By Jason Queen 

Lexington Dispatch 

TYRO — If there were varying degrees of flatness, West Davidson’s girls were gashed and completely off the rim Tuesday night. 

Despite showing very little life and energy, the Dragons had a chance at the end before dropping a 51-48 Central Carolina Conference decision to North Rowan. 

West coach Jamie Payne was at a total loss for her team’s lack of energy, seemingly from the opening tip. “That was a very ugly ballgame,” Payne said. “I feel like, my girls were not with it tonight. They didn’t play with heart.” 

It looked like a very winnable game for the Green Dragons. North Rowan came in with a 2-14 record, and West had just beaten the Cavs a week ago. 

None of that mattered to the visitors. Brianna White ignited an 11-0 run for the visitors late in the first quarter to stake North to a 16-9 lead.

White finished with 17 points, and often found herself wide open on the blocks behind West’s zone defense. While she was dominating the paint, Andrea Godfrey used a variety of jump shots and dribble penetration to score 16 points. 

That two-girl combination helped the Cavaliers keep a fairly safe lead into the fourth quarter. But over the final 3:21, North went 5-for-16 from the free-throw line, including the front end of two one-and-ones, and that was the opening West needed to claw back in it. 

Zoie Grant banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key to get within 47-42, then Olivia Sharpe buried a 3-pointer from the corner. That made it 48-45 with 1:41 to go, but the Dragons couldn’t take advantage of North’s poor performance from the charity stripe.

West missed 2-of-3 free throws in the final two minutes, and missed a handful of makeable shots that could have made it even closer. 

Sharpe finished with 19 points for the Dragons, who fell to 10-10 overall, 3-4 in the CCC. Mary Nebrichhad 12 points, and Karlie Cook 10. 

 North Rowan       18   11    9    13 — 51 

W. Davidson         12   11    9    16 — 48