High School Sports

The wrap: Friday’s high school basketball scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, schedule

Here is complete coverage from The Charlotte Observer for Friday’s high school basketball games.

Scroll down for coverage links, how The Sweet 16 fared, schedule and multimedia.

Friday’s coverage

Friday’s girls rewind: stars, box scores, notes

Myers Park-Olympic finishes in front of no fans

No. 2 North Meck survives scare from Chambers’ boys

Friday’s boys’ rewind: stars, box scores, notes

How boys’ Sweet 16 fared

RkSchoolRec.Friday
1Myers Park20-2d. Olympic 77-32
2North Mecklenburg18-3d. Chambers 83-71
3Central Cabarrus22-0d. Concord 9052
4Weddington21-1d. Cuthbertson 64-30
5Lake Norman 21-1d. Cox Mill 88-66
6J.L. Chambers15-7lost 83-71 to North Meck
7United Faith22-7lost 77-74 to Victory Chr.
8Providence Day 22-8d. Clt. Country Day 64-35
9Victory Christian24-7d. United Faith 77-74
10Catawba Ridge22-3d. Northwestern 56-46
11Covenant Day21-7d. Charlotte Christian 71-47
12South Mecklenburg20-3d. Ardrey Kell 63-55
13Cannon 24-9d. Charlotte Latin 81-59
14Davidson Day20-7idle
15Carmel Christian17-10idle
16Hopewell16-5d. West Mecklenburg 71-42

How the girls’ Sweet 16 fared

RkSchoolRecPrvs
1Lake Norman20-1d. Cox Mill 60-34
2Charlotte Catholic20-3d. Butler 61-39
3Mallard Creek19-3d. Hough 65-24
4Myers Park 21-1d. Olympic 62-26
5Independence17-5d. East Mecklenburg 82-36
6East Lincoln21-1d. St. Stephens 72-53
7Concord Academy19-3idle
8Cannon School20-7d. Charlotte Latin 74-39
9North Mecklenburg18-4d. Chambers 69-38
10Marvin Ridge19-4d. Sun Valley 56-52
11Hickory Ridge18-4idle
12Providence Day19-9d. Charlotte Country Day 51-42
13Ardrey Kell17-5d. South Mecklenburg 49-33
14Rock Hill South Pointe24-2d. York 90-9
15Rock Hill 23-3d. Clover 61-27
16NW Cabarrus18-4d. Carson 73-15

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The picks

Friday’s boys’ scores

Friday

Queen City 3A-4A

Hopewell 71, West Mecklenburg 42

Mallard Creek 55, Hough 35

North Mecklenburg 83, Chambers 71

West Charlotte at Harding

SoMeck 4A

Myers Park 77, Olympic 32

South Meck 63, Ardrey Kell 55

Southwestern 4A

Butler 58, Charlotte Catholic 46

Independence 57, East Mecklenburg 54

Providence 67, Rocky River 50

CISAA

Cannon School 81, Charlotte Latin 59

Covenant Day 71, Charlotte Christian 47

Providence Day 51, Charlotte Country Day 42

Greater Metro 4 4A

A.L. Brown 87, South Iredell 43

Lake Norman 88, Cox Mill 66

West Cabarrus 61, Mooresville 59

Southern Carolina 4A

Marvin Ridge 74, Sun Valley 55

Weddington 64, Cuthbertson 30

Big South 3A

Ashbrook 66, North Gaston 54

Crest 77, South Point 65

Kings Mountain 104, Forestview 70

Stuart Cramer at Hunter Huss

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus 90, Concord 52

Jay M. Robinson 65, West Rowan 62

Jesse Carson 79, Northwest Cabarrus 41

Lake Norman Charter 75, South Rowan 48

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln 69 St. Stephens 53

Hickory 103, West Iredell 51

North Lincoln 87, Fred T. Foard 43

Statesville 63, North Iredell 58

Rocky River 2A-3A

Anson County 76, West Stanly 71

Forest Hills 69, Central Academy 33

Monroe 56, Parkwood 37

Metrolina Conference Tournament

Concord Academy 64, Gaston Day 61 (championship)

Catawba Valley 2A

East Burke 77, Bunker Hill 55

Maiden 70, Bandys 64

Newton-Conover 85, West Lincoln 45

West Caldwell 72, Lincolnton 63

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep 50, Mountain Island Charter 46

Corvian Community 68, Pine Lake Prep 43

Langtree Charter at Community School of Davidson

Lincoln Charter 53, Christ the King 38

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Burns 71, Bessemer City 54

Highland Tech 67, Cherryville 54

Shelby 74, East Gaston 68

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle 67, Gray Stone Day 40

North Stanly 77, Mount Pleasant 74

South Stanly 60, Union Academy 53

Nonconference

Christ School 85, South Charlotte Thunder 69

Metrolina Christian 61, Greater Cabarrus Stallions 49

Sugar Creek Charter 72, Garinger 53

S.C. Region 3 5A

Blythewood 71, Spring Valley 52

Nation Ford 58, Fort Mill 48

Rock Hill at Clover

S.C. Region 3 4A

Catawba Ridge 56, Northwestern 46

Lancaster 49, Indian Land 40

South Pointe 84, York 48

S.C. Region 5 2A

Andrew Jackson 70, Cheraw 49

Central Pageland 66, York Prep 58

North Central at Buford

S.C. Region 4 1A

C.A. Johnson 63, Great Falls 57

McBee 84, Governor’s School 26

S.C. nonconference

Comenius School at Legion Collegiate

Friday’s girls’ scores

Queen City 3A-4A

Mallard Creek 65, Hough 24

North Mecklenburg 69, Chambers 38

West Charlotte 61, Harding 57

West Mecklenburg at Hopewell

SoMeck 4A

Ardrey Kell 49, South Mecklenburg 33

Myers Park 62, Olympic 26

Southwestern 4A

Charlotte Catholic 61, Butler 39

Independence 82, East Mecklenburg 36

Providence 53, Rocky River 29

CISAA

Cannon School 74, Charlotte Latin 39

Providence Day 51, Charlotte Country Day 42

Greater Metro 4 4A

Lake Norman 60, Cox Mill 34

South Iredell 52, A.L. Brown 51

West Cabarrus 59, Mooresville 47

Southern Carolina 4A

Cuthbertson 42, Weddington 38

Marvin Ridge 56, Sun Valley 52

Big South 3A

Ashbrook at North Gaston

Forestview 73, Kings Mountain 46

South Point 73, Crest 62

Stuart Cramer 65, Hunter Huss 54

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus 58, Concord 45

Northwest Cabarrus 73, Jesse Carson 15

South Rowan 50, Lake Norman Charter 40

West Rowan 59, Jay M. Robinson 34

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln 72, St. Stephens 53

Hickory 54, West Iredell 13

North Iredell 63, Statesville 15

North Lincoln 47, Fred T. Foard 44

Rocky River 2A-3A

Forest Hills 61, Central Academy 19

Monroe 53, Parkwood 44

West Stanly 61, Anson County 31

Metrolina Conference Tournament

Girls’ championship

Catawba Valley 2A

East Burke 75, Bunker Hill 12

Lincolnton def. West Caldwell

Maiden 65, Bandys 49

West Lincoln 43, Newton-Conover 41

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter

Langtree Charter at Community School of Davidson

Lincoln Charter 48, Christ the King 36

Pine Lake Prep 64, Corvian Community 40

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Bessemer City 43, Burns 37

Highland Tech 49, Cherryville 24

Shelby at East Gaston

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle 76, Gray Stone Day 39

North Stanly 46, Mount Pleasant 21

Union Academy at South Stanly

Nonconference

Legion Collegiate 74, South Charlotte Thunder 20

Metrolina Christian at Greater Cabarrus Stallions

S.C. Region 3 5A

Fort Mill at Nation Ford

Rock Hill 61, Clover 27

Spring Valley 77, Blythewood 68

S.C. Region 3 4A

Catawba Ridge 60, Northwestern 36

Indian Land at Lancaster

South Pointe 90, York 9

S.C. Region 5 2A

Andrew Jackson 83, Cheraw 22

Central Pageland at York Prep

North Central at Buford

S.C. Region 4 1A

C.A. Johnson at Great Falls

Governor’s School at McBee

S.C. nonconference

Legion Collegiate 74, South Charlotte Thunder 20

Saturday’s schedule

Nonconference

Carmel Christian at Greensboro Day (boys), 3 p.m.

Charlotte Elite Academy at Oak Hill (VA) Red (boys), 2 p.m.

Elevation Prep at New Life Christian (boys), 3 p.m.

Mount Zion Prep at 1 of 1 Academy (girls), 2:30 p.m.

Sunday

No games scheduled

This story was originally published February 9, 2024 at 7:00 AM.

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