Friday’s Boys Basketball Rewind: South Meck coach Gary Hall gets 500, plus scores, stars
How The Boys Sweet 16 Fared
| Rk. | School | Cl. | Rec. | Tuesday |
| 1 | Weddington | 4A | 13-0 | d. Piedmont 60-42 |
| 2 | Carmel Christian | 4A | 16-2 | d. United Faith 80-58 |
| 3 | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 13-2 | lost 84-74 to Chambers |
| 4 | J.L. Chambers | 4A | 9-5 | d. North Mecklenburg 84-74 |
| 5 | Central Cabarrus | 3A | 15-0 | d. West Rowan 95-58 |
| 6 | Charlotte Latin | 4A | 14-1 | idle |
| 7 | Ardrey Kell | 4A | 10-3 | lost 58-55 to Harding |
| 8 | Northside Christian | 2A | 12-6 | lost 62-57 to Metrolina Christian |
| 9 | Providence Day | 4A | 13-4 | idle |
| 10 | Gaston Day | 2A | 15-1 | d. Hickory Grove 69-44 |
| 11 | United Faith | 1A | 10-5 | lost 80-58 to Carmel Christian |
| 12 | West Charlotte | 3A | 10-4 | idle |
| 13 | Myers Park | 4A | 7-5 | d. Berry 71-44 |
| 14 | Covenant Day | 4A | 12-5 | idle |
| 15 | Lake Norman | 4A | 11-3 | lost 90-84 to Cox Mill |
| 16 | Mooresville | 4A | 11-1 | d. West Cabarrus 66-57 |
Quick Links
No. 4 Chambers finally beats No. 3 North Meck - in a thriller
Hickory Ridge, North Meck stars win Observer AOTW
Friday’s N.C. high school basketball scores
No. 2 Carmel Christian shows off new weapon in huge win
Chambers star Jaylen Curry not focused on attention, just winning
Friday’s girls basketball rewind
Friday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Chris Britt, Gaston Day: game-high 30 points in a 69-44 win over Hickory Grove.
Damani Day, Harding: sophomore hit game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Harding a 58-55 upset win over No. 7 Ardrey Kell.
Kyler Harris, Porter Ridge: career-high 29 points in a 60-58 win over Cuthbertson.
KC Shaw, Mooresville: 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals in a 66-57 win over West Cabarrus.
Davis Wagner, Lake Norman: 33 points, 16 rebounds in a 90-84 loss to Cox Mill. It was Wagner’s seventh double-double of the season.
South Meck’s Gary Hall gets milestone win
South Mecklenburg coach Gary Hall got his 500th win Friday night after the Sabres beat Olympic 68-64.
Peter Moye (22 points), Bishop Boswell (19) and Jacob Newman (15) led a balanced South Meck scoring attack.
Hall is in his second year at South Meck and his 28th year overall. He came to South last season after leaving St. Thomas Catholic in Houston. Hall was also a previous the McDonald’s All-American Game West team coach.
Friday’s Recaps
Myers Park 71, Berry Academy 44 ... A.J. White’s 21 points led the Mustangs to a South Meck 4A triumph. Sire Mohammed and Elijah Strong each added 15 points.
Charlotte Catholic 50, Butler 44 ... The Cougars scored the game’s final six points, taking a Southwestern 4A road victory.
Stuart Cramer 84, Ashbrook 58 ... The Storm, off to the best season in school history, ran its overall record to 11-0, as Justin Rocquemore had 17 points and five steals. Will Kelly added 16 points and nine rebounds.
Forestview 66, Hunter Huss 57 ... Antwan Corbin’s 14 points and Brandon Alfonse’s 13 lifted the Jaguars to a Big South 3A victory.
East Lincoln 65, St. Stephens 35 ... Drew Bean scored 18 points, and Jeremiah Jones added 10, as the Mustangs improved to 12-2 and 5-0 in the Western Foothills 3A.
At halftime, East Lincoln retired the baseball jersey of alum Alec Burleson, a second-round pick in 2020 by the St. Louis Cardinals. Burleson wore No. 10.
Gaston Day 69, Hickory Grove Christian 44 ... Jack Britt scored 30 for the Eagles in their Metrolina Athletic Conference victory.
Mooresville 66, West Cabarrus 57 ... The Blue Devils (11-1, 3-1) scored a Greater Metro 4 4A triumph, behind K.C. Shaw’s double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds). Evan Ezhlian added 14 points.
North Rowan 68, West Davidson 43 ... The Cavaliers rolled to a Central Carolina 1A-2A victory, behind Quashawn Carpenter’s 19 points.
Central Cabarrus 95, West Rowan 58 ... The Vikings remained unbeaten (15-0) and rolled to a South Piedmont 3A victory. Chase Daniel (26 points) and Jaiden Thompson (21) led the effort.
Weddington 60, Piedmont 42 ... The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll, opened Southern Carolina 4A play with a victory, behind Chase Lowe (19 points) and A.J. Cook (17).
Christ the King 58, Community School of Davidson 48 ... Jesse Filiault’s 23 points led the Crusaders to victory in their Catawba Shores 1A-2A opener. Joe Kuhn added 15 points.
Carolina International 95, Apprentice Academy 47 ... Kimman Power hit 1-of-13 from the floor and scored 26 points, as the Comets improved to 4-0 in the Metro 8 1A. Jermayne Brewston added 17 points and eight assists for the victors.
Hickory 86, West Iredell 35 ... The Red Tornadoes (13-1, 4-1 Western Foothills 3A) outscored West Iredell 49-12 in the second half.
Metrolina Christian 62, Northside Christian 57 ... Eli Clark’s 12 points and Michael Wilson Jr.’s 10 points and eight rebounds lifted the hosts to a Metrolina Athletic Conference victory. Mychael Mitchell had 15 points, four assists and four steals for Northside Christian.
Friday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 1 WEDDINGTON 60, PIEDMONT 42
Weddington 16 19 13 12 60
Piedmont 15 11 8 8 42
Weddington– 60 Chase Lowe 19, AJ Cook 17, Kyle Frazier 10, Evan Morton 9, Grady Brosterhous 3, Jack Ellyson 2
Piedmont -42 Case Fesmire 18, Hunter Hinson 12, Braden Collins 9, Miles Leeks 3
Notable: Chase Lowe tallied 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals as the Warriors move to 14-0 (2-0) after a win at Piedmont. The Warriors will be back in action Friday night vs Cuthbertson.
Records: Weddington 14-0, Piedmont 5-8
NO. 2 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 80, UNITED FAITH 58
UFCA 10 15 12 21 -- 58
CARMEL: 22 12 25 21 -- 80
UFCA - Alex Bates 21, Lance Gill 13, Marcus Willis 8
CARMEL- Kaleb Siler 19, Logan Threatt 15, Cade Tyson 13
UFCA - 10-5 Record
CARMEL 15-2 Record
NO. 4 CHAMBERS 84, NO. 3 NORTH MECKLENBURG 74 OT
Chambers 20 13 22 15 14 – 84
North Meck 24 12 18 16 4 – 74
JC: Jaylen Curry 6, Antoine Piper 4, Nick Dorn 2, Kendall Smith 9, Evan Ashemore 13, Maurio Hanson 14, Daniel Sanford 36
NM: Jordan Crawford 26, Isaiah Evans 21, Maxwell Coles 13, Davion Cunningham 12, Bracey 2
Chambers Notables: Jaylen Curry 6 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 2 steals; Evan Ashemore 13 points (3-4 3PT) off bench; Kendall Smith 9 points, 8 rebounds; Maurio Hanson 14 Points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block; Daniel Sanford 36 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
NO. 5 CENTRAL CABARRUS 95, WEST ROWAN 58
WEST ROWAN 14 12 14 18 -- 58
CENTRAL CABARRUS 18 23 29 25-- 95
WEST ROWAN 58 – A.Gill 3, W. Givens 20, K. Norman 4, N. Robinson, N. Loebien, L. Jacobs 10, M. Connelly 4, S. Harrison 2, P. Green 2, P. Simpson, B. Cowan 7, J. Noble 6
CENTRAL CABARRUS 95 – Jaiden Thompson 21, Chase Daniel 26, Carson Daniel 15, Gavin Bullock 9, Adriel Miller 9, Jay’ Kwon Diaz-Cruz 2, E. Baker, M. Murray 2, E. Ford 3, C. Johnson 2, J. Baker 6
Notable: Central Cabarrus is averaging 82.1 points per game while giving up 48.8 points per game. Central is averaging 20.4 steals per game and 19.3 assists per game.
Central Cabarrus 15-0/5-0 West Rowan 5-5/3-2
HARDING 58, NO. 7 ARDREY KELL 55
AK 4 13 17 21 - 55
Harding 16 8 19 15 - 58
ARDREY KELL 55 - Evan Smith 15, Brandon Nelson 16, Toni Akinyelu 7, Delani Hammonds 12, Cole Perodeau 3, Brett Freeman 2
Harding 58 - Johnson 2, Hunt 2, Crowder 6, Abraham 20, Blair 16, Day 8, Thomas 4
Records: AK record 10-3
NO. 10 GASTON DAY 69, HICKORY GROVE 44
Gaston Day 21 17 14 17 -- 69
Hickory Grove 10 10 12 12 -- 44
GASTON DAY 69 -- Chris Britt 30, Callum Richard 22, Colin Fayed 7, Deshawn Coulter 3, Griffen Simpson 3, Kurt Hunter 2, Jackson Crump 2
HICKORY GROVE 44 -- Holt 20, Banks 6, Adams 6, Koveos 6, Erwin 4, Jackson 2
Gaston Day Record: 15-1
Next Game: Tuesday, 1/11 v Northside Christian 7pm
COX MILL 90, NO. 15 LAKE NORMAN 84
Lake Norman 10 28 13 33 84
Cox Mill 25 22 16 27 90
Lake Norman -- Gruber 4, Cole Callaway 14,, Hardison 4, Tre McKinnon 17, Davis Wagner 33, Dryden 7, Henderson 5
Cox Mill - Wilson 17, Baldwin 26, Dunn 9, Ivey 22, Harris 13 Goodwin 2, Conrad 2, Ramirez 4.
Davis Wagner led all scores with 33 and added 16 rebounds for his 7th double double of the season.
NO. 16 MOORESVILLE 66, WEST CABARRUS 57
Mooresville 20 15 13 18 66
West Cabarrus 10 13 9 25 57
MOORESVILLE 66 -- KC Shaw 15, Evaan Ezhilan 14, AJ Parsley 12, Kawarn Howell 12, Dane Stewart 8, Kryell Shaw 5.
Notable: KC Shaw had 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals; Ezhilan had 3 rebounds and 2 steals; Parsley had 5 rebounds and 5 steals; Stewart had 5 assists.
Record: 11-1
BESSEMER CITY 75, CHERRYVILLE 56
BESSEMER CITY 75 -- Randall Pettus-----26 pts 8 rebs 7 assits 3 steals; Nazari Smarr-------16 pts 14 rebs 4 assits 4 steals; Keyshawn Adams-14 pts 4 rebs; Terrance Smith-----13 pts 6 rebs; CJ Williams----------8 rebs 4 steals; Jameer Holmes----8 rebs 3 steals
Notable: Jr. Pt Guard Randall Pettus-scored his 1,000 point tonight
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 50, BUTLER 44
Butler: 10 14 11 9 | 44
Catholic: 20 12 10 8 | 50
Butler: Zion Mcduffie 27, Ty Black 6, Peyton Scott 4, Tyler Showalter 3, Stanley Holloway 2, Bryce Heath 2
Catholic: Patrick Tivnan 14, Vaughn Thomas 14, Josh Williams 12, Kernoodle 4, Williams 2, Gates 2, Eagon 2
Notes: Butler moves to 5-7 (2-2). Catholic moves to 9-6 (3-1). Butler plays at Berry on Tuesday.
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 65, NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 52
Country Day 12 16 21 16 65
North Raleigh 14 16 8 14 52
Country Day: Dallas Gardner 28, Carter Alessi 14, Bigham 9, Hewett 7, Turner 3, Murphy 2, Calame 2
North Raleigh: Erwin 15, Hodgson 12, McKenzie 10, Blaise 9, Jarvis 3, Demor 3
Notable: The Bucs win their 7th game in a row to improve to 13-6 on the year. Quite an improvement for last season’s 1-17 mark. Dallas Gardner backed up his 36 point performance Tuesday with 28 points in the win. Carter Alessi had 14 including 5-6 from the free throw line.
CHRIST THE KING 58, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 48
CTK 10 10 18 20 58
CSD 10 7. 18 12 48
CTK- Tampoya 6, Stern 3, Baich 6, Kocher 2, Filiault 23, Clapp 3, Kuhn 15
CSD- Webb 12, Moran 2, Grier 6, Ferguson 4, Johnson 18, Stewart 4, Ricks 2
Notable: Jesse Filiault led Christ the King with 23 points and Joe Kuhn added 15 points.
CONCORD 65, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 47
Concord 17 13 17 18 -- 65
Northwest 15 12 10 10 -- 47
Concord 65 -- Johnakin Franklin 21, Brayden Blue 18, James Smith 10, Kayin Thompson 7, Justin Garland 5, Jeremiah Howard 4
Northwest 47 -- Mason Trombley 13, Trent Grigley 10, Javier Matthews 9, Lederrion Muldrow 6, Isaiah Thompson 5, Tru Sierra 4
Records: Concord 11-2 (3-1) & Northwest 6-5 (3-1)
Next up: Concord @ Jesse Carson on 1/10/22 & Northwest vs. Lake Norman Charter on 1/14/22
EAST LINCOLN 65, ST. STEPHENS 35
East Lincoln 8 14 27 16 -- 65
St. Stephens 10 2 10 13 -- 35
East Lincoln (12-2, 5-0): Landon Glezen 3, Logan Craig 3, Markell Clark 3, Jeremiah Jones 10,
Drew Bean 18, Eric Runyan 9, Keandre Walker 7, Jackson Fannon 8, Mason Simmons 4, Nathan Kuthan 0
St. Stephens (11-4, 2-3): Michael Watkins 4, Ji Ikard 9, Peyton Young 2, Luke Reid 9, Dayton Anderson 3, Noah Gscheidmeir 2, Josh Barkley 5, James Tate 1
Of Note: East Lincoln’s defense is giving up 44.2 ppg, they have held opponents under 47 points 9 times during the season and only allowed above 60 points 2 times. They have forced 20 or more turnovers in 11 of 14 games and are forcing opponents into 23.3 turnovers per game for the season, while averaging 16.2 steals per game.
EAST MECKLENBURG 56, INDEPENDENCE 50
Independence 11 17 10 12 -- 50
East Meck 16 9 22 -- 56
INDEPENDENCE 50 -- TAYLOR 21, APPLING 11, SLADE 2, BROWN 2, DAVIS 2, ALBERGA 7, JASPER 4
EAST MECK 56 -- TRUITT 3, WHITE 7, KANYE JOHNSON 20, LAWRENCE 9, JORDON NEVILL 13, GUY 2, WILLIAMS 2
LINCOLN CHARTER 91, LANGTREE CHARTER 51
Langtree 7 17 14 13 51
LCS 32 18 19 28 97
Notable: Lincoln Charter’s JJ Moore led all scorers with 41 points and 7 assists. Elijah Burnett had 15 pts, 8 steals, 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 62, NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 57
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 14 7 21 20 = 62
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 12 20 10 15 = 57
MCA: Clark 12, Houston 10, Wilson Jr. 10, Deluca 8, Harrist 7, Fisher-Davis 5, Knafelz 5, Crumbie 3, Maul 2
Metrolina: Jr. Eli Clark 12pts, 4rbs, 4asts, 2stls; Sr. Daylon Houston 10pts, 6rbs, 2stls; Jr. Michael Wilson Jr. 10pts, 8rbs, 2stls; Sr. CJ Harrist 7pts, 5rbs, 4asts;
Notes: Metrolina Christian 10-9 (3-2) plays Covenant Day School on Saturday, January 8th at 1PM.
NORTH LINCOLN 77, FRED T. FOARD 42
North Lincoln 20 21 22 14 77
Fred T. Foard 7 16 6 13 42
NORTH LINCOLN 77--Jack Waggoner 22, Connor Carson 14, Kellan Karr 12, Carter Black 6, Connor Risse 5, Jake Terrill 5, Ben Corter 4, Reed King 3, Nate Lykins 3
FRED T. FOARD 42--M. Mull 10, G. Orndorff 9, G. Wright 7, J. Bess 6, A. Stillwell 4, S. Hepler 2, P. Hyatt 2, D. Hartsoe 2
North Lincoln 2-3 conference play (8-6 overall)
PORTER RIDGE 60, CUTHBERTSON 58
Porter Ridge 15 15 13 19 -- 60
Cuthbertson 18 13 12 15 -- 58
Porter Ridge 60– Greg Wenger 6, C.J Anthony 9, Kyler Harris 29, Jacob Anderson 6, Isaiah Williams 8, Tristan Stitt 2
Cuthbertson 58– Max Sanfilippo 6, Jared Haymore 4, Christian Alston 6, Christian Haggarty 14, Caleb Beals 12, Keenan Jackson 7, Kaleb Parker 9
Notables: Kyler Harris lead the Pirates to victory with his career high 29.
ROCKY RIVER 78, PROVIDENCE 73
RR 18 09 23 28 -- 78
Prov 14 18 14 27 -- 73
ROCKY RIVER 78 --Ham 12, Franchi 4, Green 15, Price 15, Brantley 8, Lyles 24
PROVIDENCE 73 -- Taylor 17, Detenber16, McGee 11, Gaither 19, VanRensaleiee 10
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 52, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 50
Westminster Catawba: 7-8-16-19: 50
Southlake Christian: 7-6-18-21: 52
Westminster Catawba: Addie 3, Petiote 7, Bradley 5, Jalen Booker 11, Rogers 7, Harding 2, Richard Black III 15
Southlake Christian: Micah Handlocks 13, Larson Gazzaway 10, Stubbs 5, Watson 5, Christian Monroe 19
Westminster Catawba (9-10) fell to Southlake Christian in a MAC Conference game. Westminster is currently 1-5 in conference games. Next game will be Tuesday, January 11 at home vs Metrolina Christian Academy.
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 68, OLYMPIC 64
South Meck 15 19 17 17 68
Olympic 11 16 17 18 64
SOUTH MECK 68 -- Sincere Rasul 6 Jacob Newman 15 Charles Ormand 2 Peter Moye 22 Bishop Boswell 19 , Jalen Alexander 4
OLYMPIC 64 -- Terrell 16 Shaw 9 Herd 11 Carter 11 Hamilton 3 Burns 7
Thursday’s Boxscores
MOORESVILLE 90, HICKORY RIDGE 73
Mooresville 23 26 24 17 -- 90
Hickory Ridge 16 19 15 23 -- 73
Mooresville- KC Shaw 27, Evaan Ezhilan 22, Aishus Stewart 14, Kyrell Shaw 13, Howell 4, White 4, Kennedy 2, Reid 2, Vero 2
Hickory Ridge- Miles Beard 21, Caden Haywood 21, Brigman 8, Fredericks 6, McDougald 6, Carroll 4, Thompson 4, Fortune 2, LaRousa 1
Notable: KC Shaw had 7 rebounds and 8 assists; Ezhilan had 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals; Kyrell Shaw had 3 steals; Stewart had 6 assists and 6 steals.
SUN VALLEY 61, MOUNT PLEASANT 51
Sun Valley 8 17 18 18= 61
Mt. Pleasant 11 17 15 8= 51
Sun Valley: Brown 2, Tyree White 29, Mason 8, Daniel Valentine 12, Tavares 3, Mumpower 3, Boldyn 4
Mt. Pleasant: Lennord 13, Barbee 6, Adam 2, Jones 3, Carnes 25, Jacob 2
Sun Valley 11-4
Saturday’s schedule
Nonconference
Central Carolina Prep at Greater Cabarrus Stallions (girls), 5
Charlotte Catholic vs. East Forsyth, at High Point Andrews, 11:30 a.m.
Charlotte Catholic vs. Salem Baptist (boys), at High Point Andrews, 2:30
Charlotte Latin at Asheville School, noon (girls) and 1:30 (boys)
Combine Academy vs. Cape Henry Collegiate (VA), in Chance Harman Classic, at Floyd County High, VA
Metrolina Christian at Cary Academy, 1:15 (girls) and 2:30 (boys)
North Raleigh Christian at Charlotte Christian, 12 (girls) 2 (boys)
Ravenscroft School at Charlotte Country Day, 12 (girls) and 1:30
This story was originally published January 7, 2022 at 11:50 PM.
