From staff reports

Friday games …

LANDIS — South Rowan rallied in the fourth quarter and beat Concord 42-37 in South Piedmont Conference action.

“It was an exciting one,” South head coach Alex Allen said. “We played our best in the fourth quarter.”

The teams are very even. The Spiders beat South 41-38 in Rimer Gym in December, so the teams split the season series.

Concord (3-13, 3-7) led 31-26 going to the fourth quarter.

Danica Krieg scored seven points in the fourth quarter to key South’s comeback. Avery Fisher made a big 3-pointer, Ella Morgan had a clutch bucket before fouling out. Kynlee Dextraze, who had been shut down by the Spiders, made four critical foul shots.

Krieg scored 14, one of her best games of the season. After that, it was a bunch of 5s and 6s in the scorebook for the Raiders (7-10, 4-7).

Kaylin Williams scored 17 for Concord. She got 10 in the third quarter, as the Spiders built a lead.

Concord   10    6   15   6   — 37

South        12    7      7  16  — 42

Concord — Wiliams 17, Smith-Rogers 9, Taylor 4, Blue 3, Glascoe 2, Nebrich 2.

South — Krieg 14, Eagle 6, Menius 6, Morgan 6, Fisher 5, Dextraze 5.

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CHINA GROVE — Both teams had their biggest offensive night of the season as Carson outscored West Rowan 62-53 in South Piedmont Conference action.

“We were up 17 and played really well most of the game, but then it got a little crazy in those last few minutes,” Carson head coach Chloe Monroe said. “Not many fouls were called, but we were able to fight through that.”

Carson got a boost from Caylee Snow, who played for the first time since December. She had been sidelined with a foot injury.

“She really helps us,” Monroe said. “It was great to have her back out there.”

Emily Guiton made two 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Cougars (4-15, 2-9) took a 12-11 lead. Rylee Hedrick and Julia Burleson combined for 16 in the second quarter as Carson took a 32-27 halftime advantage.

Allie Martin’s big third quarter — 10 points, with two 3-pointers — gave Carson some separation.

Martin scored 20, while Hedrick had 17 and Burleson had 15.

Hedrick has totaled 35 points in Carson’s two wins against West. Those are the only SPC victories so far for Carson (4-15, 2-9), although there a few more teams in the league the Cougars are capable of beating.

West (1-14, 0-10) got double digits from Sydney Smith (14), Jayden Carter (13) and Jamiela Allen (12). Carter tied her career high. Smith and Carter scored six each as the Falcons tried to rally in the fourth quarter.

Carson           12    20   21   9  — 62

West Rowan 11    16   12   14   — 53

Carson — Martin 20, Hedrick 17, Burleson 15, Guiton 6, Snow 4.

West — Smith 14, Carter 13, Allen 12, Hurd 4, Hoffner 4, Everhart 4, Clawson 2.

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SPENCER — Dasia Elder scored a career-best 27 points as North Rowan romped 74-45 against South Davidson in Central Carolina Conference action.

Elder’s previous high was 21 last season. The senior is North’s leading scorer. She scored in double figures for the ninth straight game and is getting close to to 700 career points. Elder had five rebounds and blocked two shots.

North (3-10, 2-3) ended a four-game losing streak with its biggest offensive performance of the season.

Za’Kiya Oglesby-Peck also had a career game with 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Krisstyle Stockton double-doubled with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Kanya Cowan had 10 points and seven assists. Allanah McArthur pulled down 14 rebounds, while Adrionna King had seven rebounds.

North led 34-16 at halftime and blew out the Wildcats with a 26-point third quarter.

South Davidson (4-12, 0-6) lost to North 62-40 in Denton in early December.

South Davidson 4    12    15    14    — 45

North Rowan     12   22   26    14    — 74

NORTH scoring — Elder 27, Oglesby-Peck 15, Stockton 13, Cowan 10, McArthur 6, King 3.