No. 1 Myers Park downs Olympic after fights in stands clear gym: Friday’s boys’ rewind
Friday night’s high school basketball game between conference rivals Myers Park and Olympic only had fans for one quarter.
Game officials demanded the gym be cleared after two altercations broke out in the stands in the first half.
Two sources who were at the game told The Observer that a Myers Park player was undercut while attempting to score, and parents of both players got into a heated shouting match. Both families were sitting on the same side of the gym, behind their teams’ benches.
“That situation got under control pretty quickly,” one source said.
Just after that, a separate fight broke out behind the Olympic bench, the sources said, and officials demanded the gym be cleared before the game could resume.
Myers Park, No. 1 in The Observer’s Sweet 16 and a top 15 team nationally, won easily, 77-32. The Mustangs led 58-8 at halftime and were led by 11 points each from Jacob Paraison, Ashton King and Bishop Boswell. A.J. Jamison added nine points.
Friday’s #BIG5 top performers
Langston Boyd, Mallard Creek: Boyd had a game-high 23 points in a 55-35 win over Hough.
Isaiah Henry, Cannon School: In an 81-59 win over Charlotte Latin, Henry had a game-high 31 points. Cannon, Covenant Day and Providence Day ended up in a first-place tie for the CISAA conference title.
Jack Hudson, Corvian Community: In a 68-43 win over Pine Lake Prep, Hudson had 11 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
Trey Maxwell, North Mecklenburg: Maxwell had a game-high 27 points, making five 3-point shots, in an 83-71 come-from-behind win at Chambers.
Christian Virgilio, Lake Norman Charter: On Senior Night, Virgilio scored a career-high 22 points in a 75-48 win over South Rowan.
No. 2 North Meck survives scare at Chambers
North Meck won the Queen City conference championship with Friday’s 83-71 win over Chambers. But the Cougars really made the nationally ranked Vikings work.
North Meck led by two points heading into the fourth quarter before outscoring the Cougars 27-17 in the fourth.
“This is what you expect when you play over here,” Vikings coach Duane Lewis said after the game. “Sold out like it is every year. It was just two great teams going at one another.”
That crowd got really loud when Chambers got the lead in the third quarter, threatening to become the first N.C. team to beat North Mecklenburg this season.
“We talked about it the first time we played them and now,” Lewis said. “It’s a game of runs. We controlled most of the first half, but they came out and punched us in the mouth. We settled back in. It’s always great to get a win around here.”
The Vikings were led by 27 points from senior guard Trey Maxwell, who made five 3-point shots. McDonald’s All-American Isaiah Evans had 22 points for North. Markus Kerr, a sophomore, led Chambers with 15 points.
“The team looks at me for energy,” Maxwell said. “I’m the energy guy on the floor for the team. I go after rebounds. I’m all over the place.”.
Cannon wins CISAA title again
Cannon School beat Charlotte Latin 81-59 Friday to win the CISAA league title for the fourth time in five years. The Cougars will share the crown with Covenant Day and Providence Day.
All three teams finished 8-2 in league play.
The N.C. Independent Schools state tournament begins next week, and pairings are expected to be announced Sunday.
Concord Academy wins MAC title
Concord Academy beat Gaston Day, 64-61, in overtime to win the Metrolina Athletic conference tournament championship Friday.
Concord Academy won the regular-season title and repeated as tournament champions. Friday, Jake Benham and Indiana State signee Sean Birmingham combined for 32 points.
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Boys’ box scores
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 83, NO. 6 CHAMBERS 71
North Mecklenburg 24 22 10 27 — 83
Chambers 17 17 20 17 — 71
CHAMBERS 71 — Markus Kerr 15, Malik McCotter 11, Tarris Bouie 15, Jordan Patton 2, Jaydon Terrell 4, Cameron Thompson 9, Maurio Hanson 15
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 90, CONCORD 52
Concord 15 10 13 14 — 52
Central Cabarrus 24 25 22 19 — 90
CONCORD 52 – J. Freeman 2, J. Freeman 19, Phillips 4, Reid 10, Rushmeyer 5, Arellano 4, Howard 8
CENTRAL CABARRUS 90 – Chase Daniel 19, Carson Daniel 10, DJ Kent 7, Joshua Dalton 19, Noah Edmisten 7, Emari Russell 12, Jake Baker 7, Cayden Smith 6, LarQuise Burse-Jones 2, Chinua Ezeigbo 1, Kevonta’ Martin, Julius Picket
Notable: Central forced turnovers 32 and had 28 assists, 20 steals and 8 blocks. Central Cabarrus has won 54 straight games and 45 straight games at Central Cabarrus. The Vikings have won 43 straight SPC games.
NO. 4 WEDDINGTON 64, CUTHBERTSON 30
Weddington 18 24 14 8 — 64
Cuthbertson 13 4 8 5 — 30
WEDDINGTON 64 — Kj Younger 26, Grant Hamilton 10, Ellyson 9, Nnaji 5, Vaughn 4, Zepp 4, Cook 2, Muteb 2, Ricketts 2
CUTHBERTSON 30 — Webb 9, Thompson 6, Newhart 4, Gunby 3, Nelson 3, Tolchin 3, Heyward 2
Cuthbertson - 30 – Webb - 9, Thompson - 6, Newhart -4, Gunby - 3, Nelson -3, Tolchin - 3, Heyward -2
Record: Weddington 21-1, 7-0; Cuthbertson 3-19, 0-8
NO. 11 COVENANT DAY 71, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 47
Covenant Day 19 12 18 22 — 71
Christian 7 10 14 16 — 47
COVENANT DAY 71 — Green 10, Rivens 11, White 11, Weaver 2, Penosky 8, Haggarty 8, Olshefski 10, Marcus 11
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 47 — Kabwe 4, Rsen 4, Bradway 4, Guandolo 21, Carroll 10, Guess 4
NO. 12 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 63, ARDREY KELL 55
South Meck 10 19 12 12 10 — 63
Ardrey Kell 17 12 5 19 2 — 55
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 63 — P. Moye 21, A. Skelton 19, M. Howard 11, B. Houpt 7
ARDREY KELL 55 — D. Hammonds 18, B. Freeman 18, C. Caskey 9
Records: S. Meck 20-3, 7-2; Ardrey Kell 15-7, 4-4
NO. 13 CANNON SCHOOL 81, CHARLOTTE LATIN 59
Cannon 17 14 24 26 — 81
Latin 4 17 20 18 — 59
CANNON 81 — Isaiah Henry 31, Lincoln Vinson 13, Austin Swartz 12, Martin 8, Claggett 6, King 5, Dixon 3, Equan 3
LATIN 59 — James Jones 20, Titus Ivory 12, Nic Levy 10, Dauska 7, Pence 3, McGirt 2, Casey 2, Hutchinson 2
Records: Cannon 24-9, 8-2; Latin 13-13, 3-7
NO. 16 HOPEWELL 71, WEST MECKLENBURG 42
HOPEWELL 71 — Watson 13, Brown 5, Eley 5, Wallace 2, Hines 9, Rice 2, Hutchinson 2, Mack 21, Johnson 3, Gibbs 7, Cage 2
WEST MECKLENBURG 42 — Higgins 4, McDonald 8, Tate 13, Crawford 4, Jones 3, Pratt 6, Graham 4
Record: Hopewell 16-5, 7-4; WM 6-14, 2-9
BUTLER 58, CATHOLIC 46
Charlotte Catholic 9 10 4 23 — 46
Butler 15 9 12 22 — 58
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 46 — Liam Gates 11, Eddie David 12, Chris Eagan 10, Escobedo 5, Noonan 2, Noch 2, Dinkin 2
BUTLER 58 — Caleb Milliagan 18, Tyler Showalter 18, Currence 3, Grier 4, Azar 3, Badio 6, Starnes 6
CONCORD ACADEMY 64, GASTON DAY 61 OT
Gaston Day 12 10 20 18 1 — 61
CA: 17 9 10 24 4 — 64
GASTON DAY 61 — Coulter 13, Kimrey 4, Hunter 13, Todd 17, Simpson 9, Chotkowski 5
CONCORD ACADEMY 64 — Ian Howard 7, Serrod McCormick 6, Lincoln Raper 8, Jake Benham 16, Sean Birmingham 16, James Minlend 5, Alek Kornacki 6
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 68, PINE LAKE PREP 43
Pine Lake Prep 11 10 9 13 — 43
Corvian Community 18 9 17 24 — 68
PINE LAKE PREP 43 — Wonleh 2, Coleman 4, Bruce 6, Lawson 3, Morgan 1, Statzer 7, Robert Magner 11, Strickfaden 9
CORVIAN COMMUITY 68 — Ricky Moore Jr, 22, McCutcheon 9, Doug Quarles III 12, Jack Hudson 11, Johnson 4, Scott 3, Jackson 6, Frey 1
Notable: For Corvian, guard Jack Hudson had 11 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Doug Quarles (12 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks) and Ricky Moore (20 of his 22 points in the second half) had strong games.
EAST LINCOLN 69, ST. STEPHENS 53
East Lincoln 26 8 10 25 — 69
St. Stephens 9 16 17 11 — 53
EAST LINCOLN 69 — Davis Hill 10, Christian Atkins 12, Hampton Good 0, Houston Hartsell 14, Landon Aungst 7, Grant Lawless 4, Jaxon Dollar 4, Jackson Fannon 18
ST. STEPHENS 53 — Jordan Twitty 0, Hayden Hillman 3, Javian White 8, Noah VanBeurden 14, Jacob Osborne 1, Trey White 2, Jonah Long 23
Records: East Lincoln 13-9, 7-5; St. Stephens 11-11, 5-7
INDEPENDENCE 57, EAST MECKLENBURG 54
East Mecklenburg 9 15 14 16 — 54
Independence 17 9 15 16 — 57
EAST MECKLENBURG 54 — Ahmari Hicks 17, Buzzard 9, Johnson 9, Heath 8, Mciver 8, Rupert 3
INDEPENDENCE 57 — Kolbe Johnson 11, Kaleb Jasper 11, Tosh Alberga 11, Yancey Thomason 10, Neely 8, K. Jasper 4, Bosley Slade 2
Records: East Meck 11-11, 4-6; Independence 17-5, 9-1
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 75, SOUTH ROWAN 48
Lake Norman Charter 19 21 12 23 — 75
South Rowan- 6 8 15 19 — 48
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 75 — Christian Virgilio 22, Braylon Irelan 16, Jay Morgan 9, Kaison Propst 8, Dean Ruthstrom 5, Owen Kuhn 5, Collin McConneyhead 4, Braden Wilkie 2, Levi Church 2, Langston Holder 2
Notable: For Lake Norman Charter, Christian Virgilio had a career-high 22 points on Senior Night.
MALLARD CREEK 55, HOUGH 35
Hough 8 6 10 11 — 35
Mallard Creek 12 8 18 17 — 55
HOUGH 35 — Blake Desautels 12, John Slusher 8, Cole Skovira 7, Matt Nesta 4, Jack Thompson 2
MALLARD CREEK 55 — Boyd 23, Washington 12, Ridge 6, Rahman 5, Savage 4, Myers 2, White 2, Johnson 2
PROVIDENCE 67, ROCKY RIVER 50
Rocky River 11 14 10 15 — 50
Providence 16 15 14 22 — 67
ROCKY RIVER 50 — Shamari Johnson 16, Markeist Houston 12
PROVIDENCE 67 — Jack Siegel 22, Caleb Gaither 10
Records: Rocky River 9-13; Providence 8-14
WEST CABARRUS 61, MOORESVILLE 59
Mooresville 13 18 10 18 — 59
West Cabarrus 11 10 13 27 — 61
MOORESVILLE 59 — Kyri Wilson 15, Jalen Chambers 11, Dylan Clark 10, Nolan Ericson 8, Eian Bailey 8, Carson Schaen 3, Bryson Demby 2, Dylan Leuthardt 2.
Notable: For Mooresville, Wilson had 5 assists and 4 steals. Chambers had 3 steals. Clark had 10 rebounds. Ericson had 2 steals. Bailey had 11 rebounds.
