High school girls basketball roundup: Cougars win Moir game in OT

By Mike London [email protected] SALISBURY Julia Burleson flipped up a running hook shot in the lane, like something from a 1950s black and white tape, and it swished, a sign that it would not be just another day for Carsons girls basketball team.

Chloe Monroes 31 games at the helm of the Carson girls had included two victories and 29 defeats, so the female Cougars seemed an unlikely source to provide the most exciting game on the first day of the Dales Sporting Goods Sam Moir Christmas Classic.

But the Cougars not only provided excitement on Thursday in Catawba Colleges Goodman Gym, they won, beating Mount Pleasant 47-44 in overtime.

It took a career-high 19 points from Burleson and a career-high 10 from Emma Carpenter for the short-handed Cougars to get the job done.

No.

2 scorer Rylee Hedrick is out with a shoulder issue and Laila Furr and Caylee Snow also were unable to play.

While Mount Pleasant (5-4) was seeded second and Carson (2-7) was seeded seventh, it was apparent right away that Carson had a decent chance.

Burleson made a 3-pointer and Emma Carpenter scored twice in the paint as Carson jumped ahead 7-2 and led most of the first half.

The Tigers caught up near the end of the half, and it was 22-all at the break.

Neither team could gain any separation in the second half.

The shot that will be remembered is the 3-pointer that Emily Guiton banked in for the Cougars late in regulation.

It was the only field goal she made, but it turned a two-point Carson deficit into a one-point lead.

Both teams missed multiple chances to prevail in regulation, and the game went to overtime tied at 44-all.

Carson made three free throws in overtime Guiton banked in one of them and Carson shut out the Tigers in the OT period to win.

Allie Martin came down with the last rebound to seal the victory.

There were a lot of missed shots.

Martin, Carpenter and Caylee Sheets got a lot of rebounds.

MacKenzie Clutter scored 19 for the Tigers, while Katelyn Sc0tt had 12.

Carson 14 8 12 10 3 47 Mount Pleasant 12 10 14 8 0 44 CARSON Burleson 19, Carpenter 10, Martin 9, Sheets 5, Guiton 4.

MOUNT Clutter 19, Scott 12, Kyle 6, Barber 4, Hennie 2, Cole 1.

SALISBURY Salisbury coach Lakai Brice has been around long enough to dread those early morning Christmas tournament games, but the Hornets played well enough on Thursday to get through it.

We played well in stretches, but those morning games are always tough, Brice said.

The third-seeded Hornets had a pretty awful start.

They were missing free throws and were tied 8-all with sixth-seeded rival North Rowan (1-5) after a quarter.

The Hornets trailed 12-10 early in the second quarter.

But then the Hornets cranked out 21 straight points, a run that bridged the second and third quarters, to lead 31-12.

Defense steals and layups got the Hornets (5-3) going.

Torese Evans capped the spree by banking in a 3-pointer.

Salisbury appeared to be well on its way to a blowout and led 45-21 in the fourth quarter, but the Cavaliers got hot and finished strong.

Dasia Elder made two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as North cut that 24-point Salisbury lead to nine with 53 seconds left.

But it was too little, too late, and the Hornets advanced to a semifinal matchup with Carson.

Gabbi Fatovic and Keiara Spruill scored 12 each for the Hornets.

Elder had a season-high 13 points and 10 rebounds, her first double-double, for the Cavaliers.

Alannah McArthur scored 11.

North Rowan 8 4 9 16 37 Salisbury 8 16 16 9 49 NORTH Elder 13, McArthur 11, King 5, Stockton 4, Conner 2.

SALISBURY Fatovic 12, Spruill 12, Evans 8, Fomond 5, Zapata 4, McNeely 4, Myers 2, Woodruff 2..

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