Thursday's rewind: Charlotte-area conference championship games are set
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- Conference championships and some state quarterfinals set in region Friday.
- Mooresville (boys), Lake Norman (girls) and Davie County reach Friday finals.
- Multiple championship matchups list seeds, times and venues across region.
It’s going to be a Big Friday in the Charlotte-area.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and several nearby systems, will host conference tournament championship games Friday. The N.C. Independent Schools will host state tournament quarterfinals, with several of those big games being played in the region.
Thursday’s roundup, scores and schedules are below:
Thursday’s roundup
The favorites got a bit of a scare, but in the end, there were no surprises Thursday night in the semifinals of the North Piedmont 6A/7A Conference basketball tournament.
Regular-season boys’ champion Mooresville and girls’ champ Lake Norman, each of which went 10-0 in conference play, won their semifinal games and will play Friday night at Davie County High in the finals.
Mooresville surged in the second half for a 64-53 victory over tenacious fourth seed South Iredell, and defending state champion Lake Norman overwhelmed Statesville 73-35 in a girls’ game that was close for a while.
In both of Friday’s finals, it’ll be No. 1 vs. No. 2 – Mooresville against Davie County in the boys’ championship, and Lake Norman facing North Iredell in the girls’ final.
NORTH PIEDMONT 6A/7A
(at Davie County High)
(semifinals)
(Boys)
No. 1 Mooresville 64, No. 4 South Iredell 53: South Iredell (9-16) surprised the Blue Devils (22-2) by taking a 32-31 halftime lead, but Mooresville outscored the Vikings 19-10 in the third quarter and held on.
Christian Wilson led Mooresville with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Eian Bailey had 16 points and eight rebounds.
No. 2 Davie County 64, No. 3 Lake Norman 53: The War Eagles improved to 15-9, dropping Lake Norman to 10-15.
(Girls)
No. 1 Lake Norman 73, No. 4 Statesville 35: The Greyhounds (10-15) made the powerhouse Wildcats (20-1) work early in the game. Statesville got within 23-19 with 4:12 left in the second quarter, after Harmony Anderson was fouled on a three-point shot attempt and made all three shots.
Bult Lake Norman went on a 13-0 run to end the half. That surge included a Jeta North layup, a steal and a North layup, a steal and a Kelsey Rhyne layup, and a steal and a Kaiya Bond layup.
Lake Norman cruised in the second half.
YADKIN VALLEY 2A/3A
(at Pfeiffer University)
(Girls)
No. 1 North Stanly 45, No. 5 Union Academy 39: Union Academy (10-15) made the powerful Comets (23-2) work for this victory, keeping the game close most of the way. Laney Hildreth led the Cardinals with 20 points, hitting three of her five three-point shots.
REGULAR SEASON
(Boys)
East Lincoln 66, Fred T. Foard 32: Jaxon Dollar scored 17 points, and Christian Atkins and Davis Beam each added 15, as East Lincoln captured the Western Foothilla 4A/5A championship. The Mustangs finished 14-2 in the conference. They entered the final night of the regular season tied for first place with North Lincoln, but the Knights lost 68-66 in overtime to Bandys.
North Lincoln and Hickory finished tied for second at 13-3, with Bandys (12-4) fourth.
(Girls)
East Lincoln 68, Fred T. Foard 41: Emma Montaneri scored 28 points and added seven rebounds and five steals for the Mustangs, who finished second in the conference. Maiden (16-0) swept to the Western Foothills girls’ title, with East Lincoln second at 14-2. The Mustangs’ Lane Pethel added 17 points and 14 rebounds and reached the 1,000-point mark for her high school career.
Kings Mountain 66, North Gaston 41: North Gaston’s Jaleila Littlejohn scored 28 points and now has a school-record 654 points for the season. She also had 13 rebounds.
Thursday’s boys’ box scores
MOORESVILLE 75, SOUTH IREDELL 61
Mooresville 18 13 19 25 — 75
South Iredell 11 21 10 19 — 61
MOORESVILLE 75 — Christian Wilson 17, Eian Bailey 16, Qua Bailey 14, Nolan Ericson 14, Jordan Walton 9, Taurean McKinnon 4, Carson Schaen 1.
Notable: For Mooresville, Wilson had 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. Eian Bailey had 8 rebounds. Qua Bailey had 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Ericson had 5 rebounds. Walton had 2 steals.
Record: Mooresville 22-2
Thursday’s girls’ box scores
EAST LINCOLN 68, FRED T. FOARD 41
Fred T. Foard 5 12 13 11 — 41
East Lincoln 6 19 24 19 — 68
FRED T. FOARD 41 — Jessica Bailey 16, Addy Lael 12, S. Young 9, N. Thad 2, A. Cole 2
EAST LINCOLN 68 — Emma Montanari 28, Lane Pethel 17, B. Miller 7, S. Dann 5, M. Matz 5, R. Farr 3, K. Byus 3
Noteable: East Lincoln’s Lane Pethel hit 1,000 career points and had her 11th double-double of the season (17 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, block). Emma Montanari had 28 points, 6 rebounds, 7 steals, 5 assists.
Records: FTFHS (14-10, 9-7) Next Game: 1st Rd of 4A NCHSAA State Tournament 2/24/26; ELHS (21-3, 14-2) Next Game: 1st Rd of 5A NCHSAA State Tournament 2/24/26
KINGS MOUNTAIN 66, NORTH GASTON 43
North Gaston 3 12 18 10 — 43
Kings Mountain 13 24 19 10 — 66
NORTH GASTON 43 — Jaleila Littlejohn 28, Hall 3, Cathcart 2, Symonds 2, Felix 8 KINGS MOUNTAIN 66 — Skyler Garner 16, Jasmine Twitty 25, Gaines 3, Martin 4, Pettis 8, Cennedy 8
Notable: North Gaston’s Jaleila Littlejohn had 28 points and 13 rebounds. She finishes the regular-season with 654 points, a new school record for a boys’ or girls’ player.
Records: Kings Mountain 10-13; North Gaston 10-13
Thursday’s scoreboard
GREATER CHARLOTTE 7A/8A
(at Hopewell High School)
GIRLS
Friday’s championship
No. 1 South Meck (21-4) vs. No. 2 Myers Park (18-7), 6 p.m.
BOYS
Friday’s championship
No. 4 South Meck (12-14) vs. No. 3 Hough (19-6), 8 p.m.
MECK POWER SIX 7A/8A
(at Independence High School)
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Mallard Creek (20-5) vs. No. 2 North Meck (23-2), 6 p.m.
BOYS
Friday’s championship
No. 1 North Meck (21-4) vs. No. 2 West Charlotte (19-5), 8 p.m.
SOUTHWESTERN 7A/8A
(at Ballantyne Ridge High School)
GIRLS
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Ardrey Kell (22-3) vs. No. 2 Providence (17-
Friday’s championship
No. 1 East Meck (17-9) vs. No. 2 Providence (15-9), 7:30 p.m.
GREATER METRO 6A/7A
(at Harding High School)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Hickory Ridge (22-4) vs. No. 3 Cox Mill (15-9), 6 p.m. (Ward gym)
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Hickory Ridge (21-5) vs. No. 6 Olympic (12-14), 7:30 p.m. (Ward gym)
NORTH PIEDMONT 6A/7A
(at Davie County High School)
Girls
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 Lake Norman 73, No. 4 Statesville 35
No. 2 North Iredell 44, No. 3 Davie County 36
Friday’s championship
No. 2 North Iredell (17-6) vs. No. 1 Lake Norman (20-1), 6 p.m.
Boys
Thursday’s semifinals
No 1 Mooresville 75, No. 4 South Iredell 61
No. 2 Davie County 64, No. 3 Lake Norman 53
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Davie County (15-9) vs. No. 1 Mooresville (22-2), 7:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 6A/7A
(at Weddington High)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Porter Ridge (21-4) vs. No. 5 Cuthbertson (15-7), 6 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (21-4) vs. No. 3 Weddington (17-9), 8 p.m.
ROCKY RIVER 4A/5A
(at Forest Hills High)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Forest Hills (20-4) vs. No. 3 Monroe/No. 4 West Stanly, 6 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Forest Hills (18-8) vs. No. 2 Parkwood (17-9), 8 p.m.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 4A/5A
(semifinals and finals at Jesse Carson)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Northwest Cabarrus (22-4) vs. No. 2 West Rowan (24-1), 6 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Jay M. Robinson vs. No. 2 Carson (23-3), 7:30 p.m.
CATAWBA SHORES 2A/3A/4A
(semifinals and finals at Lake Norman Charter)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Lincoln Charter (21-4) vs. No. 2 Lake Norman Charter (23-2), 5 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 1 Lincoln Charter (19-5) vs. No. 2 Pine Lake Prep (15-11), 7 p.m.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 2A/3A/4A
Girls
Friday’s championship
(at higher seed)
No. 2 Burns at No. 1 Stuart Cramer (25-1), 6 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Shelby (20-4) at No. 1 Burns (16-8), 7:30 p.m.
YADKIN VALLEY 2A/3A
(semifinals and finals at Pfeiffer University)
Girls
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 North Stanly 45, No. 4 Union Academy 39
No. 2 Albemarle 53, vs. No. 3 North Rowan 46
Friday’s championship
No. 1 North Stanly (20-3) vs. Albemarle (15-11), 6 p.m.
Boys
Thursday’s semifinals
No. 1 North Stanly 48, No. 5 Union Academy 36
No. 2 North Rowan (13-8) vs. No. 3 Albemarle (10-13), 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s championship
No. 1 North Stanly (23-2) vs. North Rowan/Albemarle, 7:30 p.m.
CATAWBA RIVER 1A/2A/3A
(all games at higher seeds)
Girls
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (20-4) at No. 1 Queen’s Grant (26-3), 6 p.m.
Boys
Friday’s championship
No. 3 Jackson Day (20-8) at No. 1 Queen’s Grant Charter (29-3), 7:30 p.m.
NCISAA BOYS’ STATE PLAYOFFS
Thursday’s second round
1A
Albemarle School 49, Friendship Christian 48
Cape Fear Christian 62, Lee Christian 25
Statesville Christian at North Hills
Lawrence Academy 64, Pungo Chistian 46
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Albemarle School (13-10) d. Victory Christian (13-17), forfeit
Cape Fear Christian (13-7) at Crossroads Christian (20-8)
North Hills/Statesville at New Garden Friends (16-11)
Lawrence Academy (23-4) at Southeastern Christian (18-3)
2A
Wayne Country Day 93, Burlington Christian 74
Gaston Day 72, Westminster Catawba 39
Harrells Christian 107, Freedom Christian 78
Trinity Christian 98, Faith Christian 29
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Wayne Country Day (26-10) at Greenfield School (25-5)
Gaston Day (19-11) at Fayetteville Academy (24-6)
Harrells Christian (28-7) at The Burlington School (16-11)
Trinity Christian (27-4) at Caldwell Academy (19-9)
3A
Grace Christian 45, Asheville School 37
Cape Fear Academy 73, Davidson Day 55
Asheville Christian 68, Hickory Grove 53
Trinity Academy 51, Grace Christian 48
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Grace Christian (18-7) at Greensboro Day (33-2)
Davidson Day (22-11) at Calvary Day (19-8)
Asheville Christian (17-9) at Gaston Christian (26-6)
Trinity Academy (25-2) at Concord Academy (27-2)
4A
Friday’s quarterfinals
Wesleyan Christian (15-14) at Forsyth Country Day (26-3)
Rabun Gap (18-10) at Charlotte Latin (18-9)
Cannon School (16-12) at Carmel Christian (13-11)
Cary Academy (14-12) at Providence Day (21-6)
NCISAA GIRLS’ STATE PLAYOFFS
1A
Thursday’s first round
North Hills Christian 56, Statesville Christian 52
Ridgecroft School 72, Lee Christian 38
Crossroads Christian 64, Cape Fear Christian 31
Northeast Academy 53, Pungo Christian 30
Saturday’s quarterfinals
North Hills Christian (13-8) d. Victory Christian (9-10), forfeit
Ridgecroft School (19-6) at Halifax Academy (15-5)
Crossroads Christian (10-7) at Lawrence Academy (21-4)
Northeast Academy (14-9) at Southeastern Christian (15-5)
2A
Northwood Temple 59, Trinity Christian 50, OT
Greenfield School 57, Liberty Christian 37
Gaston Day 47, Westminster Catawba 24
St. Thomas More 51, Faith Christian 32
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Northwood Temple (16-8) at Rocky Mount (21-3)
Greenfield School (12-7) at Burlington School (11-10)
Gaston Day (13-13) at Freedom Christian (20-3)
St. Thomas More (19-9) at Caldwell Academy (9-6)
3A
Cary Christian 45, Calvary Day 44
Asheville School 58, St. David’s 19
Cape Fear Academy 51, Arendell Parrott 25
Hickory Grove Christian 44, Grace Christian 31
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Cary Christian (17-9) at Sanford Grace Christian (29-1)
Asheville School (12-6) at Greensboro Day (14-14)
Cape Fear Academy (24-2) at Gaston Christian (19-5)
Hickory Grove Christian (18-7) at Concord Academy (23-7)
4A
Friday’s quarterfinals
Charlotte Country Day (14-17) at Cannon School (22-6)
Wesleyan Christian (17-10) at Charlotte Latin (21-6)
Rabun Gap (18-9) at Forsyth Country Day (20-5)
North Raleigh Christian (15-10) at Providence Day (22-5)
This story was originally published February 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM.
