Friday’s girls’ basketball rewind: Independence, Myers Park win rivalry games

The girls’ high school basketball teams from Independence and Myers Park got big wins against conference rivals Friday night.

At South Mecklenburg, Myers Park ran off to a big lead and held off a late Sabres rally to win 45-38.

At Independence, the Patriots blew out archrival Butler 67-34 on a night when junior Kamryn Kitchen scored her 1,000th point and senior Chloe Moss grabbed her 500th career rebound.

Independence girls roll in Mint Hill

Independence held Butler to two second-quarter points after a wide-open first period, then gradually pulled away in the second half for a 67-34 romp Friday night.

Kitchen hit the 1,000-point mark for her career with a third-quarter jump shot that gave her team a 40-24 lead.

“There was a lot of hype about it at school,” Kitchen said afterward. “I knew people were excited about it.”

Kitchen said she wasn’t keeping track during the game, but she knew when she eclipsed the mark.

“Everyone started screaming, so I figured that was it,” she said.

Coach Lauren Galvani called a timeout and Kitchen was presented with a game ball amid a huge ovation from the full house.

Later in the game, Moss reached the 500-rebound mark for her career. Once again, Galvani called a timeout for a special presentation.

Kitchen finished with 21 points, and Jessica Worthey added 20. The Patriots (14-4, 5-1) outscored Butler (10-6, 4-2) 40-17 in the second half. The first quarter was played at breakneck speed, with Independence leading 20-15. The Patriots’ defense clamped down on Butler after that.

“We’ve got a lot of players who contribute in a lot of ways on this team,” Galvani said.

She pointed to the play of Kaylee Carson, who missed most of last season with a knee injury and recently returned to action. Carson played extremely well upon her return, Galvani said, then missed the last three games with some knee soreness. She returned Friday and scored seven points.

“She’s a special player,” Galvani said of Carson. “That’s the kind of team we have.”

Myers Park girls hold off South Meck

Myers Park head coach Barbara Nelson gave an extra-long postgame speech to her team after Friday’s 45-38 win over South Mecklenburg.

With the win, the Mustangs (16-0, 4-0 SoMECK) knocked the Sabres (9-7, 3-1) out of a tie for first place in the conference. But Nelson felt her team could have played better.

“When we stuck to the plan we had a lot of success,” Nelson said. “When we got away from the plan is when [South Meck] made their runs. Hopefully [my girls] see that the plan works. Stick to the plan and let it happen.”

Senior point guard Laura Lassiter finished with nine points for the Mustangs. Like her coach, Lassiter felt the Mustangs could play much better.

“It wasn’t our best win,” Lassiter said. “We just have to take what we did out there and learn from it. A win is a win, but we have to learn from it because I know we are a lot better than what we showed tonight.”

Thursday/Friday #BIG5 top performers

Madison Drayton, Cannon School: In a 63-47 win over No. 13 Providence Day, Drayton had a game-high 25 points to lead No. 4 Cannon to the win in a battle of CISAA conference first-place teams.

Misa Garris, Garinger: Named The Observer’s freshman of the year last season, Garris led her team to a come-from-behind 50-45 win over Rocky River on Friday. She finished with 21 points, six steals, five rebounds and two assists.

Jakaila Gaskin, Northside Christian: In a 76-12 win over Metrolina Christian, Gaskin had 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and a steal. In Thursday’s 70-12 win over Hickory Grove, Gaskin had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Blair Riley, Forestview: In a 67-54 win over Hunter Huss, Riley had 21 points, 14 rebounds, seven blocks and three assists.

Samantha Shehan, Lake Norman: Shehan scored a game-high 33 points in a 64-37 win over West Cabarrus on Thursday.

Friday’s box scores

NO. 3 MALLARD CREEK 70, CHAMBERS 17

Mallard Creek 22 23 14 11 — 70

Chambers 2 8 4 3 — 17

MALLARD CREEK 70 — Elle Stone 14, Lili Booker 16, My’asia Young 10, McGuire 7, Campbell 2, Biosse 8, Easterling 4, J. Stone 4, Horne 3, Tendall 2

CHAMBERS 17 — Black 6, Bouie 3, Kirk 2, Moutrie 2, Redmond 2, Urouner 2

Notable: For Mallard Creek, junior Elle Stone had 14 points, five steals, five rebounds and five assists. Senior Lili Booker finished with 16 points, two steals, three rebounds, two blocks and one assist. Sophomore My’asia Young finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two assists and a block.

Records: Mallard Creek 13-3, 6-0; Chambers 11-6, 6-1

NO. 4 CANNON SCHOOL 63, NO. 13 PROVIDENCE DAY 47

Cannon School 13 7 18 25 — 63

Providence Day 11 8 14 14 — 47

Cannon School 63 — Madison Drayton 25, Maya Mccorkle 15, Brooke Busby 9, Kierra Morrow 8, Hina Nakamura 6

Providence Day School 44 — Jaida McClure 19, Layla Clark 11, Stuart 9, Levine 8, Swinson 2, Fyans 1

Records: Cannon School 13-7; Providence Day 15-6

NO. 5 INDEPENDENCE 67, BUTLER 34

Independence 20 7 18 22 — 67

Butler 15 2 9 8 — 34

INDEPENDENCE 67 — Kamryn Kitchen 21, Jessica Worthey 18, Kaylee Carson 11, Moss 9, Brimmer 5, Sellars 3

BUTLER 34 — Hasson 9, Williams 8, Saunders 6, Park 5, Stitt 4, Campbell 2

Records: Independence 14-4; Butler 10-6, 4-2

Notable: Independence junior Kamryn Kitchen scored 21 points and scored her 1,000th career point in the first quarter. Kitchen is averaging 16.6 points per game and has made 50 3-pointers this season. Senior teammate Chloe Moss had nine points, 10 rebounds. She grabbed her 500th career rebound in the third quarter.

NO. 6 MYERS PARK 45, SOUTH MECKLENBURG 38

South Meck 4 13 13 8 — 38

Myers Park 14 11 14 6 — 45

SOUTH MECKLENBURG 38 — Makalia Davis 16, Hensley 6, K. Brown 11, Williams 3, Kluttz 1

MYERS PARK 45 — Amani Barner 15, Lassiter 9, Truesdale 8, Jiminez-Willis 4, Thomason 4, Wilson 3, McDaniel 2

Records: South Meck 9-7, 3-1; Myers Park 16-0, 4-0

NO. 8 EAST LINCOLN 57, NORTH IREDELL 41

East Lincoln 22 12 15 8 — 57

North Iredell 6 17 9 9 — 41

EAST LINCOLN 57 — Emma Montanari 16, Abbie Hege 12, Taniyah Thomas 11, L. Pethel 8, K. Anderson 6, B. Miller 4

NORTH IREDELL 41 — Tatum Bradford 10, M. Lippard 7, B. Williams 6, A. Curlee 6, E. Lippard 5, L. Wittenmyer 3, Parker 2, R. Wenzel 2

Notables: Abbie Hege recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds to go with six steals, four assists and a block. Emma Montanari had 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. Taniyah Thomas had 11 points, four rebounds, four steals and a block.

Records: North Iredell 11-4, 3-2; East Lincoln 15-1, 6-0

NO. 9 NORTH MECKLENBURG 84, WEST CHARLOTTE 22

North Mecklenburg 24 15 31 14 — 84

West Charlotte 6 8 6 2 — 22

NORTH MECKLENBURG 84 — Boston Bates 22, Briasia Rowe 12, Lenise Joesph 12, Shanon Hoover 11, Knox 8, Fullenwider 6, Reid 4, Smith 4, Johnson 3, Rivera 2

WEST CHARLOTTE 22 —Zhari Fox 3, La’Tayshia Andrews 4, Kenya Grier 8, Paige Bowman 7.

Records: North Meck 14-3, 6-1; 6-10, 3-3

NO. 10 HICKORY RIDGE 55, COX MILL 36

Hickory Ridge 15 13 17 10 — 55

Cox Mill 4 8 12 12 — 36

HICKORY RIDGE 55 — M Gidney 22, S. Gidney 16, Leathers 10, K. Woodward 3, Duley 3, C. Woodward 1

COX MILL 36 — Alexander 13, Bellammy 7, Richardson 6, Williams 4, Saranll 2, Jackson 2, Farrell 2

Notable: For Hickory Ridge, Ma-kaela Gidney had 22 points and five steals.

Records: Hickory Ridge 14-2, Cox Mill 7-9

BESSEMER CITY 56, HIGHLAND TECH 18

Bessemer City 17 17 13 13 — 56

Highland Tech 5 4 8 1 — 18

BESSEMER CITY 56 — Tionna Pettus 24, Kionna Pettus 24, Imani Rhodes 4, Mitchell 4

HIGHLAND TECH 18 — Taylor 7, Langrum 4, Thums 4, McCram 3

Notable: For Bessemer City, Kionna Pettus had 24 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and five blocks. Tionna Pettus had 24 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and a block, and Imani Rhodes had 15 rebounds.

CENTRAL CABARRUS 45, EAST ROWAN 42

Central Cabarrus 4 7 14 20 — 45

East Rowan 7 18 4 15 — 42

CENTRAL CABARRUS 45 — Kyra Lewis 19, Cruz 8, Burton 8, Duncan 6, Arévalo 4

EAST ROWAN 42 — Mary Church 17, Waddell 9, Featherstone 8

EAST BURKE 78, WEST LINCOLN 32

East Burke 18 25 23 12 — 78

West Lincoln 13 10 3 6 — 32

EAST BURKE 78 — Braelyn Stilwell 30, Kara Brinkley 12, Kassie Turner 11, Maci McNeil 11, Ally Moore 7, Kamiah Lawing 4, Journi Mcdowell 3

WEST LINCOLN 32 — C Robinson 11, Q. Avery 6, C. Varner 6,E. Hoyle 6, M Parks 3, Z.Owenby 3, K. Carpenter 2, K. Davis 1

Records: East Burke 15-0, 6-0; West Lincoln 6-10, 3-3

FORESTVIEW 67, HUNTER HUSS 54

Forestview 11 24 14 18 — 67

Hunter Huss 15 14 18 7 — 54

FORESTVIEW 67 — Blair Riley 21, Amani Neely 16, Molly Forgan 12, Tralyn Phillips 10, Baker 6, Thompson 2

HUNTER HUSS 54 — Brooklyn Swann 21, Myla Hoover 19, Camp 8, Love 4, Griffin 2

Records: Forestview 12-4, 4-2; Hunter Huss 7-9, 3-3

Notable: For Forestview, Blair Riley had 21 points, 14 rebounds, seven blocks and three assists. Molly Forgan had 12 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Tralyn Phillips had 10 points, five steals and four assists.

GARINGER 50, ROCKY RIVER 45

Garinger 6 9 17 19 — 50

Rocky River 17 11 8 9 — 45

GARINGER 50 — Misa Garris 21, Gates 7, Dillard 7, Kelly 6, Donzo 1, Patterson 2

Notable: For Garinger, sophomore Misa Garris had 21 points, six steals, five rebounds and two assists. Garinger trailed 17-6 after the first quarter and 28-15 at halftime.

Record: Garinger 11-4, 2-3; Rocky River 6-11, 1-4

LINCOLN CHARTER 56, MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 29

Lincoln Charter 19 11 14 12 — 56

Mountain Island HS 04 04 12 09 — 29

LINCOLN CHARTER 56 — Symphanie Stevens 15, Tyler Beller 11, Kallie Lusk 8, Samantha Ayers 6, Claire David 5, Martha Guinle 4, Brenna Barbier 3, Lillie Merrill 2, Abigal Wrenn 2

MOUNTAIN ISLAND 29 — T. Washington 10, C. Bridgewater 9, L. Lorbeam 6, K. Fudge 3, E. Cooke 1

Notable: for Lincon Charter, point guard Symphanie Stevens had a game-high 15 points. Sophomore guard Taylor Riggenbach had eight rebounds.

Record: Lincoln Charter 11-4, 4-1

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 76, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 12

Northside Christian: 29 30 13 4 — 76

Metrolina Christian: 5 2 2 3 — 12

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 76 — Amani Womack 11, Jakaila Gaskin 16, Gabrielle Golphin 12, Courtney Ashford 14, Laylah Toscano 11, Carelock 5, Chambers 5, Fields 2

Notable: For Northside, Jakaila Gaskin had 16 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and a steal. Courtney Ashford had 14 points, five rebounds, five steals and an assist. Gabrielle Golphin had 12 points, five steals, three assists and two rebounds.

PROVIDENCE 65, EAST MECK 41

Providence 19 8 20 18 — 65

East Meck 9 12 9 11 — 41

PROVIDENCE 65 — Delanie Hill 29, Lindsay Nolan 13, Marlee Whitten 6, Julia Skinner 6, Isabella Hall 3, Noelle Williams 6, Emerson Rosen 2

EAST MECKLENBURG 41 — M. Wisner13, P. Downer 12, J. Darling 7, D. Davon 2, A. Stallings 2, C. Ausman 3

Notable: For Providence, Lindsay Nolan had eight rebounds and Noelle Williams had six.

Record: Providence 8-8, East Meck 5-13

SOUTH POINT 61, KINGS MOUNTAIN 20

South Point 22 18 15 6 — 61

Kings Mountain 10 6 0 4 — 20

SOUTH POINT 61 — Claire Frank 11, Maddie Frank 10, Amya Graham 10, Lauren French 9, Lexi Birtwistle 6, Claire Hux 6, Jossilyn Wallace 2, Annie Risk 2, Tayler Culbertson 2, Jojo Kelly 1

Notable: For South Point, Amya Graham recorded her 14th double-double of the season, with 14 rebounds and 10 points. Lauren French had six rebounds to go with her nine points. South Point (10-6, 5-1) plays at North Gaston on Tuesday.

WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 55, SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 30

Westminster Catawba 15 6 19 15 — 55

Southlake 0 19 7 4 — 30

Westminster Catawba 55 — Bella Sherer 7, Leah Ross 6, Natalia Salas 10, Myana Fore 32

Southlake 30 — B Barrett 2, S Drury 7, H Stubbs 19, S Harmon 2

Records: Westminster Catawba 14-8; SouthLake 5-9

Thursday’s box scores

NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 64, WEST CABARRUS 37

Lake Norman 17 12 12 23 — 64

West Cabarrus 13 7 5 12 — 37

LAKE NORMAN 64 — Samantha Shehan 33, Kelsey Rhyne 11, Alexis Shehan 7, Kendyll Moore 4, Addison Sirianni 4, Adason Buoniconti 3, Aliya Williams 2.

WEST CABARRUS 37 — Shariah White 11, Kaiya Bond 10, Collins 7, Brown 2, McNeil 5, Sandidge 2

Records: Lake Norman 13-1; West Cabarrus 8-7

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 70, HICKORY GROVE 12

Northside Christian: 18 29 6 17 — 70

Hickory Grove 3 3 6 0 — 12

NORTHSIDE 70 — Jakaila Gaskin 17, Brianna Carelock 14, Courtney Ashford 13, Gabrielle Golphin 10, Amani Womack 10, Chambers 4, Toscano 2,

Notable: For Northside, Jakaila Gaskin had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Brianna Carelock had 14 points, seven steals and two rebounds.

SOUTH IREDELL 51, MOORESVILLE 34

Mooresville 5 10 11 6 — 34

South Iredell 18 17 11 7 — 51

MOORESVILLE 34 — Gia Lowe 11, Parker 8

Record: Mooresville 3-12, South Iredell 6-10

Saturday’s key games

(Boys) Charlotte Catholic (12-4) vs. United Faith Christian (16-6), in the Well Classic at Hopewell High, 3:30 p.m. – It’s the third of four games in this one-day event. Charlotte Catholic’s Christ Eagan, a 6-7 junior, is averaging 14.5 points and shooting 53 percent from the floor. United Faith junior J.D. Bowden is averaging 15.9 points and 7.1 assists.

(Boys) Hopewell (11-3) vs. Lexington, SC (17-2), in the Well Classic, 5 p.m. – The finale of this event could be a good one. The host Titans are led by 5-11 sophomore Quay Watson (20.1 points a game). Lexington is a scoring machine, as its fast-paced offense has scored 99 or more points three times this season.

(Boys) Christ School (16-4) at Covenant Day (12-6), 2 p.m. – The defending 4A private school state champions travel to Matthews for a matinee game. Zymicah Wilkins, a 6-8 junior, leads the visiting Greenies with 7.1 rebounds a game and is among four players averaging in double figures. Covenant Day will try to slow down the Greenies with a tough defense that permits opponents only 51 points a game.

(Girls) Myers Park (15-0) vs. Military Magnet, SC (12-5), at South Pointe High, 1:30 p.m. – This contest in Rock Hill pits the unbeaten Mustangs against a Charleston-area power. Myers Park’s Jerin Truesdale (13.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg) has scored in double figures in all but one game. Junior Dream Watson is averaging 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the Eagles. Hang around for the second game, featuring Garinger (10-5) against South Pointe (15-2) at 3 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule

all matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, unless otherwise noted; most girls’ games begin around 6 p.m., with boys’ games following

Well Invitational (boys)

(at Hopewell)

West Charlotte vs. Kings Mountain, 12:30

Jay M. Robinson vs. Combine Academy, 2

Charlotte Catholic vs. United Faith Christian, 3:30

Hopewell vs. Lexington (SC), 5

South Pointe Classic (girls)

Myers Park vs. Spring Valley (SC), 1:30

Garinger vs. South Pointe, 3

Nonconference

Asheville School at Providence Day (girls, 2:30; boys, 4)

Cannon School at Winston-Salem Christian (girls), 1

Cheraw (SC) vs. Legion Collegiate, at Florence Wilson High, 2:45 (girls)

Christ School at Covenant Day (boys), 2 p.m.

Sunday

No games scheduled