Saturday’s HS Rewind: Cannon School coach not fan of playoff format, even in ‘fun year’
Cannon School boys basketball coach Che’ Roth is not a fan of the new N.C. Independent Schools playoff system.
The NCISAA split up the state into eastern and western sections. Roth, whose team beat Charlotte Latin 75-61 in the quarterfinals Saturday, doesn’t feel the new format is fair to his conference, the CISAA.
In the second round Thursday, for example, Providence Day played Charlotte Christian for the second time in a week. The teams ended their regular-seasons playing each other the Thursday before.
Also Thursday, Cannon played Covenant Day for the third time, and then on Saturday, Cannon and Latin hooked up for the third time in 12 days.
“I think it kind of shortchanges the only 4A league in the state (with all 4A teams),” Roth said. “You’re basically playing a conference tournament, and it doesn’t feel like a state tournament. I’m excited we’re having a state tournament, but it’s kind of disappointing (with this format) and it ruins the kids’ experience a little bit to not have a true state tournament.”
What Roth wasn’t disappointed about was watching his team win a rematch of the 2020 state championship game, which was also played at Charlotte Latin.
The Cougars (25-5) jumped out to a 13-5 lead and never gave it up.
Jarvis Moss, a Stanford recruit, had 25 points and seven rebounds. Elijah Ormiston, committed to Concordia University, had 14 points, four rebounds and junior DJ Nix had 14 points., four rebounds and three assists.
Charlotte Latin senior Graham Calton, playing his final game, had 35 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks (16-5).
Cannon won despite playing much of the second half with Ormiston, Nix and 7-1 junior center Christian Reeves (12 points, four rebounds, four blocks) sitting out with four fouls. Junior Karon Boyd, a 6-5 forward, picked up the slack with five points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Cannon will advance to play Greensboro Day in Tuesday’s semifinal. Carmel Christian (22-1) beat Charlotte Christian 75-45 in its quarterfinal to advance. Carmel Christian will play Ravenscroft (13-4) at home Tuesday.
Roth said he likes his teams’ chances.
“We have such a tight group and they are so connected,” Roth said. “We’ve got some big-time players, like Deuce Rolle, who played his tail off today. And a kid off the bench, who is always prepared when his number is called is Ben Childress. He stepped up and guarded. I love our team. We’re having a ton of fun and that’s been our focus all year, with this being, really, the only form of social interaction these kids have. We’ve been using that as our rallying cry, and it’s been a really fun year.”
Providence Day, Cannon girls advance to state semifinals
A year ago, Providence Day’s girls won their 17th N.C. Independent Schools state championship.
For a while this season, it didn’t look like the Chargers had a serious chance to try for another.
Ranked atop several state polls early in the season, the Chargers went through a stretch in late January and early February where they lost five of six games. A team that had dominated the Charlotte Independent Schools conference for 30 years finished third this season.
But after Saturday’s 50-35 win over Charlotte Country Day, the Chargers have won 20 games again and are in position for another state title.
Jordyn Latter had 15 points in Saturday’s quarterfinal win. Providence Day (20-6) held Country Day to 15 points in the second and third quarters.
Providence Day will play at overall No. 1 seed North Raleigh Christian (17-1) in Tuesday’s semifinal. This is the 20th straight season the Chargers have reached the semifinals.
▪ Also advancing to the semifinals is Cannon School, which beat Charlotte Christian 44-29. Reigan Richardson had 28 points in the win. Charlotte Christian scored 13 points in the first quarter and 16 in the final three.
Cannon will play at Greensboro Day (16-5) in Tuesday’s semifinals.
Burnham’s big night helps Carmel speed past Christian, to semis
The first time Carmel Christian played Charlotte Christian this season, Cougars star Ben Burnham didn’t play much. He scored 13 points and had nine rebounds in the first quarter of what turned out to be a 66-65 win.
Burnham got two technical fouls in 90 seconds (which were later rescinded after a school protest) for taunting.
Saturday, when Carmel Christian beat Charlotte Christian 75-45 in the third round of the NCISAA 4A playoffs, Burnham turned in a monster stat line: 22 points, 23 rebounds, 10 blocks.
Carmel Christian, No. 1 in the Sweet 16, has won 17 straight games, was dominant from the start. And Burnham is on quite a tear. In his past five games, he’s scored 135 points and grabbed 91 rebounds.
Next up is a home game in the state semifinals against Raleigh’s Ravenscroft School. Ravenscroft coach Kevin Billerman was an assistant coach with the Charlotte 49ers when current Carmel Christian coach Joe Badgett was a player for Charlotte in the late ‘80s.
Carmel Christian will trying to reach its third state final in four years and its first in the 4A class. Carmel moved up to 4A, the state’s most difficult classification, after winning a 2A state championship in 2018 and a 3A state title in 2019. The Cougars were upset in the second round of the 2020 3A playoffs.
Saturday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Ben Burnham, Carmel Christian: 22 points, 23 rebounds, 10 blocks in a 75-45 win over Charlotte Christian.
Graham Calton, Charlotte Latin: playing the final game of his career, the senior had 35 points and seven rebounds in a 75-61 loss to Cannon School.
Zaria Clark, Gaston Day: 16 points in a 67-12 over Burlington Christian. She became the school’s all-time leading scorer
Jarvis Moss, Cannon School: 25 points, seven rebounds in a 75-61 win over Charlotte Latin in the NCISAA
Janiah Shular, Gaston Day: 26 points, 16 rebounds in a 67-12 win over Burlington Christian in the NCISAA playoffs.
Saturday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 75, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 45
CCS: 19 15 15 26 -- 75
CLT: 10 12 10 13 -- 45
CCS: Ben Burnham 23, Cade Tyson 18, Justin Taylor 18, Bynum 6, Krawczyk 2, Pisacano 6, Bean 2
CLT: Detenber 3, Cade Nicholson 12, Gilbert 2, Bryce Cash 14, Lash 5, Hardy 5, Preston 4
NO. 3 CANNON SCHOOL 75, NO. 11 CHARLOTTE LATIN 61
CS 13 22 20 20--75
CL 5 18 16 22--61
Cannon--Jarvis Moss 25, Elijah Ormiston 14, DJ Nix 14, Christian Reeves 12, Rolle 5, Boyd 5
Latin--Graham Calton 35, Daniel Haughton 11, Hull 6, Hirsch 3, Jones 3, Hendley 3
Game Notes: Cannon won in the quarterfinals of the state tournament at Latin. The Cougars were led by Jarvis Moss 25 pts, Elijah Ormiston 14 pts. and DJ Nix added 14 pts. Latin was led by Graham Calton’ 35 pts./7 reb. Cannon advances to the semifinals next Tuesday.
Records: Cannon 25-5, Latin 16-5
PINE LAKE PREP 48, MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 42
Pine Lake 12 10 16 10 -- 48
MICS 6 13 11 12 -- 42
PLP - Cole Callaway 18 JT Harper 17 Trace Forest 7 Jack Baldwin 6
MICS - Marquis Williams 18 Ali 9 Najee Steward 8 Jake Barber 4 Nyzir Steward 3
Pine Lake 14 - 1 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS.
WEST CHARLOTTE 59, MOORESVILLE 27
West Charlotte 14 13 15 17 -- 59
Mooresville 8 5 8 6 -- 27
WEST CHARLOTTE 59 -- Chancelor Morrow 22 D Rivers7 Mangum 7 Taylor 7 Raymond 6 M.Rivers 5 Alford 3 Mahatha 2
MOORESVILLE 27 -- Shaw 8 Howell 6 Smith 5 Eliizian 3 Jackson 2 Hereing 1
Saturday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 14 CANNON SCHOOL 44, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 29
Cannon School 18 7 7 12- 44
Charlotte Christian 13 5 7 4-29
Cannon School 44 - Reigan Richardson 28, Wood 7, Edwards 3, Hicks 2, Galloway 2, Cherry 2
Charlotte Christian 29- Swilling 7, Suarez 7, Schraeder 6, Newman 4, Dejesse 3, Coles 2
Cannon School 18-5
Notes: Cannon School advances to its second straight NCISAA 4a Semifnal. They will host Greensboro Day Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.
GASTON DAY 67, BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN 12
Gaston Day -17–28-15- 7- 67
Burlington Christian Academy- 4-2-4-2-12
Gaston Day - Janiah Shular 26, Zaria Clark 16, Katherine Heilig 6, Gabriella Drury 4, Sophia Drury 3, Laura Mullins 2, Riley Chambers 2, Zoey Morris 2, Chaney Thompson 2,Annalise DeMatteis 2, Natalia Salas 2,
Burlington Christian Academy - Anna Hankney 8, Emma Brown 4
Notable: J. Shular 16 rebounds which led to her double double. Z.Clark scored the 4 points needed in the first half to break the school record.
Record : 11-7. Next Game: vs Davidson Day Monday @5:30 in the 3rd round of the NCISSA state playoff.
MOORESVILLE 52, WEST CHARLOTTE 42
Mooresville. 12. 14. 14. 7. = 52
West Charlotte 9. 11. 7. 15 = 42
Mooresville (52): Brooke Piper 4, Srraiah Davis 3, Elizabeth Collejas 13, Chloe Harris 6, Miya Houston 2, Kate Stahz 18, Lilly Davis 6.
West Charlotte(42): Jaylah Henderson 8, La’Tayshia Andrews 16, Paige Bowman 4,Halle Chaffin 14
PROVIDENCE DAY 50, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 35
Providence Day 9 12 11 18 – 50
Country Day 8 9 6 12 – 35
PD (50) Jordyn Latter 15, Brooks 9, Sanchez 9, Ferguson 8, Levine 4, Jensen 3, Booker 2
CD (35) Mary Holland Waters 19, Ingram 6, O’Neil 4, Rixham 3, Rucker 3
Friday’s Rewind: CMS teams earn league titles
The Vance High girls, No. 1 in the Sweet 16, avoided an upset Friday, beating Hough 49-43 to win the outright I-MECK 4A league championship.
Vance led 32-18 at halftime but only scored five points in the third quarter as Hough made a run. But Leah Barringer (16) points and Amhyia Moreland (14) kept the Cougars safe down the stretch.
▪ In the SoMECK, Ardrey Kell beat Providence 87-43 behind 23 points from Knoah Carver, to win the outright championship. It was the fourth straight year that Ardrey Kell has won the regular-season or tournament title.
▪ In the Southwestern 4A, Myers Park (5-2) beat Independence (6-1), denying the Patriots a chance at an outright league title. With Rocky River (6-1) beating Garinger, Rocky River and Independence share the league title. Independence will get the top seed by virtue of a head-to-head win over Rocky River. Myers Park will hope for an at-large bid when playoff seeds are released Sunday.
▪ In the Southwestern 4A girls championship game, Myers Park remained unbeaten with a 45-43 win and denied Independence a share of the league title.
▪ In the SoMECK, Providence remained undefeated and won its third straight girls championship, beating Ardrey Kell 66-49. Nyla McGill had 21 and Madison Skinner 12 for the Panthers (6-0).
Friday’s #BIG5 Boys Top Performers
Chris Britt, Gaston Day: game-high 29 points as the Spartans upset reigning 2A state champion Davidson Day 64-53. Gaston Day coach Trent McCallister won his 100th game.
MJ Collins, Westminster Catawba: 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists in a 91-56 win over Salem Baptist.
Davion Cunningham, North Mecklenburg: 19 points, seven steals, six assists in a 96-66 win over Lake Norman. North’s McDonald’s All-American candidate, Chris Ford, had 22 points, 12 rebounds; Jeremy Gregory had 16 points, 12 rebounds; and Jordan Crawford had 14 points and three steals.
Dallas Gardner, Myers Park: sophomore had a team-high 17 points in an upset of Sweet 16 No. 9 Independence.
Kayne Johnson, Jordon Nevill, East Mecklenburg: combined for 31 points in a 52-50 win over Butler in overtime.
Friday’s #BIG5 Girls Top Performers
Logan Dutka, Bandys: game-high 24 points in a 62-40 win over North Lincoln.
Bethel Ekperigha, Victory Christian: 5-foot-6 junior guard scored 10 of her game-high 29 points in the second quarter of Victory’s 64-17 win over United Faith in the NCISAA playoffs.
Mallorie Haines, Davidson Day: McDonald’s All-American nominee had 25 points, five steals and two rebounds in a 77-23 win over University Christian.
Chloe Hatzopoulos, Mountain Island Charter: 23 points, 20 rebounds in a 58-44 win over Pine Lake Prep.
Saniya Wilson, Kings Mountain: 40 points, four rebounds, three steals in a 60-56 loss to Crest.
Friday’s Roundup
BOYS
West Rowan 64, North Iredell 52 ... The Falcons (12-1, 9-1) won the North Piedmont 3A tournament final, grabbing the conference No. 1 seed in the state playoffs. North Iredell finished 11-2, 9-1.
Monroe 64, Piedmont 50 ... Shaleak Knotts scored 13 points and Jalen Smith grabbed nine rebounds for the Redhawks in their Southern Carolina 3A victory.
West Stanly 63, Forest Hills 54 ... The Colts (11-1, 8-1) avenged their only loss this season and captured the Rocky River 2A-3A championship. Forest Hills (10-2, 8-1) is expected to grab an at-large playoff berth.
Central Cabarrus 68, A.L. Brown 65 ... The Vikings (11-1, 11-1) wrapped up the South Piedmont 3A title, as sophomore Gavin Bullock scored 17 points and freshman Chase Daniel added 14.
Harding 62, Berry Academy 50 ... Jaleb Grant (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Logan Blair (18 points, 10 rebounds) led the Rams to a SoMeck 7 4A triumph.
Crest 60, Kings Mountain 44 ... The Chargers finished a perfect (12-0) big South 3A season, breaking it open with a 24-9 surge in the fourth quarter. Second place Kings Mountain finished 9-3 in league play.
Hickory 61, St. Stephens 38 ... Jayden Maddox’s 15 points led the Northwestern 3A-4A champion Red Tornadoes (9-1, 8-1) past their neighborhood rivals.
R-S Central 64, Burns 53 ... Keion Littlejohn scored 15 points, and the Hilltoppers (12-1, 11-1) finished second to Shelby in the Southwestern 2A. Ryan Thompson scored 21 for Burns.
Rocky River 80, Garinger 34 ... Calik Thomas scored 16 in leading the Ravens to a Southwestern 4A triumph.
Hopewell 73, West charlotte 68 ... The Titans captured an I-Meck 4A victory behind Thomas Jackson’s 21 points.
GIRLS
Newton-Conover 51, East Lincoln 45 ... Taliyah had 20 points and four steals, but East Lincoln dropped this South Fork 2A game.
West Lincoln 70, Lake Norman Charter 58 ... Kristy Seifert scored 23 points, hitting six 3-pointers, for Lake Norman Charter.
Concord Academy 45, Forsyth Country Day 38 ... Concord Academy moved into the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 3A state semifinals, behind 16 points and 12 rebounds by Raegan Dickens.
Victory Christian 64, United Faith Christian 17 ... Victory Christian jumped to a 26-2 first-quarter lead and rolled to an NCISAA 1A quarterfinal victory.
Maiden 40, Lincolnton 29 ... Maggie Andrews, Marley Mingus and Lainee Hentschel each scored 10 points in Maiden’s South Fork 2A victory.
Parkwood 60, Sun Valley 39 ... Courtney Liles scored 20 for Parkwood, and Lindsey Avant had 16 for the Spartans in this Southern Carolina 3A game.
Ashbrook 77, Hunter Huss 37 ... The Green Wave (12-1, 11-1) wrapped up the Big South 3A title, jumping to a 21-3 first-quarter lead.
Alexander Central 55, South Caldwell 51 (2 OTs) ... chesney Stikeleather, Sydney Hayes and Nikki Hagy each scored 11 for the victors in this Northwestern 3A-4A game. Olivia Miller led South Caldwell with 26.
South Point 35, Chase 16 ... Asheton Queen scored 16 for South Point in its Southwestern 2A win.
Rocky River 59, Garinger 51 ... Sophomore Amani Womack’s 17 points helped the Ravens take this Southwestern 4A game.
Freedom 67, McDowell 53 ... The Patriots (9-0, 9-0) clinched the Northwestern 3A-4A title.
Lake Norman 69, North Mecklenburg 51 ... The battle for second place in the I-Meck 4A went to the Wildcats (9-1, 5-1), as Madison Saunders scored 19. North Mecklenburg fell to 5-2, 5-2.
-- Steve Lyttle
Friday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 96, LAKE NORMAN 66
Lake Norman 12 11 22 21 -- 66
North Meck 21 23 24 28 -- 99
LAKE NORMAN 66 -- Weatherford 3, Taylor 8, J. Gruber 2, Kepley 7, Mekhi Goree 11, Wagner 7, Gruber 2, Seth Aeschliman 26
NORTH MECK 99 -- Cunningham 19, Crawford 14, Waters 2, Coles 5, Ford 22, Ravenel 6, Bracey 5, McLary 7, Gregory 16
GASTON DAY SCHOOL 64. NO. 4 DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL 53
DDS- 11 13 12 17= 53
GDS- 13 19 22 10= 64
DDS: Atwell 12, Howard 6, Watson 4, St. Clair 8, Eley 8, Horton 15
GDS: Crump 2, Clark 4, Hunter 9, Fayed 6, Britt 29, Richard 14
RECORDS: Davidson Day Patriots: 21-3, Gaston Day: 10-9
Game Stats: 5th seeded Gaston Day defeated 4th seeded Davidson Day in a 2nd round NCISAA Class 2A State playoff game. Trey Horton had 15 points and 6 rebounds for the Patriots. Davidson Day the defending Class 2A champions end their season with a 21-3 record.
NO. 5 WEDDINGTON 77, PARKWOOD 39
Weddington – 21/21/21/14 -- 77
Parkwood –7/11/11/10 -- 39
WEDDINGTON 77 -- Evan Morton – 17, Chase Lowe – 16, Brock Bowen – 15, AJ Cook – 14, Bates – 6, Wetherbee – 5, Frazier – 4
PARKWOOD 39 -- Dylan Houston – 21, Helms – 6, Horne – 4, Jarvis – 2, McKenney – 2, Hansley – 2, Vinson – 1, Mobley - 1
Notable: Weddington (13-0) had 4 players in double figures, led by Sophomore Guard Evan Morton with 17 points.
NO. 6 ARDREY KELL 87, PROVIDENCE 43
Ardrey Kell 19 26 29 13 — 87
Providence 12 28 36 —43
Ardrey Kell— Knoah Carver 23, Evan Smith 13, Peyton Gerald 12, Elijah Gray 11, Brock Rose 10, Akenyelu 6, Holmes 3, Hammonds 3,
Providence — McGee 12, Gaither 8
Notable: Ardrey Kell finishes the regular season at 5-0 and wins the SoMeck 7 conference regular season title. Knoah Carver had 23 (4 threes), Evan Smith had 13 points, 5 assists. Elijah Gray had 11 and 8, Brock Rose 10 points (career high), Peyton Gerald had 12 and 6. AK 6-0. It is the fourth straight year AK has won either regular season or conference tournament (3 years conference tournament and this year regular season.
NO. 8 WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 91, SALEM BAPTIST 56
Westminster: 19 - 24 - 21 - 27 - 91
Salem Baptist: 16 - 16 - 9 - 15 - 56
Westminster Catawba: K. Addie 6, M.J. Collins 24, Richard Black III 22, R. Petiote 6, Lucas Heckaman 14, D. Johnson 2, A.J. Hamrick 17
Salem Baptist: Eli Arnold 22, J. Hancock 1, Shad Thomas 10, E. Pegran 7, Pharrell Davis 14, N. Walters 2
Note: Westminster Catawba, 15-2 will travel to Northside Christian on Monday, February 22 for the 3rd Round of the NCISAA State Playoffs.
MYERS PARK 54, NO. 9 INDEPENDENCE 54
Myers Park 12 13 12 17 -- 54
INDY 7 16 9 16 -- 48
MYERS PARK 54 -- Gardner 17, Strong 10, Roberts 6, Wicks 7, Ryan 2, S Mohammad 9, Walters 5.
INDEPENDENCE 48 -- Jalen Hinton 12, Landon King 21, Allah 8, Thomas 2, Miller 1, Johnson 4.
Myers Park 5-2 Indy 6-1
Notable: Rocky River (6-1) beat Garinger 80-34 and ties Independence for the league title. Independence gets the No. 1 seed by virtue of a head-to-head win.
NO. 10 ROCKY RIVER 80, GARINGER 34
RR 26 9 24 21 -- 80
GHS 0 17 11 6 -- 34
RR 80 -- Hargrove 6, T. Forte 20, Rudisell 11, Thomas 16, Green 4, Richards 11, Alston 8, Ratchford 2, Stewert 2, Cambell 3, Demonte 5
GHS 34 -- Gibson 8, Robinson 2, Jernigan 11, Hampton 5, Moore 4, Mevoti 4
NO. 12 UNITED FAITH 94, GRACE CHRISTIAN 60
United Faith -- 31 20 30 13 = 94
Grace Christian -- 11 24 7 18 = 60
United Faith 94 -- Xavier McKelvy 20, Lance Gill 13, Adriel De La Rosa 11, Jaden Quick 10, Bryson Cokley 8, Xzavier Ivey 8, LJ Johnson 8, Quinton Scheuermann 8, Charlie Hester 5, Zavien Dillingham 3
Grace Christian 60 -- Ma’Kye Butler 28, Miles Matson 9, Jesse Mitchell 8, Rayquan Simmons 6, Rahmeen Harris 3, Jonah Garris 2, William Rush 2, Landon Wester 2
CONCORD 80, WEST CABARRUS 67
Concord -- 17 22 21 20 -- 80
West Cabarrus -- 15 10 24 18 -- 67
CONCORD 80 -- J. Franklin 21, B. Blue 13, C. Cooke 10, M. Swinger 9, J. Smith 8, J. Torrence 6, E. Parker 5, K.J. Rogers 5, J. Toe 3
WEST CABARRUS 67 -- J. Sierra 21, J. Jackson 16, S. Akins 13, R. Minard 12, J. Munson 3, J. Harris 2
Notables: Concord finishes off the regular season at 6-7. West Cabarrus drops to 6-7 in the Wolverines finale.
EAST BURKE 70, WEST IREDELL 62
East Burke. 11. 16. 19. 24 -- 70
West Iredell. 11. 15. 8. 28 -- 62
East Burke 70 -- Christian Smith 23, Trey Ward 16, Aasin Lor 15, Yarbrough 8, Kiser 5, Crump 3
West Iredell 62 -- N. Cassidy 16, J. Burke 14, Q. Johnson 13, J. Whittenburg 12, Gallyon 4, Munoz 3
Records: East Burke 3-3, West Iredell 2-6
EAST LINCOLN 70, NEWTON-CONOVER 64
East Lincoln 19 7 13 31 70
Newton-Conover 21 16 15 12 64
East Lincoln (11-3): Jeremiah Jones 11, Drew Bean 20, Logan Craig 13, Nyckolas Clarke 7, Landon Glezen 3, Markell Clark 6, Tyler Mizzell 10, Roman Hawk 0
Newton-Conover (6-8): Maverick Davis 7, Jackson Mullins 16, Zane Redmond 24, Javon Barber 0, Aquan Cauthen 0, Quincey Spain 5, Trey Stinson 5, Justice Craig 7
Of Note: East Lincoln has won 5 out of their last 6 games and qualifies for the playoffs for the 17th straight year.
FREEDOM 80, WATAUGA 66
Freedom: 23 19 14 24 = 80
Watauga: 14 16 17 19 = 66
Freedom: Daylin Pritchard 26, Harris 7, Costello 2, Zaydin Pritchard 10, Pitman 6, Que Rice 24, Hall 5
Watauga: Hale 3, Greene 5, Bennett Ricker 23, Everett 3, Turbett 3, Leon 6, Ward 7, Warren 2, Shirley 1
Freedom 4-4 (4-3)
HICKORY RIDGE 66, PORTER RIDGE 58
Porter Ridge 21 14 9 14--58
Hickory Ridge 15 19 12 20--66
Porter Ridge—Isaiah Williams 21, Jason Hertz 2, Greg Wenger 10, CJ Anthony 7, Aaron Hough 12, Jack Fazilat 4, Justin Shumaker 2—58
Hickory Ridge—Frederick 21, Marsh 21, Jefferson 1, Woods 8, Beard 2, Harris 2. Gunter 4, Brigman 6—66
HOUGH 51, VANCE 46
Hough 20 3 13 15 -- 51
Vance 8 12 10 16 -- 46
Hough -- Graham Worland 12, Cal Reihl 12, Shryock 9, Viruso 5, Schoolfield 5, Stiff 5
Vance -- Daniel Sanford 18, Gatewood 9, Moore 9, Hanson 5, Dorn 3,Pearce 2
Records: H - 6-2 (5-2); V - 4-3
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 72, WEST LINCOLN 42
LNC (10-4) 28 21 7 15 72
West Lincoln 11 5 13 13 42
LNC- Jalen Rivens 23, Cal Reed 18 pts, 7 ast, Oliver O’Brien 15 pts, 8 reb, Grant Howlett 6, Cole Magnuson 5, Miles Bell 2, Alec Edens 2pts, 5 steals, 6 ast
LNC nights finish the regular season 10-4, with a 5 game win streak and a 3rd place finish. The Knights are now hoping for a wild card berth into the state playoffs.
LINCOLN CHARTER 75, PIEDMONT CHARTER 29
Lincoln Charter 19 22 27 7
Piedmont Charter 10 4 7 8
Lincoln Charter: Sam Cogan 21, Elijah Burnett 13, Avery Bolden 12, Farley 8, Fulton 8, Seitz 6, Baich 2, Cooke 2, Patel 2, Crichton 2, Flowers 1
Lincoln Charter 12-2 Overall 11-1 Conference
8th Straight Conference Title
NORTH LINCOLN 66, BANDYS 46
North Lincoln- 17 16 22 11 66
Bandys-6 15 4 21 46
North Lincoln- Jack Carter 22, Cole Seagle 13, Jack Waggoner 13, Jake Dedmon 5, Samari Collins 5, Braedan Barker 3, Daniel Carter 2, Jake Terrill 2, Ben Corter 1
Bandys- B. DelGuercio 16, EJ Habschied 6, C. Spencer 6, K. Henrickson 5, D. Thompson 4, J. Cockman 3, D. Reed 3, G. Parham 2, T. Touchberry 1
North Lincoln 12-2. South Fork 2A Champions
Friday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 VANCE 49, HOUGH 43
Vance: 15, 17, 5, 12: 49
Hough: 5, 13, 14, 11: 43
VANCE 49 -- Leah Barringer 16, Amhyia Moreland 14
NO. 3 NEWTON-CONOVER 51, EAST LINCOLN 45
Newton-Conover 14 14 10 13 = 51
East Lincoln 7 14 5 19 = 45
NEWTON-CONOVER 51 -- Grace Loftin 18, 12 rebounds, Emma Fox 16, Cassidy Geddes 9, Nalace Duncan 4, Hannah Watkins 4, Jayla Woods, Mia Powell, T. Thompson 20, G. Overbay 11, M. Self 7, A. Hege 3, K. Campo 3, R. Ross
ELHS 45 -- Taliyah Thomas 20, Ginny Overbay 11, M. Self 7, A. Hege 3, K. Campo 3, M. Delgado 1
Records: Newton-Conover 14 - 0; East Lincoln 10 - 4
East Lincoln notables: Noteables: Taliyah Thomas 20 pts, 4 steals. Ginny Overbay 11 Pts, 10 rebs, 5 steals, 1 asst, 1 block. Madison Self 7 pts, 13 rebs
NO. 4 FREEDOM 67, MCDOWELL 53
Freedom. 14. 16. 17. 20 - 67
McDowell. 9. 15. 13. 16 - 53
Freedom 67 - Danisha Hemphill 24, Christena Rhone 17, Adair Garrison 10, Ste. McGee 9, Walker 1, Kania 6, Ollis, Armentrout, Wilkerson.
Notable: Freedom secures 6th straight Conference Championship going 9-0
NO. 5 MYERS PARK 45, NO. 16 INDEPENDENCE 43
Independence - 07 06 13 17 43
Myers Park - 15 09 12 09 45
Indy - Bralyn Milton 15, Jessica Timmons 19, Carson 4, Breckenridge 3, Burgess 2
Myers Park - Reese Wilson 14, Nelson 9, Thompson 5, Davis 3, Xerras 8, Clamp 2, Truesdale 2
Indy - 5-2 (5-2)
MP - 7-0 (7-0)
NO. 7 PROVIDENCE 66, ARDREY KELL 49
PROVIDENCE 11 19 27 9 = 66
ARDREY KELL - 7 13 12 17 = 49
PHS: Nyla McGill 21, Eva Butler 4, Madison Skinner 14, Delanie Hill 12, Lindsey Nolan 12, Anna Wong 2, Kendall Webb 1
AKHS: Nelson 8, Hunter 11, Belcher 3, Gueterman 5, Evans 5, Vanderbeck 9, Newman 4, Montgomery 3
Notable: Nyla McGill also had 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 7 steals. Delanie Hill with 5 assists and 4 steals. Providence wins it’s 3rd straight Regular Season Conference Championship!
Records: Providence: 6-0 (5-0 Conference)
NO. 11 HICKORY RIDGE 70, PORTER RIDGE 47
East Meck 9 11 11 16 -- 47
Hickory Ridge 17 17 20 16 --70
Porter Ridge 47. Saiton 16, Brandon 10, Oliver 8, Firms 5, Burke 5, Varner 3
Hickory Ridge 58 -- Calhoun 22, Cook 11, Gidney 11, Walters 7, Henry 6, Collins 6, Byrd 4, Lewis 2, Hall 1
NO. 15 LAKE NORMAN 69, NO. 10 NORTH MECKLENBURG 51
Lake Norman: 24 18 14 13---69
North Meck: 6 13 22 10---51
Lake Norman: Madison Saunders 19, Kirsten Lewis 14, Ally, Wadkowsky 14, Jasmine Lowe 10, Harwood 4, Marks 4, Robinson 2, Reilly 2
N.Meck: Nevaeh Farmer 16, Jael Poole 9, Dunn 7, Page 7, Harris 6, Weston 2, Redfern 2, Vaughn 2
N.Meck: Nevaeh Farmer 16pts, 6rebs, 3 ast, 4 stls; Jael Poole 9pts, Taylor Dunn 7pts, 5rebs, 1 ast, 2 tls, 1blk, Dearia Page 7pts, 9rebs, 1ast, 2stls, 1 blk Alisha Harris 6pts, 6rebs, 2ast, 3blks
Lady Vikings Record: 5-2
Lake Norman notable: Aly Wadkovsky Double Double 14 points and 12 Rebounds. Kirsten Lewis-Williams double double with 13 points and 11 assists.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 55, SOUTH CALDWELL 51. 2 OT
South Caldwell 14 7 9 11 4 6 -- 51
Alexander 11 6 14 10 4 10 -- 55
SOUTH CALDWELL 51 -- Wynn 9, Propst 2, Olivia Miller 26, Anderson 4, Jackson 6, Curtis 4
ALEXANDER 55 -- Hallie Jarrett 10, Nikki Hagy 11, Harrington 9, Chesney Stikeleather 11, Sydney Hayes 11, Herman 3
Notable: South Caldwell’s Olivia Miller had 26 points, nine rebounds on 12-of-19 shooting. Alexander outrebounded South Caldwell 60-38.
BANDYS 62, NORTH LINCOLN 40
BHS - 21 15 10 16 = 62
NLHS - 10 14 8 8 = 40
BHS: Logan Dutka 24, Cailyn Huggins 18, Olivia Little 6, Macy Rummage 5, Hope Clements 4, Caroline McIntosh 3, Whitney Drummond 2
NLHS: A. White 15, H. Klein 10, L. Stump 6, A. Reid 4, B. Broome 3, S. Hallman 2
Records: BHS Lady Trojans: Conf. 8 - 6.
CREST 60, KINGS MOUNTAIN 56
KM 16. 12. 16. 12. -- 56
CHS 14. 13. 12. 19. -- 60
KINGS MOUNTAIN 56 -- Saniya Wilson 40 pts, 4 reb, 3 steals, Kennedy Barnes 11 pts, 6 reb, Austyn Dixon 2 pts, 5 reb, Andrea Melton 1 pt, 3 steals, Alayna Patrick 1 pt, 2 steals, Aaliyah Byers 1 pt, 3 reb, Tyasya Bell 5 reb
CREST 60 -- V Petty 16 pts, A Marshall 15 pts, N. Williams 13 pts, S. Warlick 7 pts, K. Lee 4 pts, M. Surratt 2 pts, Z. Hamrick 2 pts, #13 1 pt
Note: KM falls to 10-4 (9-3 Big South) in our last regular season game. If Crest (8-3 Big South) wins tomorrow (Saturday) against Forestview they will be the 2 seed by virtue of a coin flip. KM will either be looking for a wildcard bid if Crest wins tomorrow, or will be the 2 seed with a FV win.
DAVIDSON DAY 77, UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 23
Davidson Day 27 14 22 14 -- 77
University Christian 7 6 0 10 -- 23
Davidson Day -- Mallorie Haines 25, Ashley Fowler 19, Juliana Park 11, Jessie Wiles 8, Hannah Higbea 6, Sky Moore 6, Callie Pestana 2
University Christian -- Deese 8, Sain 4, Cannon 4, Blair 3, Congo 2, Wilson 2
Davidson Day notable: Mallorie Haines led the Patriots in scoring with 25 points, she also grabbed 5 steals and 2 rebounds. Ashley Fowler scored 19 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. Juliana Park had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Jessie Wiles added in 8 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds. Hannah Higbea contributed 6 points, 5 steals, and 4 rebounds.
EAST MECKLENBURG 52, BUTLER 50 OT
Butler 8 15 12 8 OT 7 -- 50
East Meck 15 10 8 11 OT 9 -- 52
Butler - Jesse Taylor 24, Moses Payne 10, Black 8, McDuffie 6, Fisher - Davis 3, Heath 2
East Meck - Kanye Johnson 16, Jordon Nevill 15, Wolfe 8, Reynolds 5, Williams 4, Storey 2,
Fowler 2
HOPEWELL 72, WEST CHARLOTTE 35
WC: 8 11 7 9 - 35
Hopewell: 21 21 18 12 - 72
WC: Alexis 2, Henderson 6, Andrews 10, Bowman 2, Chaffin 11, Martin 4
Hopewell: Wall 5, McManus 4, Parkin 5, Qualls 8, Caldwell 26, Gibson-Blackwell 6, Rochinski 9, Craig 3, Moore 4, Harris 2
MALLARD CREEK 47, MOORESVILLE 28
Mallard Creek 10. 13. 7. 17. 47
Mooresville. 7 7 5. 9. 28
MALLARD CREEK 47 -- Bynum 7. Booker. 6. Digsby 9. Engle 2. Johnson 4. Javelyn Lewis 14
MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 58, PINE LAKE PREP 44
Notable: Mountain Island was led by Chloe Hatzopoulos with 23 pts and 20 rebs. Kay Decker added 16 pts, 5 rebs, and 8 steals. As a team Mountain Island finished the game with 76 rebounds.
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY CHARTER 53, LINCOLN CHARTER 41
LCHS 10 04 11 16 -- 41
PCC 12 10 15 16 -- 53
LCHS 41 -- Lauren Horton 20, Haleigh Henson 6, Maddie Wootton 6, Tyler Beller 4, Kenzie Ross 3, Makayla Futrell 2
PCC 53 -- Kaylee Nolen 18, Jaydeen East 13, Taylor Prioleau 8, Lauren French 8, Grace East 3, Emily Bartlett 3
Notable: Lauren Horton of Lincoln Charter HS lead all scores with 20 points. And with those 20 points Lauren surpasses the 1,000 points scored mark, and she has done it in her Junior year!!!
ROCKY RIVER 51, GARINGER 39
Garinger notable: Betsey Burnett: 20 pts 4 rebs 4 assists 3 stls
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 64, UNITED FAITH 17
UNITED FAITH 2--8--3--4 -- 17
VICTORY 26--17--16--5 -- 64
United Faith: Josie Hester 11, Ella Jordan 2, Sophie Sharp 2, Madelyn Bronson 2
Victory: Bethel E. 29, B. Lydia B 14, Valena B. 6, Zana G. 5, Alecandra C. 5, Harmony W. 5
Bethel E. game high 29 points and a dominant 10 point 2nd quarter
WEST LINCOLN 70, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 58
LNC 10 15 22 11 -- 58
WLHS 15 10 18 27 -- 70
LNC 58 – Kristy Seifert 23, Kailyn Kilpatrick 14, Jillian Villanti 12, Brooklin Leak 4, Alese Kerr 3, Caroline Donaldson 2
WLHS 70 – Chloe Norman 31, Morgan Chapman 21, Carolina Robinson 8
This story was originally published February 19, 2021 at 10:31 PM.
