Charlotte Latin beats rival Providence Day, continues to chase Cannon in CISAA.
Tuesday night, the CISAA conference championship race saw the field basically narrowed to two.
In Concord, Cannon School raced past Charlotte Christian 89-65 behind 26 points from DJ NIx to remain in first place. In southeast Charlotte, Charlotte Latin got a big win over a local rival to stay close.
The Hawks beat Providence Day 62-49 on the road, an important win that kept Latin one game behind Cannon School for first place.
Providence Day (10-10, 2-3) fell three games in the loss column behind first-place Cannon School (19-6, 5-0) and two behind second place Charlotte Latin (17-5, 3-1).
Latin won its fourth straight game since losing 79-64 at Cannon Jan. 10.
Latin will host Cannon Jan. 28 in a game that looks like it will could ultimately decide the league champion. Latin, however, would have three league games left after it plays Cannon so it couldn’t afford a letdown afterwards if it were to win.
But on Tuesday, the Hawks led Providence Day 14-9 after the first quarter and used a 17-7 push in the third quarter to build a comfortable lead. Graham Calton led the Hawks with 12 points. AJ Ratchford had 15 for Providence Day.
Elevator
↑Providence Day girls: beat Charlotte Latin 42-31 to improve to 16-6 overall, 5-0 in the CISAA. Morgan Kelson, a candidate for Observer girls basketball player of the week, had 11 for the Chargers.
↑Cuthbertson girls: won their 13th straight game Tuesday, beating Sun Valley 71-18
↑Lake Norman Charter: won ninth straight game, 69-27 over West Lincoln. Lake Norman Charter is 12-4, 7-0 in South Fork 2A.
↑Aden Holloway, Covenant Day: freshman point guard is averaging 28 points per game in his last three. He had 21 in Tuesday’s 60-44 win over Charlotte Country Day.
↑First Assembly: No. 3 team in Sweet 16 survived a big scare from Hickory Grove before winning 80-76. First Assembly was down heading into the fourth quarter. Hickory Grove got 30 points from AJ Smith. Hickory Grove got 18 points, 11 rebounds, three assists from Garrett Hien, plus 22 points, four rebounds, three assists from Trae Benham.
Boys #BIG5 Top Performers
Maddox Kerley, Alexander Central: 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 48-32 win over South Caldwell.
Lane Harrill, Cherryville: 29 points, 13 rebounds in a 64-61 win over Thomas Jefferson.
Oliver O’Brien, Lake Norman Charter: Career-high 19 points in a 69-27 win over West Lincoln.
Demetrius Washington, Mountain Island Charter: game-high 26 points in a 71-67 win over Pine Lake Prep.
Josh Williams, Queens Grant: 25 points, six assists in a 75-50 win over Bradford Prep. Teammate Jeremiah Wooten had 13 rebounds.
Girls #BIG5 Top Performers
Jael Hall, First Assembly: game-high 17 points in 51-18 win over Hickory Grove.
Madeleine Jenkins, Alexander Central: 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four blocks and a steal in a 48-40 win over South Caldwell. The Cougars had 17 assists on 19 made field goals.
Laci Paul, Bandys: game-high 18 points in a 55-33 win over West Lincoln.
Jimena Vazquez, Forestview: 15 points, 11 rebounds in a 51-33 win over Stuart Cramer.
Jessie Wiles, Davidson Day: 18 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals in a 64-17 win over Statesville Christian. Mallorie Haines (22 points, 11 rebounds, five steals) and Makayla Tejeda (10 points, four assists, three rebounds, three steals) had strong games.
How Boys Sweet 16 Fared
Rk. | School (CL) | Rec | Tuesday |
1. | North Mecklenburg (4A) | 16-1 | idle |
2. | Davidson Day (IND) | 17-1 | vs. Statesville Christian late |
3. | First Assembly (IND) | 24-3 | d. Hickory Grove 80-76 |
4. | Cannon School (IND) | 19-5 | d. Charlotte Christian 89-65 |
5. | Ardrey Kell (4A) | 14-3 | idle |
6. | Vance (4A) | 14-2 | idle |
7. | Forest Hills | 16-0 | idle |
8. | Carmel Christian (IND) | 18-5 | idle |
9. | Freedom (3A) | 16-1 | d. McDowell 74-64 |
10. | Cox Mill (3A) | 14-2 | idle |
11. | West Caldwell (2A) | 15-0 | vs. Hibriten, late |
12. | Hunter Huss (3A) | 14-2 | d. Ashbrook 71-62 |
13. | Olympic (4A) | 11-5 | idle |
14. | Charlotte Catholic (3A) | 14-3 | d. Piedmont 69-55 |
15. | Lincoln Charter (1A) | 14-2 | vs. Piedmont Comm. Charter, late |
16. | Northside Christian (IND) | 17-6 | d. Metrolina Christian 62-48 |
Tuesday’s Boys Scores
Alexander Central 48, South Caldwell 32
Cannon School 89, Charlotte Christian 65
Charlotte Catholic 69, Piedmont 55
Charlotte Country Day 51, Covenant Day 38
Cherryville 64, Thomas Jefferson 61
Christ The King 62, Highland Tech 53
Community School of Davidson 59, Carolina International 47
Covenant Day 60, Charlotte Country Day 44
East Burke 46, West Iredell 30
First Assembly 80, Hickory Grove 76
Freedom 74, McDowell 64
Hunter Huss 71, Ashbrook 62
Lake Norman Charter 69, West Lincoln 27
Mountain Island Charter 71, Pine Lake Prep 67
Northside Christian 62, Metrolina Christian 48
North Lincoln 63, Bandys 54
Queens Grant 75, Bradford Prep 25
Weddington 73, Parkwood 50
West Rowan 75, North Iredell 58
LATE FRIDAY
South Mecklenburg 56, West Mecklenburg 47
How Girls Sweet 16 Fared
Rk. | School (CL) | Rec | Tuesday |
1. | Mallard Creek (4A) | 14-1 | idle |
2. | Freedom (4A) | 17-0 | d. McDowell 53-41 |
3. | Cuthbertson (3A) | 16-1 | d. Sun Valley 71-18 |
4. | Vance (4A) | 13-4 | idle |
5. | East Burke (2A) | 14-3 | d. West Iredell 64-38 |
6. | Salisbury (2A) | 15-1 | d. West Davidson 48-35 |
7. | Carson (3A) | 15-2 | d. Statesville 60-39 |
8. | Providence (4A) | 15-2 | idle |
9. | West Rowan (3A) | 14-1 | d. North Iredell 64-20 |
10. | Shelby (2A) | 11-1 | d. South Point 60-13 |
11. | South Mecklenburg (4A) | 12-3 | idle |
12. | Victory Christian (IND) | 17-4 | idle |
13. | North Mecklenburg (4A) | 12-4 | idle |
14. | Charlotte Catholic (3A) | 12-4 | d. Piedmont 55-27 |
15. | Newton-Conover (2A) | 14-2 | d. East Lincoln 75-37 |
16. | East Rowan (3A) | 14-3 | d. South Iredell 68-51 |
Tuesday’s Scores
Alexander Central 48, South Caldwell 40
Bandys 55, North Lincoln 33
Cannon School 66, Charlotte Christian 46
Carson 60, Statesville 39
Charlotte Christian 55, Piedmont 27
Christ The King 45, Highland Tech 16
Community School of Davidson 53, Carolina International 10
Cuthbertson 71, Sun Valley 18
Davidson Day 64, Statesville Christian 17
East Burke 64, West Iredell 38
East Rowan 68, South Iredell 51
First Assembly 51, Hickory Grove 18
Forest Hills 76, Monroe 32
Forestview 51, Stuart Cramer 33
Freedom 53, McDowell 41
Lake Norman Charter 47, West Lincoln 31
Newton-Conover 75, East Lincoln 37
Providence Day 42, Charlotte Latin 31
Salisbury 48, West Davidson 35
Shelby 60, South Point 13
West Rowan 64, North Iredell 20
LATE MONDAY
Forest Hills 63, Monroe 16
Providence Day 48, Charlotte Catholic 28
Wednesday’s schedule
Nonconference
Cabarrus Stallions at Statesville Christian (girls)
Davidson Day at Gaston Day
East Surry at Watauga
Kings Mountain at Burns
Monroe at Anson County
Polk County at Bessemer City
Sugar Creek Charter at Community School of Davidson
University Christian at Maiden
West Rowan at Lake Norman
