GIRLS: Pharoahs down QEA in low-scoring showcase game

CARY -- In the first girls' showcase game of the 2022 John Wall Holiday Invitational, 1 Of 1 shook out of a slump and kept Quality Education Academy in theirs to pick up a 45-27 win. The Pharaohs, from Indian Trail, scored the game’s first basket, and it took the Raptors from Winston-Salem until the 1:44 mark in the opening quarter to get theirs — Camri Hobbs scored inside before adding a 3-point play. 1 Of 1 kept the pressure on and when Sydney Gueterman hit a 3-pointer, the team went up 12-2 early in the second. 1 Of 1 never trailed again, taking a 24-12 lead into the break and never letting the lead get under double figures. For 1 Of 1, Aaliyah El led the way with 16 points and nine rebounds, and Ella Hobbs had eight points and seven rebounds. For Quality Education Academy, Olivia Evans had 12 points and four rebounds.