Who were Tuesday’s boys basketball standouts? Complete area capsules, stars.
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↑Justin Kuthan, East Lincoln: 6-6 senior forward committed to Division III Roanoke (VA) College. Kuthan averaged 21.5 points and 8.8 rebounds last season, leading his team to a 29-3 record and a 2A regional finals appearance.
↑Trae Benham, Concord First Assembly: made 7-of-11 3-pointers and had 26 points in a 78-60 win over Northside Christian.
↑Kiimman Power, Carolina International: had 30 points and made three 3-point shots in a 84-71 win over Legacy Prep. Teammate Charlie Walker had 15 points, eight assists and six steals.
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Nick Burns, Rocky River: In a 75-59 win over West Mecklenburg, Burns had 20 points, six assists, four steals and two rebounds. Teammates Calik “ Duke” Thomas (22 points, five rebounds), Stephon Richards (12 points, eight rebounds, two assists) and Christian Rudisell (10 points, three rebounds) had strong games.
Sam Cogan, Lincoln Charter: 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 62-24 win over Community School of Davidson
Daniel Sanford, Trey Green, Vance: Sanford, a 6-6 sophomore, and Green, a 5-10 freshman, had big games in an 86-82 win over Berry. Sanford had 24 points and 18 rebounds. Green hit 5-of-8 3-point shots and all six of his free throws. He had 23 points.
Cheick Traore, Concord First Assembly: Youngstown State recruit had 22 rebounds, 11 points in a win over Northside Christian. Teammate Garrett Hien had 14 points, 11 rebounds.
Graham Worland, Hough: sophomore Graham Worland had 16 points, eight rebounds to spark a 56-45 upset of Sweet 16 No. 11 Butler. Teammate Cal Riehl, a junior, had 13 points, seven rebounds.
Tuesday’s Boys Capsules
NO. 1 NORTH MECKLENBURG 79, NO. 5 INDEPENDENCE 55
Independence 16 17 12 10 – 55
North Meck 25 17 17 20 – 79
Indy: Nigel Verder 17, Dee Givens 15, Anthony Allen 12, Hinton 7, Harrington 4
NM: Tristan Maxwell 21, Trayden Williams 20, Shamann Artis 11, Chris Ford 10, Gates 7, Gregory 4, Crawford 4, Waters 2
NO. 3 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 86, HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN 60
CCS: 24 16 26 20 91
CDS: 12 16 12 20 60
CCS: Bean 2, Myles Hunter 11, Ben Burnham 18, Gray 6, Kenny Gwynn 11, Glenn Bynum 11, Taylor 13, Arias 4, Wilson 3, Coffey 4, Pisacano 3
HGCS: Nelson 7, Cuttino 3, Kerns 5, Moss 2, Charles Stinson 10, AJ Smith 26, Jackson 2, Green 2
NO. 4 CONCORD FIRST ASSEMBLY 78, NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 60
NCA: 15 15 10 20 60
CFA: 27 12 21 18 78
NCA: MJ Collins 16, Wesley Tubbs 5, Glynn Hubbard III 24, Solomon Tucker 8, Jalen Mattocks 4, Gaven Bouldin 2
CFA: LLoyd Latta 2, Garrett Hien 14, Trae Benham 26, Isaac Boothe 8, Javian Cannady 12, Cheick Traore 11, Jakub Cieminski 5
Notable: Cheick Traore 11 pts 22 Rbs, Garrett Hien 14 pts, 11 rbs, Trae Benham lead all scorers w/ 26 pts 7-11 3’s.
CFA record 5-1
NO. 6 OLYMPIC 65, MYERS PARK 61
Olympic - 13 14 12 26 = 65
Myers Park - 17 16 8 20 = 61
Olympic - Trevon Williams 23, Josh Banks 21, N. Hodge 10
Myers Park - Xavier McKelvy 18, Elijah Strong 16
Records: Olympic 1-0; Myers Park 0-1
NO. 7 VANCE 86, BERRY 82
Berry 22 17 23 20 82
Vance 15 18 30 23 86
Berry- Darius Best 32 Maurice Brown 25 Gladden 4 C.Jones 8 Calloway 3 Dulin 2 Reid 2 A. Jones 3
Vance- Sanford 24 Ransom 10 Green 23 Curry 8 Piper 10 Dixon 3 Gaines 5
HOUGH 56, NO. 11 BUTLER 45
Hough 17 17 11 8 -- 53
Butler 10 15 13 7 -- 45
HOUGH 53 -- Graham Worland 16, Cal Riehl 13, Shryock 6, Maye 6, Chambers 5, Bissette 3, Stiff 2
BUTLER 45 - J. Taylor 14, Gatewood 8, Evans 7, McPhatter 3, Wessler 4, Payne 3, Black 3
Hough notable: Sophomore Graham Worland with 16 pts 8 rebs and Junior Cal Riehl 13 pts 7 rebs led the way for the Huskies.
Records: H 1-0; B 0-1
NO. 14 WEDDINGTON 85, INDIAN TRAIL PORTER RIDGE 45
Weddington: 29/21/28/7
Porter Ridge: 15/8/13/9
WEDDINGTON 85 --AJ Cook - 18, Kyle Frazier - 13, Brock Bowen - 11, Wetherbee - 8, Isaiah - 8, Van Gundy - 8, Chase Lowe - 8, Carl Lowe - 4, S. Frazier -2, Juhl - 2
PORTER RIDGE 45 -- Miller - 9, Hough - 7, Willis - 7, Hamilton - 6, Spout - 5, Harrist - 4, Wenger. - 3, Williams - 2, Stitt - 2
Notable: The Warriors were lead in rebounding by Carl Lowe with 7, who also added 4 points and 2 assists; AJ Cook, Sophomore Guard, Weddington had 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 Assists; Kyle Frazier, Sophomore Forward, Weddington had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 Assists; Chase Lowe (Sophmore PG Weddington) added 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
CHARLOTTE LATIN 71, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 63
MCA 10 7 19 27 = 63
CLS 20 15 17 19 = 71
Metrolina - Patterson 20, Johnson 16, Owens 12, Brockmann 6, Harold 5, Bellew 4
CHARLOTTE LATIN 71 -- Randy Johnson 25, Graham Carlto 20, Bennett Smith 8
Notable: Latin’s Johnson had six assists, Carlton had six rebounds and Smith had 13 rebounds. Latin plays at Cuthbertson Thursday....Metrolina senior Drew Patterson 20pts, 7rbs, 1ast; Jr. Camden Johnson 16pts (4/5 from three), 4rbs, 1ast, 1stl;
Metrolina Christian 0-3 (0-1) plays Rabun Gap at home on Friday, November 22nd at 530pm
COVENANT DAY 60, MARVIN RIDGE 38
Covenant Day 16 11 17 16 – 60
Marvin Ridge 11 8 11 8 – 38
Covenant Day – Aden Holloway 16, Hamidou Sidibe 13, Thomas Hailey 11, Britt Anderson 7, Jacob Dahlberg 5, Daniel Nelson 4, Joseph Serra 2, Ifeanyi Ufochukwu 2
Marvin Ridge – Nate Calamas 11, Christian Peterson 9, Jack Graham 5, Alex Halcomb 3, Nolan Ruthberg 3, Dallas Griffin 2, Dorian Golanski 2, Bennett Huffman 2, James Munk 1
PROVIDENCE DAY 47, SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 35
Providence Day 19 12 8 8 47
Southlake Christian 10 10 11 4 35
PDS: Byrne 7, Ratchford 4, Michael Zanoni 15, Fagan 4, White 5, Villegas 2, Bryce Scott 10
SLCA: Miller 4, Watcon 6, Jonathan Kurtis 17, Proctor 5, Handlugten 3
Records: (PDS 2-1) ; SLCA (2-2)
Notable: Bryce Scott also recorded 10 rebounds for a double / double; Michael Zanoni was 4/7 (57%) from 3 point range; SouthLake’s Jonathan Kurtas finished with 17 pts, 11 Reb, 6 blks, 3 steals.
UNITED FAITH 78, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 46
United Faith 29 18 19 12 -- 78
South Charlotte Thunder 12 13 11 10 -- 46
UNITED FAITH 78 -- Mike Dudley Jr. 17, Josh Massey 14, Charlie Hester 10, Micah Gilbert 9, LJ Johnson 7, Cedric Patterson 6, Jaden Quick 6, Anjay Cortez 3, Jaylen Jones 2, Quinton Scheuermann 2
SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 46 -- B. Sitterson 20, A. Miller 10, E. Ross 5, J. Dixon 5, D. Hammands 3, W. Miller 3
Notes: Cedric Patterson 6pts 6ast | Charlie Hester 10pts 8rebs | Quinton Scheuermann 10rebs 4blks
Record: United Faith 4-0
Next Game: Saturday, November 23 at HOME v. Mt. Zion Christian Academy
WEST CHARLOTTE 69, GARINGER 39
WEST CHARLOTTE 69 -- Dow- 15, Morrow-14 Raymond-13
GARINGER 39 -- J. Blake-12, J. Lowery- 8, K. Locklear- 8
ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 72, GASTON DAY 48
Gaston Day 12 12 19 5 48
Asheville Christian Academy 21 10 28 13 72
GASTON DAY 72 -- Chris Britt 11, Dean Hunter 11, Max Ginther 6, Jackson Crump 6, Zach Clark 5, Callum Richard 3, William D’Amore 3, Colin Fayed 3
ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 72 -- McKinney 25, Rogers 16, Horton 9, Harper 9, Harris 4, Todd 4, Mills 3, Pierce 2
Gaston Day Record: 1-2; Next Game: 11/21 v Gaston Christian 7 pm
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 84, LEGACY PREP 71
Legacy Prep 9 21 15 26 -- 71
Carolina International 14 21 31 18 -- 84
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL: Kimman Power 30, Charlie Walker 15, Seltzer 4, Stitt 5, Kyle Beveridge 18, Jarius Kelley 12
LAKE NORMAN 87, NORTH GASTON 49
Lake Norman Charter- 25 17 28 17 87
North Gaston- 12 8 13 16 49
LNC- Donovan Atwell 19, Cal Reed 14, Alec Edens 9, Jackson Porter 8, Bobby Selden 7, Avery Scott 6, Jalen Rivens 6, Andrew Reinhardt 4, Miles Bell 3, Leo Bennett 3, Grant Howlett 2, Liam Newell 1
N.Gaston- Shrader 8, Ormaza 6, Scoggins 6, Finger 6,
LINCOLN CHARTER 88, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 62
Lincoln Charter 88 CSD 62
Lincoln Charter 20 19 21 24
CSD 15 15 12 18
Lincoln Charter: Sam Cogan 23, Troy Fulton 22, Anthony Davis 13, Axel Holm 13, Burnett 7, Cooke 5, Shelton 2, Baich 2, Bush 1, N Al-Hussani, D. Al-Hussani, Kerr
CSD: Seth Johnson 11, Knox 9, Noble 8, Spraure 7, Houser 6, McAffee 5, Chiara 2, Ahearn 2, Peterson 1
Lincoln Charter Notable: Troy Fulton 7-11 3pt FG; Sam Cogan 23 pts. 9rbs 4 assist 3 steals; Turner Shelton 6 blocks
Records: Lincoln Charter 1-0
NORTH LINCOLN 77, HIGHLAND TECH 49
North Lincoln 18-19-17-23
Highland Tech 11-11-11-16
NORTH LINCOLN 77 -- Cole Seagle 20, Matt Regan 19, Aidan Callahan 11, Will Dedmon 8, Jack Waggoner 8, Samari Collins 4, Cale Palmer 3, Caleb Beard 2
ROCK HILL WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 80, COVENANT CLASSICAL 28
WCCS-27-30-16-7-80
CC - 28
WCCS : AJ Hamrick 13, Jahseem Felton 10, Aidan Logan 10, Asil Hoyle 10, Dariahn Hammonds 8, Lucas Heckaman 6, Cotrtland Williams 6, Richard Black 4, Will Jenkins 4, Landon Johnson 4, Tripple Rogers 2
Wesmtinster Catwaba Christian : Overall 4-0, Conf. 0-0
Notes: WCCS Indians next game will be Thursday 11/21 vs York Prep
Wednesday’s boys basketball capsules
Nonconference
NO. 15 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 92, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 50
CCHS 21 18 26 9-- 72
CCDS 11 17 6 16-- 50
CCHS- Colin Thomas 13, David Pino 15, Dortch 9, McArdle 8, Graham 2, Kullick 4, Dumser 6, Williams 5, B. King 5, A. King 3
CCDS- Knoah Carver 18, Cherry 5, Ray 3, Mitchell 3, Gardner 5, Erwin 6, Alessi 3, McKay 4, Krisko 3
LINCOLNTON COMBINE ACADEMY 96, FRANKLIN PREP 61
Combine 17 23 32 23 -- 96
Franklin Prep 13 10 23 15 -- 61
COMBINE 96 -- Arki Thornton 17 Jalen Miller 13, Kennard Davis 13 Mekhi Grant 10 R. Dillingham 10 Shawn Wilson 8 Hood-Schifino 8 K Robinson 7 Rubio 6 Frost 2 Owens 2
FRANKLIN 61 -- Devante Patterson 21 McKinney 10 Roseboio 8 Patterson 8 Lewis 5 Ferrerria 3 Foman 3 Brown 3
Notes: Combine Academy 5-0. Next game will be in Greensboro at Phenom Hoops Report Gate City Classic. Will Face Moravian Prep Friday at 9pm and Henderson Collegiate At 3:45 Saturday.
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 55, PINE LAKE PREP 54
NW Cabarrus - 6 15 14 20 55
Pine Lake - 10 18 9 17 54
NWC - Josh Harris 15 Chris Spears 15 Jaylan Jackson 10 Mckoy 6 Raines 4 Grigley 4
PLP - JT Harper 12 Forest 9 Workman 8 Morgan 8 Doroodchi 6 Bushrod 5 Robinson 3 Foley 3
Wednesday’s girls basketball capsules
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 44, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 34
Country Day 6 12 9 7 -- 34
Catholic 7 17 6 14 -- 44
Country Day 34 -- Rixham 9, Grier 8, Hankerson 5, Waters 5, Ingram 3, Rucker 3
Catholic 44 -- Dane Bertolina 15, Imelda McMenamin 13, Green 9, Kacerosky 3, Schachte 2, Schroeder 2
Records: Country Day 2-1, Catholic 1-1
MONROE CENTRAL ACADEMY 44, ALBEMARLE 41
CATA Zoie Jordan 11 Ari Evans 10 Sarah Gamble 10 Lowery 8. McBride 5
ALBEMARLE MCCLENDON 17, LITTLE 9 PORTER 4 UTLEY 4 STANBACK 3
Records: CATA ,1-0 ALBEMARLE 0-2
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 66, CONCORD CANNON 45
Victory Christian: 13, 21, 21, 11—66
Cannon: 13, 15, 7, 10—45
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 66 -- Evelina Davlakou-29, Lydia Babirye-26
WEST MECKLENBURG 45, SUGAR CREEK CHARTER 37
West Meck 8 16 10 11 F 45
Sugar Creek Charter 4 10 14 9 F 37
SCCS : Jada Cruz 10, Rain Redfern 15, Gardner 2, Williams 1, Jackson 8
West Meck : Law 7, McNeil 4, Jackson 7, G Alplana 13, Rhames 8, Mcmillian 6
Records: West Meck (1-1); SCCS (2-3)
Notable: Rain Redfern led all scorers with 15 points 5 rebounds 5 steals 2assist 1 block in tough road loss.
Thursday’s schedule
Berry Academy at Hopewell
Black Mountain Owen at Mooresboro Thomas Jefferson Academy
Butler at Mallard Creek
Charlotte Latin at Waxhaw Cuthbertson
Concord at China Grove Carson
Concord Cannon School at Greensboro Day (girls)
Concord Covenant Classical at Grace Academy (boys)
Durham Academy at Charlotte Christian
East Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell
Gaston Christian at Gaston Day
Gastonia Ashbrook at Lake Norman Charter
Gastonia Forestview at Bessemer City
Harding at Garinger
Harrisburg Hickory Ridge at Concord Jay M. Robinson
Hough at Providence
North Lincoln at Cherryville
North Stanly at Mount Pleasant
Richmond Senior at Anson County
Rocky River at Olympic
South Mecklenburg at Independence
Unionville Piedmont at West Stanly
West Mecklenburg at West Charlotte
This story was originally published November 19, 2019 at 11:02 PM.
