Basketball Recap: Christ the King Falls to Mooresville in First Game of Season

Christ the King unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 50-42 to the Mooresville Blue Devils on Friday.

Anna Haynes

Blocked Shots

11/21/25 vs Mooresville	4
02/28/25 vs South Stokes	2
02/25/25 vs Piedmont Classical	2
02/21/25 vs Lincoln Charter	4
02/18/25 vs Community School of Davidson	7

Despite the defeat, Christ the King saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Anna Haynes dropped a double-double with 22 points and 16 boards. Haynes has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lucy Gorman, who posted two points in addition to nine steals, six assists, and six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mooresville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Neveah McCorkle, who put up 15 points. Gia Lowe was another key player, putting up 12 points.

The victory got Mooresville back to even at 2-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Christ the King will venture away from home to square off against Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mooresville, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on December 2.