HS Basketball Roundup: Covenant Day upsets Charlotte Christian, beats Knights for first time in school history

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↑Antawn Jamison, Eric “Sleepy” Floyd: Jamison, former national college player of the year at UNC and a 16-year NBA veteran, was named to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame. He will be inducted May 6 at the Raleigh Convention Center along with eight others, including Floyd, a former Hunter Huss High and Georgetown star who played 13 years in the NBA.

↑Sun Valley sophomore Amanda Cherry: Averaging 18.6 points, five assists, four rebounds and had 28 of her team’s 39 points against Piedmont Friday.

↓Providence Day free throw shooting: Nationally ranked Chargers shot just 58 percent from the line in a 74-67 win over Cannon in their CISAA conference opener Tuesday.

↑Charlotte Latin girls defense: Hawks allowed rival Country Day just one point in first quarter of 43-29 win.

Girls Roundup

No. 1 Providence Day 48, Cannon 10: Erin Whalen had 18 points and Kennedy Boyd 14 in the rout. Providence Day (15-1, 1-0) allowed one points in the first half and extended its CISAA conference win streak to 86 games.

Charlotte Christian 58, Covenant Day 44: Charlotte Christian outscored Covenant Day 23-15 in the fourth quarter. Sarah Billiard had nine points and 18 rebounds for Covenant Day. The Knights (10-5, 1-0) won their CISAA opener. Covenant Day fell to 6-6, 0-1.

Christ The King 74, Woodlawn 7: Marie Strickland had 19 points, Catherine Strickland 15 and Anne Mundy 14 in the easy win. Woodlawn School didn’t score in the second half.

Northside Christian 64, SouthLake Christian 18: Eleah Parker (16 points, six rebounds, five steals, three blocks) and Kylee Calabrese (10 points, seven assists, two steals) helped spark an easy win.

Tuesday’s Top Girls Performers

Caitlyn Logan, Metrolina Christian: Caitlyn Logan had 15 points and 18 rebounds in a 47-27 win over Westminster Catawba.

Shamani Stafford, Northside Christian: 16 points, seven assists, four steals, three rebounds in a 64-18 win over SouthLake Christian.

Erica VanDusen, Covenant Day: 25 points, 15 rebounds in 58-44 loss to Charlotte Christian.

Zaria Wright, Jenesai Mohammad, Concord First Assembly: 25 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, six assists for Wright; 20 points, three steals, two assists for Mohammed in a 65-43 win over Burlington Christian.

Tuesday’s Boys Roundup

Covenant Day 62, Charlotte Christian 59: Covenant Day (9-4, 1-0 CISAA) beat Charlotte Christian for the first time in school history. The Knights had two 3-point attempts to tie the game in the final 10 seconds but missed both. Percy Johnson had 17 and Chase Dixon 13 to lead Covenant Day. Sophomore Rob Peterson had 18 for Charlotte Christian (7-10, 0-1).

No. 1 Providence Day 74, Cannon 67: The Chargers maintained a double-digit lead for much of the game but were unable to pull away from the Cougars. With UNC coach Roy Williams and Wake Forest assistant Steve Woodbury courtside, Cannon 6-8 sophomore Jairus Hamilton had 26 points on a variety of spin moves and dunks. Seniors Grant Williams (22 points, eight rebounds, six blocks, five assists), Josh Howard (15 points, 10 rebounds) and sophomore Trey Wertz (14 points, four rebounds, two assists) were among the leaders for the Chargers. Scott Peterson added eight points and three assists.

Northside Christian 61, SouthLake Christian 54 (OT): Northside (11-5, 5-0) took over sole possession of first place in the Metrolina Athletic Conference with a narrow win. The Knights outscored SouthLake 7-0 in overtime. Northside trailed 30-21 at halftime and 43-37 at the end of the third quarter, but rallied behind reserves Michael McKoy and Brandon Dean (four fourth quarter steals), who ramped up the defensive pressure. Nate Hinton, a 6-5 sophomore forward, had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Point guard Colton Cashaw had 11 points and eight assists.

Carmel Christian 57, Victory Christian 33: Brett Swilling, a 6-6 sophomore had 15 points, Rafael Jenkins had 11 and Josh Jones 10 in an easy win. Victory Christian scored only five points in the first half.

Gaston Day 74, Gaston Christian 40: Brandon Reeves had 14 points and MJ Armstrong 12 for Gaston Day in a rout. Gaston Day (9-7) led 48-20 at halftime. Caleb Venn had 12 for Gaston Christian.

Grace Academy 100, Charlotte Secondary 87: Grace outscored Charlotte Secondary 59-51 in a wild second half to win. Jaylen Thompson had 17 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, five steals and four blocks for Grace. Kyle Plante (12 points, nine rebounds) and Eric Evans (23 points) also had big games.

Metrolina Christian 64, Westminster Catawba 46: Sophomore point guard Malcolm Wade had a game-high 18 points to lead Metrolina (6-14), which got 12 from Kyle Kiser.

Christ The King 69, Woodlawn School 13: Mike Grigg and Scott Harvey combined for 21 points in an easy win. Woodlawn scored four points in the first half.

Tuesday’s Boys Top Performers

Patrick Austin, Mountain Island Charter: 20 points, 20 rebounds in a 65-62 win over Pine Lake Prep (10-4, 5-2 Southern Piedmont 1A). Mountain Island Charter (8-7) won its third straight. Austin’s 20 rebounds were a school-record and he recorded his 10th double-double of the season

Isaac Johnson, Providence Day: With coaches from Georgia Southern and Furman there to watch him, the 6-8 senior forward had 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks in a 74-67 win over Cannon. He shot 83 percent from the field.

Chris Martin, Northside Christian: 5-9 junior guard had 26 points and five steals in a 61-54 overtime win over SouthLake Christian.

Quan McCluney, Gaston Day: 6-5 sophomore wing had 31 points in a 74-40 win over Gaston Christian

Tanner Mitchell, Fort Mill: 34 points in a 63-50 win over Gaffney. Fort Mill, No. 10 in the Sweet 16, improved to 13-2. Brandon Joseph had 13 for Fort Mill. Gaffney got 13 from Mistakal Tate and 12 from Kobe Rogers.

Shawn Morrison Jr., Grace Academy: 41 points, four steals, three assists in 100-87 win over Charlotte Secondary.

This story was originally published January 12, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "HS Basketball Roundup: Covenant Day upsets Charlotte Christian, beats Knights for first time in school history."