Friday’s key high school basketball games
Hough (9-5, 3-1 I-Meck) at West Charlotte (9-4, 4-1), Friday, 7:30: Hough has won three straight games, led by Cooper Crawford and Myles Washington, seniors both averaging about 11 points. West Charlotte has won two straight led junior Patrick Williams and Cartier Jernigan, who combine to average 37 points. Both teams are chasing North Meck (13-1, 4-0) in the league standings and can ill afford to fall too far behind.
Harding (11-5, 4-0 SoMeck) at South Mecklenburg (7-7, 0-3), Friday, 7:30: South Meck has won four straight, including beating Harding at Harding last week in the finals of the Craze Sports Holiday tournament. The Rams, battling a two-game losing streak, lead the conference, just ahead of Olympic (3-0 league play) and Ardrey Kell (12-3, 3-1).
Mallard Creek at North Mecklenburg doubleheader, Friday, 6: The girls’ game features No. 4 Mallard Creek (12-2, 4-0) hosting No. 13 North Mecklenburg (10-3, 4-0) in a game for first place in the league. Both teams are two games up on the next closest teams. The boys’ game features a Mallard Creek team that started 0-9, but has won four straight. North Meck, No. 1 in the Observer’s Sweet 16, has won six straight, including the Arby’s Classic Christmas tournament in Tennessee.
York Prep (15-5) at No. 3 Providence Day (14-5), Fri, 7: York Prep has won eight straight games and features several Division I recruits, including 6-foot-9 junior center D.J. Burns, 6-4 junior point guard Deuce Dean and 6-5 senior forward Jaron Williams. York Prep, which has eight players 6-4 or taller, will have a major height advantage over guard-heavy Providence Day, which plays its fourth straight game at home.
Friday’s Complete Area Schedule
Anson County at Mount Pleasant Arborbrook Christian at South Charlotte Thunder (Boys’ only) Ashbrook at Stuart Cramer Australian National Team at Albemarle (Boys’ only) Broadmeadows (Australia) at Patton (Boys’ only) Berry at Ardrey Kell Bessemer City at Cherryville Bunker Hill at West Iredell Burns at Kings Mountain Camden Military at Great Falls Carolina International at Pine Lake Prep Cary Academy at Charlotte Latin Central Academy at West Stanly Charlotte Catholic at Marvin Ridge Cheraw at North Central Chesterfield at Buford Christ the King at Carmel Christian Community School of Davidson at Union Academy Concord First Assembly at Gaston Day Cox Mill at Jay M. Robinson Crest at North Gaston Cuthbertson at Weddington East Burke at Hibriten East Gaston at South Point East Lincoln at Maiden East Rowan at South Iredell East Rutherford at R.S. Central Faith Christian at Westminster Catawba Forest Hills at East Montgomery Fred T. Foard at Draughn Freedom at South Caldwell Garinger at Independence Gray Stone Day at Uwharrie Charter Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Guilford Home Educators Greensboro Day at Covenant Day Harding at South Mecklenburg Hickory at West Caldwell Hickory Christian at Woodlawn School Hickory Grove at Gaston Christian | Hickory Ridge at Butler Highland Tech at Piedmont Charter Hough at West Charlotte Hunter Huss at Forestview Indian Land at Chester Lancaster at York Lake Norman Charter at Lincolnton Lee Central at Central Pageland Lumberton at Richmond Senior Madison at Avery County Mallard Creek at North Mecklenburg McDowell at Alexander Central Metrolina Christian at SouthLake Christian Mooresville at Hopewell Myers Park at East Mecklenburg North Hills Christian at Victory Christian North Lincoln at Newton Conover North Rowan at South Davidson North Stanly at West Montgomery Northwestern at Gaffney Olympic at Providence Parkwood at Monroe Ravenscroft at Charlotte Christian Ridgeview at South Pointe (SC) Rocky River at Porter Ridge St. Stephen’s at Watauga Southern Peninsula Sharks (Australia) at Clover (Boys’ only) South Rowan at Salisbury South Stanly at North Moore Statesville at Carson Sun Valley at Piedmont Thomas Jefferson Academy at Oakbrook Prep United Faith at Statesville Christian Vance at Lake Norman Wake Christian at Charlotte Country Day West Lincoln at Bandys West Rowan at North Iredell Wilkes Central at Ashe County York Prep at Providence Day |
This story was originally published January 4, 2018 at 4:36 PM with the headline "Friday’s key high school basketball games."