North Meck’s Isaiah Evans sets school scoring record, leads Vikings past Chambers
Earlier this season, North Mecklenburg 5-star junior forward Isaiah Evans put on a 45-point virtuoso performance at Chambers High that he ended with a cold-blooded 3-point shot from the right wing at the buzzer.
Tuesday night, in the N.C. 4A state quarterfinals against the same Chambers team, Evans topped himself.
He hit two 3-pointers to force two separate overtimes, and in the second, he dominated using a mid-range baseline jump shot, the kind you see on national TV at night, and led North Mecklenburg to a 105-92 win in double overtime.
Evans finished with a school-record 62 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. It was the second-highest scoring total in Mecklenburg County history, behind former Chambers star Cam Hamilton who had 63 in 2017.
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North Mecklenburg (29-2) won its ninth straight game and will return to the regional final Saturday for the fourth straight season. The Vikings lost to eventual N.C. 4A state champion Weddington a year ago.
In this year’s Final four, North Meck, No. 5 in The Sweet 16, will play No. 1 Myers Park, which beat Charlotte Catholic 76-44 to reach its first regional championship game since 1966. The Mustangs have never been to the finals.
The NCHSAA will announce the site of Saturday’s game on Wednesday morning. Potential sites, announced by the state association, are Asheville Reynolds, Morganton Freedom, Greensboro Grimsley, McDowell High in Marion, or Providence High in Charlotte.
While Myers Park won easily, the fourth meeting of the year between conference rivals Chambers and North Mecklenburg was a hold-your-breath thriller.
Late in regulation, after Evans tied the game with a 3, Chambers’ Nick Dorn missed a 3 that would’ve won the game.
After that, Evans owned the overtimes.
This story was originally published February 28, 2023 at 9:12 PM.