Tuesday’s boys’ high school basketball rewind: Independence holds off Charlotte Catholic
Independence High jumped out to a big early lead against Charlotte Catholic and beat the Cougars 59-45 Tuesday in a Southwestern 4A conference game.
The Patriots led 17-6 after the first quarter and made that lead stand up, helped by a 19-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Zion Bosley-Slade led the Patriots with 15 points and Jaxson Neely added 11. Catholic got 15 from Chris Eagan and 14 from Liam Gates.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 top performers
Nick Arnold, Lake Norman: Arnold had seven points, 12 rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 62-49 win over Mount Tabor.
Christian Coleman, West Charlotte: Coleman had a game-high 22 points in a 63-29 win over West Mecklenburg.
Dylan Deluca, United Faith: In an 86-63 win over Carolina International, Deluca had 31 points, 12 rebounds.
Isaiah Henry, Cannon School: Henry, a 6-5 junior, had a game-high 26 points in an 82-67 win over No. 6 Cannon School vs. No. 8 Northside Christian.
Samaj Long, Porter RIdge: Long had a game-high 30 points in a 76-72 win over Forest Hills. He’s averaging 29.5 points his last two games.
Tuesday’s box scores
NO. 4 LAKE NORMAN 62, MOUNT TABOR 49
Lake Norman 5 20 20 17 — 62
Mt. Tabor 9 18 12 10 — 49
LAKE NORMAN 62 — Josh Yates 14, Santana Lynch 19, Taurean McKinnon 2, Tre McKinnon 14, Nick Arnold 7, Trent Steinour 6
MT. TABOR 49 — Peterkin 20, Blair 10, Robinson 9, Koonin 2, Shay 5 Scurry 3
Notable: Lake Norman’s Santana Lynch with his fifth double-double of the season, going for 19 points, 13 rebounds.
NO. 5 CHAMBERS 71, HOUGH 18
Hough 8 4 1 5 — 18
Chambers 16 23 18 14 — 71
CHAMBERS 71 —Ethan Smith 4, Markus Kerr 9, Tarris Bouie 13, Jordan Patton 10, Jaydon Terrell 3, Desmond Martin 3, Rahzere Anderson 3, Cameron Thompson 5, Maurio Hanson 17, Chris Glenn 2, Jaylen Garvin 2
Notable: Maurio Hanson (17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks); Tarris Bouie (13 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal); Jordan Patton (10 Points, 3 assists, 2 blocks); Markus Kerr (9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals); and Malik McCotter (5 steals 4 assists) had big games for the Cougars.
NO. 6 CANNON SCHOOL 82, NO. 8 NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 67
Cannon 19 18 18 27 — 82
Northside 13 14 23 17 — 67
CANNON 82 — Isaiah Henry 26, Austin Swartz 23, Jay Clagget 18, Lincoln Vinson 10, Martin2, Ingram 2, Murash 1
NORTHSIDE 67 — Kyrell Shaw 26, Josh Bullock 14, Arael Jones 12, Cowan 8, Johnson- Freeman 6, Smith 1
Records: Cannon 10-3; Northside 7-4
Notable: Four Cannon players were in double digits.
NO. 7 DAVIDSON DAY 48, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 47
Westminster Catawba 18 2 13 14 — 47
Davidson Day 11 12 13 13 — 48
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 81 — Kenyon Addie 15, Stephen Quinn 12, M.J Littlejohn 14, Hodge 4, Rushin 3, Redmon 1
DAVIDSON DAY 48 - Denis 17, Spruell 4, Smith 5, Stevens 11, Kester 8, Jacobs 3,
Notable: Westminster Catawba falls to 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the MAC Conference. Kenyon Addie led WCCS in scoring for the second straight game (15 points, four rebounds, two steals). Westminster’s next game is Friday, December 15 at Hickory Grove Christian.
NO. 9 HOPEWELL 70, MALLARD CREEK 63
HOPEWELL 70 — Mack 12, Watson 26, Gatlin 2, Eley 11, Hines 9, Gibbs 6, Lyons 2, Cage 2, Rice 2
MALLARD CREEK 63 — Young 6, Rahman 4, Davis 15, White 8, Ridge 7, Savage 2, Boyd 20
Records: Hopewell 7-0, 2-0 Queen City 3A/4A; Mallard Creek 3-6, 0-2
NO. 11 UNITED FAITH 86, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 63
UFCA 19 14 33 20 — 86
CIS 12 17 14 20 — 63
UFCA 86 — Dylan Deluca 31, JD Bowden 13, Isaiah Sutherland 12, DJ Boyce 7, Speedy Evering 6, Will Brown 6, Logan Johnson 6, Izayah McLaughlin 4, Danatel Dejene 1
CIS 63 — Michael Davis 19, Rodney Fullerwinder 16, Roy Quick 10, Kendall Salter 10, Steven Jefferson 8
NO. 14 WEDDINGTON 70, PARKWOOD 56
Weddington 20 13 22 15 — 70
Parkwood 15 19 11 11 — 56
WEDDINGTON 70 — Grant Hamilton 27, KJ Younger 19, Aiden Cook 10, Ellyson 8, Zepp 6
PARKWOOD 56 — Greg Vinson 25, Cam McKinney 18, Powlhill 4, Johnson 4, Hodge 3, Netherland 2
Notable: Grant Hamilton poured in a game high 27 and added 4 rebounds and 2 steals as Weddington beat Parkwood on the road Tuesday night. Junior KJ Younger had 14 of his 19 points in the second half and Senior Aiden Cook tallied 10 points and 5 steals in the win. Weddington will travel to Cox Mill Friday Dec. 15 for an 8 p.m. tip-off.
Record: Weddington 7-0, Parkwood 2-4
ARDREY KELL 62, MARVIN RIDGE 54
Ardrey Kell 10 15 14 23 — 62
Marvin Ridge 16 10 15 13 — 54
ARDREY KELL 62 — Caden Caskey 24, Brett Freeman 16, Owen Wacker 9, Matthew Craft 9, Preston Griffiths 2, Delani Hammonds 2
MARVIN RIDGE 54 — Dunn 9, Morris 4, Bridges 8, Clark 23, Sheridan 3, Payne 5, Haines 2
Records: Ardrey Kell 7-3
ASHBROOK 53, EAST LINCOLN 52
Ashbrook 11 13 17 12 — 53
East Lincoln 14 12 16 10 — 52
ASHBROOK 53 — Jamari Smith 20, Isaac Byers 17, Jayden Armstrong 8, Ayron Jackson 6, Jamarion Patterson 2, Kenneth Greene 0
EAST LINCOLN 52 — Davis Hill 7, Riley Shropshire 0, Christian Atkins 6, Hampton Good 2, Houston Hartsell 4, Landon Aungst 6, Grant Lawless 7, Jackson Fannon 20
BUTLER 64, PROVIDENCE 46
Butler 17 11 19 17 — 64
Providence 11 4 12 19 — 46
BUTLER 64 — Tyler Showalter 22, Aree Branch 12, DeQuadre Currence 10, Eli Grier 8, Caleb Milligan 5, Tofiq Azar 3, Ashton Lawrence 2, Bryce Chandler 2
PROVIDENCE 46 — Jack Siegel 16, Caleb Gaither 12, Black 5, Conole 4, Taylor 5, Johnson 3, Nygren 1
Notes: Butler (3-4, 2-0 Southwestern 4A) hosts East Meck Friday. Providence is 1-7, 0-2.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 76, LANGTREE CHARTER 37
Corvian 18 23 19 16 — 76
Langtree Charter 7 10 10 10 — 37
CORVIAN 76 — Ricky Moore Jr 18, Malachi McCutcheon 12, Doug Quarles III 12, DeMarkus Milton 10, Johnson 7, Jackson Jr., 3, Evans 3, Scott 6, Riggall 5
LANGTREE CHARTER 37 — Myers 8, Nesbit 5, Foster 2, Johnson 6, Munters 9, Wise 2, Barbee 3, Hayle 2
Notable: Junior guard AJ Jackson had seven assists, six steals and one turnover for Corvian.
EAST GASTON 63, OLYMPIC 60
Olympic 22 23 10 5 — 60
East Gaston 12 16 15 20 — 63
OLYMPIC 60 — Randy Johnson 28, Maurice Sabb 8, Eric Lyon 7, De’Angelo Hall 6, Rico Jackson 5, Cannon Deberry 2 , Jaden Hardnett 2, Landon Glaze 2
EAST GASTON 63 — John Michael Green 27, Trenton Sherrill 19, Jayce Rowe 9, Sajuka Riley 6, Matthew Pierre 2
EAST MECKLENBURG 89, GARINGER 50
East Meck 30 31 14 14 — 89
Garinger 15 11 12 12 — 50
EAST MECKELNBURG 89 — Bryce Heath 20, Ahmari Hicks 25, Vance Johnson 12, James Mciver 11, Derrick Rupert 10, Trosch 4, Buzzard 2, Toro 2, Baro 3
GARINGER 50 — Ray 20, Shawl 15, Miguel 6, Koby 5, Jamir 2, Cordell 2
INDEPENDENCE 59, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 45
Charlotte Catholic: 6 10 15 14 — 45
Independence: 17 9 14 19 — 59
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 45 — Chris Eagan 15, Liam Gates 14, Noch 9, Kapsiak 4, Gregory 2, Bergren 1
INDEPENDENCE 59 — Zion Bosley-Slade 15, Jaxson Neely 11, Kal. Jasper 9, Thomason 8, Alberga 7, Kam. Jasper 6, Barnes 2, Macharia 1
Records: Charlotte Catholic 5-2, 1-1 Southwestern 4A; Independence 5-3, 1-0
LINCOLNTON 67, CHERRYVILLE 40
Lincolnton 19 17 11 20 — 67
Cherryville 7 15 6 12 — 40
LINCOLNTON 67 — Junior “LJ” Smith 16, Landen Lyerly 13, Tyler McClain 10, Cam Smith 8, Cross Arias 6, Andrew Phelps 4, Sabur Mansur 4, Khalil Yarborough 3, Khamoni Heath 2, Gaige Ikard 1
Cherryville 40 — Darrien Floyd 18, Rayshawn Sewell 4, Andrew Patterson 4, Hunter Jackson 4
Notable: Landen Lyerly finished with a a double-double, 13 points and 12 rebounds, to go along with two blocks and two steals.
Record: Lincolnton 6-0. Cherryville 6-2
PINE LAKE PREP 68, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 62
LNC 13 19 20 10 — 62
Pine Lake 21 16 16 15 — 68
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 62 — Jay Morgan 13, Braylon Irelan 11, Collin McConneyhead 11, Major Leak 9, Drew Johnson 6, Owen Kuhn 5, Isaiah Smith 3, Braden Wilkie 2, Tripp Augier 2.
PINE LAKE PREP 68 — W. Statzer 19, L. Strickfaden 14, R. Magner 12, J. Bruce 8, E. Morgan 8, J. Lawson 2, N. Wonleh 1
Notable: LNC (4-3, 2-1) will travel to Concord on Friday.
PORTER RIDGE 76, FOREST HILLS 72
Porter Ridge 17 13 22 24 — 76
Forest Hills 15 20 19 18— 72
PORTER RIDGE 76 — Samaj Long 30, Dennis Kurucu 4, Jacob Conroy 10, Rai’Shawn Elmore 12, Garrett Cox 6, Jared Lockhart 7, Ziggy Harris 7
FOREST HILLS 72 — Samuael Huntley 12, Amari Melton 19, Jahmarion Mingo 9, Jousha Rivera 15, Cameron Winnegan 9, Joshua Huntley 3, KJ Chambers 5, RJ Baker 2
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 75, BERRY 59
South Meck 21 16 23 15 — 75
PO Berry 14 11 18 16— 59
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 75 — A.Skelton 17pt, P.Moye 16, I.Sanchez 10,
BERRY 59 — Z.Chester 12, D. Wantay 11, S.Kinard 10
Records: South Meck 6-0, 2-0 SoMECK; Berry 1-7, 0-2.
WEST CHARLOTTE 63, WEST MECKLENBURG 29
West Charlotte 17 25 14 7 — 63
West Meck 9 2 10 8 — 29
WEST CHARLOTTE 63 — Christian Coleman 22 Demani Day 20 AC Pressley 8 RA Pressley 7 Blakeney 3 Faison 2 Littlejohn 1
WEST MECKLENBURG 29 — McDonald 7 T.Jones 7 Higgins 6 Pratte 4 Meadows 3 Morris 2
Monday’s box scores
ARDREY KELL 69, CUTHBERTSON 55
Ardrey Kell 20 22 24 14 — 69
Cuthbertson 12 13 10 20 — 55
ARDREY KELL 69 — Caden Caskey 22, Brett Freeman 14, Preston Griffiths 10, Owen Wacker 7, Matthew Craft 5, Jake Weckerle 5, Bryceton Thomas 4, Braden Suggs 2
CUTHBERTSON 55 — Tolchin 5, Nelson 15, Shah 7, Davis 3, Nkwah 2, Thompson 16,, Webb 4, Gunby 3
Record: Ardrey Kell 6-3
Wednesday’s schedule
Western Foothills 3A
North Lincoln at Statesville
Nonconference
Charlotte Elite Academy at Comenius School (SC) (boys)
Charlotte Lab Academy at Queen’s Grant Charter (boys)
Combine Academy Regional at Oak Hill (VA) Regional (boys)
Corvian Community at Gray Stone Day (girls)
East Rutherford at Mountain Island Charter
Piedmont at Rocky River
Pine Lake Prep at Charlotte Latin
West Iredell at Bunker Hill
S.C. nonconference
Charlotte Elite Academy at Comenius School (boys)
Chester at Buford
Clover at Gaffney
Nation Ford at Indian Land
