 Achribauld 2 Nadeau 2 Piotrowski 5
NO. 13 ARDREY KELL 57, CUTHBERTSON 46
Ardrey Kell 12 8 19 18 — 57
Cuthbertson 7 14 9 16 — 46
ARDREY KELL 57 — Autumn Washington 21 Molly Burns 10 Layla Mapp 11 Karly Glahn 10 McCoy 5
CUTHBERTSON 46 — Mundy 14 Johnson 5 Beals 9 Rogers 11 Howell 7
Notable: Ardrey Kell’s Molly Burns scored her 1,000th career point in the game.
NO. 14 ROCK HILL SOUTH POINTE 82, CATAWBA RIDGE 31
South Pointe 24 24 23 11 — 82
Catawba Ridge 5 9 9 8 — 31
Notable: For South Pointe, Victoria Morris had 24 points, 10 rebounds, eight steals. JaNiya Cunningham had 18 points, nine rebounds and a block. Serenity Woods had 18 points, three rebounds, two assists.
CENTRAL CABARRUS 61, CARSON 15
Central: 10 19 14 12 — 61
Carson: 2 8 5 0 — 15
CENTRAL CABARRUS 61 — Kyra Lewis 23, Duncan 9, Arévalo 9, Burton 9, Martin 8, Pickett 3
CARSON 15 — Carpenter 6, Burlerson 3, Furr 2, Hedrick 2, Shannon 2
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 44, LINCOLN CHARTER 42
Community School 5 14 8 17 — 44
Lincoln Charter 10 5 15 12 — 42
COMMUNITY SCHOOL 44 — Tyler 14, Olivia 10, Aubrey 6, Scarlett 6, Blakely 3, Aubry 3, Alli 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 42 — Martha Guinle 12, Symphanie Stevens 11, Kallie Lusk 10, Samantha Ayres 7, Claire David 2
Record: Lincoln Charter 12-5
COX MILL 60, MOORESVILLE 16
Mooresville 4 4 4 4 — 16
Cox Mill 14 22 12 12 — 60
MOORESVILLE 16 — Lane 2, Crum 8, Wise-Smith 2, Lowe 4
COX MILL 60 — Jackson 3, Bacon 3, Bellamy 13, Gibson 9, Betz 6, Richardson 4, Farrell 9, Petter 2, Alexander 7
CREST 58, FORESTVIEW 44
Forestview 7 10 16 11 — 44
Crest 12 9 23 14 — 58
FORESTVIEW 44 — Megan Baker 11, Neely 8, Thompson 7, Riley 6, Phillips 5, Forgan 3, Anthony 2, Springs 2
CREST 58 — Freeman 12, Davis 13, Blackwell 11, Faulkner 9, Allen 7, Hayes 4, Smith 2
EAST MECKLENBURG 52, ROCKY RIVER 43
Rocky River 13 12 8 10 — 43
East Meck 12 11 20 9 — 52
ROCKY RIVER 43 — Mackenzie Michael 19, Montgomery 8, Nepay 6, Jorrett 3, Ne bantu 3, Overton 2, Shannon 2
EAST MECKLENBURG 52 — Jurnee Darling 20, Presense Downer 12, Mackenna Weisner 11, Ausman 4, Davis 3, Fakamus 2
Record: Rocky River 6-12, 1-6; East Mecklenburg 6-13, 1-6
NORTH IREDELL 60, STATESVILLE 15
North Lincoln 28 17 7 8 — 60
Statesville 1 2 6 6 — 15
Notable: For North Lincoln, Ally Smith had 14 points, four assists and three steals. Hailey Hagler had 12 points, three rebounds, and Reagan Karr had 10 points, two assists and two steals.
Records: North Lincoln 12-6; Statesville 2-16
PIEDMONT CHARTER 57, SUGAR CREEK 11
Piedmont 12 21 13 11 — 57
Sugar Creek: 5 1 0 5 — 11
PIEDMONT 57 — Bree Phillips 12, Lyric Brown 9, Addison Berry 7, Aubree Cammer 6, Aniyah Jones 5, Evie East 5, Allasha Houser 4, Malacai Brown 4, Celeste Cobb 4, Julianna East 1
SUGAR CREEK 11 — Allure Bishop 4, Taylor Thompson 3, Hannah Mallette 2, Infiniti Green 2
SOUTH POINT 55, ASHBROOK 31
South Point 13 18 9 15 — 55
Ashbrook 4 6 14 7 — 31
SOUTH POINT 55 — Amya Graham 19, Maddie Frank 7, Dajshia Foust 7, Lexi Birtwistle 7, Claire Frank 6, Lauren French 4, Claire Hux 3, Tayler Culbertson 2
ASHBROOK 31 — D. Hardin 14, A. McDowell 8, C. Morales 7, J. Sumpter 2
Notable: For South Point, Amya Graham recorded her 16th double-double in 18 games with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Dajshia Foust had seven points, six rebounds. Lexi Birtwistle and Claire Frank both had three rebounds and three steals.
WEST CABARRUS 43, SOUTH IREDELL 40
West Cabarrus 23 10 3 7 — 43
South Iredell 13 9 6 12 — 40
WEST CABARRUS 43 — Tyler Collins 15, Kaiya Bond 12, Shariah White 10, Simmons 1, McNeill 5
SOUTH IREDELL 40 — Daria Fink 19, Kayden Johnson, Bradford 1, Humm 5
Notable: For West Cabarrus, senior Tyler Collins had 15 points and eight steals. Kiaya Bond added 12 points, five steals and nine rebounds. Shariah White had 10 points, seven steals and six rebounds.
PHOTOS: Rocky River girls at East Meck
Saturday’s schedule
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Metrolina Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
Nonconference
Cannon School at Carmel Christian, 4 (boys)
Myers Park at A.C. Reynolds (girls, 1; boys, 2:30)
Northside Christian at Victory Christian (girls, 12:30; boys, 2)
Oak Hill (VA) Regional at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)
Rabun Gap School (VA) at Covenant Day, 2:30 (boys)
Winston-Salem Christian at Providence Day, 1 (girls)
Davidson Day at Providence Day, 2:30 (boys)
United Faith Christian vs. Milton (GA), in Longhorn Steakhouse 5-Star Classic, at Milton, GA, 8 (boys)
United Faith Christian at Legacy Early College (SC), 1:30 (girls)
S.C. Region 3 4A
Lancaster at South Pointe (girls, 5; boys, 6:30)
Sunday
No games scheduled
