Friday’s boys rewind: Postgame skirmish mars No. 2 Myers Park’s big win at No. 11 Olympic
Friday night, No. 2 Myers Park needed a big rally to win at No. 11 Olympic.
After the game, a small skirmish broke out between the two teams, who could meet again in next week’s SoMECK conference tournament.
Olympic (21-3, 9-3) lost for the second time this week after beating upset by Ardrey Kell Tuesday. That game Tuesday allowed Myers Park (20-4, 12-0) to win its first league title since 2008-09. Olympic and Ardrey Kell (14-10, 9-3) ended up tied for second.
Myers Park also secured its first 20-win regular-season since 2008 and its first undefeated conference record in school history.
But Friday’s game didn’t have the same importance it might’ve had. If Olympic had won on Tuesday, it could’ve won a share of the league title by beating Myers Park Friday.
As it was, the Trojans came out determined.
They led 17-11 after the first quarter and 33-23 at halftime. Myers Park closed to within one, 49-48, with a big third quarter, led by junior guard Bishop Boswell.
And in the fourth quarter, Myers Park overtook the Trojans for the win.
Olympic got 16 points from Demarco Reynolds and 14 from Kam Taylor. Myers Park got 19 from sophomore AJ White, 17 from senior Elijah Strong and 14 from Boswell.
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Friday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Caden Caskey, Ardrey Kell: game-high 26 points in a 53-44 win over Berry. Ardrey Kell tied Olympic for second place in the SoMECK 7
Amore Connelly, Freedom: 27 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 62-46 win over Alexander Central. He made 5-of-9 3-point attempts.
Clayton Gaither, Providence: Roanoke commit had team-high 25 points and made 8-of-12 field goals and 6-of-6 free throws in a 77-69 win over East Meck. On Senior Night, the Panthers denied East Meck a share of the Southwestern 4A title, which goes to Charlotte Catholic outright.
Rashad McCormick, Hough: 19 points, 10 rebounds in a 51-50 double-overtime win over Queen City conference rival Hopewell.
Avion Pinner, Concord Academy: 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists in a 61-47 win over Gaston Christian in the Metrolina Athletic conference championship game.
Friday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 62, NO. 11 OLYMPIC 58
Olympic 17 16 16 9 -- 58
Myers Park 11 12 25 14 -- 62
OLYMPIC 58 - Demarco Reynolds 16, Kameron Taylor 14, Devin Ragin 9, Jaydon Terrell 8, Kyre Bishop 7, Cameron Burns 4,
MYERS PARK 62 - AJ White, Jr 19, Elijah Strong 17, Bishop Boswell 14, Sir Mohammed 8, Santana Lynch 2, Sam Walters 2
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 96, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 49
NCHS 49 18 12 10 9
CENTRAL CABARRUS 96 31 33 23 9
NCHS 49 – M. Trombley 2, J. Gonder 19, J .Gonder 2, I. Woolfolk 14, L. Rowe 5, I. Thompson 3, L. Krok 2, H. Forrest 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 101 – Jaiden Thompson 21, Chase Daniel 19, Carson Daniel 2, Gavin Bullock 14, Adriel Miller 4, Eli Ford 17, Noah Edmisten 7, Cayden Smith, Emari Russell, Micah Murray 2, Jake Baker 8, K. Martin 2, C. Ezeigbo, L. Bruse-Jones
Notes: Central is averaging 88 pts per game, 25.3 assists per game, 19.6 steals per game, and committing 9.8 turnovers per game.
Central Cabarrus has won 3 straight South Piedmont Conference Regular Season Championships. Central Cabarrus has gone back-to-back 24-0 regular seasons. Jr. Chase Daniel scored his 1,000 points.
Central Cabarrus 24-0 / 14-0 – NWHS 11-10 / 9-5
#1 Central plays Tuesday at Concord HS at 7:30pm vs TBA
NO. 5 CHAMBERS 67, MALLARD CREEK 66
Mallard Creek 16 13 24 13 -- 66
Chambers 9 23 19 16 -- 67
CHAMBERS 67 -- Marcus Brown 8, Nick Dorn 21, Jahmir Brown 8, Jordan Patton 12, Jacoby Jackson 3, Maurio Hanson 15
Notables: Nick Dorn 21 points (game winning put back), 75 3PT% (3/4), 86 FT% (6/7), 4 steals, 2 assists); Maurio Hanson 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists; Jordan Patton 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists; Jahmir & Marcus Brown combined for 16 points, 9 assists, 8 deflections, 7 rebounds, 3 steals...With Win Chambers Clinches Back To Back Queen City Athletic Conference Championship
NO. 7 CANNON SCHOOL 80, CHARLOTTE LATIN 46
Cannon 17 21 22 19 -- 80
Charlotte Latin 10 16 13 7 -- 46
CANNON SCHOOL 80 -- Austin Swartz 16 pointsMac Titus 10 pointsIsaiah Henry 17 pointsSean Birmingham 24 points
NO. 12 CONCORD ACADEMY 61, NO. 10 GASTON CHRISTIAN 47
Concord Academy 25 10 9 17 -- 61
Gaston Christian 24 4 4 15 -- 47
CONCORD ACADEMY 61 -- JJ Moore 10, Avion Pinner 12, Isaiah Tate 7, Noah Van Bibber 12, Jake Benham 3, Petar Asceric 17
GASTON CHRISTIAN 47 -- Mabor 7, Newman 15, Gaines 7, Shuford 6, Ryan 12
Notable: MAC Conference Championship Game. Avion Pinner 12p 7r 5a; CA closes out regular season 29-6
ARDREY KELL 53, BERRY 44
Ardrey Kell 13 10 11 19 — 53
Berry 12 8 17 7 — 44
ARDREY KELL 53 -- Caden Caskey 26, Brock Rose 13, Trent Gerald 9, Delani Hammonds 5
BERRY 44 -- Craig 6, Maske 7, Griffin 2, Kinard 10, McManus-Wade 2, Wontay 9, Joyner 3, Preston 2, Brice 3
Record: AK 14-10 (9-3 conf)
BUTLER 42, INDEPENDENCE 41
Butler: 10 7 10 15 42
Independence: 10 5 16 10 41
BUTLER 42 -- Zion McDuffie 11, Steph Soutzos 10, Showalter 9, Heath 4, Youngblood 3, Milligan 2, Holloway 2, Harris 1
INDEPENDENCE 41 -- Yancy Thomason 17, Alberga 9, Bosley-Slade 5, Kam. Jasper 4, Johnson 2, Kal. Jasper 2, Little 2
Butler: Overall 17-7 Conference 9-3
INDY: Overall 14-10 Conference 6-6
CONCORD 76, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 69 OT
LN Charter 12 12 14 26 5 -- 69
Concord 13 12 24 15 12 -- 76
LNC- Isaiah Martino 16, Charlie Fox 16, Julian Johnson 13, Braylon Irelan 12, Brady Kester 6, Jay Morgan 6
Concord- B. Blue 24, J. Howard 22, J. Smith 21, t. Rushmeyer 4, J. Reddick 3, J. Beyan 2
LNC finished off the regular season with a solid game by coming back from 11 down with 3 minutes left and had a chance to win it in regulation at the buzzer. The guys played hard and came up a little short in OT. LNC will travel on Monday to start the conference tournament.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 80, CABARRUS CHARTER 46
Cabarrus Charter 9 9 13 15 – 46
Corvian Community Charter 20 23 27 10 - 80
CABARRUS CHARTER 46 -- Jonathan Lee 11, Dane Edmond 12, Kol Boyd 15
CORVIAN COMMUNITY CHARTER 80 -- Rivera-Lind 4, Sam Harris 13, Preston Brawley 17, Josh Covington 10 & 10 reb, Jackson 6 pts 7 assist, Richardson 5, Branden Burnell 21
Notable: on Corvian’s Senior night Sr - Mason Rivera-Lind with 8 rebounds 4 steals & 2 blocks; Sr- Preston Brawley with season high 17 points; Sr- Sam Harris 13 points & 5 rebounds; Sr- Josh Covington with a 10 point 10 rebound double-double; Sr- Branden Burnell 21 points; Sr- Dexter Townsend 4 rebounds, 3 assist & 2 steals
CREST 58, KINGS MOUNTAIN 50
Kings Mountain 13 11 13 13 50
Crest 10 13 15 20 58
KINGS MOUNTAIN 50: Curtis Simpson 16, Bradley Floyd 12, Tucker Robinette 11, Brown 4, Sanders 4, Smith 3
CREST 58: Surratt 13, Goodlett 12, Pass Jr 10, Briscoe 9, Adams 8, Hemphill 6
EAST LINCOLN 75, NORTH LINCOLN 68
East Lincoln 28 13 19 15 -- 75
North Lincoln 15 16 17 20 -- 68
EAST LINCOLN 75 -- Tyler Mizzell 0, Keandre Walker 21, Carson Engstrand 2, Palmer Crichton 9, Houston Hartsell 4, Davis Hill 2, Nathan Kuthan 2, Jackson Fannon 16, Mason Simmons 19
NORTH LINCOLN 68 -- Connor Carson 16, Iverson Snell 4, Carter Black 14, Ben Cipriano 6, Nathan Aberle 0, Tanner Lineberger 0, Kellen Karr 13, Ty Sanders 15
Records: East Lincoln 19-5, 10-4, North Lincoln 16-7, 10-4
Notable: With the win the Mustangs split the season series and hold the career series against the Knights 36-7 dating back to the 2003 season. East Lincoln and North Lincoln finished runner-up in the Western Foothills 3A conference with a 10-4 record each. East Lincoln’s Dre Walker had a career high 21 points (11-15 fts), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, while Mason Simmons added a career high 19 points (7-7 fts) and 6 rebounds.
FREEDOM 62, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 46
Alexander Central 11 8 10 17 -- 46
Freedom 18 17 14 13 -- 62
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 46 -- Carter Fortner 12, Lasher 7, Cook 6, Hammer 2, Grayson Presnel 12, Patterson 3, Hartmsn 2, Barnes 2
FREEDOM 62 -- Harris 5, McNaughton 8, Lytle 2, Dellinger 6, Amore Connelly 27, Johnson 4, King 3, Chapman 2, Tayor 3, Michaux 2
HOUGH 51, HOPEWELL 50, 2 OT
Hough 13 15 6 9 2 6 -- 51
Hopewell 15 14 10 4 2 5 -- 50
HOUGH 51 -- Rashad McCormick 16, Trey Horton 11, Ryan Temple 10, Smith 9, Galombeck 3, Neace 2
HOPEWELL 50 -- Quay Watson 19, Julian Mack 12, Derrick Eley 13, Cook 4, Upsher 2
Records: Hough 16-8 (7-5) Hopewell 13-10 (6-6)
Notables: Senior Rashad McCormick leads the Huskies with 19 pts and 10 rebs, with contributions from Seniors Ryan Temple with 10pts, and Trey Murphy with 11pts and two game winning free throws in this double overtime thriller.
LAKE NORMAN 80, MOORESVILLE 75
Mooresville 20 15 22 18 -- 75
Lake Norman 23 19 18 20 -- 80
MOORESVILLE 75 -- Travelle Bryson 29, Evaan Ezhilan 14, Xavion White 11, Nylikk Troutman 8, AJ Parsley 8, Dylan Clark 3, Marley Samuel 2.
LAKE NORMAN 80-- Alex Gruber 6, Cole Callaway 17, Josh Yates 15, Tre McKinnon 14, Henderson Williams 2, Grant Dryden 3, Nick Arnold 10, Taurean McKinnon 2, Trent Steinour 11
Notable: Bryson had 7 assists. Ezhilan had 9 assists. White had 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Troutman had 8 rebounds. Parsley had 10 assists and 3 steals. Clark had 7 rebounds.
Record: 14-10
PROVIDENCE 77, EAST MECKLENBURG 69
Providence 19 20 19 19 -- 77
East Meck 14 9 19 27 -- 69
PROVIDENCE 77 -- Gaither 25, Howell 18, Taylor 15, Detenber 13, Wondracek 6
EAST MECKLENBURG 69 – Nevill 32, Lawrence 19, Hicks 8, Bowman 7, White 3
Notable: Providence had a huge conference win despite a huge 25 point 2nd half scoring output from East Meck’s Jordan Nevill. Roanoke College commit Clayton Gaither had a team high 25 points on 8/12 shooting from the field and 6/6 from the line for Providence. On Providence’s Senior Night fellow Providence seniors David Howell (15), Bryce Taylor (15), Chase Detenber (13), and Zach Wandracek (6) made huge contributions in the upset win.
PROVIDENCE DAY 59, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 54
Country Day 16 13 19 11 -- 54
Providence Day 17 17 11 19 -- 59
COUNTRY DAY 54 -- Dallas Gardner 19, Amare Bethel 13, Bigham 9, Alessi 8, Hewett 6, Turner 2O’Neil 2
PROVIDENCE DAY 59 -- Allensbatch 21, Thompson 14, Youakim 10, Hailey 11, Appling 7,
Notes: The Bucs finish the season 19-12 as they head into the NCISAA State Tournament next week. Dallas Gardner led Country Day with 19 points while Riley Allenspach had 21 for the Chargers.
WEST CALDELL 90, EAST BURKE 63
East Burke. 16. 11. 14. 22 -- 63
West Caldwell. 28. 19. 22. 21 -- 90
EAST BURKE 63 -- Cox 20, Hudson 17, Shook 10, Cline 7, Coleman 5, Mast 2, Coble 2
WEST CALDWELL 90 -- M. Patterson 21, J. Patterson 19, Maddox 12, Thomas 10, Anthony 7, Fox 6, McKinney 4, Ransby 3, Hamer 3, Roresh 3, Gonzales 2
Records: West Caldwell 21-2 (14-0 CVAC), East Burke 4-18 (2-12 CVAC)
Thursday’s Boys Boxscore
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 62, PIEDMONT COMMUNITY 58
Piedmont 17 10 9 22 -- 58
Corvian 14 15 15 20 -- 62
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 62 -- Rivera-Lind 6, Sam Harris 13, Brawley 2, Townsend 5, Jack Hudson 10, Quarles 8, Jackson 1, Branden Burnell 16, Covington 3
PIEDMONT 58 -- Carmichael 3, Peprah 3, Wilcher 16, Teal 19, Jones 12, Littlejohn 5
Notable: Corvian junior guard - Jack Hudson 10 point 12 rebound double-double; sophomore Point Guard - AJ Jackson 8 assist; the win clinches regular season championship for Corvian
Saturday’s Big Game preview
A look at some of this weekend’s top boys’ and girls’ basketball games in the area this weekend. Records are as of Thursday.
(Boys) Shabach Christian (22-6) at Carmel Christian (26-3), 5 p.m. – The host Cougars, top-ranked among the state’s private school teams and the defending private school 4A state champion, close their regular season against a team from Landover, Md. The visiting Eagles, ranked No. 8 in the state of Maryland, play a national schedule and have been invited to play in next month’s McDonald’s Basketball Classic in Texas. It’ll be a tough test for Carmel Christian, which is expected to gain the top seed in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 4A playoffs, when pairings are released Sunday.
The Picks
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The schedule
All matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, unless otherwise noted; most girls’ games begin around 6 p.m., with boys’ games following
Saturday
Nonconference
1 of 1 Academy at Providence Day (girls)
Shabach Christian at Carmel Christian (boys, 5 p.m.)
South Charlotte Thunder at Indian Land (girls, 1 p.m.)
Sunday
No games scheduled
PHOTOS: Myers Park at Olympic
This story was originally published February 10, 2023 at 10:57 PM.
