HS Basketball Rewind: No. 2 Carmel Christian, Combine win at Phenom Tip Off
Some teams in the Observer’s coverage area kicked off high school basketball season earlier this week, but tonight is the beginning of the year for some of the heavyweight private school and non-association teams in North Carolina.
Public schools start play on Friday, Nov. 18.
Two big tournaments in the area will kick off the weekend.
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On Tap Saturday
▪ At Carmel Christian, Phenom Hoops will host its annual tip-off event. Games begin at noon and include a potential look at the private 3A state championship game when Concord Academy faces Greensboro Day at 4:30.
▪ Also Saturday, N.C. Independent power Providence Day will host a three-game event at 2 p.m.
Full schedules are below.
This weekend’s tournaments
PHENOM HOOPS TIP-OFF AT CARMEL CHRISTIAN
Friday results
5 pm: Northside Christian 71, Quality Education 59
6:30 pm: Combine Academy 69, The Burlington School 52
8 pm: Carmel Christian 65, Northwood Temple 53
Saturday
12 pm: Quality Education vs. Westminster Catawba
1:30 pm: Northside Christian vs. Northwood Temple
3 pm: Combine Academy vs. 1of1 Prep
4:30 pm: Concord Academy vs. Greensboro Day
6 pm: Cannon vs. The Burlington School
7:30 pm: Carmel Christian vs. Asheville School
CHARGER SHOWCASE AT PROVIDENCE DAY
Saturday
2 pm: Grace Christian (Sanford) vs. Cape Fear Academy
3:30 pm: Christ School vs. Grace Christian (Raleigh)
5 pm: Caldwell Academy vs. Providence Day
#BIG5 Top Performers
Josh Bullock, Northside Christian: Lake Norman Christian transfer had a team-high 23 points in a 71-59 win over Quality Education Friday. Teammate Antonio Perkins added 20. Northside outscored Quality Education 16-4 in overtime to win.
Bryce Cash, Carmel Christian: 15 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 65-53 season-opening win over Northwood Temple.
Rakease Passmore, Combine Academy: national recruit had a team-high 17 points in a 69-52 win over The Burlington School.
Avion Pinner, Concord Academy: 24 points, 11 rebounds in an 84-71 win over Carolina International Thursday.
Michael Wilson, Metrolina Christian: 30 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals in a 72-41 win over Covenant Classical. Wilson made 6-of-7 3-point attempts.
Friday’s Boxscores
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 65, NORTHWOOD TEMPLE 53
Northwood 9 13 15 16 -- 53
Carmel 21 13 14 17 -- 65
NORTHWOOD 53 -- Kenny Vera 10, Cannon Kezjah 13, Lee 4, John Baldwin 11, Kenndall Cave 15
CARMEL 65 -- Freeman 6, Wertz 8, Jaeden Mustaf 15, Smith 4, Bryce Cash 15, Michael Morris 14, Siler 3
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 71, QUALITY EDUCATION 59
Quality Education 15 16 13 11 4 -- 59
Northside 9 14 21 11 16 -- 71
QUALITY EDUCATION 59 -- Tyson Barrett 17, J. Anderson 13, Webb 8, Nigel Okuwakol 16, Cannon 6
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 71 -- Antonio Perkins 20, Goudelock 9, Thompson 2, Josh Bullock 23, Kyrel Shaw 15, Jones 2
UNITED FAITH GIRLS 45, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 28
UFCA 9 11 12 13 - 45
SC TH 10 2 7 9 - 28
UFCA - Savonnah Bryant 10, Tiana Gongora 10, Jami Caldwell 9, Mya Young 8, Ashlyn Clifton 7
NOTE - This is the first 2-0 start for the Lady Falcons since the 2010-11 season.
UNITED FAITH 75, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 37
UFCA 25 19 26 5 - 75
SC TH 11 13 8 5 - 37
UFCA 75 -- Lance Gill 14, Dylan Deluca 11, Alex Bates 9, Will Brown 8, Evan Morton 8, Isaiah Sutherland 7, Logan Johnson 6, JD Bowden 6, Bryce Slay 3, Camyl Witherspoon 2, Julius Little 1
NOTE - Senior Alex Bates signed his National Letter of Intent tonight to further his academic and athletic career at Fordham University in NY. Alex has a 4.3 GPA, has won 2 state championships (1 @ Weddington and 1 @ United Faith), and made the SPAA All-Conference team and NCISAA 1A All-State team last year as a junior.
Thursday’s Boxscores
CONCORD ACADEMY 84, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 71
CA: 19 18 18 29 -- 84
CI: 20 15 15 21 -- 71
CI: Davion C 13, TJ 30, Steven 4, Rodney 20, James 2, Covington 2
CA: Carson Cooke 23, Isaiah Tate 9, Magnus Swinger 2, Noah Van Bibber 22, Avion Pinner 24, Petar Asceric 4
Notable: CA moves to 2-0. Carson Cooke 7-10 from 3. Avion Pinner 24p 11r.
1-of-1 GIRLS 69, LINCOLN CHARTER 43
1of1 09 16 23 21 -- 69
LCHS 11 09 10 13 — 43
1-of-1 ACADEMY 69 -- A. Themad - 17 points, j. Hall - 12 points, Aaliyah - 10 points, J. Poole - 9 points, Lindsey - 6 points, Sophia - 6 points, L. Kohen - 5 points, Jodi - 4 points
LINCOLN CHARTER 43 -- Maddie Lusk -- 12 points, Grace Rinaldo -- 12 points, Martha Guinle - 11 points, Claire David -- 3 points, Samantha Ayers -- 2 points, Tyler Beller — 2 points
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 72, COVENANT CLASSICAL 41
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 20 23 24 5 -- 72
COVENANT CLASSICAL 6 13 15 7 -- 41
MCA: Wilson Jr. 30, Clark 26, Tillotson 8, Price 4, Mumpower 2, Rucks 2
Metrolina: Sr. Michael Wilson Jr. 30pts (6-7 from three), 9rbs, 7asts, 5stls; Sr. Eli Clark 26pts (6-9 from three), 7rbs, 5stls
Notes: Metrolina Christian 1-0 plays at North Raleigh Christian on Saturday, November 12th at 2pm.
Tuesday’s Top Performers
Tim Hall, Westminster Catawba: 23 points, 15 rebounds for 6-7 forward in a 68-29 win over Davidson Day.
Kallie Lusk, Lincoln Charter girls: 18 points, 10 rebounds in a 51-47 win over Concord Academy.
JJ Moore, Concord Academy: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in a 97-54 win over Lincoln Charter. Teammate Avion Piner (17 points, seven rebounds, six assists) also had a big game.
TUESDAY’S GIRLS BOXSCORES
LINCOLN CHARTER 51, CONCORD ACADEMY 47
CA 13 11 07 16 -- 47
LCHS 17 09 13 12 -- 51
CONCORD ACADEMY 47 -- Z. Ward - 20 points, M. Taylor - 10 points, A. Mack - 6 points, J. Byrd - 4 Points, A. Sloan - 3 points.
LCHS 51 --Kallie Lusk -- 18 points, Kenzie Ross -- 10 points, Maddie Lusk -- 8 points, Symphani Stevens -- 8 points, Grace Rinaldo -- 7 points
Notables: LCHS starts the season off with a win; Kallie Lusk lead the way with a double-double 18 points and 10 rebounds; Kenzie Ross added 10 points including two huge three pointers to complete the comeback and seal the game
UNITED FAITH 48, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 14
UFCA 12 18 18 0 - 48
CIS 7 4 0 3 - 14
UFCA - Tiana Gongora 18, Savonnah Bryant 11, Jami Caldwell 6, Ashlyn Clifton 6, Mya Young 2, Miriam Foster 2
TUESDAY’S BOX BOXSCORES
CONCORD ACADEMY 97, LINCOLN CHARTER 54
CA: 18 25 19 25. 97
LC:17 14 10 13. 54
CA: JJ Moore 18, Carson Cooke 2, Avion Pinner 17, Isaiah Tate 16, Magnus Swinger 7, Sergej Cvetkovic 8, Noah Van Bibber 10, Reuben Potter 3, Jake Benham 6, Peter Asceric 10
LC: Crawford 7, Flowers 11, Burnett 15, Bruce 6, Hudson 6, Morales 9
Notable: JJ Moore 18p 10r 10a, Avion Pinner 17p 7r 6a, Petar Asceric 10p 10r. All 11 players on the roster scored.
UNITED FAITH 88, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 35
UFCA 24 16 28 20 -- 88
CIS 12 7 12 4 -- 35
UFCA - Alex Bates 23, Lance Gill 13, Dylan Deluca 12, JD Bowden 10, Isaiah Sutherland 8, Will Brown 6, Camyl Witherspoon 6, Logan Johnson 5, Bryce Slay 3, Andrew Clifton 2
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 68, DAVIDSON DAY 29
Westminster Catawba: 24-16-19-9: 68
Davidson Day: 0-11-10-8: 29
Westminster Catawba: K. Addie 7, Tim Hall 23, Jalen Booker 12, Derek Bradley 10, Nick Hamrick 16
Davidson Day: A. Rogers 8, J. Griffen 6, Ogle 3, Bowen 2, Newman 2, Z. Gilpin 6, Boyer 2
Notable: Westminster was lead by D1 recruit Tim Hall who had 23 points and 15 rebounds followed by D1 recruit Nick Hamrick who had 16 points and 9 rebounds. PG Derek Bradley had 10 points and 6 assists and Wing Jalen Booker was the other double figure score with 12 points and 5 rebounds....Westminster will play again at home on Friday night against Lee Park Prep and then travel to the Carmel Christian Tip-Off Classic and play Quality Education Academy on Saturday.
This story was originally published November 8, 2022 at 10:38 PM.
