New Hanover County Middle School Roundup: November 8-13, 2021

November 13, 2021, 1:58 pm | by Tim Hower

The New Hanover County Middle School Roundup will be published each Saturday. 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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GIRLS SOCCER

Murray 3, Roland-Grise 0

(Played Tuesday)

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Sarah Brannin scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal on a long free kick in the opening half to lead the Falcons to a road victory.

Payln Everhart and Kieran Bradley tacked on goals in the second half. Murray’s (2-0) defense was led by Addyson Barberich and Sara Wilson.

Goalkeeper Leah Bradley earned the clean sheet.

With the loss, Roland-Grise fell to 1-1-1.

Williston 2, Trask 0

(Played Tuesday)

Eighth grader Ara Edge scored both goals to give the Tigers their first win of the season.

Samantha Boomershine had an assist. Williston (1-1) goalkeeper Jordan Chavis made seven saves.

Trask dropped to 0-3.

Myrtle Grove 6, Noble 6

It was a tale of two halves, as Myrtle Grove built a 5-1 halftime lead before having to settle for a draw.

Noble (1-0-2) rallied back with five goals of its own over the final 30 minutes. Myrtle Grove moved to 2-0-1 on the season.

Neither team reported individual stats.

Holly Shelter 6, Trask 1

(Played Wednesday)

Six different players scored in the dominant road win.

Livi Tennant opened the scoring by dribbling around two defenders and depositing the ball into the back of the net.

The game-winner was scored by Isabel Rivera off and assist from goalkeeper Caroline Borum.

Olivia Hennessy, Yessenia Tova Garcia, Ellie Baker and Georgia Muse also found the back of the net for Holly Shelter (1-2).

Maia McDermott finished with a pair of assists.

Trask’s (0-3) lone goal was scored by Caeli Sullivan.

Murray 5, Myrtle Grove 2

(Played Wednesday)

The Falcons overcame their toughest challenge of the year to remain unbeaten.

Caroline Tarkington and Kieran Bradley each found the back of the net twice. Bradley now has five goals on the season, while Tarkington increased her total to three.

Murray’s (3-0) first goal was scored by Payln Everhart.

Myrtle Grove slipped to 2-1-1.

Roland-Grise 6, Williston 1

(Played Wednesday)

The Knights bounced back nicely with a dominant home victory.

No individual stats were provided for Roland-Grise (2-1-1).

Williston (1-2) goalkeeper Jordan Chavis finished with 12 saves.

New Hanover County Public School Standings

Murray 3-0

Noble 1-0-2

Myrtle Grove 2-1-1

Roland-Grise 2-1-1

Holly Shelter 1-2

Williston 1-2

Trask 0-4

BOYS BASKETBALL

Murray 36, Roland-Grise 34

(Played Tuesday)

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The Falcons rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to pick up the road win and remain unbeaten.

Keyon Jones scored seven of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter.

His late free throw put Murray (3-0) up by two points. Roland-Grise (0-3) had two good looks from 3-point range in the final 20 seconds, but missed both.

Brayden Chase connected on a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 13 points for the Falcons.

Roland-Grise was led by Marquese Higgins, who scored eight points. Everett Hoerdemann chipped in seven.

Holly Shelter 38, Virgo 25

(Played Tuesday)

Nine players reached the scoring column for the Hurricanes in the 13-point home victory.

KaDorien Wallace and Zayquan Sapps led the way with seven points a piece. Holly Shelter (2-1) also got six points from Joquin Dingle and Cameron Judge. Evan Skobel chipped in four.

Virgo fell to 0-3 on the season.

Murray 50, Myrtle Grove 42

(Played Wednesday)

The best start in several years for the Falcons continued thanks in large part to Aidan Locklear’s team-high 21 points.

All of Murray’s (4-0) victories this season have come by single digits.

Forward Keyon Jones had another terrific performance with 19 points, while Troy Stubbs chipped in six.

Myrtle Grove suffered its second straight loss to fall to 2-2.

Roland-Grise 38, Williston 28

(Played Wednesday)

A 13-point second quarter helped the Knights pull away and earn their first win of the season.

Marquese Higgins dominated in the paint and finished with a game-high 21 points. Roland-Grise (1-3) also got eight points (all in the second half) from Everett Hoerdemann.

Williston (1-3) was led by Ja’Zir Wright-McGhee’s nine points. Aphelion McAllister added six.