High school roundup (Dec. 15)
Girls basketball
▪ (At) Carolina Forest 50, Laney (N.C.) 36: Down by three at intermission, a strong second half performance Tuesday night by Carolina Forest broke open a close contest en route to a 50-36 win over Laney (N.C.).
The Panthers were keyed by sophomore center Alexis Tomlin, who dominated play with 20 points and 19 rebounds, much to the delight for her head coach.
“(Tomlin) played great, it’s pretty much what we saw from her last season,” said Carolina Forest girls basketball coach Stacy Hughes. “She was hitting the boards, and her ability to run the floor really helped us a lot. It was really big for us tonight.”
Ellen Nardella added 14 points on the night, while her partner in the backcourt Cheyenne Pyles had five points and five assists.
Carolina Forest’s defensive intensity in the second half was equally impressive, yielding a total of 15 points in the final two periods of game action.
“The past couple of days we were keying on our man-to-man defense,” Hughes said. “It certainly played a big role. We also pressured the ball better than we have in recent games.”
The importance of Tuesday night’s victory proved two-fold for the Panthers, as several bench players received time on the floor.
“A couple of kids were able to contribute tonight,” Hughes said. “That’s big, because it helps develop confidence and allows us potentially to go deeper in our rotation as we prepare for region play.”
Leading the way for Laney was Jayda Malone with 11 points, while Baley Edwards chipped in nine of her own.
▪ LHS (36): Lexi Melville 4, Jayda Malone 11, Cass Hames 2, Kiarra Lloyd 4, Baley Edwards 9, Sydni Simpson 6.
▪ CFHS (50): Cheyenne Peeler 5, Aubrey Bowen 3, Ellen Nardella 14, Jordan Martin 2, Alexis Tomlin 20.
LHS | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | — | 36 |
CFHS | 12 | 6 | 14 | 18 | — | 50 |
▪ 3-point goals: LHS: 3 (Malone; Edwards, 2); CFHS: 7 (Bowen; Nardella, 4; Smith, 2). Team fouls: CFHS: 5; LHS: 8. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: LHS: 4-5, CFHS: 5-4.
▪ Green Sea Floyds 52, (at) Aynor 28: A 21-2 second quarter spurt by Green Sea Floyds allowed it to cruise to a 52-28 victory Tuesday night at Aynor.
Dominant in the effort was the Lady Trojans’ Tamara Jackson, scoring 26 points in the win. Quadashia Gillard also proved key, notching a double-double by scoring 13 points and securing 12 rebounds.
Annie Kroger was the only player in double-figures for Aynor with 16 points, while Jacy Trimble chipped in six of her own.
▪ GSF(52): Tamara Jackson 26, Jalinda Johnson 4, Courtnee Faulk 2, Quadashia Gillard 13, Alelea McCall 3, Salena McCall 2, Paige McDaniels 2.
▪ AYN (28): Madison Barton 1, Morgan Elliott 2, Annie Kroger 16, Jacy Trimble 6, Riana Hucks 1, Olivia Barton 2.
GSF | 8 | 21 | 5 | 18 | — | 52 |
AYN | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 28 |
▪ 3-point goals: GSF: 2 (Jackson, A. McCall); AYN: None. Team fouls: AYN: 10; GSF: 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: GSF: 5-3; AYN: 3-5.
High school wrestling
▪ St. James 57, Waccamaw 12: The Sharks picked up a decisive victory over the Warriors.
▪ 106: Will Moree (WAC) over Mackenzie Tecco (SJ) (Fall 3:40); 113: Dalton Smith (SJ) over Jackson Clemons (WAC) (Fall 0:26); 120: Double Forfeit 126: Franklin Cloer (SJ) over Ethan Maxwell (WAC) (Fall 0:22); 132: Uriel Mauricio (SJ) over Joseph Gullo (WAC) (Fall 4:53); 138: Jason Wiggins (SJ) over Derek Rol (WAC) (Fall 1:35); 145: Brandon Ellis (SJ) over Andrew Hansen (WAC) (Fall 1:23) 152: Larry Miller (SJ) over Sean Kelley (WAC) (Fall 0:49) 160: Mackenzy Cange (SJ) over Alonzo Trent (WAC) (Dec 7-6) 170: Jack Cook (WAC) over Dante Woodard (SJ) (Fall 3:04) 182: Bradley Marsh (SJ) over Preston Janco (WAC) (Dec 11-4) 195: Spencer Deegan (SJ) over Liam Sullivan (WAC) (Fall 2:48); 220: Charles Pedersen (SJ) over Trey Davis (WAC) (Dec 5-1); 285: John Foster (SJ) over Josh Ellis (WAC) (Fall 0:27).
This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 1:28 AM with the headline "High school roundup (Dec. 15)."