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| Sarah Evans helped Davie to third in the Moir Christmas Classic. |
The 2-1, third-place showing lifted Davie’s nonconference record to 6-7.
“We feel pretty good about getting two wins,” coach Debbie Evans said. “We still have a ways to go to be where we want to be, but we’re going in the right direction. We played two pretty good games.”
Davie 43, W. Rowan 39
In a first-round game that was tight throughout, Kellie Brown rose to the occasion in the make-or-break fourth quarter. The senior started fast in the fourth, and her seven points equaled West’s output in the quarter.
Brown finished with 15 points, raising her average to 12. She converted nine of 12 free throws, including two clinching ones with 3.6 seconds left. Ashley Smoot (seven points, nine rebounds, eight steals), Janna Dixon (seven points) and Mechel Gadson (six points, 10 rebounds) were integral parts of the puzzle. It was the second thrilling win over West, which lost to Davie 51-50 in overtime three games earlier.
Davie kept erasing deficits. It was down 24-19 late in the first half when Gadson’s putback and Dixon’s 16-footer pulled Davie to 24-23. It was down 31-24 in the third before an 8-1 burst tied the game at 32.
“We want everybody to get their money’s worth, I guess,” quipped Evans. “We certainly didn’t do everything right, but our hustling, rebounding and defense were pretty good.”
Coach Erich Epps of West (4-5) stewed outside the locker room.
“They just outhustled us,” he told the Salisbury Post. “Their inside girls are so much better than my inside girls. Brown, (Sarah) Evans and Gadson - I don’t have anybody to compare to those three. We had trouble with their 2-2-1 press because we’ve got girls who still can’t catch the ball.”
Salisbury 74, Davie 30
It didn’t take a genius to figure out that Davie was in a lot of trouble in the semifinals. The undefeated Hornets came in ranked No. 2 in 2-A, and they dismantled Davie in a style befitting their 10-0 season record and 91-10 record over 101 games.
Davie’s scoring was a season low, and it allowed the most points in 12 games.
Salisbury guard Bubbles Phifer, who didn’t play in a 64-47 win over Davie ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.