Saturday’s boys’ basketball rewind: Burlington School routs No. 4 Chambers at Lynch Invitational

In an early-season matchup of expected state basketball powers, The Burlington School started and finished fast in its 56-42 win over Chambers in the George Lynch Invitational on Saturday at Myers Park High School.

The Spartans were completing a weekend sweep of Charlotte teams at the event as they beat Providence Day 58-54 the night before.

“The weekend was really good for us,” said The Burlington School coach George Marshall, whose team improved to 5-2. “We played two really good teams and two teams who play really different styles and we’re happy to come away 2-0.”

In Saturday’s win, the Spartans’ defense forced four turnovers and three missed shots in the first 4:51 to roar ahead 9-0 over the Cougars (1-1).

Marshall knew Chambers, a 20-win team the past three years, would settle itself and get back into the game.

“I told the kids in a timeout that they weren’t going away and we better keep playing hard and well,” Marshall said.

The Cougars closed within 11-8 by the end of the opening quarter, got within 25-23 late in the second quarter and trailed 44-38 entering the fourth quarter.

But game MVP Kaden Hammond (17 points, 15 rebounds) and his talented teammates put the game away with an 8-0 surge to open the final period to take a commanding 52-38 lead with 4:17 to play.

Three who made a difference

Kaden Hammond, The Burlington School: The 6-foot-8 senior who’s currently receiving NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III recruiting attention had 17 points and 15 rebounds, including eight points in the third quarter.

King Gibson, The Burlington School: The sophomore guard who is rated No. 13 in his class by Phenom Hoops had 13 points and three highlight-reel dunks for the Spartans, including a driving jam in traffic for a three-point play in the third quarter.

Markus Kerr, Chambers: A junior guard rated No. 98 in his class by Phenom Hoops had a game-high 22 points and scored in every quarter.

Notable

▪ The game matched two perennial powers in their respective classes. The Burlington School won three straight N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 2A state titles from 2021-23 and advanced to the quarterfinals a year ago. Chambers has won 22, 24 and 22 games respectively the last three years, with two advances to the Western N.C. 4A semifinals.

▪ Chambers junior Tarris Bouie III had nine points, nine rebounds and three steals and had a coast-to-coast drive for a spectacular slam dunk in the second quarter. Bouie is a top 100 recruit nationally.

▪ The Cougars committed five turnovers in a first quarter in which they were outscored 11-8, and six turnovers in a fourth quarter when they were outscored 12-4.

They said it

“We’ve still got a lot of work to do. But as a young team, we’re taking some really big steps.” — The Burlington School coach George Marshall

Saturday’s #BIG5 top performers

Matty Carroll, Charlotte Christian: The son of former Notre Dame and Charlotte Hornets player Matt Carroll, Matty Carroll had 29 points and five rebounds in a 83-77 win over Cary Academy. He made five 3-point shots.

Tyler Jones, Christ School: Jones had 24 points, three assists, three steals and two rebounds in a 70-60 win over Caldwell Academy at the George Lynch Invitational at Myers Park.

Maurice Sabb, Olympic: Sabb, a senior forward, had 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 61-46 win over Piedmont.

Chase Smith, Queens Grant: Smith, a 6-8 freshman, had 17 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in an 81-60 win over 3A Hunter Huss at the George Lynch Invitational. Queens Grant, a 1A public school, won its third straight game to improve to 6-3.

Kyri Wilson, Mooresville: In a 63-54 upset of Sweet 16 No. 6 Weddington, Wilson had 20 points, five steals, eight assists and three rebounds.

Saturday’s George Lynch box scores

NO. 1 DAVIDSON DAY 67, MYERS PARK 63

MYERS PARK 63 — Hayes 2, Josh Hines 22, Bram Early 14, AJ Jamison 12, Nelson 2, Sweet 8

DAVIDSON DAY 67 — Isaiah Denis 20, Spruill 2, Washington 5, Habemicht 6, Lincoln Vinson 22, Stevens 7

Notable: For Myers Park, AJ Jamison had 12 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals. UNC signee Isaiah Denis had 20 points, three rebounds and three steals for Davidson Day, which also got 22 points, nine rebounds from sophomore Lincoln Vinson.

THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 56, NO. 4 CHAMBERS 42

CHAMBERS 42 — Markus Kerr 22, McCotter 6, Bouie 9, White 3, Thompson 2

THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL 56 — Miles 2, King Gibson 13, Johnson 9, Hooker 4, Phillip 2, Kaden Hammond 17

Notable: The Burlington School’s Kaden Hammond had 17 points, 15 rebounds in the win over Chambers, No. 4 in The Observer’s Sweet 16, at the George Lynch Invitational.

MOORESVILLE 63, NO. 6 WEDDINGTON 54

WEDDINGTON 54 — Mason Zepp 11, Ford 5, Barbier 2, Jefferson 2, Vaughn 3, Vick 7, Cain 8, KJ Younger 16

MOORESVILLE 63 — Kyri Wilson 20, Demby 7, Nolan Ericson 16, Wilson 8, Eian Bailey 10, Oloyede 2

Notable: Weddington’s KJ Younger had 16 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

NO. 11 CONCORD ACADEMY 54, GREENSBORO DAY 48

CONCORD ACADEMY 54 — Austin 8, Bakadisula 1, Raper 4, Madeira 8, Jake Benham 10, Boyer 3, James Minlend 14, Kornacki 6

GREENSBORO DAY 48 — Giant 8, Short 1, Addison Newkirk 9, Gunter 6, Moffitt 5, Mason Robinson 11, Flagg 8

BULL CITY PREP 72, GRACE CHRISTIAN 67

BULL CITY 72 — Ty Graham 30, Fludd 2, Brantle 3, Onadeko 4, Farrington 8, Victor Alao 15, Ryan Chen 10

GRACE CHRISTIAN 67 — Morris 3, Malachi Tate 14, AJ Glaiuex 17, Rowell 6, Phillips 2, Isiah Knight 13, Spencer 6, Quick 4, Sefired 2

CHRIST SCHOOL 70, CALDWELL ACADEMY 60

CALDWELL ACADEMY 60 — Kendrick 9, Johnson 9, Jaylen Cross 14, Neal Swindell 17, Cole Cloer 11

CHRIST SCHOOL 70 — Madden Collins 17, Petty 2, Tyler Jones 24, Mason Collins 14, Zymicah Wilkins 13

Notable: Charlotte 49ers recruit Jaylen Cross had 14 points, four assists and three rebounds for Caldwell Academy. Christ School’s Zymicah Wilkins, an N.C. State signee, had 13 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.

Saturday’s regional box scores

NO. 15 QUEENS GRANT 81, HUNTER HUSS 60

HUNTER HUSS 60 — Antonio Worthy 15, Jaleel Smith 23, Walker 4, Griggs Jr. 2, Zaiyir Phillips 15

QUEENS GRANT 81 — Montgomery 9, Scott 8, DeBerry 7, Mekhi Allen 20, Chase Smith 17, Ian Howard 19

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 83, CARY ACADEMY 77

Charlotte Christian 22 16 17 16 12 — 83

Cary Academy 11 25 22 13 6 — 77

Charlotte Christian — Matty Carroll 29, Marshall Nicholson 15, Adam Miller 14, Silas Jackson 10, Cooper Solomon 9, Saul Lieberman 6, Jack Schonberg 2, Eric Lyon 1,

Cary Academy — M. Williams 33, M. Shearon 20, J. Tweedy 12, C. Lando 9, T.J. Harell 3

Matty Carroll made five 3-pointers with five rebounds.

Records: Charlotte Christian 2-2; Cary Academy 1-4

CONCORD 52, REYNOLDS 43

Concord 12 10 13 17 — 52

Reynolds 5 9 10 19 — 43

CONCORD 52 — Jayden Beyan 15, Kyzen Coleman 14, Jaden Reid 9, Jabari Byrd 6, Ty Rushmeyer 5, Tyrel Weatherspoon 2, Carter Starnes 1

REYNOLDS 43 — Burns 14, Broadmax 9, Truzy 6, Carmichael 5, Johnson 4, Pitts 3, Jones 2

Records: Concord 1-1; Reynolds 1-2

Notes: The Spiders received a double-double from Kyzen Coleman with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Next up for the Spiders is an away matchup with cross-town rival A.L. Brown Kannapolis this Tuesday night at 7:30pm.

COVENANT DAY 62, LEGION COLLEGIATE 47

COVENANT DAY 62 — White 12, Rivens 17, Huffman 11, Krouse 8, Haggarty 9, Smith 4, Thurman 1

FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY 47 — Gomez 7, Floyd 4, Adams 5, Williams 5, Geremski 7, Horobey 14, DaHon 1, Ameic 4

OLYMPIC 61, PIEDMONT 46

Olympic 20 18 13 10 — 61

Piedmont 7 8 14 17 — 46

OLYMPIC 61 — Randy Johnson 20, Maurice Sabb 21, Eddie Cota 2, Jaden Hardnett 8. JD Terrell 4, De’Angelo Hall 4, Jordan Small 2

PIEDMONT 46 — Nolan Smith 9, Bryan Litte 9, Ethan Ofori 7, Carson Smith 6, Lornenzo Defendi 4, Bennett Church 3, Graham Blackman 3, Will Staton 2, Marquise Barkley 2, Caleb Laszlo 1

Note: Senior forward Maurice Sabb scored 21 points and 11 rebounds, while senior shooting guard Randy Johnson added 20 points to lead Olympic in its season opener. Piedmont falls to 0-2.

WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 71, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 61

Wesleyan Christian Academy 18 13 27 13 — 71

Country Day 15 13 20 13 — 61

COUNTRY DAY 61 — Nick Diaz 17, DJ Lindsey 16, Jerome Lowery 10, Davis 9, Roberts 7, Schulze 2

WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 71 — Zacch Wiggins 26, Jasean Williams 15, Quamir Ingram 14, Nick Keith 10, Hancock 3, Augunas 2, Morning 1

Records: Charlotte Country Day 3-3, Wesleyan Christian Academy 4-2