High School Basketball: Butler avoids upset; Latin gets a a big one on busy Tuesday
.jpg "Butler’s Steph Soutzoz (3) looks to drive the lane. The Rocky River Ravens would host the Butler Bulldogs in a men’s basketball matchup Tuesday February 1, 2022.")
Butler played a true trap game Tuesday night against Providence.
With a big Southwestern 4A conference game with East Meck set up for Friday, the Bulldogs trailed in the first two quarters against Providence and needed overtime to win 69-66.
Butler (14-4, 7-1 Southwestern 4A) got 17 points from Bryson Heath, 14 from Tyler Showalter, 13 from Zion McDuffie and 12 from Steph Soulzos.
Providence was led by 20 points by Clayton Gaither.
Charlotte Latin 68, No. 5 Cannon School 60: Ned Hull had 25 points and five rebounds to lead Charlotte Latin to an upset in the CISAA. Latin (12-7, 4-1) pulled into a first-place tie with Cannon (23-6, 4-1).
Latin led 12-9 after the first quarter and managed to keep it for most of the game, earning the key win. Nic Levy had 17 points for the Hawks and Sean Rose (14 points, six rebounds) and Tyler Hendley (10 points, five rebounds) also had strong games.
Austin Swartz and Isaiah Henry combined for 43 of Cannon’s 60 points.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Evan Ashemore, Carolina International: 25 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a 96-56 win over Piedmont Community Charter.
Jahmir Brown, Chambers: 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 57-56 win over Hough.
Tim Hall, Westminster Catawba: 33 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks in a 62-56 win over Gaston Day. Hall got his 25th double-double of the season and in the same game scored his 2,000th point and grabbed his 1,000th rebound.
Isaiah Martino, Lake Norman Charter: season-high 27 points and made 3-of-4 3-point attempts and was 11-of-15 from the field in a 68-50 win over Carson.
Randall Pettus, Bessemer City: 19 points, 10 assists, nine steals, seven rebounds in a 78-59 win over Thomas Jefferson.
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 73, HARDING 38
Harding - 11 9 8 10 -- 38
Myers Park - 22 25 18 8 -- 73
HARDING 38 -- Darius Abraham 9, K. D. Thomas 7
MYERS PARK 73 - Elijah Strong 18, Santana Lynch 15, Bishop Boswell 15, Sadiq White Jr. 10, Kaamil Domingo 6, Sir Mohammed 5
Myers Park - 15-4, 8-0
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 79, CONCORD 54
CONCORD 11 12 21 10 -- 54
CENTRAL CABARRUS 17 33 23 6 -- 79
CONCORD 54 – K. Watts-Williams 4, J. Smith 10, B. Blue 12, T. Rushmeyer 2, J. Bryan 2, J. Reddick 6, B. Chowder 3, J. Howard 13, J. Garland 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 79 – Jaiden Thompson 17, Chase Daniel 28, Carson Daniel 13, Gavin Bullock 9, Adriel Miller, Eli Ford 6, Noah Edmisten 2, Cayden Smith, Emari Russell 2, Micah Murray 2, K. Martin
Notes: Central is averaging 87.8 pts per game, 24.6 assists per game, 19.5 steals per game, and committing 9.6 turnovers per game.
Records: Central Cabarrus 19-0, 8-0; Concord 11-6, 6-3...Central plays Friday at South Rowan
CHARLOTTE LATIN 68, NO. 5 CANNON SCHOOL 60
Cannon School 9 20 9 22 -- 60
Charlotte Latin 12 21 14 21 -- 68
CANNON SCHOOL 60 -- Austin Swartz 22, Isaiah Henry 21, Sean Birmingham 10, Claggett 3, Titus 2, Ingram 2
CHARLOTTE LATIN 68 - Ned Hull 25, Nic Levy 17, Sean Rose 14, Tyler Hendley 10, Jones 2
Games Notes: The Hawks were led by Ned Hull 25 points/5 reb., Nic Levy 17 points, Sean Rose 14 points/6 rebounds, and Tyler Hendley 10 points/5 rebound. The Cougars were led by Austin Swartz 22 points and Isaiah Henry 21 points.
Records: Cannon 23-6, 4-1 Latin 12-7, 4-1
NO. 8 CHAMBERS 57, NO. 15 HOUGH 56
Chambers 11 17 23 6 -- 57
Hough 10 10 18 18 -- 56
CHAMBERS 57 -- Marcus Brown 6, Nick Dorn 4, Jahmir Brown 16, Jordan Patton 16, Maurio Hanson 15
Notables: Jahmir Brown 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Jordan Patton 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks; Maurio Hanson 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
NO. 10 CONCORD ACADEMY 70, HICKORY GROVE 56
Hickory Grove 15 12 16 13 -- 56
Concord Academy 26 9 17 18 -- 70
HICKORY GROVE 56 -- Armani Henderson 11, B.J. Erwin 31, Brent Banks 6, Anthony Hawkins 8
CONCORD ACADEMY 70 -- JJ Moore: 14, Carson Cooke 3, Isaiah Tate 8, Avion Pinner 12, Serg Cvekovic 2, Reuban Potter 3, Jake Benham 6, Petar Asceric 22
Notable: JJ Moore, 14p 10r 10a, Petar Asceric 22p 10r 3a 1b,
CA Record 25-5
NO. 12 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 59, INDEPENDENCE 38
Charlotte Catholic: 13 13 16 17 -- 59
Independence: 13 11 7 7 -- 38
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 59 -- Ryan Lewis 17, Patrick Tivnan 11, Alexander 9, Thomas 8, Gates 7, Kernodle 4, Eagan 3
INDEPENDENCE 38 -- Tosh Alberga 16, Jasper 8, Johnson 6, Barnes 6, Thomas 1, Little 1
Rocky River: Overall 16-4 Conference 7-1
INDY: Overall 10-9 Conference 3-4
NO. 13 EAST MECKLENBURG 87, GARINGER 51
East Meck 21 22 17 27 -- 87
Garinger 10 14 12 15 -- 51
EAST MECKLENBURG 87 -- Thomas White 31, Jonah Lawrence 25, Ahmari Hicks 11, Buzzard 8, Bowman 4, Trosch 4, Truitt 2, Williams 2
GARINGER 51 -- Cam 17, Godfrey 17, Anderson 7, Jaylen 5, Jo 5
NO. 14 BUTLER 69, PROVIDENCE 66 OT
Butler: 12 14 18 15 10 -- 69
Provid: 18 12 13 16 7 -- 66
BUTLER 69 -- Bryce Heath 17, Tyler Showalter 14, Zion McDuffie 13, Steph Soutzos 12, Peyton Scott 5, Stanley Holloway 4, DeQuadre Currence 2, Phil Harris 2
PROVIDENCE 66 -- Clayton Gaither 20, Bryce Taylor 15, David Howell 13, Detenber 8, Singletary 5, van Rensalier 3, Foreman 2
Notes: Butler moves to 14-4 (7-1) and hosts East Mecklenburg on Friday. Providence moves to 7-11 (3-5) and plays Independence Tuesday.
ARDREY KELL 54, PALISADES 27
Ardrey Kell 13 15 14 13 — 54
Palisades 7 7 6 7 — 27
ARDREY KELL 54 -- Brock Rose 15, Delani Hammonds 14, Trent Gerald 8, Caden Caskey 5, Cole Perodeau 4, Jalen Toye-Ellis 2, Brock McCoy 2, Jake Weckerle 2, Preston Griffiths 2
PALISADES 27 -- Lyon 1, Hodge 3, Brown 4, Reeves 4, Rushin 6, Dillard 1, Ngo 8
Record: AK 10-9 (5-2 conf)
BANDYS 75, EAST BURKE 64
Bandys 26. 17. 12. 20 -- 75
East Burke 15. 19. 9. 21 -- 64
BANDYS 75 -- Slaughter 24, Vaughan 20, Etter 12, Ledford 9, DelGuercio 6, Rhodes 3, Robinson 1
EAST BURKE 64 -- Hudson 23, Cline 18, Shook 14, Dellinger 5, Crawford 3, Robison 1
Records: Bandys 10-8 (5-4 CVAC), East Burke 3-14 (1-8 CVAC)
BESSEMER CITY 78, THOMAS JEFFERSON 59
Bessemer City 23 16 19 20 -- 78
Thomas Jefferson 19 8 11 21 -- 59
BESSEMER CITY 78 - Randall Pettus 19,Nazari Smarr 19,Keyshawn Adams 17,Jameer Holmes 14 Tristen Gordan 5,Terrance Smith 4
THOMAS JEFFERSON 59 -- C. Gales 23, J. Fenner 13, B.Luther 11,J. Wa;kins 11
Notable: Randall Pettus 19 pts 10 Assits 9 steals 7 rebs; Keyshawn Adams 17 pts 10 rebs 5 blks 4 steals; Jameer Holmes 14 pts 14 rebs; Nazari Smarr 19 pts 5 rebs 3 steals
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 54, COVENANT DAY 51
Charlotte Christian 7 12 24 11 -- 54
Covenant Day 14 10 9 18 -- 51
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 54 -- John Lash 26, Micah Gilbert 18, Daniel Guandolo 18, AJ Jamison 4
COVENANT DAY 51 -- E.Green 15, C.Rivens 12, N.Shipp 11, K.Anderson 4, D.Steele 4, P.Penosky 2
Notable: John Lash 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Records: Charlotte Christian 9-13(2-3) ; Covenant Day 12-11(2-2)
EAST LINCOLN 73, STATESVILLE 35
East Lincoln 24 16 23 10 -- 73
Statesville 7 11 7 10 -- 35
EAST LINCOLN 73 -- Tyler Mizzell 0, Dre Walker 12, Carson Engstrand 2, Palmer Crichton 12, Houston Hartsell 15, Davis Hill 5, Nathan Kuthan 9, Christian Atkins 2, Jackson Fannon 3, Mason Simmons 11, Kingsley Huntley 2
STATESVILLE 35 -- Caleb Tillman 4, Kevin Bryant 9, Noah Owens 6, Jay’Veon Lackey 3, Mekiaun Davis 1, Kory Smith 10, Dexter Rucker 2
Records: East Lincoln 15-4, 6-3; Statesville 1-12, 1-8
Of note: East Lincoln has defeated Statesville 5 straight times since 2019. East Lincoln led 40-18 at halftime and completed the onslaught in the 2nd half to take the Western Foothills 3A Conference game by a score of 73-35 Tuesday night in Denver.
LAKE NORMAN 59, A.L. BROWN 17
Lake Norman 12 19 22 6 -- 59
A.L. Brown 7 2 1 7 -- 17
LAKE NORMAN 59 -- Cole Callaway 8, Josh Yates 3, Tre McKinnon 13, Grant Dryden 7, Nick Arnold 9, Trent Steinour 14, Kaleb Oloyede 3, Bryson Demby 2
AL BROWN 17 -- Grey 2, Chambers 7, Adams 2, Williams 4, Reaves 2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 68, CARSON 50
LNC- 16 22 13 17 -- 68
Carson- 16 17 4 13 -- 50
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 68 -- Isaiah Martino 27, Charlie Fox 16, Braylon Irelan 8, Julian Johnson 8, James Carswell 6, Brady Kester 3
CARSON 50 -- J. Mcgruder 16, C. Ball 12, E. Taylor 9, J. Drye 5, J. Howard 4, C. Burleyson 4
LNC improves to 9-9 (4-5) and will travel to East Rowan on Friday.
MAIDEN 81, WEST LINCOLN 56
WLHS 16 6 12 22 -- 56
Maiden 25 20 19 17 -- 81
WEST LINCOLN 56 -- Jordan Truesdale 26, Lucas Howell 6, Gideon Allen 3, Bryce Beddingfield 1, Evan Hartsoe 9, Zander Harrelson 5, Mikalister Anderson 3, Riley Bradley 3
MAIDEN 81 -- Gibbs 4, Robinson 22, Culliver 9, Teague 5, Pait 7, Walker 7, Sigmon 2, Misher 15, Danner 2, Harris 2, Maze 6
PROVIDENCE DAY 70, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 64
Country Day 9 12 23 19 -- 64
Providence Day 12 19 19 20 -- 70
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 64 --Dallas Gardner 26, Bethel 8, Turner 8, Lowery 2, Alessi 5, Hewett 9, Bigham 5
PROVIDENCE DAY 70 -- Allenspach 20, Hailey 18, Thompson 12, Appling 3, Youakim 3, Winston 5, Haynes 7
Notable: Dallas Gardner led the Bucs with 26. The Chargers had three players in doublr figures with Riley Allensbatch leading the way with 20 points.
The Bucs fall to 16-10 on the season and play Charlotte Christian at home Friday.
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 51, BERRY 41
S.Meck 8 12 16 15—51
PO Berry 7 8 13 13—41
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 51 -- P.Moye 16, Y. Chudgar 13, A.Skelton 9
BERRY 41 -- E.Craig 11, D.Waritay 9, Z.Chester 8
Notable: Peter Moye had 16pts, 12 rbs, and 3asst
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 61, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 46
Metrolina Christian 4 14 11 17 -- 46
SouthLake Christian 21 15 4 21 -- 61
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 61 -- Clark 22, Wilson Jr. 13, Price 6, Tillotson 3, Rucks 2
Metrolina: Sr. Eli Clark 22p, 4r, 3a, 2s
Notes: Metrolina Christian 12-18 (4-7) hosts Concord Academy on Friday, January 27th at 700pm.
WEST CHARLOTTE 63, WEST MECKLENBURG 22
West Charlotte 25 12 20 10 63
West Mecklenburg 4 9 13 20 22
WEST CHARLOTTE 63 -- Ollie Alford 12 Markus Kerr 11 Raymond 8 Traylor 8 D. Day 8 A.Day 6 Ko’ne 4 Houston 4 Presley 2
WEST MECKLENBURG 22 -- Sanders Richardson 9 Aikens 7 Turner 2 Pratt 2 Jenkins 2
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 62, GASTON DAY 56
Gaston Day 10 5 18 23 -- 56
Westminster Catawba 18 14 10 20 -- 62
GASTON DAY 56 -- Evan Montanari 18, Deshawn Coulter 14, Chase Owens 7, Braylen Todd 6, Jack Horgan 3, Ben Chotkowski 3, Kurt Hunter 3, Ayron Jackson 2
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 62 -- Tim Hall 33, Bradley 13, Hamrick 9, Addie 4, Booker 3
Notable: Tim Hall 33 Points, 15 Rebounds, 5 Blocks; his 25th Double/Double of the year. He also scored his 2,000th point for his high school career and grabbed his 1,000th rebound. Derek Bradley was in double figures with 13. Westminster improved to 14-12. Next game is Friday Jan 27 at Gaston Christian.
This week’s Schedule
Wednesday
Rocky River 2A-3A
West Stanly at Anson County
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day at Albemarle
Metro 8 1A
Cabarrus Charter at Apprentice Academy (boys)
Nonconference
A.L. Brown at West Rowan
Cabarrus Charter at Christ Classical (girls)
East Rutherford at Burns
Franklin Prep at Combine Academy (boys)
Hibriten at Enka
Kings Mountain at Shelby
Queens Grant Charter at Jackson Day (boys)
T.C. Roberson at R-S Central
Thursday
Sandhills 3A-4A
Southern Lee at Lee County
Mountain Foothills 2A
R-S Central at Polk County
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
North Stanly at Union Academy
Nonconference
Bradford Prep at Pine Lake Prep
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Carolina Christian (boys)
North Hills Christian at Hickory Christian
North Rowan at High Point Wesleyan (boys)
Friday
Queen City 3A-4A
Hough at West Mecklenburg
North Mecklenburg at Mallard Creek
West Charlotte at Hopewell
South Meck 4A
Berry Academy at Harding
Myers Park at Ardrey Kell
Palisades at Olympic
Southwestern 4A
East Mecklenburg at Butler
Independence at Garinger
Rocky River at Charlotte Catholic
CISAA
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Country Day
Charlotte Latin at Providence Day
Covenant Day at Cannon School
Greater Metro 4 4A
Cox Mill at A.L. Brown
Lake Norman at West Cabarrus
South Iredell at Hickory Ridge
Southern Carolina 4A
Cuthbertson at Porter Ridge
Marvin Ridge at Sun Valley
Weddington at Piedmont
Northwestern 3A-4A
Alexander Central at Ashe County
Hibriten at Freedom
South Caldwell at Watauga
Sandhills 3A-4A
Richmond Senior at Hoke County
Southern Lee at Pinecrest
Union Pines at Scotland County
Big South 3A
Forestview at Ashbrook
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
South Point at Hunter Huss
Stuart Cramer at Crest
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at South Rowan
Concord at Jesse Carson
Lake Norman Charter at East Rowan
Northwest Cabarrus at West Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
East Lincoln at West Iredell
Fred T. Foard at Statesville
Hickory at St. Stephens
North Iredell at North Lincoln
Rocky River 2A-3A
Central Academy at Anson County
Forest Hills at West Stanly
Monroe at Parkwood
Foothills Athletic Association
Davidson Day at Hickory Christian
Statesville Christian at University Christian
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy at Metrolina Christian
Northside Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Christian
Southern Piedmont Athletic Assn.
Lake Norman Christian at Covenant Classical (boys)
United Faith Christian at Victory Christian
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys at Lincolnton
East Burke at Newton-Conover
Maiden at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Mountain Foothills 2A
Chase at Hendersonville
East Rutherford at Patton
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Langtree Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson
Central Carolina 1A-2A
North Rowan at East Davidson
South Davidson at Salisbury
West Davidson at Thomasville
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Highland Tech at Shelby
Thomas Jefferson Academy at East Gaston
Western Highlands 1A-2A
C.D. Owen at Rosman
Draughn at Madison County
Mountain Heritage at Avery County
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day at Union Academy
Mount Pleasant at Albemarle
South Stanly at North Stanly (boys)
Metro 8 1A
Cabarrus Charter vs. Queens Grant Charter, at Indian Trail Carolina Courts
Corvian Community at Carolina International
Piedmont Community Charter at Sugar Creek Charter
Nonconference
Apprentice Academy at Jackson Day (boys, 6)
Combine Academy-National at Skill Factory (VA) (boys)
Forsyth Home Educators at Greater Cabarrus Stallions
Saturday
Nonconference
Charlotte Catholic vs. Camden (SC), at Keenan (SC) High, in Big Hoops Shootout
Elevation Prep at Oak Hill Academy (VA)-Red, (boys, 5)
High Point Andrews at South Mecklenburg (boys, 5)
Providence Day at Winston-Salem Christian (girls, 2)
Reagan at Watauga (girls, noon; boys, 1:15)
South Charlotte Thunder at Surry Homeschool (girls, 4; boys, 5:30)
Longhorn Classic (boys)
(at Milton, GA)
North Gwinnett (GA) vs. Drew Charter (GA), noon
Goose Creek (SC) vs. King’s Ridge (GA), 1:30
Sandy Ridge (GA) vs. Gray Collegiate (SC), 3
Grayson (GA) vs. Osborne (GA), 4:30
North Mecklenburg vs. Milton (GA), 6
Calvary Christian (FL) vs. McEachern (GA), 7:30
Sunday
No games scheduled
