Tuesday’s Rewind: Combine Academy shakes nerves, stops Lake Norman Christian in showdown

The excitement of playing in a big game hurt both Lake Norman Christian and Combine Academy on Tuesday night, their coaches said.

But Combine Academy recovered quickly enough and pulled away in the second half for a 90-70 victory in a meeting of two N.C. high school basketball powers.

“In the first half, the kids were probably too excited about playing this game,” Combine Academy coach Jeff McInnis said. “In the second half, they started doing the kinds of things we needed.”

The Goats (18-3) outscored Lake Norman Christian (18-6) 50-35 in the second half of a game that featured at least a dozen NCAA Division I commits and recruits.

“We let the emotion of the game dictate some of our decisions,” Ospreys’ coach Pat McCarthy said. “We made mistakes, and a team like Combine Academy will take advantage of that.”

Much of the pregame focus was on each team’s standout sophomore -- Combine Academy’s Robert Dillingham and Lake Norman Christian’s Mikey Williams. Both players rank among the nation’s top 10 recruits in the class of 2023.

Dillingham didn’t make a field goal in the first half but settled down with 19 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Those assists set up a half-dozen baskets in the second half, when his team pulled away.

Williams, hobbled by a groin injury, sat out the first quarter but finished with 24 points.

“Our goal was to play aggressive defense, to put a lot of pressure on the ball, and to tire out their guards,” McInnis said. “Trey Green is really good with the ball, and we wanted to make it hard on them.”

The Goats forced Lake Norman Christian to hurry its shots, and the Ospreys, who knocked off nationally 12th-ranked Ypsi Prep on Saturday, finished shooting only 33 percent from the floor.

Hurt by six turnovers, Lake Norman Christian fell behind 17-10 in the first quarter. The Ospreys narrowed the gap to 21-20 in the second quarter and were down 40-35 at halftime.

But the Goats opened the third quarter with a 14-4 run, getting a pair of baskets each by Dillingham and Jacori Owens. That made it 54-39, and Lake Norman Christian never threatened again.

“They did a good job in the first half,” McInnis said of the Ospreys. “They’re a talented team and well-coached. But in the second half, we wore them down. We got some screens and freed up our shooters.”

McCarthy said playing Combine Academy was a good experience.

“They’re nationally ranked for a reason,” he said. “They have a lot of talent, and they took control in the second half. We’ll be a better team for having played them.”

THREE WHO MATTERED

Robert Dillingham, Combine Academy: A 6-2 sophomore guard, Dillingham scored a team-high 19 points, adding seven assists and four rebounds.

A.J. Smith, Combine Academy: Smith, a 6-4 senior, scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

Mikey Williams, Lake Norman Christian: Despite sitting out the first quarter with a groin injury, Williams finished with a game-high 24 points. He scored 10 of those in the second quarter, helping keep his team in the game.

WORTH MENTIONING

▪ Mikey Williams did not play in Lake Norman Christian’s victory Monday over Gospel Light Christian of Winston-Salem. He has been bothered for a few weeks by a groin injury. “It’s made an impact on his play,” McCarthy said. “He has really tried to battle through it. We as coaches have to be careful in how we care for him.”

▪ Combine Academy hit 11-of-26 first-half field goals for 42 percent but made 20-of-30 (67 percent) in the second half. That’s 31-of-56 (56 percent) for the game. Lake Norman Christian made 22-of-66 for 33 percent.

▪ Tuesday’s game was the fourth in five days for Lake Norman Christian, but most of the Ospreys’ varsity players sat out last Friday’s victory over North Hills Christian. The Ospreys played Saturday against Ypsi Prep, were off Sunday, then played Monday against Gospel Light Christian and Tuesday at Combine Academy.

▪ In contrast, Combine Academy was playing for only the second time in two weeks. “That might have worked in our favor,” McInnis said. “We had fresh legs.”

▪ While Lake Norman Christian didn’t shoot well, the Ospreys dominated the boards. They had a 45-30 edge, led by Army commit A.J. Allenspach (10 rebounds) and Southern Illinois commit Jonathan Kurtas (eight).

THEY SAID IT

“I’m glad we got to play this game. It was high-level basketball and a lot of fun for everyone.” - Combine Academy coach Jeff McInnis.

WHAT’S NEXT

Lake Norman Christian gets a week off before resuming action next Tuesday against Mountain Island Day Charter. Combine Academy hosts Quality Education on Thursday.

Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle

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Lake Norman Christian 13 22 15 20 -- 70

Combine Academy 17 23 24 26 -- 90

LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN: Fernald 5; Trey Green 14; Kurtas 7; A.J. Allenspach 6; Josh Bullock 11; Robinson 0; Hawkins 3; R. Allenspach 0; Mikey Williams 24; Haggerty 0.

COMBINE ACADEMY: Robert Dillingham 19; A.J. Smith 18; Bodrick 8; Owens 4; Wessler 6; Grant 2; Michael Dudley II 15; Robinson 7; Curry 0; Hamlin 3; Thomas 3; Baucom 3; Davis 2.

Photos from Ethan Rand (if you cannot see them on mobile, click here)

No. 6 Charlotte Latin upsets No. 2 Cannon on the road

It had been almost a year since Charlotte Latin lost a last-second heartbreaker to the Cannon Cougars in the NCISAA State 4A final on the Hawks’ court.

Tuesday night, Latin got a measure of revenge with a hard-fought 63-60 victory in the battle for first place in the conference. The game was similar to last season’s championship game but in reverse. A year ago, the Hawks had the ball and needed a bucket to tie the game in the final seconds but didn’t score. Tuesday night it was the Cougars who needed a 3-pointer to tie the game, but Karon Boyd’s shot clanged off the iron at the buzzer.

“I was hoping the clock would go off as soon as possible,” said senior guard Chase Montgomery as he witnessed the final Cannon shot. “I heard the horn and then they shot and I was thinking ‘please don’t go in’ and then I saw it hit the iron, and it was our night.”

Montgomery had Latin’s final two buckets in the tight fourth quarter and Brandon Lavitt’s two clutch free throws with ten seconds left gave the Hawks the points to stave off Cannon’s late comeback.

“We never criticize a player for shots that they practice and Chase does that,” said Latin Coach Chris Berger. “He practices those shots and when he takes those and from the sideline, I’m confident that most likely they’re going in.”

Senior forward Graham Calton had a huge night for the Hawks with a game-high 24 points including four 3-pointers. Montgomery added 14 points for Latin.

For the Cougars Jarvis Moss lead all Cannon scorers with 21 points and 7-foot junior Christian Reeves, had 13 for the Cougars.

Cannon coach Che Roth talked about what went wrong for the Cougars Tuesday night.

“I give them (Latin) a ton of credit,” said Roth. “They came out and they were more engaged than we were early. We kind of dug ourselves a hole and we made some really bone-head mistakes at the end of the first half. But I’m so proud of the way that our guys competed. In the second half we played like Cannon.”

Calton came out smoking with 15 first-quarter points to lead the Hawks to a 25-15 advantage after he first eight minutes.

The Latin lead was as big as 12 points before seven early second-quarter points by Moss trimmed the lead to four midway through the period. But Ryan Hirsch had a pair of 3-pointers and Tyler Hendley added a pair of baskets and the Hawks to get the lead back to ten points at the half.

THREE WHO MATTERED:

Graham Calton, Charlotte Latin: Senior forward scored a game-high 24 points including 15 in the first quarte

Jarvis Moss, Cannon School: Senior forward led the Cougars with 21 points including seven in the second which helped slow Latin’s early first-half surge.

Chase Montgomery, Charlotte Latin: Senior guard was the Hawks’ second-leading scorer with 14 points and had two big baskets in the final 1:25 of the fourth quarter.

WORTH MENTIONING:

• Latin’s Senior Graham Calton received an award before the game for hitting the 1,000 point plateau for his Hawks’ basketball career.

• Prior to Tuesday’s game Cannon ranked third in the state by Max Preps in the NCISAA rankings, while Latin placed 10th. Cannon is No. 2 in the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll. Latin is sixth.

• Tuesday’s win was Latin’s 13th in their last 14 games and seventh in a row. Meanwhile Cannon had its’ ten-game winning streak snapped.

• Cannon’s second-leading scorer DJ Nix did not dress while out with the normal flu.

WHAT’S NEXT: Cannon returns home Thursday to face Country Day at 7:00 p.m. while Latin travels to play at Covenant Day Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

THEY SAID IT: “I think it was a great effort and we really wanted this game. We tried to make it not so much about revenge but just going out and doing our thing and what we’ve been preparing to do all season.” Latin’s Graham Calton on his reaction to Tuesday night’s win over Cannon.

-- Tim Donelli

Tuesday’s Boys #BIG5 Top Performers

Seth Aeschliman, Lake Norman: 21 points and 15 rebounds in a 56-52 win over Mooresville.

Trae Benham, Concord Academy: 24 points, five rebounds, three assists, block in an 87-55 win over Hickory Grove in the MAC tournmanet. Teammate Javian Cannady went for 21 pionts, five rebounds, five seals and two blocks

Ben Burham, Carmel Christian: 32 points, 15 rebounds in a 90-81 win at state power The Burlington School. Teammates Justin Taylor (19 points, 11 assists, two turnovers) and Glenn Bynum (20 points, seven teals) had big games.

Robert Dillingham, Combine Academy: A 6-2 sophomore guard, Dillingham scored a team-high 19 points, adding seven assists and four rebounds in a 90-70 win over Lake Norman Christian.

Isaiah Tate, Kings Mountain: 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 68-44 win over Ashbrook.

Tuesday’s Girls #BIG5 Top Performers

Naya Clamp, Myers Park: senior had a game-high 18 points in a 59-48 win over Sweet 16 No. 6 Hickory Ridge, which was previously unbeaten.

Danisha Hemphill, Freedom: 32 points in a 53-43 win over South Caldwell.

Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic: 20 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks in a 55-36 win over Weddington. Catholic held Weddington to no points in the third quarter.

Taliyah Thomas, East Lincoln: 24 points, three rebounds, three steals in a 53-51 win over Bandys.

Jessica Timmons, Independence: scored 29 of her game-high 36 points in a 80-22 win over Butler. With 2,133 career points, Timmons needs 26 more to pass former Garinger star as the all-time public school scoring leader from Mecklenburg County,

Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores

NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 90, THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 81

CCS: 20 18 25 27 90

TBS: 11 18 17 35 81

CCS: Ben Burnham 32, Tyson 5, Bean 7, Justin Taylor 19, Glenn Bynum 20, Arias 2, Krawczyk 5

TBS: Jamarii Thomas 22, Mading 7, Isaiah Escobar 12, Walker 2, Ryan Roberts 13, George 8, Shane Peterson 16

Notable: Burnham 15 rebs, Taylor 11 assists and 2 turnovers; Bynum 7 steals

NO. 6 CHARLOTTE LATIN 63, NO. 2 CANNON SCHOOL 60

CS 15 15 19 11--60

CL 25 15 10 13--63

CS--Jarvis Moss 21, Christian Reeves 13, Karon Boyd 10, Ormiston 9, Childress 3, Rolle 2, Swartz 2

CL--Graham Calton 24, Chase Montgomery 14, Hull 6, Hirsch 6, Haughton 5, Lavitt 4, Hendley 4

Game Notes: Graham Calton led the Hawks in a conference game at home Tuesday evening scoring 24 pts/7 rebs. and Chase Momntgomery scored 14 points. The Cougars were led by Jarvis Moss (Stanford Commit) with 21 points.

Records: Charlotte Latin 14-3, 5-0 Cannon 21-5, 6-1

NO. 3 WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 74, GASTON CHRISTIAN 39

Westminster Catawba: 14 - 20 - 17 - 23- 74

Gaston Christian: 4 - 10 - 8 - 17 - 3

Westminster Catawba: M.J. Collins, 15, Richard Black 14, A.Hoyle 6, will Jenkins 3, R. Petiote 4, L. Heckaman 3, Dorien Johnson 14, A.J. Hamrick 10, D. Hammonds

Gaston Christian: G. Brockington 4, B. Elliott 2, M. Kaveos 2, S. Soutzos 7, J. Ryhne 3, C. Chapman 8, J. Bonisa 2, P. Shuford 7, D. Bradley 2, B. Erwin

Notable: Westminster 13-1 Overall. Won 1st round of the MAC Conference. Next game Thursday, FEB 11 vs Southlake Christian is the Semi-Finals of the MAC Conference. M.J. Collins scored his 1,000th career point.

NO. 5 WEDDINGTON 54, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 49

Charlotte Catholic –11/16/10/12

Weddington – 16/9/13/

Charlotte Catholic - 49

Kevin McArdle – 11, Colin Thomas – 10, Josh Williams – 10, Pat Turnman – 10, Dumser – 6, Williams - 2

Weddington - 54

Chase Lowe – 14, Brock Bowen – 10, Cook – 9, Wetherbee – 8, Frazier – 7, Morton – 5, Bates – 1,

Notable: Weddington Junior PG Chase Lowe led the Warriors with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

NO. 10 NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 57, GASTON DAY 34

Gaston Day 10 7 8 9 34

Northside Christian 15 18 9 11 57

Gaston Day Scoring: Callum Richard 15, Chris Britt 10, Dean Hunter 9

Gaston Day Record: 8-9

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 58, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 40

CCDS 12 14 7 7 40

Charlotte Christian 20 11 14 12 58

Country Day Alessi 2, Cam Ray 9, Jimmy Mitchell 8, Like Gardner 10, Jordan Erwin 5, Spencer Mermans 2, Daven Murphy 2, Sam Hedrick

Christian Nicholson 4, Busby 1, Ben King 15, Bryce Cash 6, Patterson 5, David Lash 11, TJ Hardy 14, Preston 2

Notable: Country day travels to Cannon School Thursday.

COVENANT DAY 55, PROVIDENCE DAY 53

Covenant Day 6 16 16 17 55

Providence Day 10 10 14 18 53

CDS: Aden Holloway 15, Brown 7, Brown 6, Nelson 7, Ife 11, Marcus 8

PDS: Quave Propst-Allison 26, JoMo Byrne 10, Wertz 6, Asrat 2, Gedeon 2, Scott 6,

Records: PDS: (5-11, 1-2) CDS (8-9, 3-5)

INDEPENDENCE 73, BUTLER 45

Butler 10 6 15 14 45

INDY 32 8 25 8 73

Butler: Taylor 19, Heath 10, Burgess 7, Mcduffie 6, Black 3

INDY: Jalen Hinton 15, Landon King 11, Allah 5, Isaiah Thomas 12, Little 6, Miller 4, Davenport 9, Johnson 4, Smith 8, Taylor 3.

Butler 1-3 Indy 4-0

LAKE NORMAN 56, MOORESVILLE 52

Lake Norman 16 13 13 14

Mooresville 6 10 20 16

Lake Norman Weatherford 2, Butler 3, Taylor 1, J. Gruber 1, Cam Kepley 11, Goree 8, Wagner 1, A. Gruber 8, Seth Aeschliman 21

Mooresville Ezlihan 16, Herring 4, Broadway 16, Belamy 2, Wise-Smith 11, Howell 3

LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 61, NEWTON-CONOVER 52

LNC (7-4)- 11 11 20 19 61

Newton- 6 15 15 16 52

LNC- Jalen Rivens 20pts (career high), Oliver O’Brien 20pts, 7 reb, Cal Reed 17pts, 6 ast, 5 reb, Grant Howlett 3pts, Miles Bell 1pt, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 steals.

NC- J. Mullins 14, Z. Redmond 12, Q. Spain 11, M. Davis 10, J. Craig 5

LNC will hosts Lincolnton this Friday for Senior Night.

MYERS PARK 73, HICKORY RIDGE 52

Hickory Ridge - 11 8 15 18 = 52

Myers Park - 7 17 24 25 = 73

Hickory Ridge - C. Frederick 15, J. Marsh 14, M. Beard 9

Myers Park - Dallas Gardner 19, Nathanael Roberts 16, Elijah Strong 14, Bryce Wicks 9

PINE LAKE PREP 72, UNION ACADEMY 52

Pine Lake - 8 19 31 16 74

Union Academy - 13 8 12 19 52

PLP - Jack Baldwin 23 Patrick Schwaba 11 Callaway 8 JT Harper 7 McLeod 6 Forest 5 Tekampe 5 Timmerman 4 Foley 3 Guilford 2

UA - Tristian Baucom 17 Jackson Shaw 17 Baker 6 Pope 6 Mingledorf 2 Scruitsky 2 Manriquez 2

Pine Lake 10-1

PORTER RIDGE 84, GARINGER 40

Porter Ridge— 21 25 24 15— 84

Garinger— 11 14 7 8— 40

Porter Ridge- Sean Rose 9, Greg Wenger 5, CJ Anthony 3, Aaron Hough 15, Kyler Harris 6, Isaiah Williams 10, Tristan Stitt 16, Jacob Anderson 16, Nathaniel Stout 0, Silas Medlin 2, Trey Jenkins 2—

Garinger- Gibson 8, Robinson 0, Jerny 12, Carter 11, Hampton 5, Moore 5, Mobiloti 1

ROCKY RIVER 92, EAST MECK 54

Rocky River 21 23 24 24=92

East Meck 9 15 14 16=54

Calik Thomas 14 pts Demonte Cunningham 16 pts-Rocky River

Damarion Reynolds-18- East Meck

SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 57, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 49

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 9 8 15 17 = 49

SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 14 16 14 13 = 57

MCA: Johnson 12, Maul 7, Clark 6, Harold 6, Harrist 5, Crumbie 5, Deluca 4, Wilson Jr. 4

Metrolina notable- Sr. Camden Johnson 12pts, 9rbs, 7stls, 1ast, 1blk; Jr. Caleb Maul 7pts, 5rbs, 1stl, 1blk;Notes: Metrolina Christian 15-9 (8-4) plays TBD in the 1st rd of the NCISAA Tournament on Tuesday, February 16th at TBD

CONCORD ACADEMY 87, HICKORY GROVE 55

HG: 18 9 8 20. 55

CA: 23 21 22 21 87

HG: DJ Cuttino 24, Jordan Nelson 9, Caden S 2, Chas Stinson 14, Dustin G 3, Sunny J 2

CA: Javian Cannady 21, KJ Perry 4, Tucker Johnson 10, Trae Benham 24, Tyler Fearne 12, Langston Boyd 4, Nikola Mircic 4

Notable: Javian Cannady 21p 5r 5a 2b 5s,Tucker Johnson 10p 6r 3b, Tyler Fearne 12p 9r 3a 1b 1s, Trae Benham 24p 5r 3a 1b, Logan Threatt 8p 3r 4a 4b

CHERRYVILLE 75, PIEDMONT CHARTER 55

CHERRYVILE 75 -- Austin Thompson 18 points 10 rebounds, Lavonte Hughes 14 points 15 assist 4 steals, Landon Hahn 18 points 4 steals, Jack Mulvey 12 points , Carson Kelly 7 points

Noable: The Ironmen have now won 5 of the last 6 games. Next game at Home Friday night vs. Highland.

EAST LINCOLN 49, BANDYS 30

East Lincoln 13 9 22 5 49

Bandys 10 3 8 9

East Lincoln (8-3): Jeremiah Jones 10, Drew Bean 5, Logan Craig 13,

Nyckolas Clarke 5, Landon Glezen 4, Markell Clark 0, Roman Hawk 2,

Ethan Robb 7, Aidan Gust

Bandys (1-10): Dylan Thompson 3, Keelan Henrickson 2, EJ Habschied 6,

Tyler Tuxbury 4, Ashton Reynolds 9, Joseph Cockman 0, Micah Slaughter 0,

Cade Spencer 0, Bobby Delguercio 2, Grant Parham 2, Drew Reed 2

FOREST HILLS 70, CENTRAL ACADEMY 26

Cata 6 11 2 7 -- 26

Forest Hills 13 30 19 8 -- 7

CATA (2-9, 2-8) – Sherin 13, Green 1, Hase 1, Robinson 2, Cox 3, Huffman 6

FOREST HILLS (6-1, 4-1) – Zack Barbour 19, Jakaree Byrams 13, Ja Coffey 13, Mashad Hester 10, Burch 6, Thomas 5, O. Burch 4

KINGS MOUNTAIN 68, ASHBROOK 44

KM - 17 12 20 19 - 68

Ash - 6 4 16 18 - 44

KM - Isaiah Tate 27, Ezekiel Cannedy 17, Marcus Odums 10, Orlando Odums 3, Matt Toms 7, Titus Phillips 4

Ash - Nash Heavner 10, Jordan Robertson 9, Logan Mason 8, Malachi Davis 6, Tre Curry 5, Tramer Watkins 4, Carmelo Bess 2.

KM’s notable stats:Isaiah Tate 27 pts 5 reb 4 ast 2 stl; Ezekiel Cannedy 17 pts 6 ast 1 stl; Marcus Odums 10 pts 13 reb 4 ast 2 stl; Matt Tom’s 7 pts 7 ast 6 reb 3 stl

Kings Mountain improves 8-2 conference & 9-2 overall.

NORTH LINCOLN 70, MAIDEN 56

North Lincoln 16 23 15 16 70

Maiden 13 15 16 12 52

North Lincoln-Cole Seagle 24, Jack Carter 12, Jake Dedmon 8, Seth Whitley 7, Daniel Carter 5, Connor Carson 5, Jack Waggoner 5, Samari Collins 4

Maiden- Chris Culliver 16, Isaiah Morgan 15, Dru McClough 9, Jayden Roseman 6, Micah Haynes 5, Mason Lowman 3, Brennan James 2

North Lincoln 8-2 South Fork 2A Conference

Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores

NO. 2 NEWTON-CONOVER 58, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 21

LNC 5 0 4 12 -- 21

NCHS 15 17 13 13 -- 5

LNC 21 – Brooklin Leak 6, Caroline Donaldson 4, Kristy Seifert 3, Julia Zelando 2, Alese Kerr 2, Kyleah Cox 2, Jade Taylor

NCHS 21 – Grace Loftin 16, Cassidy Geddes 16, Emma Fox 14

NO. 3 FREEDOM 53, SOUTH CALDWELL 43

South Caldwell 5 17 9 12—43

Freedom 15 12 10 16—53

SOUTH CALDWELL 43— Propst, Olivia Miller 21, Anderson, Jackson 9, Phillips, Syd Austin, Dorsey, Wynn 8, Heavener 2, Curtis 3

FREEDOM 53— Ste McGee 6, Walker, Sta McGee 2, Danisha Hemphill 32, Armentrout, Ollis, Rhone 4, Kania, Garrison 9, Wilkerson

Records: South Caldwell 4-5, 3-5

NO. 4 CUTHBERTSON 53, PIEDMONT 14

Cuthbertson - 21 - 15 - 12 - 5 -- 53

Piedmont - 0 - 2 - 9 - 3 -- 14

Cuthbertson - Ruby Williams 14, Maddie Dillinger 13, Kamaria Sheriff 12, Reagan Iovino 5, Riley Willie 3, Kendall Gallagher 2, Natalie Bair 2, Amanda Sacoto 2

Piedmont - Shyann Dixon 3, Liz Saunders 3, Brooke Atwell 2, Natalie Evans 2, Riley Gilmore 2, Kristin Baucom 2

MYERS PARK 60, NO. 6 HICKORY RIDGE 48

Hickory Ridge HS - 19 08 08 13 48

Myers Park HS - 17 11 20 11 59

Hickory Ridge HS - Kennedy Calhoun 19, Alyssa Lewis 15, Walters 9, Collins 2, Gidney 2

Myers Park HS - Naya Clamp 18, Mia Xerras 13, Janey Thompson 10, Nelson 9, Truesdale 5, Davis 2, Wilson 2

Hickory Ridge 8-1 (3-1)

Myers Park 3-0 (3-0)

NO. 9 ASHBROOK 44, KINGS MOUNTAIN 27

KM 5. 6. 13. 3. -- 27

AB 13. 10. 6. 15 -- 44

KINGS MOUNTAIN 44 -- Saniya Wilson 19 pts, 7 reb; Khalia King 4 pts, 3 reb; Austyn Dixon 2 pts, 4 reb; Tyasya Bell 2 pts, 3 reb; Aaliyah Byers, 5 reb

ASHBROOK 44 -- Kennette Bess 15 pts, Madison Cole 9 pts, Zaza Mason 6 pts, Aaliyah El. 6 pts, Shay Portee 4 pts, Erakha Smith 4 pts

Notable: KM falls to 9-2 Overall (8-2 Big South 3A). AB started out hot, racing out to an 8-0 lead to start the game, mainly off our turnovers and mistakes. We kept it within striking distance at half, then closed the gap by the end of the 3rd quarter at 24-29. Kennette Bess (AB) hit two threes and 3 FTS in the 4th to seal the win for AB.

NO. 11 CANNON SCHOOL 51, CHARLOTTE LATIN 38

Charlotte Latin 4 13 12 9 -- 38

Cannon School 13 7 16 15 -- 51

Cannon: Richardson 28, Hicks 6, Wood 5, Galloway 4, Edwards 3, York 3, Cherry 2

Charlotte Latin: Elizabeth Rose 10, Neely Grace Tye 6, Neely Hume 6, Maddie Shannon 6, Mary Schleusner 4, Forrest Williams 4, Eleanor Poole 2

Charlotte Latin 7-10 (3-5)

NO. 12 LAKE NORMAN 53, MOORESVILLE 25

Lake Norman 18 12 6 17-- 53

Mooresville 1 9 10 5 -- 2

Lake Norman 53 – Madison Saunders 15, Aly Wadkovsky 10, Kirsten Lewis-Williams 9, Jade Lowe 8, Kendall Robinson 4, Carly Reilly 3, Leigh Marks 2, Bella Harwood 2

Mooresville 25 – Callejas 10, S Davis 7, Piper 2, Harris 2, Horton 2, L Davis 2

NO. 16 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 46, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 39

Charlotte Christian 8 10 5 16 –39

Charlotte Country Day 4 11 16 15 – 46

Charlotte Christian (39) Taylor Suarez 16, Ryan Swilling 11, Schroeder 8, Busby 2, Noonan 1, Coles 1

Charlotte Country Day (46) Brooklin Ingram 17, Rixham 9, Batten 8, Rucker 6, Waters 6

Records: CC 7-11 (2-6) CCDS 9-3 (7-1)

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 55, WEDDINGTON 36

Catholic 12 13 18 12 -- 55

Weddington 7 14 0 15 -- 36

Catholic 55 -- Blanca Thomas 20, Imelda McMenamin 12, Kacerosky 7, Green 7, Fava 4, O’Brien 4, McArdle 1

Weddington 36 -- Tatum Bowen 15, Strong 5, Cunningham 4, Sarcona 4, Tse 3, Beck 3, Strange 2

Records: Catholic 6-3, Weddington 8-3

Notable: Blanca Thomas had 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Catholic held Weddington to 0 points in the 3rd quarter.

INDEPENDENCE 80, BUTLER 22

Indy 28 26 15 11 80

Butler 6 7 9 0 22

Indy (3-1)- Jessica Timmons 36, Kaylee Carson 16, Braylyn Milton 13, Breckenridge 6, DiBenedetto 5, Moss 4

Butler- Scott 7, Tate 5, Durant 2, Williams 4, Black 2, Boynes 2

Top 5 Performer: Jessica Timmons scored 36 points (29 first half points) and is now sitting at 2,133 career points. She is 26 points away from breaking the NCHSAA Women’s basketball scoring record in Mecklenburg County (held by Tiffani Johnson).

PROVIDENCE DAY 63, COVENANT DAY 27

PDS 22-18-11-12—63

Covenant Day 5-6-6-10—27

PDS- El Ferguson 14 Jensen 8 Latter 9 Brooks 9 Sanchez 8 Roper 4 Levine 6 Greer 1 Malone 4

Covenant Day- M.Holloway 13 Koulovatos 2 Easter 4 Imafidon 1 Ashley 3 Houston 2

PDS Record 17-6

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 56, BRADFORD PREP 42

Notable: Mountain Island was led by Chloe Hatzopoulos who finished with 22 pts, 14 rebs, and 4 steals; Melissa Richie add 14 pts and 16 rebs, and Kay Decker 11 pts and 8 steals.

MICS improves to 6-2 on the season

EAST LINCOLN 53, BANDYS 51

ELHS: 11 10 11 21- 53

BHS: 5 15 18 13- 51

ELHS: Taliyah Thomas 24, R. Ross 9, G. Overbay 8, A. Hege 7, M. Self 3, K. Campo 2

BHS: Logan Dutka 15, Macy Rummage 13, Cailyn Huggins 13, C. McIntosh 4, H. Clements 2, O. Little 2

Noteables: Taliyah Thomas 24 pts, 3 steals, 3 rebs, 1 asst.

ELHS: (8-3) Next Game vs Maiden @ ELHS 2/12/21

BHS: (6-5) Next Game @ West Lincoln 2/12/21

SUN VALLEY 57, MONROE 30

Monroe 9 10 9 2 -- 30

Sun Valley 8 21 17 11 -- 57

MONROE 30 – Maia Price 3, Dynastee Parker 11, Saniya Gingham 10, Adriana Melton 6

SUN VALLEY 57 – #1 A. Meaders 2, #5 T. Davis 2, #10 K. Turriff 7,#21 L. Avant 21, #22 J. Carter 10, #24 T. Robinson 15

WATAUGA 34 ST STEPHENS 24

Stephens 3. 7. 7. 7 24

Watauga. 8. 10. 9. 7 34

Stephens: K McGlamery 11, A Reid 5, J Turner 4, E Pilkenton 3 K Moulton 1. (24)

Watauga Chelsi Hodges 12, Brooke Schefller 7, Caroline Farthing 6, Ava Williamson 5, Brelyn Sturgill 4. (34)

Tuesday’s Game of the Night: Lake Norman Christian at Combine

When Patrick McCarthy took over as the boys basketball coach at Lake Norman Christian in January, one of the first things he wanted to do was upgrade the schedule.

The Ospreys’ early season schedule had plenty of high-profile games, but the second half wasn’t nearly as strong. Last month, McCarthy replaced Mason Padgett, who resigned for personal reasons midseason.

“We wanted to try to find some competitive games that would be big for us,” McCarthy said, “and get our team some of the attention. We want to play the best and we want to prove that we belong with the best.”

Lake Norman Christian (18-5) will get a chance to play against one of the nation’s best teams Tuesday when it plays at Combine Academy in Lincolnton. Both teams had an open date and decided to play.

Combine (17-3) is ranked No. 32 in the country by MaxPreps and is coached by former UNC and NBA point guard Jeff McInnis. McInnis will be a special guest on the Observer’s streaming sports talk show, “Talking Preps” (airs live Monday at 7 with replay after).

The game will feature more than a dozen Division I college recruits, but will focus on two sophomores ranked among the top 10 in the nation: Combine’s Robert Dillingham, a major North Carolina recruiting target, is ranked No. 10 nationally by 247 Sports as the No. 2 player in North Carolina in his class. Dillingham is a 4-star recruit by 247.

Lake Norman Christian’s Mikey Williams, a 5-star recruit, is ranked No. 1 in North Carolina by 247 Sports and No. 2 in the nation in the class of 2023, behind Kentucky recruit Dajuan Wagner.

Both McCarthy and McInnis acknowledge that the game between Combine and Lake Norman Christian — and the matchup between Williams and Dillingham — is something that N.C. high school fans have been wanting to see.

“We definitely hope to create a local rivalry with national talent,” McCarthy said. “We hope this becomes one of the first of many meetings for sure

McInnis said no fans will be allowed, only limited friends and family of the players. The game will stream on the Hoop State Network. The cost to stream will be $10.

“It’s basketball,” McInnis said. “I want the kids to go out and have fun and play well. Everyone knows that (Lake Norman Christian guard) Trey Green and Mikey and them boys, they bring a level of excitement. Shoot, I’m excited, too, but I want to win. It’s going to be fun and it’s going to be jumping at the Farm (the nickname for Combine’s gym). It should be a great environment for the friends and family who do get to come.”

▪ N.C. recruiting analyst Rick Lewis of Phenom Hoop Report said the game will feature three of the top five N.C. recruits in the class of 2023: Williams, Dillingham and Lake Norman Christian 5-9 point guard Green.

▪ Lake Norman Christian is coming off Saturday’s come-from-behind win over Ypsi Prep and star Emoni Bates, perhaps the nation’s best overall high school player regardless of class. A 6-9 junior, Bates has committed to Michigan State.

▪ Lewis said other Combine players to watch are: 6-7 junior Omarion Bodrick, 6-2 guard Kris Robinson (Catawba recruit), 6-6 Michael Dudley (College of Charleston), 6-5 junior AJ Smith and 7-0 junior Patrick Wessler.

▪ For Lake Norman Christian, Lewis said to keep an eye on 7-foot senior Jonathan Kurtas (Southern Illinois), 6-9 AJ Allenspach (Army) and 6-8 junior Joyful Hawkins, a top 150 national recruit whom 247 ranks No. 3 in the N.C. class of 2022.

Monday’s #BIG5 Top Performers

Cole Callaway, Pine Lake Prep: sophomore wing had 30 points, seven rebounds in a 77-32 win over Union Academy.

Johnakin Franklin, Concord: 25 points, four assists in a 81-67 win over arch-rival AL Brown.

Andrew Hendershott, Christ The King: 24 points, seven assists, seven rebounds in a 62-50 win over Thomas Jefferson.

Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Lake Norman girls: 23 points, 12 rebounds in a 58-30 win over Forbush. It was her second double-double of the season.

Saniya Wilson, Kings Mountain girls: 30 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals in a 49-41 win over Forestview.

Monday’s boys Boxscores

CENTRAL CABARRUS 78, ROBINSON 55

Robinson 13 18 6 18 -- 55

Central 17 16 18 17 -- 78

ROBINSON 55 -- Daevin Hobbs 25, Zikie Wheeler 9, KY Richardson 7

CENTRAL CABARRUS 78 -- Gavin Bullock 16, Carson Daniel 16, Jaiden Thompson 12

CHRIST THE KING 62, THOMAS JEFFERSON 50

CTK 15 15 16 16 62

TJC 9 14 19 8 50

CTK-Clapp 4, LeBeau 16, Hendershott 24, Steed 8Stanley 10

TJCA Camper 2, Watkins 2, Kennedy 3, Hicks 8, Prescott 16, King 12, Watkins 2

Notable: Andrew Hendershott led CTK with 24 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds. Steven LeBeau added 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 steals and Andrew Stanley added 10 points

CONCORD 81, A.L. BROWN 67

CONCORD 9 24 26 22 -- 81

A.L. BROWN 22 11 23 11 -- 67

CONCORD 81 -- Johnakin Franklin 25, James Smith 18, Magnus Swinger 17, Joseph Toe 9, Brayden Blue 4, Ethan Parker 3, KJ Rogers 3, Jay Torrence 2

A.L. BROWN 67 -- Kheni Briggs 25, CJ Wilson 13, Koby Scott 9, Teddy Russell 8, Ja’lan Chambers 7, Bryson Chajon 5

Notables: A.L. Brown (5-4) started the game with a 19-2 run and the Spiders (5-5) battled back to tie the score at halftime. James Smith, Magnus Swinger and Joseph Toe each pulled down 7 rebounds and Johnakin Franklin and Joseph Toe dished out team-high 4 assists each.

LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN 67, GOSPEL LIGHT 41

Lake Norman Christian 18 17 16 16 -- 67

Gospel Light 7 5 14 15 -- 41

LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN 67 -- Jonathan Kurtas 12, Shane Fernald 10, JP Haggerty 10, Hawkins 9, Robinson 7, Green 7, Bullock 6, Allenspach 6

PINE LAKE PREP 77, UNION ACADEMY 32

Pine Lake 17 23 28 8 77

Union Academy 13 4 8 7 32

PLP - Cole Callaway 30 Jack Baldwin 14 Trace Forest 11 JT Harper 8 Timmerman 5 McLeod 4 Schwaba 3 Guilford 1

UA - Jackson Shaw 11 Bailey Austin 10 Baucom 7 Manriquez 2 Gaddy 2

Pine Lake 9-1. Cole Callaway 30 points 7 rebounds

Monday’s Girls Boxscores

CENTRAL ACADEMY 44, MOUNT PLEASANT 24

MP 9 1 8 6 -- 24

CATA 8 16 8 12 -- 44

Mount Pleasant Blake 9, Harwood 5, Blackwood 4, Ballard 2, Harwood 2, Herring 2

CATA Zoie Jordan 12, Sarah Gamble 12, Shannon Studer 11, Kempf 5, Vidak 4

Records: MP 3-6 3-3; CATA 5-5 3-5

JM ROBINSON 65, CENTRAL CABARRUS 40

CCHS 2, 15, 11, 12 (40)

JMR: 16, 12, 17, 20 (65)

Central: Mariah Barrie 21, Webb 7, Knight 7, Lewis 4 McGinnis 1

Robinson: Erica Hobbs 17, Walker 16, Batts 13, Farris 9

KINGS MOUNTAIN 49, FORESTVIEW 41

KM 22. 6. 13. 8. --49

FV 8. 11. 7. 15. -- 41

Notable: KM improves to 9-1 overall (8-1 Big South 3A). Will be at Ashbrook tomorrow (Tuesday) in a battle of 1st vs 2nd in the conference. KM’s only loss was a 69-62 matchup against Ashbrook on Jan 15th.

KINGS MOUNTAIN 49 -- Saniya Wilson 30 pts, 5 rev, 4 assists, 4 steals; Khalia King 7 pts, 3 reb; Aaliyah Byers 6 pts, 3 reb; Austyn Dixon 3 pts, 5 reb; Andrea Melton 2 pts; Tyasya Bell 1 pt, 2 reb; Kennedy Barnes 6 reb

FORESTVIEW 41 -- Myla Hoover, 14 pts; Kendall Manning, 9 pts; Jimena Vazquez 6 pts; Megan Baker 4 pts; Kianna Robinson 4 ptsPayton Jacobs 2 pts; Zailen Jeter 2 pts

LAKE NORMAN 58, FORBUSH 30

Lake Norman 16 19 14 9 -- 60

Forbush 2 18 6 4 -- 30

Lake Norman 60 – Kirsten Lewis-Williams 23 points and 12 rebounds (second double-double of the season), Madison Saunders 12, Aly Wadkovsky 8, Bella Harwood 6, Leigh Marks 5, Jade Lowe 2, Kendall Robinson 2

Forbush 30 – Bali 11, Gammons 10, Southard 4, Ervin 2, Mendenhall 2, Workman 1

Notes: LNHS moves to 5-0 on the season

CMS returns this week

In mid-January, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced it was shutting down most sports due to increasing COVID-19 numbers in Mecklenburg County.

Cross-country and volleyball, which had started the postseason, were allowed to continue playing but couldn’t practice.

The district’s basketball teams were shut down as well. Originally the shutdown was going to run until Feb. 15, but the district allowed teams to resume practice Monday. The first games are scheduled for Tuesday night, including a big Southwestern 4A rivalry: Butler at Independence.

Charlotte-area Schedule

(all matchups are girls/boys doubleheaders unless noted otherwise)

Tuesday

I-Meck 4A

Mooresville at Lake Norman

Southwestern 4A

Butler at Independence

East Mecklenburg at Rocky River

Hickory Ridge at Myers Park

Porter Ridge at Garinger

CISAA

Cannon School at Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Country Day

Covenant Day at Providence Day

Sandhills 4A

Jack Britt at Pinecrest

Purnell Swett at Hoke County

Scotland County at Lumberton

Seventy-First at Richmond Senior

Northwestern 3A-4A

St. Stephens at Watauga

South Caldwell at Freedom

Big South 3A

Hunter Huss at Crest

Kings Mountain at Ashbrook

North Gaston at Stuart Cramer

North Piedmont 3A

East Rowan at Statesville

South Iredell at North Iredell

West Rowan at Jesse Carson

South Piedmont 3A

A.L. Brown at Jay M. Robinson (girls)

Southern Carolina 3A

Charlotte Catholic at Weddington

Parkwood at Marvin Ridge

Piedmont at Cuthbertson

Sun Valley at Monroe

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Academy at Forest Hills

Montgomery Central at Mount Pleasant

West Stanly at Anson County

Central Carolina 2A

East Davidson at Ledford

North Davidson at Salisbury

South Rowan at Central Davidson

Thomasville at Oak Grove

West Davidson at Lexington

Foothills 2A

Draughn at East Burke

Fred T. Foard at West Iredell

Hibriten at Patton

West Caldwell at Bunker Hill

South Fork 2A

East Lincoln at Bandys

Lake Norman Charter at Newton-Conover

North Lincoln at Maiden

West Lincoln at Lincolnton

Southwestern 2A

East Gaston at Chase

Shelby at Burns

South Point at East Rutherford

Southern Piedmont Athletic Assn.

Victory Christian at United Faith Christian

Woodlawn School at North Hills Christian (boys)

Mountain Valley 1A-2A boys

Alleghany at Wilkes Central

Ashe County at East Wilkes

Elkin at North Wilkes

West Wilkes at Starmount

Mountain Valley 1A-2A girls

East Wilkes at Ashe County

North Wilkes at Elkin

Starmount at West Wilkes

Wilkes Central at Alleghany

Western Highlands 1A-2A

Avery County at Polk County

Mitchell County at Madison County

Mountain Heritage at C.D. Owen

PAC 1A

Langtree Charter at Community School of Davidson

Mountain Island Charter at Bradford Prep

Queen’s Grant Charter at Carolina International

Union Academy at Pine Lake Prep

Southern Piedmont 1A

Cherryville at Piedmont Community Charter

Christ the King at Bessemer City

Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson Academy

Yadkin Valley 1A

Chatham Central at Albemarle

North Rowan at South Davidson

South Stanly at North Stanly

Uwharrie Charter at North Moore

Nonconference

Arborbrook Christian at South Charlotte Thunder (boys)

Cabarrus Charter at Phoenix Montessori

Carmel Christian at The Burlington School (boys)

Combine Academy at Forsyth Home Educators

Cramerton Christian at Vandalia Christian (boys)

Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Sheets Memorial Christian

Liberty Heights at Word of God (boys)

Wednesday

SoMeck 7 4A

Ardrey Kell at Olympic

Providence at Berry Academy (girls)

South Mecklenburg at Harding

West Mecklenburg at Berry Academy (boys)

Southwestern 4A

Rocky River at Myers Park

Sandhills 4A

Jack Britt at Lumberton

Pinecrest at Richmond Senior (boys)

Northwestern 3A-4A

Hickory at Alexander Central

South Piedmont 3A

A.L. Brown at Cox Mill

Concord at West Cabarrus

Rocky River 2A-3A

Forest Hills at Montgomery Central (boys)

Central Carolina 2A

Central Davidson at Lexington (girls)

South Fork 2A

Lincolnton at North Lincoln (boys)

Southwestern 2A

East Rutherford at R-S Central (girls)

Western Highlands 1A-2A

Avery County at Madison County (boys)

Polk County at Madison County (girls)

PAC 1A

Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter (boys)

Southern Piedmont 1A

Thomas Jefferson Academy at Piedmont Community Charter

Yadkin Valley 1A

Albemarle at Uwharrie Charter (girls)

North Moore at North Rowan

Nonconference

Cabarrus Charter at Comenius

Hough at Butler

Thursday

I-Meck 4A

Hough at North Mecklenburg

Mallard Creek at Hopewell

Vance at West Charlotte

CISAA

Charlotte Christian at Providence Day

Charlotte Latin at Covenant Day

Charlotte Country Day at Cannon School

Northwestern 3A-4A

St. Stephens at Hickory (girls)

Big South 3A

Forestview at Stuart Cramer (girls)

Hunter Huss at Ashbrook

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus at Jay M. Robinson

Cox Mill at Northwest Cabarrus

Southern Carolina 3A

Marvin Ridge at Weddington

Monroe at Cuthbertson

Piedmont at Parkwood

Sun Valley at Charlotte Catholic

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Academy at Montgomery Central (boys)

Foothills 2A

Bunker Hill at Draughn

East Burke at Patton

Hibriten at Fred T. Foard

West Caldwell at West Iredell

Yadkin Valley 1A

North Rowan at Gray Stone Day (girls)

Nonconference

A.L. Brown at Lake Norman

The Burlington School at Lake Norman Christian (girls)

Charlotte Elite Academy at Franklin Prep

Garinger at Mooresville

Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Covenant Classical (boys)

Kings Mountain at Shelby

Friday

SoMeck 7 4A

Berry Academy at Ardrey Kell

Harding at Providence

Olympic at West Mecklenburg (boys)

South Mecklenburg at Olympic (girls)

Southwestern 4A

Garinger at Independence

Hickory Ridge at Butler

Myers Park at East Mecklenburg

Rocky River at Porter Ridge

Sandhills 4A

Jack Britt at Seventy-First

Lumberton at Purnell Swett

Pinecrest at Hoke County

Richmond Senior at Scotland County

Northwestern 3A-4A

Alexander Central at Freedom (girls)

South Caldwell at Alexander Central (boys)

Watauga at Hickory

Big South 3A

Ashbrook at Stuart Cramer

Crest at North Gaston

Hunter Huss at Forestview

North Piedmont 3A

East Rowan at North Iredell

Jesse Carson at South Iredell

Statesville at West Rowan

South Piedmont 3A

Concord at A.L. Brown

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Academy at Montgomery Central

Forest Hills at Anson County

Mount Pleasant at West Stanly

Central Carolina 2A

Central Davidson at West Davidson

Ledford at North Davidson

Lexington at Thomasville

Oak Grove at East Davidson

Salisbury at South Rowan

Foothills 2A

Bunker Hill at Patton (boys)

Bunker Hill at East Burke (girls)

Draughn at West Iredell (girls)

Fred T. Foard at Hibriten

West Iredell at West Caldwell (boys)

South Fork 2A

Bandys at West Lincoln

Lincolnton at Lake Norman Charter

Maiden at East Lincoln

Newton-Conover at North Lincoln

Southwestern 2A

East Gaston at Burns

East Rutherford at Chase

R-S Central at South Point

Southern Piedmont Athletic Assn.

North Hills Christian at United Faith Christian

Woodlawn School at Lake Norman Christian (boys)

Mountain Valley 1A-2A boys

Alleghany at East Wilkes

Elkin at Ashe County

North Wilkes at West Wilkes

Starmount at Wilkes Central

Mountain Valley 1A-2A girls

Ashe County at Elkin

East Wilkes at Alleghany

West Wilkes at North Wilkes

Wilkes Central at Starmount

Western Highlands 1A-2A

Avery County at C.D. Owen

Madison County at Mountain Heritage

Polk County at Mitchell County

PAC 1A

Langtree Charter at Carolina International (boys)

Mountain Island Charter at Union Academy

Pine Lake Prep at Bradford Prep

Queen’s Grant Charter at Community School of Davidson

Southern Piedmont 1A

Highland Tech at Cherryville

Lincoln Charter at Christ the King

Piedmont Community Charter at Bessemer City

Yadkin Valley 1A

North Stanly at Gray Stone Day

South Stanly at Albemarle

Uwharrie Charter at South Davidson

Nonconference

Cabarrus Charter at Millennium Charter

Covenant Classical at Arborbrook Christian (boys)

Greater Cabarrus Stallions at United Faith Christian

North Rowan at St. Stephens

Wesleyan Christian at Carmel Christian

Saturday

CISAA

Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Christian (girls, noon)

Charlotte Latin at Cannon School (girls, noon; boys, 2)

Northwestern 3A-4A

Alexander Central at McDowell (girls, 1)

Southern Carolina 3A

Cuthbertson at Weddington

Marvin Ridge at Piedmont (girls, 12:30; boys, 2)

Foothills 2A

West Iredell at Hibriten (boys)

Western Highlands 1A-2A

Avery County at Polk County (girls, 2)

Yadkin Valley 1A

North Stanly at Gray Stone Day (girls, 1)

Nonconference

Garinger at Mooresville

Henderson Collegiate at Lincoln Charter

Charlotte-area Boys Standings

Through Monday’s games

BOYS

(through Monday’s games)

I-Meck 4A

SoMeck 7 4A

Southwestern 4A

Sandhills 4A

Northwestern 3A-4A

Big South 3A

North Piedmont 3A

South Piedmont 3A

Southern Carolina 3A

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Carolina 2A

Foothills 2A

South Fork 2A

Southwestern 2A

Mountain Valley 1A-2A

Western Highlands 1A-2A

PAC 1A

Southern Piedmont 1A

Yadkin Valley 1A

CISAA

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Foothills Athletic Conference

Southern Piedmont Athletic

Other N.C.

Charlotte-area Girls Standings

Through Monday’s games

GIRLS

(through Monday’s games)

I-Meck 4A

SoMeck 7 4A

Southwestern 4A

Sandhills 4A

Northwestern 3A-4A

Big South 3A

North Piedmont 3A

South Piedmont 3A

Southern Carolina 3A

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Carolina 2A

Foothills 2A

South Fork 2A

Southwestern 2A

Mountain Valley 1A-2A

Western Highlands 1A-2A

PAC 1A

Southern Piedmont 1A

Yadkin Valley 1A

CISAA

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Foothills Athletic Conference

Southern Piedmont Athletic

Other N.C.

This story was originally published February 8, 2021 at 1:42 PM.

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