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The Ellis girls basketball team lost at home to Selma Burke, 40-30 on Dec. 2, in a game that featured wild mood swings.
The Bears jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Getting 14 points from Kinsley Harbour and Sydney Ward, the Jaguars closed within 23-17 in the second quarter. Then Selma Burke reestablished 36-24 control in the third and coasted from there.
Harbour banged four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, but the Bears had no problem stopping Ellis’ winning streak at three. S. Ward (nine points) and Zoe Summers (six) were next.
Moor 38, South 21
South Davie never threatened in a home loss to Mooresville on Dec. 2. The Tigers’ 19-9 halftime deficit was widened to 30-13 in the third, resulting in their fourth loss in five games.
Allie Cothren (12) was the bulk of the offense for South (3-8).
Ellis 33, North 25
This one was much more competitive than the 46-26 Ellis blowout in mid-November. Visiting Ellis got off to a hot start and held off North Davie on Dec. 5.
Harbour connected for three 3s and Summers hit one triple to lift Ellis to a 16-7 lead. North scored all six points in the second quarter to cut its halftime deficit to 16-13.
Ellis led by seven at the end of the third and rode another 14-point effort from Harbour to its seventh win in 11 tries. She also hit four treys for the second game in a row. S. Ward and Summers added nine and eight points, respectively.
North (0-11) remained winless despite 14 points and three triples from Callaway Spillman. Jaynie Patton and Bella Barnette had seven and four points.
Selma Burke 40, Ellis 30 – Kinsley Harbour 14, Sydney Ward 9, Zoe Summers 6, Layla Hazlip 1.
Mooresville 38, S. Davie 21 – Allie Cothren 12, Sakariah Allison 2, Zariah Allison 2, Mi’kayla Gibbs 2, Kady Joyce 2, Akiela Young 1.

Ellis 33 – Kinsley Harbour 14, Sydney Ward 9, Zoe Summers 8, Annabelle Wright 2.
N. Davie 25 – Callaway Spillman 14, Jaynie Patton 7, Bella Barnette 4.