Live from Bojangles' Day 3: Northside stops Victory in exciting boys final

Reports from the final day of the Bojangles' Shootout Christmas tournament at the Bojangles' Coliseum
Click here to see full results from Tuesday as well as column on whether or not the tournament should become a city championship.

 Northside stops Victory in exciting Bojangles' boys final
Northside Christian needed overtime to beat Victory Christian, but the Kings beat the Knights 56-54 in overtime at the Bojangles' Coliseum.

Victory Christian had a chance to tie the game in overtime but missed two 3-point attempts before guard Griffin Pittman got a breakaway layup for a 56-51 lead. Victory's Lloyd Simmons hit a half court shot at the buzzer but it wasn't enough.

Boys All-Tournament Team: Sindarius Thorton, Lancaster; Osandai Vaughn, Berry; Montarius Hall, Victory Christian; Dionte Adams, Northside; Griffin Pittman, Northside (MVP)



Berry girls hold on to win Bojangles' Championship
Championship MVP Essence Baucom, a junior point guard, had 16 points and five assists in the final of the Bojangles' Shootout at the Bojangles' Coliseum to lead her team to a 50-49 win over Mallard Creek.

Berry won despite scoring only five points in the third quarter. Mallard Creek shot 27.3 percent in the second half.


Berry boys rally to beat Mallard Creek
Down 14 points after the first quarter and playing without star point guard Dajuan Graf, Berry rallied to beat Mallard Creek 66-59 in the third place game.

Berry outscored Mallard Creek 21-4 in the second quarter and 27-16 in the decisive fourth quarter.

Junior guard Osandai Vaughn scored 34 points on 11-for-20 shooting and added five rebounds and two assists for Berry. Mallard Creek got 15 points and 8 rebounds from Justin Gordon but played without star forward Dominique Williams, who was dressed but did not play.
Mallard Creek 21 4 18 16 --  59
Berry 7 21 11 27 -- 66
MALLARD 59 -- Roddey 2, Henderson 2, Jamal White 13, Justin Gordon 15, Morton 5, Bailey 8, Samuels 8, Covington 2, Mata 4
BERRY 66 -- Johnson 2, Ekechukwu 5, Osandai Vaughn 34, Cazemon Hayes 13, Hicks 2, Deck 2, Jamerson 2, Dupree 4, Patterson 2




Hopewell girls stop Concord take 3rd
Hopewell needed overtime but held off Concord’s girls 54-53 in the third place game. Hopewell’s Hannah Early had 17 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists. Concord got 22 points, seven steals and four rebounds from Jhemelia Edwards.
Hopewell 54, Concord 53, OT (3rd Place)
Hopewell 14 11 8 15 6 -- 54
Concord 13 14 15 6 5 -- 53
HOPEWELL 54 -- Hannah Early 17, Boyd 6, Hunter Meakin 11, Summerville 2, Tiera Burks 16, Kury 2
CONCORD 53 -- Lynch 2, Black 9, Briggs 8, Jhemelia Edwards 22, Black 8, Neils 4



Mooresville beats South Meck in 5th place game
Mooresville got 24 points from Shawn Lester and Isaiah Johnson en route to a 53-45 win over South Mecklenburg in the fifth place game. Mooresville shot nearly 70 percent in the second half. South Meck’s Demetius Dove had 10 points to lead the Sabres and Josh Moore had 14 rebounds.
Mooresville 53, South Mecklenburg 45
South Mecklenburg 8 14 9 14 -- 45
Mooresville 12 10 13 18 -- 53
SOUTH MECK 45 -- Thompson 6, Kirkpatrick 9, Moore 4, Demetius Dove 10, Reaves 3, Phifer 3, Klink 3, Moore 7
MOORESVILLE 53 -- Shawn Lester 12, Isaiah Johnson 12, Howell 2, Johnson 8, O’Broem 3. Begp 5. Raphael Montgomery 11



Forestview shuts down Victory girls in second half
In the girls fifth place game, Gastonia Forestview held Victory Christian to 12 second half points in a 42-31 win.

Victory’s Kierra Davis had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Courtney Thomas had 8 pounds and 10 rebounds and Angela Pharr had 13 rebounds.

Khadijah Joyner shot 7-for-11 and had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Forestview.
Gastonia Forestview 42, Victory Christian 31 (5th Place)
Forestview 10 9 16 7 -- 42
Victory 8 11 8 4 -- 31
FORESTVIEW 42 -- Armstrong 6, Gardin 4, Britnee Roberts 10, Khadijah Joyner 14, Smith 8
VICTORY 31 -- Reed 6, Kierra Davis 12, Thomas 8, Pharr 2, Sales 3

Lancaster gets hot, stops Flora
Lancaster shot 55 percent, including nearly 60 percent in the second half of its 82-68 win over AC Flora in the seventh place game. Lancaster got 21 points, 5 assists and four steals from Sindarius Thonrton, and 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals from Ron Trapps. AC Flora’s Matthew Howard and Frank Woods each scored 16 points.
Lancaster 82, AC Flora 68
Lancaster 23 16 22 21 -- 82
AC Flora 10 17 21 20 -- 68
LANCASTER 82 -- Robinson 8, Sindarius Thornwell 21, Woodard 8, Ron Trapps 19, Phelham 9, Montgomery 6, Bush 2, Foster 2, Scott 2, Duncan 3, Clyburn 2
AC FLORA 68 -- Cate 3, Wilfred Roach 12, Matthew Howard 16, Segars 6, McDaniel 9, Washington 6, Frank Woods 16


South Pointe defense stops Vance
In the girls 7th place game, Rock Hill South Pointe held Vance to 17.5 percent shooting for the game to win 47-36. Timisty Nelson had 14 points, 8 rebounds, five assists, five steals and four blocks for South Pointe. Vance got 16 points and 7 rebounds from Karen Barringer.
Vance 7 5 12 12 -- 36
South Pointe 11 9 13 14 -- 47
VANCE 36 -- Grier 5, Karmen Barringer 16, Coxe 1, Washington 6, Greene 2, Townes 2, Stroman 2, Cruz 2
SOUTH POINTE 47 -- Timisty Nelson 14, Searcy 7, Bradley 2, Ashley Jaggers 13, Minor 3, Thomas 7, Davis 1