Friday’s Charlotte-area prep basketball scores, summaries (02.21.20)
Friday’s NCISAA Semifinal Scores/finals pairings
Boys
CLASS 4A
Friday’s semifinals
Charlotte Latin 68, Durham Academy 62
Cannon School 75, Greensboro Day 64
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Latin)
Charlotte Latin (22-7) vs. Cannon School (25-6), noon
CLASS 3A
Friday’s semifinals
Concord First Assembly 63, Asheville Christian 45
Village Christian 56, Cape Fear Academy 49
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Latin)
Concord First Assembly (33-3) vs. Village Christian (21-6), 4
CLASS 2A
Friday’s semifinals
Davidson Day 63, Freedom Christian 37
Wayne Country Day 60, Northside Christian 56
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Country Day)
Davidson Day (29-1) vs. Wayne Country Day (29-5), 2
CLASS 1A
Friday’s semifinals
Northwood Temple 68, Trinity Christian 65
Burlington School 90, Greenfield School 82
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Country Day)
Northwood Temple (22-14) vs. Burlington School (25-10), 6
Girls
CLASS 4A
Friday’s semifinals
Greensboro Day 56, North Raleigh Christian 36
Providence Day 56, Cannon School 35
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Latin)
Greensboro Day (28-2) vs. Providence Day (23-6), 10 a.m.
CLASS 3A
Friday’s semifinals
Asheville Christian 53, Cape Fear Academy 30
Concord First Assembly 52, Fayetteville Christian 40
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Latin)
Asheville Christian (20-5) vs. Concord First Assembly (27-6), 2
CLASS 2A
Friday’s semifinals
O’Neal School 38, Wayne Country Day 33
Davidson Day 61, Gaston Day 56
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Country Day)
O’Neal School (26-2) vs. Davidson Day (18-13), noon
CLASS 1A
Friday’s semifinals
Victory Christian 61, Sanford Grace Christian 36
Burlington School 56, Trinity Christian 52
Saturday’s championship
(at Charlotte Country Day)
Victory Christian (23-6) vs. Burlington School (19-8), 4
Friday’s area NCHSAA conference tournament scores/pairings
BOYS
I-Meck 4A
(at Vance High)
Friday’s semifinals
Vance 75, West Charlotte 59
North Mecklenburg 80, Hough 79 (OT)
Saturday’s finals
North Mecklenburg (25-1) vs. Vance (21-5), 3:30
SoMeck 7 4A
(at Berry Academy)
Friday’s semifinals
Ardrey Kell 71, West Mecklenburg 43
Olympic 65, Berry Academy 57
Saturday’s finals
Ardrey Kell (20-6) vs. Olympic (19-5), 2:30
Southwestern 4A
(at Myers Park)
Friday’s semifinals
Porter Ridge 78, Hickory Ridge 67
Independence 65, Myers Park 60
Saturday’s finals
Independence (19-7) vs. Porter Ridge (14-12), 3
Northwestern 3A-4A
(at McDowell)
Saturday’s finals
Freedom (23-1) vs. Alexander Central (16-10), 4:30
Big South 3A
Friday’s finals
Hunter Huss 104, Forestview 79
North Piedmont 3A
Friday’s finals
West Rowan 65, Statesville 59
South Piedmont 3A
(at Concord)
Saturday’s finals
Cox Mill (22-3) vs. A.L. Brown (17-7), 6
Southern Carolina 3A
Friday’s finals
Charlotte Catholic 66, Monroe 65
Rocky River 2A-3A
Friday’s finals
Forest Hills 70, West Stanly 53
Central Carolina 2A
Friday’s finals
North Davidson 64, Ledford 48
Foothills 2A
(at East Burke)
Saturday’s finals
Patton (18-7) vs. Hibriten (23-2), 2
South Fork 2A
Friday’s finals
East Lincoln 51, Lake Norman Charter 49
Southwestern 2A
Friday’s finals
Shelby 74, South Point 63
Mountain Valley 1A-2A
Friday’s finals
West Wilkes 61, Elkin 45
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Friday’s finals
Mountain Heritage 85, Mitchell County 38
PAC 1A
Friday’s finals
Mountain Island Charter 85, Union Academy 74
Southern Piedmont 1A
Friday’s finals
Lincoln Charter 69, Bessemer City 62
Yadkin Valley 1A
(at South Davidson)
Saturday’s finals
North Rowan (19-7) vs. Chatham Central (21-5), 1:30
GIRLS
I-Meck 4A
(at Vance High)
Saturday’s finals
Vance (22-4) vs. Mallard Creek (23-2), 1:30
(Note: Butler’s girls will play Myers Park at noon, to determine the Southwestern 4A’s third state playoff seed)
SoMeck 7 4A
(at Berry Academy)
Saturday’s finals
Ardrey Kell (16-10) vs. Providence (22-2), 1
Southwestern 4A
(at Myers Park)
Friday’s semifinals
Hickory Ridge 54, Butler 45
Independence 56, Myers Park 50
Saturday’s finals
Hickory Ridge (15-11) vs. Independence (20-6), 1:30
(Note: Butler will play Myers Park in a game to determine the conference’s No. 3 state playoff seed. That game will be at noon at Vance)
Northwestern 3A-4A
(at McDowell)
Saturday’s finals
Freedom (24-0) vs. Watauga (17-7), 3
Big South 3A
Friday’s finals
Ashbrook 73, Forestview 31
North Piedmont 3A
Friday’s finals
Jesse Carson 54, West Rowan 52
South Piedmont 3A
(at Concord)
Saturday’s finals
Central Cabarrus (20-5) vs. Cox Mill (16-9), 4
Southern Carolina 3A
Friday’s finals
Cuthbertson 52, Charlotte Catholic 39
Rocky River 2A-3A
Friday’s finals
Forest Hills 61, West Stanly 42
Central Carolina 2A
Friday’s finals
Salisbury 48, Oak Grove 43
Foothills 2A
Saturday’s finals
(at East Burke)
Bunker Hill (20-6) vs. East Burke (23-3), 2
South Fork 2A
Friday’s finals
Newton-Conover 62, Maiden 50
Southwestern 2A
Friday’s finals
Shelby 69, R-S Central 52
Mountain Valley 1A-2A
Friday’s finals
Alleghany 39, Ashe County 35
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Friday’s finals
Mitchell County 60, Mountain Heritage 57
PAC 1A
Friday’s finals
Community School of Davidson 65, Langtree Charter 52
Southern Piedmont 1A
Friday’s finals
Lincoln Charter 63, Christ the King 54
Yadkin Valley 1A
(at South Davidson)
Saturday’s finals
North Rowan (19-7) vs. Gray Stone Day (22-1), noon
(Note: Chatham Central will face Uwharrie Charter at 10:30 a.m. in a game to determine the conference’s No. 3 state playoff seed)
Friday’s Boys Summaries
ARDREY KELL 71, WEST MECK 43
Ardrey Kell 11 18 21 21- 71
West Meck 9 8 9 17 - 43
ARDREY KELL 71 -- Peyton Gerald 20, Davidson Hubbard 18, Luke Stankavage 10, Smith 8, Nelson 5, Snyder 4, Testa 2, Wofford 2, Blue 2
WEST MECK 43 -- Carter 15, Taylor 9
Notes: Ardrey Kell defeats West Meck behind strong performances from Peyton Gerald and Davidson Hubbard. The Knights play in the So Meck 7 championship tomorrow at 2:30 at Phillip O Berry against Olympic. Olympic beat Berry 65-57 behind 23 points from Josh Banks.
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 66, MONROE 65
CCHS 24 15 15 12-- 66
MHS 10 18 21 16-- 65
CCHS- Colin Thomas 26, David Pino 10, Kevin Kullick 11, Dumser 8, Hanchard 3, Dortch 6, Graham 2
MHS- Shaleak Knotts 22, Salen Streater 22, Dawon Huntley 14, Robinson 2, Davis 5
CHARLOTTE LATIN 68, DURHAM ACADEMY 62
Charlotte Latin 22 11 13 22 -- 68
Durham Academy 9 12 19 22 -- 62
CHARLOTTE LATIN 68 -- RJ Johnson 19, Clements 2, Smith 5, Graham Calton 25, Grams 4, Felkner 3, Chase Montgomery 10
DURHAM ACADEMY 62 -- Nik Graves 14, Cole Sinclair 15, Toby Harris 21, Beischer 9
DAVIDSON DAY 61, FREEDOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 37
DDS - 20 8 20 13= 61
FCA- 11 7 6 13= 37
DDS: Huntley 6, Jackson Threadgill 15, Bryce Alfino 10, Adam Brazil 16, Howard 3, Coble 3, Robinson 2, Baucom 2, Breunig 4
FCA: Bosco Mahallivic 10, Manrique Alvarado 10, Doyle 8, Toussaint 6, Filiamov 3
Records: Davidson Day Patriots: 29-1; Freedom Christian Academy Patriots 23-12
Game Stats: Senior Adam Brazil led Davidson Day with 16 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Jackson Threadgill added 15 points, while Bryce Alfino chipped in with 10 points for Davidson Day.
Notes: Davidson Day will face Wayne Country Day (Goldsboro, NC) in the NCISAA Class 2A State Championship game on Saturday, 2/21 at Charlotte Country Day School at 2:00p.
EAST LINCOLN 51, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 49
East Lincoln 15 10 10 10 6 51
Lake Norman Charter 9 15 8 13 4 49
East Lincoln (12-2, 23-4): Jeremiah Jones 4, Evan Montanari 10, Matthew McCowan 6, Myles Adams 8, Drew Bean 5, Justin Kuthan 18, Ethan Staples 0, Logan Craig 0, Petey Nichols 0, Nyckolas Clarke 0
Lake Norman Charter (13-1, 20-6): Cal Reed 12, Alec Edens 6, Jackson Porter 5, Donovan Atwell 20, Avery Scott 0, Oliver O’Brien 6,
Myles Bell 0
Of Note: East Lincoln’s Justin Kuthan was named the South Fork 2A Player of the Year and All-Conference along with senior, Myles Adams, and sophomore, Evan Montanari. East Lincoln has won 10 games in a row and 17 of their last 18 games.
FIRST ASSEMBLY 63, ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 43
ACA: 14 11 9 9 43
CFA: 18 15 16 14 63
ACA 43 -- Mills 7, Rogers 2, HOrton 7, Todd 2, McKinney 14, Harper 2, Harris 9
CFA 63 -- Lloyd Latta 5, Ambaka LeGregam 13, Garrett Hien 6, Trae Benham 24, Isaac Boothe 2, Cheick Traore 13
Notable: Cheick Traore 13 pts, 17 rbs, 2 stl, 1 blk, Trae Benham 24 pts, 5 rbs, Ambaka LeGregam 4-5 3pt FG’s.
CFA RECORD: 34-3
FOREST HILLS 69, WEST STANLY 53
Forest Hills 21 12 12 24 -- 69
West Stanly 15 9 10 19 -- 53
FOREST HILLS 69 – Alec Topper 16, Jalen Huntley 13, Ty Burch 11, Hester 8, Wright 7, Barbour 6, Morris 4, Barrier 2, Horne 2,
WEST STANLY 53 – Austin Medlin 18, Tayshawn Haygood 12, Kelly 7, Manshek 1, Ferre 2, Morgan 2, Conner 5, Brown 3, Lisk 2, Edge 1
Records: Forest Hills 25-0, West Stanly 16-11
Notes: Forest Hills wins the RRC Tourney for the 3rd consecutive year and 4th time in 5 years.
INDEPENDENCE 65, MYERS PARK 60
Independence 15 19 12 19 -- 65
Myers Park 16 20 14 10 -- 60
INDEPENDENCE 65 -- Omarion Bodrick 16, Anthony Allen 10, Nygell Verdier 17, Miller 2, Allah 5, Givens 6, Hinton 7, King 2
MYERS PARK 60 -- Newman 7, X McKelvy 11, Mack 9, Ryan 8, Drake Maye 23, Gwinn 2
Records: Independence 19-7; Myers Park 18-8
Notable: Independence has won eight straight games. Nygell Verdier 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists & 2 steals, Omarion Bodrick 16 points, 16 rebounds, & 2 blocks.
LINCOLN CHARTER 69, BESSEMER CITY 62
Lincoln Charter 22 14 13 20 -- 69
Bessemer City 18 7 13 23 -- 62
LINCOLN CHARTER 69 -- Sam Cogan 22, Troy Fulton 17, Axel Holm 12, Anthony Davis 11, Seitz 4, Crichton 3, Burnett, McGill
BESSEMER CITY 62 -- Love 24, Davis 22, ALexander 7, Thomas 5, Pttue 5
Notable: Lincoln Charter (24-2) wins sixth straight conference and conference tournament championship this season.
PORTER RIDGE 78, HICKORY RIDGE 67
Porter Ridge 17, 16, 18, 27 - 78
Hickory Ridge 17, 18, 10, 19- 67
Porter Ridge 78 - - Marcus Willis 19, Isaiah Williams 16, Trajan Hamilton 14 , Greg Wenger 11, Myles McIntyre 6, Aaron Hough 5, Dorien Johnson 3, Justin King 2
Hickory Ridge 67 - - C. Foster 22, D. Lubamba 14 , S. Fernald 6 , T. Johnson 6 , K. Clifton 6, J .Talley 3 , J. Wood 2Notables: Porter Ridge advances to their first SW4A Conference Tournament Championship game on the strength of Marcus Willis’ 19 point, 8 rebounds, and 9 assist performance.
VANCE 75, WEST CHARLOTTE 59
Vance 21 22 17 15 -- 75
WC 10 18 13 18 -- 59
VANCE 75 -- Jaylen Curry 15, Kevin Concepcion 2, Trey Green 15, Anthony Moore 2, Dexster Hart 3, Daniel Ransom 20, Jheison Saunds 2, Daniel Sanford 16
Friday’s Girls Summaries
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 61, LANGTREE CHARTER 52
CSD 12 10 18 21 — 61
LC 19 11 7 15 — 52
CSD 61 -- Lauren Whitley 22, Mariana Soares 14, Kenzi DeLay 10, Ally O’Donnell 7, Ruthie Camp 6, Sarah Imhoff 2
LC 52 — A Williams 19, T Sharpe 12, S Davis 12, S Harris 9,
Records: CSD 23-4
Notable: Lauren Whitley led all scorers with 22 points. Kenzi DeLay scored 10 points and led the team in steals and assists. Mariana Soares added 14 points. Ally O’Donnelly played lock down defense in the tournament championship win, while adding 7 points. Ruthie Camp came off the bench to block 3 shots and score 6 points. Langtree wins the PAC7 conference championship
CUTHBERTSON 52, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 39
Catholic 5 5 12 17 -- 39
Cuthbertson 11 12 8 21 -- 52
Catholic 39 -- Dane Bertolina 29, Darling 4, McMenamin 3, Schroeder 2, Green 1
Cuthbertson 52 -- Dillinger 14, Lilly Anderson 10, Iovino 8, Kamaria 8, Hardiman 5, Williams 5, Cherry-Brown2
Records: Catholic 20-5, 13-1; Cuthbertson 25-2, 13-1
Notable: Catholic’s Bertolina had 22 second-half points.
DAVIDSON DAY 61, GASTON DAY 56
DAVIDSON DAY 61 -- Mallorie Haines 30, Jessie Wiles 16, Jaden Graham 9, Makayla Tejeda 2, YanYu Xie 2, Hannah Higbea 2
GASTON DAY 56 -- Zaria Clark 27, Portia Shouse 16, Janiah Shular 7, Cameron Harris 6
Notable: For Davidson Day, 2021 Davidson College Commit Mallorie Haines 30 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 7 stl; 2021 Jessie Wiles 16 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stls, 1 blk; 2021 Jaden Graham 8 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl; 2020 Makayla Tejeda 2 pts, 1 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk; 2020 YanYu Xie 2 pts, 2022 Hannah Higbea 2 pts, 6 reb, 2 stls
Record: DDS 18-13
FIRST ASSEMBLY 52, FAYETTEVILLE CHRISTIAN 40
CFA 52- 5, 13, 14, 20
Fayetteville Christain 40- 6, 7, 14, 13
CFA 52- Kaylan Daniels 19, Zykia Benjamin 4, Reagan Dickens 2, RaeAnnna Loshe 8, Trinity Lockhart 5, Jael Hall 10, Raven Lexander 4
Fayetteville Christain 40- Mitchell 2, Matthews 11, Darvell 2, Robinson 4, Murchison 5, Russell 16.
Notable: CFA will take on Asheville Christian for the championship tomorrow at 2pm.
HICKORY RIDGE 54, BUTLER 45
Hickory Ridge 10 15 20 9 -- 54
Butler 18 5 5 17 -- 45
HICKORY RIDGE 54 -- Alyssa Lewis 18, Kennedy Calhoun 15, Jasmine Fearne 11, Walters 3, Henry 7
BUTLER 45 -- Michaela Lane 15, Samrah Williams 10, Ralda 3, Tate 8, Scott 5, Adoutaleb 4,
Records: Hickory Ridge 15 -11, 8 -6 Butler 18-8, 13 -1
Notable: Hickory Ridge was lead by Alyssa Lewis with 18 points and 2 steals, followed by Kennedy Calhoun with 15 points, 3 assist and 3 steals and Jasmine Fearne with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Hickory Ridge will play Porter Ridge in the SW4A conference tournament championship on Saturday at 1:00 pm
INDEPENDENCE 56, MYERS PARK 50
Indy 19 8 14 15 56
MP 12 11 12 15 50
INDEPENDENCE 56 -- Trinity Thompson 29, Braylyn Milton 14, DiBenedetto 7, Anderson 4, Breckenridge 2
HICKORY RIDGE 50 -- Taylor Henderson 23, Nia Nelson 14, Wimpel 4, Xerras 3, Clamp 2, Thompson 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 63, CHRIST THE KING 54
CTK 10 10 14 20 — 54
LCS 14 20 14 16 — 63
CTK 54 -- J. Steele 17, K. Mundy 11, J. Hoalland 7, J. Fishbaugh, 7, J. Langbo 6, M. Buchbaum 2, A. O’Malley 2
LCS 63 -- L. Horton 21, F. Fields 18, L. Moutselos 12, N. Hamlen 11, M. Brotherton 1
Notable: Lauren Horton led all scorers with 21 points. Felicity Fields added 18 points. Lauren Horton, Natalie Hamlen and Felicity Fields all made the All Conference Team with Felicity Fields also receiving “Player of The Year”, with their “Coach of the Year” Kimberly Allen.
Records: CTK 16-11. LCS 20-5
NEWTON-CONOVER 62, MAIDEN 50
Newton-Conover 15 14 14 19
Maiden 5 14 13 18
Newton-Conver 62 --Chyna Cornwell 30, Grace Loftin 19, Aaliah Walton 6, Cassidy Geddes 4, Jahlea Peters 3
Maiden 50 --Lainee Hentichel 15, Cree Bass 15, Gracie Arrowood 8, Maggie Andrews 5, Maggie Sigmon 5 Marley Mingus 2
Notable: Cornwell was named POY of the conference for the second year.
PROVIDENCE DAY 56, CANNON SCHOOL 35
PDS 16-11-10-19—56
Cannon 9-8-8-10—35
PDS 56 -- Andi Levitz 15 Morgan Kelson 13 Jensen 5 Clark 3 Latter 6 Godwin 3 Ferguson 3 Brooks 8
CANNON 35 -- Cannon- R.Richardson 20 Galloway 4 Wood 1 Ray 3 Mathis 6 S.Edwards 1Record 23-6
Notable: Providence Day plays Greensboro Day for 4A NCISAA State Championship at 10:00 a.m Saturday morning at Charlotte Latin aiming for their 17th State Title.
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 61, GRACE CHRISTIAN 39
Victory 15 12 12 12 -- 51
Grace Christian 13 18 NA NA -- 39
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 61 - Assiyah Mitchell 18, Zion Duncan 17, Evelina Davalakou 7, Lydia Babirye 7, Alaina McPherson 6, Bethel Ekperigha 4, Harmony White 2, Zaria Gool, Sydney Marsh, Kourtney Gray .
GRACE CHRISTIAN 39 -- Anna Baraldi 17, Scarlet Prater 7, Lacey Miller 6, Chiara Straudenmayer 4, Jamie Cook 2, Abby Stalder, Kayden Michael, Ella Fasig, Lillian Schmitt
Notable: Victory, the No. 1 seed, advances to Saturday’s state championship game.
This story was originally published February 22, 2020 at 12:03 AM.
