Top performers: Late goals allow South Point girls soccer to advance in NCHSAA playoffs

Here is a daily list of the top performers from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the 13th week of spring sports action.

Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled courtesy of information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.

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Monday, May 20

Girls soccer

Madison Dudley, South Point: Scored a goal in the Lady Raiders’ 3-2 win over Hickory to advance in the NCHSAA 3A girls soccer playoffs. No. 4 South Point takes on 3A West’s top seed Hibriten on Thursday.

Karsyn Lowman, South Point: Scored a goal and had an assist.

Charlotte Smith, South Point: Scored the game-winning goal with less than nine minutes remaining.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: NCHSAA sports: Gastonia, Shelby area top performers (May 20-25, 2024)