Here are Gastonia, Shelby high school basketball's top performers during holiday hoops
Here are top performers from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the holiday hoops portion of the winter sports schedule.
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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Saturday, Dec. 30
Boys basketball
Makoi Mabor Marier, Gaston Christian: Had 14 points and four rebounds in a 53-43 loss to United Faith Christian.
Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian: Scored 10 points and had five assists.
Satchelle Pettis, Hunter Huss: Had 13 points in a 65-59 loss to Bull City Prep.
Zii Phillips, Hunter Huss: Scored 17 points.
Kelan Flowers, Lincoln Charter: Had 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in a 91-44 win over North Hills Christian.
Khristan Flowers, Lincoln Charter: Had 16 points, nine assists and five steals.
Kasey Hudson, Lincoln Charter: Had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Cairo Morales, Lincoln Charter: Earned a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Girls basketball
Lexi Birtwistle, South Point: Had 12 points and five steals in a 62-41 win over York Prep (South Carolina).
Amya Graham, South Point: Earned a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Friday, Dec. 29
Boys basketball
Zytaavion Davis, Bessemer City: Scored 11 points in a 77-73 win over Comenius.
Cordarius Glenn, Bessemer City: Had a team-high 29 points.
Tristan Gordon, Bessemer City: Had 15 points.
A.J. Adams, Crest: Led all scorers with 29 points in a 79-73 win over Hendersonville.
Cal Pass Jr., Crest: Had 11 points and eight rebounds.
D’Various Surratt, Crest: Had 18 points and seven rebounds.
Houston Hartsell, East Lincoln: Had 15 points , six rebounds and five assists.
Davis Hill, East Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 62-50 win over Jay M. Robinson.
Makoi Mabor Marier, Gaston Christian: Had 11 points and five rebounds in a 44-37 loss to Northside Christian.
Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian: Had 13 points.
Deshawn Coulter, Gaston Day: Led his team with 25 points in an 87-72 win over East Rutherford.
Kurt Hunter, Gaston Day: Scored 18 points.
Chase Owens, Gaston Day: Scored 13 points.
Braylen Todd, Gaston Day: Scored 12 points.
Trimell Dunlap, Hunter Huss: Scored 18 points and had seven steals in a 68-66 loss to Davidson Day.
Satchelle Pettis, Hunter Huss: Scored 15 points and had six steals.
Zii Phillips, Hunter Huss: Finished just shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine assists.
Bradley Floyd, Kings Mountain: Had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists in a 51-50 win over Providence Day.
Kee’donn Linney, Kings Mountain: Scored 11 points.
Caleb Nixon, Kings Mountain: Scored 12 points.
L.J. Smith, Lincolnton: Had 40 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a 72-54 win over East Gaston.
Nehemiah Thompson, Lincolnton: Scored 11 points.
Cairo Morales, Lincoln Charter: Had 14 points and nine rebounds in a 51-49 loss to Northwestern (South Carolina).
McKennon Showers, Lincoln Charter: Scored 10 points.
Markell Carothers, North Gaston: Had 17 points in a 65-52 loss to Lake Norman Charter.
Jurnee Lattimore, North Gaston: Had 20 points and eight rebounds.
Carson Engstrand, North Lincoln: Had 17 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a 72-64 win over Ashbrook.
Ben Heavner, North Lincoln: Had 10 points and five rebounds.
Kellen Karr, North Lincoln: Had 18 points and six rebounds.
Tanner Linberger, North Lincoln: Had 11 points and six rebounds.
Ty Sanders, North Lincoln: Had 13 points and five rebounds.
D.J. Cross, Stuart Cramer: Scored 13 points in a 72-68 win over West Lincoln.
Gavin Jordan, Stuart Cramer: Had 16 points and five rebounds.
Amari Littlejohn, Stuart Cramer: Had 21 points.
Girls basketball
Nevaeh Blackwell, Crest: Had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 69-37 win over Hendersonville.
Kari Lee, Crest: Had 11 points and six steals.
Monica Surratt, Crest: Scored 14 points and had five rebounds.
Kiara Anderson, East Lincoln: Had 21 points and seven rebounds in a 52-40 win over Jay M. Robinson.
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln: Had 18 points, seven rebounds and six steals.
Amani Neely, Forestview: Scored 22 points in a 76-52 win over Lincolnton.
Tralyn Phillips, Forestview: Had 31 points, six assists and six steals.
Blair Riley, Forestview: Scored 10 points to go with five rebounds.
Savanni Harris, Hunter Huss: Earned a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a 58-49 loss to Clover.
Myla Hoover, Hunter Huss: Scored 11 points.
Brooklyn Swann, Hunter Huss: Earned a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Akira Connor, Lincolnton: Had 11 points and nine rebounds in a 76-52 loss to Forestview.
Nyla Johnson, Lincolnton: Had 14 points and seven rebounds.
Curmiya Tillman, Lincolnton: Had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Jaleila Littlejohn, North Gaston: Earned a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 41-30 loss to Lake Norman Charter.
Mesiah Thomas, North Gaston: Scored 12 points.
Hailey Hagler, North Lincoln: Led her team with 12 points in a 50-36 loss to Stuart Cramer.
Claire Frank, South Point: Scored 16 points in a 63-51 loss to Fort Mill (South Carolina).
Lauren French, South Point: Had 13 points.
Amya Graham, South Point: Earned a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer: Fell just short of a triple-double, notching 23 points to go with 12 rebounds, nine steals and five assists in a 50-36 win over North Lincoln.
Lauren Humphrey, Stuart Cramer: Earned a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds.
Thursday, Dec. 28
Boys basketball
Isaac Byers, Ashbrook: Had a team-high 23 points in a 72-69 win over Bandys.
Kenneth Greene, Ashbrook: Scored 22 points.
Ayron Jackson, Ashbrook: Had 13 points.
Cordarius Glenn, Bessemer City: Scored 17 points in a 76-38 loss to North Gaston.
A.J. Adams, Crest: Had 17 points and six rebounds.
Cal Pass Jr., Crest: Had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Lyrik Pettis, Crest: Had 10 points and five rebounds.
King Rhodes, Crest: Earned a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
D’Various Surratt, Crest: Finished just shy of a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln: Had 17 points and eight rebounds in a 60-54 win over Christ the King.
Houston Hartsell, East Lincoln: Had 13 points.
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln: Had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Makoi Mabor Marier, Gaston Christian: Earned a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds to go with four blocks and three assists in a 61-57 win over Mallard Creek.
Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian: Had 23 points.
Deshawn Coulter, Gaston Day: Scored a game-high 26 points in an 86-79 loss to Kings Mountain.
Kurt Hunter, Gaston Day: Scored 19 points.
Chase Owens, Gaston Day: Had 13 points.
Cooper McCraw, Highland Tech: Had 17 points in a 75-64 loss to Thomas Jefferson.
Elijah Sherrill, Highland Tech: Had 18 points.
Elijah Whitted, Highland Tech: Had 17 points and six rebounds.
Satchelle Pettis, Hunter Huss: Had 12 points and six rebounds in a 56-52 loss to West Charlotte.
Bradley Floyd, Kings Mountain: Had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists in an 86-79 win over Gaston Day.
J’myun Huskey, Kings Mountain: Earned a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Kee’donn Linney, Kings Mountain: Had 20 points and five rebounds.
Caleb Nixon, Kings Mountain: Finished just shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Landen Lyerly, Lincolnton: Had 11 points and nine rebounds in a 93-51 win over Stuart Cramer.
Tyler McClain, Lincolnton: Had 15 points.
L.J. Smith, Lincolnton: Scored 40 points to go with eight rebounds.
Kelan Flowers, Lincoln Charter: Had 13 points, four assists and five steals in a 72-26 win over Carvers Bay (South Carolina).
Cairo Morales, Lincoln Charter: Earned a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Bryson Blanton, North Gaston: Had 12 points in a 76-38 win over Bessemer City.
Markell Carothers, North Gaston: Had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Jalen Howard, North Gaston: Earned a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Max Huggins, North Gaston: Scored a team-high 21 points.
Jurnee Lattimore, North Gaston: Had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals.
Carson Engstrand, North Lincoln: Had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in an 83-43 win over Forestview.
Ben Heavner, North Lincoln: Had 13 points.
Kellen Karr, North Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Ty Sanders, North Lincoln: Had 11 points.
John Carmichael, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 13 points and seven rebounds in a 67-27 win over Cherryville.
Bobby Erwin, Piedmont Community Charter: Led his team with 20 points and five assists.
Xavier Wilcher, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 12 points.
Amari Littlejohn, Stuart Cramer: Had 11 points in a 93-51 loss to Lincolnton.
Girls basketball
Breana McEntire, Crest: Led her team with 10 points and five rebounds in a 50-18 win over Chesnee (South Carolina).
Kiara Anderson, East Lincoln: Scored 23 points to go with five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 71-46 win over Bessemer City.
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln: Scored 23 points to go with nine steals, five rebounds and three assists.
Molly Forgan, Forestview: Earned a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds in a 67-62 loss to North Lincoln.
Amani Neely, Forestview: Had 18 points and five rebounds.
Blair Riley, Forestview: Earned a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Savanni Harris, Hunter Huss: Earned a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, along with eight assists and six steals in a 55-46 win over the Australian High School national team.
Myla Hoover, Hunter Huss: Scored 14 points.
Brooklyn Swann, Hunter Huss: Earned a double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds.
Ashlyn Black, North Lincoln: Scored 14 points in a 67-62 win over Forestview.
Addison Grice, North Lincoln: Had 15 points.
Hailey Hagler, North Lincoln: Had 11 points.
Ally Smith, North Lincoln: Scored 20 points.
Lyric Brown, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 24 points and eight rebounds in a 51-45 win over Cherryville.
Claire Frank, South Point: Had 10 points in a 60-37 loss to Dutch Fork (South Carolina).
Amya Graham, South Point: Wound up just shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer: Earned a double-double with 25 points and 11 steals to go with eight rebounds and seven assists in a 66-38 win over Lincolnton.
Hadley Womack, Stuart Cramer: Had 18 points.
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Boys basketball
Isaac Byers, Ashbrook: Scored a team-high 16 points in a 69-62 win over Lincolnton.
Kenneth Greene, Ashbrook: Scored 10 points.
Jamari Smith, Ashbrook: Had 14 points.
Jayveon Miller, Bessemer City: Had 18 points in a 74-46 loss to Christ the King.
Jadon Beam, Burns: Finished with 13 points and six rebounds in a 74-52 loss to Crest.
Kamari Surratt, Burns: Had 10 points.
Chancellor Hunt, Cherryville: Scored 11 points and six rebounds in a 66-61 win over Thomas Jefferson.
Andron Patterson, Cherryville: Scored 10 points and had eight rebounds.
Rayshawn Sewell, Cherryville: Scored 24 points.
Lyrik Pettis, Crest: Scored 10 points to go with five rebounds in a 74-52 win over Burns.
King Rhodes, Crest: Led the Chargers with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Jabari Thurman, Crest: Had 14 points.
Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln: Hit seven 3-pointers on his way to 29 points.in a 76-50 win over North Gaston.
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln: Scored 10 points to go with seven rebounds.
Deshawn Coulter, Gaston Day: Scored 15 points in an 81-56 win over Ballou (Washington, D.C.).
Kurt Hunter, Gaston Day: Led his team with 17 points.
Chase Owens, Gaston Day: Had 14 points
Griffen Simpson, Gaston Day: Scored 11 points.
Cooper McCraw, Highland Tech: Scored 10 points in an 80-60 loss to Piedmont Community Charter.
Elijah Sherrill, Highland Tech: Scored a team-high 23 points.
Elijah Whitted, Highland Tech: Had 12 points.
Bradley Floyd, Kings Mountain: Scored 10 points in a 69-61 win over Palisades.
Caleb Nixon, Kings Mountain: Had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Tucker Robinette, Kings Mountain: Scored 17 points to go with five rebounds.
L.J. Smith, Lincolnton: Earned a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 69-62 loss to Ashbrook.
Markell Carothers, North Gaston: Scored 21 points in a 76-50 loss to East Lincoln.
Jalen Howard, North Gaston: Scored 16 points.
Carson Engstrand, North Lincoln: Scored 15 points in an 85-53 win over East Gaston.
Kellen Karr, North Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Tanner Lineberger, North Lincoln: Had 14 points.
Ty Sanders, North Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
John Carmichael, Piedmont Community Charter: Scored 11 points in an 80-60 win over Highland Tech.
Bobby Erwin, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 15 points.
Victor Plessmoses, Piedmont Community Charter: Scored 14 points.
Xavier Wilcher, Piedmont Community Charter: Scored a team-high 23 points to go with eight rebounds.
Gavin Jordan, Stuart Cramer: Scored 13 points in a 75-49 loss to Bandys.
Girls basketball
Kionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Earned a double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds, along with six steals, five assists and five blocks in a 55-42 win over Central Cabarrus.
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City: Earned a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, along with seven steals, four assists and two blocks.
Kaylee Greene, Burns: Had 10 points in a 66-34 loss to Crest.
Esynce Howze, Burns: Scored 15 points.
Kari Lee, Crest: Scored 12 points in a 66-34 win over Burns.
Breana McEntire, Crest: Had 15 points.
Monica Surratt, Crest: Scored 19 points.
Kiara Anderson, East Lincoln: Wound up just shy of a double-double with 16 points, nine steals, five rebounds and five assists in a 92-14 win over Lake Norman Charter.
Emma Montanari, East Lincoln: Scored 23 points and had eight steals.
Lane Pethel, East Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Taniyah Thomas, East Lincoln: Earned a double-double with 24 points and 10 steals.
Molly Forgan, Forestview: Earned a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 65-26 win over West Lincoln.
Amani Neely, Forestview: Had 18 points and five rebounds.
Blair Riley, Forestview: Had 14 points.
Bailey Maiers, Highland Tech: Had 16 points in a 52-36 win over Piedmont Community Charter.
Addie McCraw, Highland Tech: Earned a double-double with 12 points and 20 rebounds.
Savanni Harris, Hunter Huss: Earned a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 71-56 win over West Charlotte.
Myla Hoover, Hunter Huss: Had 18 points and six rebounds.
Brooklyn Swann, Hunter Huss: Earned a triple-double with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals.
Akira Connor, Lincolnton: Had 11 points in a 38-37 win over Ashbrook.
Curmiya Tillman, Lincolnton: Had 10 points.
Whitney Brown, North Gaston: Had 10 points in a 76-31 loss to West Cabarrus.
Jaleila Littlejohn, North Gaston: Scored 15 points.
Ashlyn Black, North Lincoln: Scored 13 points in a 59-29 win over Christ the King.
Addison Grice, North Lincoln: Had 10 points.
Ally Smith, North Lincoln: Scored 23 points.
Lyric Brown, Piedmont Community Charter: Had 18 points and seven rebounds in a 52-36 loss to Highland Tech.
Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer: Earned a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds, along with seven steals and four assists in a 43-41 win over Bandys.
Lauren Humphrey, Stuart Cramer: Had 18 rebounds.
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NC high school basketball: Gastonia, Shelby area Week 6 top performers
