New Hanover County Middle School Roundup: February 16-20, 2026

The New Hanover County Middle School Roundup will be published each Sunday. Results and stats are compiled through emails from coaches and athletic directors. If you don’t see a result from your team, please encourage your coach or AD to start emailing them to [email protected].

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BOYS SOCCER

Murray 3, Trask 2

Played Wednesday

The Falcons secured a hard-fought win to open a busy three-game week. 

Biraj Shrestha, Dashiell Peterson, and Camden Shoffner found the back of the net. Leo Thompson and Konnor Boyd each had an assist.

No information was provided for Trask.

Noble 2, Roland-Grise 0

Played Wednesday

A pair of goals from standout Cayden Cilinski lifted the Eagles to a home win. 

Holly Shelter 1, Noble 1

Played Thursday

A late penalty kick from Holly Shelter kept them as the lone unbeaten team in the county. 

No information was provided for Holly Shelter (5-0-2).

Noble’s (4-1-2) goal was scored by Cayden Cilinski off an assist from Kaison Rich. 

Murray 0, Williston 0

Played Thursday

Both goalkeepers – Murray’s Cullen Towne (four saves) and Williston’s Henry Straw (six saves) – played well to keep the match scoreless after 60 minutes. 

Williston’s (0-5-1) shots on goal came from Abel Gonzalez De Paz, Walker Nelson, Levid Garnica Sanchez, and David De Paz

Biraj Shrestha, Garrett Neal, Konnor Boyd, and Carson Brown were Murray’s (2-2-3) standout performers. 

Other scores

Tuesday: Murray 0, Noble 0

Tuesday: Holly Shelter 3, Williston 0

Tuesday: Trask defeated Roland-Grise (no score provided)

Wednesday: Holly Shelter 3, Myrtle Grove 1

Thursday: Roland-Grise defeated Myrtle Grove (no score provided)

New Hanover County Public School Standings

Holly Shelter 5-0-2

Noble 4-1-2

Roland-Grise 3-2-2

Murray 2-2-3

Myrtle Grove 2-4-0

Trask 2-4-0

Williston 0-5-1

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Trask 27, Roland-Grise 21

Played Tuesday

The Bears took down the previously unbeaten Knights by building an 18-9 halftime lead. 

Emma Ashe made a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter and led all players with 10 points.

Trask also got five points from Makayla Kelly.

Roland-Grise cut the deficit to 22-17 after three quarters, but managed only four points in the final six minutes. 

Manola High scored nine points, while Morgan Roberts chipped in five. 

Holly Shelter 30, Williston 8

Played Tuesday

Alaina Young finished with 12 points to lead the Hurricanes to their first victory of the season. 

Murray 33, Noble 17

Played Tuesday

A 13-point performance from Malia Mehling gave the Falcons a comfortable home win. 

Mehling also dished out a team-high four assists. Hallie Herring scored eight points to go along with three rebounds, while Olivia Hester finished with five points and four rebounds. 

Noble got six points apiece from Bailey Horne and Divia Stevenson. 

Myrtle Grove 23, Holly Shelter 22

Played Wednesday

A pair of free throws from Gianna Woodie with 13 seconds remaining lifted the Gators to a thrilling win.

Myrtle Grove led 18-9 after three quarters, but Holly Shelter battled all the way back to take a 22-21 lead with 17 seconds to play. 

Adi Lehman led the Gators with eight points. 

The Hurricanes’ top performances came from Emerson Wilson with six points and Alaina Young with five. 

Roland-Grise 17, Noble 16

Played Wednesday

A terrific defensive battle went to the Knights, who got a free throw from Emerson Sherman in the fourth quarter to secure the win.

Manola High scored a game-high 10 points, while Morgan Roberts had the other six on a pair of 3-pointers. 

Roland-Grise led 12-10 at halftime and 16-14 after three quarters. 

A potential game-winning shot from Noble with less than three seconds left was called off by a traveling violation. 

Macy Barnwell scored six points, and Gray Gould added five.

Murray 39, Trask 26

Played Wednesday

The Falcons remained in a tie atop the standings by getting 10 points from Savannah Cremer, Hallie Herring, and Malia Mehling. 

Herring grabbed five rebounds, Cremer added four rebounds, and Mehling handed out a team-high six assists. 

Murray also got five points and seven rebounds from Olivia Hester. 

Leading the way for Trask was Makayla Kelly with 11 points. Brooklyn Quitman added six. 

Noble 29, Holly Shelter 20

Played Thursday

Macy Barnwell and Campbell Johnson both scored nine points to help the Eagles secure a nice bounce-back victory. 

Noble (5-2) also got seven points from Gray Gould. 

Roland-Grise 41, Myrtle Grove 15

Played Thursday

The Knights easily completed the season sweep by jumping out to an 11-5 lead after six minutes and increasing it to 23-9 at halftime. 

Morgan Roberts had a huge game with 16 points. Roland-Grise (6-1) also got eight points from Emerson Sherman and six from Manola High. 

Sixth grader Stella Clark finished with five points for Myrtle Grove (1-5). 

Murray 39, Williston 11

Played Thursday

Nine players reached the scoring column in another double-digit win. 

Murray’s (6-1) balanced offensive attack was led by point guard Malia Mehling, who scored six points and added five assists. 

Savannah Cremer and Olivia Hester both finished with six points and six rebounds. Kaylah Jones also had six points. 

New Hanover County Public School Standings

Murray 6-1

Roland-Grise 6-1

Noble 5-2

Trask 4-2

Myrtle Grove 1-5

Holly Shelter 1-6

Williston 0-6