Here are the Jacksonville area high school top performers for Jan. 23-28
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Here are the area’s top high school performers from Jan. 23-28. Top performers are based off the results sent in by coaches.
Saturday
Boys wrestling
Carter Duhon, Southwest: At 113, Duhon defeated Louisburg’s Brandon Raya via a 9-0 major decision in a 68-12 first-round playoff team win and earned a pin over his Webb opponent in a 60-18 second-round win.
Peter Hoult, Southwest: At 285, Hoult pinned Louisburg’s Elijah Dixon in 1:10 and pinned Webb’s Antonio Alston.
Jensen Miller, Southwest: At 132, Miller pinned Louisburg’s Melvin Ortiz in one minute and at 138, pinned Webb’s Tristan’s Younkin.
Jason Rodriguez, Southwest: At 182, Rodriguez pinned Louisburg’s Zachary Castaneda in 3:14 and also pinned Webb’s Nichlas Harris.
Tanner Whitehead, Southwest: At 195, Whitehead pinned Louisburg’s Jaeden Kearny in 20 seconds and pinned Webb’s Nate Brewer.
Brayden Cline, Swansboro: At 220, Cline pinned Westover’s Julian Clifton in 4:47 in a 60-24 first-round playoff team win and won via a 9-0 major decision over Person’s Gavin Jones in a 50-12 second-round win.
Tyler Cowell, Swansboro: At 126, Cowell pinned Westover’s Diego Lopez in 34 seconds and pinned Person’s Dior Burns in 34 seconds.
Ayden Goodman, Swansboro: At 120, Goodman pinned Westover’s Ayonna McNeil in 1:28 and defeated Person’s Christian Lemaire 9-8.
Jacob McEwen, Swansboro: At 170, McEwen pinned Westover’s NaZiah Rice in 3:10 and at 182, defeated Person’s Malakai New man 3-2.
Klint Rhude, Swansboro: At 145, Rhude pinned Westover’s Jose Ortiz in 1:52 and pinned Person’s Ryan Dollar in 44 seconds.
Paul Vaught, Swansboro: At 106, Vaught pinned Westover’s Connor Dean in two minutes and pinned Person’s Fabian Rivera in 1:56.
Theodore Yager, Swansboro: At 152, Yager pinned Westover’s Braydon Forehand in four minutes and at 160, pinned Person’s Easton McLain in 1:57.
Friday
Boys basketball
Luke Green, Croatan: The junior had 13 points and five rebounds in a 62-56 win over Dixon.
Trey Jones, Croatan: The sophomore had 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Holden Martin, Croatan: The junior had 10 points, three steals and two rebounds.
Jayden Butler, Northside: The senior had 10 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in a 61-54 loss to J.H. Rose.
Jordan Johnson, Northside: The senior had nine points and eight rebounds.
Savion Pepper, Northside: The junior had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Xavier Ritter, Northside: The sophomore had 22 points and three steals.
Jamison Avila, White Oak: The sophomore scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter in a 62-55 win over West Carteret.
C.J. Jackson, White Oak: The sophomore scored 16 points.
Zack Noel, White Oak: The junior scored 16 points.
Girls basketball
Neely McMannen, Croatan: The freshman scored 13 points in a 37-30 loss to Dixon.
Mykenzie Langston, Dixon: The junior had six points and five steals in a 37-30 win over Croatan.
Addi O’Brien, Dixon: The junior had four points and six steals.
Courtney Silance, Dixon: The sophomore had seven points and 12 rebounds.
Oriyanna Galloway, Southwest: The sophomore had nine points, five steals, three rebounds and three assists in a 70-34 win over Kinston.
Yamore Hardison, Southwest: The junior had 13 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Armani Reid, Southwest: The senior had 27 points, nine assists, five rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Jayma Avila, White Oak: The senior scored eight points in a 45-27 loss to West Carteret.
Thursday
Boys basketball
Derrick Benbow, Living Water Christian: The junior had 20 points, three rebounds and three assists in a 99-85 loss to New Life Christian.
Bo Koebbe, Living Water Christian: The junior had 11 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
Dino Loyd, Living Water Christian: The sophomore had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Christopher Marshburn, Living Water Christian: The senior had 18 points and four rebounds.
Ireione Seright, Living Water Christian: The junior had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Rue Chapman, Southwest: The sophomore had 21 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks in a 62-59 win over East Duplin.
Quaydon Holder, Southwest: The sophomore had 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Jermaine Cunningham, Swansboro: The sophomore had 14 points and five rebounds in an 81-56 win over Croatan.
Jeremiah Eubanks, Swansboro: The senior scored 21 points.
Girls basketball
Ginger Hayden, Croatan: The senior scored 14 points, including two free throws with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, in a 34-33 win over Swansboro.
Oriyanna Galloway, Southwest: The sophomore had 10 points, five rebounds and four steals in a 47-25 win over East Duplin.
Yamorie Hardison, Southwest: The junior had 10 points eight steals, five rebounds and four assists.
Armani Reid, Southwest: The senior had 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks.
Ashlynn Cook, Swansboro: The junior scored 10 points in a 34-33 overtime loss to Croatan.
Erica Johnson, Swansboro: The senior scored 13 points.
Girls wrestling
Angelica Steffy, Croatan: Steffy won via a 12-0 major decision over Swansboro’s Sophia Sutton to win the first-place match in the 138-pound division in the NCHSAA Eastr Regional championships at Havelock.
Anabel Rodriguez, Dixon: Rodriguez defeated Trask’s Kelly Sanchez via a pin in 231 to win the first-place match of the 120-pound weight class to help the Bulldogs finish second in the team competition.
Maggie Milbery, Swansboro: Milbery defeated Millbrook’s Lara Gonzales 3-0 in the 145 first-place match to help the Pirates finish fifth in the team standings.
Tuesday
Boys basketball
Amaree Barber, Jacksonville: The junior scored 13 points in a 62-53 win over New Bern.
Michael Carlock, Jacksonville: The junior scored 16 points.
Ra-Shawn Echols, Jacksonville: The sophomore scored 13 points.
Michael Tate, Northside: The senior had 10 points and six rebounds in a 48-34 loss to D.H. Conley.
Girls basketball
Azumi Oka, Jacksonville: The junior scored 18 points in a 51-47 victory over New Bern.
Kelize Valez-Galan, Jacksonville: The sophomore scored 17 points.
Wrestling
Robert Alexander, White Oak: Alexander earned a 15-2 major decision over West Carteret’s Bryce May at 120 in the Vikings’ 39-35 loss to the Patriots.
Drache Gooch, White Oak: Gooch defeated West Carteret’s John Schulz via a 9-1 major decision at 160.
Jayden Nickleberry, White Oak: Nickleberry defeated West Carteret’s Ashton McRoberts 6-3 at 170.
Jeffrey Owens, White Oak: Owens pinned West Carteret’s Braden Reynolds in 1:56 at 145.
Gavin Wolfe, White Oak: Wolfe pinned West Carteret’s Isaac McPherson in 5:08 in 285.
Monday
Boys basketball
Dylan Bass, Liberty Christian: The senior had 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 62-59 loss to John Paul II Catholic.
Zayne Robinson, Liberty Christian: The senior had 16 points and six rebounds.
Tayvion Tangiora, Liberty Christian: The sophomore had 14 points and seven rebounds.
DJ Benbow, Living Water Christian: The junior had 24 points, five assists and four rebounds in a 70-32 victory over Greenville Christian.
Bo Koebbe, Living Water Christian: The junior had 13 points, 13 rebounds and four assist.
Christopher Marshburn, Living Water Christian: The senior had 11 points and three assists.
Dashaun Hooker, Richlands: The senior scored 17 points in a 61-54 loss to Swansboro.
Rue Chapman, Southwest: The sophomore had 18 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks in an 86-72 win over North Lenoir.
Kendall Faulkner, Southwest: The junior had 19 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
Isaiah Sudlow, Southwest: The senior had 28 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Jeremiah Eubanks, Swansboro: The senior scored 24 points in a 61-54 win over Richlands.
Ray Mitchell, Swansboro: The senior scored 17 points.
Girls basketball
Unique Castillo, Living Water Christian: The senior had 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 58-17 victory over Greenville Christian.
Ella Sheegog, Living Water Christian: The senior had 11 points and four rebounds.
Ma’Nyah Thomas-Wilson, Living Water Christian: The senior had 19 points and seven rebounds.
Yamorie Hardison, Southwest: The junior scored 18 points in a 68-48 win over North Lenoir.
Armani Reid, Southwest: The senior scored 35 points.
Ashlynn Cook, Swansboro: The junior scored 13 points in a 50-25 win over Richlands.
Erica Johnson, Swansboro: The senior scored 11 points.
Chris Miller can be contacted via email at cmiller@jdnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @jdnsports.
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