High School Sports

Charlotte-area high school basketball players of the week

Cox Mill’s Wendell Moore is among the Charlotte Observer boys’ basketball players of the week.
Cox Mill’s Wendell Moore is among the Charlotte Observer boys’ basketball players of the week.

Boys

Wendell Moore, Cox Mill: 35 points, 15 rebounds in a 73-60 win against rival Concord Friday.

Sage Surratt, Lincolnton: Career-high 57 points in a 104-84 win against Bandys Friday.

Bryant Thomas, South Mecklenburg: 27 points, eight rebounds, six blocks in a 59-41 win against Providence last Monday. He has his fourth triple-double of the season in a 64-49 win over Berry Wednesday: 30 points, 12 rebounds, 12 blocks. Friday against West Mecklenburg, he had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks.

Trey Wertz, Providence Day: 26 points, four rebounds, three assists against Charlotte Country Day, scoring his 1,000th career point. He had 25 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals against Lone Peak, the No. 2 ranked team from Utah. He added 24 points, five rebounds and three assists against Florida power Lehigh; and 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists against national power Rainier Beach (Wash.).

Jae’Lyn Withers, North Mecklenburg: 30 points, 10 rebounds in a 92-61 win Friday against Hopewell. He made 4-of-5 3-pointers. On Wednesday, Withers, a 6-foot-7 sophomore wing, had 21 points, seven rebounds in a win against West Charlotte.

Girls

Carrie Barnett, Carmel Christian: 22 points, 10 rebounds, eight steals and three assists in a 61-33 win over Victory Christian Tuesday; 19 points, six rebounds, five steals in a 69-19 win over North Hills Thursday.

Zaria Clark, Gaston Day: Clark, an eighth-grader, had 31 points, 12 steals, eight rebounds and seven assists in Tuesday’s 77-34 win against SouthLake Christian.

Deniyah Lutz, Ardrey Kell: 22 points, 10 rebounds, five steals in a win over West Mecklenburg Wednesday.

Eleah Parker, Northside Christian: 28 points, 18 rebounds, four blocks in a 51-48 win Tuesday against Hickory Grove.

Zaria Wright, Concord First Assembly: 22 points, eight assists, six steals, six rebounds in a 70-28 win Friday against Gaston Day.

This story was originally published January 29, 2017 at 10:14 PM with the headline "Charlotte-area high school basketball players of the week."

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