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Bernard Sullivan, Davidson Day; Jacoby Davis, W. Charlotte; Paris Roberts-Campbell, United Faith; Anthony Gill, Charlotte Christian: Selected for the Jordan Brand Classic regional all-star game in April.

South Mecklenburg: Won eight games the past two seasons; playing Butler for Southwestern 4A tournament title tonight.

Peter Jurkin and Braxton Ogbueze, United Faith: Ogbueze recently picked up his eighth major division I offer, this one from Florida. Gators coach Billy Donovan was at Falcons practice Wednesday with plans to come back Monday.

Jurkin, a 7-foot Indiana commit, will play in tonight's SPAA championship after sitting out since late December with a stress fracture.

Waddell: Upset West Mecklenburg to reach ME-GA 7 championship tonight at home against Olympic. The school is set to close in June. Think it'll be emotional tonight?

Thursday's Results

I-Meck 4A girls semifinals: Mallard Creek 74, Hough 43; Hopewell 56, Lake Norman 38

ME-GA 7 3A/4A boys semifinals: Waddell 67, West Meck 66; Olympic 64, Harding 44

Southwestern 4A boys semifinals: South Meck 48, Myers Park 43; Butler 52, Ardrey Kell 44

Rocky River boys semifinals: Berry 48, West Stanly 31; Waxhaw Cuthbertson 62, Monroe 60 OT

SPAA boys semifinals: United Faith 82, Statesville Christian 52; Victory Christian vs. Davidson Day, late

MAC boys semifinals: Concord First Assembly 79, Covenant Day 45; Northside Christian 59, Hickory Grove 36

MAC girls semifinals: Concord First Assembly 28, Covenant Day 20; Southlake Christian 53, Hickory Grove 46

Tonight's Conference Finals

I-Meck 4A boys: W. Charlotte vs. Mooresville at Hopewell, 8

I-MECK 4A girls: Mallard Creek at Hopewell, 6:30

ME-GA 3A/4A boys: Olympic at Waddell, 8

ME-GA 3A/4A girls: Harding vs. W. Meck at Waddell, 6:30

Southwestern 4A boys: South Meck vs. Butler at Rocky River, 8

Southwestern 4A girls: Myers Park vs. Butler at Rocky River, 6:30

Rocky River boys: Berry at Waxhaw Cuthbertson, 7:30

Rocky River girls: Berry vs. N. Stanly at Waxhaw Cuthbertson, 6

SPAA Boys: United Faith vs. Davidson Day/Victory Christian at Statesville Christian, 8

MAC Boys: First Assembly at Northside, 8

MAC Girls: First Assembly vs. Southlake at Northside, 6

Thursday's Headlines

Butler rallies to beat Ardrey Kell, will face S. Meck in SW finals

Down five points at halftime, Butler had to rally for a 52-44 win against Ardrey Kell in the Southwestern 4A semifinals. Point guard Jalen White had 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

The Bulldogs (22-3) will play surprising South Meck in tonight's 8 p.m. championship game at Rocky River High.

South Meck, which lost to Butler 66-60 and 93-68 earlier this year, beat Myers Park 48-43.

Mallard Creek punch ticket to I-Meck finals

Nicole Graham scored 20 points and Amber Neely had 14 as Mallard Creek (23-4) beat Hough 74-43 in the I-Meck semifinals.

Mallard Creek (23-4), No. 4 in the Sweet 16, blew the game open with a 27-9 push in the decisive third quarter.

Berry breezes past West Stanly to reach Rocky River finals

Berry's boys joined Berry's girls in tonight's Rocky River championship with a convincing 48-31 win against West Stanly in the boys semifinals.

Berry (23-2), which won its 17th straight game, got 25 points from point guard Dajuan Graf.

Thursday's Best

Christal Barnett, Charlotte Christian girls: 24 points, 8 rebounds, four steals, three assists in 54-35 win against Concord Cannon.

Darrion Evans, Morganton Freedom: 29 points in 85-62 win against No.11 Lawndale Burns. Freedom (21-5) will play either No. 6 East Rutherford or Shelby in tonight's South Mountain conference final.

Hannah Early, Hopewell girls: Scored her 1,000th career point against Lake Norman.

Anthony Gill, Charlotte Christian: 20 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks, three assists in 96-65 win against Concord Cannon.

Josh Smith, Olympic: 13 points, 12 rebounds in 64-44 win against Harding in ME-GA semifinals. Smith was one of four players in double figures.

Jalen Witherspoon, Shaun Stewart, Indian Trail Sun Valley: Witherspoon went for 34 points in 77-54 Southern Carolina semifinal win against Anson Senior. Stewart had 28.