Moir girls, team-by-team
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 26, 2006
No. 1 North Rowan
Record: 8-1
Season record vs. Moir teams: 5-1
All-time record in Moir: 29-42
Coach: Mike White (sixth season at North, 86-54, one Moir title)
Top player: Senior guard Shemieka Brown (19.0 points) leads the county in scoring
Underrated player: Senior post player Sierra Ingram (12.6 points) provides just about an automatic double-double
Wild card: When young guard JaQuanta Wilks (5.3 points) is hitting, the Cavaliers are hard to contain
Best game: Whipped Ledford in a big CCC game
Worst game: Fell by 17 early at West Rowan
Key to winning tournament: Lots of points from Brown and dominate the glass with three powerful inside players
Last Moir title: 2002
Last Moir MVP: South Carolina State freshman Sophilia Hipps in 2002
Last championship game appearance: Lost to Salisbury in 2005
Moir titles: 3
No. 2 Salisbury
Record: 6-2
Season record vs. Moir teams: 3-0
All-time record in Moir: 25-44
Coach: Jennifer Shoaf (11th season, 147-122, three Moir titles)
Top players: Shooting guard Kwameshia Hicks (13.9 points) and point guard Shi-Heria Shipp (10.1 points)
Underrated player: De’Rya Wylie (8.0 points) rebounds and defends
Wild card: Bubbles Phifer (6.4 points) has serious speed and quickness and could break loose at anytime
Best games: Won on the road at Statesville, and strong defense made a good Concord team look awful
Worst game: Couldn’t make a layup or a free throw in home loss to Statesville
Key to winning tournament: It probably comes down to Salisbury and North in the final, so can the Hornets rebound against the much broader Cavs and can they keep Brown under her average?
Last Moir title: 2005
Last MVP: Queens freshman Ashley Watkins in 2005
Moir titles: 4 (3 in a row)
No. 3 West Rowan
Record: 4-4
Record vs. No. 6 East Rowan in Moir: 4-11
Season record vs. Moir teams: 4-2
All-time record in Moir: 35-38
Coach: Bob Blake (2nd year, 21-11)
Top player: Brooke Taylor (15.1 points) when she’s 100 percent, but she has a bad wrist
Underrated player: Senior post player Rhonda Turner (8.0 points) has performed well
Wild card: Guard Erin Foster (6.3 points) has enjoyed spectacular games and had flat ones
Best game: Handed North Rowan its only loss
Worst games: Lost to West Iredell at home by two and to Statesville on the road by 20
Key to winning tournament: Would need three great games from Taylor and Rachel Graham
Last Moir title: 1996
Last MVP: Ebony Pharr (1996), now an assistant at Carson
Last championship game appearance: Lost to Salisbury in 2003
Moir titles: 3
No. 4 South Rowan
Record: 5-5
Season record vs. Moir teams: 2-4
All-time record in Moir: 31-37
Coach: Jim Brooks (second season, 12-22)
Top players: Taylor May (10.5 points) and Katherine Van Wieren (10.6 points)
Underrated player: South is competitive when Kim Wilson (6.7 points) shoots well
Wild card: Katie Wise (6.0 points) is slowed by a bad ankle, but at 6-3 she can be an intimidating shot-blocker
Best game: Probably a 60-51 loss at North Rowan
Worst game: Out-hustled in a 34-24 home loss to Davie
Key to winning tournament: Get every rebound; make every layup
Last Moir title: 1991
Last MVP: Tracy Connor
Last championship game appearance: Lost to East in 2001
Moir titles: 4
No. 5 Davie County
Record: 4-7
vs. No. 4 South in Moir: 9-2
Season record vs. Moir teams: 1-1
All-time record in Moir vs Rowan teams: 39-30
Coach: Debbie Evans (first year, 4-7)
Top player: Meisha Fowler (13.9 points) is headed for a 1,000-point career
Underrated player: Sarah Evans looks like a talent
Wild card: Post player Joni Garrett has scored 12 points twice and two twice
Best game: Beat a pretty good North Iredell team
Worst game: Lost by 37 to Lake Norman
Key to winning tournament: Fowler would have to be on fire for three days
Last Moir title: 2000
Last MVP: Brittany Walker
Last championship game appearance: Lost to North in 2002
Moir titles: 6
No. 6 East Rowan
Record: 3-6
vs. No. 3 West in Moir: 11-4
Season record vs. Moir teams: 2-5
All-time record in Moir: 56-25
Coach: Karen Garmon (second year, 15-20)
Top player: Ashley Collins (13.2 points) has scored in double figures eight times
Underrated player: Post player Lauren Cress (6.7 points) has had some big games
Wild card: Katelynne Poole (11.1 points) hurt an ankle before the tournament
Best game: Likely a 63-57 loss to North Rowan
Worst game: Scored only 28 points against Salisbury
Key to winning tournament: Shoot the lights out
Last Moir title: 2001
Last MVP: Campbell junior Maggie Rich in 2001
Last championship game appearance: 2001
Moir titles: 10 (17 title-game appearances)
No. 7 Carson
Record: 0-8
Season record vs. Moir teams: 0-4
Coach: Former East guard Brooke Misenheimer
Top player: Mackenzie White (16.5)
Underrated player: Charlena Lynn (7.6 points) is a solid rebounder underneath
Best game: 45-33 loss at West Iredell
Worst game: 79-37 loss at South Stanly