BOYS REWIND: No. 2 Carmel Christian holds off Latin, heading to states.
How The Boys Sweet 16 Fared
| Rk. | School | Class | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Weddington | 4A | 26-0 | d. Olympic 71-62 |
| 2 | Carmel Christian | 4A | 24-3 | d. Charlotte Latin 54-44 |
| 3 | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 24-4 | d. RJ Reynolds 116-56 |
| 4 | J.L. Chambers | 4A | 20-6 | d. Lake Norman 98-71 |
| 5 | Central Cabarrus | 3A | 27-0 | d. North Buncombe 105-54 |
| 6 | Providence Day | 4A | 22-5 | Season Completed |
| 7 | Richmond County | 4A | 24-1 | d. Green Hope 88-72 |
| 8 | Charlotte Latin | 4A | 23-4 | lost 54-44 to Carmel Christian |
| 9 | Gaston Day | 2A | 26-4 | lost 81-73 to Trinity Academy |
| 10 | Harding University | 4A | 18-9 | d. South Mecklenburg 52-45 |
| 11 | Ardrey Kell | 4A | 17-6 | lost 49-47 to Hopewell |
| 12 | Northside Christian | 2A | 23-8 | Season Completed |
| 13 | Myers Park | 4A | 15-8 | d. Charlotte Catholic 70-51 |
| 14 | West Charlotte | 3A | 17-9 | d. Pisgah 83-41 |
| 15 | Robinson | 2A | 23-3 | d. Burns 77-52 |
| 16 | United Faith | 1A | 17-7 | d. Grace Christian 92-69 |
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Girls Rewind: No. 1 Cannon, No. 4 South Meck fall
No. 2 Carmel Christian holds off No. 8 Latin, advances
Carmel Christian broke open a tie game with a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night and beat visiting Charlotte Latin 54-44, advancing to the boys’ state championship game for the fifth time in six years.
The Cougars (25-3) will face Greensboro Day (32-3) for the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 4A title Saturday at Wingate University.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
But coach Joe Badgett’s team got a strong test from Charlotte Latin (23-4), in a game played before a noisy full-house crowd.
The Hawks led 34-32 after three quarters, and the game was tied at 37-37. But Carmel Christian pulled away, scoring on a free throw and then on baskets by Kyle Bean and Cade Tyson.
The Cougars’ Logan Threatt made it 44-37 on a tip-in with 1:50 remaining, and after a Charlotte Latin free throw, Tyson scored on a dunk that produced the loudest roar from the Cougars’ crowd of the night.
The Hawks battled back, cutting the deficit to 48-42 with 36 seconds left, scoring on a pair of baskets by Jaylen Jones.
Charlotte Latin closed to within 49-44 with 27 seconds left after another Jones basket, but Bean gave Carmel Christian a three-possession lead at 51-44 on a layup with 16 seconds remaining.
Photos: Charlotte Latin at Carmel Christian
Hopewell spring another upset, takes down Ardrey Kell
Last week, Hopewell upset No. 4 Chambers High in the Queen City 3A/4A tournament semifinals. Tuesday night, the Titans upset No. 11 Ardrey Kell, handing the Knights their first ever loss in the first round of the state playoffs.
Quay Watson had 21 for the Titans.
Ardrey Kell reached the state finals last season.
Hopewell jumped out to a 10-0 lead Tuesday and held on for a 51-49 win. Ardrey Kell’s had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but the shot rimmed out, preventing the Knights rallying eight points down with 60 seconds left to force overtime.
The Knights (17-6) were playing without Division I point guard Evan Smith, who sprained his ankle in Friday’s SoMECK championship game with Harding.
Other Area Recaps
Concord Academy 67, Cape Fear 53: Concord Academy, with a 16-16 record, advanced to the boys’ 3A NCISAA final with a 14-point victory over Cape Fear Academy.
Cape Fear Academy (19-4) was playing in the final four for the fourth straight year.
Kany Tchanda led Concord Academy with 19 points, and Noah Van Bibber added 14.
Mooresville 75, Glenn 62: Mooresville (21-3) advanced to a second-round matchup at top-seeded Mooresville by beating Glenn 75-62 on the road.
Dane Stewart led the Blue Devils with 20 points, Christian Herring added 16, and K.C. Shaw scored 15.
Weddington 71, Olympic 62: Each team had a chance to win the game in overtime.
With the score tied at 58-all, Weddington senior standout Chase Lowe missed the front end of a one-and-one with 8.7 seconds left.
Olympic got the rebound and called a time out. The Trojans set up for a final shot, but A.J. Shaw’s layup rolled off the front of the rim. Weddington’s Grady Brosterhous, a quarterback in football, flung a three-quarter-length shot that hit the front of the rim.
Weddington took a 60-58 lead about a minute into overtime on a layup by Lowe.
Olympic missed a short jump shot on its next possession, and Weddington got the ball. The Warriors’ Kyle Frazier made two foul shots with 1:21 left, and after another Olympic miss and Weddington rebound, the Warriors’ Lowe hit two foul shots.
Then after another Olympic miss, Weddington’s Evan Morton got out on a fast break and scored on a dunk. That gave the nationally ranked Warriors a 66-58 lead with 35 seconds, and they held on for the victory.
Carolina International 85 Avery County 60: Kimman Power made 11-of-15 3-point shots nad had 38 points, three steals, three assists and two rebounds. Davion Featherston added 17 points, three rebounds for CIS, which plays Robbinsville in a second round game Thursday at home.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Jaylen Curry, Chambers: 20 points, 20 assists, four rebounds and four steals in a 98-71 win over Lake Norman.
Jesse Filiault, Christ The King: Led his team to the school’s first ever postseason win, 66-42 over Mitchell. Filiaunt had 23 points, eight rebounds.
Johnakin Franklin, Concord: game-high 21 points in a 77-54 win over North Henderson.
Jaiden Thompson, Central Cabarrus: 19 points eight rebounds, four assists in a 105-54 win over North Buncombe.
Chadlyn Traylor, West Charlotte: freshman point guard had 11 points, 10 assists and five steals in an 83-41 win over Pisgah.
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 1 WEDDINGTON 71, OLYMPIC 62 OT
Olympic 14 12 20 12 4 -- 62
Weddington 20 16 8 14 13 -- 71
Olympic 62 – AJ Snow 20, Jemez Herd 12, Cameron Burns 8, Kush Carter 8, Tai Hamilton 8, Nikaye Hodge 3, Jo Terrel 3
Weddington– 71 Chase Lowe 20, Kyle Frazier 18, AJ Cook 17, Evan Morton 14, Grady Brosterhous 2
Notable: Chase Lowe scored 12 of his 20 points in the 4th quarter and overtime to push the Warriors past Olympic in Round 1 of the 4A State Playoffs. Kyle Frazier posted 18 points and in the process became the 8th 1,000 point scorer in Weddington history, marking the 1st time the program has had two 1K scorers at the same time (Chase Lowe). The Warriors will face Mooresville (21-3) in the 2nd Round of the playoffs Thursday night at 6:30pm at Warrior Gymnasium.
Records: Weddington 26-0 (10-0), Olympic 11-12
NO. 3 NORTH MECKLENBURG 116, RJ REYNOLDS 56
RJ Reynolds 25 12 15 4 – 56
North Mecklenburg 36 31 28 21 – 116
RJ REYNOLDS 56 -- MJ Rane 20, Wyatt Monez 17, Calhoun 7, Tisdale 5, Davis 2, Reid 5, Muhamaed 2,
NORTH MECKLENBURG 116 -- Jordan Crawford 32, Davion Cunningham 26, Isaian Evans 16, Trey Maxwell 14, Tyree Bracey 11, Christian Foy 5, Coles 3, Washington 3, Karriem 2, Walker 2
Notable: North Meck’s Jordan Crawford made 7 3-point shots in the first quarter and was 7-of-8 for the game.
NO. 4 CHAMBERS 98, LAKE NORMAN 71
Lake Norman 13 18 21 19 -- 71
Chambers 32 21 25 20 -- 98
CHAMBERS 98 -- Jaylen Curry 20, Antoine Piper 5, Nick Dorn 21, Ashemore, Jacoby Jackson 6, Maurio Hanson 22, Daniel Sanford 22, Osvaldo Haynes 2
Notable: Jaylen Curry 20 points, 20 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals; Daniel Sanford 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Maurio Hanson 22 points 11-12 FG (92%) , 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks; Nick Dorn 21 points, 5-8 3FG (63%)
NO. 5 CENTRAL CABARRUS 105, NORTH BUNCOMBE 54
NORTH BUNCOMBE 14 10 18 12 -- 54
CENTRAL CABARRUS 32 32 21 20 -- 105
NORTH BUNCOMBE – C. Bruni 5, C. Clark 12, C. Brown 5, G. McCurry 7, R. Cook 2, J. Eubanks 3, C. Norton 2, G. Banks 18
CENTRAL CABARRUS – Jaiden Thompson 19, Chase Daniel 15, Carson Daniel 14, Gavin Bullock 10, Adriel Miller, Jay’ Kwon Diaz-Cruz 13, E. Baker 6, M. Murray 2, E. Ford 5, C. Johnson 7, J. Baker 9, DJ Kent 5
Central Cabarrus 27-0/14-0 North Buncombe 11-15/4-8
Notable: Central has won back-to-back SPC Regular Season Championships and the 2022 SPC Conference Tournament. Central is 38-2 over the past 2 seasons. #2 Central plays Thursday at Home at 6:00pm vs Stuart Cramer in 2nd Round of West 3A Championship.
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.
TRINITY ACADEMY 81, NO. 9 GASTON DAY 73
Gaston Day 24 7 19 23 73
Trinity Academy 23 15 18 25 81
GASTON DAY 73 -- Chris Britt 27, Evan Montanari 18, Callum Richard 10, Colin Fayed 8, Kurt Hunter 6, Chase Owens 4
TRINITY ACADEMY 81 -- Vanderhurst 22, Ross 19, Barrett 15, Perez 14, Sloan 8, Barker 3
Final Record: 27-4
HOPEWELL 51, NO. 11 ARDREY KELL 49
AK 12 5 13 19 — 49
Hopewell 14 7 11 19 — 51
ARDREY KELL 49 - Brandon Nelson 8, Delani Hammonds 9, Brock Rose 16, Toni Akinyelu 8, Cole Perodeau 8
HOPEWELL 51 - Watson 21, Gladden 3, Eley 10, Stewart 4, Thompson 2, Harvey 4, Moore 7
Record: Ardrey Kell 17-6
NO. 13 MYERS PARK 70, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 51
Charlotte Catholic - 13 12 9 17 = 51
Myers Park - 28 7 14 21 = 70
Charlotte Catholic - P. Tivnan 17, J. Williams 15, V. Thomas 8
Myers Park - Sir Mohammed 27, Elijah Strong 16, Santana Lynch 13, Jack Turner 9, Jacob Paraison 5
Records: CC - 17-11; MP - 15-8
MP Advances to 2nd round of NCHSAA State Playoffs
NO. 14 WEST CHARLOTTE 83, PISGAH 41
West Charlotte 13 29 32 9 -- 83
Pisgah 9 18 9 5 -- 41
WEST CHARLOTTE 83 -- Landon King 20 Ollie Alford 13 Chadlyn Traylor 11 Aloundis Browser 10 Raymond 7 Daye 7 Morrow 6 Mahatta 6 Glover 2 Simmons 1
PISGAH 41 --- Sawyer Belue 16 Hill 9 Robinson 6 Free 5 Lee 5
NO. 16 UNITED FAITH 92, GRACE CHRISTIAN 69
UF: 20 25 35 12 -- 92
VC: 14 15 17 23 -- 69
UNITED FAITH 92 -- Dorien Johnson 27, Xavier McKelvey 25, Alex Bates 14, Lance Gill 8, JD Bowden 8
GRACE CHRISTIAN 69 -- Makyl Butler 17, Jesse Mitchell 16, Sawyer Elkins 10
W/L Record: United Faith: 18-7; Grace Christian: 26-5
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53, PAGE 51
Page 12 12 7 20 -- 51
Alexander Central 17 4 17 15 -- 53
PAGE 51 -- Josh Scovens 15, McIntyre 9, Jerron Blackwell 17, Sherrill 8, Pinnix 2
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 53 -- Sigmon 8, G. Lowrance 4, Avery Cook 12, G. Presnell 2, Evan Presnell 23, Barnes 4
Notable: Evan Presnell had 23 points and 4-of-9 3-point attempts. He also had four assists. Cook had five rebounds and four assists.
CHRIST THE KING 66, MITCHELL 42
MHS 5 14 13 10 -- 42
CTK 15 16 20 15 -- 66
MITCHELL 42 -- Hollifield 15, Willis 2, Barnett 3, Harris 4, Barnett 3, Warren 3, Young 6, Murphy 3
CHRIST THE KING 66 -- Zuhosky 12, Francis 3, Tampoya 16, Baich 4, Filiault 23, Clapp 2, Kuhn 6
Notable: Jesse Filiault scored 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead Christ the King past Mitchell. Freshman Marco Tampoya added 16 and 7 rebounds and Will Zuhosky added 12 points. It was Christ the King’s first ever win in the state tournament
CONCORD 77, NORTH HENDERSON 54
Concord 21 17 24 15 -- 77
N. Henderson 8 9 20 17 -- 54
Concord 77 -- Johnakin Franklin 21, Brayden Blue 19, James Smith 15, Kayin Thompson 8, Justin Garland 6, Jerell Reddick 4, Jeremiah Howard 4
North Henderson 54 -- Carter Whiteside 10, Josh Heiny 10, Micah Pierce 9, Nathanial Baird 9, Zaire McDaniel 7, Marvin Williams 5, Brayden Corn 2, Daniel Corinell 1, Bryson Bradley 1
Notables: Kayin Thompson led Concord with 9 rebounds and both Johnakin Franklin & James Smith dished out 6 assists each.
Next up for Concord is an away 2nd round state playoff matchup with Ben L. Smith High School
Records: Concord 22-5 & North Henderson 16-10
EAST LINCOLN 65, WEST ROWAN 55 OT
East Lincoln 16 10 11 14 14 -- 65
West Rowan 16 10 8 17 4 -- 55
EAST LINCOLN 65 -- Landon Glezen 0, Logan Craig 16, Markell Clark 0, Palmer Crichton 5, Jeremiah Jones 8, Drew Bean 23, Keandre Walker 13, Jackson Fannon 0, Mason Simmons 0
WEST ROWAN 55 -- Athan Gill 23, William Givens 11, Kayvon Norman 11, Levon Jacobs 4, Josh Noble 6
Records: East Lincoln 23-5; West Rowan 11-11
Notable: East Lincoln has won at least one playoff game 15 of the last 16 years. The Mustangs will be on the road against the Enka Jets on Thursday, February 24.
FREEDOM 68, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 49
Freedom: 10 15 21 22 -- 68
NW Cabarrus: 05 18 11 15 -- 49
FREEDOM 68 -- Amore Connelly 32, Philly Harris 17, Drew Costello 10, Ledford 4, Dellinger 3, Pollard 2
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 49 -- Matthews 13, Muldrow 4, Cook 2, Gonder 8, Hilsenworth 3, Grigley 11, Trombley 2, Sierra 4
Notable: Freedom 18-7 hosts North Lincoln Thursday as a part of girls & boys doubleheader, times TBA
LINCOLN CHARTER 85, WEST STANLY 46
West Stanly 14 17 7 8 -- 46
Lincoln Charter 31 20 24 10 -- 85
Lincoln Charter - Farley 31, Moore 20, Flowers 10, Burnett 10, Johnson 2, Hudson 2, Bruce 6, Crawford 4
West Stanly- Parker 5, Nahrgang 8, Carpenter 11, Hinton 11, Hall 3, Lisk 6, Queen 2
Notable: Markus Farley, Jr. led all scorers with 31 and had 3 rebounds and 3 assists. JJ Moore scored 20 points while also having 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 turnover.
West Stanly was led by Charlie Carpenter and Jaxson Hinton with 11 points each.
MOORESVILLE 75, GLENN 52
Mooresville 16 17 22 20 -- 75
Glenn 10 9 12 21 -- 52
MOORESVILLE 75 -- Dane Stewart 20, Christian Herring 16, KC Shaw 15, Evaan Ezhilan 6, Kyrell Shaw 6, AJ Parsley 4, Dominic Reid 4, Kawarn Howell 2, Ryan Amstutz 2.
Notable: Stewart had 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks; Herring had 9 rebounds and 2 steals; KC Shaw had 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks; Ezhilan had 3 steals.
Record: 21-3
PORTER RIDGE 75, SOUTH CALDWELL 33
Porter Ridge 21 26 22 6 -- 75
South Caldwell 8 15 6 4 -- 33
PORTER RIDGE 75 -- Tristan Stitt 7, C.J Anthony 14, Jacob Anderson 14, Kyler Harris 6, Isaiah Williams 6, Greg Wenger 16, Nathaniel Stout 2, Aaron Hough 2, Justin Shumaker 5, Jason Hertz 2, Joanah Karkow 1
SOUTH CALDWELL 33--Carlton Smith 7, Caleb Greene 1, Trey Ramsey 17, Tyler Eggers 8
Notable: Porter Ridge made double digit 3’s in their blowout victory.
This story was originally published February 22, 2022 at 10:11 PM.
