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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, Sept. 14
Volleyball
Alexus Neal, Highland Tech: Led the Rams with seven kills in a 3-0 win over Bessemer City..
Peyton Hunsucker, Gaston Christian: Finished with 24 digs and 20 assists in a 3-1 loss to Metroline Christian.
Myracle Davis, Kings Mountain: Had nine kills and three blocks in a 3-0 win over Forestview.
Jessie Ozmore, KIngs Mountain: Had eight digs.
Camden Pasour, Kings Mountain: Had 33 assists, two kills and five digs.
Meile Songaila, Kings Mountain: Had 18 kills, three digs and a block.
Girls tennis
Abby Grier, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 6 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 3 doubles against Ashbrook.
Ardan Jones, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 2 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 2 doubles.
Abby Peeler, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 3 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 2 doubles.
Sydney Thomas, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 1 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 2 doubles.
Rahazia Wiley, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 4 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 2 doubles.
Laura Womack, Crest: Won in straight sets in No. 5 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 3 doubles.
Rennie Liu, Forestview: Won in straight sets in No. 1 singles, along with an 8-2 win in No. 1 doubles against North Gaston.
Arowen Caldwell, Highland Tech: Won in straight sets in No. 5 singles, along with a 9-7 win in No. 2 doubles against Ashbrook.
Madison Darnell, Highland Tech: Won in straight sets in No. 1 singles, along with an 8-1 win in No. 1 doubles.
Noelle Martin, Highland Tech: Won in straight sets in No. 3 singles.
Misha Singh, Highland Tech: Won in straight sets in No. 6 singles.
Katelin Vaher, Highland Tech: Won in straight sets in No. 2 singles, along with an 8-1 win in No. 1 doubles.
Samantha Syboutian, North Gaston: Won in three sets in No. 4 singles, along with an 8-6 win in No. 2 doubles against Forestview.
Hallie Black, West Lincoln: Won in straight sets in No. 6 singles, along with an 8-3 win in No. 3 doubles.
Stacia Cowen, West Lincoln: Won in straight sets in No. 3 singles, along with an 8-4 win in No. 2 doubles.
Kennedy McCumber, West Lincoln: Won in straight sets in No. 5 singles, along with an 8-3 win in No. 3 doubles.
Jada Willis, West Lincoln: Won in straight sets in No. 4 singles, along with an 8-4 win in No. 2 doubles.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Boys soccer
Yahir Gonzalez, East Gaston: Scored two goals in the Warriors’ win over Cherryville.
Brodan Barnes, East Lincoln: Scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Statesville.
Brody Felts, East Lincoln: Scored a goal.
Zachary Hoyt, East Lincoln: Scored a goal.
Dominic Feduniec, South Point: Netted a goal and added an assist in a 2-1 win over Forestview.
Jason Gamez, South Point: Scored a goal.
Drew Crotts, Stuart Cramer: Earned a hat trick in the Storm’s 3-1 win over North Gaston.
Ford Wiley, West Lincoln: Scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to Maiden.
Volleyball
Alexa Dos Santos, East Lincoln: Led her team with 11 kills to go with seven digs in a 3-0 win over Statesville.
Stella Neels, East Lincoln: Finished with 10 assists.
Carly Puckett, East Lincoln: Had 10 assists.
Kendall Bynum, HIghland Tech: Finished with 18 assists in a 3-1 win over South Point.
Riley Decker, Highland Tech: Had 22 digs and four assists.
Alise Mayers, Highland Tech: Had 10 kills and 17 digs.
Isabelle Simmons, Highland Tech: Led the Rams with 19 assists.
Madison Thompson, Highland Tech: Had 15 kills and four blocks.
Cross country
Boys
Isaiah Watts, Kings Mountain: Claimed the boys Cleveland County Cross Country title. (17:56.2) Teammate Max Thompson placed second (18:06), with Hunter Cruise (sixth), Luke Howell (seventh), David Johnson (ninth) and Luis Cedillo (10th) earning top 10 finishes. Kings Mountain claimed the county team title, outpacing Shelby by 10 points.
Damon Cook, Shelby: Placed third (19:01.1) at the Cleveland County Cross Country meet. Teammates Steven Morgan and Bly Borders finished fourth and fifth, respectively, helping Shelby to place second as a team.
Girls
Brooke Waseman, Kings Mountain: Claimed the girls Cleveland County Cross Country title with a time of 24:39.4. Teammate Sarah Eagle placed third with a time of 25:23.1.
Addison Walker, Shelby: Placed second in the girls Cleveland County Cross Country meet (25:05.1). She was one of three Golden Lion runners to place in the top five, including Haley Olvera (fourth) and Caroline Bryson (fifth). Shelby claimed the girls team title by four points over Kings Mountain.
Girls tennis
Noelle Martin, Highland Tech: Won in No. 3 singles (6-0, 6-1) and No. 2 doubles (8-1) over South Point.
Misha Singh, Highland Tech: Won 6-1, 6-0 in No. 6 singles and 8-1 in No. 3 doubles.
Annalise Bradley, Shelby: Won 8-0 in No. 5 singles and earned an 8-0 win in No. 3 doubles against Crest.
Caroline Curtis, Shelby: Won 8-1 in No. 2 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 1 doubles.
Ella Hensley, Shelby: Won 8-2 in No. 3 singles and 6-1 in No. 2 doubles.
Delaney Pless, Shelby: Won 8-1 in No. 4 singles and 6-1 in No. 2 doubles.
Fritzi Schmidt, Shelby: Won 8-1 in No. 6 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 3 doubles.
Anna Schweppe, Shelby: Won 8-1 in No. 1 singles, along with an 8-0 win in No. 1 doubles.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Volleyball
Emily Allen, Cherryville: Had eight kills, two blocks, nine digs and four assists in a 3-0 loss at East Gaston.
Peyton Hunsucker, Gaston Christian: Had 12 digs and 24 assists in a 3-1 win over Concord Academy.
Piper Riley, Gaston Christian: Had seven kills and 21 digs.
Kendall Parsons, Gaston Christian: Had seven kills and 12 digs.
Camden Pasour, Kings Mountain: Finished with 27 assists, four digs and three kills in a 3-0 win over North Gaston.
Meile Songaila, Kings Mountain: Had 15 kills.
Boys soccer
Chase Owens, Gaston Day: His first half goal was the only scoring in a 1-0 Spartans victory over Carmel Christian. The game was called at halftime due to lightning in the area.
Jaydon Davis, Shelby: Scored a goal in the Golden Lions’ 3-1 win over Bessemer City
Eli Morgan, Shelby: Scored a goal.
Sutton Walsh, Shelby: Scored a goal.
Cross country
Boys
Nehemiah “Nemo” Garcia, Ashbrook: Placed first at the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:58.01.
Tommy Price, East Gaston: The freshman placed third (19:54.48) at the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country Championships.
Zack Larner, Forestview: Finished second (19:17.20) at the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country Championships.
Ben Kimmel, Hunter Huss: Placed fourth (20:05.98) at the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country Championships.
Girls
Lyla Williams, Highland Tech: The Ram freshman completed her first Gaston County Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:52.44, good for fourth overall.
Maddie Frank, South Point: Won the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country girls championship after crossing the line with a time of 23:04.79. South Point also claimed the overall team title, as Lexi Birtwistle (second), Rachel Tolbert (fifth), Averie Kelly (sixth), Riley Barnard (seventh) and Anslee Perkins (eighth) each finished in the top 10.
Oshauna Holland, Stuart Cramer: Finished third (24:42.11) at the 2023 Gaston County Cross Country championships.
Monday, Sept. 11
Volleyball
Kendall Bynum, Highland Tech: Had 11 digs and 16 assists in a 3-1 win over Piedmont Community Charter.
Lilly Coletta, Highland Tech: Had 19 digs and seven assists
Alise Mayers, Highland Tech: Had 10 kills, 20 digs
Alexus Neal, Highland Tech: Had 12 kills, eight digs
Isabelle Simmons, Highland Tech: Had 23 assists.
Madison Thompson, Highland Tech: Had 10 kills, two digs
Lyric Brown, Piedmont Community Charter: Had three kills and an ace in a 3-1 loss to Highland Tech.
Chloe Downey, Piedmont Community Charter: Had seven kills and three aces.
Addison Key, Piedmont Community Charter: Had eight kills and two aces.
Boys soccer
Devon Dorsey, Kings Mountain: Scored his team’s only goal in a 6-1 loss to Stuart Cramer.
Aaron Lail, Lincolnton: Earned a hat trick and assisted on another Lincolnton goal in a 9-0 win over Bunker Hill.
Noah Laws, Lincolnton: Scored a goal.
Alvaro Rodriguez, Lincolnton: Scored a goal and assisted on two other Wolve goals.
Luis Salas-Torres, Lincolnton: Scored two goals.
Dominic Sanchez, Lincolnton: Scored a goal and assisted on three more.
Esteban Zuniga, Lincolnton: Scored a goal.
Antoni Ceciliano, Lincoln Charter: Scored two goals and had three assists in a 7-4 win over Langtree Charter.
Jacob Hernandez, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
James Kay, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
Marlon Nieves, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
Cole Regdos, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
Jared Suarez-Calvillo, Lincoln Charter: Scored a goal.
Byrson Banister, North Lincoln: Scored a goal in the Knights’ 3-1 win over Statesville.
Forrest Hayes, North Lincoln: Scored two goals.
Jose Lopez, Shelby: Scored a goal in the Golden Lions’ 3-2 double overtime win over East Gaston.
Max Martin, Shelby: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Bryan Torres, Shelby: Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime against East Gaston.
Drew Crotts, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal in the Storm’s 6-1 win over Kings Mountain.
Carter Mammano, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal and had two assists.
Luke Mingus, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal.
Connor Smith, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal and assisted on another.
Aiden Vandermeer, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal
Stryker Warren, Stuart Cramer: Scored a goal.
Edwin Ramirez, West Lincoln: Scored a goal in an 8-1 loss to Bandys.
Girls golf
Melony Hoffman, West Lincoln: Her low score of 44 propelled the Rebels to a team score of 140, 21 shots clear of second place during a match at Catawba Country Club. Also contributing were Gracie Campbell (47), Jaylee Smith (49), Aynsley Howard (51) and Calla Varner (53).
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NCHSAA sports: Gastonia, Shelby area top performers: Sept. 11-16, 2023
