By David Rogers. MORGANTON, N.C. — Of the 13 girls on the Watauga District Middle School girls basketball team, 10 of them got on the board, all scoring points in the Pioneers’ 47-3 win over host Table Rock on Nov. 28.
Watauga’s Blair Haines poured in six of the visitors’ 13 points in the third quarter, then added seven more in the the second and third quarters before sitting for most of the final frame. Izzy Mohr recorded all six of her points in the third quarter, including a pair of baskets and two free throws. Quinn Haines and Stephanie Morales Mendez added six and five points, respectively, for the contest.
Also getting on the scorebook for the Pioneers was Emma McGuire (4), Charlie Maddox (4), Paige Shuman (3), as well as Charlotte Moretz, Lilly Wilson and Peyton Isaacs with two each.
Watauga’s disruptive defense led to a whopping 28 steals on the night, led by Quinn Haines (6), Blair Haines (6) and Izzy Mohr (5). Emma McGuire recorded a blocked shot. Mendez-Morales and Moretz led the team in rebounding, with 5 and 4, respectively.
While Table Rock continued to battle throughout, they were shut out in the first half by a disruptive Watauga defense. Simone Wright accounted for all three of Table Rock’s points on the night, all in the third quarter.
Since losing its first game of the 2022 campaign to West Alexander on Nov. 3, Watauga has now reeled off five straight wins, sporting a 5-1 record.
The next action for the District girls team will come quickly, on Nov. 29 at Liberty Bell Middle School, also in Morganton, with a 5 p.m. tip off time.
Watauga’s District boys team lost to Table Rock, 41-29. Hunter Townsend had nine points for the Pioneers.
The District boys team travels to Asheville on Nov. 29 to face Carolina Day School, with a starting time scheduled for 4 p.m.
