JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 29, Forestview 71 — Here’s how huge of a gap Forestview has created between itself and the rest of the Big South 3A Conference:
The Jaguars were without two suspended starters and still handled third-place South Point 71-29 on Tuesday.
Phierica Gardin scored 19, Britnee Roberts added 18 points, helping Forestview (17-2, 9-0) move within a game of clinching a share of the Big South title.
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 78, Hunter Huss 28 — South Point (10-6, 6-3) took sole possession of third place by turning the tables on Ashbrook (7-10, 5-4), which had won 46-39 in the first meeting in December.
“This was a big game for us,” said South Point coach Scott Tudor, whose team ended the game on a 12-3 surge. “The first game was very similar except that we led and they came back on us.”
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 78, Hunter Huss 28 — Ashley Mull scored 19 points and South Point handed winless Hunter Huss another loss, 78-28, Tuesday in Belmont.
Brittany Green scored 10 points, Callie Poll added eight and Haley Stewart seven as South Point (9-6, 5-3 Big South 3A Conference) won for the fourth time in five games. The Red Raiders led 29-4 by the end of the first quarter and cruised from there to set up Friday’s key home game against Ashbrook. Those two teams entered Tuesday night tied for third place in the Big South behind Forestview and Crest.
JANUARY 2012 | JV W BASKETBALL South Point 57, Hunter Huss 19 — Chrissy White (19 points), Morgan Coker (10 points), Sky McClean (10 rebounds) led South Point (8-0), which hosts Ashbrook on Friday.
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 60, Kings Mountain 44 — The Lady Mountaineers made multiple comebacks after the Lady Red Raiders jumped to an 8-0 lead. But South Point’s fast-break efficiency made the difference.
Finishing transition opportunities was a vital improvement, Lady Red Raider coach Scott Tudor said.
“We’re working hard and looking forward to the rest of conference play,” Tudor said.
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 62, Crest 75 — A’Diyah Ussery (32 points, 21 rebounds) and Caleia Jones (18 points) led Crest (8-3, 5-1), which visits Ashbrook on Friday. South Point (7-6, 3-3) travels to Kings Mountain on Friday.
JANUARY 2012 | JV W BASKETBALL South Point 42, Crest 41 — Asia Jackson (14 points), Chrissy White (12 points) and Sky McClean (10 points) led South Point (7-0), which visits Hunter Huss on Jan. 24. L. Tate had 18 points for Crest.
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 66, East Gaston 53 — South Point and East Gaston traded baskets in the first quarter in a fast-paced game with neither able to get much of an advantage over the other.
The Red Raiders (6-5) had the edge 17-16 after the first eight minutes of action. East Gaston's Carly Kluttz scored all of her ten first-half points in the first quarter.
Shelby Winchester missed a layup that would have tied the game at 31 with seconds left in the half. She finished with ten midway through the contest and made a trey in the second.
JANUARY 2012 | W BASKETBALL South Point 24, Forestview 72 — Forestview's girls rolled to a 72-24 victory against a South Point team with whom they shared the 2011 Big South regular-season title.
"We spent a lot of time yesterday at practice shooting and talking about improving on what we did in the Christmas tournament," said Gurganus, whose team went 1-2 to finish fourth in the always-strong Hardwood Classic at Charlotte's Bojangles' Coliseum. "We live and die by our defense, but we've got to make shots too."
The Lady Jaguars (11-2, 3-0) did both against a South Point team coming off a runnerup finish in last week's David Wright Holiday Classic in Cherryville.
DECEMBER 2011 | W BASKETBALL - DAVID WRIGHT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP South Point 53, Cherryville 55 — The Lady Ironmen (8-5) ended 10 years of frustration in their own tournament behind 24 points and seven rebounds from tournament MVP Lauren Graham.
South Point coach Scott Tudor said the game was a learning experience for his young club.
“We are still pretty much a young team, and we lost our composure a little and took some questionable shots. We have to learn to play with a lead a little, but Cherryville played hard and didn’t quit. It was a really good game,” Tudor said.
For South Point, Brittany Green led with 15 points while Ashley Mull had 11 and Haley Stewart 10.
DECEMBER 2011 | W BASKETBALL South Point 39, Ashbrook 46 — Three different Ashbrook players hit 3-pointers in the final frame as the Green Wave pulled away late for a 46-39 home win Tuesday.
Brittany Patterson (15 points) broke a 33-33 tie early in the fourth with a 3, and Alexis Wallace and Jordan Chambers (14 points) followed with treys of their own as Ashbrook (3-6, 2-1) began to separate late for their second straight win.
“The second half they just decided they were going to get after it,” Ashbrook coach Juan Smith said.
Ashley Mull scored 14 for South Point (3-3, 2-1), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
DECEMBER 2011 | JV W BASKETBALL South Point 35, Ashbrook 21 — Morgan Coker led South Point (4-0) to victory with 12 points, while Asia Jackson added 9 points and 8 assists and Chrissy White handed out 8 assists. V. Pauling led Ashbrook in scoring with 11 points.
DECEMBER 2011 | W BASKETBALL South Point 74, Hunter Huss 23 — Ashley Mull and Sarah Lawing had 14 points to lead South Point, while Callie Poll finished with 13. The Red Raiders (3-2, 2-0) play at Ashbrook on Tuesday.
DECEMBER 2011 | JV W BASKETBALL South Point 35, Hunter Huss 11 — Asia Jackson had 19 points for South Point, while Chrissy White had 12 and Morgan Coker added eight rebounds. South Point (3-0) plays at Ashbrook on Tuesday.
DECEMBER 2011 | W BASKETBALL South Point 50, Kings Mountain 27 — Ashley Mull scored 13 points and Sarah Lawing poured in 12 as the Lady Red Raiders won their conference opener over Kings Mountain on Thursday night. South Point (2-2, 1-0) travels to Hunter Huss on Friday.
DECEMBER 2011 | W BASKETBALL South Point 53, East Lincoln 42 — Ashley Mull scored 19 points and South Point (1-2) held off a late charge to pick up its first win of the season.
Brittany Green added eight points as the Red Raiders avenged a 48-43 loss from Friday.
East Lincoln (2-2) got 12 points from Sydney Messmer and 11 from Akeyla Forney.
DECEMBER 2011 | JV W BASKETBALL South Point 40, East Lincoln 20 — Asia Jackson (14 points), Chrissy White (10 points) and Morgan Coker (10 points) led South Point (1-0), which hosts East Lincoln on Tuesday.
