Wednesday’s rewind: North Meck, Myers Park, Ardrey Kell, Mallard Creek in girls’ finals
Two of the three Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ girls basketball conference tournament finals are set.
Wednesday night, the top two seeds in the Queen City 3A/4A and the SoMECK both advanced to conference tournament finals Friday.
In the Queen City 3A/4A, North Meck beat Hough 63-50, and Mallard Creek crushed West Charlotte, 72-21.
Mallard Creek will face North Meck Friday at Harding in the championship game.
Top-seeded Myers Park beat Palisades 64-31 and No. 2 Ardrey Kell beat No. 3 South Meck 68-59.
Myers Park will face Ardrey Kell in the conference final Friday at Ardrey Kell.
▪ The Southwestern 4A semifinals are Thursday at Rocky River. Top seeded Charlotte Catholic (21-3) plays No. 4 seed Providence at 3:30. No. 2 seed Independence (20-5) plays No. 3 seed Butler (15-9) at 6:30
Wednesday’s #BIG5 top performers
Lili Booker, Mallard Creek: In a 72-21 win over West Charlotte, Booker finished with 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Molly Burns, Ardrey Kell: Burns had 31 points in a 69-58 win over South Mecklenburg in the SoMECK conference tournament semifinals.
Jeremiah Howard, Concord: In a 52-51 win over J.M. Robinson in the South Piedmont 3A semifinals, Howard had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks. Concord will play Central Cabarrus for the third year in a row in the conference tournament championship game Friday at 7pm at Concord.
DJ Kent, Central Cabarrus: Kent had a game-high 27 points in a 90-49 win over Northwest Cabarrus in the South Piedmont 3A conference semifinals.
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln: In a 60-51 win over North Lincoln in the conference semifinals, Montanari made six 3-point shots and finished with 28 points, four rebounds.
Wednesday’s boys’ box scores
CENTRAL CABARRUS 90, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 49
Northwest Cabarrus 12 14 10 13 — 49
Central Cabarrus 26 32 22 10 — 90
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 49 — Justin Grander 7, Lee 10, Walker 7, Dellinger 2, Rowe 1, Woolfolk 2, Brown 3, Jordan Grander 17
CENTRAL CABARRUS 90 – Chase Daniel 13, Carson Daniel 2, DJ Kent 27, Joshua Dalton 18, Noah Edmisten 5, Emari Russell 15, Jake Baker 2, Cayden Smith, LarQuise Burse-Jones 4, Chinua Ezeigbo, Kevonta’ Martin 2, Camden Lowry, Infinite Morrow 2
Notable: Central forced turnovers 17 and had 33 assists, 11 steals, and 6 blocks. Central Cabarrus has won 58 straight games and 47 straight games at Central Cabarrus. The Vikings have won 47 straight SPC games.
Records: Central Cabarrus 26-0; Northwest Cabarrus 14-11
CONCORD 52, ROBINSON 51
Concord 14 17 12 8 — 52
Robinson 5 11 20 15 — 51
CONCORD 52 — Judah Freeman 14, Bralen Crowder 13, Jeremiah Howard 13, Jadah Freeman 7, Chris Arellano 3, Keyon Phillips 2
ROBINSON 51 — David Frazier 11, Londen Roseman 10, Isaac Lee 9, D’Nas White 9, Brian Rowe 8, Kheni Tillman 3, Da’Montre Harlee 1
Records: Concord 17-9 Robinson 17-8
WEDDINGTON 75, PORTER RIDGE 30
Porter Ridge 8 9 9 5 — 30
Weddington 21 26 19 9 — 75
PORTER RIDGE 30 — Samaj Long 10, Kurucu 6, Horns 4, Elmore 4, Payne 3, Conroy 2, Adams 2
WEDDINGTON 75 — Grant Hamilton 16, Jack Ellyson 15, KJ Younger 12, Noah Muteb 12, Cook 5, Vaughn 5, Nnaji 3, Powers 3, Ford 2, Vick 2
Notable: Weddington senior Noah Muteb had a career high 12 points and senior Jack Ellyson tallied 15 points as Weddington had four players in double figures and advanced past Porter Ridge in the semifinals of the Southern Carolina 4A conference tournament at Porter Ridge Wednesday night. Grant Hamilton (Roanoke commit) added 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists. The Warriors will face Marvin Ridge in the championship game at 8 p.m. Friday at Porter Ridge High School.
Record: Weddington 24-1; Porter Ridge 9-17
Wednesday’s girls’ box scores
ARDREY KELL 69, SOUTH MECK 58
Ardrey Kell 4 14 29 22 — 69
South Meck- 12 17 10 19 — 58
ARDREY KELL 69 — Molly Burns 31, Autumn Washington 19, Karly Glahn 12, Fleck 2, McCoy 3 Adarkwah 2
SOUTH MECK 58 — Davis 27, Karan 5, Hilliard 2, Pfifer 3, Hensley 6, Volts 3, Brown 9, Heaslet 2
CREST 62, SOUTH POINT 52
South Point 16 10 10 16 — 52
Crest 19 10 12 21 — 62
SOUTH POINT 52 — Maddie Frank 20, Amya Graham 14, Claire Frank 11, Toney Milton 4, Lauren French 3
CREST 62 — Monica Surratt 36, D. Davis 6, Z. Faulkner 6, N. Blackwell 6, H. Allen 5, N. Freeman 3
Notable: For South Point, Maddie Frank added five assists and five steals. Amya Graham recorded her 24th double double of the season with 14 points, 15 rebounds. Lauren French added six rebounds, four assists and four blocks.
EAST LINCOLN 60, NORTH LINCOLN 51
North Lincoln 13 17 7 14 — 51
East Lincoln 14 18 11 17 — 60
NORTH LINCOLN 51 — Alley Smith 21, Madi Black 14, A. Grice 8, H. Hagler 6, A. Black 2
EAST LINCOLN 60 — Emma Montanari 28, Kiara Anderson 10, A. hege 8, L. Pethel 6, T. Thomas 6, B. Miller 2
Noteables: Emma Montanari made six 3-points for East Lincoln and finished with 28 points, four rebounds. Kiara Anderson added 10 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. Taniyah Thomas had 10 steals.
Records: North Lincoln 16-10; East Lincoln 25-1
HICKORY RIDGE 43, COX MILL 31
Cox Mill 7 10 2 12 — 31
Hickory Ridge 7 14 15 6 — 43
COX MILL 31 — Saranul 8, Farrell 7, Richardson 7, Bellamy 5, Betz 2, Alexander 2.
HICKORY RIDGE 43 — Ma-kaela Gidney 14, Amya Leathers 12, Sheree Gidney 12, Ritter 3, Duley 2
Notable: For Hickory Ridge, Ma-kaela Gidney had 14 points, three steals; Amya Leathers had 12 points, five steals, three assists; and Sheree Gidney had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Records: Cox Mill 13-12; Hickory Ridge 21-5
LINCOLN CHARTER 59, CHRIST THE KING 31
Christ The King 9 8 4 10 — 31
Lincoln Charter 9 18 8 15 18 — 59
CHRIST THE KING 31 — Audrey 14, Claire 8, Adi 6, R. Gorman 3
LINCOLN CHARTER 59 — Martha Guinle 21, Claire David 9, Symphanie Stevens 9, Kallie Lusk 8, Brenna Barbier 4, Lillie Merrill 3, Tyler Beller 3, Samantha Ayers 2
Notable: With the win Lincoln Charter advances to Friday’s conference championship game against Community School of Davidson.
Record: Lincoln Charter 20-5
MALLARD CREEK 72, WEST CHARLOTTE 21
Mallard Creek 31 20 15 6 — 72
West Charlotte 2 12 5 2 — 21
MALLARD CREEK 72 — Alana Biosse 13, Jazmeen Stone 10, Elle Stone 8, Lili Booker 15, Young 7, McGuire 5, Burleigh 2, Olivia Robertson 12
WEST CHARLOTTE 21 — Generette 6, Andrews 6, Grier 2, Bowman 3, Simmons 4
Notable: Mallard Creek senior point guard Lili Booker finished with 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Olivia Robertson had 12 points, seven rebounds, three blocks. And Alana Biosse had 13 points, four rebounds, three steals.
MYERS PARK 64, PALISADES 31
Palisades 8 10 12 9 — 31
Myers Park 13 18 18 15 — 64
PALISADES 31 — Brooklyn Young 10, Jones 2, Simpkins 3, Brown 4, Abdullah 4, Macho 2
MYERS PARK 64 — Laura Lassiter 14, Jerin Truesdale 11, Barner 9, LeXander 9, McDaniel 9, Reich 4, Thomason 6, Evelyn Jimenez-Willis 2
Record: Myers Park 24-1
NORTH MECKLENBURG 63, HOUGH 50
North Meck 19 14 18 12 — 63
Hough 9 17 16 8 — 50
NORTH MECK 63 — Boston Bates 26, Knox 8, Rivera 7, Hoover 7, Fullenwider 5, Joesph 4, Pimentel 4, Rowe 2,
HOUGH 50 — Chloe Galombeck 17, Zoerb 9, Otto 9, Breault 8, Jakubely 5, Law 2
Record: North Meck 22-4
PIEDMONT CHARTER 67, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 37
Piedmont 10 22 15 20 — 67
Carolina International 4 6 16 11 — 37
PIEDMONT 67 — Lyric Brown 20, Addison Berry 10, Allasha Houser 8, Micah Brown 7, Natalie Faris 6, Evie East 5, Celeste Cobb 4, Bree Phillips 3, Aniyah Jones 2, Julianna East 2
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 37 — Rayan Zhaggari 20, Saphire Proctor 10, Jea Sanders 5, Caty Blakes 2
Tuesday’s rewind: Cannon School, Providence Day advance to NCISAA 4A state final
Rabun Gap’s two-year run as N.C. Independent Schools 4A state champion is over.
Providence Day blew out the Georgia-based team 41-15 in the 4A semifinal in Charlotte Tuesday night.
Providence Day (21-9) will advance to Saturday’s 7 p.m. 4A state championship game at North Raleigh Christian.
Rabun Gap has long played in the N.C. private school leagues.
But now Providence Day is trying to win its 18th state title and will face Cannon School for the third time this season.
Cannon (22-7) beat High Point Wesleyan 73-48 in its semifinal Tuesday, getting 19 points from Khloe Thompson and 18 from Madison Drayton.
On Saturday, Providence Day will try to win its first state title since the 2019-20 season. Cannon last won in the 2020-21 season.
In two earlier meetings this season, both CISAA conference games, Cannon beat Providence Day, winning 63-47 at home on Jan. 19 and 50-45 at Providence Day Feb. 6.
Tuesday’s top performers
Courtney Ashford, Northside Christian: Ashford had 22 points in an 83-32 state semifinal win. Northside will try to win back-to-back state titles Saturday.
Infiniti Green, Sugar Creek Charter: In a 33-20 win over Valor Prep, Green had seven points, five blocks, two assists and a career-high 21 rebounds.
Khloe Thompson, Cannon School: Thompson had a game-high 19 points in a 73-48 win over High Point Wesleyan in the NCISAA 4A semifinals.
Tuesday’s girls’ box scores
NO. 8 CANNON SCHOOL 73, WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN 48
Cannon School 17 20 27 9 — 73
Wesleyan Christian 9 9 14 14 — 48
CANNON SCHOOL 73 — Khloe Thompson 19, Madison Drayton 18, Kierra Morrow 10, Hina Nakamura 10, Mccorkle 8, Larkins 5, Busbys 3
Records: Cannon School 22-7; Wesleyan Christian 22-11
Notes: Cannon advances to Saturday’s NCISAA 4A state championship game in Raleigh.
NO. 14 PROVIDENCE DAY 41, RABUN GAP 15
Providence Day 9 7 12 13 — 41
Rabun Gap 3 3 9 0 — 15
PROVIDENCE DAY 41 — McClure 6, UpDyke 8, Ramsden 5, Levine 9, Fyans 9, Swinson 4
RABUN GAP 15 — McNabb 3, Julken 5, Moore 3, Noworol 3, Patrzalek 1
Record: Providence Day 21-9
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53, FREEDOM 46
Freedom 13 12 11 8 2 — 46
Alexander 13 7 18 6 9 — 53
FREEDOM 46 — Peyton Caldwell 25, Cooke 7, Whitaker 6, Gladden 5, Demiter 3, Whisnant, Cunningham, C. Caldwell.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53 — Merdith Wyke 18, Malayah Adams 13, Kristyn Herman 10, Jordan 6, Jack 2, Jarrett 4, Roseman
HIBRITEN 59 SOUTH CALDWELL 53
South Caldwell 12 13 10 18 — 53
Hibriten 15 8 17 19 — 59
SOUTH CALDWELL 53 — Edwards 8, Weisner 4, Ke Setzer 8, L. Smith 6, Lillie Bumgarner 12, Kristin Barber 15, Whitman, B. Smith
HIBRITEN 59 — Emma Poarch 10, Patterson 3, Karlee Starnes 28, Connor 3, Boggs 4, Jada Brown 11, Healy
Record: South Caldwell 10-15
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 83, CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN 32
Northside Christian 16 14 36 17 — 83
Crossroad Christian 6 3 13 10 — 32
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 83 — Amani Womack: 10, Jakaila Gaskin: 13, Carelock: 8, Chambers: 5, Golphin: 9, Courtney Ashford: 22. Laylah Toscano: 12, Fields: 4
Notables: Northside, Courtney Ashford: 22 points, three rebounds; Jakaila Gaskin: 13 points, eight Rebounds, four assists; Laylah Toscano: 12 points, seven rebounds
SUGAR CREEK CHARTER 33, VALOR PREP 20
Sugar Creek- 7 9 11 6 — 33
Valor Prep- 4 2 5 9 — 20
SUGAR CREEK CHARTER 33 — Mallette 2, Bishop 8, Eriyana Anthony 11, Green 7, Chislom 2, Hammonds 3
VALOR PREP 20 — Harris 2, A. Clark 10, Borden 6, Maciel 2, Kerr 2
Notable: For Sugar Creek, Infiniti Green finished with seven points, a career-high 21 rebounds plus five blocks and two assists. Sugar Creek will play for the Metro 8 Conference Championship Friday.
Monday’s rewind: Mallard Creek rolls in first round
Mallard Creek, No. 3 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, rolled past West Mecklenburg in its first round Queen City 3A/4A conference tournament game Monday.
The Mavericks allowed only five points in the first half of a 70-17 win.
My’aisa Young led the Mavericks with 20 points and Alana Biosse added 18.
Monday’s #BIG5 top performers
Nevaeh Atkins, East Lincoln: In a 74-17 win over West Iredell, Atkins had 14 points, four steals, three assists and two rebounds.
Alana Biosse, Mallard Creek: In a 70-17 win over West Meck, Biosse had 18 points plus five rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
Claire Frank, South Point: In a 69-26 win over Kings Mountain, Frank had a career-high 17 points and four assists.
Martha Guinle, Lincoln Charter: In a 68-12 win over Corvian Community, Guinle had 23 points and six steals.
Ally Smith, North Lincoln: In a 49-37 win over St. Stephens, Smith had 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Monday’s girls’ box scores
NO. 3 MALLARD CREEK 70, WEST MECKLENBURG 17
Mallard Creek 30 21 17 2 — 70
West Meck 2 3 10 2 — 17
MALLARD CREEK 70 — Alana Biosse 18, J.Stone 4, Elle Stone 14, Lili Booker 10, My’asia Young 20, Easterling 2, McGuire 2, Tendall 5
WEST MECK 17 — Marshall 6, Waters 5, Meadows 4, Thompson 2
Notable: Mallard Creek senior Lili Booker finished with 10 points, eight steals and seven assists. Junior Elle Stone finished with 14 points, two steals, two rebounds. Senior Alana Biosse finished with 18 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals, two blocks. Sophomore My’asia Young finished with 15 points, four rebounds, four steals, two assists.
Records: Mallard Creek 22-3
NO. 5 EAST LINCOLN 74, WEST IREDELL 17
West Iredell 6 3 0 8 — 17
East Lincoln 32 21 174 — 74
WEST IREDELL 17 — H. Feimster 4, S. Bridges 3, T. Stikeleather 3, K. Stroud 2, F. Green 2, S. Weber 2, T. Stutts 1
EAST LINCOLN 74 — Kiara Anderson 25, Emma Montanari 15, Nevaeh Atkins 14, L. Pethel 9, T. Thomas 7, A. Hege 4
Noteable: Lady Mustangs had 27 steals, 18 assists and only five turnovers. Emma Montanari (15 points, five rebounds, six steals, five assists, four blocks); Kiara Anderson (25 points, five rebounds, three steals); Nevaeh Atkins (14 points, four steals, three assists, two rebounds); Lane Pethel (nine points, seven rebounds, three steals, three assists); and Taniyah Thomas (seven points, five steals, three assists)....East Lincoln will play North Lincoln in the WFAC semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday at 6 at Hickory High.
Records: West Iredell 1-23; East Lincoln 24-1
NO. 7 NORTH MECKLENBURG 68, HOPEWELL 10
North Meck 29 21 9 9 — 68
Hopewell 4 0 0 6 — 10
NORTH MECKLENBURG 68 — Boston Bates 11, Joesph 9, Rivera 9, Smith 6, Spindle 6, Knox 4, Hoover 4, Fullenwider 4, Blake 4, Rowe 3, Pimentel 2, Reid 2, Davis 2, Johnson 2,
HOPEWELL 10 — Stroud 3, Troutman 3, Studer 3, Osborne 1,
Record: North Meck 21-4
NO. 11 HICKORY RIDGE 57, MOORESVILLE 23
Mooresville 2 6 7 8 — 23
Hickory Ridge 23 13 16 5 — 57
MOORESVILLE 23 — Crum 6, Inman 4, C. Lowe 4, Parker 4, Straub 3, G. Lowe 2
HICKORY RIDGE 57 — M. Gidney 10, Leathers 10, C. Woodward 10, S. Gidney 9, K. Woodward 9, Johnson 3, Duley 2, Ritter 2, Watkins 2
Records: Mooresville 3-21, Hickory Ridge 20-5
CENTRAL CABARRUS 36, EAST ROWAN 32
Central Cabarrus 9 5 9 13 — 36
East Rowan 4 6 10 12 — 32
CENTRAL CABARRUS 36 — Jahnae Duncan 12, Daniyah Burton 11, Lewis 6, Martin 2, Blanchard 3, Pickett 2
EAST ROWAN 32 — Mary Church 20, Waddell 8, Klutz 2, Collins 2
COX MILL 58, A.L. BROWN 50
AL Brown 12 10 12 16 — 50
Cox Mill 13 15 18 12 — 58
AL BROWN 50 — Faulkner 23, Flood 18, Stevens 9
COX MILL 58 — Jackson 4, Williams 12, Bellamy 7, Gibson 6, Richardson 9, Saranu 8, Farrell 5, Alexander 7
LINCOLN CHARTER 68, CORVIAN COMMUNITY 12
Corvian Community 4 2 4 3 — 12
Lincoln Charter 15 24 20 9 — 68
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 12 — Sandford 8, Church 2, Langley 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 68 -- Martha Guinle 23, Samantha Ayers 11, Claire David 10, Kallie Lusk 9, Symphanie Stevens 4, Taylor Riggenbach 4, Tyler Beller 3, Lillie Merrill 2, Olexa King 2
Notable: Martha Guinle led Lincoln Charter with 23 points and six steals....Lincoln Charter will play in a tournament semifinal at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Christ The King High.
Record, Lincoln Charter 19-5
NEWTON-CONOVER 49, WEST LINCOLN 48 OT
Newton-Conover 6 6 9 21 7 — 49
West Lincoln 11 12 10 9 6 — 48
NEWTON-CONOVER 49 — Grayson Rowe 18, Hadleigh Swagger 14, Sara Sain 8, Jaylen Barnes 5, Samiyah Hope 4, Harmony Sims, Ashton Rowe, Emma Smith
WEST LINCOLN 48 — C. Robinson 26, Z. Owenby 19, C. Vamer 2, P. Hood 1, L. Willis, Cowan, Avery, Carpenter,
Records: Newton-Conover 8-17; West Lincoln 10-15
NORTH LINCOLN 49, ST. STEPHENS 37
North Lincoln 12 19 7 11 — 49
St Stephens 10 12 8 7 — 37
NORTH LINCOLN 49 — Ally Smith 14, Addison Grice 10, Hagler 8, A. Black 6, M. Black 6, Karr 5.
Records: North Lincoln 16-9; St. Stephens 15-10
PROVIDENCE 51, GARINGER 40
Providence 9 12 15 15 — 51
Garinger 3 11 9 17 — 40
PROVIDENCE 51 — Delanie Hill 14, Marlee Whitten 4, Julia Skinner 6, Rachel Roberts 4, Isabella Hall 10, Lindsey Nolan 13
GARINGER 40 — MIsa Garris 16, Kim’mya Kelly 10, Kyree Scott 2, Za’ Novia Davis 6, R. MItchell-Williams 6
Notable: Lindsey Nolan records another double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Marlee Whitten had 11 rebounds,
Record: Providence 13-11
SOUTH POINT 69, KINGS MOUNTAIN 26
South Point 20 14 19 16 — 69
Kings Mountain 8 8 7 3 — 26
SOUTH POINT 69 — Claire Frank 17, Amya Graham 14, Lauren French 11, Maddie Frank 7, Dajshia Foust 5, Toney Milton 4, Lexi Birtwistle 4, Jossilyn Wallace 4, JoJo Kelly 3
KINGS MOUNTAIN 26 —M. Bridges 6, C. Williams 6, A. Miller 5, A. Bridges 3, D. Ford 3, F. Martin 2, P. Fleming 1
Notable: For South Pointe, Claire Frank had a career- and game-high 17 points and four assists. Amya Graham recorded her 23rd double double of the season with 15 rebounds and 14 points. Lauren French had 11 points, eight rebounds. Maddie Frank had six assists.
Red Raiders will host Round 2 of the Big South 3A Conference Tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of Crest and Ashbrook.
This story was originally published February 19, 2024 at 9:24 PM with the headline "Wednesday’s rewind: North Meck, Myers Park, Ardrey Kell, Mallard Creek in girls’ finals."
