Gastonia, Shelby area high school top performers: South Point's Graham earns double-double
Here are top performers from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties for winter sports during the week of Jan. 2-6, 2024.
Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.
If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.
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Friday, Jan. 5
Boys basketball
Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln: Scored a game-high 28 points in an 80-72 loss to Statesville.
Houston Hartsell, East Lincoln: Scored 12 points.
Davis Hill, East Lincoln: Scored 11 points.
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Yoel Mussie, Highland Tech: Scored 11 points and had three rebounds in a 64-55 win over Thomas Jefferson.
Elijah Sherrill, Highland Tech: Scored 28 points to go with eight rebounds.
Elijah Whitted, Highland Tech: Scored 15 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Z-Man Gladden, Hunter Huss: Scored 13 points in a 61-57 double-overtime loss to Shelby.
Zii Phillips, Hunter Huss: Led the Huskies with 14 points.
Carson Engstrand, North Lincoln: Had 11 points in a 76-70 loss to Hickory.
Kellen Karr, North Lincoln: Scored 12 points and eight rebounds.
Caleb Kidd, North Lincoln: Scored 19 points.
Ty Sanders, North Lincoln: Had 13 points.
John Carmichael, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 12 points, four rebounds and four steals in a 78- 69 win over Valor Prep.
Bobby Erwin, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 25 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Victor Plessmoses, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 10 points, five steals, three assists and three steals.
Xavier Wilcher, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Dominique Downs, Shelby: Had 11 points in a 61-57 double-overtime win over Hunter Huss.
Denorris Gist, Shelby: Finished with 13 points. He scored nine of those in the fourth quarter and overtime, including a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to extra frames.
Drew Hollifield, Shelby: Led the Golden Lions with 22 points.
Girls basketball
Kionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, along with eight steals, five assists and three blocks in a 42-21 win over East Gaston.
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Earned a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds to go with six steals and three assists.
Kiara Anderson, East Lincoln: Recorded a double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds, along with four assists, three steals and a block in a 78-14 win over Statesville.
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln: Had 27 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and a block.
Lane Pethel, East Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Savanni Harris, Hunter Huss: Scored 13 points in a 47-39 win over Shelby.
Myla Hoover, Hunter Huss: Led her team with 20 points.
Brooklyn Swann, Hunter Huss: Had 14 points,
Lyric Brown, Piedmont Community Charter: Led her team with 14 points in a 63-10 win over Valor Prep.
Bree Phillips, Piedmont Community Charter: Scored 10 points.
Sydnie Enste, Shelby: Led the Lady Lions with 16 points in a 47-39 loss to Hunter Huss.
Claire Frank, South Point: Led the Lady Raiders with 12 points in a 43-20 win over York (South Carolina).
Amya Graham, South Point: Recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Hailey Hagler, North Lincoln: Scored a team-high 17 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 46-44 loss to Hickory.
Ally Smith, North Lincoln: Had 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Boys basketball
Lance Beam, Burns: Scored a team-high 15 points in a 63-47 win over Highland Tech.
Tye Clay, Burns: Had 10 points.
Colby Putnam, Burns: Scored 12 points.
Kamari Surratt, Burns: Had 10 points.
Elijah Sherrill, Highland Tech: Led the Rams with 21 points in a 67-43 loss at Burns.
Elijah Whitted, Highland Tech: Scored 14 points to go with six assists.
Caleb Nixon, Kings Mountain: Led the Mountaineers with 21 points along with seven rebounds in a 72-60 loss at Weddington.
Tucker Robinette, Kings Mountain: Scored 14 points.
Denorris Gist, Shelby: Led the Golden Lions with 10 points in a 60-37 win over Cherryville.
Girls basketball
Kionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Earned a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds, along with six assists, five steals and three blocks in a 51-46 loss to Thomas Jefferson.
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Earned a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Kaylee Greene, Burns: Led the Lady Bulldogs with 20 points in a 52-20 win over Highland Tech.
Esynce Howze, Burns: Scored 11 points.
Da’Mani French, Shelby: Led the Golden Lions with 20 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals in a 73-19 win over Cherryville.
Dereon Kee, Shelby: Scored 19 points to go with five steals.
Maddie Frank, South Point: Scored 10 points in a 66-47 win over Fort Mill (South Carolina) Catawba Ridge.
Amya Graham, South Point: Earned a double-double with 35 points and 17 rebounds.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Boys basketball
A.J. Adams, Crest: Had 13 points and five assists in the Chargers’ 71-47 win over East Rutherford.
Cal Pass Jr., Crest: Had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Lyrik Pettis, Crest: Scored 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
King Rhodes, Crest: Earned a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Gabriel Mabor Marier, Gaston Christian: Earned a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 57-55 loss to Westminster Catawba Christian.
Cam Newman, Gaston Christian: Scored 20 points to go with five assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Girls basketball
Nevaeh Blackwell, Crest: Had 10 points in her team’s 59-44 loss to East Rutherford.
Happy Arune, Gaston Christian: Earned a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in a 40-28 loss to Westminster Catawba Christian.
Yiling Wu, Gaston Christian: Scored 13 points.
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NC high school winter sports: Gastonia, Shelby Week 7 top performers
