From staff reports

Friday games …

DENTON – Salisbury’s girls basketball team only dressed seven players, but five would have been plenty against South Davidson.

The Hornets led the Wildcats (3-7, 0-3) 16-1 after five minutes.

The Hornets led 24-2 late in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-21 Central Carolina Conference victory.

Salisbury (4-3, 2-0) built its early cushion mostly by getting after it on the offensive board.

It was 42-11 at halftime. The Hornets achieved a running clock with a 58-18 lead by the end of the third quarter

The Hornets weren’t great at the foul line, but they were 10-for-19,  much better than Thursday’s 4-for-20 effort in a loss to East Rowan.

Freshman Gabbi Fatovic scored a season-high 23 for the Hornets.

Torese Evans did most of the early damage for Salisbury, hit two 3-pointers and scored 19. Keiara Spruill had a season-high 15.

Salisbury is seeded third in the Sam Moir Christmas Classic and will play North Rowan on Thursday morning.

North (1-4) had a tough weekend, losing 61-32 to East Davidson on Friday and 66-36 to Lincoln Charter on Saturday.

Salisbury       24    18   17   14   — 73

S. Davidson   5      6    8     2    —   21

SHS scoring — Fatovic 23, Evans 19, Spruill 15, Pearson-Hasty 6, Fomond 4, Myers 4, McNeely 2.

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CONCORD – West Rowan’s girls were in their second tight game of the season, but Concord took a 47-46 South Piedmont Conference victory.

Concord (2-8, 2-2) pulled out a game with South Rowan earlier this season for the Spiders’ other win.

Jamelia Allen scored 18 for the Falcons (0-7, 0-5), all on 2-point goals, while Sydney Smith had 13.

Allen, an aggressive point guard, came out driving hard to the bucket and pushed the Falcons to a 13-5 lead. When Katie Hoffner scored in the paint, the Falcons led 18-8 after a quarter.

Smith scored to give West a 20-8 lead at the outset of the second quarter. That would be the Falcons’ largest lead.

By halftime, Concord had cut the Falcons’ lead to 26-21.

Concord outplayed the Falcons in the third quarter and went ahead 35-32.

West’s last lead of the night was on a driving layup by Allen for a 38-37 lead with 4:23 left to play.

Concord was in command 47-40 after a bucket by Taryn Blue, but West scored the last six points to make it tight at the end.

West          18    8    6    14    — 46

Concord    8    13     14  12     — 47

WEST scoring — Allen 18, Smith 13, Carter 5, Claweson 4, Hoffner 4, Hurd 2.

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CONCORD  — Carson’s short-handed girls did not play badly, but Robinson might be the South Piedmont Conference’s best team.

Carson stayed in the game for a half, but Robinson (6-3, 4-0) was taller and faster. The Bulldogs pulled away in the third quarter and won 77-41.

Carson was down 15-9 after seven minutes and trailed 32-21 at the break.

Carson shot a respectable 35 percent and usually got good shots.

Carson (1-7, 1-4) got 16 points from Allie Martin, who made six free throws. Julia Burleson made two 3-pointers and scored 11. Carson also got points from Miley Benfield, Emma Carpenter and Caylee Sheets. Sheets made a 3-pointer.

Carson played without Rylee Hedrick, Caylee Smow and Laila Furr.

Carson            9      12   9    13    — 43

Robinson       18    16   27   16     — 77

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CONCORD — Daniyah Burton had 32 points and 15 rebounds as Central Cabarrus overwhelmed South Rowan 65-27 in South Piedmont Conference action.

Central led 32-5 at halftime.

Myajah Nix also had a double-double (11 and 10) for the Vikings (3-5, 3-1). Jahnae Duncan scored eight.

Kynlee Dextraze scored a season-high 17 for South (3-6, 1-4), but the Raiders lost their fifth straight game.

Dextraze did most of her damage in the third quarter. That’s when South scored 16 of its 27.

Danica Krieg scored six for the Raiders, who played without Day Pharr.

South     3    2    16    6    — 27

Central  16  16   21   12   — 65

SR scoring — Dextraze 17, Krieg 6, Fisher 2, Morgan 1, Eagle 1.