Yahoo Sports Friday’s boys’ high school basketball rewind: Lincolnton holds off rival Bunker Hill
Lincolnton High School got 24 points from sophomore LJ Smith IV and beat rival Bunker Hill 66-60 Friday night.
Lincolnton (13-4, 7-1 Catawba Valley) trailed Bunker Hill (2-16, 1-7) halfway through the third quarter.
Smith, however, scored 12 points in the final quarter and Lincolnton ended the game on a 28-18 run after trailing 42-38 with 4:04 left in the third quarter.
Charlie Foster added 14 points for Lincolnton with Aiden Cox getting 16 points to lead Bunker Hill.
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Saturday’s best
(boys) Well Invitational, at Hopewell High, 10 a.m. — This seven-game event features a number of outstanding teams, including Carolina International, Greensboro’s Grimsley, Corvian Community, Fayetteville’s Seventy-First, Victory Christian, Ambassador Christian, and host Hopewell. Ambassador Christian and Hopewell meet in the 7 p.m. finale.
Friday’s boys’ #BIG5 top performers
Myles Howard, South Mecklenburg: The Sabres beat Olympic 64-57, winning for the fifth time in six games. Howard had a team-high 18 points.
DJ Lindsey, Charlotte Country Day: The Bucs freshman had a team-high 25 points in an 82-80 win over Cannon School. Sean Nix had 37 for Cannon.
Jordan Patterson, West Iredell: Patterson, a senior guard, had 39 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals against Hickory’s St. Stephens High.
Doug Quarles, Corvian Community: In a 74-64 win over Lincoln Charter, Quarles had 18 points, 12 rebounds. Corvian, which began the season 0-4, is 10-1 since with the lone loss to N.C. 2A state championship favorite Reidsville.
Kyri Wilson, Mooresville: In a 78-49 win over Cox Mill, Wilson had a triple-double, notching 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Friday’s capsules
No. 2 Providence Day 67, Covenant Day 53: Nick Hailey’s 19 points helped the Chargers to a CISAA road victory. Jonah Lawrence added 13 for Providence Day.
No. 5 Chambers 108, West Mecklenburg 36: Markus Kerr scored 20 points and carried the Cougars (12-6, 7-1) to a lopsided Queen City 3A-4A victory. Tarris Bouie III had 18 points and five assists, and Malik McCotter added 11 points and six assists.
No. 6 Mooresville 78, Cox Mill 49: The Blue Devils bounced back from Wednesday’s loss to Lake Norman with a solid Greater Metro 4 4A victory. Dylan Clark scored 24 points, and Kyri Wilson logged a triple-double, with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Ambassador Christian 57, No. 10 Independence 49: Ambassador Christian won its seventh in a row, as Judah King scored 17 points and Logan Johnson added 15.
No. 13 Ardrey Kell 62, Cuthbertson 49: Braden Suggs (17 points) and Brett Freeman (15) led the visiting Knights (14-3) to their second victory in as many nights. Cuthbertson fell to 10-4.
No. 16 Weddington 70, Marvin Ridge 54: Mason Zepp scored 18 points, and K.J. Younger added 15, as the Warriors improved to 2-0 in the Southern Carolina 4A. Henry Smith scored 19 for Marvin Ridge, now 1-1 in the conference.
Ashbrook 79, Stuart Cramer 43: The Green Wave pulled away from the pesky Storm in the second half and improved to 8-0 in the Big South 3A. Stuart Cramer climbed within 34-24 in the third quarter, but Ashbrook scored eight straight, on two baskets by Ayron Jackson and one apiece by Jayden Armstrong and Issac Byers Jr.
Butler 63, Garinger 33: Isaiah Keys had 13 points, and 10 players scored, as the Bulldogs trounced the Wildcats in a Southwestern 4A contest.
Charlotte Catholic 63, Providence 47: Jack Siegel scored a game-high 17 points, and Ben Bergren added 16, as the Cougars scored a Southwestern 4A victory and remained second in the conference behind Independence. Latimer Taylor topped Providence with 14.
Charlotte Country Day 82, Cannon School 80: The visiting Buccaneers edged the Lions in this high-scoring CISAA affair. Cannon got 37 points from Sean Nix. Freshman D.J. Lindsey led the victorious Buccaneers with 25.
Concord 77, South Rowan 45: Ty Rushmeyer scored 20 points and Jayden Beyan added 18, as the Spiders cruised to a South Piedmont 3A victory.
Corvian Community 74, Lincoln Charter 64: The Cardinals captured this first-place showdown in the Catawba Shores 1A-2A and won for the 10th time in 11 games. Doug Quarles had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and R.J. Moore Jr. scored a team-high 19 points. McKennon Showers scored 19 for Lincoln Charter.
East Mecklenburg 43, Rocky River 39: James McIver’s 13 points led the Eagles past the Ravens in a Southwestern 4 A game. Jayden Ross scored 15 for Rocky River.
Hickory 73, East Lincoln 68: East Lincoln, which started the week with a 6-0 record in the Western Foothills 3A, lost its second straight conference game. The Mustangs are now tied with Hickory, North Lincoln and Statesville for first place.
Highland Tech 72, East Gaston 36: Elijah Sherrill scored three baskets in the Rams’ 12-0 run to start the game and finished with 32 points. He scored 26 of those in the first half of this Southern Piedmont 1A-2A game.
Jay M. Robinson 69, Lake Norman Charter 64: The visiting Bulldogs (15-2, 9-0 South Piedmont 3A) survived a scare from Lake Norman Charter. The Knights (5-9, 4-6) scored with six seconds left and trailed 67-64, but they were unable to steal the ball on Jay Robinson’s inbounds pass and had to foul. The Bulldogs then made two clinching free throws. Jarrel Reid (14 points) led four Jay Robinson players in double figures. Collin Mcconnyhead topped the Knights with 21.
Mallard Creek 58, West Charlotte 54: The host Mavericks held on to win this battle of third place in the Queen City 3A-4A. Mallard Creek is 5-3, West Charlotte 4-4.
Myers Park 72, Ballantyne Ridge 30: The Mustangs led only 26-19 at the half but blew it open with a 27-6 surge in the third quarter. The victory left Myers Park at 5-2 in the SoMeck 4A, in a first-place tie.
North Lincoln 68, Statesville 49: Ty Sanders (16 points) and Ben Heavner (13) carried the Knights past the Greyhounds and helped create a four-way tie atop the Western Foothills 3A.
St. Stephens 87, West Iredell 85: Jordan Patterson scored 39 points and added 11 rebounds for West Iredell in this Western Piedmont 3A contest.
South Mecklenburg 64, Olympic 57: Once night after losing a close game to Ardrey Kell, the Sabres bounced back with a big SoMeck 4A win. Myles Howard led the victors with 18 points. South Mecklenburg is 5-2 in the conference, tied for first with Myers Park. Olympic slipped to 4-3.
Friday’s boys’ box scores
NO. 2 PROVIDENCE DAY 67, COVENANT DAY 53
Providence Day 19 16 16 16 — 67
Covenant Day 8 12 15 18 — 53
PROVIDENCE DAy 67 — Nick Hailey 19, Jonah Lawrence 13, Haynes 8, Thompson 8, Dunn 7, Johnson 7, Battier 5
COVENANT DAY 53 — Huffman 17, Rivens 14, Haggarty 10, White 7, Krouse 3, Thompson 2
Records: Providence Day 21-4; Covenant Day 12-12
Notable: Providence Day has won 10 straight games and will host rival Charlotte Country Day on Tuesday.
NO. 3 NORTH MECKLENBURG 78, HOUGH 48
Hough 3 18 10 13 — 48
North Mecklenburg 19 19 20 20 — 78
HOUGH 48 — John Slusher 14, Otto 9, Spear 9, Ju. Freeman 9, Nesta 3, Ja. Freeman 2
NORTH MECKLENBURG 78 — Ashton Pierce 21, Carson Evans 18, Chadlyn Traylor 11, Exzavier Young 10, Lewandowski 6, Murray 5, Davis 2, Estell 2, Williams 2, Estwick 1
NO. 5 CHAMBERS 108, WEST MECKLENBURG 36
West Mecklenburg 2 13 16 5 — 36
Chambers 34 29 27 18 — 108
CHAMBERS 108 — Lavonte Jackson 9, Markus Kerr 20, Quentel Young 6, Malik McCotter 11, Tarris Bouie 18, Zyon White 7, Chancellor Gill 4, Desmond Martin 11, Corey Carey 11, Cameron Thompson 4, Q Felder 5, Anthony Harrison 2
NO. 12 ARDREY KELL 62, CUTHBERTSON 49
Ardrey Kell 17 19 13 13 — 62
Cuthbertson 9 10 13 17 — 49
ARDREY KELL 62 — Braden Suggs 17, Brett Freeman 15, Bryce Thomas 14, Dylan Morrison 8, Matthew Craft 6, Jeremiah Jones 2
CUTHBERTSON 49 — Malowe 7, L Nelson 5, Nali 8, E Nelson 3, Williams 2, Hayward 4, Nkwah 2, Webb 8, Gundy 10, Cheek 2
Records: Ardrey Kell 15-3 (4-2 conf.)
NO. 14 CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 63, PROVIDENCE 47
Catholic 11 23 25 15 — 63
Providence 4 20 14 9 — 47
CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 63 — Jack Siegel 17, Ben Bergren 16, Chris Eagan 14, Jordan 5, Pringle 3, Gregory 2, Kapsiak 2, Dinkin 2, Noch 2
PROVIDENCE 47 — Latimer Taylor 14, Evan Wisotsky 13, Gaither 8, Drayton 7, Johnson 3, Conde 2
NO. 16 WEDDINGTON 70, MARVIN RIDGE 54
Marvin Ridge 16 13 11 14 — 54
Weddington 14 23 18 15 — 70
MARVIN RIDGE 54 — Henry Smith 19, Haines 9, Payne 7, Rivlin 7, Hutchens 6, Dunn 3, Sharma 3
WEDDINGTON 70 — Mason Zepp 18, KJ Younger 15, Myles Vick 12, Jefferson 9, Barbier 8, Vaughn 5, Nnaji 3
Records: Marvin Ridge 6-11 (1-1); Weddington 12-5 (2-0)
Notable: Mason Zepp led Weddington with 18 points, five rebounds and three assists. The Warriors, who improved to 2-0 in Southern Carolinas conference play, will play at Cuthberton on Monday.
BUTLER 63, GARINGER 33
Butler 17 11 15 20 — 63
Garinger 2 12 4 15 — 33
BUTLER 63 — Isaiah Keys 13, Reece Starnes 10, Isaiah White 8, Eli Grier 6, Caleb Milligan 6, Aree Branch 6, Levi Vinson 5, De’Jon Douglas 3, Geredize Moncion 3, Bryce Chandler 3
GARINGER 33 — Lawler 11, Carthran 10, Spence 6, Nealy 3, Soup 3
Notable: Butler (11-8, 5-2) plays at Providence Tuesday. Garinger falls to 1-14, 0-7.
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 82, CANNON SCHOOL 80
Country Day 14 24 22 22 — 82
Cannon 17 19 19 25 — 80
Covenant Day 6 8 15 19 — 48
COUNTRY DAY 64 — DJ Lindsey 25, Jerome Lowery 10, Carlin Parker 10, Joseph Youakim 10, Clark 9, Diaz 8, Davis 6, Schulze 2
CANNON 80 — Sean Nix 37, Evan Ingram 17, Jake Baker 12, Sancho 8, Underwood 4, Smith 2
COVENANT DAY 48 — Chris Rivens 23, White 4, Montgomery 3
Notable: Country Day had four players in double figures led by freshmen guard DJ Lindsey with 25 points. The Bucs improved to 14-10 overall and 3-2 in conference play.
CONCORD 77, SOUTH ROWAN 45
Concord 12 26 18 21 — 77
S. Rowan 14 2 18 11 — 45
CONCORD 77 — Ty Rushmeyer 20, Jayden Beyan 19, Jaden Reid 10, Tyrel Weatherspoon 8, Kyzen Coleman 6, Daeshon Glanton 5, Lawson Childress 4, Gabe Stafford 3, Jaelin Watterson 2
S. ROWAN 45 — Jadon Moore 11, Carter Rohletter 11, Tristan Littlejohn 6, Brooks Overcash 6, James Ritchie 6, Jelani King 3, Orion Collins 2
Records: Concord 12-6, 7-3 SPC; S. Rowan 1-17, 0-10
Notable: Next up for the Concord Spiders is a home SPC match with Lake Norman Charter on Tuesday. South Rowan will play at Northwest Cabarrus on Tuesday.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 74, LINCOLN CHARTER 64
Lincoln Charter 14 12 16 23 — 64
Corvian Community 20 17 18 19 — 74
LINCOLN CHARTER 64 — Collins 2, Flowers 7, Reed 2, Coleman 4, Walden 4, David Reed IV 17, Cogan 9, McKennon Showers 19
CORVIAN 74 — Scott 3, RJ Moore Jr 19, Malachi McCutcheon 15, Doug Quarles III 18, Milton 5, Rucks 3, AJ Jackson Jr. 11
Notable: Corvian forward Doug Quarles had 18 points, 12 rebounds. Guard Andre Jackson had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
EAST MECKLENBURG 43, ROCKY RIVER 39
Rocky River 6 10 11 12 — 39
East Mecklenburg 16 10 7 10 — 43
ROCKY RIVER 39 — J.Walton 10, Champ 4, Ross 15, Noble 2, Little 6, Carr 2
EAST MECK 43 — Johnson 11, Wright 2, McIver 13, Hicks 8 Ramirez 4
JM ROBINSON 69, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 64
Lake Norman Charter 10 12 21 21 — 64
Robinson 16 17 18 18 — 69
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 64 — Collin McConneyhead 21, Major Leak 12, Langston Holder 8, Braden Wilkie 7, Jay Morgan 7, Isaiah Smith 6, Dean Ruthstrom 3
ROBINSON 69 — J. Reid 14, D. Frazier 13, D. Harlee 13, N. Speller 10, J. Reid 6, R. Walton 6, M. Hudson 4
Notable: Lake Norman Charter (5-9, 4-5) plays at Concord on Tuesday.
KINGS MOUNTAIN 65, SOUTH POINT 63
Kings Mountain 11 22 16 16 — 65
South Point 18 16 14 15 — 63
KINGS MOUNTAIN 65 — Kee’donn Linney 25, J’Myun Huskey 10, Hutchens 9, Clinton 8, Daniel 7, Tate 4, Spicer 2
SOUTH POINT 63 — Jaishawn Woods 22, OB Lowery 20, Tony Missouri 15, Rumph 6
Notable: Kings Mountain senior J’Myun Huskey scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer. Kings Mountain improves to 6-2 in the Big South 3A Conference and extends its winning streak to four games.
LINCOLNTON 66, BUNKER HILL 60
Bunker Hill 16 21 12 11 — 60
Lincolnton 12 18 22 14 — 66
BUNKER HILL 60 — Kam Mack 12, Jaiden Williams 14, Justice Haggins 14, Willis 4, Aiden Cox 16
LINCOLNTON 66 — Thompson 7, McClain 7, Robinette 8, L.J. Smith IV 24, Charlie Foster 14, C. Smith 6
Records: Bunker Hill 2-16, 1-7; Lincolnton 13-4, 7-1
MOORESVILLE 78, COX MILL 49
Mooresville 16 21 19 22 — 78
Cox Mill 8 7 16 18 — 49
MOORESVILLE 78 — Dylan Clark 24, Kyri Wilson 11, Christian Wilson 11, Bryson Demby 10, Jaquavion Bailey 7, Tyler Morrison 6, Eian Bailey 5, Chanse Bost 2, Justus White 2
Notables: For Mooresville, Clark had 11 rebounds and four blocks. Kyri Wilson had 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Eian Bailey had five rebounds.
Record: Mooresville 16-3
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 64, OLYMPIC 57
S. Meck 16 12 19 17 — 64
Olympic 12 20 5 20---57
SOUTH MECK 64 — M.Howard 18, B. Houpt 15, C. Yett 12, J. Gatehouse 8, M. Williams 8
OLYMPIC 57 — Sabb 19, Johnson 12, Terrell 10, Hall 8
Records: S. Meck 11-8, 5-2; Olympic 13-5, 4-3
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 86, UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 10
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 22 24 22 17 — 86
CONCORD ACADEMY 2 1 4 3 — 10
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 86 — Kaleb Santos 12, Nikayle Hodge 8, MJ Littlejohn 25, Brycen Redmon 12, Hayes 8, Henderson 6, Quinn 6, Reeves 5, Daniels 2, Andrews 2
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 10 — Keeves 3, Taylor 6, Haan 1
Records: Westminster Catawba 9-14, University Christian 1-8
Results, schedule
FRIDAY
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers 108, West Meck 36
Hopewell 69, Harding 62
Mallard Creek 58, West Charlotte 54
North Mecklenburg 78, Hough 48
SoMeck 4A
Myers Park 72, Ballantyne Ridge 30
Palisades 38, Berry Academy 36
South Mecklenburg 62, Olympic 57
Southwestern 4A
Butler 63, Garinger 33
Charlotte Catholic 63, Providence 47
East Mecklenburg 43, Rocky River 39
CISAA
Charlotte Latin 81, Charlotte Christian 75
Charlotte Country Day 82, Cannon School 80
Providence Day 67, Covenant Day 53
Metro 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 99, A.L. Brown 72
Mooresville 78, Cox Mill 49
West Cabarrus 54, South Iredell 46
Southern Carolina 4A
Sun Valley at Porter Ridge
Weddington 70, Marvin Ridge 54
Big South 3A
Ashbrook 79, Stuart Cramer 43
Crest 66, North Gaston 51
Hunter Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain 65, South Point 63
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus 70, East Rowan 39
Concord 77, South Rowan 45
Jay M. Robinson 69, Lake Norman Charter 64
Jesse Carson 60, West Rowan 57
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory 73, East Lincoln 68
North Iredell 64, Fred T. Foard 61
North Lincoln 68, Statesville 49
St. Stephens 87, West Iredell 85
Rocky River 2A-3A
Parkwood 59, Forest Hills 55
West Stanly 77, Central Academy 57
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys 62, West Lincoln 46
Lincolnton 66, Bunker Hill 60
Maiden at East Burke
Newton-Conover 67, West Caldwell 59
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Bradford Prep at Langtree Charter
Community School of Davidson 81, Mountain Island Charter 70
Corvian Community 74, Lincoln Charter 64
Pine Lake Prep 64, Christ the King 48
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Burns 90, Shelby 64
Highland Tech 72, East Gaston 36
Thomas Jefferson Academy 78, Cherryville 53
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 65, Union Academy 43
North Stanly 80, South Stanly 59
Union Academy at Mount Pleasant
Metro 1A
Carolina International 72, Piedmont Community Charter 58
Sugar Creek Charter at Jackson Day
Metrolina Athletic
Gaston Christian 71, Gaston Day 52
Hickory Grove Christian 46, Metrolina Christian 40
Foothills Athletic
Hickory Christian 73, Salem Baptist 36
Nonconference
Ambassador Christian 57, Independence 49
Ardrey Kell 62, Cuthbertson 49
Lab Univ. Prep at Winston-Salem Christian, 7 p.m.
Lake Norman Christian at Victory Christian, 7 p.m.
Statesville Christian at Liberty Prep, 5:30 p.m.
Westminster Catawba 86, University Christian 10
Winston-Salem Christian at Bonnie Cone Leadership (girls), 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Well Invitational (boys)
(at Hopewell)
Lab Univ. Prep vs. Elevation Prep, 10 a.m.
Carolina International vs. Rock Hill, 11:30 a.m.
Grimsley vs. Rocky River, 1 p.m.
1 of 1 Academy vs. Charlotte Performance Institute, 2:30 p.m.
Corvian Community vs. Seventy-First, 4 p.m.
West Charlotte vs. Victory Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Hopewell vs. Ambassador Christian, 7 p.m.
Nonconference
Chatham Homeschool at Cabarrus Stallions, 4 p.m.
