North Mecklenburg boys basketball coach Duane Lewis made history Thursday night.
Lewis’ Vikings beat Hough 76-51 in the Queen CIty 3A/4A conference tournament semifinals at Hough, and Lewis won his 500th career game.
Lewis is believed to be just the third boys Mecklenburg County coach to hit 500 wins, among those who spent the bulk of their career in the area.
Longtime Charlotte Latin coach Jerry Faulkner, who started coaching in 1967 and retired last year, won more than 900 games. The late Charles McCullough of West Charlotte won nearly 600 games at his alma mater from 1960-93.
On the girls side, Myers Park coach Barbara Nelson, who won seven state titles at Providence Day, is 763-289 with two more state titles at Myers Park.
Lewis, 53, is joining some elite company.
“I have the best job around,” said Lewis, whose team will play rival Chambers in Friday’s conference championship game. “North has been a great place full of great people. Mr. (Jimmy) Poole (the former North Meck principal) took a chance on me when I was young. There were a lot of heavyweights trying to get this job.”
Lewis replaced legendary coach Leroy Holden 24 years ago after working for two years as the Vikings junior varsity coach. Holden won more than 400 games and took the Vikings to their first state championship game in 1987.
Lewis, who played. for Holden at North Meck, led the Vikings to their first state championship in 2005. The Vikings lost in the 2006 state finals, but were declared co-state champions with Lumberton in 2020 after COVID shut down high school sports and prevented the state final from being played.
“I’ve been at this for a long time and the game has changed,” Lewis said, “but that’s what old people say. It’s a lot faster and there’s a lot more offense. I love defense and when I started, games were in the 40s and 50s. Now it’s changed with the 3-point line.”
One thing that hasn’t changed? Lewis said he thinks kids are the same.
“They want to be coached up and held accountable,” Lewis said. “And I’ve been blessed, in that I’ve had a lot of good ones. I hope I made a difference in a bunch of their lives. I mean, wins and losses are great, but that’s what matters. We have this thing, ‘Viking For Life,’ and that means something to me. I love this job. I’m a North Meck guy.”
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Blanca Thomas, Charlotte Catholic
Zamareya Jones, North Pitt
Sarah Strong, Grace Christian
Kylie Chavis, Purnell Swett
Jasmine Felton, Northeastern School
Samaya Suffren, Cannon School
Jayda Angel, Cape Fear
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Drake Powell, Northwood
Jaeden Mustaf, Carmel Christian
Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg
Jayden Harris, Salisbury
Austin Swartz, Cannon School
Jarin Stevenson, Seaforth
Paul McNeil, Richmond Senior
Jah Short, Farmville Central
Charlotte regional coach, players of the year
On Talking Preps Monday, co-hosts Gary Richmond, Randall Clark and Rick Lewis named their coach and players of the year from several Charlotte-area conferences.
GIRLS
Greater Metro: POY-Kirsten Lewis-Williams, Lake Norman; COY: McKenzie Graham, Lake Norman
Queen City: POY Elle Stone, Mallard Creek; COY: Jennifer Baker North Meck
SoMeck: POY: Anastasia Sinclair, South Mecklenburg; COY: Justin Clarke, South Mecklenburg
Southwestern 4A: Kamryn Kitchen, Independence; COY: Lauren Galvani, Independence
All-area Private schools: POY: Samyha Suffren, Cannon School; COY: Kelvin Drakeford, Cannon
BOYS
Greater Metro: POY: Langston Boyd, Cox Mill; COY: Grant Hodges, Lake Norman
Queen City: POY: Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg; COY: Brian Frasier, Chambers
Southwestern 4A: POY: Jordan Neville (East Mecklenburg; COY: Mike King, Charlotte Catholic
South Meck 4A: Elijah Strong, Myers Park; Jeff Bishop, Olympic
All-area Private School: POY: Austin Swartz, Cannon; COY: Joe Badgett, Carmel Christian
The Picks
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Thursday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Carter Alessi, Charlotte Country Day: team-high 17 points, including making 6-of-6 free throws, in a 57-51 win over rival Charlotte Christian in the NCISAA 4A second round.
Gracynn Gough, Charlotte Catholic girls: game-high 19 points in a 59-14 win over East Mecklenburg in the Southwestern 4A semifinals.
Jaden Lyles, Rocky River: 19 points, a game-high, in 59-57 upset win over Butler in the Southwestern 4A semifinals. Rocky River beat Butler for the first time this season and won two days after teammate Henry Price collapsed while playing Butler Tuesday. The game was suspended and completed Thursday.
Jordan Patton, Chambers: 24 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 69-59 win over Hopewell in the Queen City 3A4A finals Friday.
Charlotte Tune, Charlotte Latin girls: game-high 25 points in a 62-25 win over Cary Academy in the second round of the NCISAA playoffs.
Thursday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 5 CHAMBERS 69, HOPEWELL 59
Hopewell 13 9 7 30 — 59
Chambers 14 10 23 22 — 69
CHAMBERS 69 — Marcus Brown 6, Nick Dorn 18, Jahmir Brown 3, Jordan Patton 24, Brayden Smith 5, Maurio Hanson 13
Notables: Jordan Patton 24 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals; Nick Dorn 18 points, 80 3P% (4-5), 100 FT% (4-4); Maurio Hanson 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
NO. 6 NORTH MECKLENBURG 76, HOUGH 51
Hough 8 15 15 13 – 51
North Mecklenburg 14 23 24 15 – 76
Hough: Mason Smith 20, Rashad McCormick 12, Lauder 5, Horton 4, Barnes 3, Neace 2, Temple 2, Nesta 2, Thompson 1
North Meck: Isaiah Evans 33, Trey Maxwell 13, Christian Foy 10, C. Evans 6, Pierce 5, Jenkins 4, Davis 3, Roach 2
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 57, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 51
Country Day 10 17 18 12 — 57
Charlotte Christian 7 13 12. 19– 51
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 57 — Carter Alessi 17, Fletcher Bigham 13, Dallas Gardner 12, Hewett 6, Bethel 5, Turner 4
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 51 — Gilbert 19, Lash 15, Jamison 7, Guandolo 8, Daniel 2
Notable: Carter Alessi led Country Day with 17 points including six for six on the free throw line. The Bucs advanced to the quarter finals where they will play number two seed Christ School in Asheville on Saturday. The win makes the Bucs 20-11 on the season.
CHARLOTTE LATIN 71, COVENANT DAY 64
CD 14 22 11 17–64
CL 15 13 11 32–71
COVENANT DAY 64 –Elijah Green 17, Niles Shipp 14, Chris Rivens 12, Patrick Penosky 12, Huitt 9
CHARLOTTE LATIN 71 –Ned Hull 23, Sean Rose 17, Nic Levy 12, James Jones 10, Hendley 9
Notable: Latin was led by Ned Hull 23 points-7 rebounds, Sean Rose 17 points-6 rebounds, Nic Levy 12 points, and James Jones 10 points. Covenant Day had balanced scoring from Elijah Green 17 points, Niles Shipp 14 points, Chris Rivens 12 points, and Patrick Pensky 12 points. With the win the Hawks advanced to the NCISAA quarterfinals on Saturday where they will visit Carmel Christian at 6:00.
Records: Charlotte Latin 14-11, Covenant Day 14-16
MOORESVILLE 63, LAKE NORMAN 59
Mooresville 13 10 19 21 — 63
Lake Norman 13 11 13 22 — 59
MOORESVILLE 63 — Travelle Bryson 21, Evaan Ezhilan 13, Jalen Chambers 12, Nylikk Troutman 9, AJ Parsley 4, Xavion White 2, Dylan Clark 2.
Notable: Bryson had 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Ezhilan had 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Chambers had 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Troutman had 10 rebounds. Parsley had 8 rebounds and 11 assists. White had 7 rebounds.
Record: 16-10
PROVIDENCE 52, INDEPENDENCE 46
Providence 10 9 10 23 52
Independence 10 11 11 14 46
PROVIDENCE 52 — Gaither 14, Howell 13, Taylor 9, Detenber 9, Singletary 4, Van Rensailer 3
INDEPENDENCE 46 — Kameron Jasper 14, Alberga 10, Johnson 6, Thomason 5, Davis 4, Barnes 3, Bosley-Slade 2, Kaleb Jasper 2
PROVIDENCE DAY 68, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 49
Metrolina 15 7 17 10 — 49
Providence Day 14 13 18 23 — 68
METROLINA 49 — Wilson Jr. 15, Price 12, Clark 11, Tillotson 9, Leatherwood 2
Notable: Sr. Michael Wilson Jr. 15p 8r 2a; Sr. Eli Clark 11p 7a 4r; Metrolina Christian ends the season 14-22
ROCKY RIVER 59, BUTLER 57
Rocky River 18 9 18 14 — 59
Butler 18 12 17 10 — 57
ROCKY RIVER 59 — Torres 6 Brantley 5 Warren 1 Brown 2 Price 6 Johnson 13 Lyles 19
Thursday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 10 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 59, EAST MECKLENBURG 14
Catholic 26 28 0 5 — 59
East Meck 4 4 0 6 — 14
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 59 — Gracynn Gough 19, Blanca Thomas 15, Scales 8, McKain 5, Kernodle 3, Fey 3, Fava 2, McArdle 2, Guella 2
EAST MECKLENBURG 14 — Domenech 5, Augustin 4, Stallings 3, Davidson 2
Records: Catholic 20-5, East Meck 5-21
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62, CARY ACADEMY 25
Cary Academy – 5. 7. 10. 3. — 25
Charlotte Latin 20. 25. 9. 8. — 62
CARY ACADEMY 25 – – Pernell 15, Benevides 5, McMahon 3, Smith 2
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62 — Charlotte Tune 25, Neely Hume 13, Vandiver 6, Hyder 5, Roberts 5, Poole 3, Archibald 3, Hutchinson
Wednesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Kamora Cannie, Myers Park: game-high 16 points in. a 44-24 win over Ardrey Kell in the SoMECK girls semifinals
Ella Chepul, Marvin Ridge: game-high 21 points in a 61-56 Southern Carolinas win over Sun Valley.
Jahnae Duncan, Central Cabarrus: freshman had 10 points, 10 rebounds in a 59-53 win over Northwest Cabarrus.
Delani Hammonds, Brock Rose, Ardrey Kell: combined for. 38 points — 19 each — in a 53-44 upset of Olympic in the SoMECK semifinals. Ardrey Kell upset Olympic last week to tie for second place in regular-season play.
Sir Mohammed, Myers Park: game-high 28 points in a 78-42 win over Harding. Myers Park will play Ardrey KEll in the SoMECK finals Friday.
Wednesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 2 MYERS PARK 78, HARDING 42
Harding – 12 11 9 10 — 42
Myers Park – 33 23 16 6 — 78
HARDING 42 — E. J. Davis 11, K. Davis 8, W. McGill 7
MYERS PARK 78 – Sir Mohammed 28, Elijah Strong 13, Sadiq White Jr 10, Santana Lynch 7, Jacob Paraison 6, Sam Walters 6, Kaamil Domingo 4, Adam Barnes 2, Bryce Long 2
Myers Park (21-4) advances to SoMeck Tournament Championship game
ARDREY KELL 53, NO. 11 OLYMPIC 44
Ardrey Kell 9 12 15 17 — 53
Olympic 13 13 7 11 — 44
ARDREY KELL 53 — Delani Hammonds 19, Brock Rose 19, Caden Caskey 11, RJ Milliken 2, Owen Wacker 2
OLYMPIC 44 — Bishop 4, Taylor 3, Terrell 11, Burns 12, Reynolds 4, Ragin 10
Record: AK 16-10 (9-3 conf)
CONCORD 65, CARSON 26
Concord 15 24 21 5 — 65
Carson 5 8 7 6 — 26
CONCORD 65 — Brayden Blue 24, Jerell Reddick 10, Ty Rushmeyer 7, James Smith 6, Jayden Beyan 5, Jeremiah Howard 4, Kobe Watts-Williams 4, Jaden Reid 3, Jadah Freeman 2
CARSON 26 — Jay McGruder 9, Cam Burleyson 6, Jonah Drye 3, CJ Gruloa 3, Emory Taylor 3, BJ Howard 2
Records: Concord 18-7; Carson 11-14
Notable: Jeremiah Howard added 9 rebounds and Jerell Reddick 8 rebounds & 5 steals on the night. Next up will be the SPC Conference tournament championship this Friday at 7:30pm featuring Concord vs. Central Cabarrus at Concord High School.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 91, PIEDMONT COMMUNITY 62
Corvian 23 23 25 20 —91
Piedmont 10 21 11 20 — 62
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 91 — Sam Harris 16, Preston Brawley 10, Covington 8. Townsend 8, Hudson 7, McCutcheon 9, AJ Jackson 10, Clark 2, Branden Burnell 21
PIEDMONT 62 — Carmichael 7, Grant 2, Peprah 9, Xavier Wilcher 10, Chase Teal 13, Jones 8, Littlejohn 6, Pless-Moses 6
Notables – Sophomore AJ Jackson 10 points & 11 assist. Sophomore Malachi McCutcheon 9 points , 7 rebounds and 5 blocks; Senior Josh Covington 9 rebounds, 4 assist 2 steals
Wednesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 65, COX MILL 34
Lake Norman 21 16 18 10 — 79
Cox Mill 3 14 9 8 — 34
LAKE NORMAN 79 — Kirsten Lewis-Williams 24 points 14 rebounds, 7 assists 5 steals, Lex Shehan 15, Kelsey Rhyne 9, Adason Buoniconti 6, Jets North 4, Addison Sirianni 4, Sam Shehan 3
COX MILL 34 — Farrell 9, Perry 8, Decker 5, Bellamy 5, Gibson 5, Richardson 2
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 61, HOUGH 37
N.Meck 15 14 16 16 –61
Hough 6 12 9 10—37
NORTH MECKLENBURG 61 — Boston Bates 16, Kiarah Dixon-Booker 16, Nevaeh Farmer 12, Hoover 6, Johnson 5 , Reid 4, Page 2, Smith 2
HOUGH 37 — Chloe Galombeck 11, Jakubery 9, James 4, Brealt 4, Ledesum 4, Loury 2, Zoerb 2, Cloninger 1
N.Meck: Overall 24 -1; Next up Mallard Creek in Conf, Tourney Championship
NO. 4 EAST LINCOLN 59, HICKORY 48
HHS: 6 14 11 17- 48
ELHS: 16 14 11 18- 59
HHS: Laken Powe 14, Gabby Bryant 11, L. Boyens 9, H. Dula 6, J. Turner 4, L. Bowman 3, A. Sisk 1
ELHS: Emma Montanari 19, Hailey McFadden 14, Kiara Anderson 13, G. Overbay 5, A. Hege 4, M. Self 2, M. Bissinger 2
Noteables: Emma Montanari 19 pts, 6 rebs, 4 steals, 2 assists. Hailey McFadden 14 pts, 5 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 assist. Kiara Anderson 13 pts, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebs.
HHS: (14-11, 9-5)
ELHS: (26-0, 14-0) Next Game vs #2 St.Stephens/ 3# North Iredell Winner 2/17/23 @ N. Iredell in Championship Game of 3A Western Foothills Conference
NO. 7 MALLARD CREEK 60, HOPEWELL 40
Mallard Creek 19 16 10 15 – 60
Hopewell 9 15 8 8 – 40
Mallard Creek 60 – – Elle Stone 20, Jazzy Stone 11, Toscano 8, Titus 5, Tapley 5, Young 5, Childs 3, Easterling 2, Horne 1
Hopewell 40 – – J. Carter 25, Fullenwider 9, Barr 8, Comandini 4, Ballo 2, Kerr 2
Notable: Elle Stone had 20 pts, 6 steals, 5 rebounds & 2 assists. Jazzy Stone had 11 pts, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal & 1 block. Laylah Toscano had 8 pts, 10 rebounds, 3 steals & 1 block.
Records: Mallard Creek 22-4, overall League 10-2, QCAC Conference Tournament 2-0
NO. 12 MYERS PARK 44, ARDREY KELL 24
Ardrey Kell – 05 07 04 08 — 24
Myers Park – 15 07 13 09 — 44
ARDREY KELL 24 — Lauren Brady 10, Burns 6, Evans 3, Glahn 3, Washington 2
MYERS PARK 44 — Kamora Cannie 16, LeXander 9, Truesdale 8, McDaniel 5, Wilson 4, Lassiter 2
Records: Ardrey Kell – 16-10; Myers Park – 20-5
NO. 15 MARVIN RIDGE 61, SUN VALLEY 56
Marvin 15, 18, 14, 14 — 61
Sun Valley 6, 27, 6, 17 — 56
MARVIN RIDGE 61 — Ella Chepul 21, Reese Fritz 16, Zahra Douglas 13, Robitaille 7
SUN VALLEY 56 — Vaughn 16, Meadows 13, Pascual 11, Robinson 8
CENTRAL CABARRUS 59, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 53 OT
Central — 10 12 15 12 OT 10 – 59
Northwest – 13 8 12 16 OT 4 – 53
CENTRAL CABARRUS 59 — Jalayah Ray 15, Kyra Lewis 11, Jocelyn Stanley, Jahnae Duncan 10, Smith 8, Burton 4
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 53 — Kennedy Hilsenroth 20, Kenzie Ortscheid 14, Re’Ale Walton 13, Gordon 4, Moore 1, Furner 1
Notable: Central Cabarrus Girls defeated Northwest in overtime 59-53. After losing to close games in conference Central pulled it out when it counted with a group effort. Central had 4 players in double digit points Jalayah Ray led the way with 15. Kyra Lewis and Jocelyn Stanley added 11. Freshman Jahnae Duncan finished with a double double 10 points 10 rebounds. Down the stretch Freshman Taylor Smith iced the game with 4 key free throws to push away and earn the win. Central with play in the finals vs west Rowan on Friday at 6pm at concord high
EAST BURKE 55, WEST LINCOLN 31
East Burke 13. 12 12 18.– 55
W. Lincoln. 5. 0. 12 14. — 31
EAST BURKE 55 — Braelyn Stilwell 13, Kara Brinkley 12, Taylor Bostain 11, Aubree Grigg 6, Kassie Turner 6, Maci McNeil 3, Kamiah Lawing 2, Kaliyah Hill 2
WEST LINCOLN 31 — C. Noramn 13, Z. Owenby 6, C. Robinson 6, A. Bieberich 4, Q. Avery 2
Records: East Burke 23-1
Notable: East Burke will play winner of Newton Conover/Maiden game Friday at 6pm in the CVAC tournament Championship Game.
HICKORY RIDGE 69, WEST CABARRUS 53
West Cabarrus. 10. 11. 11. 22 — 53
Hickory Ridge. 13. 15. 21. 20 — 69
WEST CABARRUS 53 – Clowney 12, Minard 11, Bond 10, White 7, Finley 7, Hicks 4, Mathis 2
HICKORY RDIGE 69 – Lewis 21, McClary 16, S. Gidney 14, M. Gidney 14, Leathers 2. C. Woodward 2
Notable: Ragin Bulls win the season series against the Wolverines 2 games to 1.
Records: South Iredell 18-8 Hickory Ridge 18-6
LINCOLN CHARTER 46, PINE LAKE PREP 26
PLP 09 04 07 06 = 26
LCHS 17 11 09 09 = 46
Pine Lake Prep 26 – N. Mullen 19, E. Wilkerson 5, A. House 2
Lincoln Charter 46 — Martha Guinle 14, Grace Rinaldo 12, Maddie Lusk 7, Samantha Ayres 7, Claire David 4, Symphani Stevens 2
Lincoln Charter Game Notes: Freshman, Martha Guinle led LCHS with 14 points, Grace Rinaldo had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, Maddie Lusk added 7 points and 5 assists. The win sets up LCHS for the Conference Tournament Championship game on Friday 2/17 6:00pm.
Records, Lincoln Charter 19-4 (8-0 conf.)
PIEDMONT CHARTER 61, SUGAR CREEK CHARTER 27
PIEDMONT 61 — Hailey Moore – 20; Kennedy Williams – 19; Grace East – 14; Allasha Houser – 6; Olivia Ballard – 2
Notable: The win makes this team the winningest in program history by both total wins (18), surpassing the 2017-2018 team…. and also by win percentage.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Lauren Arnold, West Rowan girls: game-high 20 points in a 81-24 win over Lake Norman Charter.
Chris Culliver, Maiden: UNC football recruit had a game-high 26 points in a 79-67 win over West Lincoln.
Cassidy Geddes, Newton-Conover girls: game-high 20 points in a 64-30 win over West Caldwell.
John Lash, Charlotte Christian: 28 points, 12 rebounds, three assists in a 67-60 win over High Point Wesleyan in the first round of the NCISAA 4A playoffs.
Kameron Taylor, Olympic: 17 points, 10 rebounds in a 83-36 win over Palisades in the SoMECK conference quarterfinals.
Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 88, NORTHWEST CABARRUS 51
NCHS 9 18 15 8 — 51
CENTRAL CABARRUS 28 27 25 8 — 88
NCHS 49 – M. Trombley 3, J. Gonder 5, J .Gonder 3, I. Woolfolk 5, L. Rowe 2, I. Thompson, L. Krok, H. Forrest 3, T. Hilesenroth 5, L. Menter 22, S.Moore 3, J. McCoy 3, A. Weyens 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 88 – Jaiden Thompson 17, Chase Daniel 17, Carson Daniel 7, Gavin Bullock 15, Adriel Miller 8, Eli Ford 8, Noah Edmisten 6, Cayden Smith, Emari Russell 5, Micah Murray 4, Jake Baker, K. Martin 2, C. Ezeigbo, L. Bruse-Jones
Notes: Central is averaging 88 pts per game, 25.4 assists per game, 19.7 steals per game, and committing 9.8 turnovers per game.
Central Cabarrus has won 3 straight South Piedmont Conference Regular Season Championships. Central Cabarrus has gone back-to-back 24-0 regular seasons.
Central Cabarrus 25-0 / 14-0 – NWHS 11-11 / 9-5
#1 Central plays Friday at Concord HS at 7:30pm vs Concord/Carson
NO. 11 OLYMPIC 83, PALISADES 36
Olympic 29 20 14 20 — 83
Palisades 4 16 13 3 — 36
OLYMPIC 83 – Kameron Taylor 17, Demarco Reynolds 14, Cameron Burns 13, Devin Ragin 11, Kyre Bishop 9, Chandler Kennedy 5, Jaydon Terrell 5, Deangelo Hall 4, Maurice Sabb 3, Rafael Brown 2..
PALISADES – 36 – Kingston Henry 8, Brian Ngo 6, Matthew Dillard 6 , Jayen Reeves 6, Nikayle Hodge 6, Gulio Caramella 2, Jayden Brown 2.
Note: The #3 seed Olympic Trojans won the 1st round of the SoMeck 7 Conference tournament over The Palisades Pumas 83-36. Junior Kameron Taylor led The Trojans scoring a Double-Double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Olympic moves to the Semi-Final round of The SoMeck 7 Conference where they will take on the #2 seed Ardrey Kell Knights Wednesday February 15th with a 7 pm tip off time at Myers Park Gym #2. Freshman Kingston Henry led the Pumas with 8 points.
ARDREY KELL 54, BERRY 44
Ardrey Kell 11 9 16 18 — 54
Berry 10 11 13 10 — 44
ARDREY KELL 54 — Delani Hammonds 17, Brock Rose 16, Caden Caskey 10, Cole Perodeau 6, RJ Milliken 3, Trent Gerald 2
BERRY 44 — Maske 2, Griffin 5, Kinard 6, McManus-Wade 6, Wantay 8, Williams 1, Preston 10, Brice 3, Merriweather 3
Record: AK 15-10 (9-3 conf)
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 67, HP WESLEYAN 60
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 10 17 21 19 — 67
WESLEYAN 15 17 11 17 — 60
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN– John Lash 28, Daniel Guandolo 23, Micah Gilbert 10, Ben King 3, A.J. Jamison 3,
WESLEYAN– S.McLamb 16, T.Jackson 12, J. Williams 9, J. Daney 8, D. Strickland 7, K. Proetos 4, C.Little 3,
Notable: John Lash 28 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists; Daniel Guandolo 23 points, 4 steals, 2 blocks; Micah Gilbert 10 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds; Records: Charlotte Christian 10- 18 ; Wesleyan 10-18
HOPEWELL 65, WEST CHARLOTTE 57
HOPEWELL 65 — Quay Watson 31, Kamari Cooke 8, Tay Hines 6, Kahdir Upsher 3, Derrick Eley 6, Brian Carr 8 Jullian Mack 3
WEST CHARLOTTE 57 — Raymond 8, Alford 8, Traylor 16, Day 10, Day 3, Houston 7, Aron 2, Kone 2
Records: Hopewell 14-10 (6 – 7); WC 11-13 (5 – 8)
HOUGH 69, MALLARD CREEK 59
Hough 13 13 23 21 — 69
Mallard Creek 14 6 24 15 — 59
HOUGH 69 — Trey Horton 20, Hank Neace 19, Rashad McCormick 16, Smith 6, Galombeck 6, Temple 1, Barnes 1
MALLARD CREEK 59 — Jaylen Connor 22, Hawkins 10, Young 12, Ross 11, Rahman 2, Walker 2
Records: Hough 17-8 (7-5) Mallard Creek 9-15 (3-9)
Notables: Senior Trey Horton led the Huskies with 20 pts on 6/10 shooting. Junior Hank Neace had 19 pts, 4 reb, and 4 asst on 8/10 shooting. Senior Rashad McCormick had 16 pts and 4 assts on 7/11 shooting.
MAIDEN 79, WEST LINCOLN 67
West Lincoln 15 15 20 17 — 67
Maiden 17 20 21 21 — 79
WEST LINCOLN 67 — Jordan Truesdale 18, Evan Hartsoe 15, Lucas Howell 6, Riley Bradley 5, Mikalister Anderson 2, Gideon Allen 13, Bryce Beddingfield 4, Zander Harrelson 4 — 67
MAIDEN 79 — Gibbs 3, Robinson 8, Culliver 26, Stover 3, Teague 5, Sigmon 10, Misher 23, Maze 1– 79
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 64, NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN 62
Metrolina 13 15 23 13 = 64
North Raleigh 16 15 11 20 = 62
METROLINA CHRISTIAN 64 — Clark 33, Wilson Jr. 16, Price 12, Rucks 3
Notable: Metrolina: Sr. Eli Clark 33p scored game winner as time expired; Sr. Michael Wilson 16p 15r 3s 2a. Metrolina Christian 14-21 (5-9) plays in the 2nd round of the NCISAA State Playoffs v Providence Day School on Thursday, February 16th time TBD.
WEST CALDWELL 78, EAST BURKE 55
West Caldwell. 9. 20. 24. 25 — 78
East Burke. 15. 6. 19. 15 — 55
West Caldwell 78 — M. Patterson 20, Maddox 18, Thomas 15, J. Patterson 12, Anthony 6, McKinney 5, McMasters 2
East Burke 55 — Hudson 14, Coleman 13, Cox 12, Cline 10, Shook 3, Dellinger 2, Mast 1
Records: West Caldwell 22-2, East Burke 4-19
Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 13 WEST ROWAN 81, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 24
LNC 4 12 6 2 — 24
WR 24 23 19 15 — 81
LNC 24 – Brooklin Leak 7, Reece Long 6, Callie Genece 6, Kailyn Kilpatrick 5
WR 81 – Arnold 20, Thompson 13, Phifer 12, Huntley 11, Clarke 9, Tenor 8, Edwards 4, Martin 2, Durham 2
ALEXANDER CENTRAL 55, FREEDOM 37
Freedom 11 13 5 8 – 37
Alexander 13 18 11 13- 55
Alexander 55 – Hallie Jarrett 13, Malayah Adams 10, Mereith Wike 11, Jordan 6, Roseman 2, McDaniel 4, Clark 2, Hayes 3, Smith 2, Curtis 2, Starnes, Jack.
Freedom 37 – Sydnie Demiter 21, Whitaker 6, McGee 5, Hagmann 2, Johnson 2, Whisnant 1, Gladden, Cooke, Turner, Kirksey
ARDREY KELL 61, OLYMPIC 37
ARDREY KELL 61 — Sarah Evans 12, Lauren Brady 13, Autumn Washington 14, Molly Burns 19, McCoy 2, Scott 1
OLYMPIC 37- Devin Long 22, Barri-13 Zee 2
ASHE COUNTY 47, SOUTH CALDWELL 29
South Caldwell 13 3 8 5 — 29
Ashe County 14 11 15 7 — 47
SOUTH CALDWELL 29 — Edwards 3, Anderson 7, Phillips 4, Smith 3, Lillie Bumgarner 10, Barber 2, Whitman, Jetton
ASHE COUNTY 47 — Paige Overcash 15, Phipps 4, French 2, Abby Sheets 12, Eller 9, Dawson 5, Hudler, Richardson, Toledo, Herman
Record: South Caldwell (10-15, 1-10)
NEWTON-CONOVER 64, WEST CALDWELL 30
Newton-Conover 19 – 14 -19 – 12 = 64
West Caldwell 3 – 10 – 6 – 11 = 30
NEWTON-CONOVER 64 — Cassidy Geddes 20, Lizzie Sain 14, Sara Sain 9, Grayson Rowe 8, Hadleigh Swagger 8, Alaysia Hewitt 3, Samiyah Hope 2, Kylie Hill, Jaylen Barnes, Reagan Brown, Madison Reinhardt, Varsuliah Criag
WEST CALDWELL 30 — Anna Cline 13, Dacelia Remigio 5, Cheyenne Brittain 3, Lucy Manuel 3, Zoe Braswell 2, Madalyn Gragg 2, Daylann Patterson 2, Zoie McElyea, Danica Benge, Mackenzie Watts. Mayce Williams.
Record: Newton-Conover: 21 – 4 / 13 -2 Conference; West Caldwell: 2 -18 / 2 – 13 conference
Monday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Keshawn Adams, Bessemer City: 25 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocks in a 83-48 win over Highland Tech.
Jade Clowney, West Cabarrus: 22 points, four steals and two assists in a 68-34 win over AL Brown. She made 4-of-5 3-point attempts and 4-of-4 free throws.
Brianna Easterling, Mallard Creek: freshman point guard had 20 points, 11 steals, five assists and two rebounds in a 91-17 win over West Meck.
AJ Parsley, Mooresville: 13 points, six rebounds and six assists in a 59-53 win over West Cabarrus.
Jalayah Ray, Central Cabarrus: 18 points, five rebounds, four steals in a 59-27 win over South Rowan.
Monday’s Girls Boxscores
NO. 4 EAST LINCOLN 70, WEST IREDELL 18
WIHS: 3 6 5 4- 18
ELHS; 27 23 16 4- 70
WEST IREDELL 18 — Brooklyn Gibson 10, K. Stroud 4, B. Morrison 3, S. Bridges 1
EAST LINCOLN 70 — Hailey McFadden 16, Emma Montanari 13, Kiara Anderson 13, Ginny Overbay 10, T. Martin 4, T. Thomas 4, K. Rhinehart 3, M. Bissinger 3, A. Hege 2, K. Sink 2
Noteables: Hailey McFadden 16 pts, 3 rebs, 3 steals, 1 block. Kiara Anderason 13 pts, 6 rebs, 7 steals, 6 assists. Emma Montanari 13 pts, 3 rebs, 4 assists. Taniyah Thomas 4 pts, 3 rebs, 4 steals, 6 assists, 1 block
Records: WIHS: (2-23, 0-14); ELHS: (25-0, 14-0) Next game vs Hickory Semi- Finals of 3A Western Foothills Conference Tournament @ North IRedell 2/15/23
NO. 7 MALLARD CREEK 91, WEST MECKLENBURG 17
Mallard Creek 36 15 23 17 – 91
West Meck 3 9 0 5 – 17
MALLARD CREEK 91 – – Brianna Easterling 20, Elle Stone 16, Jazzy Stone 16, Kennedy McGuire 11, Massey-Jones 8, Hennegan 6, Titus 4, Toscano 4, Childs 2, Tapley 2
WEST MECKLENBURG 17 – – Robinson 12, Meadows 3, Brooks 2
Notable: Freshman point guard, Brianna Easterling finished with a double-double 20 points, 11 steals, 5 assists & 2 rebounds. Freshman combo guard, Jazmeen Stone finished with 16 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds & 1 block. Sophomore guard, Elle Stone, finished with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals & 1 assist. Freshman guard, Kennedy McGuire finished with 11 pts, 4 steals, 3 rebounds & 3 assists.
Records: Mallard Creek 21-4, overall League 10-2, QCAC Conference Tournament 1-0
NO. 10 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 65, ROCKY RIVER 19
Catholic 24 17 16 8 — 65
Rocky River 5 4 3 7 — 19
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 65 — Gracynn Gough 18, Blanca Thomas 15, Scales 8, Kernodle 6, Fava 3, McKain 3, Fleshood 3, McArdle 2, O’Brien 2, Byron 2, Tucker 2, Guella 1
ROCKY RIVER 19 — Montgomery 9, Jarrett 6, Tesfay 4
Records: Catholic 19-6, Rocky River 3-19
CENTRAL CABARRUS 59, SOUTH ROWAN 27
Central – 19 4 21 15 — 59
South – 3 13 2 9 — 27
CENTRAL CABARRUS 59 — Jalayah Ray 18, Kyra Lewis 16, Smith 7, Duncan 5, Cruz, 4, Burton 4, Pickett 3, Stanley 2
SOUTH ROWAN 27 — Alston 9, Dextraze 6, Morgan 4, Cherry 3, Childers 3, Atwell 2
Notable: Central Cabarrus beat South Rowan in the the 1st round of the SPC Tournament 59-27. Central was led by Jalayah Ray’s 18 points 5 Rebounds and 4 Steals. Kyra Lewis added 16 points and 8 Rebounds. Central will face Northwest Cabarrus in the 2nd round of the Conference tournament hosted by Concord High on Wednesday. Central looks to avenge their two close losses to Northwest. Central loss both matches by 3 points
COX MILL 57, MOORESVILLE 38
Mooresville 6 14 10 8 – 38
Cox Mill 11 15 17 14 – 57
MOORESVILLE 38 — Piper 5, Davis 9, Bingham 2, Harrell 2, Grum 7, Lane 6, Imman 4, Rumerill 2
COX MILL 57 — Jackson 3, Diaz 4, Williams 3, Bellamy 2, Gibson 5, Richardson 4, Tarodo 2, Decker 15, Farrell 3, Perry 13
HOUGH 60, WEST CHARLOTTE 33
Hough 12 15 18 13– 60
West Charlotte 4 8 9 12 — 33
Hough 60 — Chloe Galombeck 21, Reese Cloninger 11, Mia Raymond 8, Jacquelyn Jakubecy 6, Sophia Zoerb 5, Kaybri Lowry 4, Kate Breault 3, June Ledesma 2
West Charlotte 21 — Jaylah Henderson 10, Jonnae Bennett 9, Paige Bowman 8, Kenya Grier 2, Zaria Williams 2, Roniya Simmons 2
Records: Hough 14-11; West Charlotte 7-16
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 59, EAST ROWAN 53
LNC 17 17 13 12 — 59
ER 5 16 9 23 — 53
LNC 59 – Reece Long 24, Julia Zelando 16, Jenna Mostert 11, Kailyn Kilpatrick 6, Rachel Turner 2
ER 53 – Whicker 16, L. Klutz 14, Collins 5, Cox 4, Cook 4, Boardly 3, M. Klutz 3, Waddell 3, Smith 1
Notable: Julia Zelando made 5 Free Throws in the final minute; Julia Zelando Career High Points (16); Reece Long Career High Points (24)
NORTH IREDELL 70, STATESVILLE 49
North Iredell 21 21 19 9 — 70
Statesville. 11 10 15 13 — 49
NORTH IREDELL 70 — Lily Ward 16, Tatum Bradford 14, Jewel Allen 12, Collins 8, Curlee 8, Wittenmyer 5, Gaither 3, Lippard 2, Patterson 2
STATESVILLE 49 — Ameia Morrison 26, Sakari Johnson 17, Davidson 5, Reid 1
WEST CABARRUS 68, AL BROWN 34
West Cabarrus 16 17 24 11 — 68
AL Brown 17 7 6 4 — 34
WEST CABARRUS 68 — Jade Clowney 22, Rayana Minard 18, Emonie Hicks 10, Bond 5, Finley 2, Robinson 2, White 6, Mathis 3
AL BROWN 34 — Ayanni Flood 12, Sadie Faulkner 11, Green 2, Foster 6, Grier 1, Bradley 2
Notable: West Cabarrus’ Jade Clowney led all scorers with 22 points shooting 4 of 5 from behind the arc and 4 for 4 from the line. Clowney dished out 2 assists while grabbing 4 steals. Rayana Minard followed closely behind with 18 points, 8 steals and 3 assists. Emonie Hicks poured in 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
Monday’s Boys Boxscores
BESSEMER CITY 83, HIGHLAND TECH 48
Bessemer City 19 17 25 22 — 83
Highland 10 7 17 14 — 48
BESSEMER CITY 83 — Keyshawn Adams-25 ,Randall Pettus 15,Nazari Smarr 15,Terrance Smith 12, Jameer Holmes 8,Jay Gaddy 4,Jvontre Duff 2,Tristen Gordon 2
HIGHLAND TECH 48 — E. Whitted 25,V.Mussie 7,E.Sheml 6,A.Eaust 5,C.Newman 3, C.Spake 2
Notable: Keshawn Adams 25 pts 13 rebs 7 blks; Randall Pettus 15 pts 8 steals 9 assits; Nazari Smarr 15 pts 10 rebs
Record: Bessemer City 16-7
CUTHBERTSON 60, PIEDMONT 21
Cuthbertson 18 24 18 0 – 60
Piedmont 8 5 7 1 – 21
CUTHBERTSON 60 — Iovino 24, Sacoto 15, Willie 7, Simon 5, Voss 3, Allen 3, Waeghe 2, Rodgers 1
PIEDMONT 21 — Polk 5, Purvis 5, Rushing 4, Thomas 4, Allen 2, Clontz 1
Notable: Cuthbertson will play #2 seed Porter Ridge Wednesday, February 15th @ 7:30pm at Marvin Ridge High School
EAST LINCOLN 81, NORTH IREDELL 60
East Lincoln 26 15 17 23 — 81
North Iredell 11 15 14 20 — 60
EAST LINCOLN 81 — Tyler Mizzell 2, Keandre Walker 19, Carson Engstrand 2, Palmer Crichton 7, Houston Hartsell 2, Davis Hill 8, Nathan Kuthan 6, Jackson Fannon 17, Mason Simmons 13, Riley Shropshire 5, Hampton Good, Kingsley Huntley 0
STATESVILLE 60 — Caleb Tillman 4, Kevin Bryant 5, Noah Owens 14, Jay’Veon Lackey 6, Mekiaun Davis 12, Kory Smith 10, Sherrill 9
Records: East Lincoln 20-5, 10-4, Statesville 2-17, 2-12
Notable: The Mustangs have won 20+ games 14 of the last 18 years. Monday, East Lincoln had three players in double figures led by senior, Drew Walker, who had 19 points and 6 rebounds, followed by sophomore, Jackson Fannon, who had 17 points and made 5 3-pointers, and senior, Mason Simmons, who had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
MOORESVILLE 59, WEST CABARRUS 53
Mooresville 19 13 9 18 — 59
West Cabarrus 10 13 15 15 — 53
MOORESVILLE 59 — Travelle Bryson 18, AJ Parsley 13, Evaan Ezhilan 8, Nylikk Troutman 6, Jalen Chambers 6, Xavion white 4, Dylan Clark 2, Marley Samuel 2.
Notable: Bryson had 8 rebounds. Parsley had 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Ezhilan had 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Troutman had 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Chambers had 6 rebounds.White had 5 assists.
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 52, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45
Lake Norman Charter 6 7 12 20 — 45
Northwest Cabarrus 8 12 11 21 — 52
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45 — Braylon Irelan 18, Julian Johnson 10, James Carswell 7, Isaiah Martino 4, Jay Morgan 4, Charlie Fox 2
NORTHWEST CABARRUS 52 — J. Gonder 27, M. Trombley 13, L. Rowe 5, T. Hilsenroth 3, J. Forrest 2, L. Menter 2
LNC loses in the first round of the conference Tournament and will now await seeding for the state playoffs on Saturday.
SUN VALLEY 62, CUTHBERTSON 39
Sun Valley 12 12 16 22 — 62
Cuthbertson 2 10 19 8 — 39
SUN VALLEY 62 — Calhoun 2, Nate Tavares 10, Tyree White 16, Mason 6, Price 3, Brockington 10, Kaelan Marsh 16
CUTHBERTSON 39 — Haymore 4, Barber 2, Beals 3, Douglas 6, Haggarty 8, Nali 16
Notable: Sun Valley faces off with Weddington in the semifinal round of the SCC Tournament tomorrow at 7:30pm.
This story was originally published February 14, 2023, 6:15 AM.
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