Thursday’s HS Rewind: Carmel Christian coach gets historic win, MAC title games set
NOTE: Scroll down for Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s coverage
Carmel Christian nets 100 for coach Badgett
Carmel Christian got 18 points from Cade Tyson and 13 from Kyle Bean in a 63-23 win over Victory Christian Thursday. It was coach Joe Badgett’s 100th win in four years as head coach at the school.
As a head coach at Carmel or as an assistant at Carmel and Northside Christian, Badgett has coached in the N.C. state championship game in 10 of the past 11 seasons.
As head coach at Carmel Christian, No. 3 in the Observer’s Sweet 16 currently, Badgett has a career record of 100-14.
Thursday’s Boys Boxscores
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 63, VICTORY CHRISTIAN 23
CCS: Cade Tyson 18, Kyle Bean 13, Krawczyk 7, N. Howard 6, Threatt 6, B. Smith 5, Siler 4, Arias 2, I. Howard 2
VCC: Justin Whitfield 17, Rodriguez 3, Chaplin 2, Smith 1
CHAMBERS 67, WEST MECKLENBURG 46
Chambers 17 20 11 19 -- 67
West Mecklenburg 9 12 10 15 -- 46
CHAMBERS 67 -- Kendall Smith 7, Evan Ashemore 3, Jacoby Jackson 16, Brayden Smith 5, Maurio Hanson 12, Daniel Sanford 22
Notable: Daniel Sanford 22 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block; Jacoby Jackson 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; Maurio Hanson 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block; Kendall Smith 7 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists; Brayden Smith 5 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
GASTON DAY 59, SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 53
Gaston Day 13 7 21 18 59
SouthLake Christian 15 13 14 11 53
GASTON DAY 59 -- Evan Montanari 20, Chris Britt 13, Callum Richard 13, Chase Owens 6, Colin Fayed 4, Kurt Hunter 3
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 53 -- Monroe 26, Watson 19, Handlogten 6, Gazzaway 2
Gaston Day Record: 23-3
Next Game: Friday, 2/11 v Northside Christian 6pm in MAC championship game
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
BURNS 62, THOMAS JEFFERSON 55
Burns 11 14 20 17 -- 62
Thomas Jeff 21 13 8 13 -- 55
BURNS 62 -- Tishiona Strong 35, Robyn Whitworth 9, Esynce Howze 7
THOMAS JEFFERSON 55 -- Kaitlyn Rowe 15, Margaret Schweppe 13, Breasia Ussery 12
Notable: Burns 7-14 (6-5) travels to Shelby to wrap up regular season tomorrow
SOUTH CALDWELL 59 HIBRITEN 55
South Caldwell 6 18 13 22 -- 59
Hibriten 7 13 17 18 -- 55
SOUTH CALDWELL 59 -- Olivia Miller 16, Kaylee Anderson 10, Jackson 4, Katlyn Wynn 25, Heavener 4, Cline, Phillips, Austin, Bumgarner
HIBRITEN 55 -- Poarch 4, Katie Story 16, Zoe Walker 26, Oliver 2, Manuel 5, Brown 2, Boggs, Wike
Record: South Caldwell (12-7, 4-6)
Friday’s key games and schedule
Steve Lyttle takes a look at Friday’s big games
(Boys) No. 11 West Charlotte (15-7, 8-3) at No. 4 North Mecklenburg (19-4, 9-2) ... The visiting Lions could gain a share of second place with a victory.
(Boys) South Meck 4A finale -- Berry Academy at No. 9 Ardrey Kell, and Olympic at #10 Myers Park. Ardrey Kell is 7-2 in the conference, and Myers Park is 6-3. Both Berry Academy and Olympic are 2-7. Myers Park will be hoping for a victory and a Berry Academy upset to finish in a first-place tie.
(Boys) Southwestern 4A finale -- Garinger at Rocky River, Independence at Butler, and Providence at East Mecklenburg. Rocky River and Butler are 8-3, Charlotte Catholic is 8-4, and East Mecklenburg is 7-4. Rocky River and East Mecklenburg will be favored against 1-10 opponents, but Butler could have a battle against a surging (6-5) Independence team. Garinger and Independence victories could leave the conference in a four-way tie for first.
(Boys) Northside Christian at Gaston Day: The teams meet for the MAC conference tournament championship.
(Girls) No. 9 Providence (15-5, 10-1) at East Mecklenburg (2-19, 1-10) ... Providence finishes in a first-place tie with Charlotte Catholic in the Southwestern 4A with a victory at East Meck.
(Boys) No. 6 Providence Day (21-5, 8-1) at Charlotte Christian (13-14, 4-5) ... The Chargers win the conference outright with a victory.
(Boys) Greater Metro 4 4A finale ... No. 13 Mooresville (19-1, 10-1) and Cox Mill (17-6, 10-1) are tied for the lead. Mooresville travels to rival Lake Norman (13-10, 4-7), while Cox Mill hosts South Iredell (5-14, 2-8). Mooresville has not won a league title since 2004.
(Boys) Freedom (15-6, 7-2) at Alexander Central (20-3, 8-1) ... The host Cougars aim to win the Northwestern 3A-4A championship.
Friday’s Schedule
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at West Mecklenburg
Hough at Hopewell
West Charlotte at North Mecklenburg
South Meck 4A
Berry Academy at Ardrey Kell
Harding at South Mecklenburg
Olympic at Myers Park
Southwestern 4A
Garinger at Rocky River
Independence at Butler
Providence at East Mecklenburg
CISAA
Cannon School at Charlotte Country Day
Covenant Day at Charlotte Latin
Providence Day at Charlotte Christian
Greater Metro 4 4A
Hickory Ridge at West Cabarrus
Mooresville at Lake Norman
South Iredell at Cox Mill
Southern Carolina 4A
Marvin Ridge at Weddington
Piedmont at Cuthbertson
Porter Ridge at Sun Valley
Northwestern 3A-4A
Freedom at Alexander Central
Watauga at Ashe County
Sandhills 3A-4A
Scotland County at Richmond Senior
Southern Lee at Lee County
Big South 3A
Hunter Huss at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Crest
South Point at North Gaston
Stuart Cramer at Forestview
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at Northwest Cabarrus
East Rowan at West Rowan
Concord at Lake Norman Charter
South Rowan at Jesse Carson
Western Foothills 3A
Fred T. Foard at St. Stephens
North Iredell at West Iredell
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Statesville at Hickory
Rocky River 2A-3A
Monroe at Forest Hills
Parkwood at Central Academy
West Stanly at Anson County
Foothills Athletic
Hickory Christian at University Christian
Statesville Christian at Davidson Day
Southern Piedmont
North Hills Christian at United Faith Christian
Catawba Valley 2A
Bunker Hill at Bandys
East Burke at West Caldwell
Maiden at Newton-Conover
West Lincoln at Lincolnton
Mountain Foothills 2A
Brevard at Polk County
Chase at R-S Central
Hendersonville at Patton
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson at Pine Lake Prep
Central Carolina 1A-2A
East Davidson at West Davidson
Lexington at Thomasville
Salisbury at North Rowan
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Burns at Shelby
East Gaston at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Cherryville
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Mitchell County at C.D. Owen
Mountain Heritage at Draughn
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day at AlbemarleMount Pleasant at Jay M. Robinson
North Stanly at Union Academy
Metro 8 1A
Bradford Prep at Piedmont Community Charter
Carolina International at Queens Grant Charter (boys)
Corvian Community at Cabarrus Charter (boys)
Sugar Creek Charter at Apprentice Academy (boys)
Piedmont Athletic Tournament
finals
Nonconference
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Christ the King
Lake Norman Christian at Word of God (boys)
Lake Norman Christian at Carter G. Woodson (girls)
Matthews Christian at Sylva Victory Christian (boys)
South Charlotte Thunder at Christ School
South Davidson at South Stanly
Victory Christian at Winston-Salem Prep (boys)
Wednesday’s Rewind
Butler gets big win over Providence, sets up championship game
Butler High got 27 points from junior wing Zion McDuffie and 22 from senior Ty Black in a 71-67 win over Providence that put the Bulldogs in position to win the Southwestern 4A championship.
Butler (11-9, 8-3) is tied with Rocky River (12-7, 8-3) for first place. Both teams finish the regular-season Friday. Rocky River hosts Garinger (3-19, 1-10) Friday. Butler plays arch rival Independence (12-10, 6-5) at home. Independence has won five straight games.
Butler and Rocky River split regular-season meetings.Butler High got 27 points from junior wing Zion McDuffie and 22 from senior Ty Black in a 71-67 win over Providence that put the Bulldogs in position to win the Southwestern 4A championship.
Butler (11-9, 8-3) is tied with Rocky River (12-7, 8-3) for first place. Both teams finish the regular-season Friday. Rocky River hosts Garinger (3-19, 1-10) Friday. Butler plays arch rival Independence (12-10, 6-5) at home. Independence has won five straight games.
Butler and Rocky River split regular-season meetings.
Wednesdays’ #BIG5 Top Performers
Rasheed Baldwin, Cox Mill: game-high 16 points in a 50-45 win over Independence. Cox Mill outscored the Patriots 11-0 in the first half and 24-8 in the first half.
Zeke Cannedy, Kings Mountain: In a win over Hunter Huss, Cannedy scored 46 points in 24 minutes. He also had eight rebounds and seven assists. For the season, Cannedy’s 37.4 scoring average ranks top five in America.
Logan Coffey, East Burke: game-high 22 points in a 55-49 win over Bunker Hill.
Xavier Crawford, Lincoln Charter: game-high 22 points in an 86-47 win over Pine Lake Prep.
Evan Presnell, Alexander Central: scored his 1,000th career point in a 66-47 win over Ashe County. Presnell made 4-of-8 3-point shots and finished with 27 points, five rebounds and five assists Wednesday.
Wednesday’s Boys Basketball Boxscores
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 66, ASHE COUNTY 47
Ashe County 6 9 21 11 -- 47
Alexander Central 22 16 13 15 -- 66
ASHE COUNTY 47 -- Grogan 2, Eller 9, Langdon 6, Jake Grubb 21, Lemley 3, Thompson 2, Tomko 4
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 66 -- Grove Lowrance 13, Avery Cook 10, Evan Presnell 27, G. Presnell 3, Barnes 4, Sigmon 5, Lasher 5
BUTLER 71, PROVIDENCE 67
Butler 24 20 13 14 - 71
Providence 10 19 21 17 - 67
BUTLER 71 –- McDuffie 27, Black 22, Heath 7, Scott 5, Showalter 5, Graves 2, Holloway 2, Soutzos 1
PROVIDENCE 67 -- Taylor 24, Howell 15, McGee 11, Collins 5, Gaither 4, Van Rensalier 4, Detenber 4
CONCORD 88, EAST ROWAN 44
Concord 26 25 20 17 -- 88
East Rowan 12 15 12 5 -- 44
Concord 88 -- Brayden Blue 22, James Smith 20, Johnakin Franklin 14, Kayin Thompson 13, Jeremiah Howard 6, Jerell Reddick 4, Kobe Watts-Williams 3, Isaiah Walton 3, Rahul Pulugurtha 2, Justin Garland 1
East Rowan -- Dylan Valley 19, Teyachta Harris 10, Gavin Clement 5, Garrett Lee 5, Whitt Hoesman 3, Caleb Haynes 2
Records: Concord 19-4 (10-3), East 7-13 (4-9)
Next up: Concord at Lake Norman Charter and East Rowan vs. West Rowan
COX MILL 50, INDEPENDENCE 45
Cox Mill: 11 15 8 16 50
Independence: 0 8 14 23 45
Cox Mill: Rasheed Baldwin 16, CJ Wilson 14, Ma. Morgan 8, Harris 4, Conrad 4, Mi. Morgan 3, Ivy 1
Independence: Dyshawn Taylor 13, Bryce Brooks 11, RJ Johnson 11, McNair 3, Appling 2, Brown 2, Davis 2, Alberga 1
Cox Mill: Overall: 18-6; Conference 10-1
Independence: Overall: 12-11; Conference 6-5
EAST BURKE 55, BUNKER HILL 49
East Burke 9. 20. 10. 16 -- 55
Bunker Hill 9. 13. 16. 11 -- 49
East Burke 55 -- Logan Coffey 22, Carter Crump 10, Primm 8, Hudson 8, Mast 3, Langley 2, Dennie 2
Bunker Hill 49 -- Kaden Bolick 13, Mack Little 11, Brice 9, Boston 7, Robinson 6, Hoover 3
Records: East Burke 5-15 (5-7 CVAC), Bunker Hill 5-15 (3-8 CVAC)
HICKORY RIDGE 81, AL BROWN 52
Hickory Ridge- 19 16 17 29 -- 81
AL Brown - 13 14 9 16 --52
Hickory Ridge- Luke Brigman 27, Miles Beard 16, McDougald 6, LaRousa 6, Harris 6, Fortune 6, Bishop 3, Henderson 3, Overton 2, Jefferson 2, Demps 2, Thompson 2
AL Brown- Emari Russell 17, Lowrey 9, Reaves 7, Chambers 7, Chambers 6, Grey 3, Watkins 2, Hoskie 1
Hickory Ridge (7-14) overall (3-7) Conference
LINCOLN CHARTER 86, PINE LAKE PREP 47
Lincoln Charter 14 22 30 20 -- 86
Pine Lake Prep 11 8 19 9 -- 47
Lincoln Charter - Farley 16, Crawford 22, Moore 7, Flowers 14, Burnett 12, Wrenn 2, Chambers 5, Spangler 2, Overton 3
Pine Lake - Morgan 14, Schwaba 10, Tekampe 4, Strickfaden 6, Gower 6, Street 3, Lenz 2, Guilford 2
Notable: Xavier Crawford scored 22 points to lead all scorers and Markus Farley, Jr. scored 16 and Kenan Flowers had 14 with 5 assists.
Ethan Morgan was the high scorer for PLP with 14.
WEST CABARRUS 65, LAKE NORMAN 59
Lake Norman 22 14 9 14 59
W. Cabarrus 11 17 12 25 65
LAKE NORMAN 59 -- Alex Gruber 13, Cole Callaway 9, Wandersee 5, Hardison 3, Tre McKinnon 14, Davis Wagner 15
WEST CABARRUS 65 -- Serra 10, Minard 15, Green 6, Vines 20, Hayden 10, Smith 4
Tuesday’s Boys Basketball Rewind
How the Boys Sweet 16 fared
| Rk. | School | Class | Rec. | Tuesday |
| 1 | Weddington | 4A | 21-0 | idle |
| 2 | J.L. Chambers | 4A | 18-5 | d. West Charlotte 82-69 |
| 3 | Carmel Christian | IND | 22-3 | d. Legion Collegiate 92-63 |
| 4 | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 19-4 | d. Hopewell 93-34 |
| 5 | Central Cabarrus | 3A | 22-0 | d. Carson 89-36 |
| 6 | Providence Day | IND | 21-5 | d. Covenant Day 54-53 OT |
| 7 | Richmond County | 4A | 19-1 | idle |
| 8 | Charlotte Latin | IND | 21-3 | d. Cannon 68-53 |
| 9 | Ardrey Kell | 4A | 15-4 | d. Olympic 41-39 |
| 10 | Myers Park | 4A | 13-7 | lost 65-62 to South Meck |
| 11 | West Charlotte | 3A | 15-7 | lost 82-59 to Chambers |
| 12 | Northside Christian | IND | 20-7 | d. Westminster Catawba 74-44 |
| 13 | Mooresville | 4A | 19-1 | d. AL Brown 92-54 |
| 14 | Gaston Day | IND | 22-3 | d. Hickory Grove 90-64 |
| 15 | Robinson | 2A | 19-3 | d. Albemarle 92-65 |
| 16 | United Faith | 1A | 15-7 | d. Victory Christian 80-31 |
South Meck upsets No. 10 Myers Park
South Mecklenburg really put a damper on Myers Park’s SoMECK conference championship hopes, upsetting the Mustangs 65-62 Tuesday.
Myers Park (13-7, 6-3) fell one game behind Ardrey Kell (15-4, 7-2) heading into Friday’s conference finale. Ardrey Kell plays Berry Friday. Myers Park plays Olympic.
On Tuesday, South Meck won by rallying in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Mustangs 23-16 led by Peter Moye and Bishop Boswell.
Moye had 19 points, five rebounds. Boswell had 29 points, seven rebounds, six assists and is off to a big week. In Monday’s 70-62 win over Cuthbertson, the sophomore wing had 37 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Amare Bethel, Charlotte Country Day: game-high 20 points in a 80-74 win over Charlotte Christian. Country Day rallied from 13 down and outscored Christian by nine in the fourth quarter.
Bryce Brooks, Independence: game-high 19 points in a 67-37 upset win over Rocky River. Rocky River came into the night in first place in the Southwestern 4A. Charlotte Catholic (14-10, 8-4) and Butler (10-9, 7-3) -- which plays Providence Wednesday -- are right there heading into Friday’s regular-season finale. Rocky River plays Garinger. Catholic is done with league play. Independence plays Butler.
DJ Cuttino, Concord Academy: 14 points, 12 assists in an 80-64 win over Metrolina Christian, his team’s sixth straight victory.
Randall Pettus, Bessemer City: 28 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds, eight steals in a 86-53 win over Highland Tech.
Jordan Truesdale, West Lincoln: game-high 39 points in a 79-39 win over East Burke
Tuesday’s NC statewide scores
Wednesday’s Schedule
Queen City 3A-4A
Hough at Mallard Creek (girls)
Southwestern 4A
Butler at Providence (boys)
Garinger at Charlotte Catholic (girls)
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown at Hickory Ridge
West Cabarrus at Lake Norman
Southern Carolina 4A
Sun Valley at Cuthbertson
Weddington at Marvin Ridge
Northwestern 3A-4A
Ashe County at Alexander Central
Big South 3A
Hunter Huss at Kings Mountain
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at Lake Norman Charter (girls)
East Rowan at Concord
Jesse Carson at West Rowan (girls)
Western Foothills 3A
St. Stephens at Hickory
Statesville at Fred T. Foard (girls)
Catawba Valley 2A
Lincolnton at Bandys
West Caldwell at Newton-Conover (boys)
Mountain Foothills 2A
East Rutherford at Polk County
Hendersonville at R-S Central
Catawba Shores 1A-2a
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Central Carolina 1A-2A
Salisbury at Thomasville (boys)
Western Highlands 1A-2A
Draughn at Rosman (boys)
Madison County at Avery County (boys)
Metro 8 1A
Carolina International at Sugar Creek Charter (boys)
Nonconference
Anson County at Arborbrook Christian (boys)
North Stanly at Community School of Davidson
Piedmont at Monroe
South Point at East Gaston
Tuesday’s Boys Basketball Recaps
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A Chambers 82, West Charlotte 69 ... The host Cougars ran their conference record to 11-0 and clinched the regular-season championship.
North Mecklenburg 93, Hopewell 34 ... The Vikings’ Jordan Crawford had 24 points and four assists, and Isaiah Evans added 22 points. North Mecklenburg (19-4, 9-2) will finish second in the conference.
SOUTH MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 41, Olympic 39 ... The visiting Knights (15-4, 7-2) outscored Olympic 10-5 in a defensive-dominated fourth quarter and took sole possession of first place.
South Mecklenburg 65, Myers Park 62 ... The Sabres (14-6, 5-4) knocked Myers Park (13-7, 6-3) out of a share of first place. Elijah Strong scored 25 for the Mustangs.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
East Mecklenburg 73, Charlotte Catholic 70 ... The Eagles (14-9, 7-4) went on the road and knocked off the Cougars (14-10, 8-4), preventing them from holding on to a share of first place.
Independence 67, Rocky River 37 ... The Patriots stunned the Ravens (12-7, 8-3), who are now essentially tied with Butler for first place.
CISAA
Providence Day 53, Covenant Day 52 (OT) ... The Chargers survived a scare on the road and improved to 21-5 and 8-1. They clinched at least a tie for the conference title.
Charlotte Latin 69, Cannon School 53 ... The visiting Hawks (21-3, 7-2) got 18 points and five rebounds from Ned Hull, and remained second in the conference, Jaylen Jones added 17 points, five rebounds and six assists.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Mooresville 92, A.L. Brown 54 ... The host Blue Devils (19-1, 10-1) retained their share of a first-place tie.
Cox Mill 56, Hickory Ridge 55 (OT) ... The Chargers (16-6, 10-1) survived a big scare on the road. C.J. Wilson scored 17 for the victors.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
Alexander Central 58, Hibriten 32 ... Evan Presnell scored 24 points and Grove Lowrance added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars (19-3, 7-1).
Freedom 82, Watauga 70 ... The Patriots (15-6, 7-2) went on the road and kept their title hopes alive.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 83, Hunter Huss 62 ... The Chargers (18-2, 13-0) built a 45-30 halftime lead and coasted to a victory that helped them clinch the conference championship.
Ashbrook 73, Kings Mountain 66 ... Ashbrook overcame a 54-48 third-quarter deficit and upset the Mountaineers. The lost cost Kings Mountain (13-8, 10-2) any chance of catching first-place Crest.
Stuart Cramer 101, North Gaston 52 ... Will Kelly totaled 42 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and six steals for the Storm.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 89, Jesse Carson 36 ... Chase Daniel’s 21 points and 18 points from Jaiden Thompson helped the Vikings (22-0, 12-0) remain unbeaten. Cam Burleyson led Jesse Carson with 12.
Concord 66, West Rowan 60 ... The Spiders (18-4, 9-3) held second place in the conference.
East Rowan 70, South Rowan 57 ... Dylan Valley’s 27 points led the Mustangs.
Northwest Cabarrus 48, Lake Norman Charter 41 ... Brady Kester scored 10 points for Lake Norman Charter in the loss.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
North Iredell 67, East Lincoln 62 ... The visiting Mustangs (19-4, 11-2) rallied from a 55-50 deficit with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and sent the game into overtime. But North Iredell dominated overtime, making 4-of-4 free throws in the final minute. The loss dropped East Lincoln to 19-4, 11-2, a half-game behind Hickory.
Hickory 74, Fred T. Foard 43 ... The Tornadoes held the conference lead, improving to 20-1, 11-1.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Monroe 69, West Stanly 50 ... The Redhawks (12-6, 9-0) clinched the regular-season championship.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Maiden 62, Lincolnton 54 ... The Blue Devils (10-2 in the conference) outscored the Wolves (8-3) 32-24 in the second and third quarters.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Lincoln Charter 77, Pine Lake Prep 39 ... Jameen Moore’s 17 points and nine rebounds lifted the Eagles, who had four players in double figures.
Christ the King 53, Mountain Island Charter 50 ... Andrew Baich (13 points) and Jesse Filiault (11 points, five rebounds) led the Crusaders.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Bessemer City 86, Highland Tech 53 ... The Yellow Jackets (17-3, 10-1) had five players in double figures. Randall Pettus led the way, with 28 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds. Nazari Smarr had 17 points.
Burns 66, East Gaston 57 ... The Bulldogs scored eight of the game’s final 10 points.
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Draughn 53, Mountain Heritage 50 ... Draughn (8-1) took over first-place in the conference, with Mountain Heritage (9-2) second.
METROLINA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Gaston Day 90, Hickory Grove Christian 64 ... Callum Richard scored 19 points and Christ Brott added 15 for the Gaston Day, top seed in the tournament. The Spartans’ semifinal foe Thursday will be fourth seed SouthLake Christian, which beat fifth-seeded Gaston Christian 69-68.
Northside Christian 74, Westminster Catawba 44 ... The second seeds got 12 points from Antonio Perkins and a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) from Jalen Mattocks.
Concord Academy 80, Metrolina Christian 64 ... Third-seeded Concord Academy was led by Kany Tchanda, with 24 points. Noah Van Bibber added 19, and D.J. Cuttino had 12 assists. Dylan Houston made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 for Metrolina Christian. Concord Academy will visit Northside Christian in the semifinals Thursday.
Tuesday’s Boys Basketball Boxscores
NO. 2 CHAMBERS 82, WEST CHARLOTTE 69
West Charlotte 14 17 15 23 -- 69
Chambers 31 15 17 19 -- 82
CHAMBERS 82 -- Jaylen Curry 20, Antoine Piper 13, Nick Dorn 5, Kendall Smith 8, Evan Ashemore 4, Jacoby Jackson 2, Maurio Hanson 13, Daniel Sanford 17
WEST CHARLOTTE 69 -- Landon King 32 Chadlyn Traylor 12 Alford 8 Daye 7 Morrow 6 Browser 4
Chambers notable: Jaylen Curry 20 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks; Daniel Sanford 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks; Antoine Piper 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals; Maurio Hanson 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks; Kendall Smith 8 points, 8 rebounds
Chambers wins Queen City 3A/4A conference title outright with the win
West Charlotte notable: .Landon King had 32 points, six rebounds and three assists.
NO. 3 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 92, LEGION COLLEGIATE 63
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 92 -- Cade Tyson 20, Kyle Bean 15, Santana Smith 12, Kaleb Siler 12, N. Howard 9, Threatt 6, B. Smith 6, I. Howard 3, Burnham 3, Arias 3, Krawczyk 2, Mike 1
LEGION COLLEGIATE 63 -- Quentin Houston 12, Marcus Kell 25, Penosky 8, Nelson 5, Young 4, Bornbick 2, Cherikos 3, Williams 4
NO. 4 NORTH MECKLENBURG 93, HOPEWELL 34
Hopewell 9 2 13 10 -34
North Meck 32 14 18 29 - 93
HW: Watson 8, Horne 5, Eley 8, Thomas 4, Harvey 3, Moore 6
NM: Jordan Crawford 24, Isaiah Evans 22, Davion Cunningham 10, Trey Maxwell 10, Coes 9, Hardy 6, Jenkins 4, Foy 4, Bracey 2, Karriem 2
NO. 5 CENTRAL CABARRUS 89, CARSON 36
CARSON 11 13 8 4 -- 36
CENTRAL CABARRUS 32 13 24 20 -- 89
CARSON 36 – C. Hales, J. Howard 7, C. Buvleson 11, Mi. Beasley, H. Burris 2, E. Taylor 4, C. Ball 8, G. Collins, CJ Guioa 4, D. Epley
CENTRAL CABARRUS 89 – Jaiden Thompson 18, Chase Daniel 21, Carson Daniel 12, Gavin Bullock 17, Adriel Miller 4, Jay’ Kwon Diaz-Cruz 3, E. Baker, M. Murray 7, E. Ford 5, C. Johnson 2, J. Baker 6
Notable: Central Cabarrus is averaging 83.72 points per game while giving up 46.63 points per game for a plus 37.09 margin. Central is averaging 21.2 steals per game and 21.4 assists per game. Central has clinched the #1 seed for the SPC Tournament and back-to-back SPC Regular Season Championships. Central plays at home on Wednesday vs. Lake Norman Charter and it is Senior Night!
Central Cabarrus 22-0/1-0 Carson 3-18/2-10
NO. 6 PROVIDENCE DAY 54, COVENANT DAY 53 (OT)
Providence Day 10 13 14 12 9 -- 54
Covenant Day 13 12 6 9 8 --53
PROVIDENCE DAY 54 -- Riley Allenspach 13, Donovan Atwell 16, Propst-Allison 21, Prunty 2, Hailey 2
COVENANT DAY 53 -- J. Brown 6, Rivens 3, M. Brown 7, Boyce 3, Anderson 9, Nelson 9, Marcus Jr. 4
Notable: Quave Propst-Allison led Providence Day with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Donovan Atwell added 16 points, and Riley Allenspach had 13 points and 7 rebounds for the Chargers....Providence Day clinched the outright CISAA championship
Records: Providence Day 21-5, 8-1; Covenant Day 14-14, 1-8
NO. 8 CHARLOTTE LATIN 68, CANNON SCHOOL 53
Charlotte Latin 12 16 19 22 -- 69
Cannon School 11 11 18 13 -- 53
CHARLOTTE LATIN 69 -- Ned Hull 18, Jaylen Jones 17, Brandon Lavitt 13, Daniel Haughton 11, Rose 4, Pence 2, Kaplan 2, Canady 2
CANNON SCHOOL 53 -- DJ Nix 20, Isiah Henry 11, Swartz 9, Boyd 6, Hagedorn 3, Randall-Bauer 2, Claggett 2
Records: Latin 21-3, 7-2 Cannon 12-14, 5-4
Notable: Cannon senior DJ Nix scored his 2,000th career point in the game.
NO. 9 ARDREY KELL 41, OLYMPIC 39
AK 13 10 8 10 - 41
Olympic 15 9 10 5 - 39
ARDREY KELL 48 - Evan Smith 6, Brandon Nelson 5, Delano Hammond 6, Brock Rose 6, Toni Akinyelu 13, Brett Freeman 4, Trent Gerald 1
Olympic - Shaw 11, Burns 5, Reynolds 3, Hodge 2, Herd 3, Carter 13, Hamilton 2
Record: AK record 15-4 conf 7-2
Notable: Toni Akinyelu’s free throws with eight seconds left proved to be the difference. Brett Freeman (freshman) had 2 big buckets As AK went on a 10-3 run to end the game. With the Myers park loss, AK clinched No. 1 seed and at least a share of conf championship. That is 5 in a row (3 tournament and 2 regular season).
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 65, NO. 10 MYERS PARK 62
South 17 12 13 23 -- 65
MP 15 20 11 16 -- 62
MP: White 2, Paraison 3, Turner 6, Lynch 11, Mohammed 6, Strong 23, Walters 11
South: Rasul 9, Newman 2, Ormand 2, Moye 19, Boswell 29, Alexander 4
Notable: Peter Moye of South Meck had 19 points, five rebounds; Bishop Boswell had 29 points, seven rebounds, six assists.
NO. 13 MOORESVILLE 92, AL BROWN 54
Mooresville 22 20 30 20 -- 92
A L Brown 12 15 8 19 -- 54
MOORESVILLE 94 -- KC Shaw 21, Christian Herring 17, Dane Stewart 11, Kawarn Howell 9, Kyrell Shaw 8, Luke Kennedy 6, Dominic Reid 5, Ryan Amstutz 5, Kendall Casteel 4, Xavion White 2, Henry Linder 2, Thomas Vero 2.
Notable: KC Sjaw had 9 rebounds and 3 steals; Stewart had 3 steals; Howell had 5 rebounds; Kennedy had 5 assists; Reid had 5 rebounds; White had 8 rebounds.
Mooresville Record: 19-1
NO. 14 GASTON DAY 90, HICKORY GROVE 64
Gaston Day 18 29 23 20 90
Hickory Grove Christian 14 11 20 19 64
GASTON DAY 90 -- Callum Richard 19, Chris Britt 15, Evan Montanari 14, Four Heilig 9, Colin Fayed 8, Chase Owens 8, Kurt Hunter 7, Ayron Jackson 5, Deshawn Coulter 3, Griffen Simpson 2
HICKORY GROVE 64 -- Henderson 17, Libby 17, Erwin 12, Stinson 6, Kovcos 4, Holt 4, Adams 3, McKinnnon 1
Gaston Day Record: 22-3
Next Game: Gaston will host SouthLake Christian at 6 pm Thursday in the MAC tournament semis. Admission is $5/adults.
NO. 16 UNITED FAITH 80 - VICTORY CHRISTIAN 31
UF: 22 21 23 14 -- 80
VC: 7 11 6 7 -- 31
UF: - Lance Gill 15, Andrew Clifton 12 Marcus Willis 11
VC: Tyler Chapin 16, Juan Rodriguez 4, Elijah Mobley 2
W/L RECORDS: UF: 15-7; VC: 2-16
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 58, HIBRITEN 32
Alexander Central 8 18 11 21 -- 58
Hibriten 2 11 11 8 -- 32
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 58 -- Dusty Sigmon 10, Grove Lowrance 11, Cook 7, G. Presnell 2, Evan Presell 24, Stubbs 2, Barnes 2
HIBRITEN 32 -- Smargian 9, Gray 2, Nylan Battle 11, Vaught 4, Maxwell 3, Willis 3
BESSEMER CITY 86, HIGHLAND TECH 53
Bessemer City 25 29 30 12-86
Highland Tech 17 9 12 15-53
BESSEMER CITY 86 -- Randall Pettus 28,Nazarri Smarr 17, Terrance Smith 16, Keshawn Adams 13, Jameer Holmes 12
HIGHLAND TECH 53 -- Kevin Foster 15,Luke Whitted 11,Isaiah Moore10,Noe Smith 9,Gavin Blackwood 8
Noticeable: Randall Pettus 28 pts 12 Assits 8 rebs 8 steals
Bessemer City Record 17-3 Con-10-1 Highland Tech Record 2-18 Conf 0-10
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 80, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 74
Country Day 24 12 22 22 -- 80
Christian 21 17 23 13 -- 74
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 80 -- Amare Bethel 20, Carter Alessi 18, Dallas Gardner 18, Fletcher 16, O’Neil 3, Murphy 3, Hewett 2, Turner 5
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 74 -- Cade Preston 20, Bryce Cash 14, Micah Gilbert 14, John Lash 10, Nicholson 8, Jamison 2, King 2,
Notable: Down 13 in the third quarter Country Day came from behind to outscore the knights by 9 in the fourth. The Bucs are 15-13 and host Cannon Friday at 5:30.
CHRIST THE KING 53, MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER 50
MCS 3 15 16 16 -- 50
CTK 16 13 15 9 -- 53
MOUNTAIN ISLAND 50 -- Hart 5 Hall 12 Burris 2 Miller 3 Barber 13 Ferguson 6 Patton 7
CHRIST THE KING 53 -- Zuhosky 7 Francis 3 Tampoya 10 Kocher 3 Filiault 11 Clapp 4 Kuhn 3
CTK Notable: Andrew Baich led Christ the King with 12 points. Jesse Filiault added 11 points and 5 rebounds. Marco Tampoya added 10 points and 6 rebounds.
CONCORD 66, WEST ROWAN 60
Concord 24 14 11 17 -- 66
West Rowan 12 16 12 20 -- 60
Concord 66 -- Kayin Thompson 16, Johnakin Franklin 13, Jerell Reddick 10, James Smith 9, Jeremiah Howard 8, Brayden Blue 7, Justin Garland 2, Aiden Aldridge 1
West Rowan 60 -- William Givens 12, Bryson Cowan 12, Evan Kennedy 11, Peter Simpson 10, Levon Jacobs 10, Kayvon Norman 3, Noah Loeblien 2
Records: Concord 18-4 (9-3), West Rowan 10-8 (7-5)
CONCORD ACADEMY 80, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 64
Metrolina Christian 18 18 13 15 -- 64
Concord Academy 19 25 11 25 -- 80
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 64 -- Houston 27, Harrist 9, McIntyre 9, Crumbie 7, Wilson Jr. 5, Deluca 4, Clark 3
CONCORD ACADEMY 80 -- Carson Cooke 4, Jayden Munson 9, Tucker Johnson 4, Serg Cvetkovic 3, Noah Van Bibber 18, DJ Cuttino 14, Kany Tchanda 24, Magnus Swinger 1
Metrolina notes: Sr. Daylon Houston 27pts (7 threes), 5rbs, 2asts, 2stls; Sr. CJ Harrist 9pts, 10astsNotes: Metrolina Christian 14-16 (6-8) plays in the 1st Round of NCISAA Tournament on Tuesday, February 15th TBD.
Concord Academy notes: NOtable: CA has 6 straight wins. DJ Cuttino 14p 12a, Kany Tchanda 24p 10r 2b
COX MILL 56, HICKORY RIDGE 55
Hickory Ridge 14 16 7 18 -- 55
Cox Mill 15 19 7 15 -- 56
HICKORY RIDGE 55 - Miles Beard 27, Luke Brigman 19, McDougald 5, Jefferson 2, Thompson 2
COX MILL 56 – CJ Wilson 17, Rasheed Baldwin 10, Chandler Conrad 10, Morgan 8, Ramirez 4, Goodwin 3, Dunn 2, Harris 2
Hickory Ridge (6-14) overall (2-7) Conference
EAST MECKLENBURG 73, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 70
CCHS 18 14 16 22-- 70
EMHS 15 11 18 29-- 73
CCHS- Josh Williams 25, Pat Tivnan 18, Vaughn Thomas 13, Peter Rossitch 12, Kernodle 2
EMHS- Jordan Nevill 28, Kanye Johnson 24, Jonah Lawrence 17, Truitt 3, White 1
Game Note: Josh Williams recorded his 1000th point tonight.
INDEPENDENCE 67, ROCKY RIVER 37
Independence: 11 19 14 23 -- 67
Rocky River: 15 8 8 6 -- 37
Independence: Bryce Brooks 19, Sabastian Taylor 11,Mike McNair 10, Tosh Alberga 10, Johnson 6, Taylor 3, Appling 3, Jasper 3, Brown 2
Rocky River: Jaden Lyles 12, Green 7, Ham 6, Price 4, Franchi 4, Ratchford 2, Brantley 2
Independence: Overall: 12-10; Conference 6-5
Rocky River: Overall: 12-7 ; Conference 8-3
LAKE NORMAN 78, SOUTH IREDELL 59
Lake Norman 15 27 16 20 -- 78
South Iredell 5 10 22 22 -- 59
Lake Norman - Alex Gruber 10, Cole Callaway 20, Hardison 4, Tre McKinnon 14, Davis Wagner 6, Jack Dryden 10, Williamson 3, Newton 4, Trent Steinour 7
South - Ratcliff 5, Perry 2, Watson-Jones 14, Stewart 7, Vuk 18, Ratcliff 3, Chambers 5, Tucker 3
LINCOLN CHARTER 77, PINE LAKE PREP 39
Pine Lake Prep 12 5 10 10 -- 39
Lincoln Charter 27 18 16 16 -- 77
Lincoln Charter - Farley 14, Crawford 6, Moore 17, Flowers 11, Burnett 3, Johnson 11, Hudson 5, Chambers 8, Spangler 2
Pine Lake - Morgan 8, Johnson 5, Schwaba 1, MAgner 12, Tekampe 1, Strickfaden 5, Harper 3, Dignan 2, Coleman 3
Notable: On Senior night McCall Johnson had 11 points with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Marcus Farley, Jr. had 14 points and 5 rebounds. JJ Moore chipped in with 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Robert Magner was the high scorer for PLP with 12.
NORTH LINCOLN 74, WEST IREDELL 32
North Lincoln 21 24 17 12 -- 74
West Iredell 8 15 4 5 -- 32
NORTH LINCOLN 74-- Jack Waggoner 22, Connor Carson 9, Jake Dedmon 9, Reed King 7, Kellan Karr 6, Carter Black 5, Luke Custer 4, Nate Lykins 4, Matt Heavner 3, Ben Corter 3, Iverson Snell 2, Cam Rice, Connor Risse
WEST IREDELL 32--Isaac Bunton 10, Jermiah Glaspy 6, Jermaine Cornelius 4, Alijah Williams 4, Eric Dalton 2, David Bunton 2, Seth Huss 2, Willie Walker 2
North Lincoln 8-5 conference (14-8 overall)
WEST LINCOLN 79, EAST BURKE 49
West Lincoln. 12. 25. 19. 23 -- 79
East Burke. 15. 9. 14. 11 -- 49
WEST LINCOLN 79 -- Jordan Truesdale 37, Hopper 15, Goins 9, Cherigul 9, Short 3, Hartsoe 2, Allen 2, Howell 2
EAST BURKE 49 -- Logan Coffey 19, Crump 9, Hill 9, Sellers 3, Primm 3, Langley 2, Keller 2, Hudson 2
Records: West Lincoln 9-13 (6-6 CVAC), East Burke 4-15 (4-7 CVAC)
Monday’s Boxscores
NO. 2 CHAMBERS 69, MALLARD CREEK 62
Chambers 20 14 13 22 -- 69
Mallard Creek 19 15 13 15 -- 62
CHAMBERS 69 -- Jaylen Curry 25, Antoine Piper 11, Nick Dorn 3, Kendall Smith 5, Evan Ashemore 2, Maurio Hanson 2, Daniel Sanford 21
Chambers notable: Jaylen Curry 25 points, 11 assists, 5 steals, 3 rebounds; Daniel Sanford 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks
Mallard Creek notable: 2023 Bryson Davis scored 20 pts 3 rebs and 4 assts; 2025 Jalyn Connor scored 16 pts and added 2 stls; 2023 Kaden Ross scored 12 pts 4 rebs and 2 stls; 2023 Isaiah Sutherland added 6 pts 9 rebs and 2 blocks.
CHRIST THE KING 63, LANGTREE CHARTER 60
Christ The King 19 15 12 17 63
Langtree Charter 12 22 12 14 60
CTK 63 -- Zuhosky 9 Baich 14 Kocher 8 Filiault 23 Clapp 8 Kuhn 1
LANGTREE CHARTER 60 -- Harris 21 Robeson 5 Statzer 15 Gelpkz 4 Mann’s 14
CTK Notable: Jesse Filiault led CTK with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists including the game winning three pointer with less than a second left to lead CTK. Andrew Baich added 14 pts and 10 rebs, Will Zuhosky added 9 pts and 4 assists, Parker Clapp added 8 points, 7 rebs, 5 assists and 5 steals. Dillon Kocher added 8 points and 8 rebounds
SOUTH MECKELNBURG 70, CUTHBERTSON 62
South 21 11 18 20 -- 70
Cuthbertson 14 17 12 19 -- 62
CUTHBERTSON 62 -- Sanfilippo 13, Haymore 5, Alston 9, Beals 14, Douglas 11, Jackson 3, Parker 4
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 70 -- Rasul 7, Newman 4, Ormand 2, Moye 14, Boswell 37, Alexander 6
Notable: South Meck’s Bishop Boswell: 37 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
This story was originally published February 8, 2022 at 11:22 PM.
