Sports Briefs: CPC girls basketball player, coach of year from Davie

Published 11:14 am Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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Martin, Adams receive honors
In girls basketball, sophomore Avarie Martin and Lindsey Adams won player of the year and coach of the year in the Central Piedmont Conference, respectively. Junior Bailey Aderhold and freshman Gracie Shore made all-conference for Davie, while Mt. Tabor senior Shaymiah Bailey took home defensive player of the year.
Seniors Bryson Mickey and Jackson Powers made the all-CPC team for Davie’s boys. The player of the year was Tabor senior Snook Peterkin. The defensive player of the year was West Forsyth’s Kamauri Manuel. And the coach of the year was Tabor’s Andy Muse.
Pisciotta 11 points in blowout win
After notching its first playoff win and its first winning record in four years in 2024, the good vibes continued for the Davie boys lacrosse team when it dismantled visiting Southwest Guilford, 18-0, in the season opener on Feb. 25.
Jack Pisciotta led with six goals. Ty Carter and William Carter had three each. Caswell Moore had two, while Davie got one from Jayce Bentley, Luke Wayne, Henry Hines and Owen Blakely.
Pisciotta also led in assists with five. Hines had two. T. Carter, Evan Helms, Blakely, JD Cunningham and Moore had one.
Spillman shoots 40, 38 for Davie golf
The Davie boys golf team won its first two matches of the season, both held at Pudding Ridge. Davie’s 22-over 162 topped Ledford’s 165 on Feb. 24. The top players for the War Eagles were junior Carter Spillman, freshman Seager Brooks and junior Braxton Hunter with 5-over 40s. Senior James Walsh was next at 42.
Three days later, the War Eagles had an easy time with Starmount, winning 163-197. The same foursome paced Davie’s scoring, including a 3-over 38 from Spillman. Walsh and Brooks shot 40 and 44, respectively.
North girls lose at end
The North Davie girls JV basketball team dropped a nailbiter in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament, losing 24-22 to China Grove on Feb. 24.
Khia Bohannon and Karmen Wilson scored nine and seven points, respectively, as the Wildcats controlled the game before giving up a tiebreaking layup with five seconds remaining. Harper Welch (four) and Madison Stanley (two) rounded out the North scoring.
“We were up by 10 for most of the game,” coach Austin King said. “Then Karmen got into foul trouble and they caught up while she was pulled out.”
The Wildcats, who came in with a five-game winning streak, finished 8-5.
Ellis boys out in 1st round
North Rowan was too much for the Ellis boys in the first round of the conference tournament. The Mavericks took a 22-14 lead to halftime and pulled away in the second half in a 50-30 decision.
The Jaguars, who lost the regular-season meeting 50-17, were paced by Will Hileman and Hunter Hough with 11 points each. Kingston Hamilton had four, while Graham Wood and Levin Ward had two each. Ellis finished with a 6-7 record.