Saturday’s HS Basketball Rewind: Olympic holds off Northside, No. 1 Carmel Christian falls
In one of the feature games at the Southeast Hoops Festival Saturday at West Charlotte High School, the Olympic Trojans defeated Northside Christian 63-62 despite being down double digits in the first half.
“It was great to see that they had that fight in them,” said head coach Jeff Bishop, whose team improved to 6-0. “It was a long summer and this fall we’ve been playing really well, so it was great to see that we fought back.”
It was a slow moving first quarter till the Knights started to find a little rhythm from behind the three-point line. Northside Christian turned up the defense, holding Olympic to just four points in the last five minutes of the first quarter.
Northside Christian (3-8) would take a 36-19 lead into halftime after senior forward Antonio Perkins hit a half-closing 3-point basket. The Knights did a solid job of forcing Olympic into taking tough shots.
Bishop noticed, for sure, and said he just wanted his guys to get back to doing the things that they did well.
“We just had to remind them that they had to come to play,” Bishop said. “Play the way that we know how to play.”
The third quarter was largely dominated by the Trojans as they listened to their coach and got within five.
Kameron Taylor spurred on the Trojan comeback during the third quarter stretch having several big baskets including a put back dunk lighting the crowd up.
“I think when we got back to the locker room (at halftime), we really just had to lock in,” Taylor said. “I just thought that I had to get on the glass for us to win, and we really just locked in on getting on the glass.”
The Trojans found themselves ahead by two with just 10 seconds left in the game. Northside Christian’s Josh Bullock would get fouled with just two seconds remaining. His first free throw was pure. The second ran out of gas, bouncing off the front of the rim ending the game after Kameron Taylor grabbed his 16th rebound of the night.
THREE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE
Antonio Perkins, Northside Christian: The Knights looked different when their senior forward was on the floor. Perkins got things going after a few short minutes, hitting two big shots, forcing a Trojan timeout early in the first quarter. Perkins was the catalyst in the first half.
Kameron Taylor, Olympic: The 6’5 forward took over in the paint in the second half, and was a huge factor in bringing the Trojans back into the game. He finished the game with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Arael Jones, Northside Christian: The 6’1 guard was rebounding above his height in this game grabbing 7 rebounds. 3 of which were offensive rebounds. He had 11 points to go along with his boards.
WORTH MENTIONING
▪ Northside Chrisitian’s length seemed to be a key factor in getting the Trojans off of their normal rhythm.
▪ The Trojans seemed to be at their best when they put in a smaller lineup and outran the Knights with just one forward on the floor.
WHAT’S NEXT
Olympic will travel to Porter Ridge on Dec. 13, while Northside Christian will head to Covenant Day on Dec. 16.
SCORING SUMMARY
Olympic: 9 10 28 16 — 63
Northside: 19 17 16 10 — 62
No. 1 Carmel Christian upset in Greensboro
Sweet 16 No. 1 Carmel Christian got behind early against N.C. 3A public school power Northwood and could never recover, falling 71-64 at the Phenom Hoops Tourney Town event at Greensboro’s Smith High School.
In front of a large, loud crowd, Northwood star Drake Powell, a UNC commit, helped his team get leads as large as 10 points, just one day after Northwood lost to No. 10 Cannon School by 10 points at the same event.
Powell, a 6-6 junior, finished with 22 points, eight assists and three rebounds. Seven-foot cetner Kenan Parrish had 11 ponts and seven rebounds and point guard Frederico Whitaker Jr. had 10 points and two assists.
Carmel, which missed nine point-blank layups, got 17 points and two assists from Khamani Wertz, 15 points, five steals from Bryce Cash, 13 points, four rebounds from Jaeden Mustaf and 13 points, three rebounds from Michael Marcus.
1-on-1 Academy Stops No. 12 West Charlotte
In the final game of the Southeast Hoopfest, 1-of-1 Academy flexed their muscles against the reigning 3A state champion West Charlotte Lions.
The three pointers were coming from everywhere for 1-of-1 in the first half as they jumped out to a 37-27 lead at halftime. And it wasn’t as if they were all open shots. The Lions were able to get solid contests on several, but the shots were just falling.
Just when 1-of-1 appeared to be pulling away, West Charlotte closed out the third quarter with five quick points to stay within 10 heading into the final quarter of play.
1-of-1’s pressure would prove to be too much for the Lions as they would cruis in the fourth quarter to a 64-50 victory.
“We just wanted to accomplish some goals that we had,” 1-of-1 head coach Jermaine Jackson said after the game. “We wanted to be better on our helpside defense and make one more swing on offense.”
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Saturday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Rayana Maynard, West Cabarrus girls: 23 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from the line in a 59-19 win over Legacy Charter.
Sir Mohamed, Myers Park: 27 points in a 67-39 win over Hopewell (VA) at the 2022 National HoopFest in Maryland.
Austin Swartz, Cannon School: hit a half-court buzzer-beater to lift his team to a 63-62 win over Woodside at the Wilson Prep Showcase. Swartz and Cannon have won five in a row since a 79-63 loss at Carmel Christian Nov. 29.
Kameron Taylor, Olympic: 24 points, 16 rebounds in 63-62 win over Northside Christian at the Southeast Hoops Festival at West Charlotte HIgh School.
Michael Wilson, Metrolina Christian: 22 points, 13 rebounds in a 57-46 win over Harding.
Saturday’s Boys Basketball Boxscores
NORTHWOOD 71, NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 64
NORTHWOOD 71 -- Frederico Whitaker Jr. 10, Fowler 6, Hobbs 6, Kenan Parrish 11, Drake Powell 22, Leighton 9, Frazier 7
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 64 -- Khamani Wertz 17, Jaeden Mustaf 13, Smith 2, Bryce Cash 15, Michael Marcus Jr. 13, Siler 4
RABUN GAP (GA) 69, NO. 11 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 53
Country Day 12 8 21 12 -- 53
Rabun Gap 24 10 14 21 -- 69
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 53 -- Dallas Gardner 30, Amare Bethel 10, AJ Hewett 10, Alessi 5
RABUN GAP 69 -- Theo Antinoi 29, Matulionis 4, Mendez 10, Vernon 1, Earnhardt 3, Bradford 14, Kauzonas 8
Notable: Rabun Gap rode a hot first quarter for the win. Dallas Gardner lead the Bucs with 30 points. Rabun Gap moves to 10-2 while Country Day falls to 10-3.
INDEPENDENCE 43, DREHER (SC) 41
Independence: 5 14 15 9 43
Dreher (SC): 9 12 12 8 41
INDY: Kameron Jasper 12, Thomason 8, Davis 6, Iseah 5, Bosley-Slade 5, Tosh Alberga 5, Kolbe Johnson 2,
DREHER (SC): Glosscho 13, Laminack 8, Rainey 7, Owens 6, Brown 5, Barr 2
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 57, HARDING 46
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 10 13 20 14 -- 57
HARDING UNIVERSITY 9 13 9 15 -- 46
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 57 -- Wilson Jr. 22, Clark 19, Price 7, Rucks 6, Tillotson 3
Metrolina notable: Sr. Michael Wilson Jr. 22pts, 13rbs; Sr. Eli Clark 19pts, 7stls, 3rbs, 3asts, 0TOs; Metrolina Christian 7‐6 (3-1) plays South Charlotte Thunder on Tuesday, Dec 13th at 730pm.
Saturday’s Girls Basketball Boxscores
CENTRAL CABARRUS 54, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 36
LNC 12 2 10 12 -- 36
CCHS 10 12 20 12 -- 54
LNC 36 – Julia Zelando 13, Kailyn Kilpatrick 10, Reece Long 8, Jenna Mostert 3, Kayla Patel 2
CCHS 42 – Lewis 20, Duncan 14, Burton 6, Ray 6, Stanley 4, Smith 4
WEST CABARRUS 59, LEGACY CHARTER 19
West Cabarrus 15 20 9 15 59
Legacy 3 4 7 5 19
West Cabarrus Rayania Minard 23, Shariah White 13, Bond 8, Clowney 7, Finley 4, Robinson 2, Mathis 2
Legacy J. Hailstock 13, Fenderson 5, McGowan 1
#BIG5 TOP PERFORMERS/WED, THURS.
Petar Asceric, Concord Academy: 17 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks in Thursday’s 82-48 win over Asheville Christian.
Peyton Caldwell, Freedom girls: game-high 17 points in a 41-40 win over Hickory.
Cole Callaway, Lake Norman: 24 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists in Thursday’s 86-32 win over Statesville.
Tyler Eggers, South Caldwell: game-high 24 points in Wednesday’s 65-48 win over Bandys.
Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln: 19 points, 10 rebounds in a 65-35 win over Ashbrook Wednesday.
Thursday’s boys boxscores
NO. 4 CONCORD ACADEMY 82, ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 48
ACA: 13 12 13 10 48
CA: 11 23 17 31 82
ACA: Bailey 14, Joyner 15, Erbeck 3, Dodd 1, Barnwell 8, Anton 7
CA: JJ Moore 5, Carson Cooke 6, Avion Pinner 13, Isaiah Tate 14, Sergej Cvetkovic 6, Noah Van Bibber 9, Jake Benham 12, Petar Asceric 17
Notable: Concord Academy moves to 11-2. Petar Asceric 17p 11r 3b
EAST GASTON 58, KINGS MOUNTAIN 48
Kings Mountain 10 3 15 20 48
East Gaston 16 15 7 20 58
KINGS MOUNTAIN 48: Bradley Floyd 14, Linney 8, Smith 6, Sanders 6, Wilson 6, Spicer 4, Robinette 4
EAST GASTON 58: Rankin 20, Sherrill 13, M. Rivers 9, Hoell 6, Rowe 5, V Rivers 2, Teno 2
Note: Kings Mountain plays Ashbrook tomorrow (12/9) at home in their Big South Conference Opener
HICKORY 69, FREEDOM 47
Freedom: 4 7 23 13 = 47
Hickory: 18 15 22 14 = 69
Freedom: Gavin McNaughton 14, Lytle 8, Harris 8, Dellinger 5, Taylor 5, Pollard 3, Johnson 3, Vance 1
Hickory: John Holbrook 12, Iziah Littlejohn 12, Jamien Little 12, Hill 8, Powell 8, Medley 6, Fisher 5, Rumbaugh 2, Neal 4
Freedom(3-2) next plays Friday December 8th at Home vs. Patton (1-3)
INDIAN LAND 66, MARVIN RIDGE 57
Marvin – 8, 11, 21 17 -- 57
Indian Land – 25, 5, 18, 18 -- 66
MARVIN RIDGE 57 – Cinjun Bridges 20, Josh Clark 11, Brady Dunn 11
INDIAN LAND 66 – B. Nelson 21, M. Jones 19, S. Rasul 12
LAKE NORMAN 86, STATESVILLE 32
Lake Norman 20 29 22 15 -- 86
Statesville 8 10 5 9 -- 50
LAKE NORMAN 86 Googins 2, Hales 5, Cole Callaway 24, Burbidge 2, Tre McKinnon 11, Henderson Williams 10, Grant Dryden 13, Nick Arnold 7, Taurean McKinnon 4, Trent Steinour 8
STATESVILLE 50 Brown 7, Davis 3, Bryant 4, Owens 4, Lackey 7, Parker 1, Buckner 6
Notable: Henderson Williams 10 points 10 rebounds. Cole Callaway 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 2 LAKE NORMAN 78, STATESVILLE 20
LAKE NORMAN 26 28 14 10 -- 78
PINE LAKE 2 14 2 2 -- 20
LAKE NORMAN -- Sam Shehan 23, Lex Shehan 13, Kelsey Rhyne 12, Kirsten Lewis-Williams 11, Addison Sirianni 9, Jeta North 5, Aliya Williams 3,Kaylee Ellis 2
Records: LAKE NORMAN 7-0; STATESVILLE 0-2
NO. 11 EAST LINCOLN 65, ASHBROOK 35
East Lincoln 16 17 13 19 -- 65
Ashbrook 7 7 11 10 -- 35
EAST LINCOLN 65 -- Palmer Crichton 20, Houston Hartsell 7, Davis Hill 9, Nathan Kuthan 3, Christian Atkins 0, Jackson Fannon 19, Mason Simmons 4, Jamison Frye 3, Kingsley Huntley 0
ASHBROOK 35 -- Malaki Long 9, Gabe June 3, Carmelo Bess 4, Kenneth Greene 3, Tramere Watkins 1, Jashaun Clark 4, Tresean Hollan 3, Jon Black 6, Trent Mitchell 2
Records: East Lincoln 5-0; Ashbrook 0-4
Notable: East Lincoln has defeated Ashbrook 5 straight times dating back to the 2004-2005 season. The Mustangs had two players in double figures led by senior, Palmer Crichton, who had 20 points and also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Sophomore, Jackson Fannon, added a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds. Senior, Mason Simmons, added 11 rebounds.
CHRIST THE KING 63, DAVIDSON DAY 40
DDS: Todd- 6 Moore- 15 Pestana- 15 Newman- 4
CTK: C. Tuschong- 3 Elle Gorman- 16 G. Tuschong- 8 Thivierge- 7 Broda 20 A. Gorman- 9
FREEDOM 41, HICKORY 40
Freedom 10 8 15 8 - 41
Hickory 6 10 11 13 - 40
Freedom 41 - Peyton Caldwell 17, Sydnie Demiter 12, Gladden 6, Cooke 2, McGee 3, Whitaker 1, Whisnant, Hagmann, Johnson.
Hickory 40 - Gabby Bryant 13, Turner 8, Boyens 9, Dula 2, Sisk 2, Powe 6, Hewitt, Saintillen.
Freedom 5-0
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
SOUTH CALDWELL 65, BANDYS 48
South Caldwell 9 16 14 26–65
Bandys 9 16 10 12 —48
SOUTH CALDWELL 65 -- Tyler Eggers 24, Connor Setzer 20
BANDYS 48 — DeGrero 21, Slaughter 7
Records: South Caldwell 5-1; Bandys 4-1
Notable: Tyler Eggers led the way with 24 points. The game was a battle throughout. South Caldwell made a run in the 4th quarter and never looked back.
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 11 EAST LINCOLN 67, ASHBROOK 29
AHS: 8 8 7 6- 29
ELHS: 13 8 23 23- 67
AHS: Madison Cole 15, K. Bess 9, E. Butler 3, N. Arrington 2
ELHS: Hailey McFadden 21, Kiara Anderson 11, Madison Self 10, Madison Bissinger 10, E. Montanari 9, T. Thomas 2, K. Legrand 2
Noteables: Hailey McFadden Double Double 21 pts, 12 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block. Madison Self Double Double 10 pts, 10 rebs, 1 steal, 2 assists, 1 block. Kiara Anderson 11 pts, 5 steals, 5 assists, 1 reb
AHS: (3-1, 0-0) Next Game @ Kings Mtn 12/9/22
ELHS: (5-0,0-0) Next Game @ Lincolnton 12/9/22
CUTHBERTSON 66, CENTRAL ACADEMY 21
Cuthbertson: 14 18 23 11 – 66
CATA 7 4 8 2 – 21
CUTHBERTSON 66 -- Sacoto 24, Iovino 22, Rogers 6, Willie 5, Waeghe 4, Soler 3, Allen 2
CENTRAL ACADEMY 21 -- Jordan 11, Pringle 4, Rubin 4, Aslakson 2
Records: Cuthbertson 5-1 (0-0)
GARINGER 52, PALISADES 43
Palisades 7 12 11 13 -- 43
Garinger 16 15 8 13 -- 52
GARINGER: I.Patterson 1, J.Brace 1, Z.Davis 4, J.Long 2, M.McGill 2, K.Fulmore 5, Zomaya Threatt 9. Misa Garris 26
Records: GWBB 4-5
FORESTVIEW 48, LINCOLNTON 45
Forestview 13 16 8 11 -- 48
Lincolnton 8 18 4 15 -- 45
FORESTVIEW 48 -- Miangel Thompson 14, Molly Forgan 14, Amani Neely 10, M. Baker 6, Riley 4
LINCOLNTON 45 -- Camellia Holland 14, Tanlee Eley 11, SandOdom 9, Williams 5, Connorn 2, Santos 2, Armstrong 2
Forestview 4-1 travels to South Point on Friday.
SOUTH CALDWELL 40 BANDYS 27
Bandys 3 8 8 8 -- 27
South Caldwell 6 8 14 12 -- 40
BANDYS 27 -- Vaughan 4, Dutka 5, Cross 1, Summerville 3, Wesson 2, Anderson 4, Brooklan Fisher 8, Canal, Knuckles, Hale, Harrill, Cline, Cutshaw
SOUTH CALDWELL 40 -- Setzer 8, Kaylee Anderson 21, Smith 1, Bumgarner 6, Barber 4, Edwards, Jetton
Record: South Caldwell (4-2)
SOUTH POINT 77, FOREST HILLS 49
SP - 23 15 18 21 -- 77
FH - 15 6 16 12 -- 49
Notable: SP - Amya Graham had a third double double on the season with 28 pts and 12 reb. Maddie Frank was one assist away from a double double with 19 pts, 5 reb, and 9 assists. Lauren French also added 10 pts and 8 reb.; FH - Jamyah Blakeny had 34 pts.
The schedule
Saturday
Nonconference
Asheville School at Charlotte Christian (girls, 1 p.m.; boys, 3 p.m.)
Covenant Classical at Hickory Grove Christian (boys), 5:30
Independence at Dreher (SC) (boys), 2
Rabun Gap (GA) at Charlotte Country Day (girls, 2; boys, 3:30)
Weddington at Independence (girls), 1:30
Southeast Hoops Festival (boys)
(at West Charlotte High)
Harding vs. Metrolina Christian, 1
Corvian Community vs. Seaforth, 2:45
United Faith Christian vs. Jordan, 4:30
Olympic vs. Northside Christian, 6:15
West Charlotte vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 8
Tourney Town Showcase (boys)
(at Smith High, Greensboro)
East Forsyth vs. High Point Christian, 10:30 a.m.
Mount Tabor vs. Ragsdale, noon
Ben Smith vs. High Point Andrews, 1:30 (girls)
Ben Smith vs. High Point Andrews, 3
The Burlington School vs. Calvary Day, 4:30
Page vs. High Point Wesleyan, 6
Carmel Christian vs. Northwood, 7:30
Southern Guilford vs. Grimsley, 9
She Got Game Classic (girls)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at St. James, VA, School / Court 3)
Cannon School vs. Cardinal O’Hara (PA), 2
1 of 1 Academy vs. Crestwood Collegiate (ON), 7
(Court 5)
Northside Christian vs. Western Reserve Academy (OH), 7
Future Stars Classic (boys)
(at Virginia State Univ., Petersburg)
Myers Park vs. Hopewell (VA), 4:45
Battle in the Bluff (boys)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at McDonalds Arena, Memphis)
Combine Academy vs. Hillcrest Prep (AZ), 7:30
Southeast Invitational (boys)
(at Fayetteville Academy)
(Gym 1)
Northwood Temple vs. NC GBB, noon
Gaston Christian vs. Trinity Christian, 1:30
Elevation Prep vs. Fayetteville Academy, 3
TD Prep vs. Rock School (FL), 4:30
Chambers vs. Fayetteville Academy, 6
Lake Norman Christian vs. GRACE Christian, 7:30
(Gym 2)
New Life Christian (SC) vs. Bull City Prep, 1
Living Water Christian vs. 10F1 Prep, 2:30
Sunday
She Got Game Classic (girls)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at St. James, VA, School / Court 2)
1 of 1 Academy vs. Spire Academy (OH), 12:20
(at Sidwell Friends School, Washington / Court 1)
Northside Christian vs. Bishop Ireton (VA), 10:40 a.m.
This story was originally published December 9, 2022 at 5:30 AM.