Yahoo Sports Boys’ high school basketball rewind: No. 7 Chambers rallies to beat No. 12 Butler
After two close losses in a tournament on the North Carolina coast last week, Chambers High boys’ coach Brian Frasier was looking for a turnaround moment from his players.
Frasier got it in the fourth quarter of Friday’s non-conference game against Butler High, with the Cougars, ranked No. 7 in The Observer’s Sweet 16 poll, rallying from a double-digit deficit to beat the No. 12 Bulldogs 57-54.
Despite missing leading scorer and top 100 national recruit Markus Kerr (ankle), Chambers fought back from a 13-point deficit after three quarters to win.
Tarris Bouie III, another top 100 national recruit, scored 18 points, including a three-point play in the final minute that put the Cougars (3-3) in the lead for good, and Cameron Thompson added 10 points for Chambers, which last won on Nov. 26 against Myers Park.
“I told the guys, ‘We’ve been in these situations before,’” Frasier said. “We’ve played some tough teams prior to this game, and we’ve lost some. But we’ve also been in those games because we stayed the course and played hard.
“Despite our best scorer being down and not in the game tonight, we’ve been resilient because our past experience and how our preparation is every day.”
Terrance Badio put up a game-high 19 points, Eli Grier added 12 points and Caleb Milligan had 10 points for Butler (4-3), which has now lost three straight entering its Southwestern 4A conference opener Tuesday against Garinger.
“We knew it was going to be a dogfight, because they’re a heck of a team,” Bulldogs coach Patrick King said. “We knew they had been down in both games that they won, so we knew they’ve been making those second half runs. We knew what was coming, and we weren’t able to stop their momentum.”
After letting Chambers open the game with a seven-point run, Butler fought back to lead 13-9 after the first quarter, 28-18 at the halftime break and 45-32 after three quarters.
However, the Cougars caught their second wind in the fourth quarter, rallying to take their first lead since the opening period (50-48) on Zyon White’s 3-pointer from the corner with 3 minutes, 22 seconds left.
Butler’s Brycen Chander made a pair of free throws with 2:45 remaining to tie the game again at 50-all, and both teams missed opportunities over the next minute to take the lead.
The Bulldogs’ best chance came with less than a minute left, but Bouie swatted away an open layup by Grier, with Chambers getting the turnover.
Bouie then put the Cougars ahead with his three-point play, getting fouled as he made a layup with 40.6 seconds left, and following that with the free throw for a 53-50 lead.
The Bulldogs had a chance to tie the game when Milligan was fouled by Chambers’ Quentel Young while attempting a 3-pointer with 23.9 seconds left. He made the first free throw, but missed the second before making the third for a 53-52 Cougars lead.
Chambers then made 3 of 4 free throws for a 56-52 lead with 14.2 seconds left, with a Badio layup making it 56-54 with 8.8 seconds left.
Bouie then made a free throw with 4.8 seconds left for a three-point Cougars lead, and Milligan clanked a 3-pointer off the rim at the buzzer.
PHOTOS: Chambers at Butler
Friday’s #BIG5 top performers
Mike Brown, Hopewell: Hopewell, No. 11 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, held off an upset bid from Hickory Ridge at the Phenom Hoops’ Ish Smith Showcase at Hickory Ridge. Brown had 24 points, three rebounds and two steals.
Kyzen Coleman, Concord: Coleman had a game-high 22 points in a 75-67 win over Lake Norman Charter. Concord (7-1) won its seventh straight game.
Chandler Kennedy, Carmel Christian: Kennedy had a game-high 23 points in a 55-47 win over Covenant Day. The game matched two schools just down the road from each on Pineville-Matthews Road, or Highway 51. This year marked the first year that the game was played as the “Battle of 51 Cup.”
Luke Nelson, Cuthbertson: Nelson had a game-high 21 points as Cuthbertson (5-2) beat Parkwood (1-8) 66-47.
Kyri Wilson, Mooresville: Wilson had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a Greater Metro 4A conference win over Cox Mill. Mooresville won 60-58.
Friday’s box scores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 88, STATESVILLE 63
Statesville 11 16 17 19 — 63
Lake Norman 26 20 25 17 — 88
LAKE NORMAN 88 — Josh Yates 12, Tre McKinnon 18, Taurean McKinnon 5, Noah Wilson 4, Nick Arnold 20, Trent Steinour 17, Kyle Gruber 3, Austin Kopecky 4, Owen Pfefferkorn 6, Will Hall 1
NO. 2 CONCORD ACADEMY 88, COASTAL CHRISTIAN 20
Concord Academy 30 27 16 15 — 88
Coastal Christian 8 2 5 5 — 20
CONCORD ACADEMY 88 — Lincoln Raper 15, Alek Kornacki 15, Icare Bakadisula 13, Brylee Austin 9, James Minlend 8, Gray Madeira 7, Jake Benham 7, Malik Keita 5, MJ Lewis 4, Romain Boyer 3, Jordan Pierce 2
COASTAL CHRISTIAN 20 — Thomas Hughes 7, Ethan Adgent 5, Chase Davenport 3, Caleb Martin 3, Drew Snyder 1, Aaron Ruiz 1
Notable: Concord Academy (14-0) next game 12/14 @ Providence Day; Coastal Christian (1-9) next game 12/14 @ Hickory Grove Christian
NO. 6 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 72, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 59
Charlotte Catholic 20 16 19 17 — 72
Country Day 19 33 8 18 — 59
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 72 — Jack Siegel 18, Chris Eagan 17, Mack Jordan 14, Bergren 7, Pringle 6, Noch 5, Rhodes 5
COUNTRY DAY 59 — DJ Lindsey 16, Nick Diaz 12, Lowry 8, Youakim 8, Davis 7, Roberts 4, Schulze 2, Clark 2
NO. 7 CHAMBERS 57, NO. 12 BUTLER 54
Butler: 13 15 17 9 — 54
Chambers: 9 9 14 25 — 57
BUTLER 54 — Terrance Badio 19, Caleb Milligan 10, Grier 9, Starnes 8, Branch 5, White 3
CHAMBERS 57 — Tarris Bouie 18, McCotter 11, Thompson 10, White 8, Young 5, Jackson 5
Notable: Butler is 4-3. Chambers is 3-3. Butler opens up confrerence play on Tuesday against Garinger.
NO. 8 ARDREY KELL 80, PORTER RIDGE 53
Ardrey Kell 17 22 23 18 — 80
Porter Ridge 16 7 15 15 — 53
ARDREY KELL 80 — Brett Freeman 21, Bryceton Thomas 16, Matthew Craft 9, Ethan Tharakan 8, Cole Stankavage 7, Owen Wacker 5, Jeremiah Jones 5, Braden Suggs 4, Ben Burhans 3, Brayden Sansavera 2
PORTER RIDGE 53 — Conroy 7, Johannes 22, Harris 13, Burks 2, Bailey 2, Alston 1, McClain 2, Payne 4
Records: Ardrey Kell 6-1 Porter Ridge 2-7
NO. 11 HOPEWELL 71, HICKORY RIDGE 66
HICKORY RIDGE 66 — Braylen Hill 11, Daniel 1, Dyer 7, Darby 2, Kelly 9, Tyson Durant 11, Travien Williams 25
HOPEWELL 71 — Kamari Cooke 14, Mike Brown 24, Broughton 4, Arael Jones 18, Clark 9
Notable: For Hickory Ridge, Travien Williams had 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Arael Jones had 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals for Hopewell.
NO. 14 MOORESVILLE 60, COX MILL 58
Mooresville 19 14 16 11 — 60
Cox Mill 17 17 12 12 — 58
MOORESVILLE 60 — Kyri Wilson 17, Nolan Ericson 16, Dylan Clark 12, Bryson Demby 7, Christian Wilson 6, Eian Bailey 2.
Notable: For Mooresville, Kyri Wilson had eight rebounds and six assists. Clark had two steals and seven blocks. Demby had eight rebounds. Christian Wilson had four rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Eian Bailey had six rebounds.
Record: Mooresville 7-2
NO. 15 CARMEL CHRISTIAN 55, COVENANT DAY 47
CARMEL CHRISTIAN 55 — Chandler Kennedy 23; Slay 12; Bowman 4; Leaks 13; Griffin 3
COVENANT DAY 47 — White 14; Rivens 18; Huffman 7; Haggarty 6; Montgomery 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 54, MARVIN RIDGE 50, OT
CENTRAL CABARRUS 54 — Kevonta’ Martin 13, Cook 1, Dexter Montague 14, Lowry 3, Cayden Smith 15, Morrow 8
MARVIN RIDGE 50 — Haines 4, Alex Hutchens 15, Dunn 3, Payne 6, Rivlin 2, Henry Smith 12, Gargus 6
Notable: For Central Cabarrus, Kevonta’ Martin (13 points, six rebounds, two blocks), Dexter Montague (14 points, three rebounds) and Cayden Smith (15 points, four steals) had big games. Marvin Ridge’s Henry Smith had 12 points, 15 rebounds and two steals.
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62 CARY ACADEMY 56
Cary Academy 12 11 17 16 — 56
Charlotte Latin 19 11 18 14 — 62
CARY ACADEMY 56 — Aidan Rousseau 26, McCoy Williams 19, Tweedy 5, Murphy 3, Harrell 2, Deutsch 1
CHARLOTTE LATIN 62 — Alex Dauska 23, Chaney 13, Jones 6, Miles 5, Ivory 4, Diaz 4, Casey 3, Hollmeyer 3, McGirt 1
Records: Charlotte Latin 6-3, Cary Academy 3-7
CONCORD 75, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 67
Concord 16 23 17 19 – 75
Lake Norman Charter 17 14 14 22 – 67
CONCORD 75 – Kyzen Coleman 22, Jayden Beyan 16, Ty Rushmeyer 13, Josiah Treadwell 11, Jaden Reid 10, Carter Starnes 3
LNC 67 – Langston Holder 21, Isaiah Smith 14, Braden Wilkie 12, Jay Morgan 8, Major Leak 5, Isaiah Carter 4, Kaison Propst 3
Records: Concord 7-1 (3-0 SPC), Lake Norman Charter 2-6
Notable: Concord plays West Rowan on Friday and Lake Norman Charter is at Northwest Cabarrus Friday.
CUTHBERTSON 66, PARKWOOD 47
Cuthbertson 8 14 20 24 — 66
Parkwood 17 12 11 7 — 47
CUTHBERTSON 66—Luke Nelson 21, Grady Webb 17, Daylen Davis 11, E. Nelson 8, Nkwah 5, Malone 3, Gunby 3
PARKWOOD 45—Davis 13, Davis 2, Hancock 9, Blakney 20, Jackson 1, Johnson 2
Records: Cuthbertson 5-2; Parkwood 1-8
GASTON DAY 83, MOUNTAIN VIEW PREP 33
Gaston Day 24 22 24 15 — 85
Mountain View Prep 12 5 11 5 — 33
GASTON DAY 85 — Griffen Simpson 13, Braylen Todd 12, Gavin Fields 10, Ben Chotowski 10, Dylan Bradley 10, Coulter 9, Kimrey 8, Britt 7
Notable: Gaston Day (9-4) will host Asheville Christian Friday. Against Mountain View, Chotowski had 10 points, eight rebounds.
KINGS MOUNTAIN 71, SOUTH POINT 57
Kings Mountain 20 17 20 14 — 71
South Point 22 7 13 15 — 57
KINGS MOUNTAIN 71 — Kee’donn Linney 20, J’Myun Huskey 12. Jaylen Clinton 12, Tate 8, Spicer 6, Hutchens 5, McClain 3, Jarrett 2, Gash 2, Hill 1
SOUTH POINT 57 — Lowery 18, Woods 17, Hunt 8, Rumph 8, Missouri 3, Holt 3
RABUN GAP 53, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 41
Charlotte Christian 9 11 10 11 — 41
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 9 9 16 19 — 53
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 41 — Saul Lieburman 9, Marshall Nicholson 8, Cooper Solomon 6, Eric Lyon 6, Matty Carroll 6, Silas Jackson 3, Darryiun Sterdavent 2, Jack Schonberg 1
RABUN GAP 53 — RJ Lacossade 19, Borjan Kitahowski 12, Zeke Marshall 12, Damjan Spasejevic 5, Jakub Pasek 3
Records: Charlotte Christian 4-5; Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 4-7
SUN VALLEY 68, BALLANTYNE RIDGE 57
Ballantyne Ridge 12 7 14 24 — 57
Sun Valley 19 12 12 25 — 68
BALLANTYNE RIDGE 57 — Jimmy Neubauer 15, Ellerbe 14, Polston 13
SUN VALLEY 68 — Jayden Jeffrey 12, McKinney 12, Pickney 12
Records: Ballantyne Ridge 2-6; Sun Valley 4-5
Thursday’s box scores
NO. 1 LAKE NORMAN 74, MOUNT TABOR 53
Mt. Tabor 15 15 11 12 — 53
Lake Norman 23 21 9 21 — 74
MT. TABOR 53 — Peterkin 24, Mahafath 2, Robinson 6, Koonin 14, Hughes 2, Moore 3, Murphy 2 — 53
LAKE NORMAN 74 — Josh Yates 16, Tre McKinnon 13, Noah Wilson 14, Taurean McKinnon 7, Nick Arnold 15, Austin Kopecky 1, Trent Stienour 8-- 74
Records: Lake Norman 7-0
NO. 5 DAVIDSON DAY 65, NO. 3 PROVIDENCE DAY 51
Davidson Day 17 21 11 16 — 65
Providence Day 14 7 13 17 — 51
DAVIDSON DAY 65 — Dennis 22, Stevens 15, Vinson 10, Jacobs 9, Washington 6, Rogers 3
PROVIDENCE DAY 51 — Jonah Lawrence 18, Nick Hailey 12, Scruitsky. 9, Battier 5, Winston 3, Dunn 2, Haynes 2
Records: Davidson Day 9-7; Providence Day 9-3
Notable: Providence Day is home against No. 2 Concord Academy Saturday.
NO. 5 NORTH MECKLENBURG 49, ROCKY RIVER 46
Rocky River 11 12 12 11 — 46
North Meck 18 18 10 13 — 49
ROCKY RIVER 46 — Walton 6, Linton 6, Ross 6, Noble 8, R. Little 10, B. Carr 10
NORTH MECK 49 — E. Yang 16, Evans 6, Pierce 5, Matthews 2, A. Leandra 16, Bowling 1, Estill 3
Records: North Meck 6-1; Rocky River 3-4
NO. 6 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 74, CHARLOTTE LATIN 72
Catholic 20 17 22 15 — 74
Latin 19 13 13 27 — 72
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 74 — Chris Eagan 26, Jack Siegel 18, Bergren 7, Rhodes 7, Pringle 3, Noch 2, Brady 2, Jordan 2, Heucker 2
CHARLOTTE LATIN 72 — Coleman Casey 18, Titus Ivory 13, Alex Dauska 11, Noah Diaz 10, Emory Chaney 10, Jones 5, King 3, Miles 2
Notable: The Cougars won a close game Thursday evening on the road against the Hawks. Charlotte Catholic freshman Mack Jordan took the ball with six seconds left and went coast-to-coast for a winning bucket at the buzzer.
CENTRAL PAGELAND (SC) 64, BALLANTYNE RIDGE 43
Ballantyne Ridge 5 7 8 23 — 43
Central Pageland 21 17 20 6 — 64
BALLANTYNE RIDGE 43 — Ryder Polston 11, Neubauer 10, Ellerbe 8
CENTRAL PAGELAND 64 — Jordan Crowder 16, Short 13, Miller 11
Records: Ballantyne Ridge 2-5; Central Pageland 2-5
Notes: Central Pageland senior Caden Edmond scored his 1,000th point in the game.
CHRIST SCHOOL 66, GASTON DAY 41
Gaston Day. 11 8 14 11 — 44
Christ School 21 11 19 15 — 66
GASTON DAY 44 — Deshawn Coulter 15, Griffen Simpson 14, Dylan Bradley 7.
CONCORD 79, FOREST HILLS 56
Concord 11 20 20 28 – 79
Forest Hills 12 6 19 19 – 56
CONCORD 79 – Kyzen Coleman 18, Jayden Beyan 16, Ty Rushmeyer 14, Jaden Reid 13, Jabari Byrd 10, Lawson Childress 2, Carter Starnes 2, Josiah Treadwell 2, Tyrel Weatherspoon 2
FOREST HILLS 56 – Amari Melton 14, KJ Chambers 12, Makhi Massey 10, Cam Winnegan 7, Truth Rorie 6, Landon Blakeney 2, Josh Huntley 2, TJ Parker 2, Larry Parker 1
Records: Concord 6-1 (2-0 SPC), Forest Hills 1-4
EAST LINCOLN 69, EAST GASTON 37
East Lincoln 14 16 16 17 -- 69
East Gaston 6 1 17 13 — 37
EAST LINCOLN 69 — Davis Hill 6, Landon Aungst 4, Brayden Miller 2, Jaxon Dollar 14, Jamison Frye 6, Christian Atkins 10, Grant Lawless 6, Gaige Ikard 2, Gavin Heaberlin 0, Brooks Reel 3, Jackson Fannon 10, Trent Yelton 3, Davis Beam 3
EAST GASTON 37 — Zack Alexander 8, Gavin Jordan 9, Tahj Whitley 2, Kingston Womack 7, Darren Stowe 4, Brayden Fortenberry 3, Makhi Brown 4
Records: East Lincoln 4-2; Stuart Cramer 4-3
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 90, RICHMOND SENIOR 83
South Meck 32 13 29 16 — 90
Richmond 19 15 24 25 — 83
SOUTH MECK 90 — J. Gatehouse 25, C.Yett 19, B.Houpt 16, M.Howard 9, P.Paige 7
RICHMOND 83 — Crowder 22, McDonald 17, Morrison 14, Davis 10
Records: S. Meck 4-5; Richmond 1-7
Saturday’s previews
(boys) Chambers (2-3) vs. Dynamic Prep (8-3), in the Bash at the Ridge, at Ridge View High in Columbia, 4:30 p.m. — Junior guard Markus Kerr (20.6 ppg) leads Chambers, which hopes to pull an upset against a nationally-ranked team. Dynamic Prep, based in Irving, Texas, has four players averaging in double figures, led by Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (15.5), son of six-time NBA all-star Jermaine O’Neal. This game is part of the three-day showcase event at Ridge View. Powerhouse Lancaster faces Dynamic Prep on Friday night.
(boys) Concord Academy (13-0) vs. Providence Day (8-3), in Barefoot Classic at Providence Day, 5:30 p.m. — This is the finale of a four-game event at Providence Day. Coaches and their staffs go barefoot, as part of a charity effort for Samaritan’s Feet. Concord Academy looks like a genuine NCISAA 3A state title contender, with James Minlend (14.2 ppg) leading the way. Providence Day, the NCISAA 4A runner-up last season, has won five in a row.
(boys and girls) Wendell Moore Invitational: Moore, a former N.C. Mr. Basketball and current NBA player, is sponsoring two tournaments in one. The first is at Harding High School, where the feature game is at 7:30, when Harding plays unbeaten Olympic. That game will feature two of the state’s best freshmen point guards: Harding’s Kaharri Coleman and Olympic’s Eddie Cota, son of former UNC star Ed Cota.
There are also four games at Moore’s alma mater, Cox Mill High in Concord, where Cox Mill will play Palisades in the feature game at 7:30.
Full schedule below:
Saturday’s schedule
Nonconference
Bonnie Cone Leadership at Valor Prep, 1
Cary Academy at Charlotte Country Day, 11 a.m.
Chambers vs. Dynamic Prep (TX), in The Bash at Ridge View, in Columbia (boys), 4:30
Coastal Christian at Hickory Grove Christian, 11 a.m.
Davidson Day at Christ School (boys), 2
Metrolina Christian vs. Harrells Christian, in Wake Christian Bulldog Classic (girls at 9:30 a.m.; boys at 11 a.m.)
Ish Smith Showcase
(at Hickory Ridge High)
(boys) McCallie School (TN) vs. Indian Land, noon
(boys) Cannon School vs. Corvian Community, 1:30
(girls) North Mecklenburg vs. Rock Hill, 3
(boys) Queens Grant Charter vs. Berean Baptist, 4:30
(boys) Central Cabarrus vs. Mooresville, 6
(boys) Hickory Ridge vs. Jesse Carson, 7:30
Barefoot Classic
(at Providence Day)
(girls) Concord Academy vs. Myers Park, 1
(boys) Calvary Day vs. Raleigh GRACE Christian, 2:30
(girls) Charlotte Catholic vs. Providence Day, 4
(boys) Concord Academy vs. Providence Day, 5:30
Wendell Moore Invitational
(at Harding)
(girls) Harding vs. Legion Collegiate, 3
(girls) Weddington vs. Olympic, 4:30
(boys) Westminster Catawba vs. Mount Zion Christian, 6
(boys) Harding vs. Olympic, 7:30
Wendell Moore Classic
(at Cox Mill)
(girls) Rocky River vs. Jay M. Robinson, 3
(girls) Cox Mill vs. Lancaster, 4:30
(boys) Lake Norman Christian vs. Jay M. Robinson, 6
(boys) Cox Mill vs. Palisades, 7:30
828 Showcase
(at Maiden High)
(girls) Queens Grant Charter vs. East Rutherford, noon
(girls) Watauga vs. East Lincoln, 1:30
(boys) East Lincoln vs. Hunter Huss, 3
(boys) Bandys vs. Kings Mountain, 4:30
(boys) Lincolnton vs. East Rutherford, 6
(boys) Maiden vs. Watauga, 7:30
Dexter Cooley Showcase
(at Wakefield High, Raleigh)
(girls) Carrboro vs. Millbrook, 10 a.m.
(boys) Wake Prep vs. Bunn, 11:30 a.m.
(boys) White Oak vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 1
(boys) Independence vs. Wakefield, 2:30
(boys) New Hanover vs. Clayton, 4
(boys) Weddington vs. Millbrook, 5:30
(girls) Wakefield vs. Seaforth, 7
I-85 Showcase (boys)
(at Franklin County High, GA)
Myers Park vs. Wren
North Mecklenburg vs. Franklin County (GA)
Tourney Town Showcase (boys)
(at Greensboro Smith High)
Page vs. Forsyth Country Day, 11:30 a.m.
Carolina International vs. Dudley, 1
High Point Christian vs. Hoke County, 2:30
Ambassador Christian vs. Greensboro Day, 4
Grimsley vs. Central Davidson, 5:30
Caldwell Academy vs. Oak Hill (VA) Regional, 7
Ben Smith vs. Trinity Christian, 8:30
