Saturday’s Rewind: Mecklenburg County dominance. Area teams head to quarterfinals
Note: Tuesday’s and Thursday coverage is below. Scroll down.
Saturday night was huge for Mecklenburg County’ s public school basketball teams playing in the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.
4A West Boys
In the 4A West boys playoffs, all four remaining teams are from Mecklenburg County. That means somebody local is going to the state finals.
Myers Park, Charlotte Catholic, North Mecklenburg and Chambers all advanced, setting up a pair of juicy state quarterfinal games.
Myers Park, No. 2 in The Sweet 16, beat Asheville Reynolds 74-42 Saturday to set up Tuesday’s home game with Charlotte Catholic. Myers Park set a school-record with its 25th win.
Catholic upset Grimsley 44-43 on a buzzer-beating bucket from center Pat Tivnan.
And North Mecklenburg whipped East Forsyth 88-55 and will host a familiar opponent Tuesday -- Julius Chambers HIgh School
Chambers went to Mount Tabor, one of the toughest places to win in North Carolina, and pulled off a 57-53 upset.
So Chambers will play North Mecklenburg for the fourth time this season. North Meck will be the home team.
Earlier this year, Chambers won at North Meck. North Meck won at Chambers and North Meck won the Queen City 3A/4A tournament title over Chambers at Hough High School.
▪ West Charlotte plays with North Meck and Chambers in regular-season play but participates in the 3A playoffs. The Lions entered the playoffs on a five-game losing streak but are now in the quarterfinals after Saturday’s 85-58 win at Northwest Cabarrus. West Charlotte will play at Greensboro’s Ben Smith High Tuesday.
4A West Girls
Two of the four remaining teams are from Mecklenburg County. A third is from neighboring Iredell County.
North Mecklenburg beat Asheville Reynolds 56-37 and Charlotte Catholic beat previously unbeaten Northern Guilford 58-53.
So both teams advance to quarterfinals.
North Mecklenburg will play at Lake Norman, a rematch of a very close regular-season game that unbeaten and Sweet 16 No. 1 Lake Norman won on its last possession.
Charlotte Catholic will play at Watauga in a game that matches two of the state’s best players: Catholic center Blanca Thomas, a top 10 national recruit in the junior class, and Watauga’s Kate Sears.
Quick Links
Carmel Christian falls to Christ School in NCISAA 4A final
NCISAA private school finals roundup: Concord Academy, Northside win titles
Cannon School girls upset in NCISAA 4A finals
Saturday’s NCHSAA, NCISAA scores and schedule
Mecklenburg County teams flex muscle in NCHSAA 4A playoffs
West Charlotte rolling to regional semis
Durham Jordan to first regional semis since 2005
Saturday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Josh Bullock, Northside Christian: 20 points and controlled the tempo for his team in a state championship win over United Faith. Northside won its first state title in nine years.
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg: 30 points, 12 rebounds, five assists in a third round win over East Forsyth.
Maurio Hanson, Chambers: 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a block in a 57-53 upset win at Mount Tabor.
Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic girls: 27 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks, two steals and two assists in a 58-53 win over previously unbeaten Northern Guilford.
Pat Tivnan, Charlotte Catholic: 18 points, eight rebounds and game-winning basket as time expired in the Cougars’ 44-43 win over Grimsley.
Saturday’s Boys Boxscores
CHRIST SCHOOL 53, NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 48
Christ School 16-10-9-18—53
Carmel Christian 6-15-12-14—48
CHRIST SCHOOL 53 – Emanuel Richards 18; Jamari Briggs 12; Keenan Wilkins 10; Robinson 4; Cokley 5; Thomas-Johnson 4; Boyer 0; Hamilton 0.
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 48 – Freeman 0; Jaedan Mustaf 22; Marcus 2; Wertz 5; Cash 8; Smith 4; Siler 2; Burnham 3.
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 74, AC REYNOLDS 42
AC Reynolds - 10 15 7 10 -- 42
Myers Park - 23 23 22 6 -- 74
AC REYNOLDS 42 -- Declan Brown 12, Jayden Harper 12
MYERS PARK 74 -- Santana Lynch 18, Sir Mohammed 14, Sam Walters 11, Elijah Strong 10, Sadiq White Jr. 8, Bishop Boswell 7
Notable: Myers Park advances to the 4th round of NCHSAA state playoffs. MP also sets a school records with 25th win of the season (25-4) and 12th consecutive win.
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 97, SOUTHERN GUILFORD 53
Southern Guilford 14 13 20 6 -- 53
Central Cabarrus 29 29 31 8 -- 97
SOUTHERN GUILFORD 53 – D. Ross 7, J. Fevere 15, J. Dawkins 8, J. Love 12, N. Blackstone 11
CENTRAL CABARRUS 97 – Jaiden Thompson 17, Chase Daniel 16, Carson Daniel 16, Gavin Bullock 12, Adriel Miller 1, Eli Ford 9, DJ Kent 20, Noah Edmisten, Emari Russell, Micah Murray 3, Jake Baker, Cayden Smith 3
Notes: Central is averaging 88.8 pts per game, 26 assists per game, 19.9 steals per game, and committing 9.7 turnovers per game.
Central Cabarrus wins its 2nd straight South Piedmont Tournament. Central Cabarrus has won 3 straight South Piedmont Conference Regular Season Championships. Central Cabarrus has gone back-to-back 24-0 regular seasons.
Central Cabarrus 29-0 / 14-0 – Southern Guilford 24-6 / 14-1
Central Cabarrus will play Crest at home on Tue in 4th Round NCHSAA
NO. 5 NORTH MECKLENBURG 88, EAST FORSYTH 55
East Forsyth 9 9 16 21 - 55
North Meck 16 21 30 21 - 88
EAST FORSYTH 55 -- David Gray 13, Will Gray12, Braxton Stewart 11, Fernandes 9, Green 3, Miller 2, McCauley 2, Joines 2, Zamora 1
NORTH MECKLENBURG 88 - Isaiah Evans 30, Trey Maxwell 22, Christian Foy 15, Ashton Pierce 10, Jenkins 4, Murray 4, Young 2, C. Evans 1
NO. 6 CHAMBERS 57, MT TABOR 53
Chaabmers 9 9 18 21 -- 57
Mount Tabor 15 11 16 11 -- 53
CHAMBERS 57 -- Marcus Brown 4, Nick Dorn 18, Jahmir Brown 10, Jordan Patton 3, Jacoby Jackson 6, Brayden Smith 2, Maurio Hanson 14
Notables: Nick Dorn 18 points, 5 rebounds, 80 FT% (8-10); Maurio Hanson 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block; Jahmir Brown 10 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds; Jordan Patton 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks
SOUTH STOKES 70, BESSEMER CITY 62
BESSEMER CITY 62 -- Randall Pettus 31, Nazari Smarr 15, Keyshawn Adams 10
Saturday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 7 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 58, NORTHERN GUILFORD 53
Catholic 18 17 11 12 -- 58
N. Guilford 21 12 14 6 -- 53
Catholic 58 -- Blanca Thomas 27, Aniyah Scales 13, Gough 7, Kernodle 5, McKain 2, McArdle 2, Fava 2
N. Guilford 53 -- Malena Delisa 15, Laurel Zlotkowski 10, Newsome 9, Harris 9, Fowler 4, Gram 4, C. Delisa 2
Records: Catholic 24-6, Northern Guilford 27-1
NO. 6 NORTH MECKLENBURG 56, AC REYNOLDS 37
N.Meck 17 16 11 12—56
A.C Reynolds 12 4 11 10—37
NORTH MECKLENBURG 56 -- Nevaeh Farmer 18, Deaira Page 14, Boston Bates 11, Dixon-Booker 5, Reid 4, Hoover 2, Moffatt 2
AC REYNOLDS 37 -- Stewart 9, Barnes 9, Harvey 9, Wilcox 5, Janus 5
EAST BURKE 54, NEWTON-CONOVER 37
Newton 8 8 8 13 -- 37
East Burke 11 17 10 16 -- 54
NEWTON-CONOVER 37 -- Cassidy Geddes 9, Lizzie Sain 10, Hadleigh Swagger 6, Grayson Rowe 4, Sara Sain 3, Jaylen Barnes 3, Alaysia Hewitt 2,
EAST BURKE 54 -- B. Stillwell 21, K. Brinkley 11, T. Bostain 11, K. Turner 7, A. Grigg 4
Records: Newton 25 - 5; East 26 - 2
FREEDOM 49, OAK GROVE 48
Freedom 11 12 9 17 -- 49
Oak Grove 13 11 13 11 -- 48
FREEDOM 49 - Statlee McGee 17, Peyton Caldwell 14, Sydnie Demiter 10, Gladden 4, Cooke 4, Whisnant, Whitaker, Hagmann.
OAK GROVE 48 - A. Ray 14, Z. Jones 13, Marion 4, Kidder 9, Charles 8
Thursday’s rewind: North Meck’s Isaiah Evans has another big night
Tuesday night, Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer came to watch North Mecklenburg’s Isaiah Evans play in the first round of the N.C. 4A playoffs.
Evans had 34 points in a blowout win over West Cabarrus.
Apparently, Evans was just warming up. He went for 44 points in Thursday’s second round 86-61 win over Hopewell. Evans was just one point shy of his season-high of 45 points he had at rival Chambers last month.
It was the fourth time Evans has scored 40 points this season. He has had eight games with 35 or more points.
NCHSAA to determine regional championship sites next week
N.C. High School Athletic Association spokesperson James Alverson told The Observer that the association will announce regional championship sites early next week.
The NCHSAA regional semifinals will be held Tuesday with the regional championships on Saturday, March 4. Last year, two Charlotte-area boys teams, Weddington and North Mecklenburg, played a regional championship game in Marion, about a two-hour drive from uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools athletic director Ericia Turner said six CMS schools have contacted the NCHSAA offering to potentially host the regionals: Butler, Harding, Hough, Independence, Rocky River and West Mecklenburg.
Alverson said several additional schools in the western part of the state had also inquired about hosting the regionals and more western schools than those in the east had expressed interest.
Thursday’s Boys #BIG5 Top Performers
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg: 44 points, eight rebounds and four steals in an 86-61 win over Hopewell in a second round playoff game. That’s one off his season high.
Maurio Hanson, Chambers: game-high 16 points in a 70-43 win over Piedmont on the road.
Sir Mohamed, Myers Park: game-high 16 points in a 78-38 win over East Mecklenburg.
Donovan Raymond, West Charlotte: game-high 18 points in an 80-54 win over Lake Norman Charter.
Pat Tivnan, Charlotte Catholic: game-high 17 points in a 55-52 win over No. 13 Olympic.
Thursday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 78, EAST MECKLENBURG 38
East Meck - 5 2 11 20 = 38
Myers Park - 33 23 18 4 = 78
EAST MECKLENBURG 38 -- Jonah Lawrence 9, Ahmari Hicks 8, Jordan Nevill 8
MYERS PARK 78 - Sir Mohammed 16, Elijah Strong 14, Bishop Boswell 13, Sadiq White Jr 9, Santana Lynch 9, Sam Walters 7, Kaamil Domingo 6
Notes: Myers Park advances to 3rd Rd. of NCHSAA playoffs and will host Saturday.
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 104, NORTH HENDERSON 46
NORTH HENDERSON 14 15 13 4 -- 46
CENTRAL CABARRUS 28 29 30 17 -- 104
NORTH HENDERSON 46 - Z. Faunt Henroy 4, M. Pierce 13, J. Henry 2, B. Rowe 9, N. Piece 14, T. Gilbert-Moore 4
CENTRAL CABARRUS 88 – Jaiden Thompson 19, Chase Daniel 12, Carson Daniel 13, Gavin Bullock 7, Adriel Miller 11, Eli Ford 21, DJ Kent 12, Noah Edmisten 6, Emari Russell, Micah Murray, Jake Baker, Cayden Smith 3
Notes: Central is averaging 88.4 pts per game, 25.8 assists per game, 19.8 steals per game, and committing 9.6 turnovers per game.
Central Cabarrus wins its 2nd straight South Piedmont Tournament. Central Cabarrus has won 3 straight South Piedmont Conference Regular Season Championships. Central Cabarrus has gone back-to-back 24-0 regular seasons.
Central Cabarrus 28-0 / 14-0 – North Henderson 19 -9 / 10-3
Central Cabarrus will play Southern Guilford on Sat in 3rd Round NCHSAA
NO. 5 NORTH MECKLENBURG 86, HOPEWELL 61
Hopewell 14 20 13 14 – 61
North Mecklenburg 25 18 19 24 – 86
HOPEWELL 61 -- Derick Ealy 14, Quay Watson 14, Kemari Cook 13, Hines 5, Carr 4, Ringwall 4, Hilliard 4, Masher 2
NORTH MECKLENBUURG 86 -- Isaiah Evans 44, Foy 13, Pierce 9, Jenkins 7, C. Evans 5, Maxwell 4, Matthews 2, Young 2
NO. 6 CHAMBERS 70, PIEDMONT 43
Chambers 15 12 26 17 -- 70
Piedmont 3 13 9 18 -- 43
CHAMBERS 70 -- Marcus Brown 4, Amari Richardson 2, Chandler McKoy 3, Nick Dorn 10, Jahmir Brown 6, Jordan Patton 15, Jacoby Jackson 14, Maurio Hanson 16
PIEDMONT 43 -- Miles Leaks 11, Braden Collins 9, Nick Drake 2, Chase Fesmire 7, Mason Grimland 2, Hunter Hinson 12
NO. 12 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 55, NO. 13 OLYMPIC 52
CCHS 11 11 14 17- 55
OHS 7 13 21 11- 52
CCHS 55 -- Patrick Tivnan 17, Chris Eagan 16, Lewis 9, Noonan 8, Gates 5
OHS 52 -- Kameron Taylor 15, Jaydon Terrell 13, Demarco Reynolds 10, Bishop 4, Ragin 5, Burns 3, Hall
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 60, CHRIST THE KING 47
Corvian Community 13 13 15 19 ---- 60
Christ The King 13 9 9 16 ---- 47
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 60 -- Rivera-Lind 2, Sam Harris 12, Preston Brawley 11, Covington 2, Hudson 2, McCutcheon 3, Quarles 9, Jackson 8, Branden Burnell 11
Notable –Jack Hudson 10 rebounds & 3 Blocks; Doug Quarles 3 blocks; Josh Covington with defensive spark in 2nd half
EAST FORSYTH 59, LAKE NORMAN 52
Lake Norman 16 6 10 20 -- 52
East Forsyth 18 16 4 21 -- 59
LAKE NORMAN 52 -- Alex Gruber 4, Cole Callaway 2, Josh Yates 5, Tre McKinnon 14, Henderson Williams 2, Nick Arnold 14, Trent Steinour 11
EAST FORSYTH 59 -- Stewart 1, Joines 13, Gray 11, W. Gray 20, Miller 2, McCauley 2, Fernanders 10
GRIMSLEY 57, ARDREY KELL 48
Ardrey Kell 12 15 5 16 — 48
Grimsley 6 14 13 24 — 57
ARDREY KELL 48 -- Delani Hammonds 20 Brock Rose 14, Caden Caskey 5, RJ Milliken 5, Cole Perodeau 2, Owen Wacker 2
GRIMSLEY 57 -- Keith 3, Brandon 2, Wiggins 20, Taylor 10, Elliot 5, Bumpass 10, Davis 7Record: AK 17-12 (9-3 conf)
THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 53, GASTON DAY 49
Gaston Day 7 16 4 22 -- 49
The Burlington School 11 7 15 20 -- 53
GASTON DAY 49 -- Deshawn Coulter 15, Chase Owens 13, Evan Montanari 11, Colin Fayed 7, Kurt Hunter 3
THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 53 -- Walker 17, Lassiter 9, Randolph 8, Hammond 7, Outlaw 4, Hooker 4, Durham 2, Flippen 2
Gaston Day Final Record: 18-10
WEST CHARLOTTE 80, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 54
West Charlotte 27 14 17 22 -- 80
Lake Norman Charter 12 17 9 16 -- 54
WEST CHARLOTTE 80 -- Chadlyn Traylor 17 Donovon Raymond 18 Markus Kerr 11 Houston 9 Alford 8 A.Day 5 LittleJohn 4 Blakeney 3 D.Day 3
Faison 2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 54 -- Irelan 15 C.Fox 12 Carswell 11 Martino 8 Kestos 3 Lay 3 Morgan 2
Tuesday’s Rewind: West Charlotte hoping for another title run
West Charlotte High, the reigning N.C. 3A state champion, entered the 2023 playoffs on a five-game losing streak, and Lions coach Jacoby Davis thinks everybody on the team — including him — had a hand in that.
“We’ve just been struggling doing the things we know we can do,” Davis said after Tuesday’s 61-58 first-round playoff win at Franklin “We’ve been up on some of the best teams in the state and we’re not finishing. I think it comes from our leadership, and that’s on me, too. We’ve been talking about it. The No. 1 thing last year was that we were playing for each other.”
Tuesday night, Davis said he saw signs that this Lions’ team was beginning to do the same thing. Seeded No. 22 of 32 teams in the 3A Western bracket, the Lions road to a repeat state championship will literally be on the road, and Davis thinks that means the Lions will be forced to lean on each other.
At Franklin, West Charlotte jumped out to a 37-22 lead at halftime before Franklin made 10 second half 3-point shots and got within two, as the Lions struggled from the free-throw line.
“We missed about 10 free throws in the second half,” Davis said.
But unlike earlier games against 4A powers Chambers and North Mecklenburg, the Lions didn’t lose the lead — or lose the game.
“We’re talented enough to beat anybody,” Davis said, “if our kids decide they want to do it. We’ve got to play a complete 32-minute game. I don’t think we’ve done that all year.”
But Tuesday was a start. Guards Ollie Alford and Chad Traylor, among the heroes of last year’s state title win, combined for 28 points, and the pair provided leadership late in a close game.
Davis thinks his team may finally have the positive momentum it’s been looking for.
“I think our guys are tough,” Davis said. “And I told them it’s tough to lake losses and it’s the way we’ve been losing, losing winnable games. So sometimes, like that, it can be easy to give up. But they fought tonight. I’m hoping this can kind of be how it was last year, we won our first playoff game and it kind of clicked.
“I’m hoping that is what this does.”
Quick Links
Tuesday’s statewide scores, next round schedule
No. 1 Carmel Christian stops Providence Day, advances to NCISAA state finals
Tuesday’s Boys Rewind: West Charlotte getting it together? Scores, #BIG5, more
Tuesday’s Girls Rewind: #BIG5 stars, scores, more
New NC high school basketball state rankings
Myers Park, hoping for history, ‘embraces the target’
Providence Day-Carmel highlights ‘Big Tuesday’ for NCISAA private schools
Watauga, Providence Day join The Observer’s Sweet 16 rankings
As NCHSAA playoffs approach, a young North Meck team feels it’s ready for a deep run
Tuesday’s #BIG5 top performers
Brayden Blue, Concord: 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a 75-41 win over North Iredell.
Jullien Cole, Richmond Senior: In a 96-57 win over Purnell Swett, Cole had a career-high 38 points and set a school-record with 10 made 3-point shots. For the game, Richmond made 17 3-point attempts.
Kaelan Marsh, Sun Valley: 37 points, three rebounds in a 56-35 win over Alexander Central. Marsh made 11-of-22 3-point attempts. That’s the third-most 3s ever made in a game by an NCHSAA player.
Jordan Patton, Nick Dorn Chambers: 22 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals for Patton in a 73-55 win over Hickory Ridge. Dorn had 26 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals, one block.
Khamani Wertz, Carmel Christian: 16 points, five rebounds, five assists in a 72-55 NCISAA 4A state semifinal win over Providence Day. Wertz, a 6-foot senior guard, played two years on Providence Day varsity.
Duke coaches come to watch North Meck’s Isaiah Evans
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer and assistant Amile Jefferson came to watch North Mecklenburg play West Cabarrus. The Blue Devils are recruiting North Meck junior Isaiah Evans
North Meck won 95-53. Evans had 34 points seven rebounds and five assists.
Tuesday’s boys boxscores
NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 72, PROVIDENCE DAY 55
Carmel Christian 13 23 6 30 -- 72
Providence Day 8 16 18 13 -- 55
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 72 -- Freeman 3, Khamani Wertz 16, Jaeden Mustaf 18, Bryce Cash 11, Siler 4, Smith 2, Burnham 9, Marcus Jr 9
PROVIDENCE DAY 55 -- Riley Allenspach 19, Trajan Thompson 15, Hailey 9, Youakim 2, Winston 2, Appling 6, Dyer 2
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 85, SOUTH CALDWELL 31
South Caldwell - 5 10 6 10 -- 31
Myers Park - 26 18 28 13 -- 85
SOUTH CALDWELL 31 -- Carter Anderson 9
MYERS PARK 85 -- Bishop Boswell 18, Sadiq White Jr. 16, Elijah Strong 10, Sir Mohammed 10, Kaamil Domingo 8
Note: Myers Park advances to 2nd round and will host East Meck on Thursday.
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 88, ST. STEPHENS 35
ST. STEPHENS 10 13 13 12 -- 35
CENTRAL CABARRUS 37 25 16 10 -- 85
ST. STEPHENS 35 – D. Pyatte 17, P. Young 3, T. Repass 2, D. Anderson 12, S. Chavis 1
CENTRAL CABARRUS 88 – Jaiden Thompson 18, Chase Daniel, Carson Daniel 8, Gavin Bullock 4, Adriel Miller 10, Eli Ford 15, DJ Kent 14, Noah Edmisten 6, Emari Russell 6, Micah Murray 1, Jake Baker, Cayden Smith 6, K. Martin, C. Ezebego, L. Burse-Jones
Notes: Central is averaging 88.2 pts per game, 25.4 assists per game, 19.7 steals per game, and committing 9.8 turnovers per game.
Central Cabarrus wins its 2nd straight South Piedmont Tournament. Central Cabarrus has won 3 straight South Piedmont Conference Regular Season Championships. Central Cabarrus has gone back-to-back 24-0 regular seasons.
Central Cabarrus 27-0 / 14-0 – St. Stephens 11-15 / 6-8
Central Cabarrus will play Northern Henderson on Tue in 2nd Round NCHSAA
NO. 5 NORTH MECKLENBURG 95, WEST CABARRUS 53
West Cabarrus 12 17 12 12 -- 53
North Mecklenburg 24 20 22 23 – 95
WEST CABARRUS 53 -- Trey Minard 13, Jon Black 12, Vines 9, Green 8, Johnson 3, Hall 2, Nance 2, Hurley 2, McCrae 2
NORTH MECKLENBURG 95 -- Isaiah Evans 34, Christian Foy 16, Ashton Pierce 15, Carson Evans 13, Jenkins 6, Maxwell 5, Matthews 2, Young 2, Davis 2
NO. 6 CHAMBERS 73, HICKORY RIDGE 55
Hickory Ridge 19 9 14 13 -- 55
Chambers 15 17 19 22 -- 73
CHAMBERS 55 -- Marcus Brown 6, Nick Dorn 26, Jahmir Brown 6, Jordan Patton 22, Brayden Smith 4, Maurio Hanson 9
Notables: Nick Dorn 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block; Jordan Patton 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals; Jahmir Brown 6 points, 9 assists, 2 steals; Marcus Brown 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals; Brayden Smith 4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists to the notables
NO. 11 CONCORD ACADEMY 74, ASHEVILLE SCHOOL 64
Concord Academy 4 26 19 25 -- 74
Asheville School 16 14 14 20 -- 64
CONCORD ACADEMY 74 -- JJ Moore 16, Avion Pinner 21, Isaiah Tate 2, Sergej Cvetkovic 2, Noah Van Bibber 18, Jake Benham 15
ASHEVILE SCHOOL 64 -- Ryan Soulis 6, Holdbrock 9, Kenan 3, Derrin Savan 36, Kocaman 6, Donlon 2
Notable: Avion Pinner 21p 9r 5a, Jake Benham 5-6 3pfg. JJ Moore 16p 8a 2s
CA Record 31-6
NO. 12 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 85, WATAUGA 33
Charlotte Catholic 36 29 10 10 -- 85
Watauga 10 9 5 9 -- 33
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 85 -- Ryan Lewis 20, Patrick Tivnan 11, Escobedo 9, Thomas 8, Eagan 8, Brady 6, Gates 5, Dinkin 4, Alexander 4, Woeste 2
WATAUGA 33 -- Morrison 7, W. Keller 5, Railey 4, Kahout 3, C. Keller 3, Greene 3, Pryor 3, Habich 3
NO. 13 OLYMPIC 72, SOUTHEAST GUILFORD 51
Olympic 16 15 23 17 -- 72
SE Guilford 13 11 9 18 -- 51
OLYMPIC 72 - Kyre Bishop 22, Kameron Taylor 20, Demarco Reynolds 14, Devin Ragin 10, Jaydon Terrell 6.
SOUTHEAST GUILFORD 51 - Kenny Miller 14, Jason Hancock 8, Giovanni Nannucci 8, Jerry Sims 7, Bryron Arant 6, Ahmed Jawo 4, Jordan Dollard 2, Khaleb Satterfield 2.
Note: The Olympic Trojans won the 1st round of The 4A Men’s Basketball State Playoff Tournament with a win over The Southeast Guilford Falcons 72-51. Senior Center Devin Ragin scored a Triple-Double scoring 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. Senior Kyre Bishop led The Trojans scoring 22 points while Junior Kameron Taylor scored a Double-Double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Demarco Reynolds added 14 points for The Trojans. Olympic moves to the 2nd round of 4A Men’s Basketball State Playoff Tournament, where they will face The Cougars of Charlotte Catholic Thursday February 23rd at Charlotte Catholic. Sophomore Kenny Miller led the Falcons with 14 points.
ARDREY KELL 60, COX MILL 55
Ardrey Kell 13 14 11 22 — 60
Cox Mill 14 4 19 18 — 55
ARDREY KELL 60 -- Brock Rose 18, Caden Caskey 15, Delani Hammonds 14, Cole Perodeau 7, RJ Milliken 3, Trent Gerald 3
COX MILL 55 -- D Boyce 10, Ivy 6, Dunn 8, Bright 2, L Boyd 27, Ramirez 2
Record: AK 17-11 (9-3 conf)
BESSEMER CITY 79, CHEROKEE 62
Bessemer City 23 20 21 15 -- 79
Cherokee 13 20 15 14 -- 62
BESSEMER CITY 79 -- Keyshawn Adams 27 pts, Randall pts, Nazari Smarr 16 pts, Jameer Holmes 10 pts ,J.Gaddy 2 pts,Tristen Gordon 1 pt, Terrance Smith 1pt
CHEROKKE 62 -- L.Smith15 pts, J.Tre13 pts, M.Driver 10 pts, E.Line 9 pts, J.Martin 8 pts,S.Davis 7 pts
Notable: Keyshawn Adams 27 pts 14 rebs,6 blks; Randall Pettus 22 pts 9 assits,2bkls; Nazari Smarr 16 pts 11 rebs 8 assists; Randall Pettus Scored his 2,000 Career Point Tonight
Records: Bessemer City 18-8
CONCORD 75, NORTH IREDELL 41
Concord 15 19 19 22 -- 75
North Iredell 13 11 12 5 -- 41
NORTH IREDELL 41 -- Kade Pierce 14, Beckham Tharpe 12, Cade Kidd 5, Avery Cloer 3, Greyson Kerr 3, Aiden Patterson 3, Cole Saunders 1
CONCORD 75 -- Brayden Blue 24, James Smith 24, Jerell Reddick 8, Bralen Crowder 7, Jeremiah Howard 4, Judah Freeman 2, Andru O’Neal 2, Ty Rushmeyer 2, Kobe Watts-Williams 2
Records: North Iredell 17-10; Concord 19-8
Notable: Brayden Blue added to his game-high 24 points with 7 rebounds & 3 assists. Jerell Reddick had a stat-line of 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals & 3 blocks. Next up the Spiders travel to South Point for a second round state playoff matchup on Thursday.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 85, ALLEGHANY 38
Corvian 26. 28. 22. 9 ---- 85
Alleghany 12. 9. 8. 8 ---- 38
ALLEGHANY 38 -- Brock McKnight 11, Mack Lemasters 11, Rea 8, Crouse 2, Ren 2, Wood 1
CORVIAN 85 -- Rivera-Lind 4, Sam Harris 10, Preston Brawley 15, Covington 8, Townsend 7, Jack Hudson 10, McCutcheon 3, Quarles 5, Jackson 8, Branden Burnell 13
FREEDOM 63, ASHE COUNTY 49
Freedom 10 25 12 16 -- 63
Ashe County 11 10 13 15 -- 49
FREEDOM 63 -- Philly Harris 21, Amore Connelly 23, Dellinger 8, Clark 6, Lytle 4, Chapman 1
ASHE COUNTY 49 -- Jake Grubb 24, Grogan 8, Peters 8, Lemly 7, Langdon 2
GASTON DAY 72, TRINITY ACADEMY 55
Gaston Day 12 20 13 27 72
Trinity Academy (Raleigh) 16 12 10 17 55
GASTON DAY 72 -- Evan Montanari 24, Colin Fayed 15, Callum Richard 11, Deshawn Coulter 9, Chase Owens 6, Kurt Hunter 5, Ayron Jackson 2
TRINITY ACADEMY 55 -- Vanderhorst 24, Peters 12, Barrett 7, Bye 6, Becker 4
Gaston Day Record: 18-9
Next Game: Thursday, 2/23 @ The Burlington School 6pm (NCISAA 2A Semifinal)
Notable: In the NCISAA quarterfinal win vs Trinity Academy, Evan had 24 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds & 5 steals. He was 4-of-8 from three and scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half on 6-of-7 shooting.
HOPEWELL 71, DAVIE COUNTY 57
HOPEWELL 71 -- Quay Watson 11, Kamari Cooke 20, Tay Hines 4, Derrick Eley 20, Brian Carr 8 Jullian Mack 8
KINGS MOUNTAIN 67, WEST HENDERSON 60
Kings Mountain 17 12 17 21 -- 67
West Henderson 19 12 14 15 -- 60
KINGS MOUNTAIN 67 -- Bradley Floyd 26, Curtis Simpson 12, Robinette 9, Smith 7, Linney 6, Sanders 3, Brown 2, Osborne 2
WEST HENDERSON 60 -- Kachilo 23, Putnam 15, Lyda 11, Manuel 5, Druskis 4, Banks 2
Note: KM advances to the 2nd round of the NCHSAA playoffs. Will play @ Southern Guilford on Thursday. Freshman Bradley Floyd finished with a game high 26 points along with 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Junior Curtis Simpson finished with a double-double as well with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
LAKE NORMAN 74, WEDDINGTON 60
Lake Norman 10 21 18. 25 -- 74
Weddington 14 9 12 25 -- 60
LAKE NORMAN 74 -- Alex Gruber 9, Cole Callaway 5, Josh Yates 9, Tre McKinnon 17, Henderson Williams 3, Nick Arnold 16, Trent Steinour 15
WEDDINGTON 60 -- Hamilton 17, Bombardier 3, Tah 12, Dunphy 10, Younger 18
Notables: Lake Norman’s Tre McKinnon 17 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and Trent Steinour 15 points 11 rebounds, Nick Arnold 16 pts, 5 reb, 6 assists
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 56, PARKWOOD 54
LNC- 14 19 7 16 -- 56
Parkwood- 11 11 19 13 -- 54
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 56 -- James Carswell 16, Isaiah Martino 13, Julian Johnson 11, Braylon Irelan 5, Brady Kester 4, Jay Morgan 4, Charlie Fox 3
PARKWOOD 54 -- C. Mckinney 18, I. Mobley 15, B. Evans 9, T. Staton 8, G. Vinson 4
Notes: LNC’s Isaiah Martino attacked the basket and scored with 1.5 seconds left in the game for the win! Julian Johnson then got a huge deflection on the inbound to secure the win. LNC will now travel to West Charlotte for the second round of states.
PIEDMONT 55, REAGAN 46
Piedmont 15 11 15 14 -- 55
Reagan 6 9 11 20 -- 46
PIEDMONT 55 -- Hunter Hinson 16, Chase Fesmire 12, Miles Leaks 9, Kyle Collins 7, Fred Little 6, Braden Collins 5
Records: Piedmont 19-7; Reagan 15-13
SOUTHWEST GUILFORD 67, HOUGH 63
Hough 20 16 13 19 -- 63
SW Guilford 22 12 22 11 -- 67
HOUGH 63 -- Trey Horton 20, Rashad McCormick 18, Hank Neace 15, Galombeck 5, Smith 5
SW GUILFORD 67 -- M. Giant 16, Goldston 12, Harrison 7, Bennett 7, Wilson 6, Watkins 6, H. Giant 6, Scarborough 2, Johnson 2
Records: Hough 17-9 (7-5) SW Guilford 18-8
SUN VALLEY 56, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35
Sun Valley 20 13 16 7 -- 56
Alexander 7 10 4 14 -- 35
SUN VALLEY 56 -- Mason 3, Brockington 2, White 9, Kaelan Marsh 37, Calhoun 3, Prince 2
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 35 -- Lasher 6, Avery Cook 11, Fortner 4, Presnell , Hartman 2, Millsaps 2, Hood 4
WEST CHARLOTTE 61, FRANKLIN 58
West Charlotte 22 15 12 12 -- 61
Franklin 10 11 20 16 -- 58
WEST CHARLOTTE 61 -- Chadlyn Traylor 17 Ollie Alford 11 A. Day 8 D.Day8 Raymond 7 Kerr 6 Houston 4
FRANKLIN 58 -- Max McClure 18 Parker Cabe 14 Cal Drake 13 Lamb 8 Vanhook 3
This story was originally published February 21, 2023 at 10:50 PM.
