The wrap: Friday’s scores, how The Observer’s Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule

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How The Observer’s boys’ Sweet 16 fared

How The Observer’s girls’ Sweet 16 fared

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Friday’s boys’ scores

Queen City 3A-4A

Chambers 82, Harding 35

Hopewell 63, West Charlotte 41

Hough 65, West Mecklenburg 44

North Mecklenburg 108, Mallard Creek 64

SoMeck 4A

Ardrey Kell 72, Berry Academy 57

South Mecklenburg 52, Palisades 49

Southwestern 4A

Butler 60, East Mecklenburg 39

Charlotte Catholic 66, Rocky River 51

Independence 85, Garinger 24

CISAA

Cannon 82, Charlotte Christian 63

Charlotte Latin 67, Charlotte Country Day 62

Providence Day 62, Covenant Day 55

Greater Metro 4 4A

Cox Mill 72, A.L. Brown 64

Hickory Ridge 98, South Iredell 39

Lake Norman 82, West Cabarrus 66

Southern Carolina 4A

Marvin Ridge 45, Cuthbertson 30

Weddington 74, Porter Ridge 48

Big South 3A

Crest 67, Ashbrook 62

Kings Mountain 71, Hunter Huss 66

North Gaston 76, Forestview 65

South Point 67, Stuart Cramer 47

South Piedmont 3A

Carson 68, Lake Norman Charter 65

Concord 70, West Rowan 57

East Rowan 63, South Rowan 62

Jay M. Robinson 65, Northwest Cabarrus 64

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln 103, West Iredell 65

North Iredell 88, North Lincoln 80

Statesville at Fred T. Foard, late

Hickory 81, St. Stephens 61

Rocky River 2A-3A

West Stanly 76, Monroe 54

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Gaston Christian 81, Gaston Day 63

Hickory Grove Christian 44, Metrolina Christian 40

SouthLake Christian def. Northside Christian by forfeit

Foothills Athletic Association

Statesville Christian at Salem Baptist, late

Hickory Christian 70, University Christian 27

Southern Piedmont Athletic Association

United Faith Christian 97, North Hills Christian 52

Victory Christian 79, Lake Norman Christian 35

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys 65, Lincolnton 62

Bunker Hill 72, West Lincoln 49

Maiden 71, West Caldwell 53

Newton-Conover 70, East Burke 41

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep 93, Community School of Davidson 89

Corvian Community 69, Christ the King 52

Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter, late

Pine Lake Prep 79, Lincoln Charter 73

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Cherryville 65, Bessemer City 63

East Gaston at Thomas Jefferson Academy, late

Shelby 78, Highland Tech 48

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Mount Pleasant 69, South Stanly 60

North Stanly 63, Gray Stone Day 34

Union Academy at Albemarle, late

Metro 1A

Carolina International at Valor Prep, late

Piedmont Community Charter 90, Queen’s Grant Charter 54

Nonconference

Carmel Christian 66, Asheville School 39

Greater Cabarrus Stallions 66, Forsyth Home Educators 28

Sugar Creek Charter 66, Jackson Day 39

S.C. Region 3 5A

Blythewood 67, Clover 53

Fort Mill 65, Spring Valley 62

Rock Hill at Nation Ford, late

S.C. Region 3 4A

Catawba Ridge 66, Lancaster 56

Indian Land 57, South Pointe 53

Northwestern 63, York 48

S.C. Region 4 3A

Clinton at Chester, late

Union County 49, Emerald 38

S.C. Region 5 2A

Andrew Jackson 72, North Central 54

Buford at Central Pageland

Chesterfield at Cheraw, late

S.C. Region 4 1a

C.A. Johnson at Governor’s School, late

McBee 64, Lewisville 55

S.C. nonconference

Legion Collegiate at Providence Classical, late

Westminster Catawba 57, York Prep 44

Friday’s girls’ scores

Queen City 3A-4A

Harding at Chambers

Mallard Creek 73, North Mecklenburg 43

West Charlotte 68, Hopewell 21

West Mecklenburg at Hough

SoMeck 4A

Ardrey Kell 75, Berry Academy 30

South Mecklenburg 67, Palisades 41

Southwestern 4A

Butler at East Mecklenburg

Charlotte Catholic 65, Rocky River 25

Independence 74, Garinger 43

CISAA

Cannon School 81, Charlotte Christian 26

Charlotte Country Day 60, Charlotte Latin 55

Greater Metro 4 4A

Cox Mill 60, AL Brown 41

Hickory Ridge 71, South Iredell 39

Lake Norman 78, West Cabarrus 53

Southern Carolina 4A

Cuthbertson at Marvin Ridge

Porter Ridge 66, Weddington 61

Big South 3A

Crest 56, Ashbrook 26

Forestview 69, North Gaston 37

Hunter Huss at Kings Mountain

Stuart Cramer 40, South Point 38

South Piedmont 3A

East Rowan 61, South Rowan 55

Jay M. Robinson 70, Northwest Cabarrus 50

Lake Norman Charter at Jesse Carson

West Rowan 106, Concord 30

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln 73, West Iredell 17

North Iredell 54, North Lincoln 50

Statesville at Fred T. Foard

St. Stephens at Hickory

Rocky River 2A-3A

Monroe 57, West Stanly 52

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Hickory Grove Christian 53, Metrolina Christian 43

SouthLake Christian def. Northside Christian by forfeit

Foothills Athletic Association

University Christian at Hickory Christian

Southern Piedmont Athletic Association

United Faith Christian 83, North Hills Christian 16

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys 61, Lincolnton 35

Bunker Hill 49, West Lincoln 48

Maiden 54, West Caldwell 24

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep at Community School of Davidson

Christ the King 52, Corvian Community 33

Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter

Lincoln Charter 78, Pine Lake Prep 42

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Bessemer City 65, Cherryville 40

Thomas Jefferson Academy 51, East Gaston 12

Highland Tech at Shelby

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle 54, Union Academy 45

Mount Pleasant 68, South Stanly 26

North Stanly 68, Gray Stone Day 44

Metro 1A

Carolina International at Valor Prep

Piedmont Community Charter at Queen’s Grant Charter

Nonconference

1 of 1 Academy at Winston-Salem Christian

Arborbrook Christian at South Charlotte Thunder

Forsyth Home Educators 66, Greater Cabarrus Stallions 27

Jackson Day at Sugar Creek Charter

Legacy Early College (SC) 46, Providence Day 37

S.C. Region 3 5A

Blythewood 73, Clover 62

Rock Hill 77, Nation Ford 45

Spring Valley at Fort Mill

S.C. Region 3 4A

South Pointe 77, Indian Land 21

Lancaster at Catawba Ridge

York at Northwestern

S.C. Region 4 3A

Clinton 64, Chester 16

Union County at Emerald

S.C. Region 5 2A

Andrew Jackson 88, North Central 27

Buford at Central Pageland

Chesterfield at Cheraw

S.C. Region 4 1a

C.A. Johnson at Governor’s School

Lewisville 41, McBee 36

S.C. nonconference

York Prep at Westminster Catawba

Saturday’s preview

SATURDAY

(Boys) Court XIV Classic, at Hough High — The host Huskies will join 13 other private schools and prep academies in a seven-game, one-day event. The feature game, at 7:30 p.m.., pits Davidson Day against Combine Academy. Hough faces Winston-Salem Christian’s regional team at 3:15 p.m. Teams from Florida, Virginia, Minnesota and West Virginia are in the field.

Upcoming schedule

Saturday

CISAA

Charlotte Latin at Covenant Day (boys, 12)

Nonconference

Carmel Christian at Rabun Gap School (GA), (boys, 3:30)

Oak Hill (VA) Regional at Elevation Prep, (boys, 3)

S.C. Region 4 1A

Governor’s School at Great Falls (boys, 1)

Court XIV Classic (boys)

(at Hough High)

Flight 22 Prep vs. Huntington (WV) Prep, 11 a.m.

Minnesota Prep vs. Quality Education, 12:25

Charlotte Lab Prep vs. N.C. Good Better Best, 1:50

Hough vs. Winston-Salem Christian Regional, 3:15

BCAT (FL) vs. Winston-Salem Christian National, 4:40

S3 Academy (VA) vs. 1 of 1 Prep, 6:05

Davidson Day vs. Combine Academy, 7:30

Sunday

No games scheduled

Monday

Foothills Athletic Association

University Christian at Davidson Day (boys)

Nonconference

Charlotte Elite Academy at Winston-Salem Christian (boys)

Grace Academy at Charlotte Lab School (boys)

Lee Park Prep at Jackson Day (girls)

Tuesday

Queen City 3A-4A

Chambers at Hopewell

Harding at Mallard Creek

Hough at West Charlotte

North Mecklenburg at West Mecklenburg

SoMeck 4A

Myers Park at Ardrey Kell

Olympic at Palisades

Southwestern 4A

Butler at Rocky River

Charlotte Catholic at Garinger

Independence at Providence

CISAA

Cannon School at Providence Day

Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Country Day at Covenant Day

Greater Metro 4 4A

Hickory Ridge at Lake Norman

South Iredell at Mooresville

West Cabarrus at A.L. Brown

Southern Carolina 4A

Porter Ridge at Cuthbertson

Weddington at Sun Valley

Big South 3A

Crest at Stuart Cramer

Forestview at Ashbrook

Hunter Huss at South Point

North Gaston at Kings Mountain

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus at West Rowan

Concord at South Rowan

Lake Norman Charter at Jay M. Robinson

Northwest Cabarrus at East Rowan

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln at Fred T. Foard

Hickory at North Iredell

North Lincoln at St. Stephens

Statesville at West Iredell

Rocky River 2A-3A

Anson County at Monroe

Piedmont at Central Academy

West Stanly at Forest Hills

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Tournament, TBA

Foothills Athletic Association

Davidson Day at Salem Baptist (boys)

University Christian at Statesville Christian

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys at Newton-Conover

Bunker Hill at Maiden

East Burke at Lincolnton

West Caldwell at West Lincoln

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep at Lincoln Charter

Community School of Davidson at Christ the King

Corvian Community at Mountain Island Charter

Pine Lake Prep at Langtree Charter

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Bessemer City at Shelby

Cherryville at East Gaston

Thomas Jefferson Academy at Burns

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Gray Stone Day at Union Academy

Mount Pleasant at Albemarle

South Stanly at North Stanly

Metro 1A

Sugar Creek Charter at Carolina International

Nonconference

1 of 1 Academy at Elevation Prep (boys)

Combine Academy National at Quality Education (boys)

Jackson Day at South Charlotte Thunder (boys)

Legion Collegiate (SC) at Carmel Christian (boys)

Legion Collegiate (SC) at South Charlotte Thunder (girls)

Marvin Ridge at South Mecklenburg

North Point Academy at Valor Prep (boys)

Valor Prep at Lee Park Prep (girls)

S.C. Region 3 5A

Blythewood at Rock Hill

Clover at Fort Mill

Nation Ford at Spring Valley

S.C. Region 3 4A

Catawba Ridge at Indian Land

Northwestern at South Pointe

York at Lancaster

S.C. Region 4 3A

Emerald at Clinton

Union at Woodruff

S.C. Region 5 2A

Central Pageland at Andrew Jackson

North Central at Chesterfield

York Prep at Buford

S.C. Region 4 1A

C.A. Johnson at McBee

Great Falls at Lewisville

S.C. nonconference

HA Prep at Comenius School (boys)

Legion Collegiate at Carmel Christian (boys)

Legion Collegiate at South Charlotte Thunder (girls)

Wednesday

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Tournament, TBA

Metro 1A

Queen’s Grant Charter at Apprentice Academy (boys)

Nonconference

Bradford Prep at Piedmont Community Charter

Central Carolina Prep at Charlotte Elite Academy (boys)

Combine Regional at Raleigh Christian (boys)

Monroe at Sun Valley

Mount Pleasant at Piedmont

West Mecklenburg at Hunter Huss

S.C. Region 4 1A

Great Falls at McBee

Thursday

Metrolina Athletic Conference

Tournament semifinals, TBA

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Union Academy at Gray Stone Day

Metro 1A

Carolina International at Queen’s Grant Charter

Sugar Creek Charter at Apprentice Academy (boys)

Nonconference

Berry Academy at Harding

Davidson Day at Carolina Day (boys)

Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Christ the King

Statesville Christian at Carolina Day (girls)

University Christian at Arborbrook Christian (girls)

United Faith Christian at Legion Collegiate (girls)

Winston-Salem Christian at Elevation Prep (boys)

Friday

Queen City 3A-4A

Mallard Creek at Hough

North Mecklenburg at Chambers

West Charlotte at Harding

West Mecklenburg at Hopewell

SoMeck 4A

Ardrey Kell at South Mecklenburg

Myers Park at Olympic

Southwestern 4A

Butler at Charlotte Catholic

East Mecklenburg at Independence

Rocky River at Providence

CISAA

Cannon School at Charlotte Latin

Covenant Day at Charlotte Christian

Providence Day at Charlotte Country Day

Greater Metro 4 4A

Lake Norman at Cox Mill

Mooresville at West Cabarrus

South Iredell at A.L. Brown

Southern Carolina 4A

Sun Valley at Marvin Ridge

Weddington at Cuthbertson

Big South 3A

Ashbrook at North Gaston

Kings Mountain at Forestview

South Point at Cr4est

Stuart Cramer at Hunter Huss

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus at Concord

Northwest Cabarrus at Jesse Carson

South Rowan at Lake Norman Charter

West Rowan at Jay M. Robinson

Western Foothills 3A

East Lincoln at St. Stephens

Fred T. Foard at North Lincoln

North Iredell at Statesville

West Iredell at Hickory

Rocky River 2A-3A

Central Academy at Forest Hills

Parkwood at Monroe

West Stanly at Anson County

Metrolina Conference Tournament

Girls’ championship, 6

Boys’ championship, 7:30

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys at Maiden

Bunker Hill at East Burke

Lincolnton at West Caldwell

West Lincoln at Newton-Conover

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter

Langtree Charter at Community School of Davidson

Lincoln Charter at Christ the King

Pine Lake Prep at Corvian Community

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Burns at Bessemer City

Cherryville at Highland Tech

Shelby at East Gaston

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle at Gray Stone Day

North Stanly at Mount Pleasant

Union Academy at South Stanly

Nonconference

Liberty Prep at Hickory Grove Christian (boys)

Metrolina Christian at Greater Cabarrus Stallions

South Charlotte Thunder at Christ School (boys)

South Charlotte Thunder at Legion Collegiate (SC) (girls)

Sugar Creek Charter at Garinger

Valor Prep at North Point Academy

S.C. Region 3 5A

Fort Mill at Nation Ford

Rock Hill at Clover

Spring Valley at Blythewood

S.C. Region 3 4A

Catawba Ridge at Northwestern

Indian Land at Lancaster

South Pointe at York

S.C. Region 5 2A

Central Pageland at York Prep

Cheraw at Andrew Jackson

North Central at Buford

S.C. Region 4 1A

C.A. Johnson at Great Falls

Governor’s School at McBee

S.C. nonconference

Comenius School at Legion Collegiate (boys)

South Charlotte Thunder at Legion Collegiate (girls)

Saturday

Nonconference

Carmel Christian at Greensboro Day (boys), 3 p.m.

Charlotte Elite Academy at Oak Hill (VA) Red (boys), 2 p.m.

Elevation Prep at New Life Christian (boys), 3 p.m.

Mount Zion Prep at 1 of 1 Academy (girls), 2:30 p.m.

Sunday

No games scheduled