Boys’ basketball rewind: Cannon School stops Latin, takes first place in CISAA
Cannon School got a big 88-67 win against Charlotte Latin on Tuesday that pushed the Cougars — just barely — to the top of the CISAA conference.
Cannon (20-7, 4-1) is just ahead of Covenant Day (15-6, 3-1) and Providence Day (17-6, 3-1) in a race that’s getting very tight.
Cannon plays at Covenant Day on Friday, and will play at Providence Day next month.
On Tuesday, the Cougars led Charlotte Latin (11-9, 1-3) by one point after the first quarter, but blew open the game in the second by outscoring Latin, 24-4.
Austin Swartz, a Miami Hurricanes signee, led Cannon with 21 points. Junior Isaiah Henry and freshman Lincoln Vinson each scored 17 points.
Tuesday’s #BIG5 top performers
Sean Birmingham, Concord Academy: In a 64-55 upset of No. 11 Northside Christian, Birmingham had 19 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals.
Lyric Brown, Piedmont Charter: In a 68-22 win over Carolina International, Brown scored a game-high 22 points.
Jay Morgan, Lake Norman Charter: In an 81-44 win over East Rowan, Morgan had a team-high 21 points.
Stephen Quinn, Westminster Catawba: In a 78-52 win over Hickory Grove, Quinn had 31 points and four steals.
Lincoln Vinson, Cannon School: In a 88-67 win over Charlotte Latin, the 6-foot-1 freshman scored 17 points in a big CISAA conference win.
Tuesday’s box scores
▪ Observer Sweet 16 rankings listed
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 88, SOUTH ROWAN 19
South Rowan 8 7 0 4 — 19
Central Cabarrus 40 21 16 11 — 88
SOUTH ROWAN 19 – Young 3, Jones 8, Jackson 2, B. Overcash 2, Goodman 2, Carey 2
CENTRAL CABARRUS 88 – Chase Daniel 6, Carson Daniel, DJ Kent 24, Joshua Dalton 14, Noah Edmisten 7, Emari Russell 9, Jake Baker 7, Cayden Smith 6, LarQuise Burse-Jones 2, Chinua Ezeigbo 3, Infinite Morrow
Notable: Central forced 29 turnovers and had 27 assists, 22 steals and five blocks....Central Cabarrus has won 50 straight games and 44 straight games at Central Cabarrus. The Vikings have won 39 straight South Piedmont 3A conferencde games.
NO. 4 WEDDINGTON 89, SUN VALLEY 49
Sun Valley 19 13 7 10 — 49
Weddington 27 23 22 17 — 89
SUN VALLEY 49 — Nate Tavares 24, Kaleel Benjamin 15, Derin Sumpter 8, Roe 2
WEDDINGTON 89 – K.J Younger 29, George Hermanson 20, Jack Ellyson 14, Cook 8, Ricketts 4, Muteb 4, Nnaji 4, Ford 3, Powers 3
Notable: For Weddington, junior point guard KJ Younger led all scorers with 29 points, including five 3-point makes.
Record: Weddington 16-1, 3-0; Sun Valley 5-13, 1-2
NO. 5 LAKE NORMAN 89, MOORESVILLE 54
Lake Norman 8 26 28 25 — 89
Mooresville 11 18 14 13 — 54
MOORESVILLE 54 — Kyri Wilson 13, Dylan Clark 8, Bryson Demby 8, Jalen Chambers 8, AJ Parsley 7, Kaleb Oloyede 5, Nolan Ericson 3, Dylan Leuthardt 2.
Notable: For Mooresville, Kyri Wilson had 13 points, six rebounds; Dylan Clark had seven rebounds and four blocks. Jalen Chambers had eight points and three steals.
Record: Mooresville 12-6
NO. 7 CANNON SCHOOL 88, CHARLOTTE LATIN 67
Cannon 19 24 23 22 — 88
Charlotte Latin 18 4 19 25 — 66
CANNON SCHOOL 88 — Austin Swartz 21, Isaiah Henry 17, Lincoln Vinson 17, Martin 7, Claggett 6, King 6, Murash 6, Ingram 5, Elnagger 3
CHARLOTTE LATIN 66 — Alex Dausks 24, James Jones 16, Nicholes Levy 11, Miles 5, Ivory 4, Diaz 3, Casey 2, Latta 2
Records: Cannon 20-7; Charlotte Latin 11-9
NO. 10 COVENANT DAY 73, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 41
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 41 — Solomon 2, Sturdevent 2, Carrol 9, Guess 7, Nicholson 15, Corbin 5
COVENANT DAY 73 — Green 4, Shipp 3, Rivens 15, Weaver 4, Penosky 4, Olshefski 20, Marcus Jr 12, White 7
CONCORD ACADEMY 64, NO. 11 NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 55
Northside Christian 15 14 15 11 — 55
Concord Academy 11 17 13 23 — 64
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 55 — A. Jones 13, J. Johnson-Freeman 15, K. Shaw 3, J Smith 13, K. Shouse 4, J Bullock 3, B. Cowen 4
CONCORD ACADEMY 64 — Ian Howard 8, Sherod McCormick 3, Lincoln Raper 2, Jake Benham 7, Sean Birmingham 19, Andre Rudy 15, Alek Kornacki 10
Notable: For Concord Academy, Sean Birmingham had 19 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals. Alex Kornacki had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
CONCORD 68, NORTHWEST 66
Concord 18 14 19 17 — 68
Northwest 12 14 29 11 — 66
Concord 68 — Judah Freeman 22, Jeremiah Howard 16, Jayden Beyan 8, Ty Rushmeyer 7, Jaden Reid 6, Jadah Freeman 5, Chris Arellano 4
Northwest Cabarrus 66 — Anderson Lee 25, Jordan Gonder 13, Isaac Wolfolk 13, Justin Gonder 7, Landon Rowe 6, Aiden Rochevot 2
Notable: For Concord, Jeremiah Howard had nine rebounds to go with his 16 points despite being in foul trouble throughout the contest. Concord guard Judah Freeman, who led the Spiders with 22 points, got the late-game steal and finish as time expired to anchor the road win at Northwest Cabarrus
Records: Concord 10-7 (7-2 SPC), Northwest Cabarrus 10-7 (5-5 SPC)
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 63, LINCOLN CHARTER 60
Lincoln Charter 10 17 6 27 — 60
Corvian Community 8 13 22 20 — 63
LINCOLN CHARTER 60 — Kr. Flowers 6, Kelan Flowers 15, Hudson 1, David Reed 19, Cairo Morales 10, Showers 7
CORVIAN 63 — Ricky Moore Jr. 19, Malachi McCutcheon 12, Milton 3, Jack Hudson 15, Johnson 2, Scott 2, Andre Jackson Jr 10
EAST ROWAN 49, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 45
LNC 14 11 10 10 — 45
ER 9 14 17 9 — 49
GASTON DAY 68, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 48
Gaston Day 18 13 20 17 — 68
Metrolina Christian 12 12 11 13 — 48
GASTON DAY 68 — Deshawn Coulter 13, Braylen Todd 13, Gavin Fields 11, Griffen Simpson 11, Chase Owens 8.
Record: Gaston Day 15-9
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 81, EAST ROWAN 44
Lake Norman Charter 23 18 21 19 — 81
East Rowan 7 15 6 16 — 44
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 81 — Jay Morgan 21, Braden Wilkie 14, Owen Kuhn 11, Drew Johnson 5, Collin McConneyhead 4, Braylon Irelan 4, Levi Church 3, Christian Virgilio 3, Dean Ruthstrom 2, Isaiah Smith 2, Major Leak 2, Langston Holder 2, Tripp Augier 2
EAST ROWAN 44 — J. Wembolua 23, L Bradley 6, A. Lino 4, D. Jones 4, M. Mckenzie 3, D. Gibson 2, A. Arnez 2
Notable: Lake Norman Charter will host Northwest Cabarrus on Friday night at 7:30.
Record: Lake Norman Charter 8-9, 4-6
LINCOLNTON 61, WEST LINCOLN 38
Lincolnton 21 16 13 11 — 61
West Lincoln 6 17 10 5 — 38
LINCOLNTON 61 — Landen Lyerly 16, Tyler McClain 13, Neo Thompson 9, Khamoni Heath 8, Brayden Brown 6, Cam Smith 4, Gaige Ikard 3, Khalil Yarborough 2
WEST LINCOLN 38 — Gideon Allen 16, Mallister Anderson 8, Jaden Guynn 5, Evan Hartsoe 3
Notable: For Lincolnton, Landen Lyerly had 16 points, 17 rebounds, six blocks, and two steals. Tyler McClain had 13 points, five rebounds, three steals.
Record: Lincolnton 15-2; West Lincoln 3-14
PIEDMONT CHARTER 68, CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 22
Carolina International 8 5 2 7 — 22
Piedmont Charter 18 21 19 10 — 68
PIEDMONT 68 — Lyric Brown 22, Bree Phillips 21, Allasha Houser 8, Micah Brown 6, Julianna East 4, Addison Berry 3, Aniyah Jones 2, Celeste Cobb 2
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL 22 — Rayan Zhagari 10, Jea Sanders 7, Dyman Harvey 3, Jayna Shivers 2
PROVIDENCE 67, GARINGER 48
Garinger 10 13 9 16 — 48
Providence 22 13 20 12 — 67
GARINGER 48 — Sham Muhammad 19, Ray Bennett 13, Spence 8
PROVIDENCE 67 — Jack Siegel 11, Evan Wisotsky 11, Latimer Taylor 10, Conde 9
Records: Garinger 1-14; Providence 6-12
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 78, HICKORY GROVE 52
Westminster Catawba 21 23 25 9 — 78
Hickory Grove 12 9 15 14 — 52
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 78 — Stephen Quinn 31, Drew Quinn 5, Kenyon Addie 10, Hodge 5, Brycen Redmon 7, M.J Littlejohn 12, Justin Rushin 8, Glass 1
HICKORY GROVE 52 — Nelson 6, Barack Jones 12, Allen 4, Bradley 6, Dickey 4, Rhodes 7, Kevin Powell 11
Notable: Stephen Quinn and Kenyon Addie continue to lead a Westminster team that is 7-4 in the MAC Conference. Quinn had 31 points, four steals; Addie had a double-double 10 points and 10 rebounds. Westminster’s nNext game is at Gaston Christian on Friday, January 26.
Records: Westminster Catawba 19-7, Hickory Grove 4-17
Monday’s box score
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN 64, WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 62
Westminster Catawba 11 15 18 18 — 62
Burlington Christian 22 15 10 17 — 64
WESTMINSTER CATAWBA 62 — Stephen Quinn 22, Kenyon Addie 9, Hodge 5, Brycen Redmon 10, M.J Littlejohn 9, Rushin 7
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN 64 — Robinson 1, Karon Waltington 11, Isaiah Smith 19, Ian Bush 13, Blout 4, Charles Pur 11, Mace 4
Records: Westminster Catawba 18-7, Burlington Christian 15-3
GASTON CHRISTIAN 78, GASTON DAY 73 OT
Gaston Day 17 13 19 16 8 — 73
Gaston Christian 16 15 16 18 13 — 78
GASTON DAY 73 — Chase Owens 28, Deshawn Coulter 20, Griffen Simpson 7, Gavin Fields 7
Tuesday’s scores, this week’s schedule
TUESDAY
Southwestern 4A
Providence 67, Garinger 48
CISAA
Cannon School 88, Charlotte Latin 67
Covenant Day 73, Charlotte Christian 41
Providence Day 59, Charlotte Country Day 47
Greater Metro 4 4A
Cox Mill 81, South Iredell 37
Hickory Ridge 60, West Cabarrus 42
Lake Norman 89, Mooresville 52
Southern Carolina 4A
Weddington 89, Sun Valley 49
Big South 3A
Ashbrook 72, Hunter Huss 70
Crest 79, Kings Mountain 78
Forestview 59, Stuart Cramer 48
South Point 80, North Gaston 63
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus 88, South Rowan 19
Concord 68, Northwest Cabarrus 66
Jay M. Robinson 89, Jesse Carson 66
Lake Norman Charter 81, East Rowan 44
Rocky River 2A-3A
Monroe 76, Forest Hills 49
Piedmont 60, West Stanly 44
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy 64, Northside Christian 55
Gaston Christian 75, SouthLake Christian 57
Gaston Day 68, Metrolina Christian 48
Westminster Catawba 78, Hickory Grove Christian 52
Foothills Athletic Association
Davidson Day 81, Statesville Christian 11
South Piedmont Athletic Association
Lake Norman Christian 77, North Hills Christian 70
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys 68, Bunker Hill 57
Lincolnton 61, West Lincoln 38
Newton-Conover 56, Maiden 51
West Caldwell 73, East Burke 68
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Bradford Prep 63, Langtree Charter 44
Community School of Davidson 85,. Mountain Island Charter 58
Corvian Community 63, Lincoln Charter 60
Pine Lake Prep 56, Christ the King 47
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Burns 72, Cherryville 39
East Gaston 60, Bessemer City 53
Highland Tech 48, Thomas Jefferson Academy 44
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 71, Union Academy 67
North Stanly 78, Albemarle 67
South Stanly 64, Gray Stone Day 29
Metro 1A
Carolina International 71, Piedmont Community Charter 66
Nonconference
Jackson Day 65, Providence Classical 60
Palisades 64, West Mecklenburg 48
United Faith Christian 81, Veritas 48
S.C. Region 3 5A
Blythewood 68, Spring Valley 63
Clover 63, Rock Hill 38
Nation Ford 68, Fort Mill 62
S.C. Region 3 4A
Catawba Ridge 67, Northwestern 36
Lancaster 65, Indian Land 57
South Pointe 68, York 33
S.C. Region 4 3A
Clinton 43, Union County 35
Woodruff 76, Chester 42
S.C. Region 5 2A
Andrew Jackson 68, Chesterfield 22
Cheraw 65, Buford 35
S.C. Region 4 1A
Great Falls def. C.A. Johnson
McBee 77, Governor’s School 7
S.C. nonconference
Gray Collegiate 92, Legion Collegiate 49
Wednesday
Queen City 3A-4A
Harding at West Charlotte
SoMeck 4A
South Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell
Southern Carolina 4A
Cuthbertson at Porter Ridge
South Piedmont 3A
Jesse Carson at East Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
West Iredell at Statesville
Rocky River 2A-3A
Monroe at Anson County
Metro 1A
Valor Prep at Apprentice Academy (boys)
Nonconference
Bradford Prep at Gray Stone Day
Sugar Creek Charter at Highland Tech
West Rowan at A.L. Brown
Winston-Salem Christian at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)
S.C. Region 5 2A
North Central at Andrew Jackson
S.C. nonconference
York at York Prep
Thursday
Greater Metro 4 4A
Lake Norman at Hickory Ridge
South Piedmont 3A
Concord at Jay M. Robinson
Western Foothills 3A
North Iredell at Hickory
Metro 1A
Apprentice Academy at Carolina International (boys)
Nonconference
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Lab Prep (boys)
Greater Cabarrus Stallions at 1 of 1 Prep (girls)
Hickory Grove Christian at Comenius School (boys)
Legion Collegiate at Weddington (girls)
Metrolina Christian at Corvian Community
Queen’s Grant Charter at Albemarle
SouthLake Christian at Davidson Day (boys)
SouthLake Christian at Community School of Davidson (girls)
Victory Christian at Legacy Early College
S.C. Region 4 1
Rock Hill Riverwalk at McBee
Friday
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at West Mecklenburg
Harding at Hopewell
Hough at North Mecklenburg
Mallard Creek at West Charlotte
SoMeck 4A
Palisades at Berry Academy
South Mecklenburg at Olympic
Southwestern 4A
Charlotte Catholic at Providence
Garinger at Butler
Rocky River at East Mecklenburg
CISAA
Cannon School at Covenant Day
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Christian
Providence Day at Charlotte Latin
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown at Hickory Ridge
Mooresville at Cox Mill
South Iredell at West Cabarrus
Southern Carolina 4A
Porter Ridge at Sun Valley
Weddington at Marvin Ridge
Big South 3A
Crest at Forestview
Hunter Huss at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Stuart Cramer
South Point at Ashbrook
South Piedmont 3A
Jesse Carson at Central Cabarrus
Northwest Cabarrus at Lake Norman Charter
South Rowan at Jay M. Robinson
West Rowan at East Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory at East Lincoln
North Iredell at Fred T. Foard
Statesville at North Lincoln
St. Stephens at West Iredell
Rocky River 2A-3A
Anson County at Piedmont
Forest Hills at Parkwood
West Stanly at Central Academy
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Concord Academy at Metrolina Christian
Northside Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Christian
Foothills Athletic Association
Davidson Day at University Christian (boys)
Hickory Christian at Statesville Christian
South Piedmont Athletic Association
Lake Norman Christian at United Faith Christian (boys)
North Hills Christian at Victory Christian
Catawba Valley 2A
Lincolnton at Bunker Hill
Maiden at East Burke
Newton-Conover at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Bandys
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Corvian Community at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King
Pine Lake Prep at Bradford Prep
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson Academy
Highland Tech at East Gaston
Metro 1A
Piedmont Community Charter at Sugar Creek Charter
Valor Prep at Queen’s Grant Charter
Nonconference
Cuthbertson at Ardrey Kell
Grace Academy at South Charlotte Thunder (girls)
Jackson Day at Lee Park Prep
Legion Collegiate (SC) at United Faith Christian (girls)
S.C. Region 3 5A
Fort Mill at Blythewood
Nation Ford at Clover
Rock Hill at Spring Valley
S.C. Region 3 4A
Catawba Ridge at South Pointe
Indian Land at York
Lancaster at Northwestern
S.C. Region 4 3A
Chester at Union County
Emerald at Woodruff
S.C. Region 5 2A
Andrew Jackson at York Prep
Cheraw at North Central
Chesterfield at Central Pageland
S.C. Region 4 1A
Great Falls at Governor’s School (boys)
Lewisville at C.A. Johnson
S.C. nonconference
Legion Collegiate at Camden Military (boys)
Legion Collegiate at United Faith Christian (girls)
Saturday
Metrolina Athletic Conference
Metrolina Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
Nonconference
Cannon School at Carmel Christian, 4 (boys)
Myers Park at A.C. Reynolds (girls, 1; boys, 2:30)
Northside Christian at Victory Christian (girls, 12:30; boys, 2)
Oak Hill (VA) Regional at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)
Rabun Gap School (VA) at Covenant Day, 2:30 (boys)
Winston-Salem Christian at Providence Day, 1 (girls)
Davidson Day at Providence Day, 2:30 (boys)
United Faith Christian vs. Milton (GA), in Longhorn Steakhouse 5-Star Classic, at Milton, GA, 8 (boys)
United Faith Christian at Legacy Early College (SC), 1:30 (girls)
S.C. Region 3 4A
Lancaster at South Pointe (girls, 5; boys, 6:30)
Sunday
No games scheduled
