Thursday’s Rewind: Charlotte Latin uses 2nd half push to get past Charlotte Christian
Charlotte Christian’s young boys’ basketball team did everything coach Shonn Brown has asked of them Thursday night -- for one half.
Then a senior-laden Charlotte Latin squad took advantage of the Knights’ mistakes in the second half and raced to a 60-49 CISAA victory.
The visiting Hawks (12-3, 4-0) outscored Charlotte Christian (8-7, 2-4) 41-22 in the second half after trailing by eight points at intermission.
“Once we made a defensive adjustment at halftime, we were able to get some momentum,” Charlotte Latin coach Chris Berger said. “I messed them up. I was trying to be too crafty in the first half.”
Berger had the Hawks using a variety of defenses in the first two quarters. Then he switched his team to a man-to-man defense in the third quarter.
“I was very pleased with the second half-defense,” Berger said. “To hold a team like that in check is quite an accomplishment.”
Brown, whose normal eight-player rotation includes a freshman and four sophomores, saw the game as a learning experience.
“What we did in the first half -- that’s what we want to build our team around,” Brown said. “We stuck to fundamentals. We pushed the tempo. We did it well.
“And then? We just got out of sync.”
Sophomore Bryce Cash and senior David Lash each scored six points in the first half, as Charlotte Christian built a lead that stretched to 12 points (25-13) midway in the second quarter. The Knights led 27-19 at the half.
But the Hawks’ Jaylen Jones scored a basket and a free throw to start the second half, and teammate Graham Calton hit a 3-pointer, and suddenly Charlotte Christian’s lead had shrunk to 27-25. The Knights steadied themselves and led 32-29 with 3:21 left in the quarter.
That’s when Charlotte Latin went on a 18-2 run, stretching into the fourth quarter. By the time Calton hit another 3-pointer with 5:31 left in the game, the Hawks were up 47-34.
The rest was academic.
“It all starts on the defensive end for us,” Berger said. “We’re not the kind of team that will go out there and be the first to score 100 points. Coach Brown has a nice team. I really love that lineup. But our defense played well in the second half, and that set up our offense.”
Brown said his team allowed the Hawks to get a few uncontested 3-point shots in the second half.
“And a team like that will make those shots,” he said.
THREE WHO MATTERED
Graham Calton, Charlotte Latin: Calton, a 6-5 senior forward, scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed five rebounds. He connected on four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the decisive fourth quarter.
Bryce Cash, Charlotte Christian: A 6-4 sophomore, Cash scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jaylen Jones, Charlotte Latin: Jones, a 5-10 junior guard, scored 11 points and had five assists. He scored all but two of his points in the second half.
Worth mentioning
▪ Both coaches said their teams are behind in their development, because of COVID-related postponements this season. And both said they have added nonconference games Saturday to their schedules, to help prepare for the state tournament that begins in two weeks.
▪ That added Saturday game, plus a makeup contest next week, means Charlotte Latin will play five times in 10 days. “It’s kind of an NBA schedule,” Berger said. “But in a season like this, our guys are excited to play.” Two of those games next week will be against the CISAA’s other unbeaten team, Cannon School.
▪ Charlotte Christian had a cold shooting night. The Knights hit 17-of-44 from the floor for 38.6 percent. Even in the first half, when they piled up a big lead, the Knights shot only 36 percent (9-of-25).
▪ Charlotte Latin shot 55 percent from the floor, hitting 22-of-40. The Hawks made 9-of-13 in the fourth quarter.
THEY SAID IT
“We’re very excited about where we’re at. We have a very tough schedule for the next week and a half, but we’re excited to play those games.” -- Charlotte Latin coach Chris Berger.
WHAT’S NEXT
Both teams host Asheville-area schools in Saturday matinees. Charlotte Latin entertains Asheville School at 1:30 p.m., and Charlotte Christian hosts Christ School, also at 1:30 p.m.
Cannon School’s Jarvis Moss commits to PAC-12 School
Cannon School senior guard Jarvis Moss committed to Stanford Friday.
Moss, a 6-5 senior, is ranked No. 12 in North Carolina by 247 Sports. He had offers from schools like Buffalo, Furman, Penn and UNC-Greensboro.
This season, Moss is averaging 26 points, five rebounds and four assists per game. He is shooting 44 percent from 3-point range.
Cannon, No. 2 in the Observer’s Sweet 16, is 20-4 overall and 5-0 in the CISAA, heading into Friday’s 7 p.m. home game with Covenant Day.
Lake Norman Christian to face national power Saturday
Two of the highest-ranked college basketball recruits in America will meet Saturday when Lake Norman Christian takes on national power Ypsi Prep Academy.
The game is set for 2 p.m. at the Davis Field House, on the campus of Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.
The game’s top names will be Lake Norman Christian guard Mikey Williams, the No. 2-ranked player in this year’s sophomore class; and Ypsi Prep’s Emoni Bates, who is ranked No. 1 in the junior class and is a Michigan State commit.
But each team is loaded with other Division 1 recruits.
“We have a couple connections that helped set this up,” Lake Norman Christian coach Pat McCarthy said. “That enabled us to set up some big games.
“We actually had this game scheduled twice previously, but it got rescheduled.”
McCarthy’s Ospreys (15-5) lost 59-57 Tuesday night to United Faith Christian and will play Friday against winless (0-11) North Hills Christian.
Ypsi Prep (5-1), based in Ypsilanti, Mich., won its most recent game, last Sunday in Pennsylvania, and is ranked 12th this week nationally by Maxpreps.
“The organizers have done a great job of handling all the details,” McCarthy said. “Obviously, we’re really looking forward to this.”
Bates, a 6-8 forward, is averaging a team-high 26.2 points a game. Javaughn Hannah, a 6-4 junior guard, is second in scoring with 10.8 points a contest.
Williams is averaging 21.2 points a game. But the Ospreys are more than a one-player team. Trey Green, a 5-9 sophomore guard, has scored more than 20 points twice this season and is a distance-shooting threat. And the Ospreys will try to counter Ypsi Prep’s inside strength with 7-0 center Jonathan Kurtas and 6-9 forward Adam Allenspach.
Attendance at the game will be limited to 1,200, which is 40 percent of the listed 3,000-seat capacity.
The contest will be televised live online.
Thursday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Donovan Atwell, Davidson Day: 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals in a 78-41 win over Durham’s Mount Zion Academy.
Graham Calton, Charlotte Latin: 22 points, five rebounds in a 60-49 win over Charlotte Christian. He connected on four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the decisive fourth quarter.
Aliciah Fields, Northwest Cabarrus girls: game-high 26 points in a 69-47 win over West Cabarrus. West Cabarrus freshman Ashlee Shaw had 23 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Johnakin Franklin, Concord: 17 points, six assists in an 82-54 win over JM Robinson.
Hudson Rixham, Charlotte Country Day girls: game-high 21 points in a 49-45 win over No. 13 Providence Day. Country Day is one game behind Cannon School in the league standings and will play at Cannon Feb. 11 in what could be the CISAA championship game. Country Day’s win Thursday is believed to be the Bucs first over Providence Day in at least 30 years.
Thursday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 4 DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL 78, Mt. ZION ACADEMY 41
DDS- 22 17 15 24= 78
MZA- 6 9 11 15= 41
DDS: Atwell 26, Howard 12, Watson 13, Perry 3, St. Clair 17, Eley 3, Prunty 4
MZA: Sims 18, Jimenez 5, Njiofer 3, Nieto 8, Butler 7
RECORDS: Davidson Day Patriots: 18-2, Mt. Zion Mighty Warriors: 4-15
Game Stats: Junior Donovan Atwell had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals for Davidson Day. Senior Blane St. Clair scored 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Nyles Howard added 12 points and 4 rebounds for the Patriots.
Notes: Davidson Day travels to Statesville Christian on Friday (2/5) for their final regular season conference game.
NO. 5 WEDDINGTON 63, SUN VALLEY 46
Sun Valley 10 10 16 10= 46
Weddington 12 21 13 17= 63
Sun Valley: William Brown 17, Tyree White 10, Mason 5, Valentine 9, Harvey
Weddington: Lowe 18, Morton 5, Wetherbee 3, Bower 12, Cook 11, Bates 4, Frazier 10
NO. 11 CHARLOTTE LATIN 60, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 49
Charlotte Christian 14 13 7 15 -- 49
Latin 11 8 18 23 -- 60
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 49 -- Nicholson 6, Gilbert 6, King 8, Cash 12, Lash 13, Hardy 4
LATIN 60 -- Haughton 7, Hirsch 5, Jones 11, Pence 2, Montgomery 7, Calton 22, Lavitt 4, Hendley 2
Records: Latin 13-3, 5-0 CISAA; Christian 8-7, 2-4
NO. 13 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 61, PARKWOOD 48
CCHS 12 16 16 18-- 61
PHS 10 8 19 11- 48
CCHS- Colin Thomas 16, Kevin McArdle 11, Dumser 4, K. Williams 4, Tivnan 6, J. Williams 2, Larsen 2, Rossitch 5, V. Thomas 6, Brewer 6
PHS- Houston 14, Bevelhymer 10, McKinney 9, Helms 6, Starnes 5, Horne 2, Hansley 2
CONCORD 82, JAY M. ROBINSON 54
Concord 17 18 25 22 -- 82
Robinson 11 14 15 14 -- 54
CONCORD -- Franklin 17, Blue 11, Smith 9, Toe 9, Parker 8, Cooke 7, Swinger 7, Rogers 5, Scott 4, Morales 3, Aldridge 2
ROBINSON -- Hughes 17, Hobbs 11, Richardson 8, Beane 5, Wheeler 5, Moses 4, Dameron 2, Jordan 2
Notable: After a tough loss Wednesday night at Jay M. Robinson the Spiders got an unbelievable start from their 5 seniors who started the game on senior night. Joseph Toe had 9 rebounds and Johnakin Franklin & Jay Torrence each had 6 assists. Concord moves to 3-4 and Robinson is now 5-5.
HICKORY RIDGE 64, LAKE NORMAN 47
Lake Norman 13 14 10 10
Hickory Ridge 16 12 11 23
Lake Norman Weatherford 3, Dryden 2, ChristianTaylor 6, Cam Kepley 16, Goree 4, A. Gruber 6, Seth Aeschliman 6, J. Gruber 2, Dinolfo 2
Hickory Ridge Fredericks 13, Marsh 15, Greene 4, Woods 8 Merriman 3, Beard 11, Harris 4, Haywood 2, Gunter 3.
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 4 CUTHBERTSON 60, MARVIN RIDGE 37
Marvin 37: 7, 6, 14, 10 --- 37
Cuthbertson 60: 19, 19, 13, 9 -- 60
CUTHBERTSON 60 -- Dillinger: 16 pts, Williams: 15pts, Iovino: 14 pts
MARVIN RIDGE 37 -- Douglas: 16 pts, Robitaille: 13 pts
NO. 10 NORTHWEST CABARRUS 69, WEST CABARRUS 47
Northwest Cabarrus 10 16 23 20 69
West Cabarrus 3 12 16 16 47
Northwest Cabarrus Aliciah Fields 26, Chaunesse Barringer 11, Dunn 1, Green 8, Hilsenroth 6, Meyer 3, Robinson 6, Walton 8
West Cabarrus Ashlee Shaw 23, Jade Clowney 11 Burgess 6, Fields 7
Notables: Ashlee Shaw of West Cabarrus finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assist and 2 steals
BRADFORD PREP 66, CABARRUS CHARTER 39
CCA 6 15 4 14 -- 39
BPS 10 14 26 16 – 66
CCA – Praise Medley 11, Ayanni Flood 10, Isabella Childs 9, Gabby Tapley 8, Aniyah Hamel 1
Bradford Prep – Taylor Autrey 20, Megan Seymour 14, Haley Seymour 12, Grace Rinaldo 8, Nevaeh Davis 8, Saleena Gupta
Notables: Taylor Autrey had 20 points, 5 steals and 8 rebounds. The Seymour twins combined for 26 points
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 49, NO. 13 PROVIDENCE DAY 45
PDS : 10-8–9-18—45
CDS : 7-10-18-14—49
PDS : Jordyn Latter 17 El Ferguson 10 Booker 8 Jensen 4 Levine 3 Greer 1 Sanchez 2
CDS-Hudson Rixham 21 Mary Waters 11 Ingram 9 O’Neil 2 Batten 4
PDS Record: 16-5 3-4 CISAA; Country Day 7-3, 5-1
KINGS MOUNTAIN 56, STUART CRAMER 21
KM 13. 23. 18. 2-- 56
SC 6. 3. 5. 7. -- 21
KINGS MOUNTAIN 56 -- Khalia King 15 pts 4 of 7 from 3s.4 reb.; Saniya Wilson 13 pts, 6 assists, 7 steals. 2 reb ;Aaliyah Byers. 10 pts, 11 reb, 3 steals; Andrea Melton 5 pts, 4 steals; Tyasya Bell 4 pts, 2 rev; Brooke Ferree. 3 pts; Monica Head 2 pts, 2 rev; Kennedy Barnes 2 pts, 4 reb; Riley Powers 2 pts (first career points!)
STUART CRAMER 21 -- Reece Wolfe 11 pts; Ranija Hamilton 7 pts; Madison Lee 2 pts; Megan Kimbirl 1 pt
LINCOLN CHARTER 58, CHERRYVILLE 17
LCHS 58, CVHS 17
LCHS 14 14 23 06 -- 58
CVHS 04 06 02 05 -- 17
LCHS 52 -- Lauren Horton 19, Maddie Wootton 11, Tyler Beller 10, Samantha Ayers 8, Mason Fitzpatrick 4, Andrea Parks 2, Makayla Futrell 2, Haleigh Henson 1, Vanessa Cespedes 1
CVHS 17 -- Faith Anthony 6, Gabby McCorkle 5, Terayha Bess 3, Jamarrah Wall 3
Notable: Lauren Horton led all scores with 28 points. Freshman Andrea Parks got her first HS basket. LCHS had a strong team game as everyone contributed for the win.
WEDDINGTON 45, SUN VALLEY 28
Weddington 16 9 10 10 – 45
Sun Valley 8 7 7 7 -- 28
Weddington 45 - T. Bowers 18, M. Beck 8, E. Cunningham 3, B Strong 5, H. Tse 2, I. Barcona 3, A. Strange 6
Sun Valley 29 – A. Meaders 2, K. Turriff 11, L. Avant 6, J. Carter 2, T. Robinson 7
Notes: Weddington was up by 13 points at the end of the 3rd quarter. Sun Valley cut the Weddington lead down to 7 points in the 4th quarter with 3:28 left in the game. Sun Valley moves to 1-7
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
ALEXANDER CENTRAL GIRLS 69, WATAUGA 62
Watauga 13. 12. 14. 23. 62
Alexander Central 8. 24. 17 20. 69
Watauga 62. Chelsi Hodges 22, Brelyn Sturgill 14, Charlotte Torgerson 10, Ava Williamson 7, Brooke Scheffler 7, Katie Durham 2
Alexander Central 69. Chesney Stikeleather 18, Nikki Hagy 15, Gracie Harrington 13, Kirstyn Herman 8, Hallie Jarrett 8, Sydney Hayes 5, Kaley McDaniel 2
There were two double doubles in the games. Chelsi Hodges had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Pioneers while Nikki Hagy had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Alexander Central.
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
BOILING SPRING 44, NATION FORD 43
Nation Ford: 12, 8, 8, 15 -- 43
Boiling Springs: 4, 13, 13, 14 -- 44
Nation Ford 43 -- Chris Roberts 2, Vinny Orlandi 8, Landon Coleman 2, Jackson Burnham 22, Q Hand 3, Gus Sharpless 6
Boiling Springs 44 -- Cam Earls 7, Khalil Brown 7, Keeondre Keenon 6, Corey Johnson 12, Ketrone Adams 5, Jacob Webber 5, Quanye Nails 1, Julius Camp 3
Overall Record: Nation Ford 1--10
5A Region III: 0--3
MAIDEN 67 NORTH LINCOLN 64
MAIDEN 22 16 15 14 -67
North Lincoln 9 12 22 21 - 64
MAIDEN 67— Morgan 17, Culliver 16, McClough 14, Haynes 11, Roseman 9, James, Gibbs, Lowman, Robinson, Rhodes, Sigmon
North Lincoln 64— J. Carter 25, Seagle 23, Waggoner 6, D.Carter 4, Cason 2, Whitley 2, Terrill 2, Barker, Corter, Dedmon, Corter, Lykins
Records: Maiden 6-3, North Lincoln 6-2
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day at Providence Day (girls)
Charlotte Latin at Charlotte Christian
Big South 3A
Forestview at Hunter Huss (girls)
Kings Mountain at Stuart Cramer (girls)
South Piedmont 3A boys
Cox Mill at Central Cabarrus
Jay M. Robinson at Concord
West Cabarrus at Northwest Cabarrus
South Piedmont 3A girls
Central Cabarrus at Cox Mill
Concord at Jay M. Robinson
Northwest Cabarrus at West Cabarrus
Southern Carolina 3A
Cuthbertson at Marvin Ridge
Parkwood at Charlotte Catholic
Piedmont at Monroe (boys)
Weddington at Sun Valley
Rocky River 2A-3A
West Stanly at Mount Pleasant (girls)
Metrolina Athletic
Gaston Christian at Northside Christian (boys)
Foothills 2A
Draughn at West Caldwell (boys)
East Burke at Fred T. Foard
Patton at Hibriten
Southwestern 2A
Chase at Shelby
Mountain Valley 1A-2A boys
Starmount at Ashe County
Mountain Valley 1A-2A girls
Ashe County at Starmount
Elkin at Alleghany
Western Highlands 1A-2A
C.D. Owen at Polk County
Madison County at Avery County
Mountain Heritage at Mitchell County
PAC 1A
Queen’s Grant Charter at Langtree Charter (boys)
Southern Piedmont 1A
Highland Tech at Piedmont Community Charter
Lincoln Charter at Cherryville
Nonconference
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Phoenix Montessori
Hickory Ridge at Lake Norman (boys)
Montgomery Central at Albemarle (boys)
Moravian Prep at Freedom (boys)
Mount Zion Academy at Davidson Day
South Charlotte Thunder at Comenius (boys)
Friday
CISAA
Covenant Day at Cannon School
Sandhills 4A
Hoke County at Jack Britt
Lumberton at Richmond Senior
Pinecrest at Scotland County
Purnell Swett at Seventy-First
Northwestern 3A-4A
Hickory at South Caldwell (boys)
St. Stephens at Alexander Central
Watauga at McDowell (girls)
Watauga at Freedom (boys)
Big South 3A
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss
North Piedmont 3A
East Rowan at South Iredell
Statesville at Jesse Carson
West Rowan at North Iredell
Metrolina Athletic
Concord Academy at SouthLake Christian
Hickory Grove Christian at Gaston Christian (boys)
Northside Christian at Gaston Day
Westminster Catawba at Metrolina Christian
Foothills Athletic
Davidson Day at Statesville Christian
Hickory Christian at University Christian Southern Piedmont Athletic
North Hills Christian at Lake Norman Christian (boys)
Rocky River 2A-3A
Mount Pleasant at Forest Hills
West Stanly at Montgomery Central
Central Carolina 2A
Central Davidson at North Davidson
Lexington at South Rowan
Oak Grove at Ledford
Salisbury at East Davidson
West Davidson at Thomasville
Foothills 2A
Draughn at Fred T. Foard (boys)
Patton at Draughn (girls)
West Caldwell at East Burke (boys)
West Iredell at Bunker Hill (boys)
South Fork 2A
Lincolnton at Bandys
Maiden at Lake Norman Charter
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Southwestern 2A
East Rutherford at Burns
R-S Central at East Gaston
Mountain Valley 1A-2A boys
Alleghany at Elkin
Ashe County at North Wilkes
East Wilkes at Starmount
Wilkes Central at West Wilkes
Mountain Valley 1A-2A girls
North Wilkes at Ashe County
Starmount at East Wilkes
West Wilkes at Wilkes Central
PAC 1A
Carolina International at Union Academy
Community School of Davidson at Bradford Prep
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Prep
Queen’s Grant Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Southern Piedmont 1A
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Lincoln Charter at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Christ the King
Yadkin Valley 1A
Albemarle at Gray Stone Day
North Moore at Chatham Central
North Stanly at Uwharrie Charter
South Stanly at South Davidson
Nonconference
Apprentice Academy at Cabarrus Charter
Arborbrook Christian at United Faith Christian (girls)
Combine Academy at New Life Christian (boys)
Greenville Hurricanes at South Charlotte Thunder (boys)
Phoenix Montessori at Covenant Classical
Porter Ridge at Mooresville
Stuart Cramer at South Point
United Faith Christian at Mount Zion Academy (boys)
Saturday
CISAA
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Latin (girls), noon
Charlotte Country Day at Providence Day (girls), noon
Northwestern 3A-4A
Alexander Central at South Caldwell (boys, 1)
McDowell at Freedom (boys, 1)
South Piedmont 3A boys
Concord at Central Cabarrus, 3
Cox Mill at A.L. Brown, 11:30 a.m.
Foothills 2A
Draughn at Hibriten (girls, noon; boys, 1:30)
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Mountain Heritage at Avery County (girls), 2
Nonconference
Asheville School at Charlotte Latin (boys), 2
Carmel Christian at Greensboro Day (girls), 1:30
Carolina Prep at Greater Cabarrus Stallions (boys), 5:30
Charlotte Elite Academy at HA Prep (boys), 2
Christ School at Charlotte Christian (boys), 1:30
Lake Norman Christian vs. Ypsi Prep (MICH), at Greenville, S.C. (boys)
National Christian at Liberty Heights (boys)
University Prep at Combine Academy (boys)
Victory Christian at Trinity Collegiate (girls, 2; boys, 3:30)
Woodlawn School at Sanford Grace Christian (boys), 2
This story was originally published February 4, 2021 at 11:26 AM.
