Friday’s boys’ rewind: East Meck upsets No. 7 Ardrey Kell, ends Knights’ win streak
Nixon Wright, a 6-foot-5 junior, had 21 points Friday to lead East Meck to a 57-51 upset of Ardrey Kell in a big Southwestern 7A/8A conference game.
The Eagles (12-8, 4-0) won their third straight game and ended Ardrey Kell’s 13-game win streak. The teams were tied for first place heading into the game. The Knights fell to 15-3, 3-1.
Down 32-29 at halftime, the Eagles outscored Ardrey Kell 15-10 in the third quarter and 13-9 in the fourth.
Braylen Caldwell had 16 points for East Meck. Braden Suggs (17) and Dylan Morrison (15) led Ardrey Kell, which missed a 3-pointer near the end of the game that might have forced overtime.
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Friday’s #BIG5 boys’ top performers
Nolan Lowery, Charlotte Country Day: Lowery had a game-high 20 points in a 72-47 upset of Charlotte Latin (14-7, 2-2 CISAA). Country Day (12-11, 2-2) won its third straight game.
Collin McConneyhead, Lake Norman Charter: McConneyhead had a team-high 25 points in a 59-50 win over Community School of Davidson.
Lincoln Raper, Concord Academy: Raper had a game-high 20 points in a 91-55 win over SouthLake Christian. Concord Academy is No. 1 in The Observer’s Sweet 16.
Jordan Walton, Mooresville: In a 75-54 win over Statesville, Walton had 13 points, five assists and three steals.
Nixon Wright, East Mecklenburg: The 6-5 junior had a game-high 21 points in an upset of Ardrey Kell. East Meck ended the Knights’ 13-game win streak.
Friday’s boys’ roundup
Ninth-ranked North Mecklenburg jumped to a big lead over visiting Independence on Friday night, then held off a Patriot rally for a 56-53 Meck Power Six 7A/8A boys’ basketball victory.
The Vikings (14-3, 4-0) led 18-7 after one quarter, but Independence (10-7, 2-2) gradually narrowed the gap and made a game of it.
Ashton Pierce led North Mecklenburg with 17 points, and Exzavier Young added 15.
Christian Jones topped the Patriots with 16.
GREATER CHARLOTTE 7A/8A
South Mecklenburg 83, Garinger 65: The host Wildcats (3-11, 0-4) trailed only 37-32, but the Sabres (8-10, 2-2) outscored them 46-33 in the second half.
MECK POWER SIX 7A/8A
Butler 68, Mallard Creek 59
SOUTHWESTERN 7A/8A
Providence 69, Ballantyne Ridge 39: The host Panthers (9-8, 3-1) won for the seventh time in their last eight games, as Caleb Gaither scored 18 points and Connor Hodgson added 14. The Wolves slipped to 8-10, 1-3.
CISAA
Cannon School 63, Covenant Day 59: Cannon School (10-11, 3-1) scored a tight road victory and remained a game behind first-place Providence Day. Covenant Day fell to 8-15, 1-3.
Charlotte Country Day 72, Charlotte Latin 47: Nolan Lowery (20 points) and Emory Roberts (19) led the Buccaneers (12-11, 2-2) past the Hawks (14-7, 2-2). Emory Chaney scored 15 for Charlotte Latin.
No. 6 Providence Day 71, Charlotte Christian 67: These neighborhood rivals played a tight game, with Providence Day (16-5, 4-0) rallying from a 56-54 third-quarter deficit. Columbus Parker scored a game-high 24 for the Chargers, and Aiden Scruitsky added 18. Matty Carroll scored 16 for the Knights (15-9, 0-4).
NORTH PIEDMONT 6A/7A
No. 13 Mooresville 75, Statesville 54: Taurean McKinnon scored 16 points, and Jordan Walton added 13 points, five assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (14-2, 3-0). Statesville dropped to 5-12, 1-2.
South Iredell 75, North Iredell 61
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 6A/7A
No. 11 Charlotte Catholic 53, Weddington 31
No. 12 Marvin Ridge 76, Piedmont 38: After two narrow conference victories, the Mavericks (15-3, 6-1) won easily. They outscored Piedmont (8-10, 3-4) 46-19 in the middle two quarters.
BIG SOUTH 5A/6A
Forestview 76, North Gaston 54: The visiting Jaguars (5-13, 2-5) led only 54-50 after three quarters but outscored the Wildcats (9-8, 0-7) 22-4 in the final period.
No. 4 Hunter Huss 88, Ashbrook 86
Kings Mountain 95, Crest 88
ROCKY RIVER 4A/5A
West Stanly 74, Central Academy 62
SOUTH PIEDMONT 4A/5A
Jesse Carson 72, Concord 55
Salisbury 79, Northwest Cabarrus 57
West Rowan 57, East Rowan 52
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 4A/5A
No. 16 East Lincoln 58, North Lincoln 54: The host Mustangs (16-3, 10-1) took over first place by downing the Knights (15-3, 9-2). Jaxon Dollar scored 27 points and had a key dunk in the final minute. He also had eight rebounds. Brayden Miller added 14 points. Ben Heavner’s 16 points led North Lincoln.
Hickory 69, Fred T. Foard 51
METROLINA ATHLETIC
No. 1 Concord Academy 91, SouthLake Christian 55: Lincoln Raper’s 20 points lifted Concord Academy (22-2, 7-0). James Minlend added 15 points. Ike Remeral topped SouthLake (15-11, 1-6) with 19 points.
No. 5 Gaston Christian 72, Hickory Grove Christian 34: The Eagles (22-5, 6-2) bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to first-place Concord Academy and won for the fifth time in six games. The Lions fell to 11-9, 1-6.
Metrolina Christian 61, Westminster Catawba 50: Rickey Torrence (19 points) and Tyler Gadd (16) led the Warriors (17-8, 4-3), who outscored Westminster Catawba (14-11, 1-7) by a 21-10 count in the fourth quarter. Gannon Parker led Westminster with 19 points.
CATAWBA SHORES 2A/3A/4A
Christ the King 81, Pine Lake Prep 66
Lake Norman Charter 59, Community School of Davidson 50: Collin McConneyhead poured in 25 points, and Cam Roberts added 14 for the Knights (9-8, 5-3). The host Spartans (9-9, 2-6) led 41-36 after three periods but were outscored 23-9 in the fourth quarter.
Lincoln Charter 77, Corvian Community 37: Aiden Stoffel (19 points), Trey Norris (14) and Sterling Bohn (14) led the Eagles (13-3, 8-0). Braylon Gray had 10 points for Corvian (3-14, 3-5).
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 2A/3A/4A
Cherryville 62, East Gaston 61
Lincolnton 76, Shelby 74: Josiah Guyton scored 26 points as the Wolves (12-7, 8-3) knocked off the Golden Lions (12-3, 7-2). Cameron Smith added 15 points for Lincolnton.
Stuart Cramer 85, West Lincoln 42: Kingston Womack scored 16 points, Gavin Jordan added 15, and Tahk Whitley grabbed 10 rebounds for the Storm (10-7, 6-4), who made 15-of-30 three-point shots. West Lincoln is 1-17, 1-9.
YADKIN VALLEY 2A/3A
North Stanly 48, Albemarle 45
South Stanly 67, Gray Stone Day 46
CATAWBA RIVER 1A/2A/3A
Jackson Day 77, Bonnie Cone Academy 37
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Statesville Christian 80, Salem Christian 26
NONCONFERENCE
Cabarrus Stallions 51, Forsyth Home Educators 43
Gaston Day 81, Carolina Day 65
Friday’s boys’ box scores
NO. 1 CONCORD ACADEMY 91, SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 55
Concord Academy 22 18 24 27 — 91
Southlake Christian 14 12 12 17 — 55
CONCORD ACADEMY 91 — Lincoln Raper 20, James Minlend 15, Mata Vidakovic 12, Romain Boyer 11, Cruz Miller 9, Mandrake Lewis Jr. 7, Jordan Pierce 5, Jonas Agyeman 5, Tyzhir Dyer 3, Modou Ndiaye 2, Brylee Austin 2
SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN 55 — Iker Remesal 19, Dillon Mason 15, Jalen Paige 13, Cal Stubbs 5, Anderson Johnson 1
Notable: Concord Academy (22-2) next plays Jan. 27 at Gaston Day; Southlake Christian (15-10) next plays Jan. 27 at Hickory Grove.
NO. 4 HUNTER HUSS 88, ASHBROOK 86
Hunter Huss 24 16 15 33 — 88
Ashbrook 22 15 18 31 — 86
HUNTER HUSS 88 —Jaleel Smith 34, Zii Phillips 19, Zach Anderson 14, Walker 6, Falls 6, Lockhart 5, McCoy 4
NO. 6 PROVIDENCE DAY 71, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 67
Providence Day 24 16 14 17 — 71
Charlotte Christian 15 16 25 11 — 67
PROVIDENCE DAY 71 — C Parker 24, Aidan Scruitsky 18, Deuce Haynes 14, Dylan Bradley 10, Tristan Williams 5
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 67 — Matty Carroll 16, Austin Bradway 13, Marshall Nicholson 13, Saul Liberman 11, Miller 6, Huge 3, Jackson 3, Gill 2
Records: Providence Day 16-5, 4-0; Charlotte Christian 15-9, 0-4
EAST MECKLENBURG 57, NO. 7 ARDREY KELL 51
Ardrey Kell 15 17 10 9 — 51 East Meck 19 10 15 13 — 57
ARDREY KELL 51 — Braden Suggs 17, Dylan Morrison 15, Donnie Jones 6, Jeremiah Jones 2
EAST MECK 57 — Nixon Wright 21, Funderburk 9, Braylen Caldwell 16, Ramirez-Toro 2, Buzzard 9
Records: Ardrey Kell 15-3, 3-1, East Meck 12-8, 4-0
NO. 9 NORTH MECKLENBURG 56, INDEPENDENCE 53
Independence 7 9 15 20 — 53
North Mecklenburg 18 7 10 21 — 56
INDEPENDENCE 53 — Christian Jones 16, Dylan McFarland 12, Black 7, Powell 5, Neely 5, Bodrick 3, Macharia 3, Rhodes 2
NORTH MECK 56 — Ashton Pierce 17, Exzavier Young 15, Wilson Estwick 10, Lindsey 5, White 5, Lewandowski 3, Traylor 1
NO. 13 MOORESVILLE 75, STATESVILLE 54
Mooresville 29 20 22 4 — 75
Statesville 4 14 20 16 — 54
MOORESVILLE 75 — Taurean McKinnon 16, Jordan Walton 13, Christian Wilson 12, Chase McDonald 9, Qua Bailey 6, Eian Bailey 6, Braelen Ross 4, Nolan Ericson 3, Carson Schaen 2, Tyler Morrison 2, Logan Holmes 2.
Notable: Walton had 5 assists and 3 steals. Wilson had 5 rebounds. McDonald had 4 steals. Qua Bailey had 5 rebounds. Ericson had 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Morrison had 5 assists and 2 steals.
Record: Mooresville 15-2
NO. 16 EAST LINCOLN 58, NORTH LINCOLN 54
North Lincoln 16 11 20 7 — 54
East Lincoln 10 15 20 13 — 58
EAST LINCOLN 58 — Christian Atkins 10, Gavin Heaberlin 0, Davis Beam 0, Jaxon Dollar 27, Brayden Miller 14, Gaige Ikard 7, Parker Frisk 0
NORTH LINCOLN 54 — Ben Heavner 16, Carter Abernethy 14, Ty Chandler 14, Landen Agee 4, Beckett Rinkus 3, Nick Whitener 3
Records: North Lincoln 15-3; East Lincoln 16-3
Notable: With the season sweep of North Lincoln, the Mustangs are in sole possession of first place in the Western Foothills 4A/5A Conference. The Mustangs will host the Bunker Hill Bears on Tuesday, January 27, while the Knights will be on the road against the Hickory Red Tornadoes.
BUTLER 68, MALLARD CREEK 59
Butler 24 16 17 11 — 68
Mallard Creek: 11 18 10 20 — 59 BUTLER 68 — Terrance Badio 20, Isaiah White17, Elijah Shine 9, Vastis 7, Ross 4, Boyd 3, Bloomfield 3, Branch 2, Worthy 2, Tomlinson 1
MALLARD CREEK 59 — McKissick 14, Tucker 11, Cardwell 8, Shonganie 5, Moats 5, Williams 4, Overton 4, Hayes 3, Bague 3, Clark 2 Notable: Butler (13-5, 2-2) takes on independence Tuesday. Mallard Creek is 6-12, 0-4
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 72, CHARLOTTE LATIN 47
Country Day 12 25 17 18 — 72
Charlotte Latin 10 4 12 21— 47
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 72 — Nolan Lowery 20, Emory Roberts 19, Hunter Blythe 15, Philip Brosseau 12, Zouzoulas 2, Apostopoulos 2, Harker 1, Harris 1
CHARLOTTE LATIN 47 — Emory Chaney 15, Alex Dauska 10, Spicer 7, Jones 5, Diaz 4, Wilson 4, Warren 2
Records: Country Day 12-11, 2-2 Latin 14-7, 2-2
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59, COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF DAVIDSON 50
Lake Norman Charter 15 16 5 23 — 59
Community School 13 10 18 9 — 50
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59 — Collin McConneyhead 25, Cam Roberts 14, Kam Davis 9, Isaiah Carter 6, Jake Wozniak 4
Notable: Lake Norman Charter (9-8, 5-3) plays at Christ The King at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
LINCOLN CHARTER 77, CORVIAN COMMUNITY 37
LINCOLN CHARTER 77 — Lamade 2, Trey Norris 14, B. Walden 10, Jackson Reed 11, Collins 3, Alden Stoffel 19, Wilson 2, Sterling Bohn 14, Setzer 2
CORVIAN 37 — Braylon Gray 10, Cook 2, Edwards 5, Hinnant 2, Spaulding 4, Patel 2, Summers 2, Garvin 6, Lee 2, Pinyan 2
LINCOLNTON 76, SHELBY 74
Lincolnton 20 17 21 18 — 76
Shelby 15 19 26 14 — 74
LINCONTON 76 — Josiah Guyton 26, Cameron Smith 15, Nehemiah Thompson 11, Zymarion Jackson 9, Tucker Robinette 6, Dailen Adams 5, Charlie Foster 2, Messiah Thompson 2
Records: Lincolnton (12-7); Shelby (12-3)
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 61, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 50
Metrolina 15 10 16 20 — 61
WCCS 11 7 22 10 — 50
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 61 — Rickey Torrence 19, Tyler Gadd 16, Brayden Kirbyson 12, Reeder 5, Wilson 4, Secrest 3, Depp 2
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 50 — Gannon Parker 19, MJ Littlejohn 12, Henderson 7, Quinn 7, Campbell 3, Spatola 2
Records: MCA 17-8; WCCS 14-11
Notable: Metrolina Christian plays Gaston Christian at 7 p.m. Monday.
PROVIDENCE 69, BALLANTYNE RIDGE 39
Providence 16 19 22 12 — 69
Ballantyne Ridge 10 5 11 13 — 39
PROVIDENCE 69 — Gaither 18, Hodgson 14, Williams 10, Drayton 7, Powell 5, Vaughn 5, Ren 5, Bennett 3, Siegel 2
BALLANTYNE RIDGE 39 — Worthham 7, Allen 7, Ellerbe 6, Sanner 5, Landrum 5, King 4, Sapon 3, Camp-Trent 2
Notable: Providence has won seven of its last eight games. The Panthers are 3-1 in league play.
SOUTH MECK 83 GARINGER 65
S. Meck 15 21 24 22 — 83
Garinger 7 25 14 19 — 65
SOUTH MECK 83 — J. Gatehouse 29, C. Yett 23, A. Davis 11, J. Daniels 6
GARINGER 65 — J. Nealy 23, Henderson 12, Lawyer 9, Hunter 8
This story was originally published January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM.
