Tuesday’s high school basketball rewind: Scores, stars from a big opening night

The prep basketball season got under way Tuesday night for many of the area’s private school teams.

We’ve got scores, stars and the upcoming schedule below.

Live scores

Tuesday’s #BIG5 top performers

Nick Diaz, Charlotte Country Day boys: Diaz had a game-high 19 points in an 83-50 season-opening win over the South Charlotte Thunder. He was one of three Bucs in double-figures, joining Jerome Lowery (14) and Joseph Youakim (13).

Emily King, Metrolina Christian girls: In her first game back from knee surgery, King had 23 points, a game-high, in a 52-25 win over Greater Cabarrus.

Brycen Redmon, Westminster Catawba boys: Redmon had a game-high 26 points in a 65-48 win over Legion Collegate. In his first three games, Redmon is averaging 28 points per game.

Laylah Toscano, Jackson Day girls: In a 62-22 win over Bradford Prep, Toscano had a double-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and three assists.

Sam Vanderhave, Charlotte Country Day girls: Vanderhave had a game-high 20 points in a 63-22 win over the South Charlotte Thunder.

Tuesday’s girls’ box scores

NO. 1 CANNON SCHOOL 73, WINSTON-SALEM CHRSITIAN REGIONAL 47

Cannon School 11 27 22 13 — 73

Winston Salem Christian Regional 5 14 10 18 — 47

CANNON SCHOOL 73 — Gaskin 4, Larkins 1, Mccorkle 10, Dixon 7, Love 6, Khloe Thompson 11, Madison Drayton 15, Hina Nakamura 10, Busby 5, Thompson 4

Records: Cannon School 2-1; Winston Salem Christian Regional 1-1

1 OF 1 ACADEMY 70, NO. 7 CONCORD ACADEMY 58

1of1 16 19 18 17 -- 70

CA 15 18 14 11 -- 58

1 of 1 70 — Christian Mundy 20, Alyssa Hankerson 15, Alana Hankerson 13, Jody King 9, Sophie Fritz 6, Miley Malcolm 4, Sidney Blackwell 3

CONCORD ACADEMY 58 — Justice Alexander 21, Jayla Brower 10, Ava McDermott 9, Quinn Hicks 8, Faith Crowell 5, Taylor Smith 5

NO. 12 CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 63, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 22

CCDS 25 20 16 2 — 63

South Charlotte Thunder 0 8 2 12 — 22

CCDS 63 — Sam Vanderhave 20, Margaret Blythe 12, CJ Starnes 12, Nelson 6, Britton 6, Turner 3, Bharti 2, Little 2

SOUTH CHARLOTTE 22 — M. Aitchison 7, Gidney 4, B. Aitchison 4, Koziol 3, Luke 2, Lancaster 2

Records: CCDS 1-0

HICKORY GROVE 68, LEE PARK PREP 37

Lee Park 10 6 8 13 — 37

HGC 17 17 23 11 — 68

LEE PARK 37 — Isaac W 5, Aidan A 5, Caed A 3, Cole D 9, Jackson T 2, Peyton G 7, Lincoln W 7

HICKORY GROVE 68 — Tristan Nelson 17, Miles Allen 15, Micah Bradley 10, Milo 9, Kiser 6, Nelson 6, Rhodes 3, Washington 2

Records: Lee Park 0-1; HGC 1-0

HIGH POINT WESLEYAN 41, NO. 16 PROVIDENCE DAY 37

Providence Day 8 8 11 10 — 37

Wesleyan 9 9 5 18 — 41

PROVIDENCE DAY 37 — Ellie Fyans 10 Dumont 8 O’Malley 4 Ramsden 3 Dennison 3 Clark 5 Stuart 4

WESLEYAN 41 — Taylor Hawley 16 Forrester 8 Cox 3 Cunningham 6 Jackson 8

PDS Record 0-1

JACKSON DAY 62, BRADFORD PREP 22

Jackson Day 20 19 14 9 — 62

Bradford Prep 5 12 0 3 — 22

JACKSON DAY 62 — Courtney Ashford 17, Traylin Phillips 14, Laylah Toscano 13, Amyia Martin 11, Young 4, Wilson 3

BRADFORD PREP 22 — Feliciano 7, Sierra 6, Brissealex 3, Carthage 2, Springer 1, Jones 1

Notes: Courtney Ashford 17p. 5stl, 2a Tralyn Phillips 14p, 4stl, 2a, 1r Laylah Toscano 13p, 13r, 5stl, 3a and Amyia Martin 11p, 12r, 2stl

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 52, GREATER CABARRUS 25

Metrolina 18 6 17 11 — 52

G Cabarrus 2 6 11 4 — 25

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 52 — Emily King 23, Alaina Griffin 13, Goodwin 5, Carlson 4, Foster 4, Sailer 2, E Lederer 1

GREATER CABARRUS 25 — Bargesser 10, Rodriguez 4, Cole 3, Stamper 3, Hardee 2, Mcdonnel 2, Locklear 1

Records: Merrolina 1-0; Greater Cabarrus 0-3

Notes: Emily King led the Warriors with 23 points coming off a knee surgery last season. Alaina Griffin chipped in 13 and is 62 points away from 1,000.

Tuesday’s boys’ box scores

(Sweet 16 rankings included)

NO. 11 CONCORD ACADEMY 94, CAROLINA DAY 34

CA 21 28 32 13 — 94

CDS 13 11 8 2 — 34

CONCORD ACADEMY 94 — Gray Madeira 17, Lincoln Raper 13, Jake Benham 12, James Minlend 12, Icare Bakadisula 11, MJ Lewis 8, Brylee Austin 8, Alek Kornacki 6, Jordan Pierce 3, Romain Boyer 2, Malik Keita 2

CAROLINA DAY 34 — Noah Pierce 14, Squires Martin 9, Zeke Garris 6, Aiden McAfee 3, Darian Durante 5

CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 83, SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 50

Charlotte Country Day 20 21 27 15 — 83

South Charlotte Thunder 11 12 15 12 — 50

COUNTRY DAY 83 — Nick Diaz 19, Jerome Lowery 14, Joseph Youakim 13, Horton 9, Lindsey 8, Davis 8, Roberts 6, Batten 4, Vanfield 2

SOUTH CHARLOTTE THUNDER 50 — Luke Ball 17, Jack Porter 10, Lang 9, Kern 6, Miller 4, Hall 4

Records: Country Day 1-0; South Charlotte Thunder 0-1

Notes: Country Day with balanced scoring, three players in double digits. CD plays in the Phenom Tip off Classic this weekend.

GASTON DAY 98, CANNON 85

Gaston Day 19 28 24 27 — 98

Cannon School 13 31 19 22 — 85

GASTON DAY 98 — Dylan Bradley 26, Deshawn Coulter 22, Griffen Simpson 15, Hunter Gerould 14

Records: Gaston Day 2-0

Notes: Gaston Day hosts Caldwell Academy on Friday.

GREATER CABARRUS 54, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 49

Metrolina Christian 10 8 13 18 — 49

Greater Cabarrus 19 5 12 18 — 54

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 49 — Walker 21, Depp 9, Torrez 8, Mal. Wilson 4, Gadd 4, Hatcher 3

Records: Metrolina Christian 0-1 (0-0)

Notes: Metrolina Sr. Delo Walker 21p, 3r, 3s, 2a

LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN 75, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 60

Lake Norman Christian 13 26 17 19 — 75

Charlotte Christian 16 19 9 16 — 60

LAKE NORMAN CHRISTIAN 75 — Dwan McAllister 18, Kobe Broome 14, B.J. Johnson 14, D.J. Todd 12, Isaiah Frierson 11, Taylor 4, Sharif 2.

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 60 — Adam Miller 12, Marshall Nicholson 11, Matty Carroll 10, Solomon 9, Lieberman 8, Shonberg 7, Burns 2, Jackson 1.

Records: Lake Norman Christian 2-1; Charlotte Christian 0-1

WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 65, LEGION COLLEGIATE 48

Westminster 14 21 17 13 — 65

Legion 10 12 12 14 — 48

WESTMINSTER 65 — Brycen Redmon 26, Dorian Reeves 13, Nikayle Hodge 10, G. Parker 6, K. Santos 6, Andrews 2, Littlejohn 1, Hayes 1

LEGION 48 — Thompson 5, E. Byrd 7, Walker 5, Bizozba 5, Worley 9, Cottman 4, Kalvdzo 2, J. Sinta 11

Records: Westminster 1-2; Legion 0-1

Notes: Westminster’s Brycen Redmon continues with his red hot scoring. He has scored 23, 36, and 26 in his first 3 games of the season (Averaging 28 PPG). On Friday, Nov 15, Westminster will travel to Fayetteville, NC to take on Freedom Christian Academy

Wednesday’s schedule

Bonnie Cone Leadership at Sugar Creek Charter

Central Academy at Queens Grant Charter

Charlotte Lab at Valor Prep (boys), 7 p.m.

Thursday’s schedule

Bradford Prep at Piedmont Community Charter

High Point Wesleyan at Covenant Day

Jackson Day at N.C. School of Science & Math/Morganton (boys), 7 p.m.

Metrolina Christian at North Pointe Academy (boys), 7 p.m.

Queens Grant Charter at Hickory Grove Christian

Providence Day at Legion Collegiate (SC) (girls), 5:30 p.m.

South Charlotte Thunder at Greenville (SC) Hurricanes