Ellis girls blaze by North

Published 2:08 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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After suffering its worst loss of the season, the Ellis girls basketball team responded with a blowout win over North Davie.
The Nov. 12 game at Selma Burke was a listless 31-11 defeat for the Jaguars, who trailed 21-1 at halftime. Miranda Sapp (six), Sydney Ward (four) and Zoe Summers (one) had the Ellis points.
Ellis 46, North 26
Kinsley Harbour and Annabelle Wright came out blazing as Ellis stopped a two-game skid and defeated visiting North Davie for the seventh consecutive time on Nov. 14.
Harbour and Wright combined for 15 points and lifted Ellis to a 17-8 first-quarter lead. Ellis would maintain solid working margins of 26-18 at halftime and 31-19 through three quarters.
Harbour (14 points) matched her season high and Wright (13) recorded her season high. S. Ward was next with eight as Ellis improved to 4-3.
North (0-6) got nine points each from Zariya Oliver and Callaway Spillman. Both connected on three 3-pointers.
Moor 42, South 25
Five days after taking down Ellis, South Davie crashed back to earth on Nov. 12 at Mooresville.
The Tigers were within striking distance at halftime (18-11 deficit), but they only managed four points in the third and found themselves behind by 18.
Akiela Young and Allie Cothren were the top scorers with eight points apiece.
“We beat Ellis because all 11 of us were energy-givers,” coach Julie Snow said. “Mooresville is undefeated but we are way better than we played them. It’s hard because (Beth) Carter and I know what these girls are capable of. We see glimpses of it – the Ellis game proved it – but we need more than glimpses.”
Burke 50, South 15
The Nov. 14 home game with Selma Burke resulted in the worst loss of the season. The Bears outscored South 22-2 in the middle quarters and the Tigers fell to 2-6.
Selma Burke 31, Ellis 11 – Miranda Sapp 6, Sydney Ward 4, Zoe Summers 1.

Ellis 46 – Kinsley Harbour 14, Annabelle Wright 13, Sydney Ward 8, Zoe Summers 5, Karah Shore 4, Carter Ward 2.
N. Davie 26 – Zariya Oliver 9, Callaway Spillman 9, Camilla Sa’ 4, Jaynie Patton 4.

Mooresville 42, S. Davie 25 – Akiela Young 8, Allie Cothren 8, Sakariah Allison 2, EG Snow 2, Kady Joyce 2, Karileigh Munday 2, Shania Brown 1.
Selma Burke 50, S. Davie 15 – Akiela Young 6, Sakariah Allison 3, EG Snow 3, Shania Brown 3.