Friday’s top area HS basketball games 01.08.16
No. 2 North Mecklenburg (13-2, 4-0 MECKA) at No. 9 Hough (11-4, 3-1), 7:30 p.m.: Hough has won seven straight games and comes into its biggest game of the year playing its best basketball. North snapped a two-game losing streak with a big win over Vance Tuesday and looks to widen its conference lead.
Northside Christian (9-5, 3-0 Metrolina Athletic) at Gaston Day (8-6, 2-1), 7:30 p.m.: Two of Northside’s starters -- 6-8 senior James Lewis and 6-5 sophomore Nate Hinton -- played at Gaston Day last season. Northside trails SouthLake Christian (9-6, 4-0) for first place in the league and Gaston Day is in third. So stakes are high.
Arden Christ School (10-6) at No. 1 Providence Day (16-3), 7:30 p.m.: Christ School is the No. 7 ranked N.C. 3A private school by MaxPreps. The high school home of all three of Duke’s Plumlee Bros. -- Miles, Mason and Marshall -- Christ School has won six of the past 11 N.C. Independent 3A state championships. This year’s team, which has played one of the toughest schedules in the state, is led by Tennessee recruit John Fulkerson and comes off Tuesday’s 83-39 win at Charlotte Country Day.
Alexander Central (10-4, 3-1 North Piedmont) at Mooresville (9-4, 4-0), 7:30 p.m.: Mooresville is tied with Lake Norman for first place in the conference. Alexander Central -- which upset previously unbeaten Hickory last month -- is tied with North Iredell for second place. Lake Norman plays at North Iredell Friday.
Friday’s Complete Schedule
A.L. Brown at West Charlotte
Alexander Central at Mooresville
Carolina Christian vs. TBA in No Boundaries Tournament (in Conover)
Carson at Cox Mill
Cary Academy at Charlotte Country Day
Central Academy at Lake Park at First Assembly Monroe
Charlotte Catholic at Ardrey Kell
Cherryville at Highland Tech
Christ School at Providence Day
Clover at Fort Mill
Community School of Davidson at South Stanly
Crossroads Charter at Walnut Grove
Cuthbertson at Anson
East Mecklenburg at Garinger
Evelyn Mack at Word of God
Forest Hills at Mount Pleasant
Forestview at Ashbrook
Gaffney at Rock Hill
Grace Academy at Covenant Classical (Boys only)
Hickory Grove at Cannon School
Hopewell at Vance
Independence at Myers Park
Lake Norman at North Iredell
Lake Norman Charter at South Point
Lincoln Charter at Bessemer City
Marvin Ridge at Weddington
Metrolina Christian at Charlotte Latin
Monroe at Central Academy
Mountain Mission (VA) at Concord First Assembly
Newton Conover at Lincolnton
North Lincoln at South Iredell
North Gaston at East Gaston
North Hills Christian at Woodlawn School
North Mecklenburg at Hough
Northside Christian at Gaston Day
Northwest Cabarrus at Central Cabarrus
Olympic at Harding
Piedmont at Sun Valley
Porter Ridge at Butler
Queens Grant at Gray Stone Day
Ravenscroft at Charlotte Christian
South Mecklenburg at Providence
South Pointe (SC) at Chester
Stuart Cramer at Hunter Huss
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Pine Lake Prep
University Christian at Christ the King
Wesleyan Christian at Davidson Day
West Caldwell at East Lincoln
West Iredell at Statesville
West Lincoln at Maiden
West Mecklenburg at Berry
Westminster Catawba at Lewisville
West Rowan at Hickory Ridge
West Stanly at Parkwood
York at Nation Ford
This story was originally published January 7, 2016 at 2:31 PM with the headline "Friday’s top area HS basketball games 01.08.16."