1-15-22 roundup: High school basketball, Pro football and basketball, College basketball and football
By Richard Walker
A former South Point High football state champion will finish his college career at another school.
Matthew Robinson, a 2018 South Point High graduate who was a member of the Red Raiders’ 2016 state championship team, announced on Friday on twitter that he was leaving Gardner-Webb and entering the college transfer portal.
Robinson will be a graduate transfer eligible to play right away for another school in the upcoming 2022 season.
A 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker, Robinson was a 2017 Shrine Bowl selection who has made 40 tackles in 32 games for Gardner-Webb in three seasons, including a career-high 18 tackles in nine games for the 4-7 Runnin’ Bulldogs in 2011.
High school basketball
(Boys)
Gaston Christian 73, Cardinal Newman 65: Jahseem Felton (22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists), Joe Rhyne (15 points, 4 assists, 2 steals) and Isaiah Tate (12 points) led Gaston Christian.
(Girls)
Piedmont Community Charter 60, Corvian Community 31 (Friday): Grace East had 19 points, Kennedy Williams 14, Hailey Moore 13, Lauren French 9 and Lyric Brown 5 for Piedmont.
Here are standings for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties through Jan. 15:
BIG SOUTH 3A
(Boys)
Kings Mountain 5-0, 8-5
Crest 3-0, 8-2
Cramer 3-1, 12-1
Ashbrook 2-3, 3-10
South Point 2-4, 6-9
Forestview 1-1, 3-6
Huss 1-3, 4-8
North Gaston 0-5, 3-12
(Girls)
Kings Mountain 6-0, 9-2
Ashbrook 4-1, 8-5
Huss 3-1, 7-3
Crest 2-2, 5-7
South Point 2-3, 5-8
North Gaston 1-4, 5-10
Cramer 0-3, 2-10
Forestview 0-4, 0-11
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
(Boys)
Shelby 4-0, 6-3
Thomas Jefferson 2-0, 11-2
Bessemer City 2-1, 9-3
Burns 2-3, 3-11
Cherryville 2-3, 10-4
East Gaston 1-2, 7-6
Highland Tech 0-4, 2-10
(Girls)
Shelby 4-0, 7-2
Thomas Jefferson 2-0, 4-7
East Gaston 1-2, 7-6
Bessemer City 2-1, 7-5
Burns 3-2, 4-10
Highland Tech 0-4, 2-10
Cherryville 1-4, 2-12
OTHERS
(Boys)
Piedmont CC 1-3, 2-9
East Lincoln 5-0, 14-2
North Lincoln 2-3, 8-6
Lincolnton 4-1, 6-9
West Lincoln 2-3, 5-10
Lincoln Charter 3-0, 12-4
Mtn Isl Charter 0-2, 5-10
Gaston Christian 3-2, 8-9
Gaston Day 6-0, 17-1
(Girls)
Piedmont CC 1-0, 4-5
East Lincoln 5-0, 13-2
North Lincoln 0-5, 2-12
Lincolnton 0-4, 4-10
West Lincoln 1-3, 7-9
Lincoln Charter 3-0, 11-6
Mtn Isl Charter 0-2, 0-5
Gaston Christian 1-3, 1-6
Gaston Day 2-5, 2-10
Next week’s games:
(Tuesday)
Ashbrook at Huss
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
North Gaston at South Point
Cherryville at East Gaston
Shelby at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
Apprentice Academy at Piedmont CC
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Gaston Day at Gaston Christian
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
(Wednesday)
Forestview at Cuthbertson
Highland Tech at Ashbrook
South Point at East Gaston
(Thursday)
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
(Friday)
Ashbrook at Crest
Huss at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
South Point at Cramer
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson
Highland Tech at East Gaston
Shelby at Burns
Piedmont CC at Bradford Prep
Hickory at East Lincoln
Statesville at North Lincoln
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Bandys
Metrolina Christian at Gaston Day
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Christ the King at Mountain Island Charter
(Saturday)
Cramer at Kings Mountain
Huss at Crest
Shelby at East Rutherford
Pro football
(AFC 1st round)
1. Tennessee (12-5) – bye
4. Cincinnati (11-7) 26, 5. Las Vegas (10-8) 19
3. Buffalo (12-6) 47, 6. New England (10-8) 17
7. Pittsburgh (9-7-1) at 2. Kansas City (12-5), 8:15 p.m. Sunday
(NFC 1st round)
1. Green Bay (13-4) – bye
7. Philadelphia (9-8) at 2. Tampa Bay (13-4), 1 p.m. Sunday
6. San Francisco (10-7) at 3. Dallas (12-5), 4:30 p.m. Sunday
5. Arizona (11-6) at 4. Los Angeles (12-5), 8:15 p.m. Monday
(AFC, NFC semifinals)
Jan. 22-23
(AFC, NFC championship games)
Jan. 30
(Super Bowl)
Feb. 13
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule (with results):
OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland (W 123-112)
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn (W 111-95)
Mon. 25 BOSTON (L 129-140, OT)
Wed. 27 at Orlando (W 120-111)
Fri. 29 at Miami (L 99-114)
Sun. 31 PORTLAND (W 125-113)
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND (L 110-113)
Wed. 3 at Golden State (L 92-114)
Fri. 5 at Sacramento (L 110-140)
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA (W 121-118)
Sat. 20 at Atlanta (L 105-115)
Mon. 22 at Washington (W 109-103)
Wed. 24 at Orlando (W 108-99)
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA (W 133-115)
Sat. 27 at Houston (L 143-146, OT)
Mon. 29 at Chicago (L 119-133)
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee (L 125-127)
Sun. 5 at Atlanta (W 130-127)
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA (L 124-127, OT)
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA (L 106-110)
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO (W 124-123)
Mon. 13 at Dallas (L 96-120)
Wed. 15 at San Antonio (W 131-115)
Fri. 17 at Portland (L 116-125)
Sun. 19 at Phoenix (L 106-137)
Mon. 20 at Utah (L 102-112)
Thu. 23 at Denver (W 115-107)
Mon. 27 HOUSTON (W 123-99)
Wed. 29 at Indiana (W 116-108)
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX (L 99-133)
Mon. 3 at Washington (L 121-124)
Wed. 5 DETROIT (W 140-111)
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE (W 114-106)
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE (W 103-99)
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia (W 109-98)
Fri. 14 ORLANDO (L 109-116)
Mon. 17 at New York 1:00
Wed. 19 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00
Sun. 23 ATLANTA 7:00
Tue. 25 at Toronto 7:00
Wed. 26 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS 1:00
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 5 MIAMI 7:00
Mon. 7 TORONTO 7:00
Wed. 9 CHICAGO 7:30
Fri. 11 at Detroit 7:00
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS 7:00
Tue. 15 at Minnesota 8:00
Thu. 17 MIAMI 7:00
Fri. 25 TORONTO 7:00
Sun. 27 DETROIT 7:00
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee 8:00
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland 7:00
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN 7:00
Wed. 9 BOSTON 7:00
Fri. 11 at New Orleans 8:00
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD
College basketball
Charlotte 62, UTSA 53: A trio of double-figure scorers and a dominant effort on defense propelled the 49ers to their second straight Conference USA win. Charlotte (9-5, 2-0) was led by Jahmir Young (15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked shot).
Longwood 66, Gardner-Webb 60: The Runnin’ Bulldogs (9-8, 3-1) couldn’t hold a late lead in a road Big South Conference loss.
Belmont Abbey 89, Francis Marion 76: Six double figures – led by Quest Aldridge’s 13 points, led the Crusaders (7-6, 5-4).
Belmont Abbey women 60, North Greenville 49: Brittany Autry scored 23 points as the Crusaders improved to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in Conference Carolinas.
Cape Fear Community College 80, Gaston College 61: The Rhinos fell to 10-7 overall and 1-3 in Region 10 with the home loss.