Mooresville Athletics

Addy Snodgrass scored 18 points, but Mooresville couldn't hold off a late Columbus North push and fell 41-31. The Pioneers trailed by just four heading into the fourth quarter before the Bull Dogs closed on a 13-7 run. Snodgrass accounted for more than half of Mooresville's points and kept the Pioneers in the game through three quarters. Pioneers stay close Mooresville fell behind 7-4 after one quarter but came alive in the second, scoring 11 points. Columbus North answered with 12 of its own, and the Pioneers went to the locker room down 19-15. Mooresville matched the Bull Dogs basket for basket in the third quarter. Each team scored 9, and the Pioneers entered the fourth trailing just 28-24. Fourth quarter slips away The Pioneers couldn't find the run they needed down the stretch. Columbus North scored 13 points in the final period while Mooresville managed 7, and the gap grew to 10 by the final buzzer. Mooresville's defense did its part for much of the night, holding Columbus North to single digits in two of the first three quarters. Pioneer scoring Snodgrass led the way with 18 points. Sophia Brown added 8, Addy Quincy and Skylah Boyden scored 2 apiece, and Riley Garrett added 1.