Alma maters of UNC national champs Maye, Meeks into high school basketball poll
By Langston Wertz Jr.lwertz@charlotteobserver.com
North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks, right, and Luke Maye helped lead UNC to a national title in April. The two players’ high school alma maters entered the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll this week
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Hough High and West Charlotte, two longtime rivals that produced a pair of UNC national champions, are in the Observer’s Sweet 16 boys basketball poll.
UNC national champions Luke Maye (Hough) and Kennedy Meeks (West Charlotte) graduated from the two schools.
West Charlotte (2-0) is in at No. 16. Hough (2-0) joins at No. 14. Hough visits Sweet 16 No. 1 Cox Mill Tuesday.
In 2013, Luke Maye and Kennedy Meeks made the All-Observer boys basketball team: Luke Maye of Hough, B. J. Gladden of Olympic, Kennedy Meeks of West Charlotte, Shelton Mitchell of Cuthbertson, and Gabe DeVote of Shelby. JEFF WILLHELM - The Charlotte Observer. JEFF WILLHELM jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
Boys Basketball Sweet 16
Rk.
Team (Class)
Rec.
Prvs.
1
Cox Mill (3A)
0-0
1
2
Providence Day (IND)
3-0
2
3
North Mecklenburg (4A)
1-0
3
4
Butler (4A)
0-0
4
5
Charlotte Christian (IND)
1-0
6
6
Morganton Freedom (3A)
0-0
7
7
Kings Mountain (3A)
1-0
8
8
Cannon School (IND)
2-2
5
9
Olympic (4A)
0-0
9
10
Lincoln Charter (1A)
3-0
10
11
Forest Hills (2A)
0-0
11
12
East Rutherford (2A)
0-0
12
13
Unionville Piedmont (3A)
1-0
14
14
Hough (4A)
2-0
NR
15
East Lincoln (2A)
0-0
15
16
West Charlotte (4A)
2-0
NR
Dropped Out: Concord (3A, 0-1); Charlotte Catholic (3A, 0-1). Also receiving consideration: Gastonia Ashbrook (3A, 1-0); South Iredell (3A, 1-0); Ardrey Kell (4A, 2-0); Rocky River (4A, 2-0)
