HS Rewind: Harding holds off West Meck rallies, earn NCHSAA playoff bid
Note: Tuesday’s rewind (Independence stops Rocky RIver) Standings, schedules below. For NCISAA pairings/scores, click here
The Harding Rams basketball team took a big step in securing the No. 2 seed in the SoMeck 7 Conference with an 76-67 win over the West Meck Hawks Wednesday night at Harding.
A win by the Hawks would have put them in the driver’s seat for the No. 2 seed behind No. 1 seed Ardrey Kell. But Wednesday’s loss has now put West Meck on the outside looking in for a playoff spot. The Hawks will have to hope for an at-large bid to make the postseason.
“If we win this game it gives us the tiebreaker over Harding and we’re sitting a little happier going into Friday’s game with South Meck,” said West Meck coach Timothy Fields. “We’re going to have to pray for an at-large bid.”
After scoring the opening bucket, the Hawks never led again in the contest. Harding had a 13-point lead twice in the contest, but West Meck would rally back each time, twice cutting the Rams’ lead to three points. One of those times came in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, but West Meck could get no closer.
Jaleb Grant and Logan Blair paced the Rams with 19 points apiece, while Chance Bryson added 17. For West Meck Daeron Smith lead all scorers with 28 while teammate Wardell Williams pitched in with 15.
Grant was nearly unstoppable in the paint with the majority of his 19 points coming down low.
“It was working so I wanted to stick to it, bread and butter so keep it going,” said Grant.”
Harding Coach LJ Johnson applauded his team for bending but not breaking against the West Meck rallies.
“It was definitely good to see those guys (the Rams) withstand their runs and then make runs of their own,” said Johnson.
THREE WHO MATTERED:
Jaleb Grant – Harding: Tied with Logan Blair as Harding’s leading scorer, was nearly unstoppable underneath and scored the Rams’ first 7 points in the first three minutes of the first quarter.
Daeron Smith – West Meck: Scored 17 of the Hawks’ 19 first-quarter points and finished with a game-high 28 points.
Braelin Hamrick – West Meck: The Rams’ sixth man came off the bench and while only scoring two points, gave Harding some quality minutes while also pulling down some key rebounds.
WORTH MENTIONING: Prior to Wednesday’s game Harding honored Jaleb Grant and Chance Bryson, its’ two seniors.
WHAT’S NEXT: West Meck travels to South Meck Friday for a 7:15 p.m. tipoff to close out its’ regular season while Harding plays at Berry Friday also at 7:15 p.m. in its regular-season finale.
THEY SAID IT: Asked how far his Harding team could go in the playoffs, Rams’ Chance Bryson smiled and replied, “to be determined.”
RECORDS: West Meck (2-3); Harding (4-1)
West Meck 19 16 16 16 67
HARDING 21 20 19 16 76
WEST MECK 67 -- Daeron Smith 28, Wardell Williams 15, Woods 9, Pruitt 6, Stanbeck 4, Broome 3, Walton 2.
HARDING 76 -- Logan Blair 19, Jaleb Grant 19, Chance Bryson 17, Abraham 8, Davis 4, Hunt 4, Johnson 3, Hamrick 2.
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Weather forces changes to NCHSAA playoff schedule
With a wintry storm expected to bear down on North Carolina Thursday, the N.C. High School Athletic Association will delay bracketing of the state basketball tournament.
Instead of placing teams onto the brackets on Saturday, that will now be done Sunday and playoff pairings posted Sunday afternoon Additionally, the Board made the decision to allow any school to play 3 contests this week, if needed, without approval from the NCHSAA.
▪ In addition, the NCHSAA said the season limitation of 14 games remains in place for all schools with the exception of those schools involved in special tie-breaker games for first place (max. 15 contests).
▪ The basketball conference standings reporting deadline is now 11:59pm, Saturday, February 20th.
Wednesday’s Boys #BIG5 Top Performers
Seth Aeschliman, Christian Taylor, Lake Norman: 22 points, 13 rebounds for Taylor, 22 points, 10 rebounds for Aeschliman in a 79-76 win over Hopewell.
Jaleb Grant, Harding: scored the Rams’ first 7 points in the first three minutes of the first quarter in Wednesday’s West Meck. He tied Logan Blair with a team-high 19 points.
Jemez Herd, Olympic: 22 points, 13 rebounds in a 66-37 win over Providence.
Zaydin Pritchard, Freedom: game-high 25 points in a 62-54 win over St. Stephens.
Austin Thompson, Cherryville: 20 points, eight rebounds in a 64-41 win over Piedmont Charter.
Wednesday’s Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Gracie Harrington, Alexander Central: 27 points, eight rebounds, four steals, two assists in a 60-42 win over Hibriten.
Nyla McGill, Providence: 14 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three assists in a 45-33 win over Olympic.
Ashlee Shaw, West Cabarrus: freshman had 27 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 65-50 loss to Cox Mill.
Aysha Short, Hickory: 19 points in a 56-48 win over Watauga.
Emerie Tillmon, Cox Mill: team-high 24 points in a 65-50 win over West Cabarrus.
Wednesday’s Roundup
Olympic 66, Providence 33 ... Jemez Herd’s 22 points and 13 rebounds led the Trojans.
Freedom 62, St. Stephens 54 ... The Patriots scored this Northwestern 3A-4A victory behind Zaydin Pritchard (25 points) and Daylin Pritchard (16).
Forest Hills 84, Anson County 54 ... The Yellow Jackets improved to 8-1 in the Rocky River 2A-3A (10-1 overall) and will face West Stanly on Friday night in the conference championship game.
North Iredell 72, South Iredell 48 ... The top-seeded Raiders rolled to a North Piedmont 3A tournament semifinal victory, as 6-8 sophomore Beckham Thorpe scored 26 points.
West Rowan 83, East Rowan 47 ... The Falcons thumped the Mustangs in a North Piedmont 3A tournament semifinal, as Macari Allison had 22 points and six rebounds. West Rowan travels to North Iredell in Friday’s title game.
Draughn 53, West Iredell 48 ... Down 34-33 after three quarters, the Wildcats rallied for a Foothills 2A victory.
Shelby 78, East Rutherford 57 ... The Golden Lions finished the regular season unbeaten (8-0) in Southwestern 2A play. Shelby (13-1 overall) built a 41-20 lead at halftime.
South Stanly 65, South Davidson 54 ... Branton Teller scored 20 points and Carson Lowder added 19 for South Stanly in this Yadkin Valley 1A game.
GIRLS
South Mecklenburg 48, Berry Academy 29 ... The Sabres built a 31-8 halftime lead on route to a SoMeck 7 4A victory. They are 4-1 in league play, holding down the conference’s No. 2 playoff spot.
Providence 45, Olympic 33 ... SoMeck 7 4A leader Providence (4-0) got 14 points from Nyla McGill and 10 rebounds from Lindsey Nelson.
Freedom 69, St. Stephens 38 ... The Patriots improved to 8-0 in Northwestern 3A-4A play, jumping to a 16-5 first-quarter lead.
Hickory 56, Watauga 48 ... The Red Tornadoes improved to 6-1 in the Northwestern 3A-4A and continued their push for a 3A playoff berth.
Jesse Carson 58, South Iredell 22 ... Ellie Wilhelm’s 15 points led the Cougars to a North Piedmont 3A tournament semifinal victory.
West Rowan 44, North Iredell 24 ... The Falcons captured a North Piedmont 3A semifinal victory, setting up a spot in Friday’s final against Jesse Carson. Lauren Arnold and Emma Clarke each scored 14 points for the Falcons.
Cox Mill 65, West Cabarrus 50 ... Emerie Tillman’s 24 points led the Chargers to a South Piedmont 3A victory. Ashlee Shaw finished with 27 points and 15 rebounds for West Cabarrus.
Salisbury 48, North Davidson 45 ... The Hornets held off a late surge by North Davidson and captured the Central Carolina 2A tournament championship. Salisbury (13-1, 9-0) will be the conference’s No. 1 tournament representative, with North Davidson (11-2, 8-1) as the second team.
Draughn 67, Fred T. Foard 58 ... The Wildcats and Fred T. Foard are each 6-4, chasing Hibriten (8-4) for the Foothills 2A’s second playoff berth.
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
CHERRYVILLE 64, PIEDMONT CHARTER 41
CHERRYVILLE 64 -- Austin Thompson 20 points 8 rebounds, Lavonte Hughes 12 points 10 assist, Carson Kelly 9 points, Noah Abernethy 5 points
FOREST HILLS 84, ANSON SENIOR 54
Anson – 19 5 8 22 - 54
Forest Hills – 14 23 22 22 -- 84
ANSON (6-6, 6-4) – Lance Shuler 19, Teal 8, Ingram 2, Bogan 4, Ingram 5, Harrington 2, Cole 5, Caple 9
FOREST HILLS (10-1, 8-1) –Zack Barbour 20, Jamylan Blakeney 13, Mashad Hester 11, Ty Burch 11, Washington 9, Byrams 8, Coffee 4, Thomas 2, Chambers 3, O. Burch
Notable: Forest Hills clinches a share of the Rocky River Conference Regular Season Championship. This is their 6th consecutive RRC title.
FREEDOM 62, ST. STEPHENS 54
Freedom: 05 19 14 24 = 62
St Stephens: 13 11 14 16 = 54
Freedom: Zaydin Pritchard 25, Daylin Pritchard 16, Que Rice 10, Costello 6, Pitman 3, Hall 2
St Stephens: Buff 1, Reid 3, Dayton Anderson 20, Zane McPherson 13, Woy 2, Barkley 7, Wall 8
Freedom 3-4 (3-3) plays next @ Watauga Friday, Feb 19th
LAKE NORMAN 79, HOPEWELL 76
Lake Norman 19 21 22 17 -- 79
Hopewell 21 14 25 16 -- 76
LAKE NORMAN 79 -- Christian Taylor 22, Kepley 5, Mekhi Goree 13, Wagner 4, Alex Gruber 13, Seth Aeschliman 22
HOPEWELL 76 --Jackson 6, Horne 11, Mcphatter 11, Gettings 2, Thompson 2, Smith 2, Perkins 24, Haynes 18
Christian Taylor and Seth Aeschliman, both with double doubles. Taylor 22 and 13 rebounds. Aeschliman 22 and 10 rebounds.
MYERS PARK 71, GARINGER 28
Garinger - 9 9 4 6 = 28
Myers Park - 23 12 26 10 = 71
Garinger - Carter 9, Jernigan 5, Hampton 5
Myers Park - Henry Ryan 14, Oliver Farris 11, Sir Mohammed 9, Elijah Strong 8, Dallas Gardner 7
OLYMPIC 66, PROVIDENCE 37
Olympic 66 – Herd 22, Small 13, Carter 11, Greene 8, Golden 7, Burrough 2, Booker
Providence 37 – Buckler 16, Magee 9, Campbell 3, Taylor 3, Gaither 2, Thillet 2, Howell
GAFFNEY 71, NATION FORD 26
Nation Ford: 2, 9, 8, 7 -- 26
Gaffney: 22, 15, 27, 7 -- 71
Nation Ford 54 -- Ryan Smith 1, Devon Fletcher 2, Vinny Orlandi 3, Jackson Burnham 8, Khalid Washington 3, JJ Rembert 3, Caleb Dozier 3, Albert Nguyen 3
Gaffney 58 -- Undre Lindsay 15, Akeereion Flack 15, Tim McGill 3, Joe McGil 11, Spencer Robertson 4, JoJo Goode 3, Cortez Dawkins 3, Landon Bullock 4, Kaleb Philips 8, Candarius Philips 5
Overall Record: Nation Ford 1--15
5A Region III: 0--8
REYNOLDS 52, REAGAN 42
REAGAN -- 11-17-5-9 -- 42
REYNOLDS -- 6-13-11-21 -- 52
REAGAN (0-10, 0-9) Jalil Rogers 19, Hill 7, Pennell 4, O. Koivisto 3, Jackson 3, George 2, Joines 2, Corbin 2.
RJ REYNOLDS (11-1, 8-1) Caden Davis 15, Tyriek Leach 11, Ahnon Lumpkin 11, Harris 4, White 4, Yates 3. Calhoun 3.
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 4 FREEDOM 69, ST STEPHENS 38
Saint Stephens. 5. 17. 8. 8 - 38
Freedom. 16. 17. 15. 21 - 69
Saint Stephens 38 - Pilkenton 7, Spatz 8, Turner 8, Reid 2, Sumpter 7, Moulton 6, Millsaps, Rhyer.
Freedom 69 - Danisha Hemphill 21, Adair Garrison 17, Wilkerson 9, Ste. McGee 7, Rhone 7, Kania 6, Walker 2, Armentrout 2, Ollis.
Freedom (8-0) will travel to McDowell on Friday.
NO. 7 PROVIDENCE 45, OLYMPIC 33
PROVIDENCE 13 10 9 13 = 45
OLYMPIC - 2 1 8 22 = 33
PHS: Nyla McGill 14, Eva Butler 6, Madison Skinner 2, Delanie Hill 10, Jadyn Curtain 8, Kendall Webb 3, Lindsey Nolan 2
OHS: Terry 6, Scales 10, Register 7, Az. Thomas 6, Am. Thomas 4
Notable: Nyla McGill also had 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists. Freshmen Lindsey Nolan had 10 rebounds. Delanie Hill 4 assists and 3 steals.
Records: Providence: 5-0 (4-0 Conference)
NO. 9 HICKORY 56, WATAUGA 48
Watauga 9. 12. 4. 23. 48
Hickory. 16. 11. 8. 21. 56
Watauga Brooke Scheffler 11, Charlotte Torgerson 10, Chelsi Hodges 10, Brelyn Sturgill 8, Ava Williamson 6, Caroline Farthing 3
Hickory Aysha Short 19, Finley LeFevers 16, Chloe James 12, Kayleigh Powe 5, Kellen Morin 4, Gabby Greenard 2
NO. 15 LAKE NORMAN 48, HOPEWELL 47
Lake Norman 16 10 3 19 -- 48
Hopewell 3 5 19 20 -- 47
Lake Norman 48 – Aly Wadkovsky 15, Kirsten Lewis-Williams 14, Madison Saunders 13, Leigh Marks 2, Jade Lowe 2, Kendall Robinson 2
Hopewell 47 - Gibson-Blackwell 12, Caldwell 11, Wall 8, Harris 7, Carter 6, Moore 2, Parkin 1
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 60, HIBRITEN 42
Hibriten 13 12 5 12 -- 42
Alexander 13 18 18 11 -- 60
HIBRITEN 42 -- Patterson 7, Boggs 3, Katie Story 19, Walker 6, Sanders 2, Greene 2, Brown 3
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 60 -- Gracie Harrington 27, Hagy 7, Stikeleather 6, Sydney Hayes 12, Herman 3, McDaniel 2, Reid 1, Childers 2
ARDREY KELL 76 HARDING 25
ARDREY KELL 21 25 23 7—76
BERRY 10 6 3 6—25
ARDREY KELL 51 -- Nichole Hunter 17, Lucy Vanderbeck 13, Sydney Gueterman 10, Belcher 3, Hunter 5, Gueterman 5, Newman 5, Evans 8, Peck 4, Nelson 5, Switzer 2, T. Newman 2, Montgomery 2, Brady 2
HARDING 25—- Brimmer 13, Pettway 6, Graham 3, Marcus 3
COX MILL 65, WEST CABARRUS 50
Cox Mill 18 13 15 19 65
West Cabarrus 12 8 13 15 50
Cox Mill Emerie Tillmon 24, Leah Hines 18, Ferguson 2, Lewis 3, Fox 3, Perry 2, Galleos 4, C. Tillmon 7
West Cabarrus Ashlee Shaw 27, Future Fields 12 Clowney 8, Elder 2, Flake 1
Notables: Ashlee Shaw 27 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assist and 4 steals.
SOUTH MECK 48, BERRY 29
South Meck 17 14 8 5 -48
Berry. 5. 3. 5. 16- 29
SOUTH MECK 48– Anastasia Sinclair 11 MHoupt 6, Reece Johnston 11, KHoupt 6. Ndango 4, EMiller 8. Williams 1, Magner 1.
Berry 29- MJackson 8. Parkins 6. Joseph , CJackson 1, Lassiter 5 Bryant 6
Upcoming Schedule
THURSDAY
I-Meck 4A
Hopewell at Lake Norman
Hough at Mallard Creek
Mooresville at West Charlotte
Vance at North Mecklenburg
Southwestern 4A
Butler at Rocky River (girls)
East Mecklenburg at Garinger (girls)
Northwestern 3A-4A
Watauga at Alexander Central (boys)
Watauga at McDowell (girls)
Big South 3A
Crest at Forestview (girls)
North Piedmont 3A
Conference tournament, schedule TBA
South Piedmont 3A
Cox Mill at West Cabarrus
Jay M. Robinson at Northwest Cabarrus
Southern Carolina 3A
Charlotte Catholic at Marvin Ridge
Parkwood at Monroe
Sun Valley at Piedmont
Weddington at Cuthbertson
Rocky River 2A-3A
Mount Pleasant at Forest Hills
Foothills 2A
Draughn at Patton
Fred T. Foard at Bunker Hill
Hibriten at West Caldwell
West Iredell at East Burke
PAC 1A
Queen’s Grant Charter at Community School of Davidson
Southern Piedmont 1A
Cherryville at Highland Tech
Lincoln Charter at Piedmont Community Charter
Yadkin Valley 1A
North Stanly at Uwharrie Charter (girls)
South Stanly at South Davidson (boys)
Nonconference
Comenius at Liberty Heights (boys)
Concord at Olympic
Elevation Prep at North Rowan (boys)
Phoenix Montessori at Cabarrus Charter
FRIDAY
I-Meck 4A
Mallard Creek at Mooresville
North Mecklenburg at Lake Norman
Vance at Hough
West Charlotte at Hopewell
SoMeck 7 4A
Harding at Berry Academy
Providence at Ardrey Kell
South Mecklenburg at West Mecklenburg (boys)
South Piedmont 3A
A.L. Brown at Central Cabarrus
Southwestern 4A
Butler at East Mecklenburg
Porter Ridge at Hickory Ridge
Myers Park at Independence
Rocky River at Garinger
Northwestern 3A-4A
Freedom at McDowell
Hickory at St. Stephens
South Caldwell at Alexander Central
Big South 3A
Ashbrook at Hunter Huss
Kings Mountain at Crest
Stuart Cramer at Forestview
North Piedmont 3A
Conference tournament, schedule TBA
South Piedmont 3A
West Cabarrus at Concord (boys)
Southern Carolina 3A
Piedmont at Monroe (boys)
Weddington at Parkwood (boys)
Rocky River 2A-3A
Conference tournament (at Montgomery Central)
Foothills 2A
Patton at East Burke (boys)
South Fork 2A
Bandys at North Lincoln
Lake Norman Charter at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Maiden
Newton-Conover at East Lincoln
Southwestern 2A
Burns at R-S Central
Chase at South Point
Shelby at East Rutherford
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Polk County at Madison County (boys)
PAC 1A
Bradford Prep at Queen’s Grant Charter
Community School of Davidson at Carolina International
Langtree at Union Academy, 5
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Southern Piedmont 1A
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson Academy
Highland Tech at Christ the King
Yadkin Valley 1A
Gray Stone Day at South Davidson
North Stanly at South Stanly
Uwharrie Charter at Chatham Central
Nonconference
Cabarrus Charter at Albemarle
Chatham Charter at North Rowan
Concord at Olympic
East Gaston at North Gaston
Forsyth Home Educators at Greater Cabarrus Stallions (boys)
Surry Home School at Greater Cabarrus Stallions (girls)
Tuesday’s Rewind: Independence stops Rocky River, wins another league crown
Independence High fought uphill all night against Rocky River Tuesday in the de-facto Southwestern 4A championship game.
The Patriots, who kept fighting, won a share of their fourth straight league title 59-54. Independence (6-0) trailed 13-5 after the first quarter, 26-21 at halftime and 41-38 at the end of the third quarter.
After 6-8 forward Omarion Bodrick transferred to Combine Academy, the Patriots didn’t have any players over 6-4. Coach Preston Davis said a lot of area high school basketball fans weren’t expecting much.
But after a 21-13 fourth quarter push, Independence won a share of the league title and more importantly, the No. 1 seed for the 4A playoffs, which begin next Tuesday.
Rocky RIver (5-1) will play Garinger Friday. Independence plays Myers Park. It is the regular-season finale for all teams.
Friday, Independence got 16 points each from Ralph Johnson and Landon King. Jalen Hinton added 15. Rocky River got 12 from Calik Thomas and 10 from Thomas Forte.
Tuesday’s Boys #BIG5 Top Performers
AJ Cook, Weddington: 22 points in a 62-14 win over Sun Valley. He was 10-of-10 from the field, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range.
CJ Harrist, Metrolina Christian: 22 points, five assists, three rebounds, two steals in a 70-60 win over Charlotte Country Day in the first round of the NCISAA playoffs.
Daniel Sanford, Vance: 17 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks in a 69-57 win over Lake Norman. Teammates Maurio Hanson (15 points, four rebounds) and Corey Gaines (17 points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals) also had strong games.
KC Shaw, Mooresville: 29 points, seven rebounds, six assists in an 82-77 win over Hopewell. Dane Stewart (24 points, six rebounds) had a strong game.
Graham Worland, Hough: 6-5 junior guard had 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 47-44 win over West Charlotte.
Tuesday’s Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Nevaeh Caldwell, Hopewell: school record 34 points and 11 rebounds in a 70-36 win over Mooresville.
Kay Decker, Mountain Island Charter: 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in a 71-14 win over Queens Grant.
Danisha Hemphill, Freedom: game-high 24 points in a 68-48 win over Watauga. Lead 35-26 at halftime, Freedom outscored the Pioneers 20-3 in the third quarter.
Olivia Miller, South Caldwell: game-high 30 points in a 58-42 win over St. Stephens.
Jessica Timmons, Independence: In a win over Rocky River, Timmons scored a game-high 30 points and now has 2,187 career points. She broke the Mecklenburg County public school career scoring mark, set 28 years ago by Garinger’s Tiffani Johnson. Providence Day’s Konecka Drakeford owns the overall county record. She scored more than 3,000 points from 1990-93.
Tuesday’s Roundup
BOYS
NCISAA playoffs
Metrolina Christian 70, Charlotte Country Day 60 ... The Warriors advanced to a second-round 4A game at No. 2 seed Charlotte Latin. C.J. Holbert led Metrolina Christian with 22 points and five assists. Eli Clark added 15 points and four rebounds.
Concord Academy 68, Calvary Day 56 ... Top-seeded Concord Academy won its 3A opener, as five players scored in double figures. Javion Cannady had 15 points, five rebounds, and six assists. Tyler Fearne had 17 points and nine rebounds.
Gaston Christian 52, Hickory Grove Christian 50 ... Derek Bradley had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Brenton Elliot added 11 rebounds and four blocks for Gaston Christian in its 3A playoff opener.
SouthLake Christian 54, Forsyth Country Day 49 ... J.R. Proctor scored 21 points, and SouthLake Christian advanced to the 3A quarterfinals.
Gaston Day 81, Hickory Christian 37 ... Gaston Day jumped to a 30-7 first-quarter lead and coasted to a first-round 2A playoff victory.
Public Schools
Forest Hills 68, West Stanly 51 ... The Yellow Jackets (7-1 Rocky River 2A-3A) handed West Stanly (8-1) its first loss of the season.
North Davidson 52, Salisbury 45 ... North Davidson took the battle of Central Carolina 2A unbeatens, winning the conference championship. Jamorien Dalton led the victors with 23 points. Salisbury was within one possession of the lead into the final two minutes.
GIRLS
NCISAA playoffs
Hickory Grove Christian 35, Asheville School 28 ... The Lions broke a 22-22 tie after three quarters and logged a first-round 3A playoff victory. They will visit top-seeded Asheville Christian in the quarterfinals Friday.
Statesville Christian 46, Westchester Country Day 26 ... The Lions built a 24-6 halftime lead and advanced to a second-round game at fourth-seeded O’Neal School on Thursday.
-- Steve Lyttle
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 85, MALLARD CREEK 55
North Mecklenburg 17 21 27 20 – 85
Mallard Creek 15 10 13 17 – 55
NM: Jeremy Gregory 21, Jordan Crawford 21, Maxwell Coles 17, Chris Ford 13, Cunningham 6, Waters 4, Bracey 3
MC: Austin Johnson 16, Zachery Liner 10, Funderburk 4, Page 3, Davis 5, Asumani 6, Hawkins 2, Cunningham 3, Cherry 2, Maura 2, Smith 2
Records: NM 6-0; MC 0-4
NO. 5 WEDDINGTON 62, SUN VALLEY 14
Weddington – 20/18/17/7 -- 62
Piedmont –3/5/5/1 -- 14
WEDDINGTON 62 -- AJ Cook – 22, Alex Bates – 12, Chase Lowe – 10, Morton – 6, Bombadier – 5, Brosterhous – 4, Bowen – 3
PIEDMONT 14 --Collins – 7, Hinson – 4, Cunningham – 2, Mackey – 1
Notable: AJ Cook led the Warriors with 22 points on 10-10 shooting from the field, including 4-4 from deep. Chase Lowe posted 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and a block as the Warriors move to 11-0.
NO. 9 INDEPENDENCE 59, NO. 10 ROCKY RIVER 54
INDY 5 16 17 21 59
RR 13 13 15 13 54
INDY: Ralph Johnson 16, Landon King 16, Jalen Hinton 15, Miller 8, Allah 2, Isaiah Thomas 2
RR: Calik Thomas 12, Thomas Forte 10, Rudisell 9, Richards 8, Barnes 5, Cunningham 4, Hardgrove 4, Campbell 2
Team Records: Indy 6-0 RR 5-1
BUTLER 70, GARINGER 39
Butler: 17 18 14 21 70
Garinger: 9 7 13 10 39
Butler: Jacob Fisher-Davis 18, Jesse Taylor 11, Ty Black 9, McDuffie 6, Payne 5, Green 5, Colbert 5, Scott 4, Heath 4, White 3
Garinger: Jernigan 15, Hampton 7, Moboti 7, Moore 5, Carter 3, Robinson 2
Butler moves to 3-4 (3-3 in conference) and plays East Mecklenburg on Thursday.
CHERRYVILLE 80, LINCOLN CHARTER 70
Cherryville notable: Lavonte Hughes 21P 8A. 6R Carson Kelly 20P 6 3s. @Austin Thompson 13 P 8R. @Landon Hahn 11P 4S.Numarius Good 6 P.Jack Mulvey 7P.Noah Abernethy 2p
CHRIST THE KING 74, GCAA 52
GCA 9 11 21 11 52
CTK 23 10 17 24 74
GCAA- Barker 14, Barrett 7, Pracht 10, Madeira 8, Griffin 2, Santiago 11
CTK-Lebeau 5, Sides 2, Milligan 2, Hendershott 23, Laguex 10, Pollo 6, Steed 10, Flynn 3, Filiault 3
Notable: Andrew Hendershott scored 23 points and had 6 assists to lead CTK. Andrew Stanley added 10 points and 7 rebounds. Dylan Steed and Bryce Legeux each added 10 points
CONCORD ACADEMY 68, CALVARY DAY 56
CDS: 10 13 13 20 56
CA: 19 12 16 21 68
CDS: Wickins 19, Gibson 13, Robinson 11, Johnson 3, Gilledge 7
CA: Javian Cannady 15, Tucker Johnson 1, Trae Benham 10, Tyler Fearne 17, LA Boyd 12, Logan Threatt 11, Nick Mircic 2
Notable: Javian Cannady 15p 5r 6a 2b 4s, Tyler Fearne 17p 9r, Logan Threatt 11p 8r 3s,
CA moves to 21-7 on the seas
on. Next game is vs Asheville Christian Friday night, 2nd round of NCISAA Tourney
CONCORD 94, ANSON 52
Concord 21 21 27 25 -- 94
Anson 18 13 10 11 -- 52
CONCORD 94 -- J. Franklin 16, C. Cooke 11, B. Blue 10, L.J. Scott 10, J. Smith 10, J. Toe 8, E. Parker 6, K.J. Rogers 6, J. Torrence 6, M. Swinger 5, A. Aldridge 4, L. Morales 2
ANSON 52 -- L. Shuler 30, K. Teal 7, R.J. Robinson 6, Sa. Ingram 5, Sh. Ingram 3, M.J. Caple 1
Notables: All Concord players scored and 5 were in double figures. Concord 5-6, Anson 7-4
EAST LINCOLN 76, WEST LINCOLN 64
East Lincoln 24 18 18 16 76
West Lincoln 5 8 22 29 64
East Lincoln (10-3): Drew Bean 12, Logan Craig 20, Nyckolas Clarke 11,
Jeremiah Jones 11, Landon Glezen 6, Markell Clark 3, Tyler Mizzell 1, Roman Hawk 9,
Ethan Robb 0, Aidan Gust 3
West Lincoln (0-13): Jordan Truesdale 20, Trace Gilmore 5, Adam Fortenberry 15,
Austin Flowers 15, Trent Goins 2, Zach Daigler 0, Chevy Short 7, Evan Hartsoe
Of Note: East Lincoln has won 10 or more games the last 17 years.
FOREST HILLS 68, WEST STANLY 51
West Stanly 11 10 7 23 -- 51
Forest Hills 21 16 13 18 -- 68
WEST STANLY (10-1, 8-1) – Austin Medlin 22, Feree 9, Haygood 9, Bartell 4, Kelly 3, Carpenter 2, Lisk 1, Manshack 1
FOREST HILLS (9-1, 7-1) – Mashad Hester 18, Ja Coffey 13, Zack Barbour 12, Jamylan Blakeney 10, Burch 7, Byrams 4, Horne 2, O. Burch 2
GASTON DAY 81, HICKORY CHRISTIAN 37
Gaston Day 30 21 22 8 81
Hickory Christian 7 15 6 9 3
Gaston Day Scoring: Chris Britt 15, Dean Hunter 14, Callum Richard 12, Colin Fayed 11, Kurt Hunter 8, Payne Fulghum 5, Chase Owens 4, Zack Clark 4, Jack Horgan 3, Four Heilig 3, Jack Crump 2
Hickory Christian Scoring: Robinson 13, Freitag 9, Moxy 8, Henry 7
Gaston Day Record: 9-9
Next Game: 2/18 @ Davidson Day 7pm (NCISAA Tournament 2nd Round)
HICKORY RIDGE 58, EAST MECK 20
East Meck 2 2 4 12 -- 20
Hickory Ridge 22 17 9 10 -- 58
East Meck 20. Syna 8, Jessica 7, McKenzie 5
Hickory Ridge 58 -- Calhoun 15, Collins 12, Lewis 7, Cook 6, Gidney 4, Walters 4, Henry 4, Ireland 2, Hall 2, Byrd 2
HOUGH 47, WEST CHARLOTTE 44
Hough 5 16 13 13 -- 47
West Charlotte 5 8 13 17 -- 44
Hough -- Graham Worland 21, Shryock 8, Stiff 5, Viruso 5, Riehl 4, Schoolfield 2, Crawford 2
West Charlotte -- Dow 11, Alford 8, Taylor 7, Raymond 5, Morrow 5, Rivers 4, Mahaia 2, Mangum 2
Records: H - 4-2 (3-2); WC - 3-2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 65, BANDYS 36
LNC (9-4) 19 18 17 11 65
Bandys 8 8 9 10 36
LNC- Grant Howlett 13, Cal Reed 13, Oliver O’Brien 10, Andrew Rinehardt 6, Nolan Stern 6, Alec Edens 4, Miles Bell 4, Jeremy Newton 4, Aaron Purser 3, Cole Magnuson 2,
Bandys- E. Habsched 13, B. Delguercio 7, D. Thompson 4, A. Reynolds 4, K. Hanrickson 2, T. Tuxbury 2, D. Reed 2, L. Black
LNC will play @ West Lincoln on Friday for its last regular season game.
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 70, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 60
Country Day Alesssi 2, Ray 8, Mitchell 3, Luke Gardner 12, Turner 3, Erwin 9, Murphy 3, Russell Tabor 20
Metrolina Harold 6, Eli Clark 15, Johnson 2, CJ Harrist 22, Crumbie 8, Deluca 2, Wilson 8, Maul 5
Notable: In the first round of the NCISAA State Tournament Metrolina beat Country Day 70-60. Russell Tabor led the Bucs with 20 and Luke Gardner had four three pointers. CJ Harrist led Metrolina with 22. Metrolina Christian moves on to face Charlotte Latin Thursday night in the second round.
MYERS PARK 78, PORTER RIDGE 61
Porter Ridge - 9 20 18 14 = 61
Myer Park - 19 17 21 21 = 78
PR - A. Hough 24, I. Williams 19
MP - Elijah Strong 24, Dallas Gardner 17, Oliver Farris 9, Bryce Wicks 8, Nathanael Roberts 7, Sir Mohammed 6
NORTH LINCOLN 73, LINCOLNTON 55
North Lincoln 24 12 19 18 73
Lincolnton 14 12 15 14 55
North Lincoln-Cole Seagle 32, Jack Carter 19, Daniel Carter 7, Jack Waggoner 4, Samari Collins 4, Jake Dedmon 4, Jake Terrill 2, Reece Corter 1,
Lincolnton- Jacob McGill 13, Connor Williams 12, Amonte Finger 11, Tylan McClain 6, Deandre Smith 5, Easton Dellinger 3, Reed King 3, Kietric Patterson 2
North Lincoln 11-2 South Fork 2A. Clinches a share of conference championship.
PINE LAKE PREP 70, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 46
Pine Lake 20 9 22 19 70
Car Int 14 12 9 11 46
PLP - Cole Callaway 20 Jack Baldwin 16 JT Harper 14 Patrick Schwaba 14 Shirley 6 Forest 2 Guilford 1
CI - Mike Hayer-Riddick 12 Power 9 McLaughlin 6 Brewton 6 Ayesh 6 Richardson 5 Stitt 2
Pine Lake 12 - 1
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 54, FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY 47
SouthLake Christian 15 12 16 11 54
Forsyth Country Day 15 8 12 12 47
SouthLake Moore 3, Duguid 7, Proctor 21, Stubbs 10, Watson 5, Monroe 8
Forsyth Mitchell 20 Charles 3, Williams 2, Morgan 14, Semke 6, Brim 2.
#2 West seed SouthLake had a balanced attack in winning their first round game. JR Proctor led the way with 21 points including 5 3 pointers while Luke Stubbs added 10 points and 4 steals. Mu Moore grabbed 9 rebounds and Christian Monroe added 5 assists.
SUN VALLEY 52, MARVIN RIDGE 46
Sun Valley 9 12 13 18= 52
Marvin Ridge 4 7 18 12= 4
Sun Valley: Brown 9, Tyree White 14, Mason 3, Daniel Valentine 13, Harvey 8, Westbrooks 5
Marvin Ridge: Calamas 5, Ruthberg 14, Alex 8, Lee 5, Huffman 8, Joey 2, Drew 4
VANCE 69, LAKE NORMAN 57
Lake Norman 13 8 22 14 -- 57
Vance 15 10 18 26 -- 69
VANCE 69 -- Gatewood 4, Dorn 3, Gaines 17, Smith 4, Moore 3, Lyles 2, Hanson 15, Sanford 17, Asante 2, Peare 2
WEST CALDWELL 81, EAST BURKE 50
EB 14. 9. 17. 10......50
WC 17. 26. 17. 21....81
EB - Trey Ward 16, Aasin Lor 10, C. Crump 8, C. Smith 6, L. Yarbrough 5
WC - J. Hood 25, M. Patterson 25, L. Ford 8, N. Bumgarner 6, L. Watson 5, K. Bowers 5, I. Gause 3, T. McKinney 2, K. Felder 2
Records: EB (2-3); WC (7-2)
EAST FORSYTH 70, REAGAN 56
East Forsyth -- 21-13-15-21 -- 70
Reagan -- 7-20-15-14 -- 56
EAST FORSYTH (7-5, 5-5) Will Gray 13, Xavier Issac 13, Braxton Stewart 12, Seth Pitts 11, Matthew Joines 11, Bustos 4, Zahra 3, Skaggs 3.
REAGAN (0-8, 0-7) Jalil Rogers 19, Kam Hill 10, Chris Joines 8, Jackson 7, Leonard 5, Pennell 3, Corbin 3, Kiger 1.
Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 VANCE 55, LAKE NORMAN 53
Vance: 20, 15, 11, 9, ( 55 )
Lake Norman: 17, 19, 12, 5, ( 53 )
VANCE 55: Amhiya Moreland 24, Tanajah Hayes 18
NO. 3 NEWTON-CONOVER 62, MAIDEN 40
Newton-Conover 11 11 17 23 = 62
Maiden 11 13 7 9 = 40
Newton-Conover -- Grace Loftin 19, Emma Fox 14, Cassidy Geddes 13 Mia Powell 8, Jayla Woods 4, Nalece Duncan 4, Lizzy Duncan, Hannah Watkins
Maiden -- Morgan Bohemier 10, Lainee Hentschel 9, Maggie Andrews 8, Kennedie Noble 6, Marley Mingus 4, Alyssa Keener 3, Callie Stamey, Nina Boulany
Records: Newton-Conover 13 - 0; Maiden 5 - 8
NO. 4 FREEDOM 68, WATAUGA 48
Watauga 13. 13. 3. 19. 48
Freedom 19. 16. 20. 11. 68
Watauga Chelsi Hodges 16, Charlotte Torgerson 13, Caroline Farthing 7, Ava Williamson 5, Brelyn Sturgill 5, Brooke Scheffler 2
Freedom Danisha Hemphill 24, Stevee McGee 17, Christina Rhone 16, Adair Garrison 5, Sarah Armentrout 2, Tyre Wilerson 2
NO. 5 MYERS PARK 81, PORTER RIDGE 36
Porter Ridge HS - 11 04 10 11 36
Myers Park HS - 18 22 27 14 81
Porter Ridge HS - P. Oliver, Salton 9, Burke 7, Firms 3, Brandon 5, Swanston 1
Myers Park HS - Nia Nelson 27, Mia Xerras 14, Giannopoulos 9, Daivs 3, Griffin 4, Clamp 7, Wilson 7, Paraison 6, Truesdale 2
Porter Ridge HS 4-5 (3-4)
Myers Park HS 6-0 (6-0)
NO. 6 CUTHBERTSON 73, PARKWOOD 12
Cuthbertson - 22 -18 -14 -19 -- 73
Parkwood - 5 - 2 -3 -2 -- 12
Cuthbertson - Reagan Iovino 14, Kamaria Sheriff 14, Ruby Williams 14, Maddie Dillinger 12, Amanda Sacoto 8, Natalie Bair 6, Riley Willie 5
Parkwood - Madison Edwards 5, Madi Tuluck 3, Emma Barnes 2, Courtney Liles 2
NO. 10 NORTH MECKLENBURG 60, MALLARD CREEK 36
N.Meck 19 20 12 9 --60
M.Creek 10 7 6 13--36
N.Meck: Nevaeh Farmer 23, Taylor Dunn 10, Poole 8, Page 5, Redfern 5, Harris 4, Stallings 3, Vaughn 2
M.Creek: A.Bynum 15, Simpson 7, Digsby 4, Creech 4, Booker 3, Engle 3
N.Meck: Nevaeh Farmer 23pts, 6ast, 3 stls, 2rebs; Taylor Dunn 10pts, 1ast, 2reb, 2stls Alisha Harris 4pts, 7rebs, 2ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
Noteable: Nevaeh Farmer with a career high 23 pts and 6 assists.
Records: NM 5-0; MC 1-3
NO. 16 INDEPENDENCE 78, ROCKY RIVER 26
Indy 25 26 16 11 78
RR 7 9 5 5 26
Indy (5-1): Jessica Timmons 30, Kaylee Carson 21, Chloe Moss 13, Breckenridge 4, DiBenedetto 4, Burgess 4, Walkup 2
RR: Womack 7, Sanders 5, Lockley 4, Brooks 4, Libby 3, Long 3
Notable: Freshman Kaylee Carson had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals & 2 blocks in win over Rocky River. Kaylee is averaging 18ppg so far this season.
BUTLER 68, GARINGER 44
Butler 19 18 18 13 -- 68
Garinger 9 13 11 13 -- 44
Butler: Jada Tate 21, Jessica Ralda 15, Cheyla Scott 13, Jordan Durant 12, Black 4, Baynes 2, Williams 1
Garinger: Betsy Burnett 18, Fulmore 15, DeJesus 7, Threat 2, Long 2, Moore 2
Jada Tate led Butler with 21 on 7 made three pointers.
Garinger notable: Kamden Fulmore: 15 pts 10 rebs 3 stls 3 blks; Betsey Burnett: 17 pts 4 rebs 4 stls 5 assts
CENTRAL CABARRUS 36, AL BROWN 20
CCHS: 9, 5, 11, 11, (36)
Brown: 4, 10, 2, 4 (20)
Central: Mariah Barrie 18, Stanley 4, McGinnis 4, Lewis 2, Knight 4
Brown: Hagler 7, Bradley 3, David 2 Robinson 2
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 61, MONROE 19
Catholic 16 15 16 14 -- 61
Monroe 6 2 7 4 -- 19
Catholic 61 -- Blanca Thomas 16, Cameron Green 10, McMenamin 9, McArdle 9, Fava 4, Byron 4, Guella 3, Matthews 2, O’Brien 2, Kacerosky 2
Monroe 19 -- Dynastee Parker 14, Austin 3, Gingham 2
Records: Catholic 9-3, Monroe 1-12
Notable: Blanca Thomas 16 points, 11 rebounds, 6 blocks
COX MILL 82, WEST CABARRUS 49
Cox Mill 25 16 18 17 82
West Cabarrus 14 10 9 16 49
Cox Mill Arianna Perry 25, Emerie Tillman 21, Hines 9, Ferguson 5, Lewis 8, Finley 3, Fox 2, Gallesos 8, Tillmon 1
West Cabarrus Ashlee Shaw 30, Elder 8, Flake 2, Clowney 2, Fields 6, Reyes 1
Notables: Ashlee Shaw 30 points, 11 rebounds 3 assist and 5 steals.
EAST LINCOLN 70, WEST LINCOLN 43
ELHS: 16 12 21 21- 70
WLHS: 7 12 9 15- 43
ELHS: Ginny Overbay 15, Kelsey Campo 11, Taliyah Thomas 10, M. Self 8, M. Delgado 6, K. Patterson 5, A. Hege 5, B. Eatmon 4, M. Bissinger 3, R. Ross 3
WLHS: Chloe Norman 15, Morgan Chapman 11, F. Richardson 9, C. Robinson 6, A. Bierbach 2
Noteables: Ginny Overbay 15 pts, 10 rebs, 3 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks, Kelsy Campo 11 pts, 6 steals, 5 rebs, 3 assists
WLHS: (4-9) Next Game vs Lake Norman Charter @ WLHS 2/19/21
ELHS: (10-3) Next Game vs Newton Conover @ ELHS 2/19/21
HOPEWELL 70, MOORESVILLE 36
Hopewell - 15 11 26 18 - 70
Mooresville - 10 5 10 11 - 36
Hopewell: Caldwell 34, Gibson -Blackwell 13, Wall 6, Carter 7, Moore 4, Parkin 3, McManus 3
Mooresville: Brooke 4, Davis 13, Callejas 8, Harris 2, Stahl 2, Davis 7
KINGS MOUNTAIN 62, FORESTVIEW 57
KM 12. 10. 21. 19. -- 62
FV 19. 9. 12. 17. -- 57
KINGS MOUNTAIN 62 -- Saniya Wilson, 27 pts, 5 reb, 5 assists, Andrea Melton, 13 pts, 2 steals, Aaliyah Byers 8 pts, 10 reb, Khalia King 4 pts, Austyn Dixon 3 pts, 3 reb, Alayna Patrick 2 pts, Kennedy Barnes 2 pts, Monica Head 2 pts, Tyasya Bell 1 pt, 4 reb
FORESTVIEW 57 -- Myla Hoover 20 pts, Kendall Manning 14 pts, Jimena Vazquez 10 pts, Payton Jacobs 4 pts, Blaie Riley 4 pts, Zailyn Jeter 2 pts, Megan Baker 2 pts, Kiana Robinson 1 pt
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 43, BANDYS 40
BHS - 10 12 11 7 = 40
LNCS - 8 10 14 11 = 43
BHS: Macy Rummage 15, Cailyn Huggins 12, Caroline McIntosh 7, Hope Clements 2, Rachel Anderson 2, Olivia Little 2
LNCS: B. Leak 10, K. Kilpatrick 9, K. Seifert 6, J. Villanti 6, A. Kerr 6, J. Zelando 2, M. Miller 2, C. Donaldson 2
Records: BHS Lady Trojans: Conf. 7 - 6.
LINCOLN CHARTER 71, CHERRYVILLE 17
CVHS 07 04 03 03 -- 17
LCHS 27 21 10 13 -- 71
CVHS 17 -- Terayha Bess 7, Gabby McCorkkle 6, Haily Prince 2, Ragan Houis 1, Jamcurr Wall 1
LCHS 25 -- Lauren Horton 19, Kenzie Ross 16, Tyler Beller 13, Vanessa Cepedes 8, Makayla Futurell 7, Maddie Wootton 6, Haleigh Henson 2
Notable: Lauren Horton continues her double digit scoring streak as she is closing in on her 1000th point. .
MARVIN RIDGE 46, SUN VALLEY 40
Marvin Ridge 14 9 10 13 – 46
Sun Valley 7 16 2 15 -- 40
Marvin Ridge Shivers 13, Drake 5, Palmer 4, Douglas 7, Robitaille 2, Lee 9, Baylw 6
Sun Valley 41 – A. Meaders 2, K. Turriff 9, L. Avant 8, J. Carter 18, T. Robinson 3,
Notes: Sun Valley got the lead down to 2 points with about a 1:30 left in the game and several opportunities to tie the game. (Sun Valley moves to 3-9
MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 71, QUEENS GRANT 14
Mountain Island Charter notable: Sophomore Kay Decker’s 24 pts 7 rebs, 7 asst, and 7 steals, Chloe Hatzopoulos added 20 pts, 8 rebs, and 4 steals, and Melissa Richie finished with 11 pts and 5 rebs, and 5 steals. MICS improves to 8-2 on the season.
SOUTH CALDWELL 58, ST STEPHENS 42
St Stephens 16 15 3 8—42
South Caldwell 13 16 13 16—58
ST STEPHENS 42— Pilkenton 6, Spatz 4, Joselin Turner 11, McGlamery 2, Reid 4, Moulton 7, Sumpter 8, Rhymer
SOUTH CALDWELL 58— Propst, Olivia Miller 30, Anderson 8, Jackson 2, Syd Austin 1, Smith, Dorsey 2, Sam Austin, Katlyn Wynn 13, Heavener, Curtis 2
Records: South Caldwell 6-5, 5-5
This story was originally published February 15, 2021 at 9:58 AM.