HS Basketball Rewind: Wednesday, Thursday scores, stars; Friday’s live scores
Prep basketball preview, schedule, results
A look at some of the top boys’ and girls’ basketball games in the area this weekend, plus results from Wednesday and Thursday’s games.
Observer Sweet 16 rankings included with ranked teams.
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Tuesday’s Boys Rewind: Country Day star is clutch gene
Tuesday’s Girls Rewind: stars, scores, schedule
Friday’s live scores in North Carolina
Friday/Saturday Key Games
Friday
(Boys) No. 3 North Mecklenburg (5-0) at Hough (6-1), 7:30 p.m. (girls, 6 p.m.) – It’s opening night in the Queen City 3A-4A Conference, which is loaded with basketball powerhouses. The visiting Vikings have looked every bit the part of a state power and are ranked No. 1 in the state this week among 4A schools. But Hough is off to a big start. Rashad McCormick (15.7 points, 6.7 rebounds a game) is leading the Huskies, who would like to join the Vikings, Chambers and West Charlotte among the league’s contenders.
(Girls) No. 6 Cannon School (6-2) vs. Crestwood Preparatory, 7:20 p.m., in Warrenton, Va. – The Cougars are competing in the She Got Game Classic, being played in the Washington area. Lili Booker (15.5 points a game) leads Cannon School against a Toronto prep school that has won several Ontario provincial championships in recent years. The game is being played at St. James School, outside Washington.
Saturday
(Girls) No. 3 Cannon School (5-2) vs. Cardinal O’Hara (0-1), 2 p.m., in Warrenton, Va. – This is the Cougars’ second contest in the She Got Game Classic, and like Friday’s, it will be played at St. James School. Cardinal O’Hara is a Catholic girls’ basketball powerhouse in the Philadelphia suburb of Springfield.
(Boys) No. 1 Carmel Christian (9-1) vs. Northwood (3-0), 7:30 p.m., at Smith High, in Greensboro – The Cougars face a perennial public school state power in the Tourney Town Showcase. Jaeden Mustaf (16.7 points a game) leads Carmel Christian, while Drake Powell is averaging 22.3 points a game for Northwood, which is second in the state’s 3A rankings this week.
(Boys) Southeast Hoops Festival at West Charlotte High – Five games are on the schedule, including contests feature No. 5-ranked United Faith Christian (ranked No. 4 among the state’s private schools), No. 12 West Charlotte (No. 3 in 3A statewide), and No. 8 Olympic (No. 6 in 4A statewide). United Faith faces Durham’s Jordan High at 4:30 p.m., with Olympic meeting Northside Christian at 6:15, and West Charlotte facing 1 of 1 Academy at 8 p.m.
#BIG5 TOP PERFORMERS
Petar Asceric, Concord Academy: 17 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks in Thursday’s 82-48 win over Asheville Christian.
Peyton Caldwell, Freedom girls: game-high 17 points in a 41-40 win over Hickory.
Cole Callaway, Lake Norman: 24 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists in Thursday’s 86-32 win over Statesville.
Tyler Eggers, South Caldwell: game-high 24 points in Wednesday’s 65-48 win over Bandys.
Jackson Fannon, East Lincoln: 19 points, 10 rebounds in a 65-35 win over Ashbrook Wednesday.
Thursday’s boys boxscores
NO. 4 CONCORD ACADEMY 82, ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN 48
ACA: 13 12 13 10 48
CA: 11 23 17 31 82
ACA: Bailey 14, Joyner 15, Erbeck 3, Dodd 1, Barnwell 8, Anton 7
CA: JJ Moore 5, Carson Cooke 6, Avion Pinner 13, Isaiah Tate 14, Sergej Cvetkovic 6, Noah Van Bibber 9, Jake Benham 12, Petar Asceric 17
Notable: Concord Academy moves to 11-2. Petar Asceric 17p 11r 3b
EAST GASTON 58, KINGS MOUNTAIN 48
Kings Mountain 10 3 15 20 48
East Gaston 16 15 7 20 58
KINGS MOUNTAIN 48: Bradley Floyd 14, Linney 8, Smith 6, Sanders 6, Wilson 6, Spicer 4, Robinette 4
EAST GASTON 58: Rankin 20, Sherrill 13, M. Rivers 9, Hoell 6, Rowe 5, V Rivers 2, Teno 2
Note: Kings Mountain plays Ashbrook tomorrow (12/9) at home in their Big South Conference Opener
HICKORY 69, FREEDOM 47
Freedom: 4 7 23 13 = 47
Hickory: 18 15 22 14 = 69
Freedom: Gavin McNaughton 14, Lytle 8, Harris 8, Dellinger 5, Taylor 5, Pollard 3, Johnson 3, Vance 1
Hickory: John Holbrook 12, Iziah Littlejohn 12, Jamien Little 12, Hill 8, Powell 8, Medley 6, Fisher 5, Rumbaugh 2, Neal 4
Freedom(3-2) next plays Friday December 8th at Home vs. Patton (1-3)
INDIAN LAND 66, MARVIN RIDGE 57
Marvin – 8, 11, 21 17 -- 57
Indian Land – 25, 5, 18, 18 -- 66
MARVIN RIDGE 57 – Cinjun Bridges 20, Josh Clark 11, Brady Dunn 11
INDIAN LAND 66 – B. Nelson 21, M. Jones 19, S. Rasul 12
LAKE NORMAN 86, STATESVILLE 32
Lake Norman 20 29 22 15 -- 86
Statesville 8 10 5 9 -- 50
LAKE NORMAN 86 Googins 2, Hales 5, Cole Callaway 24, Burbidge 2, Tre McKinnon 11, Henderson Williams 10, Grant Dryden 13, Nick Arnold 7, Taurean McKinnon 4, Trent Steinour 8
STATESVILLE 50 Brown 7, Davis 3, Bryant 4, Owens 4, Lackey 7, Parker 1, Buckner 6
Notable: Henderson Williams 10 points 10 rebounds. Cole Callaway 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 2 LAKE NORMAN 78, STATESVILLE 20
LAKE NORMAN 26 28 14 10 -- 78
PINE LAKE 2 14 2 2 -- 20
LAKE NORMAN -- Sam Shehan 23, Lex Shehan 13, Kelsey Rhyne 12, Kirsten Lewis-Williams 11, Addison Sirianni 9, Jeta North 5, Aliya Williams 3,Kaylee Ellis 2
Records: LAKE NORMAN 7-0; STATESVILLE 0-2
NO. 11 EAST LINCOLN 65, ASHBROOK 35
East Lincoln 16 17 13 19 -- 65
Ashbrook 7 7 11 10 -- 35
EAST LINCOLN 65 -- Palmer Crichton 20, Houston Hartsell 7, Davis Hill 9, Nathan Kuthan 3, Christian Atkins 0, Jackson Fannon 19, Mason Simmons 4, Jamison Frye 3, Kingsley Huntley 0
ASHBROOK 35 -- Malaki Long 9, Gabe June 3, Carmelo Bess 4, Kenneth Greene 3, Tramere Watkins 1, Jashaun Clark 4, Tresean Hollan 3, Jon Black 6, Trent Mitchell 2
Records: East Lincoln 5-0; Ashbrook 0-4
Notable: East Lincoln has defeated Ashbrook 5 straight times dating back to the 2004-2005 season. The Mustangs had two players in double figures led by senior, Palmer Crichton, who had 20 points and also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Sophomore, Jackson Fannon, added a double-double 19 points and 10 rebounds. Senior, Mason Simmons, added 11 rebounds.
CHRIST THE KING 63, DAVIDSON DAY 40
DDS: Todd- 6 Moore- 15 Pestana- 15 Newman- 4
CTK: C. Tuschong- 3 Elle Gorman- 16 G. Tuschong- 8 Thivierge- 7 Broda 20 A. Gorman- 9
FREEDOM 41, HICKORY 40
Freedom 10 8 15 8 - 41
Hickory 6 10 11 13 - 40
Freedom 41 - Peyton Caldwell 17, Sydnie Demiter 12, Gladden 6, Cooke 2, McGee 3, Whitaker 1, Whisnant, Hagmann, Johnson.
Hickory 40 - Gabby Bryant 13, Turner 8, Boyens 9, Dula 2, Sisk 2, Powe 6, Hewitt, Saintillen.
Freedom 5-0
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
SOUTH CALDWELL 65, BANDYS 48
South Caldwell 9 16 14 26–65
Bandys 9 16 10 12 —48
SOUTH CALDWELL 65 -- Tyler Eggers 24, Connor Setzer 20
BANDYS 48 — DeGrero 21, Slaughter 7
Records: South Caldwell 5-1; Bandys 4-1
Notable: Tyler Eggers led the way with 24 points. The game was a battle throughout. South Caldwell made a run in the 4th quarter and never looked back.
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 11 EAST LINCOLN 67, ASHBROOK 29
AHS: 8 8 7 6- 29
ELHS: 13 8 23 23- 67
AHS: Madison Cole 15, K. Bess 9, E. Butler 3, N. Arrington 2
ELHS: Hailey McFadden 21, Kiara Anderson 11, Madison Self 10, Madison Bissinger 10, E. Montanari 9, T. Thomas 2, K. Legrand 2
Noteables: Hailey McFadden Double Double 21 pts, 12 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block. Madison Self Double Double 10 pts, 10 rebs, 1 steal, 2 assists, 1 block. Kiara Anderson 11 pts, 5 steals, 5 assists, 1 reb
AHS: (3-1, 0-0) Next Game @ Kings Mtn 12/9/22
ELHS: (5-0,0-0) Next Game @ Lincolnton 12/9/22
CUTHBERTSON 66, CENTRAL ACADEMY 21
Cuthbertson: 14 18 23 11 – 66
CATA 7 4 8 2 – 21
CUTHBERTSON 66 -- Sacoto 24, Iovino 22, Rogers 6, Willie 5, Waeghe 4, Soler 3, Allen 2
CENTRAL ACADEMY 21 -- Jordan 11, Pringle 4, Rubin 4, Aslakson 2
Records: Cuthbertson 5-1 (0-0)
GARINGER 52, PALISADES 43
Palisades 7 12 11 13 -- 43
Garinger 16 15 8 13 -- 52
GARINGER: I.Patterson 1, J.Brace 1, Z.Davis 4, J.Long 2, M.McGill 2, K.Fulmore 5, Zomaya Threatt 9. Misa Garris 26
Records: GWBB 4-5
FORESTVIEW 48, LINCOLNTON 45
Forestview 13 16 8 11 -- 48
Lincolnton 8 18 4 15 -- 45
FORESTVIEW 48 -- Miangel Thompson 14, Molly Forgan 14, Amani Neely 10, M. Baker 6, Riley 4
LINCOLNTON 45 -- Camellia Holland 14, Tanlee Eley 11, SandOdom 9, Williams 5, Connorn 2, Santos 2, Armstrong 2
Forestview 4-1 travels to South Point on Friday.
SOUTH CALDWELL 40 BANDYS 27
Bandys 3 8 8 8 -- 27
South Caldwell 6 8 14 12 -- 40
BANDYS 27 -- Vaughan 4, Dutka 5, Cross 1, Summerville 3, Wesson 2, Anderson 4, Brooklan Fisher 8, Canal, Knuckles, Hale, Harrill, Cline, Cutshaw
SOUTH CALDWELL 40 -- Setzer 8, Kaylee Anderson 21, Smith 1, Bumgarner 6, Barber 4, Edwards, Jetton
Record: South Caldwell (4-2)
SOUTH POINT 77, FOREST HILLS 49
SP - 23 15 18 21 -- 77
FH - 15 6 16 12 -- 49
Notable: SP - Amya Graham had a third double double on the season with 28 pts and 12 reb. Maddie Frank was one assist away from a double double with 19 pts, 5 reb, and 9 assists. Lauren French also added 10 pts and 8 reb.; FH - Jamyah Blakeny had 34 pts.
The schedule
Friday
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at West Mecklenburg
Mallard Creek at West Charlotte
North Mecklenburg at Hough
So Meck 4A
Berry Academy at Myers Park
Harding at Olympic
South Mecklenburg at Palisades
Southwestern 4A
Charlotte Catholic at Providence
Garinger at Butler
Rocky River at East Mecklenburg
Greater Metro 4 4A
Hickory Ridge at Cox Mill
Sandhills 3A-4A
Richmond Senior at Pinecrest
Big South 3A
Ashbrook at Kings Mountain
Crest at Hunter Huss
Forestview at South Point
North Gaston at Stuart Cramer
South Piedmont 3A
East Rowan at Concord
Jesse Carson at West Rowan
Lake Norman Charter at Central Cabarrus
Northwest Cabarrus at South Rowan
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Hickory Grove Christian at Concord Academy
Northside Christian at Gaston Christian
SouthLake Christian at Metrolina Christian
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Day
Central Carolina 1A-2A
Lexington at East Davidson
North Rowan at South Davidson
Salisbury at Thomasville
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Jay M. Robinson at North Stanly
Mount Pleasant at Gray Stone Day
South Stanly at Albemarle (boys)
Mecklenburg nonconference
1 of 1 Academy vs. Village Christian, at Hopewell
Ardrey Kell at Sun Valley
Asheville School at Charlotte Country Day
Bradford Prep at Jackson Day
Carmel Christian at Porter Ridge
Central Academy at Christ the King
Davidson Day at Community School of Davidson
Forsyth Country Day at Charlotte Christian
GRACE Christian at Providence Day
High Point Wesleyan at United Faith Christian
Independence at White Knoll (SC)
North Charlotte Homeschool at Chatham Homeschool (boys)
South Charlotte Thunder at Covenant Day
West Stanly at Charlotte Latin
Other nonconference
A.L. Brown at North Davidson
Ashe County at Avery County
Bunker Hill at West Iredell
Carolina Day at Hickory Christian
Carolina International at Weddington
Cherryville at West Lincoln
Chesterfield (SC) at Anson County
Christ Classical at Cabarrus Charter (girls)
East Burke at Draughn
Fred T. Foard at Hibriten
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Forsyth Home Educators
Highland Tech at Polk County
Indian Land (SC) at Marvin Ridge
Lake Norman at Bessemer City
Leadership Academy at Langtree Charter (boys)
Legion Collegiate (SC) at Cuthbertson
Lincolnton at East Lincoln
Maiden at St. Stephens
Monroe at Piedmont
Mooresville at Statesville
Mountain Heritage at Watauga
Nation Ford (SC) at Marvin Ridge
Newton-Conover at Alexander Central
North Hills Christian at Sheets Memorial
North Iredell at South Iredell
North Lincoln at Lincoln Charter
Patton at Freedom
Pine Lake Prep at Bandys
R-S Central at McDowell
South Caldwell at West Caldwell
Thomas Jefferson Academy at C.D. Owen
University Christian at Caldwell Academy (girls)
She Got Game Classic (girls)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at St. James, VA., School / Court 3)
Cannon School vs. Crestwood Collegiate (ON), 7:20
(at St. James, VA., School / Court 1)
1 of 1 Academy vs. PHH Prep (AZ), 9
Battle in the Bluff (boys)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at McDonalds Arena, Memphis)
Combine Academy vs. Southern California Prep, 7:30
Southeast Invitational (boys)
(at Fayetteville Academy)
(Gym 1)
Lake Norman Christian vs. Northwood Temple, 4:30
NC GBB vs. TD Prep (GA), 6
Vertical Academy vs. Carolina Basketball Academy (GA), 7
Liberty Heights vs. Rock School (FL), 8:30
(Gym 2)
New Life Christian (SC) vs. Living Water Christian, 4:30
Elevation Prep vs. Trinity Christian, 6
Tourney Town Showcase (boys)
(at Smith High, Greensboro)
The Burlington School vs. Northwood Temple, 5
High Point Christian vs. Raleigh Christian, 6:30
Cannon School vs. Northwood, 8
Ben Smith vs. Atkins, 9:30
Saturday
Nonconference
Asheville School at Charlotte Christian (girls, 1 p.m.; boys, 3 p.m.)
Covenant Classical at Hickory Grove Christian (boys), 5:30
Independence at Dreher (SC) (boys), 2
Rabun Gap (GA) at Charlotte Country Day (girls, 2; boys, 3:30)
Weddington at Independence (girls), 1:30
Southeast Hoops Festival (boys)
(at West Charlotte High)
Harding vs. Metrolina Christian, 1
Corvian Community vs. Seaforth, 2:45
United Faith Christian vs. Jordan, 4:30
Olympic vs. Northside Christian, 6:15
West Charlotte vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 8
Tourney Town Showcase (boys)
(at Smith High, Greensboro)
East Forsyth vs. High Point Christian, 10:30 a.m.
Mount Tabor vs. Ragsdale, noon
Ben Smith vs. High Point Andrews, 1:30 (girls)
Ben Smith vs. High Point Andrews, 3
The Burlington School vs. Calvary Day, 4:30
Page vs. High Point Wesleyan, 6
Carmel Christian vs. Northwood, 7:30
Southern Guilford vs. Grimsley, 9
She Got Game Classic (girls)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at St. James, VA, School / Court 3)
Cannon School vs. Cardinal O’Hara (PA), 2
1 of 1 Academy vs. Crestwood Collegiate (ON), 7
(Court 5)
Northside Christian vs. Western Reserve Academy (OH), 7
Future Stars Classic (boys)
(at Virginia State Univ., Petersburg)
Myers Park vs. Hopewell (VA), 4:45
Battle in the Bluff (boys)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at McDonalds Arena, Memphis)
Combine Academy vs. Hillcrest Prep (AZ), 7:30
Southeast Invitational (boys)
(at Fayetteville Academy)
(Gym 1)
Northwood Temple vs. NC GBB, noon
Gaston Christian vs. Trinity Christian, 1:30
Elevation Prep vs. Fayetteville Academy, 3
TD Prep vs. Rock School (FL), 4:30
Chambers vs. Fayetteville Academy, 6
Lake Norman Christian vs. GRACE Christian, 7:30
(Gym 2)
New Life Christian (SC) vs. Bull City Prep, 1
Living Water Christian vs. 10F1 Prep, 2:30
Sunday
She Got Game Classic (girls)
(Charlotte-area teams only)
(at St. James, VA, School / Court 2)
1 of 1 Academy vs. Spire Academy (OH), 12:20
(at Sidwell Friends School, Washington / Court 1)
Northside Christian vs. Bishop Ireton (VA), 10:40 a.m.
