Tuesday’s boys’ rewind: No. 1 Myers Park, No. 16 Ardrey Kell to meet for 4th time
Myers Park and Ardrey Kell both won first round N.C. 4A high school basketball playoff games Tuesday.
The reward? The teams will play Friday for the fourth time this season and for the second time in a week. The game is at Myers Park.
Ardrey Kell got a buzzer-beater from Brett Freeman to beat Southwest Guilford 70-68.
Myers Park, the reigning N.C. 4A champion, beat Mallard Creek 82-45. The Mustangs led 33-8 after the first quarter.
Myers Park, No. 1 in The Sweet 16 and nationally ranked, is trying to become the first N.C. 4A team to repeat as state champion since Winston-Salem Reynolds won three in a row from 2000-02.
No Mecklenburg County team has repeated as 4A state champion since West Charlotte did it in 1991 and ‘92.
Myers Park has beaten No. 16 Ardrey Kell three times this season but needed a last-second shot from junior star Sadiq White to beat the Knights, 52-50, in the SoMECK conference tournament championship Friday.
Links to Tuesday’s coverage
NCISAA all-state; CISAA all-conference teams announced
North Meck girls get physical, roll Asheville
North Meck boys celebrate McDonald’s All-American, get bad news, too
Boys rewind: Myers Park-AK IV on deck, notes, #BIG5
South Meck boys win round one with heavy hearts
Tuesday’s first round scores, second round pairings
Tuesday’s girls rewind: Mallard Creek rolls; stars, box scores, notes
NC has a girls’ basketball problem and it’s not going away
Tuesday’s boys’ #BIG5 top performers
Brett Freeman, Ardrey Kell: Freeman had 21 points plus the game-winning bucket in a 70-68 win over Southwest Guilford.
Markus Kerr, Chambers: In a 74-72 win over Hopewell, Kerr had 18 points five assists, two steals, two blocks and the game-winning bucket with 3.6 seconds left.
Tyler McClain, Lincolnton: McClain made the game-winning free throws in a 62-60 win over Surry Central. He finished with 19 points, three rebounds.
Yancey Thomason, Independence: In a 70-63 win over Cox Mill, Thomason had a game-high 21 points.
Sadiq White, Myers Park: The 6-foot-9 junior had a game-high 22 points in a 82-45 win over Mallard Creek.
Tuesday’s boys’ box scores
NO. 1 MYERS PARK 82, MALLARD CREEK 45
Mallard Creek 8 16 11 10 — 45
Myers Park 33 24 20 5 — 82
MALLARD CREEK 45 — Langston Boyd 22
MYERS PARK 82 —Sadiq White 22, Sir Mohammed 12, Bishop Boswell 11, Ashton King 9, Adam Barnes 7
NO. 2 NORTH MECKLENBURG 97, TC ROBERSON 43
TC Roberson 11 14 9 9 – 43
North Mecklenburg 21 33 21 22 – 97
ROBERSON 43 — Max McDowell 17, LaRon Mills 11, McGraw 4, McClain 4, Bohannon 2, Lytle 2, Gomez 2
NORTH MECKLENBURG 97 — Isaiah Evans 26, Ashton Pierce 15, Traylor 9, C. Evans 9, Murray 9, Matthews 9, Jamison 8, Young 7, Lewandowski 5
NO. 3 CENTRAL CABARRUS 95, PISGAH 32
Pisgah 9 17 6 0 — 32
Central Cabarrus 35 28 21 11 — 95
PISGAH 32 – Nelson 2, Davis 2, Lowery 3, Messer 13, Moore 8, Hardin 4
CENTRAL CABARRUS 85 – Chase Daniel 7, Carson Daniel 4, DJ Kent 26, Joshua Dalton 17, Noah Edmisten 8, Emari Russell 11, Jake Baker 9, Cayden Smith, LarQuise Burse-Jones 4, Chinua Ezeigbo 1, Kevonta’ Martin 6, Camden Lowery, Infinite Morrow 2
Notable: Central forced turnovers 31 and had 24 assists, 22 steals, and 2 blocks. Central Cabarrus has won 60 straight games and 48 straight games at Central Cabarrus.
Records: Central Cabarrus 28-0; Pisgah 12-13
NO. 4 WEDDINGTON 67, EAST MECK 52
East Meck 18 12 10 12 — 52
Weddington 9 21 13 24 — 67
EAST MECK 52 — Ahmari Hicks 20, Bryce Heath 11, Jordan Buzzard 11, Johnson 5, McIveer 3, Rupert 2
WEDDINGTON 67 — KJ Younger 28, Grant Hamilton 26, Zepp 5, Cook 4, Nnaji 4
Notable: KJ Younger scored 15 of his game high 28 points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors will host Round 2 against Butler on Friday night at 7pm at Warrior Gymnasium.
Records: Weddington 26-1; East Meck 14-13
NO. 5 LAKE NORMAN 83, PARKLAND 36
Lake Norman 24 21 27 11 — 83
Parkland 11 9 12 4 — 36
LAKE NORMAN 83— Will Googins 2, Josh Yates 6, Fynn Hales 4, Santana Lynch 16, Taurean McKinnon 6, Tre McKinnon 20, Nick Arnold 13, Grant Dryden 2, Myles Crumes 4, Trent Steinour 7, Noah Wilson 3
NO. 10 CHAMBERS 74, HOPEWELL 72
Hopewell 14 26 15 17 — 72
Chambers 21 14 17 22 — 74
CHAMBERS 74 — Markus Kerr 18, Malik McCotter 5, Tarris Bouie 10, Jordan Patton 7, Jaydon Terrel 8, Rahzere Anderson 3, Maurio Hanson 23
Notable: For Chambers, Markus Kerr had 18 points, five assists, two steals, two blocks and the game-winning floater with 3.6 seconds left. Maurio Hanson had 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Chambers played Hopewell for the fourth time this season and the second time in five days.
NO. 12 SOUTH MECKLENBURG 81, CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 41
SOUTH MECKLENBURG 41 — B. Houpt 16, Y. Chudgar 15, P. Moye 14, A. Skelton 9
CATHOLIC 41 — Eagan 12, Gates 8, Escobar 7
Records: South Meck 21-5; Catholic 16-9
NO. 14 INDEPENDENCE 70, COX MILL 63
Cox Mill 12 14 19 18 — 63
Independence 21 12 19 18 — 70
COX MILL 63 — Sean Dunn 21, Teeshon Smith 17, Brown 9, Ross 9, Carswell 6, Park 1
INDEPENDENCE 70 — Yancey Thomason 21, Kameron Jasper 15, Kolbe Johnson 12, Tosh Alberga 10, Bosley-Slade 8, Jasper 4
Records: Cox Mill 13-14; Independence 19-8
NO. 16 ARDREY KELL 70, SOUTHWEST GUILFORD 68
Ardrey Kell 9 21 17 16 — 70
SW Guilford 11 15 19 18 — 68
ARDREY KELL 70 — Caden Caskey 23, Brett Freeman 21, Matthew Craft 9, Delani Hammonds 8, Bryceton Thomas 5, Owen Wacker 4
SW GUILFORD 68 — Wilson 5, Lloyd 9, Harrison 12, Johnson 7, Graves 13, Twyman 13, Gatling 9
Record: Ardrey Kell 20-8
BUTLER 64, HICKORY RIDGE 59
Butler 15 9 22 18 — 64
Hickory Ridge 14 8 16 21 — 59
BUTLER 64 — Tyler Showalter 16, Terrance Badio 16, Reece Starnes 10, DQ Currence 8, Eli Grier 8, Caleb Milligan 6
HICKORY RIDGE 59 — Watkins 15, Williams 13, Haywood 13, Wood 10, Dyer 5, Kelly 3
Notable: Butler improves to 20-8 and will play at No. 3 seed Weddington on Friday.
CORVIAN COMMUNITY 79, QUEENS GRANT 52
Corvian Community 31 22 17 9 — 79
Queen’s Grant 4 11 20 15 — 52
CORVIAN COMMUITY 79 — Ricky Moore Jr 14, McCutcheon 5, Quarles 8, Milton 4, Jack Hudson 18, Johnson 5, Adrian Scott 18, Jackson 2, Riggall 3, Frey 2
QUEENS GRANT 52 — Garrett Morgan 28, Kenston Richardson 13, Moncrief 7, Honeycutt 2, Shomberger 2
LINCOLNTON 62, SURRY CENTRAL 60
Lincolnton 20 17 20 7 — 62
Surry Central 17 14 15 13 — 60
LINCOLNTON 62 — Tyler McClain 19, Landen Lyerly 12, Khalil Yarborough 9, Andrew Phelps 8, Neo Thompson 4, Khamoni Heath 4, Rashad Lynch 3, Cam Smith 2
SURRY CENTRAL 60 — McMillan 23, Wilmoth 17, Jewel 5, Williams 5, Wall 4, Martin 3, Whitaker 2
Notable: The Wolves led the whole game with the largest lead being 12 in the third quarter, but Surry Central tied the game with 14 seconds left. The Wolves got the ball in bounds and got it to Junior leader Tyler McClain who shot a mid-range, missed, got his own rebound, and was fouled in the ensuing shot. McClain knocked down the two free throws to seal the win for the Wolves. He finished with 19 points, three rebounds and a block.
Record: Lincolnton 20-7. Surry Central 19-7
MOORESVILLE 66, WEST FORSYTH 62
Mooresville 24 16 13 13 — 66
West Forsyth 16 21 10 15 — 62
MOORESVILLE 66 — Eian Bailey 18, Jalen Chambers 14, Nolan Ericson 7, AJ Parsley 6, Dylan Clark 6, Kyri Wilson 6, Christian Wilson 5, Bryson Demby 2, Dylan Leuthardt 2.
Notable: Parsley had seven assists and five steals. Clark had five rebounds and two blocks. Kyri Wilson had two blocks. Demby had seven rebounds.
Record: Mooresville 18-9
