Gastonia, Shelby area high school fall sports top performers for Aug. 21-26
This is a daily list of top performers from area teams, compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors and team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps and Twitter.
If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear following a stellar outing, encourage their coach to email submission to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.
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Thursday, Aug. 24
Volleyball
Emily Allen, Cherryville: Finished with eight assists and six kills in a 3-0 win over Shelby.
Taylor Digh, Cherryville: Had eight digs.
Kate Mulvey, Cherryville: Had four aces and six kills.
Anne Bradley Bing, Gaston Day: Had 33 assists and 20 kills in a 3-2 loss to Laurens Academy (SC).
Megan Brown, Gaston Day: Finished with 32 kills and 22 assists.
Riley Decker, Highland Tech: Had eight digs and an assist in a 3-0 win over Burns.
Alexus Neal, Highland Tech: Led the Rams with eight kills, a block and four digs.
Isabelle Simmons, Highland Tech: Finished with a team-high 12 assists to go with six digs, a block and four kills.
Jessie Ozmore, Kings Mountain: Had 11 digs in a 3-0 win over Weddington.
Camden Pasour, Kings Mountain: Had 29 assists, eight digs and a kill.
Meile Songaila, KIngs Mountain: Had 16 kills and seven digs.
Boys soccer
Cole Casper, Gaston Christian: Earned a hat trick.
Austin Sams, Gaston Christian: Scored a goal.
Michael Sparks, Gaston Christian: Scored a goal.
Bennett Ackerman, Gaston Day: Scored two goals in a 9-0 win over Burlington School.
Ben Hertle, Gaston Day: Scored a goal.
Ben Horgan, Gaston Day: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Kurt Hunter, Gaston Day: Scored a goal.
Caleb Lord, Gaston Day: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Chase Owens, Gaston Day: Scored two goals.
Xavier Porter, Gaston Day: Netted a goal and earned a clean sheet as Spartans’ goalkeeper.
Alberto Chavez-Cruz, Mountain Island Charter: Scored a goal in his team’s 1-1 draw with Gray Stone Day.
Dominic Feduniec, South Point: Scored two goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over East Gaston.
Jason Gamez, South Point: Scored a goal and had two assists.
Carson McClure, South Point: Scored four goals and assisted on another.
Dylan Salianas, South Point: Scored a goal.
Bryan Shaw, South Point: Scored a goal.
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Volleyball
Gwyn Neels, East Lincoln: Had 14 kills, a block and three digs in a 3-0 win over West Lincoln.
Stella Neels, East Lincoln: Had 16 assists, four digs and two kills.
Kendall Bynum, Highland Tech: Had 19 assists in a 3-1 win over South Point.
Riley Decker, Highland Tech: Had 22 digs and five assists.
Alise Mayers, Highland Tech: Had 11 kills and 17 digs.
Alexus Neal, Highland Tech: Had 12 kills and 10 digs.
Isabelle Simmons, Highland Tech: Finished with 13 digs and 16 assists.
Madison Thompson, Highland Tech: Led the Rams with 13 kills and four blocks.
Boys soccer
James Bell, Cherryville: Scored a goal in a 2-2 draw with Crest.
Cole Kelly, Cherryville: Scored a goal.
Joseph Echevarria, East Lincoln: Scored a goal in a 3-0 win over
Zachary Hoyt, East Lincoln: Scored a goal.
Alex Nikitchuk, East Lincoln: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Dominic Sanchez, Lincolnton: Scored a goal in a 1-1 draw with North Gaston.
Quinn Campbell, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
Antoni Ceciliano, Lincoln Charter: Scored two goals.
Aidan Awuah, Mountain Island Charter: Scored a goal and had two assists in a 5-0 win over Queen’s Grant.
Tanner Baxter, Mountain Island Charter: Scored two goals.
Alberto Chavez-Cruz, Mountain Island Charter: Scored a goal.
Jacob Gonzalez, Mountain Island Charter: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Belil Boyd, North Lincoln: Scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to Lincoln Charter.
Forrest Hayes, North Lincoln: Scored a goal.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Volleyball
Emily Allen, Cherryville: Had 10 digs, nine assists and five kills in a 3-1 loss to East Rutherford.
Krista Davis, Cherryville: Had 14 digs.
Peyton Hunsucker, Gaston Christian: Had 25 digs and 26 assists in a 3-2 loss to University Christian.
Kendall Parsons, Gaston Christian: Had 14 digs and 12 digs.
Anne Bradley Bing, Gaston Day: Had 38 assists, 14 kills and two blocks in a 3-2 win over Hickory Christian.
Megan Brown, Gaston Day: Had 28 kills, 11 assists and two blocks.
Camden Pasour, Kings Mountain: Had 30 assists, eight digs, two kills and two blocks.
Meile Songaila, Kings Mountain: Had 12 kills and eight digs in a 3-0 win over West Henderson.
Cross country
Lexi Birtwistle, South Point: Outpaced teammate Maddie Frank by a second, placing first at the Kings Mountain girls XC meet with a time of 14:42.
Ben Kimmel, Hunter Huss: His time of 12:37 was good to finish fourth at the Kings Mountain boys XC meet, helping the Huskies to a team win.
Isaiah Watts, Kings Mountain: Placed first with a time of 11:19 at the Kings Mountain boys XC meet.
Monday, Aug. 21
Volleyball
Emily Allen, Cherryville: Led her team with 12 kills, 14 digs and nine assists in a 3-1 loss to Lincolnton.
Kate Mulvey, Cherryville: Had 14 assists and 11 digs.
Camellia Holland, Lincolnton: Led her team with 17 kills, 13 blocks and 10 digs in a 3-1 win over Cherryville.
Lala Thomas, Lincolnton: Had 38 digs.
Boys soccer
Andres Bustos, North Gaston: Scored a goal in a 1-1 draw with Burns.
Carter Mammano, Stuart Cramer: Had two goals in a 6-0 win over East Gaston.
Connor Smith, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Stryker Warren, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Girls tennis
Jenna Brame and Skylar Hernandez, Highland Tech: Won 8-1 in No. 1 doubles against Stuart Cramer.
Neha Kukkapalli and Jaelyn Nickson, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 3 doubles.
Khushi Patel and Mylah Howe, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 2 doubles.
Arowen Caldwell, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 5 singles.
Madison Darnell, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 1 singles.
Noelle Martin, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 3 singles.
Misha Singh, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 6 singles.
Katelin Vaher, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 2 singles.
Tristy Williams, Highland Tech: Won 8-0 in No. 4 singles.
Girls golf
Melony Hoffman, West Lincoln: Shot a 47 in a match against Owen and North Lincoln to earn medalist honors.
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NCHSAA sports: Gastonia, Shelby area top performers: Aug. 21-26, 2023
