Cannon School’s future is awful bright, but Cougars want to focus on here and now
Cannon School doesn’t start a senior and only plays one in the regular rotation, but Cougars coach Che’ Roth said he is focused on this season and not thinking about how good his team could be down the road.
“I know we have played a lot of young kids, and we played a lot of young kids last year, for a reason,” Roth said after his team, No. 6 in the Observer Sweet 16 defeated CISAA rival Charlotte Latin 79-64 Friday night at home. “It’s paid off, but we’re still young. And these kids want to compete a high level. We’re not just thinking about winning a league or a state championship, but we want to grow our program on a national level.”
Few teams in the Carolinas have played the type of nonconference schedule that Roth’s team did. Cannon played multiple state champions and national powers in November and December. Of the Cougars’ five losses, three are by two points or less and one is by four.
“I love where we are,” Roth said. “Dorman (which beat Cannon 69-45 on Dec. 21) is the best team we’ve played. But we’ve been beaten at the buzzer twice, and we missed 18 free throws to lose a game.”
Roth has been at Cannon eight years, and he has been to the N.C. Independent Schools Final Four twice. This team, whether now or later, is going to be his best chance to get a 4A ring in the toughest class to win a championship in North Carolina’s public or private schools.
Cannon just has talent. Sophomore Jaden Bradley is a top-10 recruit nationally in the Class of 2022. Sophomore DJ Nix is ranked No. 9 in the class statewide by Phenom Hoop Report.
On Friday night, Latin held Nix, Cannon’s second-leading scorer, to two points, and Latin still lost by 15. Cannon led 26-8 in the first quarter and rolled behind 26 points from Bradley, 32 from 6-4 junior Jarvis Moss and 12 from junior Elijah Ormiston.
And Cannon 7-foot sophomore center Christian Reeves (back) hasn’t played all season after a promising summer.
So the future for this team could be off-the-charts good, and with the 4A NCISAA state championship chase as wide open as it has been in a long time, Roth’s Cougars have just as good a chance as anyone to win a ring this year, too.
“We want to put a banner on our wall and rings on our fingers,” Roth said. “This group is as talented and as tough as we’ve had, and they’re also extremely hard working and very competitive, and they’re really close in the locker room. We have a super high level of belief in our players, and we really just have a fun team.”
And one that’s only going to get better.
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Saturday’s Top Performers
Ty Burch, Forest Hills: team-high 16 points in an 83-59 win over Piedmont.
Knoah Carver, Jackson Krisko, Charlotte Country Day: Carver had 27 points, eight rebounds in a 65-55 win over Asheville Christian. Krisko had 16 points, 12 rebounds.
Mallorie Haines, Davidson Day girls: 22 points, four points in a 57-43 win over Winston-Salem Prep. Teammates Jaden Graham (15 points, eight rebounds, four assists) and Jessie Wiles (12 points, nine rebounds, five assists had strong games.
Saturday’s Boxscores
BOYS
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 65, ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 55
Country Day 19 13 14 19 - 65
Asheville School 12 15 17 11 - 55
Country Day (65) Knoah Carver 27, Jackson Krisko 16, Gardner 8, Erwin 5, Alessi 5, Cherry 2, Ray 2
Asheville School (55) Corey Henderson 13, Kris Castro 11, N. Klipstein 11, Hemphill 9, Drendel 6, Zwerner 3, Anderson 2
Notable: Knoah Carver 27pts., 8rebs.; Jackson Krisko 16pts., 12 rebs.
Records: Country Day 8-11; Asheville School 3-9
FOREST HILLS 83, PIEDMONT 59
Forest Hills 28 31 10 14 -- 83
Piedmont 10 20 13 16 -- 59
FOREST HILLS 83 – Ty Burch 16, Jalen Huntley 14, Alec Topper 14, Barbour 9, Byrams 8, Morris 6, Barrier 6, Wright 5, Hester 4, Pollock 1
PIEDMONT 59 – Cade Tyson 25, Cam Cunningham 12, Plyler 8, Price 6, McClain 4, Collins 2, Dickerson 2
Records: Forest Hills 15-0 (3-0), Piedmont 4-11 (2-3)
GREENSBORO DAY 56, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 47
Charlotte Christian 18 7 9 13 -- 47
Greensboro Day 19 8 17 12 -- 56
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 47 -- P. Lash 14, Cash 9, Hardy 3, Drees 6, Jones 2, Glenn 3, Nicholson 7, Busby 3,
Greensboro Day 56 -- Bailey 12, Hayes 16, Trevey 15, Young 11, Pierce 2
Notable: The Knights were led by Peter Lash with 14 points. Bryce Cash had 9 points and 6 assists. The Knights play Charlotte Country Day on Tuesday.
Records: Christian 9-7; Greensboro Day 20-2
GIRLS
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 73, ASHEVILLE 15
Country Day 23 19 18 14 –73
Asheville 6 0 0 9 – 15
CD (73) Kennedy Grier 18, Laila Hankerson 13, Hudson Rixham 12, Ingram 9, Waters 9, Sasz 4, Mobley 4, Rucker 3, Batten 2
AS (15) Jones 6, Johnson 4, Moigan 3, Jorreck-moyeo 2
Records: CD 13-5 (0-2) AS 2-7
DAVIDSON DAY 57, WINSTON-SALEM PREP 43
Davidson Day 24 13 9 11 -- 57
Winston Salem Prep 5 10 15 13 -- 43
DAVIDSON DAY 57 -- Mallorie Haines 22, Jaden Graham 15, Jessie Wiles 12, Makyla Tejeda 2
WINSTON SALEM PREP 43 -- #3 12 pts, #4 12 pts, #23 6 pts, #12 4 pts, #32 4pts, #30 3, #24 2
Notable: 2021 Davidson Day Commit Mallorie Haines 22 pts, 4 reb, 1 stl, 1 ast; 2021 Jaden Graham 15 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast; 2021 Jessie Wiles 12 pts, 9 reb, 1 stl, 5 ast, 1 blk; 2020 Makayla Tejeda 6 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast; 2022 Hannah Higbea 2 pts, 6 reb, 3 stls; 2020 Yan Yu Xie 1 reb; 2024 Winter Hamme 1 reb
*Record 9-10
Three Quick Thoughts
1. Not sure I’ve seen too many freshman classes as good as the one we have now. On Friday night, for example, Covenant Day freshman Aden Holloway had 29 points in an upset win over Charlotte Christian. Covenant Day hasn’t beaten Christian much (Christian freshman Bryce Cash and TJ Hardy are having good years, too).
At Gaston Day, 6-11 Callum Richard had 15 points in a win over Gaston Christian. And in Hickory, Combine Academy’s Robert Dillingham has impressed all season, regularly having big scoring nights against nationally ranked competition.
At Vance, Jaylen Curry and Trey Green will have four years to play together, and they are all-conference good now. Green had 25 points — and a huge steal and slam — in a win at Lake Norman on Friday.
▪ And the 2022 class of sophomores isn’t bad with guys like 7-foot Butler center Patrick Wessler, West Charlotte point guard Marcus Magness and Bradley and Nix playing starring roles.
2. What’s going to make Vance’s girls so tough in postseason is their balance. In Friday’s 61-43 win over Lake Norman, Tanajah Hayes had 19 points, 10 steals and three assists, and Trinity Moreland had 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
3. Davidson Day girls’ star Mallorie Haines has battled some ankle injuries this season, but she’s still having a memorable junior run. She had 40 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a 71-49 win over University Christian and passed the 1,500 point mark in her career. Haines, a junior, has committed to Davidson.
Elevator
↑Vance: No. 5 in the Sweet 16, Vance outscored Lake Norman 17-8 in the fourth quarter to win 69-62 and avoid a road upset. Freshmen Trey Green (25 points, four steals, three rebounds) and Jaylen Curry (19 points, three assists, three steals) paced the Cougars, who got a combined 23 points, 16 rebounds from Daniel Ransom and Daniel Sanford.
↑Jeremiah Wooten, Queens Grant: 19 rebounds in a 51-45 win over Carolina International. He also had 13 points.
↑Josh Banks, Trevon Williams, Olympic: Combined for 52 points in a 76-42 win over West Meck. Banks had 29, Williams 23.
↑Justin Kuthan, East Lincoln: Became the ninth player in the school’s 52-year history to score 1,000 career points. Kuthan achieved the milestone during Friday’s 80-43 win over Bandys.
Friday’s #BIG5 Girls’ Top Performers
Dane Bertolina, Charlotte Catholic: Scored 25 of her game-high 30 points in the second half and overtime of Catholic’s 52-49 double-overtime win over Marvin Ridge. Catholic trailed by eight with 73 seconds left in regulation.
Josie Hester, United Faith: Scored 43 points in a 71-17 win over Crossroads Christian.
Reagan Iovino, Cuthbertson: Freshman made two free throws in a 1-and-1 situation with 59 seconds left for the final points in Cuthbertson’s 38-35 win over rival Weddington. Lovino finished with eight points for Cuthbertson, No. 3 in the Sweet 16.
Rain Redfern, Sugar Creek Charter: 20 points, 10 rebounds, seven steals, two assists and a block in a 43-24 win over Mountain Island Charter.
Caroline Swartz, Hough: 19 points in a 62-48 I-MECK 4A conference win over West Charlotte. Hough outscored West Charlotte 21-9 in a decisive third quarter.
Friday’s #BIG5 Boys’ Top Performers
Colby Collins, South Caldwell: 24 points in a 78-73 upset over Sweet 16 No. 7 Freedom.
Davis Fagan, Providence Day: 18 points, seven rebounds in a 55-38 win over CISAA rival Charlotte Country Day.
Jalen Huntley, Alec Topper, Forest Hills: In a 92-43 win over Mount Pleasant, Huntley had 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Topper had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Austin Medlin, West Stanly: 37 points in a 74-49 win over Central Montgomery.
Jarvis Moss, Cannon School: 32 points in a 79-64 win over Charlotte Latin.
Friday’s Boys’ Capsules
NO. 1 NORTH MECKLENBURG 84, MALLARD CREEK 42
North Meck 26 37 14 7 — 84
Mallard Creek 8 13 5 16 — 42
Mallard Creek (4-11) : Amare Kirby 10, Suffren 4, Paige 3, Johnson 5, Asumani 6, Griffin 2, Gibson 6, Fyle 2, Davis 4
North Meck (14-1) : Tristan Maxwell 20, Trayden Williams 17, Jeremy Gregory 14, Jordan Crawford 10, Ford 5, Farley 4, Artis 3. Waters 3, Gates 3, Lexander 3, McClary 2
NO. 2 DAVIDSON DAY 77, UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 15
DDS 28 20 19 10 — 65
UC 2 4 4 5 — 15
DDS: Bryce Alfino 16, Brazil 3, Huntley 8, Coble 1, Threadgill 7, Robinson 7, Mark Breunig 10, Clancy 2, Baucom 3, Scherrman 3, Nyles Howard 12, Wilson 5
UC: Jay Sowers 10, Patel 3, Sain 2
Records: Davidson Day Patriots: 17-1; University Christian Barracudas: N/A
Game Stats: Junior Bryce Alfino had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals for Davidson Day. Sophomore Nyles Howard added 12 points, while Senior Mark Breunig had 10 points and 8 rebounds for the Patriots.
Notes: Davidson Day will host the South Charlotte Thunder on Friday (1/17) at home at 6 p.m.
NO. 3 FIRST ASSEMBLY 66, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 43
CFA 12 24 18 12 — 66
MC 12 12 12 7 — 43
CFA: Ambaka Le Gregam 8, Garrett Hien 12, Trae Benham 12, Isaac Boothe 11, Javian Cannady 6, Tyler Fearne 8, Cheick Traore 6, Jakub Cieminski 3
Metrolina: Bellew 4, Patterson 14, Brockloon 9, Harold 2, Johnson 6, Owen 8
Game Notes: CFA Academy moves to 21-3 for the season and remains undefeated in MAC Conference Play.
NO. 4 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 68, CHRIST SCHOOL 61
CCS 11 14 18 25 — 68
CS: 14 5 15 27 — 61
CCS: Myles Hunter 29, Elijah Gray 11, Gwynn 6, Bynum 9, Bean 6, Green 3, Wilson 2, Coffey 2
CS: De’Ante Green 24, Zack Myers 11, Redmond 8, Browder 9, Ajogbor 7, Keever 2
Notable: Ben Burnham, DNP (Injury); Justin Taylor, DNP (Injury)
NO. 5 VANCE 69, LAKE NORMAN 62
Vance 24 17 11 17 — 69
Lake Norman 12 21 21 8 — 62
VANCE: Trey Green 25, Jaylen Curry 19, Daniel Ransom 11, Daniel Sanford 12
NO. 6 CANNON 79, CHARLOTTE LATIN 64
Cannon 26 23 12 18 — 79
Latin 8 21 17 18 — 64
Cannon: Moss 32, Bradley 26, Ormiston 12, Dibble 6, Nix 2
Latin: Calton 29, Johnson 17, Smith 6, Felkner 5, Montgomery 3, Clements 2, Hull 2
Notable: Cannon faces Providence Day Tuesday at Providence; Cannon (16-5) moves to 2-0 in league play.
SOUTH CALDWELL 78, NO. 7 FREEDOM 73
Freedom 15 09 28 21 — 73
South Caldwell 15 21 19 23 — 78
Freedom: Bradley Davis 21, Que Garner 16, Ben Tolbert 15, Nick Johnson 13, Ledford 5, Rice 3
South: Colby Collins 24, Spencer Piercy 15, Trey Ramsey 16, Justin Eggers 18, Kirby 5
Freedom 13-1 (2-1) plays next at home vs. Alexander Central Tuesday, Jan 14. Varsity Only games starting at 5 p.m.
NO. 9 FOREST HILLS 92, MOUNT PLEASANT 43
Forest Hills 16 31 33 10 — 92
Mount Pleasant 20 8 10 5 — 43
FOREST HILLS: Jalen Huntley 27, Alec Topper 19, Zack Barbour 10, Ty Burch 10, Morris 9, Barrier 6, Wright 4, Hester 4, Byrams 2, Pollock 1
MOUNT PLEASANT: Hunter Sloop 24, Williams 9, Price 5, Cares 2, Little 3
Records: Forest Hills 14-0 (3-0), Mount Pleasant 7-9 (2-1)
Notes: Jalen Huntley had 7 assists and 7 rebounds to go with 27 points. Alec Topper had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
NO. 10 ARDREY KELL 79, BERRY 57
Ardrey Kell 23 21 16 19 — 79
Berry 10 18 19 10 — 57
Ardrey Kell: Davidson Hubbard 28, Luke Stankavage 19, Evan Smith 16, Peyton Gerald 9, Testa 3, Akenyelu 2, Snyder 2
NOTES: Ardrey Kell moves to 13-3 (5-0). Davidson Hubbard leads all scorers with career-high 28 points. The Knights travel to Providence next Friday 1/17.
WEST CHARLOTTE 66, NO. 15 HOUGH 63
West Charlotte 9 12 12 15 8 10 — 66
Hough 9 4 22 13 8 7 — 63
West Charlotte: Marcus Magness 23, Josiah Dow 21, Marrow 6, Jernigan 5, McQueen 4, Raymond 3, Stewart 2
Hough: Worland 21, Maye 12, Chambers 11, Shryock 8, Bissette 7, Schuddield 2, Stiff 2
NO. 16 WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 76, COVENANT CLASSICAL 24
WCCS 20-23-24-6 — 76
CC 2-10-4-8 — 24
WCCS: AJ Hamrick 16, Jahseem Felton 12, Asil Hoyle 6, Will Jenkins 7, Richard Black III 11, Landon Johnson 8, Lucas Heckaman 3, Aidan Loganadan 6, Cortland Williams 5
CC: Stewart 8, Stewart 8, Axce , Davidson 2
Westminster Catawba Christian: Overall 15-2
BUTLER 75, HICKORY RIDGE 49
Butler 17 14 18 26 — 75
Hickory Ridge 17 5 13 14 — 49
BUTLER: Patrick Wessler 21, Jesse Taylor 15, Chastin Gatewood 11, Black 9, Evans 7, Payne 5, Aguilar 5, Lane 2
Hickory Ridge: Foster 10, Marsh 9, Lubamba 8, Fernald 8, Gunter 5, Widmar 3, Thompson 2, Woods 2, Johnson 2
Notes: Butler moves to 7-8 (3-2 in conference). Hickory Ridge moves to 10-4 (2-2 in conference). Patrick Wessler had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
CHRIST THE KING 60, THOMAS JEFFERSON 50
CTK 17 9 17 16 — 60
TJCA 9 9 15 13 — 50
CTK: Steele 8, Zuhosky 4, Todd 12, Hendershott 14, Schroeder 18, Stanley 3
TJCA: Twitty 2, Camper 7, Flack 15, King 6, Watkins 2
Notable: Andrew Hendershott led Christ the King with his first career triple double. Hendershott scored 14 points with 10 steals and 10 assists. Michael Schroeder added 18 points and 6 rebounds. Nick Todd added 12 points and Jaylen Steele had 13 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 points.
COVENANT DAY 56, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 51
Covenant Day 9 11 18 18 — 56
Charlotte Christian 10 7 20 14 — 51
Covenant Day: Aden Holloway 29, Jacob Dahlberg 9, Hamidou Sidibe 8, Thomas Hailey 7, Britt Anderson 3
Charlotte Christian: TJ Hardy 15, Bryce Cash 10, Luke Drees 7, Logan Jones 6, Code Nicholson 4, Skylor Busby 4, David Lash 2
Notable: Behind a solid defense and Holloway’s 29, Covenant Day bests Charlotte Christian. Covenant Day brings their record to 11–7 (1-1 conference). Next game home against Charlotte Latin on Jan. 14.
EAST BURKE 52, DRAUGHN 43
East Burke 6 9 21 15 — 52
Draughn 2 14 13 14 — 43
East Burke 52: Micah Chrisco 12, Cam Propst 11, Luke Coble 11, Smith 8, Shuford 4, Ward 4, Lor 2
Draughn 43: Daylin Pritchard 13, Denver Treadway 11, Chrisco 7, Cox 6, Z. Pritchard 2, Walker 2, Poteet 2
Records: East Burke 7-8 (3-2 NFAC), Draughn 8-7 (2-3 NFAC)
EAST LINCOLN 80, BANDYS 43
East Lincoln 21 18 17 24 — 80
Bandys 11 18 10 4 - 43
East Lincoln (3-1, 10-3): Jeremiah Jones 3, Evan Montanari 6, Matthew McCowan 5, Myles Adams 17, Drew Bean 9, Ethan Staples 2, Justin Kuthan 31, Logan Craig 0, Petey Nichols 3, Justin Brown 3, Jalen Williams 0, Spencer Farr 1
Bandys (0-4, 5-8): Spencer Ledford 9, Zack Wright 6, Brandon Harrill 10, Quentin Maddox 5, Nate Ervin 8, Parker Styborski 4, Chris Culliver 1
Of Note: The Mustangs have won 23 straight games against the Trojans dating back to the 2004-2005 season.
GASTON DAY 56, GASTON CHRISTIAN 53
Gaston Day 19 14 10 13 — 56
Gaston Christian 12 15 10 16 — 53
Gaston Day Scoring: Chris Britt 19, Callum Richard 15, Dean Hunter 10, Colin Fayed 9, Jack Crump 3
Gaston Day Record: 7-10
INDEPENDENCE 66, GARINGER 31
Independence 20 27 14 5 — 66
Garinger 6 11 8 6 — 31
INDEPENDENCE: Omarion Bodrick 16, Nygell Verdier 13, Miller 3, Little 4, Allah 1, Givens 3, May 6, Smith 3 Smith 3, Hinton 8, King 7, Harrington 2
Garinger: Miller 2, Black 4, J Lowery 15, Carr 3, Moore 2, Moboti 3, Portlock 2
Records: Independence 10-5; Garinger 0-15
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 72, NEWTON CONOVER 47
LNC 19 21 19 13 — 72
NC 13 13 5 16 — 47
LNC: Donovan Atwell 27, Jackson Porter 18, Avery Scott 10, Cal Reed 6, Oliver O’Brien 5, Alec Edens 4, Miles Bell 2
NC: M. Martinez 12, Z. Redmond 12, j. Mccathern 11, M. Davis 4, J.Mullins 3, K. Guerry 3, K. Williams 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 82, HIGHLAND TECH 58
Lincoln Charter 15 22 24 21 — 82
Highland Tech 9 15 17 17 — 58
Lincoln Charter Sam Cogan 25, Anthony Davis 17, Axel Holm 11, Elijah Burnett 10, Fulton 9, Bush 5, Seitz 4, Baich 2, Patel,
Highland Tech: Porter 18, Christian 14, Littlegam 10, Patterson 6, Rynolds 3, Moore 2, Price 2
Notable: Lincoln Charter 12-2, 3-0; Sam Cogan 25 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists; Axel Holm 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
MCDOWELL 63, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 55 (2 OT)
Alexander 14 12 7 10 6 6 — 55
McDowell 14 5 19 5 6 14 — 63
ALEXANDER: Jem Lowrance 12, Kerley 6, Zach Wooten 10, Stikeleather 2, Presnell 6, Herman 6, Avery Cook 13
MCDOWELL: McPeters 5, Bianchini 3, Lewis 8, Mikey Queen 23, Colby Effler 13, Ramirez 2, Davis 9
NORTH LINCOLN 73, MAIDEN 42
NORTH LINCOLN 11 21 16 25 — 73
MAIDEN: 4 6 16 16 — 42
NORTH LINCOLN: Aidan Callahan 15, Cole Seagle 12, Jack Carter 11, Will Dedmon 9, Cale Palmer 8, Braedan Barker 5, Samari Collins 5, Matt Regan 3, Jack Waggoner 3, Daniel Carter 2, Caleb Beard, Ian Fiore, Banks Cathey
MAIDEN: Iziah Morgan 8, Amarion Craig 7, Treyvon Howell 7, Tyler Fitzpatrick 5, Dru McCorbough 4, Elijah Fowler 3, Micah Haynes 2, Brennan James 2, Reilly Copeland 2
North Lincoln 2-2 conference, 7-5 overall
MYERS PARK 63, EAST MECK 34
Myers Park 7 17 19 18 — 63
East Meck 9 3 12 10 — 34
Myers Park: Hooper 10, Strong 10, Newman 6, Elaasar 9, Mckelvy 5, Mack 2, Ryan 3, Lloyd 3, Dougherty 2, Maye 7, Farris 3, Gwinn 3
East Meck: Mason 6, Johnson 5, Idehen 4, Hoke 7, Parker 2, Truitt 4, Springer 6
PINE LAKE PREP 83, UNION ACADEMY 79
Union Academy 16 19 26 18 — 79
Pine Lake 20 20 30 13 — 83
UA: Derek Young 32 Josh Harris 16 Jalen Anderson 13 Trustin Huks 11 Hendricks 5
PLP: Jacob Morgan 31 JT Harper 21 Carson Shirley 11 Meelad Doroodchi 8 Trace Forest 7 Evan Foley 3 Jack Baldwin.
PORTER RIDGE 86, ROCKY RIVER 77
ROCKY RIVER 20 11 16 21 9 — 77
PORTER RIDGE 22 11 20 15 18 — 86
PR: Aaron Hough 25, Cris Capel 4, Trajan Hamilton 16, Isaiah Williams 18, Marcus Willis 11, Myles McIntyre 2, Dilen Miller 10
RR: Nicholas Burns 19, Stephon Richards 15, Calik “Duke” Thomas 14, Christian Rudisell 14, Tobias Forte 10 , Aaron Hall 3
RECORDS: Rocky River 6-5 (2-2 in conference), Porter Ridge 9-6 (3-2 in conference)
Notes: Rocky River’s next game will be at home against Independence at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Porter Ridge’s next game will be at home against Hickory Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. ... Hough from Porter Ridge, a sophomore, made seven 3-point shots.
PROVIDENCE DAY 55, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 38
Country Day 11 12 7 8 — 38
Providence Day 11 20 13 11 — 55
CCDS: Brandon Cherry 11, Hicks 3, Knoah Carver 17, Erwin 1, Krisko 6
PDS: Byrne 6, Ratchford 5, Brighton 3, Michael Zanoni 14, Davis Fagan 18, Scott 6, Olin 3
Records: PDS (10-7, 2-0) CCDS (7-11, 0-2)
Notable: JoMo Byrne added 10 rebounds. Davis Fagan added 7 rebounds.
QUEENS GRANT 51, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 45
Queens Grant 14 14 14 9 — 51
Carolina International 12 13 14 6 — 45
QUEENS GRANT: Boyette 15, Murphy 14, Wooten 13
Notable: Wooten added 19 rebounds, while Murphy added 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in the win for the Stallions. Queens Grant moved to 3-1 in conference play.
RIVER BLUFF 60, FORT MILL 58
Fort Mill 11 15 17 15 — 58
River Bluff 18 12 13 17 — 60
Fort Mill: Keyan Mims 18, Xavier Easterlin 13, Jackson Fewster 9, Jordan Herman 8, Liam Walsh-Orenstein 5, Carson Timberlake 2, Nic Curtis 2, Cabe Christopher 1
River Bluff: Myles Jenkins 18, Grayson Renner 14, Landon Stills 11, Christian Green 7, Chase Powell 5, Taejon Myers 5
Fort Mill: Fort Mill will play their first region game on Friday at Rock Hill High at 8 p.m
UNITED FAITH 94, CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN 54
United Faith 31 23 25 15 — 94
Crossroads Christian 17 15 14 8 — 54
United Faith: Anjay Cortez 21, Charlie Hester 20, Michael Dudley II 17, Quinton Scheuermann 13, Cedric Patterson 12, LJ Johnson 9, Jaden Quick 2
Crossroads Christian: T. Bell 19, Z. Murphy 18, N. Brantley 6, S. Boyd 5, C. Woodward 2, A. Fulk 2, A. Hayes 2
Notes: Anjay Cortez 21 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists; Charlie Hester 20 points, 6 assists, Cedric Patterson 12 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds
Record: United Faith 9-9
Next Game: Tuesday at Victory Christian Center.
WEDDINGTON 58, CUTHBERTSON 49
Cuthbertson 9 9 13 18 — 49
Weddington 5 12 16 25 — 58
Cuthbertson Hagerty - 18, Hayward - 13, Alston - 6, Dawson - 4, Knight - 3, Slay - 2
Weddington Kyle Frazier - 17, Chase Lowe - 10, Owen Van Gundy - 10, Cook - 9, Morton - 6, Wetherbee - 4, Bowen - 2
Notable: Sophomore Forward Kyle Frazier lead the Warriors with 17 points. Chase Lowe added a double-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block.
WEST STANLY 74, CENTRAL MONTGOMERY 49
WEST STANLY: Austin Medlin 37 Ethan Conner 14
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY: Kayshan Ingram 14
West Record: 10-5, 2-1 RRC.
Friday’s Girls’ Capsules
NO. 1 MALLARD CREEK 53, NORTH MECKLENBURG 50
MC 12 13 14 14 — 53
NM 15 11 13 11 — 50
MC: S.Suffren 16 L.Walker 13 N.Brown 11 K.Simpson 9 S.Lutz 2 H.Doctor 2
NM: J.Timmons 26 N.Smith 8 H.Dunlap 8 T.Dunn 5 N.Farmer 3
NO. 2 FREEDOM 69, SOUTH CALDWELL 51
South Caldwell 12 12 14 13 — 51
Freedom 17 19 16 17 — 69
South Caldwell 51: Faith Curtis 18, Taylor Austin 15, Olivia Miller 10, Huggins 6, Propst 2, Anderson, S. Austin.
Freedom 69: Blaikley Crooks 20, Josie Hise 13, Danisha Hemphill 13, Adair Garrison 10, Glass 9, Rhone 4, Tate, Walker, O’Neil.
Freedom 14-0, 3-0
NO. 3 CUTHBERTSON 38, WEDDINGTON 35
Weddington 12 8 5 10 — 35
Cuthbertson 7 11 11 9 — 38
Weddington: Karrah Katzbach 22, Miranda Barron 6, Emily Cunningham 5 Tatum Bowen 2
Cuthbertson: Maddie Dillinger 9, Reagan Iovino 8, Ruby Williams 7, Lillian Anderson 6, Kamaria Sheriff 4, Ariana Thompson 2, Cherry-Brown 2
Records: Weddington 11-4, 3-3, Cuthbertson 15-1, 6-0
NO. 6 PROVIDENCE 63, HARDING 13
PROVIDENCE 27 7 23 6 — 63
BURL SCHOOL 0 5 6 2 — 13
PHS: Nyla McGill 14, Amari Davis 7, Cameron Mulkey 7, Eva Butler 5, Kendall Webb 2, Madison Skinner 10, Marlow Chapman 4, Audrey Lytle 1, Karsyn Jones 3, Jadyn Curtain 2, Olivia Jurney, Alexis Chrestenbury 7
HUHS: A. Thomas 12, M. Marcus 1
Records: Providence: 13-2 (4-0)
NO. 11 EAST BURKE 74, DRAUGHN 46
East Burke 19 17 21 19 — 74
Draughn 16 0 15 15 — 46
East Burke: Graleigh Hildebran 16, Aubrie Snyder 13, Riley Haas 13, Aubrie Griggs 10, Ashlyn Stilwell 10, Sarah Grace Lockee 19, Allie Cooke 4
Draughn: Ella Abernathy 19, Abby Parker 8, Hailey Kincaid 6, Haley Lowman 6, SARAH Owens 2
East Burke 12-3, 5-0
NO. 12 INDEPENDENCE 63, GARINGER 5
Indy 19 17 19 8 — 63
Garinger 2 0 2 1 — 5
Indy: Braylyn Milton 18, Trinity Thompson 12, Breckenridge 9, Anderson 8, Al Barrino 7, Az Barrino 5, Washington 2, Benjamin 2
Garinger: Floyd 2, Baker 2, Moore 1
Indy is now 12-3 and 4-1 in conference
BUTLER 65, HICKORY RIDGE 41
Butler 16 19 15 15 — 65
Hickory Ridge 7 11 11 12 — 41
Butler: Michaela Lane 23, Ashlynn Dotson 10, Tate 5, Scott 6, Sutton 7, Abataleb 2, Samvan Williams 12
Hickory Ridge: Jasmine Fearne 13 Kennedy Calhoun 13, Byrd 2, Lampe 6, Ireland 3 Kaitlyn 3, Lewis 3, Henry 1
Records: Butler 8-7, 4-1; Hickory Ridge 6-8, 1-3
Notable: Lane 12 rebounds, three blocks
CANNON SCHOOL 49, CHARLOTTE LATIN 18
Cannon School 11 11 15 9 — 49
Charlotte Latin 6 1 9 2 — 18
Cannon School: Reigan Richardson 23, Anna Galloway 12, Mathis 3, Z. Edwards 3, Ray 3, Wood 3, G. Edwards 2
Charlotte Latin 17: Shannon 6, Paraison 3, Rose 3, Ty2, Fisher 2e 2, Schleusner
Records: Cannon School 10-6 (2-0); Charlotte Latin 6-8 (0-2)
CENTRAL ACADEMY 42, ANSON SENIOR 34
ASHS 9 8 13 4 — 32
CATA 9 14 11 8 — 34
CATA: Maddie McBride 13, Jordan 9, Lowry 6, Gamble 6, Studer 4, Evans 4
Anson: Byers 10, Baucom 7, Smith 6, Willouby 3, Bullock 3, Gabriel 2
Records: CATA 7-7, 3-0; Anson 4-10, 1-2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 63, ROBINSON 23
CCHS 16 20 11 16 — 63
JMR 2 8 10 3 — 23
Central: Aniyah Tate 21, Ja’el Miller 17, Demi Case 13, Webb 3, Barrie 2, Knight 3 Haley 1Robinson: Cox 8, Farris 5, Jeune 2, Finley 2
Notable: Central Cabarrus got a conference win over Jay M Robinson. Aniyah Tate led CCHS with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Ja’el Miller added 17 points and 7 assist. Demi Case added 13. Aniyah Tate also reached the 1,000-point milestone in the 2nd quarter. She is currently at 1,012 points. She is also on pace to grab 1,000 rebounds. Central is now 10-5 overall 1-0 in conference
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 52, MARVIN RIDGE 49 (2 OT)
Catholic 5 11 15 11 2 8 — 52
Marvin 12 4 14 12 2 5 — 49
Catholic: Dane Bertolina 30, Darling 6, McMenamin 4, Epperson 3, Schachte 3, Kacerosky 3, Green 2, Schroeder 1
Marvin 49: Kyndall Shivers 15, Emma Drake 11, Keefe 8, Emezie 4, Douglas 4, Rose 4, Works 3
Records: Catholic 10-3, 5-1; Marvin Ridge 6-7, 2-4
CHRIST THE KING 43 THOMAS JEFFERSON 27
CTK 12 3 15 13 — 43
TJ 9 4 4 10 — 27
CTK: Amelia O’Malley 11, Fishbaugh 8, Hoagland 6, Milligan 5, Steele 4, Lorio 4, Bellar 2, Lanbo 2, Buchsbaum 1
TJ: Huskey 8, Rowe 8, Schweppee 4, Brown 3, Ford 2, Short 2
Records: CTK 9-6, (4-0)
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON (CSD) 52 LANGTREE CHARTER 48
CSD 8 18 11 15 — 52
LANGTREE CHARTER 12 5 13 18 — 48
CSD: Kenzi Delay 16, Lauren Whitley 12, Mariana Soares 9, Ruthie Camp 9, Ally O’Donnell 2, Sarah Imhoff 2, Nicole Poole 2
LANGTREE CHARTER: Adaje Williams 26, Tyaysia Sharpe 12, Emerie Tillmon 6, Sana’a Harris 4
Records: CSD 10-2
Notable: Kenzi Delay led the team scoring, steals and assists. Lauren Whitley scored 12 points and led the team in rebounding.
CONCORD FIRST ASSEMBLY 59, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 37
CFA 21 9 22 7 — 59
Metrolina Christain 6 7 10 14 — 37
CFA: Kaylan Daniels 16, Zykiah Benjamin 4, Reagan Dickens 9, Jael Hall 21, RaeAnna Loshe 4, Raven Lavender 2, Kylie Stinson 3
Metrolina Christian: Emily Walters 20, Emma Phibbs 4, Lizzy Neyens 4, Anna Phibbs 7, Maggie Miller 2
Records: CFA 16-4
DAVIDSON DAY 71 , UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 49
Davidson Day 20 20 22 9 — 71
University Christian 9 6 8 4 — 27
DAVIDSON DAY: Mallorie Haines 40, Jessie Wiles 15, Makyla Tejeda, Jaden Graham 2
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 49: Halle Disney 14, Sophie Deece 7, Lizzie Sains 4, Sarah Wilson 2
Notable: Davidson Day Commit Mallorie Haines (40 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist) surpassed the 1,500 career points mark in the first half in the Lady Patriots victory over University Christian
EAST LINCOLN 52, BANDYS 36
BHS 9 10 10 7 — 36
ELHS 13 12 10 17 — 52
BHS: Logan Dutka 10, Toni Laney 8, Laci Paul 6, Olivia Little 6, Whitney Drummond 3, Macy Rummage 2, Hope Clements 1
ELHS: B. Tadlock 19, S. Rhoney 12, T. Thomas 8, N. Hall 4, K. Cox 4, G. Overbay 3, T. Giles-Robinette 2
Records: BHS Lady Trojans Overall 9-4, Conference 2-2
Notes: BHS Lady Trojans’ next game is Tuesday, January 14th at home against West Lincoln.
FORESTVIEW 65, HUNTER HUSS 41
Forestview 14 17 18 16 — 65
Hunter Huss 14 8 3 16 — 41
Forestview: Kenzley Dunlap 23, Dajah Miller 12, Robinson 7, Wilson 6, Jacobs 5, Vazquez 5, Jurs 3, Bolton 2, Byrd 2
Huss: Caitlyn Pettis 16, Jamaya Daniels 10, Hoyle 8, Perkins 3, Swann 2, Adams 1, Williamson 1
Notable: Dunlap 6 stls 5 asst., Vazquez 11 rebs
Forestview 10-6 overall 2-2 Big South travels to Kings Mountain on Jan. 17.
HOUGH 62, WEST CHARLOTTE 48
Hough 18 13 21 10 — 62
West Charlotte 13 12 9 14 — 48
Hough: Kaeden Frino 3, Caroline Swartz 19, Olivia McElroy 12 , Nia Bell 1, Madelyn Sell 5, Anna Mroz 3, Caroline Phocas 4, Claire Polito 12 , Kaitlyn Parker 3.
West Charlotte: Jayleah Henderson 16, KaJha Fulmore 1, Jonakayla Alexander 2,Halle Chaffin 25.
MCDOWELL 48, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 30
Alexander Central 12 3 8 7 — 30
McDowell 7 12 15 14 — 48
ALEXANDER CENTRAL: Harrington 6, Jenkins 8, Hammer 5, Hayes 5, Stikeleather 6
MCDOWELL 48:Makenna Parkins 11, Boyce 8, Torres 4, Rice 4, Smith 4, Leila Bragg 15, Miller 2
NEWTON-CONOVER 61, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 21
Newton-Conover 21 10 22 8 — 61
Lake Norman Charter 2 7 9 5 — 21
Newton-Conover: Chyna Cornwell 19, Aaliah Walton 16, Cassidy Geddes 13, Grace Loftin 7, Jahlea Peters 4, Emma Fox 2
Lake Norman Charter: J. Villanti 8, Kilpalrick 4, J. Taylor 3, Donaldson 2, Angler 2, Peplinski 2
OLYMPIC 44, WEST MECK 37
Olympic- 12 14 4 14 — 44
West Meck- 8 7 8 14 — 37
Olympic: E. Barr & J. Hutchinson 9, A. Thomas & J. Brigman 8, A. Scales 7, C. Harris 3
West Meck: N. McMillian 13, G. Mpiana 8, D. Law 7, S. Foster-Rames 6, J. Jackson 3
PARKWOOD 47, MONROE 38
Monroe 9 7 12 10 — 38
Parkwood 10 16 4 17 — 47
MONROE: Zarriah White 10, Maia Price 8, Kaycee Shipman 8, Dynastee Parker 5, Aunnia Rorie 5, Adriana Melton 2
PARKWOOD 47: S. Taylor 17, C. Hardy 6, J. Washington 6, K. Coffey 5, C. Liles 4, A. Sacoto 4, A. Gaither 3, T. Hallman 2
PROVIDENCE DAY 56, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 42
PDS 7 10 23 16 —56
CDS 14 3 8 17 — 42
PDS- Morgan Kelson 15 Clark 7 Smith 4 Latter 6 Godwin 7 Levitz 5 Brooks 4 Ferguson 6 Sanchez 2
CDS- L.Hankerson 16 K.Greer 12 Ingram 5 Sasz 2 Richam 5 Waters 2
Record 12-6 CISAA 2-0
SUGAR CREEK CHARTER 43, MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 24
Sugar Creek Charter 8 16 7 12 — 43
Mountain Island 5 7 3 9 — 24
SCCS : Cruz 7, Rain Redfern 20,
Gardner 4, Jackson 9, Johnson 2, McGill 1
MIC: Hart 4, B Bates 14, Carter 5,
SCCS (7-10)
UNITED FAITH 71, CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN 17
UNITED FAITH 25 19 12 15 — 71
CROSSROADS 3 9 2 4 — 17
United Faith Paris Gharibi 2, Grace Brown 2, Rylee Riggs 4, Madeline Zimmer 4, Ella Jordan 4, Sarah Gilbert 6, Josie Hester 43
Crossroads H. Patterson 2, G. Grissom 2, J. Simmons 6, B Woodward 7
Notable: Josie Hester guard scored 43 points of teams 71 with 16 two pointers and one 3 and 8/11 from the free throw line.
This story was originally published January 11, 2020 at 12:41 AM.
