Friday’s girls’ rewind: North Meck stops West Charlotte, ties Mallard Creek for title
North Mecklenburg High’s girls basketball team, No. 2 in The Observer’s Sweet 16 poll and No. 7 in the statewide Class 7A poll, was absolutely dominating as it wrapped up a share of the Meck Power Six 7A/8A conference title with Friday’s 65-18 win over visiting West Charlotte.
The Vikings (22-2, 9-1) — who shared the title with Mallard Creek — ended any doubt about the game’s outcome with a suffocating first 4½ minutes of defense.
North Mecklenburg scored the game’s first 17 points, while forcing West Charlotte (12-11, 3-7) into 14 turnovers and two missed shots.
Overall, the Vikings forced West Charlotte into 32 turnovers and 6-of-32 field goal shooting in a game shortened by the mercy rule with a running clock for the entire second half.
Junior Lenise Joseph scored 17 points and was the game’s lone double-figure scorer.
Friday’s girls’ #BIG5 top performers
Kiara Anderson, Mallard Creek: Anderson had a game-high 14 points in a 62-26 win over Chambers that earned the Mavericks a share of the Meck Power Six conference title.
Za’Miya Bynum, Queen’s Grant: In a 70-15 win over N.C. Science & Math Morganton, Bynum finished with 22 points, 10 steals, four assists, three rebounds and a block.
Ma-Kaela Gidney, Hickory Ridge: In a 73-17 win over Olympic, Gidney finished with 32 points and seven steals. In the game, she became the all-time scoring leader in school history. Gidney now has 1,568 career points.
Myajah Nix, Central Cabarrus: In a 69-45 win over Harding, Nix had 33 points and 16 rebounds. Senior Jahnae Duncan chipped in with 11 points, seven assists.
Kylie Riggenbach, Lincoln Charter: Riggenbach had a game-high 21 points in the Catawba Shores conference championship game. Lincoln Charter beat Lake Norman Charter 64-45.
Mallard Creek ties North Meck for Power Six title
Mallard Creek earned a share of the Meck Power Six league title with a 62-26 win over Chambers.
The Mavericks (19-5, 9-1) outscored Chambers 17-4 in the second quarter to break the game open.
Kiara Anderson (14 points) and My’Asia Young (11) led the Mavericks.
South Meck tops Myers Park, wins league title
South Mecklenburg, No. 12 in The Sweet 16, got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Chloe Grant in a 49-42 win over Myers Park in the Greater Charlotte conference championship game.
The Sabres (20-4, 10-0) won their seventh straight game and beat Myers Park (17-7, 8-2) for the second time this season.
If Myers Park had won, the Mustangs would’ve shared the regular-season title with their rival. Arianna Shaw led the Mustangs with 15 points.
Ardrey Kell stops Providence, wins league title
Ardrey Kell got 26 points from Autumn Washington and 19 from Imani Shelton in Friday’s 56-48 win over Providence.
The Knights (21-3, 10-0) won their 15th straight game and finished an unbeaten run through league play.
Anna Fillnow had 20 points to lead the Panthers (16-7, 8-2), who would’ve tied for the league title with a win.
Lincoln Charter wins Catawba Shores title
Lincoln Charter won its 11th straight game Friday, blitzing Lske Norman Charter, 66-45, to win the Catawba Shores league title.
Lincoln Charter (19-4, 14-0) finished an unbeaten run through conference with its second win over Lake Norman Charter this season. Lake Norman Charter (21-2, 12-2) would’ve tied for the league title with a win.
On Friday, Lincoln Charter led 21-8 after the first quarter and never really let up. Kylie and Taylor Riggenbach combined for 36 points and Camryn David had 12.
Friday’s girls’ scores, roundup
Greater Charlotte 7A/8A
Garinger 28, West Mecklenburg 23
Hough 76, Hopewell 4
No. 12 South Mecklenburg 49, No. 16 Myers Park 42: Chloe Grant’s 13 points and 10 rebounds led the Sabres to a title-clinching victory.
Meck Power 6 7A/8A
Butler def. Independence (score n/a)
Mallard Creek 62, Chambers 26
No. 2 North Mecklenburg 65, West Charlotte 18
Southwestern 7A/8A
No. 10 Ardrey Kell 56, Providence 48: The Knights (21-3, 10-0) wrapped up the regular-season title, with Autumn Washington scoring 26 points and Imani Shelton adding 19. Anna Fillnow led Providence (16-7, 8-2) with 20 points.
Ballantyne Ridge 79, Rocky River 57
Palisades 59, East Mecklenburg 49: Brooklyn Young led the Pumas with 14 points.
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 48, Covenant Day 44
Greater Metro 6A/7A
Central Cabarrus 69, Harding 45: Da’Myia Garris scored 30 points for Harding (2-18, 2-12), but the Rams could match Myajah Nix of Central Cabarrus (15-9, 8-6). Nix totaled 34 points, 16 rebounds and five steals.
Cox Mill 54, Berry Academy 18
Hickory Ridge 73, Olympic 17: The Ragin’ Bulls (20-4, 14-0) capped their perfect run through the conference schedule with Ma-Kaela Gidney scoring 32 points and making seven steals. Gidney became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Chai James led Olympic (3-21, 2-12) with 11 points.
West Cabarrus 63, A.L. Brown 51: The Wolverines (18-6, 12-2) finished second in the conference, as Jillian Simmons scored 18 points. Alauna Massey led the Wonders (9-14, 5-9) with 15 points.
Southern Carolina 6A/7A
Charlotte Catholic 55, Piedmont 34: Dani Lupinski’s 16 points led the Cougars (12-12, 6-6). Peyton Conway scored 13 for Piedmont (10-13, 2-10).
Big South 5A/6A
Forestview 57, South Point 51: Delainah Springs scored 18 points, and Amani Neeley added 13 for the Jaguars (4-17, 3-7). Janiyah Bittle led South Point (6-15, 5-5) with 21 points.
No. 3 Hunter Huss 69, Kings Mountain 50
Rocky River 4A/5A
Forest Hills 67, Monroe 35: The Yellow Jackets (19-4, 12-0) built a 35-19 halftime lead and won the conference title. Monroe (18-3, 10-2) finished second.
Parkwood 52, Central Academy 19
South Piedmont 4A/5A
Concord 41, East Rowan 31
Jesse Carson 43, South Rowan 37
Northwest Cabarrus 64, Jay M. Robinson 16
Western Foothills 4A/5A
Bandys 62, Hickory 54
Bunker Hill 50, West Iredell 13
Maiden 59, Newton-Conover 23
No. 9 North Lincoln 68, Fred T. Foard 31
Metrolina Athletic
No. 11 Concord Academy 91, Gaston Day 20: The Eagles (23-7, 12-0) won the conference title for the 11th straight season, as Justice Alexander and Jada Powell each scored 22 points. McKenna Brown led the Spartans (12-13, 4-8) with 15 points.
Hickory Grove Christian 58, SouthLake Christian 41: Alyssa Crouch scored 17 points in leading the Lions.
Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A
Christ the King 50, Langtree Charter 11
Community School of Davidson 52, Pine Lake Prep 47: Ella Tomko had 19 points and 20 rebounds for the victorious Spartans.
Lincoln Charter 66, Lake Norman Charter 45
Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
Bessemer City 65, Cherryville 19
Burns 45, Shelby 39
No. 8 Stuart Cramer 75, East Gaston 24: Oshauna Holland scored 33 points and added eight rebounds, 11 assists and eight steals for the Storm (23-1, 16-0),.
Yadkin Valley 2A/3A
North Rowan 46, South Stanly 34
Catawba River 1A/2A/3A
Jackson Day 52, Mountain Island Charter 32
No.3 Queen’s Grant Charter 70, N.C. School of Science & Math/Morganton 15: Za’Miya Bynum totaled 22 points and 10 steals for the Stallions (24-3, 16-0).
Friday’s girls’ box scores
NO. 2 NORTH MECK 65, WEST CHARLOTTE 18
West Charlotte 4 7 3 4 — 18
North Mecklenburg 23 26 9 7 — 65
WEST CHARLOTTE 18 — Fox 2, Stitt 3, Grier 6, Reaves 2, Gray 2, Moultrie 3
NORTH MECKLENBURG 65 — Mobley 3, Trotter 2, Blake 6, Wyke 7, Newton 9, Jones 5, Lacy 2, Johnson 8, Spindle 7, Lenise Joseph 17
Records: West Charlotte 12-11, 3-7 Meck Power Six 7A/8A; North Mecklenburg 22-2 overall, 9-1.
NO. 3 QUEEN’S GRANT 70, NCSSM 15
Queen’s Grant 27 24 10 9 — 70
NCSSM 5 2 6 2 — 15
QUEEN’S GRANT 70 — Za’Miya Bynum 22, Misa Garris 11, Casey Smith 11, Kendall Chisholm 10, Wilson 6, Hicks 5, Haywood 3, Pearman 2
NCSSM 15 — Sudathi 6, Wilson 5, L. Wilson 2 Miller 2
Notable: For Queen’s Grant, Za’Miya Bynum had 22 points, 4 assists, 10 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 block; Misa Garris had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 steals, 1 block; and Casey Smith had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 blocks.
Records: Queen’s Grant 24-3, 15-0; NCSSM 2-15, 1-2
NO. 4 MALLARD CREEK 62, CHAMBERS 26
Mallard Creek 16 17 21 8 — 62
Chambers 11 4 11 5 — 26
MALLARD CREEK 62 — Kiara Anderson 14, My’Asia Young 11, Hobbs 4, Jazmeen Stone 14, Campbell 6, Easterling 5, Karpeh 2, Faison 10, Gomillion 2
CHAMBERS 26 — Dillard 1, Wallace 6, Martin 11, Moore 5, Moore 1, Cuthbertston 1, Rhodes 1
Records: Mallard Creek 19-5 overall, League 9-1
NO. 10 ARDREY KELL 56 PROVIDENCE 48
ARDREY KELL 56 — Autumn Washington 26, Imani Shelton 19, Veal 5, Hairston 3, Turner 2, Adarkwah 1
PROVIDENCE 48 — Fillnow 20, Fuller 16, Detenber 7 Whitten 4, Broadway 1 Record: Ardrey Kell 21-3, 10-0
Notable: For Providence, Emma Fuller had a double-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks, two assists and a steal. Anna Fillnow had a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists.
NO. 11 CONCORD ACADEMY 91, GASTON DAY 20
Concord Academy 33 19 23 16 — 91
Gaston Day 5 5 5 5 — 20
CONCORD ACADEMY 91 — Justice Alexander 22, Jada Powell 22, Jayla Brower 15, Victorian Collins 9, Taylor Smith 9, Ava McDermott 6, Quinn Hicks 4, Janiyah Fomond 4
GASTON DAY 20 — McKenna Brown 15, Paula Mattern 5 Records: Concord Academy 23-7; Gaston Day 12-13
Notable: Concord Academy won its 11th straight MAC conference championship.
NO. 12 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 49, NO. 16 MYERS PARK 42
South Meck 16 10 11 10 — 49
Myers Park 7 7 17 11 — 42
SOUTH MECK 49— Chloe Grant 13, Brown 9, Kendrick 9
MYERS PARK 42 —Arianna Shaw 15
Records: South Meck 20-4 ; Myers Park 17-7
Notable: South Meck’s Chloe Grant totals another double- double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
CENTRAL CABARRUS 69, HARDING 45
Central Cabarrus 16 22 19 12 — 69
HARDING 4 6 15 20 — 45
CENTRAL CABARRUS 69 — Myajah Nix 33, Jahnae Duncan 11, Pickett 8, Arevalo 7, Yaborough 4, Rouse 3, Gbonah 3
HARDING 45 — Garris 30
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 55, PIEDMONT 34
Charlotte Catholic 9 19 13 14 — 55
Piedmont 9 8 5 12 — 34
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 55 — Dani Lupinski 16, Megan Shea 10, Sophie Dumler 10, Tebben 7, Pisacano 6, Williams 2, Chong 2, Tessicini 2
PIEDMONT 34) — Conway 13, Legrand 9, Smith 7, Lundquist 3, Battle 2
Records: Charlotte Catholic 12-12
FORESTVIEW 57, SOUTH POINT 51
South Point 14 8 16 13 — 51
Forestview 8 18 10 21 — 57
SOUTH POINT 51 — J. Bittle 21, R. Trexler 8, T. Waters 8, J. Watkins 7, S. Kocher 3, E. Boyd 2, K. Gardin 2
FORESTVIEW 57 — A. Neely 22, D. Springs 18, M. Potter 7, P. Iyevbele 3, Z. Williams 3, K. Baker 3, A. Bennett 1
Notable: For South Point, Rowen Trexler added 11 rebounds and 5 assists; Tierney Waters had 7 rebounds; Ja’Nyiah Bittle added 6; and Kayla Gardin added 5.
Record: South Point 6-15 (5-5)
HICKORY RIDGE 73, OLYMPIC 17
Olympic 5 4 2 6 — 17
Hickory Ridge 24 16 14 10 — 73
OLYMPIC 17 — James 11, Walker 5, Smith 1
HICKORY RIDGE 73 — Gidney 32, Cranford 11, Hamilton 11, Duley 6, Ritter 6, Harper 3, Johnson 3, McCullough
Records: Hickory Ridge 20-4; Olympic 3-21
LINCOLN CHARTER 66, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45
Lake Norman Charter 8 15 14 8 — 45
Lincoln Charter 21 12 18 15 — 66
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45 — Courtney 15, Long 12, Mercuri 8, Cocantonio 4, Nelson 4, Kurz 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 66 — Kylie Riggenbach 21, Taylor Riggenbach 15, Camryn David 12, Martha Guinle 9, Claire David 5, Brenna Barbier 4
Records: LKNHS 22-2, LCHS 18-4
Notable: Lincoln Charter victory wraps up the Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A Conference with an undefeated record. Kylie Riggenbach led the way again with a game-high 21 points. Taylor Riggenbach had 15 points. Camryn David dropped in 12. Lincoln Charter’s next game is the conference tournament on Monday at home.
WEST CABARRUS 63, AL BROWN 51
West Cabarrus 16 14 20 13 — 63
AL Brown 11 14 11 15 — 51
WEST CABARRUS 63 — Jillian Simmons 18, Aubrey Silas 14, Shariah White 12, Zoe Hayes 10, Orazio 4, Warner 5
AL BROWN 51 — Massey 15, T. Buster 10, Franklin 2, Gray 7, Campbell 5, Bord 6, Matr 4, Honeycutt 2
This story was originally published February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM with the headline "Friday’s girls’ rewind: North Meck stops West Charlotte, ties Mallard Creek for title."
