Tuesday’s girls’ basketball rewind: Central Cabarrus rolls past South Rowan
The Central Cabarrus girls’ high school basketball team won its third straight game Tuesday, beating South Rowan, 68-48, on the road.
Central Cabarrus (11-7, 7-3 South Piedmont 3A) led 20-12 after the first quarter and 28-18 at halftime.
The Vikings suffered a three-game losing streak in late December into January, but since then have found their stride, winning five of six.
On Tuesday, Kyra Lewis had 23 points, seven steals and five rebounds. Teammate Jahnae Duncan added 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six steals for Central Cabarrus.
South Rowan (3-13, 1-8) was led by 10 points from Kynlee Dextraze.
Monday/Tuesday #BIG5 top performers
Kaiya Bond, West Cabarrus: In Monday’s 66-52 win over A.L. Brown, Bond, a sophomore, had 26 points, five rebounds and five steals.
Lauren Farrell, Cox Mill: In a 56-33 win over South Iredell, Farrell had 20 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
Chai James, Olympic: In Monday’s 46-31 win over Berry, James had a career-high 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Jaida McClure, Providence Day: In a 59-47 win over Charlotte Country Day, McClure was 18-of-19 from the free throw line and scored a career-high 35 points.
Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic: In a 59-33 win over 1A state power Bishop McGuinness, the UNC recruit had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
Tuesday’s box scores
▪ Observer Sweet 16 rankings listed
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 74, MOORESVILLE 27
Lake Norman 26 14 21 13 — 74
Mooresville 7 9 4 7 — 27
LAKE NORMAN 74 — Alexis Shehan 24, Samantha Shehan 16, Kelsey Rhyne 14, Kendyll Moore 8, Kaylee Ellis 7, Addison Sirianni 5
MOORESVILLE 27 - Lowe 8, Lane 6, Staub 5, Harrell 4, Burgetye 2, Wise-Smith 2
Record: Lake Norman 15-1
NO. 2 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 59, BISHOP MCGUINNESS 33
Catholic 14 15 18 12 – 59
Bishop 9 6 12 6 – 33
CATHOLIC 59 – Blanca Thomas 24, Maggie Kernodle 13, Gracyn Gough 9, Fava 7, McKain 4, Byron 2, Tucker 2
BISHOP MCGUINNESS 33 – Adelaide Jernigan 11, Wagoner 7, Moore 4, Heafner 3, Aho 3, Sullivan 3, Stone 2
Records: Catholic 14-3, Bishop 13-3
Notable: Blanca Thomas had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks for Catholic.
NO. 4 CANNON SCHOOL 70, CHARLOTTE LATIN 39
Cannon School 15 20 26 9 — 70
Charlotte Latin 9 6 16 8 — 39
Cannon School 70 — Madison Drayton 14, Maya Mccorkle 13, Kierra Morrow 15, Khloe Thompson 11, Hina Nakamura 7, Aniah Love 4, Brooke Busby 3, Caylyn Larkins 3
Charlotte Latin 39 — Neely Hume 11, Archibald 8, Tune 6, McMahan 4, Hutchinson 4, Wallace 4, Piotrowski 2
Records: Cannon School 15-7; Charlotte Latin 11-8
NO. 6 MYERS PARK 56, BERRY 20
Myers Park 16 15 12 12 — 56
Berry 5 7 15 5 — 20
MYERS PARK 56 — Jerin Truesdale 17, Amani Barner 10, Lassiter 6, Evers 5, McDaniel 4, Wilson 6, Thomason 2, Holcomb 4, Jimenez-Willis 2
Records: Myers Park 18-0; Berry 2-13
NO. 8 EAST LINCOLN 88, NORTH LINCOLN 68
East Lincoln 26 14 19 29 — 88
North Lincoln 22 15 11 20 — 68
EAST LINCOLN 88 — Kiara Anderson 33, Emma Montanari 30, L. Pethel 9, T. Thomas 9, A. Hege 7
NORTH LINCOLN 68 —Ashlyn Black 17, Addison Grice 13, Ally Smith 13, Hailey Hagler 16, M. Black 5, B. Custer 4
Noteable: East Lincoln hit 15 3-points shots and had 22 steals. Kiara Anderson (33 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, two steals), Emma Montanari (30 points, eight rebounds, seven steals, three assists, three blocks), Taniyah Thomas (nine points, seven steals, six assists), Lane Pethel (nine points, nine rebounds) and Abbie Hege (seven points, 10 rebounds, six steals, five assists) all had big games.
Records: East Lincoln 16-1, 7-0; North Lincoln 11-6, 3-4
NO. 10 HICKORY RIDGE 61, WEST CABARRUS 35
West Cabarrus 3 8 12 12 — 35
Hickory Ridge 13 20 17 11 — 61
WEST CABARRUS 35 — Collins 12, White 11, Dandridge 4, Bond 4, Jackson 2, Simmons 2
HICKORY RIDGE 61 — Leathers 17, M.Gidney 16, S. Gidney 10, Ritter 9, Duley 4, K. Woodward 3, Johnson 2
Notable: For Hickory Ridge, Sheree Gidney grabbed her 500th career rebound. Amya Leathers had 17 points and seven assists, and Makaela Gidney had 16 points and four steals.
Records: West Cabarrus 9-8; Hickory Ridge 15-2
NO. 12 PROVIDENCE DAY 59, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 47
Providence Day 10 19 14 16 — 59
Country Day 13 14 12 8 — 47
PROVIDENCE DAY 59 — Jaida McClure 35, Clark 8, UpDyke 3, Ramsden 3, Levine 6, Swinson 4
COUNTRY DAY 47 — Sam Vanderhave 11, Olive Bigham 10, Blythe 9, Britton 2, L. Smith 9, C.Smith 6
Record Providence Day 16-6
NO. 14 ROCK HILL SOUTH POINTE 90, YORK 8
South Pointe 36 24 15 15 — 90
York 8 0 0 0 — 8
Notable: For South Pointe, Victoria Morris had 21 points, five steals, four rebounds. JaNiya Cunningham had 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals.
BESSEMER CITY 73, EAST GASTON 33
Bessemer City 24 19 19 11 — 73
East Gaston 10 9 8 6 — 33
Notable: For Bessemer City, Tionna Pettus (29 points, 13 rebounds, eight steals, four assists) and Kionna Pettus (27 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, nine steals, six blocks) and Imani Rhodes (17 points, 14 rebounds, four steals) had big games.
CENTRAL CABARRUS 68, SOUTH ROWAN 48
CCHS: 20 8 20 20 — 68
SRHS: 12 6 14 16 — 48
CENTRAL CABARRUS 68 — Kyra Lewis 23, Jahnae Duncan 16, Burton 8, Cruz 6, Blanchard 6, Pickett 2, Arévalo 2, Martin 4, Hill 1
SOUTH ROWAN 48 — Kynlee Dextrase 10, Alston 8, Krieg 8, Pharr 6
COX MILL 56, SOUTH IREDELL 33
Cox Mill 15 12 14 15 — 56
South Iredell 12 7 10 4 — 33
COX MILL 56 — Bacon 3, Williams 11, Bellamy 4, Betz 3, Richardson 6, Farrell 20, Alexander 9
SOUTH IREDELL 33 — Duchinski 1, Humphrey 5, Johnson 16, Bradford 2, Fink 7 Humm 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 64, CORVIAN COMMUNITY 30
Lincoln Charter 20 18 14 12 — 64
Corvian Comm. 4 6 11 09 — 30
LINCOLN CHARTER 64 — Symphanie Stevens 16, Martha Guinle 16, Kallie Lusk 8, Taylor Riggenbach 8, Brenna Barbier 5, Kate Lesniak 3, Tyler Beller 2, Samantha Ayres 2, Claire David 2, Lillie Merrill 2
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 30 — C. Wheatley 8, E. Johnson 7, A. Kimble 7, P. Church 4, V. Sandiford 2, C. Langley 2
Record, Lincoln Charter 12-4, 5-1
PROVIDENCE 60, GARINGER 29
Providence 23 20 12 5 — 60
Garinger 4 3 10 12 — 29
PROVIDENCE 60 — Delanie Hill 30, Marlee Whitten 9, Rachel Roberts 2, Lindsay Nolan 10, Noelle Williams 9
Garinger 29 — K. Grier 2, J. Dillard 2, M. Garris 12, K Garvin 2, K. Kelly 6, Z. Davis 3, I. Patterson 2
Notable: For Providence, Lindsay Nolan had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Marlee Whitten had nine points, 11 rebounds.
Record: Providence 9-8
SOUTH POINT 64, NORTH GASTON 24
South Point 23 17 16 8 — 64
North Gaston 5 10 5 4 — 24
SOUTH POINT 64 — Amya Graham 27, Dajshia Foust 7, Jossilyn Wallace 6, Claire Hux 6, Tayler Culbertson 5, Lexi Birtwistle 4, Maddie Frank 3, Claire Frank 2, Lauren French 2, Annie Risk 2
NORTH GASTON 24 — Jaleila Littlejohn 18, Brooklyn Stinson 3, Diamond Jackson 3
Notable: For South Point, Amya Graham had 27 points, 10 rebounds. Lexi Birtwistle had 10 assists. Dajshia Foust added six rebounds and six steals. Every South Point player scored.
STUART CRAMER 65, FORESTVIEW 56
Forestview 17 13 9 17 — 56
Cramer 21 9 15 20 — 65
FORESTVIEW 56 — Tralyn Phillips 16, Miangel Thompson 15, Neely 9, Riley 8, Springs 6, Baker 2
CRAMER 65 — Oshauna Holland 25, Lauren Humphrey 17, Hadley Womack 10, Lee 6, McDowell 4, Hall 2, Franklin 1
Forestview 12-5 overall 4-3 Big South host Crest Friday.
Notable: For Forestview, Miangel Thompson had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists; Blair Riley had eight points, six rebounds two blocks; and Tralyn Phillips had 16 points, five steals.
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 49, HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN 46
Westminster Catawba 0 19 6 15 9 — 49
Hickory Grove 14 5 12 9 6— 46
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 49 — Bella Sherer 7, Leah Ross 13, Natalia Salas 5, Myana Fore 22, Colclough Graham 2
HICKORY GROVE 46 — L Feaster 13, G Libby 11, M Williams 8, T Frazier 10, E Haigler 2, S Blazi 2
Notables: Westminster was down 14-0 after the first quarter but rallied. Bella Sherer’s two free throws at the end of regulation forced overtime, when Westminster won the game. It was Westminster’s first win over Hickory Grove in at least 19 years.
Record: Westminster Catawba 16-8
Monday’s box scores
OLYMPIC 46, BERRY 31
Olympic 11 11 14 10 — 46
Berry 5 1 15 9 — 31
OLYMPIC 46 — Arianna Shaw 8, Barri Terry 9, Chai James 16, Jasmyn Ashbourne 10, Zhilayzia Collins 2, Qiyamah Muhammad 1
BERRY 31 — Hall 2, Miller 9, Coleman 3, Long 1, Green 9
Note: For Olympic, Chai James had career-high 16 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.
Record: Olympic 10-6.
WEST CABARRUS 66, A.L. BROWN 52
West Cabarrus 21 18 10 17 — 66
AL Brown 17 8 13 14 — 52
WEST CABARRUS 66 — Kaiya Bond 26, Tyler Collins 20, Simmons 9, White 8, Brown 2, Sandidge 1
AL BROWN 52 — Sadie Faulkner 18, Yanni F. 11, Trinity R. 10, R’mani 9, Laci G. 4
Notable: For West Cabarrus, sophomore Kaiya Bond had 26 points, five steals and five rebounds. Senior Tyler Collins had 20 points, three assists, three rebounds and three steals.
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 44 BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN 26
Westminster Catawba 14 7 11 12 — 44
Burlington 0 10 8 8 — 26
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 44 -- Bella Sherer 4, Leah Ross 14, Natalia Salas 5, Myana Fore 20, Caidyn Campbell 1
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN 26 — M Bruce 10, A Bowes 12, A Weir 4
Tuesday’s scores, this week’s schedule
TUESDAY
SoMeck 4A
Myers Park 56, Berry Academy 20
Southwestern 4A
Providence 60, Garinger 30
CISAA
Cannon School 70, Charlotte Latin 39
Providence Day 59, Charlotte Country Day 47
Greater Metro 4 4A
Cox Mill 56, South Iredell 33
Hickory Ridge 61, West Cabarrus 36
Lake Norman 74, Mooresville 27
Southern Carolina 4A
Weddington 52, Sun Valley 46
Big South 3A
Crest 57, Kings Mountain 21
Hunter Huss 59, Ashbrook 23
South Point 60, North Gaston 47
Stuart Cramer 65, Forestview 56
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus 68, South Rowan 48
East Rowan 49, Lake Norman Charter 45
Jay M. Robinson 59, Concord 24
Northwest Cabarrus 59, Concord 24
Western Foothills 3A
East Lincoln 88, North Lincoln 68
Fred T. Foard 49, St. Stephens 44
Hickory 64, Statesville 15
Rocky River 2A-3A
Forest Hills 54, Monroe 51
West Stanly 60, Piedmont 54
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy 44, Northside Christian 37
Westminster Catawba 49, Hickory Grove Christian 46
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys 75, Bunker Hill 18
East Burke 79, West Caldwell 19
Maiden 47, Newton-Conover 43
West Lincoln 54, Lincolnton 40
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Bradford Prep def. Langtree Charter
Christ the King 53, Pine Lake Prep 32
Community School of Davidson 66, Mountain Island Charter 15
Lincoln Charter 64, Corvian Community 30
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Bessemer City 73, East Gaston 33
Burns 65, Cherryville 53
Thomas Jefferson Academy 43, Highland Tech 30
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Albemarle 61, North Stanly 42
Gray Stone Day 60, South Stanly 21
Union Academy 59, Mount Pleasant 33
Nonconference
Charlotte Catholic 59, Bishop McGuinness 33
Palisades 67, West Mecklenburg 18
United Faith Christian 81, Veritas 48
S.C. Region 3 5A
Fort Mill 68, Nation Ford 40
Rock Hill 58, Clover 39
S.C. Region 3 4A
Catawba Ridge 71, Northwestern 31
Lancaster 51, Indian Land 45 (OT)
South Pointe 90, York 8
S.C. Region 4 3A
Clinton 72, Union County 21
S.C. Region 5 2A
Andrew Jackson 56, Chesterfield 35
Cheraw 57, Buford 22
S.C. nonconference
Gray Collegiate 35, Legion Collegiate 25
WEDNESDAY
Queen City 3A-4A
Harding at West Charlotte
SoMeck 4A
South Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell
Southern Carolina 4A
Cuthbertson at Porter Ridge
South Piedmont 3A
Jesse Carson at East Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
West Iredell at Statesville
Rocky River 2A-3A
Monroe at Anson County
Metro 1A
Valor Prep at Apprentice Academy (boys)
Nonconference
Bradford Prep at Gray Stone Day
Sugar Creek Charter at Highland Tech
West Rowan at A.L. Brown
Winston-Salem Christian at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)
S.C. Region 5 2A
North Central at Andrew Jackson
S.C. nonconference
York at York Prep
Thursday
Greater Metro 4 4A
Lake Norman at Hickory Ridge
South Piedmont 3A
Concord at Jay M. Robinson
Western Foothills 3A
North Iredell at Hickory
Metro 1A
Apprentice Academy at Carolina International (boys)
Nonconference
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Lab Prep (boys)
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at 1 of 1 Prep (girls)
Hickory Grove Christian at Comenius School (boys)
Legion Collegiate at Weddington (girls)
Metrolina Christian at Corvian Community
Queen’s Grant Charter at Albemarle
SouthLake Christian at Davidson Day (boys)
SouthLake Christian at Community School of Davidson (girls)
Victory Christian at Legacy Early College
S.C. Region 4 1
Rock Hill Riverwalk at McBee
Friday
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at West Mecklenburg
Harding at Hopewell
Hough at North Mecklenburg
Mallard Creek at West Charlotte
SoMeck 4A
Palisades at Berry Academy
South Mecklenburg at Olympic
Southwestern 4A
Charlotte Catholic at Providence
Garinger at Butler
Rocky River at East Mecklenburg
CISAA
Cannon School at Covenant Day
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Christian
Providence Day at Charlotte Latin
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown at Hickory Ridge
Mooresville at Cox Mill
South Iredell at West Cabarrus
Southern Carolina 4A
Porter Ridge at Sun Valley
Weddington at Marvin Ridge
Big South 3A
Crest at Forestview
Hunter Huss at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Stuart Cramer
South Point at Ashbrook
South Piedmont 3A
Jesse Carson at Central Cabarrus
Northwest Cabarrus at Lake Norman Charter
South Rowan at Jay M. Robinson
West Rowan at East Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory at East Lincoln
North Iredell at Fred T. Foard
Statesville at North Lincoln
St. Stephens at West Iredell
Rocky River 2A-3A
Anson County at Piedmont
Forest Hills at Parkwood
West Stanly at Central Academy
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy at Metrolina Christian
Northside Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Christian
Foothills Athletic Association
Davidson Day at University Christian (boys)
Hickory Christian at Statesville Christian
South Piedmont Athletic Association
Lake Norman Christian at United Faith Christian (boys)
North Hills Christian at Victory Christian
Catawba Valley 2A
Lincolnton at Bunker Hill
Maiden at East Burke
Newton-Conover at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Bandys
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Corvian Community at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King
Pine Lake Prep at Bradford Prep
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson Academy
Highland Tech at East Gaston
Metro 1A
Piedmont Community Charter at Sugar Creek Charter
Valor Prep at Queen’s Grant Charter
Nonconference
Cuthbertson at Ardrey Kell
Grace Academy at South Charlotte Thunder (girls)
Jackson Day at Lee Park Prep
Legion Collegiate (SC) at United Faith Christian (girls)
S.C. Region 3 5A
Fort Mill at Blythewood
Nation Ford at Clover
Rock Hill at Spring Valley
S.C. Region 3 4A
Catawba Ridge at South Pointe
Indian Land at York
Lancaster at Northwestern
S.C. Region 4 3A
Chester at Union County
Emerald at Woodruff
S.C. Region 5 2A
Andrew Jackson at York Prep
Cheraw at North Central
Chesterfield at Central Pageland
S.C. Region 4 1A
Great Falls at Governor’s School (boys)
Lewisville at C.A. Johnson
S.C. nonconference
Legion Collegiate at Camden Military (boys)
Legion Collegiate at United Faith Christian (girls)
Saturday
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
