From staff reports

Carson girls

TROUTMAN — Carson’s girls won again on Friday, their seventh victory in a row.

The Cougars (23-1, 9-1) beat South Iredell, 69-50, to close the North Piedmont Conference regular season.

Carson has won 69 games during the last three seasons.

South Iredell (5-16, 1-9) got 18 points from Sarah Nelson, but finished in a tie for fifth with East Rowan.

Offensively, it was a typical game for Carson, which put four in double figures. McKenzie Gadson, Ellie Wilhelm and Maci Cooper scored 14 each. Colbie Perry had 11.

Ten Cougars scored.

Carson will have a first-round bye in the NPC tournament and a lofty seed in the 3A state playoffs.

CARSON (69) — Cooper 14, Gadson 14, Wilhelm 14, Co. Perry 11, Hales 5, L. Isley 3, Conrad 2, Gamewell 2, H. Isley 2, Post 2.

S. IREDELL (50) — Nelson 18, Mercer 12, Labelle 12, Houser 5, Kimmel 2, King 1.

Carson     19   14  23   13   — 69

S. Iredell  8    13   13   16    — 50

 

East girls

OLIN — East Rowan lost at North Iredell on Friday, 65-33,  in North Piedmont Conference action.

“Our effort was very good, but we really struggled from the beginning,” East coach Kevin Holland.

It was a rough night for the Mustangs (13-1, 1-9). Mary Spry rolled an ankle and didn’t play much in the second half.

Zee Winford, the defensive stopper who dislocated a shoulder earlier this season, had surgery on Friday.

North Iredell (18-4, 7-3), which took second place in the NPC, got 19 points from Rachel LaLonde.

A bright spot for the Mustangs was Caroline Houpe, who scored a season-high 14 points.

East, which tied for fifth, probably would have to win the NPC tournament to make the 3A playoffs.

EAST (33) — Houpe 14, Harrison 6, Mitchell 6, Spry 5, Honeycutt 2, Eagle.

N. IREDELL (65) — LaLonde 19, Allen 8, Walter 8, Barzee 8, Pennell 5, Guill 4, Goodin 4, Huie 3, Guo 2, Myers 2, Lamb 2.

E. Rowan      7   10   8   8   — 33

N. Iredell   18   17   14   16  — 65

 

A.L. Brown girls

KANNAPOLIS — A.L. Brown continued its late-season surge and beat Concord, 47-38.

Jala Campbell scored 19 points, while Jaliyah Simmons had 13.

The Wonders (6-17, 5-5) have won six of their last eight and tied Northwest Cabarrus for third place in the South Piedmont Conference.

 

Davie County girls

MOCKSVILLE – Davie’s girls hadn’t won since Jan. 9, but they finished the regular season in style with a 59-47 Central Piedmont Conference upset of Reagan.

Davie (6-18, 1-9) got huge games from Morgan Lewis (22 points) and Emma Slabach (21).