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Holiday High School Basketball Tournament Central: live scoreboard, boxscores, stars

The Independence Patriots stand for the National Anthem wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The Patriots hosted their rival Butler Bulldogs in a basketball game. The rival game was the first for the schools since CMS Supt. Earnest Winston shut teams down last month. All fans were asked a series of questions concerning and temperature checked before being allowed into the gym.
The Independence Patriots stand for the National Anthem wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The Patriots hosted their rival Butler Bulldogs in a basketball game. The rival game was the first for the schools since CMS Supt. Earnest Winston shut teams down last month. All fans were asked a series of questions concerning and temperature checked before being allowed into the gym. jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

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Monday’s Boxscores

CARMEL CHRISTIAN 85, 1 of 1 PREP 38

Carmel Christian 16 28 28 13 -- 85

1 of 1 Prep 5 9 15 9 -- 38

CARMEL CHRISTIAN 85 -- Arias 2, Bean 7, Santana Smith 20, Mike 5, Cade Tyson 17, Howard 4, Logan Threatt 11, Luke Krawczyk 10, Siler 9

1 OF 1 PREP 38 -- Woghiren 4, Isaiah Davis 10, Wall 2, Diaz 3, Hunter-Scott 7, Christian Wilkins 12

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 67, CUTHBERTSON 60

CUTHBERTSON 60 -- Jared Haymore 17, Christian Alston 14, Haggarty 6, Douglas 6, Keenan Jackson 11, Parker 6

CATHOLIC 67 -- Josh Williams 14, Pat Tivnan 23, Vaughn Thomas 12, K. Williams 4, Liam Gates 11, Noonan 3

CHARLOTTE LATIN 60 WESLEYAN ACADEMY 53

CL 15 13 15 17--60

WA 13 9 10 19--53

CL--Brandon Lavitt 17, Ned Hull 13, Jaylen Jones 12, Sean Rose 12, Haughton 2, Downey 2, Canady 2

WA--Cameron Parker 18, Jefferson McLamb 15, Grace 8, Williams 4, Jackson 4, McGee 2, Daney 2

Records: Latin 11-0, Wesleyan 6-6

Game Notes: Brandon Lavitt scored 17 points/12 rebounds, Sean Rose scored 12 points/10 rebounds, Ned Hull scored 13 points, and Jaylen Jones scored 12 points to help a balanced Hawks attack. Latin will play Tuesday at 2:00 against Rabun Gap at Metrolina Christian. Wesleyan will tip-off at 6:00 against the host team Metrolina Christian.

COVENANT DAY 60, NEW FAITH CHRISTIAN 42

New Faith Christian 7 14 12 14 -- 42

Covenant Day 11 21 10 18 -- 60

NEW FAITH CHRISTIAN 42 -- Sean Rutherford 27, Shyear 2, Orion 7, Lance 6

COVENANT DAY 60 -- Jahmir Brown 11, Marcus Brown 12, Boyce 5, Daniel Nelson 10, Ifeayni Ufunchukhu 15, Marcus Jr. 7

GASTON DAY 67, CALVARY DAY 44

Gaston Day 16 16 14 21 67

Calvary Day 13 7 16 8 44

Gaston Day Scoring: Callum Richard 27, Evan Montanari 13, Chris Britt 12, Colin Fayed 11, Ayron Jackson 2, Chase Owens 2

Calvary Day Scoring: Spillman 23, Johnson 11, Elzie 6, Calvert 2, Andorno 2

Gaston Day Record: 10-1

Next Game: Wednesday, 12/22 v Covenant Day School 4:30pm (Phenom Holiday Classic, Rock Hill, SC)

LIBERTY HEIGHTS VARSITY 68, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 55

Liberty Heights 17 16 14 21 -- 68

Charlotte Christian 18 12 15 10 -- 55

LIBERTY HEIGHTS 68 -- T. Simpkins 18, Takai Simpins 11, Hedgepath 6, Stinson 7, Nelson 4, J. Dow 13, Wilkerson 2, Torres 7

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 55 -- Peach 3, Gilert 5, King 6, Bryce Cash 13, John Lash 18, Preston 8, Stevens 2

Notable: John Lash 18 Pt’s 7 Reb; Bryce Cash 13 Pt’s 7 Reb 5 Ast

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 71, BUTLER 39

Northside 16 19 19 15 -- 71

Butler 6 14 8 11 -- 39

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 71 -- Daniel Luamba 18, Mycheal Mitchell 14, Wesley Tubbs 10, Pierce 1, Jamison 2, Boudelock 3, Townsend 2, Sam Cogan 10, Perkins 2, Harley 4, Bineyarn 3

BUTLER 39 -- Heath 2, Soutros 5, Youngblood 2, Zion McDuffie 19, Scott 5, Black 3

NORTH MECKLENBURG 84, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 26

Community School of Davidson 4 11 4 7 – 26

North Mecklenburg 19 26 21 18 – 84

CSD: Johnson 8 Rouleau 3, M. Ferguson 4, Stewart 2, C. Ferguson 3, Spurrier 2, Ricks 4

NM: Jordan Crawford 19, Trey Maxwell 12, Davion Cunningham 11, Coles 9, Bracey 7, Evans 7, Hardy 5, Foy 4, Washington 4, Walker 4, Bass 2

PROVIDENCE DAY 60, CONCORD ACADEMY 52

PROVIDENCE DAY 60 -- Riley Allenspach 20, Quave Propst-Allison 11, Donovan Atwell 13, Trey Horton 11, Prunty 5

CONCORD ACADEMY 52 -- Cooke 9, Munsen 3, Cveltovic 2, Van Bibber 19, Chanda 16

Notable: Riley Allenspach led the Chargers with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Quave Propst-Allison added 11 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Trey Horton chipped in with 11 points and 5 rebounds. Dononvan Atwell had 13 points for the Chargers.

Records: Providence Day 9-3; Concord Academy 5-9

RABUN GAP 67, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 60

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 19 12 12 17 = 60

RABUN GAP NACOOCHEE 15 20 12 20 = 67

MCA: Harrist 10, Houston 9, Fisher-Davis 8, Wilson Jr. 8, Crumbie 7, Deluca 6, McIntyre 5, Clark 4, Knafelz 2, Maul 1

RGNS:

Notes: Metrolina Christian 7-6 (2-1) hosts Wesleyan Christian on Tuesday, December 21st at 6PM in the 2nd Annual 4A Warrior Classic at Metrolina

UNITED FAITH 67, PIEDMONT CLASSICAL 59

United Faith 24 12 16 15 -- 67

Piedmont Classical 6 18 22 13 -- 59

UNITED FAITH 67 -- M. Willis 18, X. McKelvy 26, Gill 7, Johnson 8, Slay 3, Witherspoon 2, Bates 3

PIEDMONT CLASSICAL 59 -- Barnes 12, Vincent 4, Clark 2, Stanley 3, Randleman 4, Brewington 2, Vincent 5, Whitsett 9, Neely 4

WORD OF GOD 92, CANNON SCHOOL 76

Word of God 22 18 18 24 -- 92

Cannon 19 17 19 22 -- 76

WORD OF GOD 92 -- Gardner 4, Best 11, Best 9, Dillione 21, Clayton 19, Grant 6, King 24

CANNON SCHOOL 76 -- Claggett 15, Henry 8, Hagedorn 7, Nix 35, Boyd 11

Monday’s Girls Boxscores

CUTHBERTSON 50, WEST CABARRUS 37

Cuthbertson 16 13 13 8 50

West Cabarrus 6 14 10 7 37

Cuthberston Ruby Williams 25, Riley Willie 15, Waeshe 5, Socato 5

West Cabarrus Jade Clowney 15, Tyler Collins 10, Finley 4, Hicks 2, Rucker 3, Mathis 3

NORTH MECKLENBURG 55, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 40

N.Meck: 6 17 20 12--55

CSD: 11 8 10 11--40

N.Meck: Jocelyne Grier 25, Dearia Page 14, Redfern 5, Dixon-Booker 5, Steele 2, Harris 2, Pellum 1, Bates 1,

CSD: Soares 15, Delay 9, Camp 5, Baughn 4, Gallagher 2, Koster 1

N.Meck Overall 9-0; Conf 2-0

Freshman Jocelyne Grier (CAREER HIGH 25pts, 7rebs, 2ast.)

SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY 47, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 38

Savannah Country Day 16 13 6 12 – 47

Country Day 9 5 10 14 – 38

SCD 47 – Abby Nicholson 23, Johnson 6, Goodman 5, Oelschig 5, Wilson 5, Wilson 3

CD 38 – Hudson Rixham 19, Mary Holland Waters 12, O’Neil 3, McKay 2, Farrar 2

SHELBY 47, PROVIDENCE 36

PROVIDENCE 4 7 7 18 = 36

SHELBY 9 18 6 14 = 47

PHS: Delanie Hill 20, Madison Skinner 8, Lindsey Nolan 3, Kendall Webb 5

SHS: Pass 16, A. Hollifield 6, Hartgrove 5, K. Hollifield 18

Notable: Butler had 5 assists, 3 steals and 4 rebounds

Records: Providence: 4-4 (1-1)

This week’s schedule

(all matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, unless otherwise noted)

Tuesday

Big South 3A

Forestview at Kings Mountain

North Gaston at Ashbrook

South Point at Crest

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln at West Iredell

Fred T. Foard at Statesville

Hickory at St. Stephens

North Lincoln at North Iredell

Catawba Valley 2A

Bunker Hill at West Caldwell

East Burke at Bandys

Maiden at West Lincoln

Newton-Conover at Lincolnton

Mountain Foothills 2A

Brevard at R-S Central

Chase at East Rutherford

Hendersonville at Polk County

South Piedmont 1A-2A

Burns at Cherryville

East Gaston at Bessemer City

Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson Academy

Western Highlands 1A-2A

Madison County at Rosman

Mitchell County at Draughn

Mountain Heritage at C.D. Owen

Nonconference

A.L. Brown at Concord

Avery County at Ashe County

Christ the King at Charlotte Catholic, 4:30

Davie County at West Rowan

Elevation Prep at Indian Land (SC)

Jack Britt at Richmond Senior

McDowell County at Watauga

North Rowan at Jesse Carson

South Charlotte Thunder at Charlotte Elite Academy

South Rowan at Mount Pleasant

Union Academy at Jay M. Robinson

West Cabarrus at Charlotte Country Day (boys), 12:30

West Stanly at Sun Valley

West Wilkes at Alexander Central

Wilkes Central at Hibriten

Phenom Holiday Classic (boys, unless noted otherwise)

(at Rock Hill Event and Sports Center)

(Main Court)

Liberty Heights vs. DME Academy (FL), 10:30 a.m.

(girls) South Mecklenburg vs. Winston-Salem Christian, noon

Carmel Christian vs. Calvary Day, 1:30

Asheville Christian vs. Northside Christian, 3

Lake Norman Christian vs. Cannon School, 4:30

Word of God vs. Gaston Christian, 6

Moravian Prep vs. National Christian (MD), 7:30

West Charlotte vs. Providence Day, 9

(Court 1)

Quality Education vs. Caldwell Academy, noon

(girls) Wayne Country Day vs. Legacy Early College (SC), 1:30

United Faith Christian vs. Concord Academy, 3

New Faith Christian (GA) vs. Butler, 4:30

Piedmont Classical vs. Good, Better, Best Academy, 6

Bull City Prep vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 7:30

Covenant Day vs. Central Cabarrus, 9

Holiday Hoopfest (girls)

(at United Faith Christian)

(Day 2 of 3)

Oakbrook Prep (SC) vs. Corvian Community, 12:30

United Faith Christian vs. Olympic, 2

East Mecklenburg vs. Ardrey Kell, 3:30

Legion Collegiate vs. Hickory Ridge, 5

Quality Education vs. Charlotte Christian, 6:30

Queen City Clash (girls)

(at Charlotte Country Day)

(Day 2 of 2)

Providence vs. West Cabarrus, 2

Pinewood Prep (SC) vs. Savannah (GA) Country Day, 3:30

Charlotte Country Day vs. High Point Christian, 5:30

Cuthbertson vs. Shelby, 7

Metrolina Christian Holiday Classic

(boys)

Charlotte Latin vs. Rabun Gap, 2

Metrolina Christian vs. High Point Wesleyan, 5

(girls)

Charlotte Latin vs. Rabun Gap, 12:30

Metrolina Christian vs. High Point Wesleyan, 3:30

Bradford Prep Holiday Classic (boys)

(Day 2 of 3)

Olympic vs. Rockwell Christian, 1

Mountain Island Charter vs. SouthLake Christian, 3

Bradford Prep vs. West Mecklenburg, 5

Y.C. Winborn Classic (girls)

(at Rock Hill)

Davidson Day, Marvin Ridge, West Charlotte competing

Beach Ball Classic (boys)

(at Myrtle Beach)

Cannon School in the field

Seventh-place game, 9:30 a.m.; fifth-place game, 11:15 a.m.; third-place game, 1 p.m.; championship, 2:45

Beach Ball Classic (girls)

(at Myrtle Beach)

Chambers in the field

Seventh-place game, 9:30 a.m.; fifth-place game, 11:15 a.m.; third-place game, 1 p.m.; championship, 2:45.

Wednesday

Nonconference

Carolina International at Jesse Carson (boys), 2

Charlotte Catholic at Jesse Carson (girls), noon

Freedom at Patton

Newton-Conover at Ledford

North Iredell at Lake Norman

Shelby at Chase

South Iredell at Statesville

Surry Central at West Iredell

Border Classic

(at Independence)

(boys) Weddington vs. High Point Academy, 11:30 a.m.

(girls) Weddington vs. Lancaster (SC), 1

(boys) Mallard Creek vs. Cardinal Newman (SC), 2:30

(boys) Harding vs. Lancaster (SC), 4

(girls) Independence vs. Woodruff (SC), 5:30

(boys) Independence vs. Clover (SC), 7

Phenom Holiday Classic (boys, unless otherwise noted)

(at Rock Hill Event and Sports Center)

(Main Court)

(girls) South Mecklenburg vs. Wayne Country Day, noon

National Christian (MD) vs. Good, Better, Best Academy, 1:30

Cannon School vs. Greenville (SC), 3

Northside Christian vs. Lake Norman Christian, 4:30

West Charlotte vs. Carmel Christian, 6

Gaston Christian vs. Moravian Prep, 7:30

Chambers vs. The Burlington School, 9

(Court 1)

DME Academy (FL) vs. Caldwell Academy, noon

(girls) Wayne Country Day vs. Legacy Early College (SC), 1:30

Liberty Heights vs. Concord Academy, 3

Quality Education vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 4:30

Covenant Day vs. Gaston Day, 6

(girls) The Burlington School vs. Winston-Salem Christian, 7:30

Bull City Prep vs. United Faith Christian, 9

Holiday Hoopfest (girls)

(at United Faith Christian)

(Day 3 of 3)

United Faith Christian vs. East Mecklenburg, 12:30

Charlotte Christian vs. Providence, 2

Olympic vs. Oakbrook Prep (SC), 3:30

Central Cabarrus vs. Legion Collegiate (SC), 5

Hickory Ridge vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 6:30

Bradford Prep Classic (boys)

Field: Bradford Prep, Mountain Island Charter, Olympic, Rockwell Christian, SouthLake Christian, West Mecklenburg

Fifth-place game, 3; third-place game, 5; championship, 7

Anson County Holiday Classic (boys)

(first round)

Albemarle vs. Pageland (SC) Central, 6

Union Academy vs. Anson County, 7:30

Y.C. Winborn Classic (girls)

(at Rock Hill)

Davidson Day, Marvin Ridge, West Charlotte competing

Thursday

Nonconference

East Wilkes at Ashe County

Border Classic

(at Independence)

(boys) Harding vs. Clover (SC), 11:30 a.m.

(girls) Weddington vs. Woodruff (SC), 1

(boys) Mallard Creek vs. High Point Academy, 2:30

(boys) Weddington vs. Lancaster (SC), 4

(girls) Independence vs. Lancaster (SC), 5:30

(boys) Independence vs. Cardinal Newman (SC), 7

Anson County Holiday Classic (boys)

(finals)

Field: Albemarle, Anson County, Pageland (SC) Central, Union Academy

Third-place game, 6; championship, 7:30

Y.C. Winborn Classic (girls)

(at Rock Hill)

Davidson Day, Marvin Ridge, West Charlotte competing

Friday

No games scheduled

Saturday

No games scheduled

Sunday

No games scheduled

This story was originally published December 20, 2021 at 11:12 AM.

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