High School girls basketball rewind: No. 3 Mallard Creek, No. 7 Myers Park get wins
Coverage of Friday’s girls basketball action in the Charlotte region. Scroll down:
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Friday’s #BIG5 girls top performers
Kiara Anderson, East Lincoln: Anderson had 25 points, eight steals, four rebounds in a 70-19 win over Lincolnton.
Lili Booker, Mallard Creek: Booker, a Cannon School transfer, had 24 points, eight steals, two assists and a rebound in a 69-14 win over East Forsyth. Booker scored her 1,000th career point in the win.
Molly Burns, Ardrey Kell: The Knights’ star had a game-high 25 points in a 75-4 win over Hopewell.
Alaina Griffin, Metrolina Christian: In a 56-45 win over Westminster Catawba, Griffin tied her career-high with 39 points to go with six steals and five rebounds
Jerin Truesdale, Myers Park: The Mustangs’ star had 12 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in a 70-52 win over Cuthbertson.
Friday’s box scores
▪ Sweet 16 rankings included
NO. 3 MALLARD CREEK 68, EAST FORSYTH 14
Mallard Creek 37 9 17 6 — 69
East Forsyth 0 7 4 3 — 14
MALLARD CREEK 69 — Lili Booker 24, Jazmeen Stone 17, My’AsiaYoung 11, Robertson 6, Easterling 5, Biosse 2, McGuire 2, Horne 2
EAST FORSYTH 14 — Tswii 3, Bethea 4, Hill 2, Booth 3, Muse 2
Notable: Lili Booker, Senior, finished with the 24 points, surpassing the 1,000 point mark for her career. She also had eight steals, two assists and a rebound. Sophomore Jazmeen Stone finished with 17 points, four steals, three assists. Sophomore My’Asia Young had 11 points, six steals, six rebounds, three assists.
Record: Mallard Creek 3-2
NO. 7 MYERS PARK 70, CUTHBERTSON 52
Cuthbertson 5 20 13 14 — 52
Myers Park 12 29 18 23— 70
CUTHBERTSON 52 — Christian Mundy 11, Ava Beals 15, Johnson 7, Willie 3, Soler 2, Waeghe 5, Rogers 2, Howell 7
MYERS PARK 70 — Amani Barner 22, Jerin Truesdale 12, Evelyn Jimenez-Willis 12, Wilson 7, McDaniel 4, Lassiter 5, Evers 2, Thomason 6
Records: Cuthbertson 1-4, Myers Park 5-0
Notes: Jerin Truesdale had a double double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Evelyn Jimenez-Willis also had a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Amani Barner led the way with 22 points and 5 rebounds.
NO. 9 EAST LINCOLN 70, LINCOLNTON 19
Lincolnton 4 5 8 2 — 19
East Lincoln 33 11 14 12 — 70
LINCOLNTON 19 — N. Johnson 5, C. Tillman 5, C. De Los Santos 4, A. Armstrong 3, S. Rhyne 2
EAST LINCOLN 70 — Kiara Anderson 25, Emma Montanari 12, Nevaeh Atkins 10, A. Hege 9, L. Pethel 8, M. Matz 2, T. Thomas 2, M. Schmitz 2
Noteables: Kiara Anderson 25 pts, 8 steals, 7 assists, 4 rebs. Emma Monatanari 12 pts, 7 rebs, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks.
Records: LHS: (1-2, 0-0) Next Game vs Avery County 12/ 5/23; ELHS: (3-0, 0-0) Next vs Stuart Cramer 12/5/23
NO. 13 PROVIDENCE DAY 42, RAVENSCROFT 30
Providence Day 11 4 13 14 — 42
Ravenscroft 6 4 11 9 — 30
PROVIDENCE DAY 42 — Katelyn Ramsden 14 Layla Clark 10 McClure 9 UpDyke 4 Nowlin 2 Levine 3
RAVENSCROFT 30 — Zoe Adams 17 Mason 7 Nargassans 1 Croin 3 Mitchell 2
PDS Record: 4-4
ARDREY KELL 75 HOPEWELL 4
Ardrey Kell 30 25 15 5 — 75
Hopewell 2 2 0 0 — 4
ARDREY KELL 75 — Molly Burns 25, Autumn Washington 13, Glahn 8, Adarkwah 7, Stone 6, McCoy 4, Keenan 4, Sahayaraj 4, Fleck 2, Mapp 2
HOPEWELL 4– Troutman 2, Osborne 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 48, EAST ROWAN 27
Central Cabarrus 12 12 10 14 — 48
East Rowan 2 10 9 6 — 27
CENTRAL CABARRUS 48 — Kyra Lewis 17, Jalayah Ray 12, Burton 8, Cruz 4, Blanchard 3, Pickett 2
EAST ROWAN 27 — Waddell 6, Klutz 4, Church 3, Featherstone 3, Collins 3, Marshall 2
Notable: Central was led by seniors Kyra Lewis (17 points, nine rebounds), Jalayah Ray (12 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Daniyah Burton (eight points, 15 rebounds). Central plays Cox Mill Saturday at 4 pm in Cabco Classic
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 48, ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 42
CCDS 19 24 9 14 — 66
South Charlotte 1 2 0 15 — 18
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 66 — Olive Bigham 11 Sam Vanderhave 10, Blythe 9, C Smith 9, Turner 4, Starnes 4
Asheville School 42 -- Ryan Hernandez 22, Alisha Watkins 10, Aparicio 6, Cutshaw 4
CCDS 5-1
Asheville 2-1
GARINGER 45, WEST CHARLOTTE 36
GARINGER 45 — MIsa Garris 26, Dillard 5, Davis 5, Gates 4, Wilson 3
Notable: Misa Garris (26 points, seven rebounds, seven steals, three blocks), Hawh Donzo (13 rebounds) and Jakayla Gates (10 rebounds) as Garinger improved to 5-0. Garinger plays against Hopewell Saturday at Ardrey Kell.
HIGHLAND TECH 35, BRADFORD PREP 28
HIGHLAND TECH 35 — Reese Thomas 12, Addie McCraw 10, Akela Taylor 7
BRADFORD PREP 28 — R. Feliciano 8
Records: Highland Tech 3-0, Bradford Prep 3-1
Notable: Highland’s Addie McGraw had 10 points, 14 rebounds
MARVIN RIDGE 58, STUART CRAMER 49
Marvin Ridge 5 18 17 18 — 58
Stuart Cramer 10 2 17 20. —49
MARVIN RIDGE 58 — Lenahan 13, Schindler 12, Chepul 10, Briggs 6, Robitaille 6, Edwards 6, Douglas 4, Sheridan 1
STUART CRAMER 49 — Holland 29, Barajas 7, Womack 5, Lee 4
Record: Marvin Ridge 3-0
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 56, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 45
METROLINA 56 — Alaina Griffin 39 Kate Harter 7 Jenna Carlson 4 Ella Lederer 2 Hanna Crowe 2 Dianne Mullinax 2
WESTMINSTER 45 — Leah Ross 17 Myana Fore 16 Caidyn Campbell 5 Natalia Salas 4 Bella Snerer 3
Records: MCA 4-1, WCCC 3-1
Notable: Alaina Griffin ties her career high with 39 points, six steals and five rebounds.
NORTH LINCOLN 69, MOORESVILLE 43
Mooresville 9 6 17 11 — 43
North Lincoln 17 20 19 13 — 69
MOORESVILLE 43 — Gia Lowe 9 pts (soph), Kuira Burgette 8 pts (soph), and Cadence Lane 8 pts (Jr)
Notable: In her first game on the Varsity level as a Lady Blue Devil, Kuira Burgette scored 8 points, the second most on the team.
Record: North Lincoln 3-0, Mooresville 1-4
PROVIDENCE 58, HARDING 18
Providence 18 21 16 3 — 58
Harding 5 0 8 5 — 18
Providence 58 — Lindsay Nolan 19, Delanie HIll 18, Julia Skinner 9, Rachel Roberts 4, Marlee Whitten 2, Zoe Braversman 2, Zamiyah Brooks 2, sabella Hall 1, Noelle Williams 1.
Harding 18 — D’Aoja 4, Da’Miya 3, Johnta 2, Paris 4, Tymu 4, Mariah 1
Record: Providence 2-2. Harding 0-3.
WEST ROWAN 93, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 11
LNC 4 2 5 0 — 11
WR 30 30 22 11 — 93
Thursday’s box scores
NO. 1 INDEPENDENCE 66, NO. 10 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 41
Independence 21 22 13 10 — 66
South Mecklenburg 7 8 9 17 — 41
INDEPENDENCE (5-0) 66 — Kamryn Kitchen 24, Kaylee Carson 20, C. Moss 8, Brimmer 4, Haley 3, Worthey 3, Muhammad 2, H. Moss 2
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 41 — K. Hensley 14, M. Davis 10, Williams 4, Heaslet 4, Kluttz 3, Brown 2, Maclean-Voltz 2, Farah 2
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 42, PROVIDENCE CLASSICAL 25
WCCS 12 14 12 4 — 42
Providence 5 5 1 15 — 25
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 42 — Myana Fore 18, Alyssa Robinson 6, Bella Sherer 5, Leah Ross 5, Natalia Salas 4, Kaylani LaDay 4
PROVIDENCE 25 — E. Lambert 12, M. Loose 11, E. Kahalewica 1, A. Lambert 1
Key games to watch
(games arranged by scheduled start time)
(won-loss records are as of midweek)
Saturday
(girls) Ardrey Kell (3-1) vs. No. 12 Indian Land (1-2), in Hickory Tavern/Chick-fil-A Classic at Ardrey Kell, 4:30 p.m. – This is part of a two-day event (Friday and Saturday), featuring two boys’ and two girls’ games at Ardrey Kell. Ardrey Kell’s Molly Burns is averaging nearly 20 points a game, and Autumn Washington is pulling down 10 rebounds per contest. Indian Land is a team of the future, with eight sophomores, two freshmen and an eighth-grader on the roster. Amelia Williams and Skylar Young each averaged more than 10 points a game last season.
(girls) No. 7 Myers Park (4-0) vs. No. 8 North Mecklenburg (3-0), in Title IX Classic at Myers Park, 5 p.m. – The Mustangs and Vikings meet in the finale of a three-game Saturday session. Myers Park has four starters back from a 21-win team, led by SoMeck 4A Player of the Year Jerin Truesdale (13.7 ppg). North Mecklenburg won 27 last season and has several returning regulars, but it’s a newcomer, 6-0 Lenise Joseph, who is getting attention. She has several Division 1 offers.
(boys) No. 1 Myers Park vs. Word of God, in Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at First Flight High, 7:30 p.m. – On Friday night, Myers Park will face a big, fast opponent in John Marshall. On Saturday, the Mustangs face a smaller but equally fast foe. Wod of God is led by 6-3 guards Trevor Best (25 ppg) and Howard Tre-Herbert (13 ppg). This is the next-to-last game on a lengthy Saturday schedule at First Flight High.
(boys) No. 3 Central Cabarrus (1-0) vs. West Cabarrus (0-2), in CabCo Classic at Cox Mill, 8:30 p.m. – With 6-10 Joshua Dalton and several returning starters from a 32-0 state title team, Central Cabarrus figures to be a big favorite in this finale of the eight-game CabCo Classic for Cabarrus County teams. But it will be a chance for West Cabarrus’ standout 6-3 wing, Gianni Vines, to show his stuff. Vines averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game last season.
This weekend’s schedule
Saturday
Battle at the Rock
(at Rock Hill)
North Augusta vs. Blacksburg, 11:30 a.m. (girls)
Andrew Jackson vs. North Augusta, 1
South Pointe vs. South Florence, 2:30
Augusta (GA) Christian vs. Indian Land, 4
United Faith Christian vs. Wilson, 5:30
Gray Collegiate vs. Christ School, 7
Covenant Day vs. Keenan, 8:30
Cabco Classic
(at Cox Mill)
(girls) Mount Pleasant vs. Concord, 10 a.m.
(boys) Mount Pleasant vs. Northwest Cabarrus, 11:30 a.m.
(girls) Northwest Cabarrus vs. Hickory Ridge, 1
(boys) Hickory Ridge vs. Jay M. Robinson, 2:30
(girls) Central Cabarrus vs. Cox Mill, 4
(boys) Cox Mill vs. Concord, 5:30
(boys) West Cabarrus vs. Jay M. Robinson, 7
(boys) Central Cabarrus vs. West Cabarrus, 8:30
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic/Asheville
(at Asheville)
Weddington vs. Thomas Jefferson Academy, 3 (girls)
Weddington vs. Thomas Jefferson Academy, 4:30 (boys)
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic/Outer Banks (boys)
(at First Flight High)
Peninsula Catholic (VA) vs. Hertford County, 9 a.m.
Wilson Prep vs. Catholic (VA), 10:30 a.m.
Greenfield School vs. Landstown (VA), noon
The Burlington School vs. Blue Ridge (VA), 1:30
Cannon School vs. Millbrook, 3
Richmond Senior vs. John Marshall (VA), 4:30
Moravian Prep vs. Belfield (VA) St. Anne’s, 6
Myers Park vs. Word of God, 7:30
First Flight vs. Kinston, 9
Hickory Tavern/Chick-fil-A Classic
(at Ardrey Kell)
(girls) Hopewell vs. Garinger, 3
(girls) Ardrey Kell vs. Indian Land, 4:30
(boys) Charlotte Catholic vs. Comenius School, 6:30
(boys) Christ the King vs. Ardrey Kell, 8
PEM Diamonds Classic (girls)
(at United Faith Christian)
Hopewell vs. Garinger, 2
Victory Christian vs. Legion Collegiate (SC), 3:30
United Faith Christian vs. Quality Education, 5
Phenom Tyler Lewis Hoopsfest (boys)
(at Forsyth Country Day)
Chatham Charter vs. West Stokes, noon
Bishop McGuinness vs. Calvary Day, 1:30
High Point Christian vs. Woodberry Forest (VA), 3
Greensboro Day vs. Southern Durham, 4:30
Chambers vs. Caldwell Academy, 6
Forsyth Country Day vs. Orange, 7:30
N.C. GB vs. Kings Forest (VA), 9
Queen City Classic (girls)
(at West Charlotte)Cannon School vs. Sun Valley, 2
South Pointe vs. Cuthbertson, 3:30
Berry Academy vs. Winston-Salem Christian, 5
Olympic vs. West Charlotte, 6:30
Title IX Classic (girls)
(at Myers Park)
A.C. Reynolds vs. Lake Norman, 2
South Pointe vs. Cuthbertson, 3:30
Myers Park vs. North Mecklenburg, 5
Mecklenburg nonconference
Butler at Hart County (GA), noon
Cary Academy at Carmel Christian, 1:30 (boys)
Charlotte Country Day vs. Rabun School (GA), at UNC Asheville (girls, noon; boys, 1:30)
Charlotte Latin at Ravenscroft School (girls, 1; boys, 2:30)
Combine Academy vs. Oak Cliff (VA) Family Academy, in Marshall County (KY) Hoopsfest (boys)
Concord Academy at Asheville Christian (girls, 1; boys, 2:30)
Martinsville (VA) at Rocky River (girls, 3; boys, 5)
Providence Day at Durham Academy (girls, noon; boys, 1:30)
Surry Homeschool at South Charlotte Thunder, 5 (girls)
