Tuesday’s Rewind: 4 Mecklenburg County teams advance to NCHSAA regional finals
Tuesday was a big night for Mecklenburg County high school basketball teams.
Two boys and two girls teams advanced to the N.C. regional championship games, or state semifinals.
▪ North Mecklenburg’s boys ran out to a big lead against Myers Park, denying the Mustangs their first N.C. 4A regional championship berth since 1966. North Meck won 91-73. North Meck will play nationally ranked Weddington in Saturday’s regional championship game.
▪ In 3A, West Charlotte’s boys zipped past Greensboro’s Ben L. Smith 81-66 to set up a showdown with unbeaten Central Cabarrus Saturday. On Tuesday, the Lions got 20 points from senior Chance Morrow, 17 from Landon King, 14 from Chadlyn Traylor and 11 from Josh Mahatha.
▪ In 4A girls play, Chambers beat the state’s top ranked team, Northern Guilford, handing Northern its first loss of the season. Chambers won 49-34 with a dominant defensive performance and will play Charlotte Catholic Saturday to try to earn a spot in the finals. Chambers is trying to reach a third straight state championship game.
Catholic was in its first regional game since 2010 and beat Lake Norman 48-41. The Cougars will play its first ever regional championship game Saturday.
The NCHSAA is expected to announce regional sites Wednesday morning.
Quick Links
Tuesday’s NCHSAA quarterfinal scores, Saturday’s regional final schedule
Weddington leads big, rallies late, to beat Chambers
North Meck gets hot start, runs past Myers Park
Tuesday night’s photos
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Alanis Diaz, Charlotte Catholic girls: team-high 13 points in a come-from-behind 48-41 win over Lake Norman in the N.C. 4A state quarterfinals.
Chase Lowe, Weddington: game-high 18 points, including a huge steal and layup in the final minute of his team’s 58-56 win over Chambers in the 4A quarterfinals.
Trinity Moreland, Chambers girls: 16 points, three rebounds, three blocks, three steals in a 49-34 win over Northern Guilford. Chambers -- which got 13 points, five rebounds from Mila Holloway -- is one win away from a shot a third straight N.C. 4A state championship.
Mary Spry, Carson girls: 23 points, 12 rebounds, six assists in a N.C. 3A quarterfinal loss to North Davidson.
Jaiden Thompson, Central Cabarrus: 37 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals in an 89-47 win over Enka in the N.C. 3A state quarterfinals. Teammates Chase Daniel (18 points, seven assists) and Gavin Bullock (13 points, nine rebounds, three blocks) had big games.
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
CENTRAL CABARRUS 89, ENKA 47
ENKA 12 11 17 7 47
CENTRAL CABARRUS 18 19 19 33 89
ENKA – J. Williams 9, L. Crook 4, J. Tiller 18, J. Adair 3, Clinkscales-King 13
CENTRAL CABARRUS – Jaiden Thompson 37, Chase Daniel 18, Carson Daniel 8, Gavin Bullock 13, Adriel Miller 2, Jay’Kwon Diaz-Cruz 6, E. Baker, M. Murray 2, E. Ford 3, C. Johnson, J. Baker, DJ Kent
Records: Central Cabarrus 30-0/14-0 Enka 25-5/9-3
Notable: Central has won back-to-back SPC Regular Season Championships and the 2022 SPC Conference Tournament. Central is 42-2 over the past 2 seasons. #2 Central plays #8 West Charlotte on Sat. 5th in the West 3A Regional Championship.
Central Cabarrus is averaging 85.30 per game while giving up 47.83 points per game for a plus 37.47 margin. Central is averaging 20.6 steals per game and 22.7 assists per game.
NORTH MECKLENBURG 91, MYERS PARK 73
Myers Park 9 15 26 23 – 73
North Mecklenburg 19 31 26 15 – 91
MP: Sir Mohammed 26, AJ White 18, Elijah Strong 11, Santana Lynch 7, Jack Turner 5, Sam Walters 4, Kamal Domingo 2
NM: Jordan Crawford 25, Maxwell Coles 16, Tyree Bracey 16, Davion Cunningham 15, Isaiah Evans 12, Foy 4, Maxwell 3
WEDDINGTON 58, CHAMBERS 56
Chambers 13 13 11 19 – 56
Weddington 16 15 17 10 – 58
CHAMBERS 56 -- Jaylen Curry 10; Antoine Piper 10; Smith 2; Hanson 2; Daniel Sanford 17; Nicholas Dorn 15; Ashemore 0.
WEDDINGTON 58 -- Chase Lowe 18; Evan Morton 14; Cook 3; Tah 3; Kyle Frazier 10; Brosterhous 6; Ellyson 0; Werdann 0; Abrams 2; Hamilton 2.
WEST CHARLOTTE 81, BEN L SMITH 66
West Charlotte 25 16 17 23 81
Ben Smith 13 14 16 23 66
West Charlotte: Chancelor Morrow 20 Landon King 17 Chadlyn Traylor 14 Josh Mahatta 11 Alford 8 Browser 7 Daye 2 Rivers 2
Ben Smith: Richard Goods 24
Markquan Gilbert 13 Gage Lattimore 12 Hale 9 Partee 4 Collins 2 Aikens 2
Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 48, LAKE NORMAN 41
Catholic 9 10 12 17 -- 48
Lake Norman 16 9 8 8 -- 41
Catholic 48 -- Blanca Thomas 13, Alanis Diaz 13, Harper McKain 11, Gough 4, Fava 4, McArdle 2, Schachte 1
Lake Norman 41 -- Kirsten Lewis-Williams 15, Siriani 9, Saunders 7, Wadkovsky 4, Shehan 4, Marks 2
Records: Catholic 28-2; Lake Norman 24-4
This story was originally published March 1, 2022 at 11:04 PM.
