HS Boys Rewind: Carmel Christian loses lead, makes free throws late, stops Concord Academy
The game of the night in North Carolina lived up to the billing Tuesday.
Carmel Christian, No. 2 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, led by 13 points in the second half but had to hold off a furious rally from Concord Academy before winning 59-52.
Carmel (5-0) was outscored 34-28 in the second half, but held on for the win behind 14 points each from Jaeden Mustaf and Bryce Cash plus 11 from Boston Smith. The Cougars only made three field goals in the fourth quarter, including two from Smith, but they made 9-of-15 free throws. Michael Marcus and Khamani Wertz each made 3-of-4.
Concord Academy got 16 points, 10 rebounds from Avion PInner, 14 from Isaiah Tate and 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists from JJ Moore. Pinner scored nine of his team’s 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Eli Clark, Metrolina Christian: 30 points, seven rebounds in a 78-62 over Asheville Christian.
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg: 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and four blocks in a season-opening 82-22 win.
Grant Hamilton, Weddington: scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the Warriors rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat Ardrey Kell 74-65.
Elijah Strong, Myers Park: team-high 20 points as the Mustangs, No. 1 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, debuted with a dominant 78-37 win over Richmond Senior.
Quay Watson, Hopewell: 32 points, nine assists ina 64-55 win over East Meck. Watson had his second straight 30-point night.
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 1 MYERS PARK 78, RICHMOND SENIOR 37
MP: 21 29 22 6 -- 78
Richmond: 11 8 13 5 -- 37
MYERS PARK 78 -- Elijah Strong 20, Bishop Boswell 16, AJ White: 16, Santana Lynch: 9, Mohammed 3
NO. 2 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 59, NO. 4 CONCORD ACADEMY 52
Concord Academy 6 12 14 20 -- 52
Carmel Christian 11 20 13 15 -- 59
CONCORD ACADEMY 52 -- JJ Moore 13, Avion Pinner 16, Isaiah Tate 14, Van Bibber 5, Benham 3, Asceric 1
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 59 -- Wertz 3, Jaeden Mustaf 14, Boston Smith 11, Bryce Cash 14, Burnham 5, Marcus 3, Siler 9
CFA Notable: CA moves to 6-1, Avion Pinner 16p 10r, JJ Moore 14p, 10r, 5a. Next game @ Charlotte Hoops Challenge vs Agusta Christian.
NO. 6 NORTH MECKLENBURG 82, GARINGER 22
Garinger 9 6 5 2 – 22
North Meck 26 31 14 11 – 82
Garinger: Sutton 6, Godfrey 6, Robinson 4, Muhammad 4, Anderson 2
North Meck: Isaiah Evans 23, Trey Maxwell 18, C. Evans 7, Pierce 6, Bass 6, Jenkins 5, Roach 4, Murray 4, Williams 4, Foy 3
Notes: Isaiah Evans 23pts 7rb 4ast 4stl 4blk, Trey Maxwell 18pts 5rb 5stl
NO. 8 WEST CHARLOTTE 75, HARDING 65
West Charlotte 12 16 24 23 75
Harding 14 15 23 13 65
WEST CHARLOTTE 75 -- Chadlyn Traylor 30 Ollie Alford 25 A. Day 9 Ko’ne 6 D.Day 3 Kerr 2
HARDING 65 -- Abraham 23 KD Thomas 12 Bryson 10 EJ Davis 8 Bowden 6 Davis 4 McGill 2
NO. 14 CANNON SCHOOL 91, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 58
CANNON 91 -- Isaiah Henry 19 points 5 rebounds 3 assists, Sean Birmingham 16 points 6 rebounds 6 assists, Jay Claggett 13 points, Evan Ingram 12 points, Max Murash 5 points 10 rebounds 3 blocks
CATAWBA RIDGE 57, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 54
Catawba Ridge 15-10-16-16 - 57
Westminster Catawba 14-15-10-15 - 54
CATAWBA RIDGE: 57 - Zyan Hager 21, Belton 1, Landon Foley 14, Lance Barnes 16, Amrose 2, Murry 3
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 54 -- Kenyon Addie 17, Tim Hall 16, Derek Bradley 10, N. Hamrick 5, T. Rodgers 4, Booker 2
NOTABLE: Kenyon Addie and Tim Hall Jr continue to play well for Westminster. Tim Hall Jr posted another double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Addie continues to shoot lights out from 3 point range (4-10). Zyan Hager hit some big time shots for Catawba Ridge as well as Barnes and Foley.
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 47, NO. 16 CHARLOTTE LATIN 42
CC 10 9 14 14--47
CL 8 9 11 14--42
CC--Ryan Lewis 15, Vaughn Thomas 13, Patrick Tivnan 10, Eagan 8, Kernodle 2
CL--Ned Hull 16, Sean Rose 12, Levy 6, Houpt 6, Swimmer 2
Records: Catholic 2-0, Latin 1-2
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 72, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 36
CCDS 22 19 21 10 -- 72
SS 6 13 9 12 -- 36
COUNTRY DAY 72 -- Amare Bethel 15, Dallas Gardner 12, Fletcher Bigham 16, Hewett 9, Jones 6, Alessi 4, O’Neil 2, Turner 3, Lowery 5
SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 36 -- Alijan Miller 14, Hill 2, Jefferson 7, Bego 2, Rullo 7, Graves 2, Fuan 2
Notable: The Bucs had nine players score and came away with a great team win. They led 22-6 after the first quarter and never looked back. Country Day is 5-1 and plays Butler High School Friday in the Charlotte Hoops Challenge.
EAST LINCOLN 81, WEST LINCOLN 49
East Lincoln 23 26 15 17 -- 81
West Lincoln 13 7 18 11 -- 49
EAST LINCOLN 81 -- Carson Engstrand 5, Palmer Crichton 13, Houston Hartsell 12, Davis Hill 6, Nathan Kuthan 8, Jackson Fannon 27, Mason Simmons 10
WEST LINCOLN 49 -- Zander Harrelson 5, Jordan Truesdale 8, Lucas Howell 11, Mikal Anderson 3, Gideon Allen 14, Byrce Beddingfield 2, Evan Hartsoe 6
Records: East 1-0; West 0-1
HOPEWELL 64, EAST MECKLENBURG 55
HOPEWELL 64 -- Quay Watson 32, Kamari Cooke 6, Rashaun Ringwall 10, Tay Hines 6, Kahdir Upsher 2, Brian Carr 6, Ethan Gibbs 2
EAST MECK 55 -- White 6, Hicks 6, Lawrence 19, Bowman 2, Nevill 13, Guy 10
Records: Hopewell 2-t0; East Meck 1-1
Notable: Quay Watson second consecutive 30-point game. He also added 9 assists.
KINGS MOUNTAIN 78, R-S CENTRAL 45
Kings Mountain 26 21 20 11 78
R-S Central 11 6 13 15 45
KINGS MOUNTAIN 78: Bradley Floyd 21, Thomas Spicer 14, Kee’Donn Linney 11, Tucker Robinette 10, Osborne 8, Wilson 7, Foster 5, Maddox 2
R-S CENTRAL 45: Mikey Wilkins 24, Hipp 9, Watkins 8, Crocker 2, Harbison 2
Note: Kings Mountain moves to 1-0 on the season and Coach Andrew Fann earns his 1st win as a Varsity coach. Freshman Bradley Floyd scored 21 points in his debut.
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 80, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 70
LNC- 23 15 23 19 80
CSD- 19 10 17 24 70
LNC- Isaiah Martino 18, James Carswell 14, Brady Kester 12, Julian Johnson 11, Charlie Fox 9, Owen Lay 9, Jay Morgan 5, Nio Espinoza 2
CSD- Connell Lowery 20, Seth Johnson 17, Austin Moran 16, Will Stevens 7, Michael Davis 6, Parker Rouleau 2, Connor Ferguson 2
LNC improves to 1-1 and next game will be @ Hough on Tues 11/29 at 730pm.
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 78, ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 62
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 8 26 16 28 = 78
ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 6 11 26 19 = 62
MCA: Clark 30, Wilson Jr. 25, Price 14, Mumpower 5, Tillotson 3, Leatherwood 1
Metrolina: Sr. Eli Clark 30pts, 7rbs; Sr. Michael Wilson Jr. 25pts, 10rbs, 5asts; Sr. Colton Price 14pts, 6rbs
Notes: Metrolina Christian 2-3 plays Lincoln Charter at Lake Norman HS on Friday, November 25th at 3pm.
PORTER RIDGE 62, WEST CABARRUS 60
Porter Ridge 15 16 17 14—62
West Cabarrus 14 11 10 24-60
Porter Ridge—Dennis Kururcu 4, Justin Shumaker 17, Kyler Harris 32, Tristan Stitt 9—62
West Cabarrus—Correll Johnsokn 11, Trace Hall 1, Trey Minard 3, Maleek Green 12, Gianni Vines 14, Wesley White 11, Tyson Williams 1, Channing Black 7—60
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 61, PROVIDENCE 60
South Mecklenburg 12 22 13 14--61
Providence High. 15 18 13 14--60
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 61 -- Peter Moye 23, Charles Ormand 14, Yariel Chudgar 11
PROVIDENCE 60 -- Gaither 16, Taylor 12, Brewster 13
SUN VALLEY 53, HICKORY RIDGE 47
Sun Valley 11 13 16 13 -- 53
Hickory Ridge 9 10 16 12 -- 47
SUN VALLEY 53 -- Nate Tavares 10, White 9, Mason 5, Prince 3, Cabble 4, Kaelan Marsh 22
HICKORY RIDGE 47 -- Miles 14, James 11, Tyzhir 3, Ezekiel 2, Cayman 4, Khoreem 1, Luke 12
Notable: Cam Cabble 17 rebounds, Keegan Mason 4 steals, Tyree White: 5 assists, Kaelan Marsh 5 three’s
WEDDINGTON 74, ARDREY KELL 65
AK 13 20 12 20 — 65
Weddington 6 19 20 29 — 74
Ardrey Kell — Brock Rose 25, Delani Hammonds 11, Caden Caskey 12, Trent Gerald 8, Cole Perodeau 4, RJ Milliken 4, Owen Wacker 1
Weddington — Hamilton 20, Bombadier 16, Dunphy 13, Ellyson 10, Nbaji 6, Younger 6, Tah 3
Records - AK 1-1, Weddington 1-1
Notable: Grant Hamilton had all of his 20 points in the 2nd half and Jack Ellyson had all of his 10 points in the 4th quarter as the Warriors overcame an 8 point half time deficit to outscore the Knights 49-32 in the 2nd half and get Coach Richard Carsner his first win as head coach at Weddington. The Warriors will face Providence on Tuesday Nov 29th at home at 8pm.
Wednesday’s Schedule
Nonconference
Avery County at Ashe County
Chambers at Winston-Salem Christian/National (boys)
Cox Mill at A.L. Brown
Jack Britt at Richmond Senior
Mallard Creek at Greensboro Day (boys)
South Iredell at Davie County
Watauga at Shelby
Milltown Classic
(at Fort Mill / boys)
Seventh-place game, 11 a.m.
Fifth-place game, 12:30
Third-place game, 2
Championship, 3:30
(at Catawba Ridge / girls)
Seventh-place game, 11 a.m.
Fifth-place game, 12:30
Third-place game, 2
Championship, 3:30
PHOTOS: Concord Academy at Carmel Christian
This story was originally published November 22, 2022 at 11:02 PM.
