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The final days of the season for Davie’s middle school girls basketball teams was mostly forgettable – the exception an upset win by North Davie.
Burke 34, South 22
South Davie dug a 22-6 hole in the first half at Selma Burke Dec. 5. The Tigers climbed back into contention with a red-hot third quarter that sliced the deficit to 24-16, but the Bears put South away in the fourth.
Even though the Tigers lost their third in a row, coach Julie Snow saw positives after losing by 35 to the Bears in the first meeting. Akiela Young and Allie Cothren led South with 8 points apiece.
“They beat us 50-15 the first time we played them,” she said. “Their most talented player scored 23 the first time. We ran a box-and-one on her and it was phenomenal. She scored 10 but it was the best game we played. We frustrated their coach and their best player. They are undefeated and we got within six in the fourth quarter. Their assistant coach said she was amazed at our growth and how much we have progressed.”
Burke 31, North 16
North bowed to the visiting Bears on Dec. 9. Callaway Spillman and Zariya Oliver paced the Wildcats with six and five points, respectively.
North 40, South 34
In their final game, the Wildcats rallied in the second half for a win they desperately needed. They were 0-12 before erasing visiting South Davie’s 20-14 halftime lead on Dec. 10.
The Wildcats, who lost the Nov. 21 meeting 33-25, came in 1-26 over two years with a 14-game losing streak. The only win during that stretch was a forfeit from North Rowan last year. The Wildcats’ on-the-court losing streak was 27, this marking the first victory since 48-28 over Millennium Charter in January of 2023 when Avarie Martin poured in 28 points.
The Tigers led 11-5 after the first quarter and by six at intermission, but they watched a North explosion in the third quarter. North scored 19 of the 21 points in the period to carve out a 33-22 lead. South rallied within three in the fourth, but North held on to stop a three-game losing streak in the series.
Camila Sa’ and Spillman had 11 points each. Jaynie Patton (10) and Oliver (eight) helped the cause. North spoiled a 17-point effort by Cothren. Young and Sakariah Allison had six and five, respectively, for South.
“Coach (Beth) Carter says we have a third-quarter curse because this always happens,” Snow said. “We came back in the fourth and got within three, but it was too late. Our girls have improved so much, but it sure doesn’t show in the win-loss column.”
Mooresville 47, Ellis 36
Ellis limped to the finish line by dropping two games to opponents that the Jaguars defeated in the first meetings, including a home loss to Mooresville in the regular-season finale on Dec. 9.
Ellis beat Mooresville in overtime in the first matchup, but the Jaguars found themselves behind 17-7 at the end of the first quarter and couldn’t recover.
The top scorers for Ellis were Zoe Summers (11), Annabelle Wright (10) and Sydney Ward (eight).
China Grove 43, Ellis 24
After beating the Red Devils by 10 in October, the Jaguars were blown out at CG in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament on Dec. 12.
Ellis’ deficit was 12-2 after the first quarter, and that was basically all she wrote as the Jaguars closed at 7-6. Summers, Wright and Layla Hazlip led with six points each.
West Beats South
South Davie’s season also ended in the first round of the tournament, losing at West Rowan on Dec. 12. The Tigers dropped seven of their last eight to finish 3-11.
Selma Burke 34, S. Davie 22 – Akiela Young 8, Allie Cothren 8, Sharia Tillery 4, EG Snow 2, Kady Joyce 1.
Selma Burke 31, N. Davie 16 – Callaway Spillman 6, Zariya Oliver 5, Bella Barnette 2, Camila Sa’ 2, Jaynie Patton 1.

S. Davie 34 – Allie Cothren 17, Akiela Young 6, Sakariah Allison 5, EG Snow 2, Shania Brown 2, Zariah Allison 2.
N. Davie 40 – Camila Sa’ 11, Callaway Spillman 11, Jaynie Patton 10, Zariya Oliver 8.

Mooresville 47, Ellis 36 – Zoe Summers 11, Annabelle Wright 10, Sydney Ward 8, Layla Hazlip 4, Kinsley Harbour 3.
China Grove 43, Ellis 24 – Zoe Summers 6, Annabelle Wright 6, Layla Hazlip 6, Kinsley Harbour 3, Sydney Ward 3.