Here are the area’s top high school sports performers for Jan. 9-10. Top performers are based on the results sent in by the coaches.
Saturday, Jan. 10 BOYS WRESTLING
Cooper Lanier, Dixon: The senior won the 215 title in the Onslow County Cup at Southwest.
Maxwell Davis, Jacksonville: The senior won the 138 title to help the Cardinals win their third straight Onslow County Cup.
Tyler Gardner, Jacksonville: The sophomore won the 113 crown.
Garrett Moses, Jacksonville: The sophomore won the 120 title.
Brock Smith, Jacksonville: The senior won the 157 crown.
Marcus Cherry, Northside: The senior won the 190 crown.
Kayden Clark, Southwest: The sophomore won the 285 crown.
Esteban Placencia, Southwest: The sophomore won the 106 title.
Gavin Hassek, Swansboro: The sophomore won the 175 title.
Sheamus Mercer, Swansboro: The sophomore won the 132 crown.
Robert Alexander, White Oak: The senior won the 126 crown.
Jacob Campos, White Oak: The junior won the 165 crown.
James Campos, White Oak: The senior won the 144 title.
Hayden Smith, White Oak: The sophomore won the 150 crown and was named the Onslow Country Cup’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
GIRLS WRESTING
Brielle Bowman, Dixon: The junior won the 185 crown in the Onslow County Cup at Southwest.
Peyton Smith, Jacksonville: The junior won the 107 title.
Charlotte Van Pelt, Jacksonville: The sophomore won the 100 title and was named the Onslow County Cup’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Emma Boychuck, Swansboro: The junior won the 165 title to help the Pirates win their third consecutive Onslow County Cup championship.
Aydelynn Collins, Swansboro: The sophomore won the 145 title.
Riley Kurtz, Swansboro: The junior won the 138 crown.
Abby Milbery, Swansboro: The freshman won the 126 title.
Mia Ramirez-Padilla, Swansboro: The freshman won the 114 crown.
Mia Lavigne, White Oak: The junior won the 132 title.
Adriana Miller, White Oak: The junior won the 120 crown.
Zaniyah Shepard, White Oak: The senior won the 152 title.
Malea Vinson, White Oak: The senior won the 235 crown.
Friday, Jan. 9 BOYS BASKETBALL
Kannon McBride, Croatan: The junior had 36 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 72-62 overtime loss to Northside.
Tyler Thorpe, Croatan: The senior had 12 points, seven assists and four rebounds.
Grady Adams, Dixon: The junior had 10 points, one, rebound, one steal and one block in a 76-54 loss to West Carteret.
Noah Wright, Dixon: The junior had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Jaiden Cooper, Living Water: The senior had 21 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, one assist and one steal in a 55-41 victory over Hilltop Christian.
Noah McKay, Living Water: The senior had 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Declan Radcliffe, Living Water: Radcliffe had 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and one block.
Reginald Gray III, Northside: The sophomore scored 15 points in a 72-62 overtime win over Croatan.
Peyton Mayhew, Northside: The senior scored 27 points.
Jamir Mitchell, Northside: The junior added 10 points.
Lorenzo Floyd, Swansboro: The senior had 18 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks, two assists and one steal in a 73-69 loss to Havelock.
Sebastian Greer, Swansboro: The junior had 13 points and four rebounds.
Connor May, Swansboro: The junior had 20 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Neely McMannen, Croatan: The senior had 11 points, four steals, three assists and one block in a 33-24 win over Northside.
Nevaeh Brown, Dixon: The junior had nine points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two assists in a 54-40 victory over West Carteret.
Lily Borden, Dixon: The sophomore had 25 points, six steals, two rebounds and two steals.
Leah Parker, Dixon: The senior had 14 points, six rebounds, three blocks, two steals and one assist.
Kinsey Cave, East Duplin: The junior scored 23 points in a 55-33 win over Trask.
Zoe Cavanaugh, East Duplin: The senior scored 14 points.
Jade Dollar, Southwest: The senior had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in a 60-13 victory over Pender.
Brinkleyanne Lucas, Southwest: The sophomore had 29 points, six assists and five steals.
Addison King, Swansboro: The junior scored 11 points in a 23-21 win over Havelock.
Sidney Ferguson, White Oak: The sophomore had 11 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal in a 48-25 victory over D.H. Conley.
Aariel Jemison, White Oak: The senior had 18 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.