From staff reports
CHARLOTTE — A.L. Brown’s girls got their first conference win in quite a while, as they opened Greater Metro Conference play with a 68-52 victory at Harding.
London Gray poured in 27, including 7-for-10 from the foul line, for the Wonders (5-3, 1-0), who have been on roll of late.
Michaela Buster scored 16. Alauna Massey had 12 to help beat the Rams (0-6, 0-1).
“Ugly first half, but we played a lot better in the second half,” A.L. Brown coach Kayla Crayton said.
Things got a little heated in Harding’s auxiliary gym. Crayton got a technical foul.
A.L. Brown 19 10 18 21 — 68
Harding 17 9 11 15 — 52
A.L. BROWN — Gray 27, Buster 16, Massey 12, Goode-Roberts 7, Campbell 5, Cook 2.
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KERNERSVILLE — North Rowan trailed 45-11 at the half and lost 54-21 at East Forsyth on Friday.
North (1-6) shot 6-for-43 from the field. Kanya Cowan scored six for the Cavaliers.
The bright spot for North was 14 rebounds by Zakiya Oglesby. Camonie Council had four steals.
“Not a good showing by us, but East Forsyth is a big school and we’ll learn from it,” North head coach Jarvis Miller said.
Rajnae Bethea led the Eagles (5-3) with 12 points.
North Rowan 3 8 0 10 — 21
East Forsyth 22 24 6 2 — 54
NORTH — Cowan 6, Council 5, Parker 3, Oglesby 2, Robinson 2, Luckey 2, Connor 1.
EAST FORSYTH — Bethea 12, Alston 11, D. Hill 10, Cruz 4, Sidberry 4, T. Hill 4, Dunn 3, Brabham 3, Williams 2, Heath 1.
