Charlotte-area high school basketball players of the week
Boys’ players
Sage Surratt, Lincolnton: Had 51 points in a win against North Gaston Saturday. It was the second time in a little more than a month that Surratt has topped 50 points.
Nate Hinton, Gaston Day: 24 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds -- a triple-double -- in an 87-38 win against Gaston Christian Friday. Last Tuesday, Hinton had 26 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 82-58 win against Hickory Grove.
Joey Knox, Community School of Davidson: Scored his 1,000th career point in Tuesday’s win against Thomas Jefferson. He had 27 in the game. Friday, he had 18 in a win over Cherryville, his team’s sixth straight.
Jaden Springer, Rocky River: Freshman had 27 points, 14 rebounds, three assists in a 70-59 win over Myers Park.
Najir Underwood, Woodlawn School: 40 points, 10 assists in an 86-80 win over North Hills last Tuesday.
Girls’ players
Shareka, Shameka McNeill, Harding: Twins combined for 48 points in 57-56 upset of South Mecklenburg Friday.
Ariana Nance, Rocky River: 30 points in a 71-57 upset of Myers Park Friday.
Eleah Parker, Northside Christian: Penn recruit had 18 points, 10 rebounds, eight blocks in a 40-25 win against Metrolina Christian Friday. She had 24 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks in a 69-33 win over SouthLake Christian Tuesday.
Remi Roberts, Weddington: 10 points, 23 rebounds to lead Weddington past Sun Valley in battle of Observer Sweet 16 teams Friday. Roberts suffered a concussion in the game and is expected to miss at least a week.
Zaria Wright, Concord First Assembly: 22 points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds in a 57-21 win over Metrolina Christian Tuesday; 22 points, six assists, four steals, three rebounds and two blocks in a 62-45 win against Hickory Grove Friday.
Langston Wertz Jr.
This story was originally published January 22, 2017 at 8:45 PM with the headline "Charlotte-area high school basketball players of the week."