Friday’s live high school basketball scores in North Carolina
A look at some of the top boys’ and girls’ basketball games in the area this weekend.
Friday’s live scores
Area Previews
Friday-Saturday
(Boys) Hickory Tavern-Chick fil A Blakeney Classic, at Ardrey Kell – Host Ardrey Kell and Charlotte Catholic take on a pair of powers, in Asheville’s A.C. Reynolds and Raleigh’s Cardinal Gibbons. Friday’s doubleheader has Charlotte Catholic facing Cardinal Gibbons at 6, followed by Ardrey Kell-A.C. Reynolds at 7:30. On Saturday, Charlotte Catholic plays A.C. Reynolds at 1, followed at 2:30 by Ardrey Kell-Cardinal Gibbons. Reynolds is 0-1 this season but finished 21-5 last season. Cardinal Gibbons feature highly-touted 6-1 point guard Aiden Smalls, who is averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds per game.
(Boys and girls) Cabarrus County Classic, at Cox Mill – Most of the county’s teams compete in this two-day event. Central Cabarrus, a 3A state powerhouse, plays in the nightcap both Friday and Saturday nights. The Vikings face Cox Mill at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Cox Mill swept a pair of games in Asheville last weekend and is expected to challenge for the Greater Metro 4 4A title this season. At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Central Cabarrus faces Concord Academy, the defending 3A private school state champion. Central Cabarrus is No. 3 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, while Concord Academy is No. 4.
Saturday
(Girls) North Mecklenburg (4-0) at Lake Norman (4-0), 3:30 p.m. – The visiting Vikings have rolled to four straight victories and are expected to challenge for the Queen City 3A-4A title this season. The host Wildcats are led by Kirsten Lewis-Williams, who is averaging 19.3 points a game. These are two teams that could go a long way in the 4A state playoffs next February and March.
Thursday’s Boys Boxscores
(Includes Sweet 16 rankings)
NO. 1 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 61, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 45
Carmel Christian 9 20 10 22 -- 61
Metrolina Christian 12 10 11 12 -- 45
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 61 -- Mustaf 9, Bryce Cash 15, Marcus 6, Khamani Wertz 10, Boston Smith 11, Siler 2, Freeman 3, Howard 3, Johnson 2
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 45 -- Eli Clark 15, Cotton Price 11, Rucks 5, Tillotson 6, Wilson Jr 8
Metrolina Notes: Sr. Eli Clark 15pts, 4stls, 3asts; Sr. Colton Price 11pts, 4rbs; Sr. Michael Wilson Jr. 8pts, 9rbs, 4asts; So. Josiah Rucks 5pts, 9rbs...Metrolina Christian 4-5 (1-0) plays Hickory Grove Christian on Friday, Dec 2nd at 7pm.
NO. 2 CENTRAL CABARRUS 106 BUTLER 66
BUTLER 14 28 51 66
CENTRAL CABARRUS 29 52 80 106
BERRY 66 – Health 13, Cavence 2, Youngblood 3, Johnson 2, Showalter 6, McDuffie 19, Mulligan 3, Holloway 6, Scott 14
CENTRAL CABARRUS 106 – Jaiden Thompson 22, Chase Daniel 21, Carson Daniel 12, Gavin Bullock 15, Adriel Miller, Eli Ford 18, DJ Kent 12, Noah Edmisten 2, Cayden Smith, Emari Russell 2, Micah Murray 2
Notable: Central Cabarrus had 23 steals and 27 assists and shot 60% from 2-Point FG, Central plays Friday at and vs. Cox Mill in the CabCo Tipoff Classic.
Central Cabarrus 3-0 / Butler 1-2
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
FORESTVIEW 54, BURNS 34
Forestview 17 6 5 26 -- 54
Burns 15 6 5 8 -- 34
FORESTVIEW 54 -- Megan Baker 16, Amani Neely 11, Molly Forgan 9, Thompson 8, Riley 6, K. Baker 3, Queen 1
BURNS 34 -- Maggie Earl 11, Greene 8, Howzw 5, Ross 3, Hull 3, Green 2, Wood 1
Notable: Forestview Molly Forgan had 12 rebs, 2 asst. Forestview travels to CHASE on Tuesday.
Records: Forestview 2-1 Burns 0-2
FREEDOM 56, HICKORY 48
Hickory 11 3 10 24 - 48
Freedom 21 16 11 8 - 56
HICKORY 48 - Lakyn Powe 16, Hewilt 3, Turner 8, Boyens 5, Bryant 4, Dula 1, Sisk 9, Bowman 2, Saintilien.
FREEDOM 56- Peyton Caldwell 25, Haven Gladden 14, Demiter 9, Hagmann 1, McGee 3, Whitaker 4, Cooke, Whisnant, Kirksey, Turner, Johnson.
Freedom 2-0, Hickory 0-2
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 9 OLYMPIC 64, NATIONS FORD 29
Olympic 19 22 15 8 - 64
Nations Ford 2 9 7 11 - 29
OLYMPIC 58 - Jaydon Terrell 15, Demarco Reynolds 12, Kameron Taylor 10, Kyre Bishop 6, Chandler Kennedy 6, Cameron Burns 6, Devin Ragin 5, Deshaun Nicolson 2, Maurice Saab 2
NATIONS FORD 49 - J.J. Rembert 10, S. Joseph 5, N. Chutteg 3, D. Knowles 3, C. Giles 3, M. Middlekautt 3, V. Luu 2.
Note: Sophomore Kameron Taylor for The Olympic Trojans had a Double-Double scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while Sophomore Jaydon Terrell scored 15 points and dished out 5 assists to lead The Trojans to a 64 to 29 win over the Falcons of Nations Ford.
EAST LINCOLN 56, STUART CRAMER 50
East Lincoln 11 18 16 11 -- 56
Cramer 17 13 13 7 -- 50
EAST LINCOLN 56 -- Carson Engstrand 9, Palmer Crichton 6, Houston Hartsell 4, Davis Hill 13, Nathan Kuthan 0, Jackson Fannon 14, Mason Simmons 10
STUART CRAMER 50 -- Justin Joyner 10, Quinton Rybszyk 6, Hill 4, Rocquemore 9, Sloan 5, Hunt 3, Whitley 6, Adams-McClendon 7
Records: East Lincoln 2-0; Cramer 1-2
HICKORY RIDGE 77, PORTER RIDGE 28
Hickory Ridge. 22. 26. 16. 14 -- 77
Porter Ridge 12. 8. 1. 7 -- 28
Hickory Ridge 77 - Lewis 22, McClary 13, S. Gidney 12, M. Gidney 11, Leathers 10, Woodward 7, Shampine 2
Porter Ridge 28 - Blackwell 8, Malcolm 5, Scaldara 4, Salton 3, Oliver 3, Deese 3, Swatson 2
Records: Hickory Ridge 1-1 Porter Ridge 1-4
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 66, MIC 56
LNC- 14 25 11 18 66
MIC- 15 14 13 14 56
LNC- Jay Morgan 14, Braylon Irelan 13, Brady Kester 10, Charlie Fox 9, Julian Johnson 7, Garson Long 5, Isaiah Martino 4, Nio Espinoza 4.
MIC- Jake Barber 21, Caleb Nesbitt 14, Ben Patton 6, Elaja Burris 6, Jayden Massey 4
LNC’s next game will be Friday at Pine Lake Prep at 730pm.
MOORESVILLE 71, GARINGER 21
Mooresville 20 17 25 9 71
Garinger 10 4 7 0 21
MOORESVILLE 71 -- Dylan Clark 9, Jalen Chambers 9, Myles Samuel 9, Nylikk Troutman 8, Evaan Ezhilan 7, Travelle Bryson 7, Marley Samuel 6, Xavion White 6, AJ Parsley 5, Jay Wilson 3, Jalen Wright 2.
Notable: Clark had 10 rebounds. Troutman had 10 rebounds. Ezhilan had 4 assists. Marley Samuel had 12 rebounds. Wilson had 4 assists.
Record 3-3
PIEDMONT 53, PARKWOOD 43
Piedmont 18 8 15 12 -- 53
Parkwood 6 10 9 18 -- 43
Records: Piedmont 2-2, Parkwood 1-1
SAINT STEPHENS 61, BUNKER HILL 40
Bunker Hill 9 12 11 7 10 – 40
Saint Stephens 11 17 15 18 – 61
BUNKER HILL 40 – Devin Brice 14, Kaden Bolick 6, Redek Robinson 6, Charles Murray 4, Talayn Weaver 3, Elijah Boston 2, Kameron Mack 2, Oaklee Watts 2, Jaiden Williams 1
SAINT STEPHENS 61 – Jordan Twitty 21, Noah VanBeurden 11, Dayton Anderson 8, Peyton Young 6, James Tate 6, Ajay Swisher 3, Chip Hendren 3, Trey McCrary 2
Records: Saint Stephens 1-2; Bunker Hill 0-2
SOUTH CALDWELL 76, MCDOWELL 70
South Caldwell 15 23 26 12 — 76
McDowell 20 12 19 19 -- 70
SOUTH CALDWELL 76 -- Connor Setzer 21, Johnson 11, Anderson 16
MCDOWELL 70 – Jeremiah Ellis 17, Olive 19, Parkins 14
Records: South Caldwell 4-0 ; McDowell 1-4
Notable: Connor Setzer led the way with 21 points. The game was a battle throughout. South Caldwell made a run in the third quarter and managed to hang on late for the victory.
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
CENTRAL CABARRUS 59, BUTLER 47
Central Cabarrus 14 11 20 14 -- 59
Butler 12 10 8 17 -- 47
CENTRAL CABARRUS -- Kyra Lewis 20, Jalayah Ray 12, Smith, 8 Burton 8, Cruz 6, Coley 3, Duncan 2
BUTLER - - Brooklyn Saunder 20, Jessica Ralda 17, Reynolds 9
Notable: Central Cabarrus defeated Butler girls by a score of 59-47. Central was led by Junior Kyra Lewis with another double double effort with 20pts and 14 rebounds. Jalayah Ray added 12 points and Freshman Taylor Smith pitched in 8 points 11 rebounds and 6 assistCentral will play Cox Mill on Friday in the Cabco Classic
EAST LINCOLN 53, STUART CRAMER 46
ELHS: 10 13 15 15- 53
SCHS: 5 12 8 21- 46
ELHS: Hailey McFadden 15, K. Anderson 9, M. Bissinger 9, M. Self 8, G. Overbay 6, E. Montanari 3, A. Hege 3
SCHS: Oshauana Holland 20, Hadley Womack 17, M. Lee 4, Z. Duncan 4
Noteables: Hailey McFadden 15 pts, 15 rebs, 1 steal 2 charges taken. Kiara Anderson 9 pts, 8 rebs 3 steals, 6 assists. Madison Self 8 pts, 11 rebs, 6 steals, 1 assist. Madison Bissinger 9 pts on 3 for 5 from 3pt line.
ELHS: (2-0, 0-0) Next Game vs Lincolnton 12/3/22 @ ELHS
SCHS: (2-1, 0-0) Next Game vs South Rowan 12/2/22 @ SCHS
MCDOWELL 48 SOUTH CALDWELL 34
McDowell 12 15 16 5 -- 48
South Caldwell 5 16 5 8 -- 34
McDowell - Ki Stewart 4, Washburn 2, Kensly Stewart 15, McKinsey 2, Faith Laws 17, Thompson 6, McPeters 2, Darveaux, McCartha, Ka Kemper, Ki Kemper, Young, McMahan
South Caldwell - Edwards 6, Setzer 1, Anderson 5, Lillie Bumgarner 15, Barber 7, Smith, Jetton
Record: South Caldwell (2-2)
SOUTH POINT 65, FOREST HILLS 37
SP - 12 17 23 13 -- 65
FH - 18 6 7 6 -- 37
SP - Amya Graham 18 pts 16 reb 3 assists, Lauren French 14 pts 8 reb, Toney Milton 12 pts 7 reb 4 assists, Lexi Birtwistle 11 pts 5 reb 4 assists, Maddie Frank 6 pts 6 reb 5 assists
FH - Jamyah Blakeney 25 pts
Next game - South Point (3-0) will play Forest Hills at home on Wednesday, December 7th
WEST LINCOLN 65, CHASE 11
WLHS 25 21 9 10 = 65
CHASE 1 2 6 2 = 11
WLHS 65 -- Chloe Norman 22, Zoey Owenby 13, Carolina Robinson 9, Calla Varner 7, Anna Biebrich: 6, Quinlyn Avery: 4, DeeDee Wallace: 2, Stacia Cowan: 2, Laura Willis
CHASE 11 -- Montana: 5, Lexi: 3, Morgan: 3
West Lincoln notable: Carolina Robinson: 10 Rebounds
Records: WLHS 1-1:
The upcoming schedule
Friday
Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Classic
(at Ardrey Kell / boys)
Charlotte Catholic vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 6
Ardrey Kell vs. A.C. Reynolds, 7:30
Cabarrus County Classic
(at Cox Mill)
(main gym)
West Cabarrus vs. Concord (girls), 3:30
West Cabarrus vs. Concord (boys), 5
Northwest Cabarrus vs. Hickory Ridge (boys), 6:30
Cox Mill vs. Central Cabarrus (girls), 8
Cox Mill vs. Central Cabarrus (boys), 9:30
(auxiliary gym)
Northwest Cabarrus vs. Hickory Ridge (girls), 5
Tyler Lewis Hoopsfest
(at Forsyth Country Day)
Quality Education vs. N.C. GBB National, 4:30
Lake Norman vs. Mount Tabor, 6
Carmel Christian vs. Dudley, 7:30
Forsyth Country Day vs. Cummings, 9
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Gaston Day at Gaston Christian
Metrolina Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
SouthLake Christian at Northside Christian
Westminster Catawba at Concord Academy
Mecklenburg nonconference
A.C. Reynolds at Myers Park (girls)
Berry Academy at Rocky River
Charlotte Christian at Victory Christian (boys)
Corvian Community at Charlotte Country Day (girls)
Durham Academy at Charlotte Latin
East Mecklenburg at Cuthbertson
Garinger at West Charlotte
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Queens Grant Charter
Highland Tech at Bradford Prep
Jay M. Robinson at Mallard Creek
Lake Norman at Providence
Lake Norman Charter at Pine Lake Prep, ppd
North Mecklenburg at Catawba Ridge, SC (girls)
North Rowan at Community School of Davidson
Palisades at Fort Mill (SC)
Ravenscroft at Providence Day
South Charlotte Thunder at Forsyth Home Educators
Tabernacle Christian at Davidson Day (boys)
Union Academy at Christ the King
West Mecklenburg at Harding
Area nonconference
Albemarle at West Stanly
Alexander Central at South Iredell
Anson County at Chesterfield (SC)
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Asheville Trailblazers at Thomas Jefferson Academy
Avery County at Watauga
Burns at Crest
Cabarrus Charter at Covenant Classical
Carolina Day at University Christian
Carolina International at North Stanly
Central Academy at Piedmont
Draughn at Patton
East Burke at Freedom
Forsyth Country Day at Statesville Christian
Franklin Prep at North Hills Christian (boys)
Fred T. Foard at Bandys
Gray Stone Day at South Davidson
Greensboro Day at Cannon School (boys)
Hibriten at South Point
Hickory at Newton-Conover
Jesse Carson at Statesville
Langtree Charter at Lake Norman Christian (boys)
Lincoln Charter at Porter Ridge
Moravian Prep vs. The Burlington School, in Good Guys Vs. Cancer Classic, at First Flight High
North Gaston at Bessemer City
Parkwood at Marvin Ridge
Salisbury at Forest Hills
South Rowan at Stuart Cramer
South Stanly at Southwestern Randolph
St. Stephens at Bunker Hill
Sun Valley at Monroe
Trinity at East Rowan
Uwharrie Charter at Richmond Senior
West Caldwell at South Caldwell
West Iredell at Maiden
West Lincoln at Cherryville
West Wilkes at Ashe County
West Rowan at North Iredell
Saturday
Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Classic
(at Ardrey Kell / boys)
Charlotte Catholic vs. A.C. Reynolds, 1
Ardrey Kell vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 2:30
Cabarrus County Classic
(at Cox Mill High)
Concord vs. Mount Pleasant (girls), noon
Central Cabarrus vs. West Cabarrus (girls), 1:30
Cox Mill vs. Northwest Cabarrus (girls), 4
Northwest Cabarrus vs. Mount Pleasant (boys), 5:30
Cox Mill vs. Concord (boys), 7
Central Cabarrus vs. Concord Academy (boys), 8:30
Tyler Lewis Hoopsfest
(at Forsyth Country Day)
Walkertown vs. Mount Tabor, noon
Northwest Guilford vs. Chatham Charter, 1:30
United Faith vs. Winston-Salem Christian, 3
Salisbury vs. Calvary Day, 4:30
Raleigh Christian vs. Quality Education, 6
John Marshall (VA) vs. Holly Springs, 7:30
Forsyth Country Day vs. East Forsyth, 9
Diamonds Classic
(at Legion Collegiate, in Rock Hill / girls)
Carmel Christian vs. Westminster Catawba, noon
Butler vs. Chambers, 1:30
Victory Christian vs. Northside Christian, 3
Olympic vs. The Burlington School, 4:30
Hickory Ridge vs. Quality Education, 6
South Mecklenburg vs. Legion Collegiate (SC), 7:30
Battle at the Rock
(Rock Hill Events and Sports Center)
Clover (SC) vs. South Florence (SC), 11 a.m. (boys)
Victory Christian vs. Hillcrest (SC), 12:30 (boys)
Gaston Day vs. Augusta (GA) Christian, 2 (boys)
Lancaster (SC) vs. T.L. Hanna (SC), 3:30 (boys)
Dorman (SC) vs. Christ School, 5 (boys)
Cannon School vs. Lexington (SC), 6:30 (boys)
South Pointe (SC) vs. Southside Christian (SC), 8 (girls)
South Pointe (SC) vs. Andrew Jackson (SC), 9:30 (boys)
Mecklenburg nonconference
Carolina International at Charlotte Country Day (boys, 2:30)
Catawba Ridge (SC) at Myers Park (girls, 5)
Corvian Community at Covenant Day (boys, 1:30)
Cuthbertson at Hough (girls, 2; boys, 4)
Durham Academy at Covenant Day (girls, noon)
Durham Academy at Providence Day (boys, noon)
Indian Land at South Charlotte Thunder (girls, 3)
Oak Hill Academy (VA) Regional at South Charlotte Thunder (boys, 4:15)
Providence at A.C. Reynolds (girls, 2)
Ravenscroft at Charlotte Latin (girls, noon; boys, 2)
Winston-Salem Christian at United Faith Christian (boys, 3)
Area nonconference
Combine Academy vs. Branson (MO) Link Academy, in Marshall County Hoopsfest, in Benton, KY, 7
Forest Hills vs. Weddington (at Wingate Univ.)
East Lincoln at Lincolnton, (girls, 1; boys, 2:30)
Moravian Prep vs. Word of God, in Good Guys vs. Cancer Classic, at First Flight High
West Lincoln at Avery County (girls, 2; boys, 3:45)
