Embrey pours in 25 as Raiderettes roll at Fayetteville

Raiderettes post a 62-point victory, while Boyce scores a game-high 13 points to power Raiders past Tigers

8:54 p.m. Oct. 22, 2026

DUANE CROSS
MCO Publisher•Editor

By halftime Thursday night, the Moore County Middle School Raiderettes had 39 points on the board. Fayetteville was still looking for its first basket.

And Keegan Embrey was having herself a night.

Embrey poured in 25 points, including 14 in the opening quarter, and 11 of her teammates joined the scoring column as Moore County rolled to a 64-2 road victory.

Embrey sets the tone early

Moore County put 24 points on the board in the first quarter, with Embrey doing most of the damage. The Raiderettes' No. 13 knocked down two 3-pointers on her way to 14 points in the period. Murphy Ray added four, while Sadie Ivey and Emmy Thomas chipped in three apiece.

Fayetteville didn't score, and Moore County carried a 24-0 lead into the second.

The Raiderettes spread the scoring around in the next quarter. Sadie Ivey led the way with four points. Embrey, Haven Hornaday, Maci Chapin, Ruby Ervin, and Allie Ivey each added a basket, while Ava Webster made a free throw.

Seven Raiderettes contributed to the 15-point quarter, sending Moore County into the locker room with a 39-0 advantage.

Lead keeps growing after halftime

Fayetteville finally broke through with a basket in the third quarter, but Moore County added another 11 points.

Allie Ivey scored four in the period, Embrey knocked down a 3-pointer, and Madison Hatfield and Brynlee Hammers added two apiece.

Fayetteville's Sadie Gentry accounted for the home team's only basket.

The Raiderettes led 50-2 heading into the fourth.

Embrey added six more points in the fourth, with Ervin scoring four and Webster contributing two.

Sadie Ivey and Hollis Norman each made a free throw as Moore County closed the game with 14 unanswered points.

A dozen Raiderettes find the basket

Embrey accounted for nearly 40% of Moore County's scoring. Eleven teammates supplied the rest.

Sadie Ivey finished with eight points, while Ruby Ervin and Allie Ivey scored six apiece. Murphy Ray added four.

Emmy Thomas and Ava Webster contributed three each. Hornaday, Chapin, Hatfield, and Hammers finished with two apiece, while Norman added one.

Boyce's 13 powers Raiders past Tigers

Fayetteville stayed within shouting distance of Moore County for a half Thursday night. Then Sawyer Boyce and the Raiders made sure the home team didn't get any closer.

Boyce scored nine of his game-high 13 points in the third quarter as Moore County Middle School pulled away for a 41-12 victory.

The Raiders led by six at halftime before outscoring Fayetteville 24-1 over the final two quarters. Seven Moore County players scored in the win, with Laken Wade adding eight points and Brantly Chapin finishing with seven.

Raiders take control after halftime

Chapin got Moore County going early, scoring five points in the opening quarter. Max Dickey, Kurt Smith, and Wade added two apiece as the Raiders built an 11–6 advantage.

The home team held Moore County to six points in the second quarter while scoring five of its own. Boyce accounted for four of the Raiders' six points, with Dickey adding the other two.

That left Moore County ahead 17-11 at halftime, still close enough for Fayetteville to make things interesting.

Boyce had other ideas. The Raiders' leading scorer took over in the third, pouring in nine points as Moore County put together a 15-point quarter. Wade added four, Chapin chipped in two, and Fayetteville managed just a single point.

What had been a six-point game at halftime was suddenly a 32-12 Moore County advantage heading into the fourth.

Tigers held scoreless in fourth quarter

Colton Alford scored four points in the final quarter, while Lane Millaway and Wade added two apiece. Smith chipped in a point as Moore County tacked on nine more and held Fayetteville scoreless.

Braxton Thompson led Fayetteville with four points, followed by Dominik Dance with three.

In addition to Boyce's 13 points. Wade added eight, while Chapin finished with seven. Dickey and Alford finished with four apiece. Smith chipped in three, and Millaway rounded out the scoring with two.

Moore County turned a six-point halftime advantage into a 29-point rout. Fayetteville never scored another basket after the break.

MCMS returns to the floor Monday, Oct. 26, playing host to West Middle.