Tuesday’s Boys High School Rewind: Cannon springs upset, No. 3 Chambers dominant

How the boys Sweet 16 fared

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↑Randall Pettus, Bessemer City: scored his 1,000th career point in a 75-56 win over Cherryville Friday.

↑Westminster Catawba: snapped 3-game losing streak with a win over Metrolina Christian.

↑Cannon School: two-time state champs improved to 8-9 after upsetting No. 7 Providence Day on the road Tuesday. Cannon star PG Austin Swartz played just his third game of the season due to a knee injury, and due to COVID and various injuries, Cannon played its first game all season with its full team. Cannon had 11 offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter to help rally late.

Photos from Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Latin

Tuesday’s #BIG5 Boys Top Performers

Derek Bradley, Westminster Catawba: 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists in a 58-52 win over Metrolina Christian.

Isaiah Evans, North Meck: 22 points, six rebounds, six assists in a win over Queen CIty 4A rival Hopewell.

Maurio Hanson, Chambers: 20 points, 10 rebounds in a 72-57 win at No. 9 West Charlotte.

Elijah Strong, Myers Park: 24 points, a team-high, in a 72-67 win over rival South Meck. Teammate Sir Mohammed had 22.

Austin Swartz, Cannon School: sophomore point guard had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists in a 63-62 win at Providence Day. Swartz tied the game with a spinning layup with one second to go and was fouled. He hit the free throw to seal the win.

Tuesday’s Recaps

Alexander Central 53, Ashe County 33 ... Evan Presnell scored 18 points, and the Cougars (13-2, 1-0) held the Huskies to 29.3 percent field goal shooting in this Northwestern 3A-4A game. Jake Grubb scored 18 of Ashe County’s points.

Carolina International 96, Piedmont Community Charter 49 ... Jermayne Brewton scored 32 points, making 14-of-18 from the floor, and T.J. Solomon added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Comets, who are now 5-0 in Metro 8 1A play.

Charlotte Christian 63, Covenant Day 40 ... The Knights won their CISAA opener, holding Covenant Day to four points in the fourth quarter. Bryce Cash led the victors with 20 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. John Lash added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 6 Charlotte Latin 57, Charlotte Country Day 49 ... Brandon Lavitt’s 14 points and Jaylen Jones’ 13 led the Hawks (15-1, 1-0) past the Buccaneers (13-7, 0-1) in a CISAA opener.

No. 8 Gaston Day 68, No. 13 Northside Christian 63 ... Callum Richard had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Britt added 17 points, six rebounds and nine assists for the Spartans (16-1, 5-0) in this Metrolina Athletic game. Wesley Tubbs had 18 points and nine rebounds for Northside Christian (12-7, 3-3).

Kings Mountain 88, Stuart Spencer 82 ... The Mountaineers (7-5, 3-0) handed the Storm (11-1, 2-1) its first loss of the season, going on a 6-0 run late in the Big South 3A game to break a 72-72 tie. The Storm opened the season with a school-record 11-game winning streak.

Lincoln Charter 77, Christ the King 50 ... Elijah Burnett scored 21 points, hitting 8-of-10 field goals, as Lincoln Charter improved to 11-4 and 2-0 in the Catawba Shores 1A-2A.

No. 4 North Mecklenburg 88, Hough 61 ... The Vikings (14-2, 4-1) rebounded from last Friday’s loss to Chambers with a big Queen City7 3A-4A victory. Isaiah Evans led the victors with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists. Jordan Crawford added 16 points and four assists.

North Rowan 57, Lexington 52 ... Quashawn Carpenter had 19 points and nine rebounds in the Cavaliers’ (10-1, 4-1) Central Carolina 2A victory.

Rocky River 56, Independence 32 ... The Ravens improved to 4-1 in the Southwestern 4A, remaining in a virtual first-place tie with Charlotte Catholic and East Mecklenburg.

R-S Central 88, East Rutherford 53 ... The Hilltoppers (13-2, 3-0) jumped to a 40-26 halftime lead and then outscored the Cavaliers 31-11 in the third quarter of the Mountain Foothills 2A game.

Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores

NO. 3 CHAMBERS 72, NO. 9 WEST CHARLOTTE 57

Chambers 11 18 22 21 -- 72

West Charlotte 12 14 14 17 -- 57

CHAMBERS 72 -- Jaylen Curry 16, Antoine Piper 11, Kendall Smith 7, Evan Ashemore 4, Maurio Hanson 20, Daniel Sanford 14

WEST CHARLOTTE 57 -- Chadlyn Traylor 19 Landon King 14 Morrow 9 Raymond 8 Mahatta 7 Day 2

Notables: Jaylen Curry 16 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals; Antoine Piper 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Maurio Hanson 20 points, 10 rebounds; Daniel Sanford 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals

NO. 4 NORTH MECKLENBURG 88, HOPEWELL 64

Hopewell 10 11 27 16 - 64

North Meck 25 33 19 8 -- 88

HW 64 -- Watson 23 Mack 8 Horne 6 Eley 8 Stewart 4 Moore 9 Thompson 2

NM 88 -- Crawford 14 Coles 9 Evans 22 Bracey 9 Maxwell 7 Karriem 5 Foy 4 Mardy 2 Jenkins 2

NO. 6 CHARLOTTE LATIN 57, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 49

CD 9 11 10 19--49

CL 14 11 13 19--57

CD--Dallas Gardner 11, Amare Bethel 10, Fletcher Bingham 10, Alessi 9, Turner 5, Mermans 2, Murphy 2

CL--Brandon Lavitt 14, Jaylen Jones 13, Ned Hull 11, Daniel Haughton 11, Rose 6, Kaplan 2

Records: Latin 15-1, 1-0 Country Day 13-7, 0-1

NO. 8 GASTON DAY 68, NO. 13 NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 63

Gaston Day 18 20 15 15 68

Northside Christian 14 20 18 21 63

GASTON DAY 68 -- Chris Britt 18, Callum Richard 17, Evan Montanari 14, Colin Fayed 8, Chase Owens 7, Kurt Hunter 5

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 63 -- Tubbs 18, Cogan 14, Perkins 12, Pierce 6, Mattocks 6, Goudelock 4, Mitchell 3

Gaston Day Record: 16-1

GDS Next Game: Friday, 11/14 @ Concord Academy 7pm

NO. 10 ARDREY KELL 57, OLYMPIC 46

AK 15 15 18 9 - 57

Olympic 10 6 11 19 - 46

ARDREY KELL 55 - Evan Smith 18, Brandon Nelson 10, Brock Rose 9, Toni Akinyelu 8, Brett Freeman 5, Trenten Gerald 5, Cole Perodeau 2

Olympic - Herd 16, Carter 19, Hamilton 4, Myers 3 Terrell 2, Shaw 2

Records: AK record 11-3 Olympic 9-4

NO. 11 MYERS PARK 72, SOUTH MECKLENBURG 67

South Meck - 13 21 17 16 = 67

Myers Park - 21 4 18 29 = 72

South Meck - Bishop Boswell 32, Peter Moye 17, Sincere Rasul 9

Myers Park - Elijah Strong 24, Sir Mohammed 22, Santana Lynch 13

South Meck (8-5, 1-3)

Myers Park (8-5, 3-1)

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 63, NO. 12 COVENANT DAY 40

Charlotte Christian 13 26 13 11 - 64

North Raleigh Christian Academy 9 13 14 4 - 40

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN-- Bryce Cash 20, John Lash 15, Micah Gilbert 9, Ben King 7, Gavin Peach 4, Andrew Boythe 3, Cade Nicholson 3, Cade Preston 2

Noteable: Bryce Cash 20 points 7 rebounds 3 steals 4 assists; John Lash 15 points 10 rebounds

Records: Charlotte Christian 10-8 overall, Covenant Day 12-7

ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53, ASHE COUNTY 33

Alexander Central 11 16 12 14 -- 53

Ashe County 10 6 9 8 -- 33

ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53 -- Dusty Sigmon 12, Lowrance 5, Cook 9, Evan Presnell 18, Barnes 8, Beck 1

ASHE COUNTY 33 -- Grogan 2, Langdon 5, Jake Grubb 18, Poe 3, Thompson 3, Tomko 2

LINCOLNTON 65, EAST BURKE 52

East Burke 52 -- Logan Coffey 20, Ian Cox 13, Crump 7, Primm 5, Hill 5, Hudson 2

Lincolnton 65 -- Will Blackburn 19, Jacob McGill 12, Eion Stancil 10, Burney 9, Smith 8, Danner 7

Records: Lincolnton 6-8 (4-1 CVAC), East Burke 1-11 (1-3 CVAC)

LINCOLN CHARTER 77, CHRIST THE KING 50

CTK 13 16 10 11 50

LCS 11 26 20 20 77

CTK-Zuhosky 7, Francis 2, Tampoya 12, Stern 6, Baich 3, Kocher 4, Filiault 2, Kuhn 13

Lincoln Charter- Moore 14, Farley Jr 8, Flowers 11, Burnett 19, Bruce 4, Hudson 2, Crawford 14, Chambers 1, Johnson 6

PINE LAKE PREP 50, LANGTREE CHARTER 42

Pine Lake 11 13 6 20 -- 50

Langtree 8 11 14 9 -- 42

PLP 50 -- Patrick Schwaba 18 Ethan Morgan 7 Magner 6 Dignan 5 Guilford 4 Strickfaden 4 Harper 4 Street 2

LANGTREE 42 -- Harris 10 Statzer 9 Williams 7 Manns 6 Valentine 6 Robinson 4

PROVIDENCE 69, GARINGER 38

Providence 13 19 18 19 - 69

Garinger 5 5 15 13 - 38

PROVIDENCE 69 – Taylor 17, McGee 13, Van Rensalier 12, Detenber 9, Singletary 8, Gaither 8, Wisotsky 2

GARINGER 38 – Jernigan 13, Anderson 6, Moore 6, Dodson 6, Pressley 3, Sutton 2, Kohn 2

ROCKY RIVER 56, INDEPENDENCE 32

RR 11 15 14 16=56

Indy 9 13 4 6 =32

ROCKY RIVER 56 -- Ham 10, Franchi 2, Brown 3, Green 18, Price 7, Lyles 16

WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 58, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 52

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 8 15 13 16 = 52

WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 14 13 20 11 = 58

MCA 52 -- Clark 14, Wilson Jr. 10, Maul 9, Houston 8, Harrist 6, Knafelz 5

WESTMINSTER 58 -- Addie 2, Petiote 6, Richard Black lll 21, Derek Bradley 21, Rogers 4, Harding 4

Metrolina notable: Jr. Michael Wilson Jr. 10pts, 5rbs, 4stlsNotes: Metrolina Christian 11-10 (3-3) plays Gaston Christian on Friday, January 14th at 7PM.

Westminster notable: Westminster Catawba snapped a 3-game losing streak to improve their overall record to 10-10 and 2-5 in the MAC Conference. Westminster still has only played 5 games all year at full strength. Richard Black III 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. Derek Bradley 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists. Next game Friday, January 14 at home vs Northside Christian.

Monday’s Boys Basketball Capsules

NO. 14 MOORESVILLE 106, STATESVILLE 71

Mooresville 22 31 31 22 106

Statesville 18 12 28 13 71

MOORESVILLE -- KC Shaw 18, Kyrell Shaw 18, Christian Herring 16, Evaan Ezhilan 14, Dane Stewart 13, AJ Parsley 12, Kendall Casteel 11, Thomas Vero 3, Xavion White 2.

Notable: KC Shaw had 10 rebounds; Kyrell Shaw had 4 assists; Christian Herring had 4 assists; AJ Parsley had 6 assists

Record: Mooresville 12-1

BESSEMER CITY 69, BURNS 41

BC 24 9 16 20-69

B 11 7 11 12-41

BC Randall Pettus-25 Keyshawn-17 Nazari Smarr 7 Jameer Holmes 5 CJ Williams 4 Terrance Smith 4 R Nunley 4 Tay Davis 3

Burns R Thompson 11 J Norris 6 K Surratt 6 A Parsons 6 J Mcain 4

Notable-Keyshawn Adams Career High 20 rebounds

BC-----9-3 2-1 League

Burns 2-10 2-2 League

CONCORD 71, CARSON 56

Concord 13 24 15 19 -- 71

Carson 13 13 17 13 -- 56

Concord 71 -- Kayin Thompson 25, Johnakin Franklin 25, Brayden Blue 4, Kobe Watts-Williams 4, James Smith 4, Justin Garland 4, Aiden Aldridge 2, Jeremiah Howard 2, Jerell Reddick 1

Carson 56 -- Mikey Beasley 12, Jay Howard 12, Cam Burleyson 10, Emory Taylor 9, Colin Ball 8, Corbin Hales 3, Hunter Burris 2

Notables: Kayin Thompson recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for his second double-double on the season. This game was a continuation of a contest started and played on December 17^th but was cut short with 9 mins. & 10 secs. left due to a power outage earlier in the season.

Records: Concord 12-2 (4-1) & Carson 1-11 (0-4). Next up Concord hosts West Rowan on 1/14/22 and Carson travels to Central Cabarrus on 1/14/22

SUN VALLEY 44, MARVIN RIDGE 38

Sun Valley 14 7 15 8= 44

Marvin Ridge 13 8 11 6= 38

Sun Valley: Brown 5, Tyree White 14, Mason 7, Daniel Valentine 15, Cabble 1, Boldyn 2

Marvin Ridge: Jones 13, Smith 8, Spacher 2, Bridges 10, Johnson 3, Schmidt 2

Sun Valley 12-4

Late Saturday

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 84, NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 38

Charlotte Christian 17 17 22 28 - 84

North Raleigh Christian Academy 11 9 7 11 - 38

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN-- Bryce Cash 17, Cade Nicholson 16, Micah Gilbert 11, Andrew Boythe 11, Cade Preston 9, John Lash 8, Ben King 7, AJ Jamison 5

Noteable: Bryce Cash 17 points 7 rebounds 5 steals 4 assists; Cade Nicholson 16 points 5 rebounds 5 assists 3 steals

Records: Charlotte Christian 8-8 overall, NRCA 5-10

Wednesday’s Schedule

Big South 3A

Stuart Cramer at Crest, ppd

Western Foothills 3A

Fred T. Foard at Statesville

South Piedmont 1A-2A

Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson Academy (girls)

East Gaston at Shelby (boys)

Metro 8 1A

Bradford Prep at Union Academy (girls)

Nonconference

Arborbrook Christian at Anson County (boys)

Draughn at Freedom

East Lincoln at Lincolnton

Forsyth Country Day at Davidson Day

Jesse Carson at Central Davidson

Lake Norman Christian at Carter Woodson (girls)

Thursday

Southwestern 4A

Providence at Charlotte Catholic (boys)

CISAA

Charlotte Christian at Cannon School

Mountain Foothills 2A

Brevard at R-S Central

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle at Jay M. Robinson

Metro 8 1A

Queens Grant Charter vs. Apprentice Academy (boys), at Concord’s Carolina Courts

Nonconference

Arborbrook Christian at Covenant Classical (boys)

Burns at East Rutherford

Concord Academy at High Point Christian

Indian Land (SC) at Elevation Prep (boys)

Monroe Shining Light at Matthews Christian (boys)

Piedmont at Forest Hills

South Davidson at Gray Stone Day

South Guilford Home School at Greater Cabarrus Stallions

South Stanly at North Rowan (boys)

SouthLake Christian at North Hills Christian

Woodlawn School at Hickory Christian (boys)

This story was originally published January 11, 2022 at 11:46 PM.

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