Mallard Creek girls trounce Ardrey Kell, head to first title game

Mallard Creek (23-6) established its dominance with 11 straight points in the game’s first three minutes, and held Ardrey ...

WATCH: Mallard Creek celebrating its first regional girls' basketball championship

Here's how the postgame celebration looked after Mallard Creek's girls beat Ardrey Kell in the NCHSAA Western Regional final — plus when the Mavericks met with the media ...

NCHSAA regional championship central: Your guide to this week’s basketball playoffs

Get live scores, streaming info and complete coverage from this week’s NCHSAA regional championship games in Hickory and Greenville.
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8A West: (2) Mallard Creek advances to first girls basketball state championship, downs (1) Ardrey Kell

The 2-seeded Maverivcks ran away from the top-seeded Ardrey Kell Knights, 59-44 in the 2026 N.C. High School Athletic Association 8A West regional championship. Mallard Creek (23-6 overall) will next ...