Friday’s boys’ high school basketball rewind: No. 10 Providence rallies past Ardrey Kell
Brett Freeman scored 21 points in the second half to lead Ardrey Kell, ranked No. 10 in The Charlotte Observer’s preseason Sweet 16 poll, to a 62-45 win over rival Providence on Friday.
It was the season opener for both teams.
Freeman finished with 21 points and five rebounds. Teammate Matthew Craft had 13 points. Bryceton Thomas had nine points and seven rebounds for the Knights and Owen Wacker added six points and seven rebounds.
Ardrey Kell outscored Providence 21-4 to blow open what had been a tight game. Providence led 28-20 at halftime.
Friday’s #BIG5 boys’ top performers
JD Bowden, Ambassador Christian: In a 67-52 win over Charlotte Country Day, Bowden had 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block.
Brett Freeman, Ardrey Kell: In a 62-45 win over Providence, Freeman scored all 21 of his points in the second half and added five rebounds.
William Stevens, Davidson Day: The Patriots’ post player had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks in a 72-55 win over Grace Christian.
Braden Wilkie, Lake Norman Charter: Wilkie had a game-high 24 points in a 76-58 win over Christ The King.
Kyri Wilson, Mooresville: In a 92-41 win over Garinger, Wilson had 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals.
How The Sweet 16 fared
NO. 1 DAVIDSON DAY 72, GRACE CHRISTIAN 55
DAVIDSON DAY 72 — Jacobs 7, Isaiah Denis 19, Rogers 9,Habemicht 5, Lincoln Vinson 17, William Stevens 13
GRACE CHRISTIAN 55 — Glaieux 8, Rowell 8, Knights 8, Michael Phillips 23
NO. 4 CHAMBERS 73, HICKORY RIDGE 67
Hickory Ridge 19 27 7 14 — 67
Chambers 21 9 20 23 — 73
CHAMBERS 73 — Lavonte Jackson 2, Markus Kerr 22, Malik McCotter 18, Tarris Bouie 13, Zyon White 7, Desmond Martin 2, Cameron Thompson 9
Notable: For Chambers, Markus Kerr 22 points, 7-8 FT 88%, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block; Malik Mccotter 18 points, 5-6 FT 83%, 5 steals, 4 assists, 4 rebounds; Tarris Bouie 13 points, 3-3 FT 100%, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists; Cameron Thompson 9 points, 5-6 FT 83%, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
NO. 10 ARDREY KELL 62, PROVIDENCE 45
Ardrey Kell 13 7 21 21 — 62
Providence 13 15 11 4 — 45
ARDREY KELL 62 — Brett Freeman 21, Matthew Craft 13, Bryceton Thomas 9, Braden Suggs 6, Owen Wacker 6, Ethan Tharakan 5, Brayden Sansavera
PROVIDENCE DAY 45 — Johnson 12, Taylor 12, Wisotsky 4, Gaither 9, Posey 2, Williams 2, Drayton 2
Record: Ardrey Kell 1-0
NO. 11 CONCORD ACADEMY 88, QUEEN CITY PREP 39
Concord Academy 33 23 20 12 — 88
Queen City Prep 14 11 7 7 — 39
CONCORD ACADEMY 88 — James Minlend 16, Icare Bakadisula 14, Alek Kornacki 14, Jake Benham 11, Gray Madeira 9, Lincoln Raper 8, Romain Boyer 6, Malik Keita 5, Jordan Pierce 3, Brylee Austin 2
QUEEN CITY PREP 39 — RJ Palmer 9, Hezekiah Ponder 9, Jordan Reeves 8, Kent Mills 5, CJ Jones 4, Davidrock Nchinda 2, Hudson Ponder 2
NO. 16 EAST MECKLENBURG 59, BERRY 51
East Meck 15 12 16 16 — 59
Berry 13 7 26 5 — 51
EAST MECKLENBURG 51 — Ahmari Hicks 20, Jordan Buzzard 14, Rupert 4, Toro 4, Johnson 8, Mciver 8, Wright 1,
BERRY 51 — McManus Wade 15, Ellis 9, Tyler 8, Meriweather 12, Rushing 2, Goodman 3, Williams 2
Records: East Meck 1-0, Berry 0-1
Friday’s area scores
AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN 67, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 52
AMBASSADOR 67 — JD Bowden 21, Judah King 11, Logan Johnson 12, Guess 4, Dylan Deluca 10, Brown 9
COUNTRY DAY 52 — DJ Lindsey 17, Diaz 7, Davis 2, Lowery 7, Horton 2, Vanfield 2, Schulze 4, Lowery 1, Batten 3, Youakim 7
CALDWELL ACADEMY 80, GASTON DAY 62
Gaston Day 16 9 15 22 — 62
Caldwell Academy 20 15 21 24 — 80
Notable: Gaston Day (2-1) got 20 points from Dylan Bradley, 16 from Hunter Gerould and 15 points and six rebounds from Deshawn Coulter. Gaston Day plays Fayetteville Academy Saturday at 2 p.m. at Providence Day
COMBINE ACADEMY 76, THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 72
COMBINE 76 — Purdie 5, Smith 2, Kaden Magwood 14, Yohance Connor 15, Caleb Thomas 19, Josiah Parker 20
THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 72 — Miles 2, King Gibson 26, Flippen 7, Drew Johnson 10, Hooker 3, Phillip 2, Kaden Hammond 22
FREEDOM CHRISTIAN 88, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 82 OT
Westminster 16 19 18 20 9 — 82
Legion 18 18 18 19 15 — 88
WESTMINSTER 82 — Miles Hayes 16, Kaleb Santos 15, Dorian Reeves 15, Ryder Henderson 15, Gannon Parker 9, Hodge 6, Littlejohn 6
FREEDOM 88 — Karston Swinney 36, Bryce West 19, Haidyn Bell 15, James Ferguson 10, Sias 4, Liddell 1, Roupen 3
Records: Westminster 1-3; Freedom 1-2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 76, CHRIST THE KING 58
Lake Norman Charter 19 17 15 25 — 76
Christ The King 8 12 12 26 — 58
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 76 — Braden Wilkie 24, Collin McConneyhead 19, Jay Morgan 9, Major Leak 7, Langston Holder 7, Isaiah Smith 5, Isaiah Carter 4, Dean Ruthstrom 4, Drew Nelson 2.
CHRIST THE KING 58 — M. Tampoya 21, A. Reimels 10, S. Gere 5
Note: Lake Norman Charter (1-0) plays Community School of Davidson Tuesday.
MOORESVILE 92, GARINGER 41
Garinger 11 15 10 5 — 41
Mooresville 24 22 30 16 — 92
MOORESVILLE 92 — Nolan Ericson 21, Kyri Wilson 18, Dylan Clark 15, Jaquavion Bailey 10, Kaleb Oloyede 9, Bryson Demby 7, Christian Wilson 4, Eian Bailey 4, Chazz Thomas 2, Carson Schaen 2.
Notable: For Mooresville, Ericson had 2 steals. Wilson had 7 assists, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. Clark had 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. Oloyede had 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Demby had 2 steals. Eian Bailey had 3 steals.
Thursday’s box scores
COVENANT DAY 68, WESLEYAN 64
WESLEYAN 64 — Hancock 3; Young 1; Keith 18; Augunas 3; Williams 8; Dobyns 9; Wiggins 22
COVENANT DAY 68 — White 21; Rivens 20; Krouse 2; Haggarty 9; McSweeney 5; Huffman 11
QUEENS GRANT 85, HICKORY GROVE 41
QUEENS GRANT 85 — Bobby Montgomery 16, Mekhi Allen 16, Chase Smith 15, Ian Howard 10, DeBerry 8, Scott 7, Clark 7, Smith 6
HICKORY GROVE 41 — Tristan Nelson 17, Powell 6, Allen 5, Nelson 5, Milo 4, Kiser 2, Washington 2
Saturday’s schedule
Nonconference
1 of 1 Academy at Rabun Gap School (girls only), 4
Chatham Homeschool at South Charlotte Thunder
Concord Academy at GRACE Christian (boys only), 3:30
Gaston Day at Fayetteville Academy (boys only), 2
Legacy Early College (SC) at Cannon School (girls only), 5:30
Sanford Grace Christian at Providence Day (boys only), 5
Rocky River at Mallard Creek, 2:30
South Mecklenburg at Weddington, 2
SouthLake Christian at Asheville School, 1
West Cabarrus at Palisades, 3:30
Phenom Hoops Tip-Off Classic
(at Davidson Day / boys)
Charlotte Performance vs. Springdale Prep, 11 a.m.
Covenant Day vs. Asheville Christian, 12:30
Charlotte Country Day vs. Gaston Christian, 2
Victory Christian vs. Queens Grant Charter, 3:30
Carmel Christian vs. Christ School, 5
Combine Academy vs. Caldwell Academy, 6:30
Davidson Day vs. Millbrook, 8
This story was originally published November 15, 2024 at 11:20 PM.
