Top Fayetteville-area high school performers for the week of Jan. 1-5

Basketball has tipped-off to begin the 2024 portion of the season, and in the first week of the year, there were a plethora of great individual performances in the Fayetteville area.

Highlighted by two 30-point performances Friday, including one by Cape Fear's Elon commit, Jayda Angel notching her seventh consecutive 30-plus point performance this season. Here are the top performers in the Fayetteville-area for the week of Jan. 1-5.

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Jan. 3

Nahmiah Aekins, South View - 19 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks

Rico McDonald, Cape Fear - 14 points, six rebounds

Jordynn Parnell, South View - 10 points, 13 rebounds

Unity Youngblood, South View - 12 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, five blocks

Jan. 4

Jaheim Faison, New Life Christian - 18 points, five rebounds, two blocks

Kaleb James, New Life Christian - 18 points, eight rebounds, four steals

Marquez Rochelle, New Life Christian - 16 points, five rebounds, five steals

Jan. 5

Nahmiah Aekins, South View - Six points, 18 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, three blocks

Malachi Allen, Westover - 16 points

Jayda Angel, Cape Fear - 38 points

Dezariyah Clark, Jack Britt - 18 points

Princess Canady, Westover - 10 points, eight rebounds

Tatiana Downden, Westover -11 points, two assists, four rebounds

Ari Fulton, Westover - 21 points

Derek Green, E.E. Smith - 22 points, 15 rebounds

DeMarious Hall, Westover - 16 points

Elijah Kindle, Northwood Temple - 34 points, three assists

Jordynn Parnell, South View - 15 points, 11 rebounds

Demarcus Spearman, South View - 18 points

Kenny Vera, Northwood Temple - 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Jan. 1-5 top high school performers in the Fayetteville-area