1-21-23 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball, College football
By Richard Walker
Belmont Abbey and Gardner-Webb recorded conference sweeps on Saturday to highlight the area’s college basketball.
Belmont Abbey swept visiting North Greenville in a Conference Carolinas home doubleheader on Saturday afternoon with the men winning 91-72 and the women recording its 12th straight victory by an 80-44 margin.
Gardner-Webb swept nearby rival Winthrop in Big South Conference with the men winning 63-61 in Rock Hill while the women won 74-54 at home to remain unbeaten in league action.
Belmont Abbey’s men (13-6, 9-2) won their 10th game in their last 11 games as Mario Lacy, Jr., had a career-high 26 points to lead 10 Crusaders’ who broke into the scoring column.
The Lady Crusaders (14-3, 11-0) racked up a season-high in points with Abigail Crain leading the way with 21.
Gardner-Webb’s men (9-11, 4-4) shook off a recent slump of four losses in five games as Lucas Steiber scored seven points in the final 2:19.
The Lady Bulldogs rolled to their victory as Lauren Bevis became the school’s all-time NCAA Division I era leader in 3-pointers. Bevis made five 3-pointers on Saturday and now has 213 in her Gardner-Webb career.
Here’s the area’s other college basketball from Saturday:
Charlotte 75, Western Kentucky 71: Brice Williams had 27 points and Aly Khalifa 22 for Charlotte (13-7, 4-5) as it snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory.
Jacksonville 77, Queens 70: Kenny Dye’s 22 points weren’t enough for the Royals (13-8, 3-5), who have lost four of their last five games.
Gaston College 85, Cape Fear Community College 60: The Rhinos (10-4, 1-1) hit a school-record 15 3-pointers as Jordan Guthrie (22 points) and Dee Merriweather (18 points) hit six 3-pointers apiece.
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets staged their biggest comeback rally of the season to record their second two-game winning streak and first two-game road winning streak in a 122-118 victory at the Atlanta Hawks.
Terry Rozier (34 points, 5 assists), Mason Plumlee (25 points, 11 rebounds) and P.J. Washington (23 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists) led Charlotte.
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(13-34 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
14 at Orlando (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
18 at Cleveland (L 122-132, 2 OT)
20 at Washington (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
29 Oklahoma City (W 121-113)
31 Brooklyn (L 106-123)
January
2 L.A. Lakers (L 115-121)
4 Memphis (L 107-131)
6 at Milwaukee (W 138-109)
8 at Indiana (L 111-116)
10 at Toronto (L 120-132)
12 at Toronto (L 114-124)
14 Boston (L 106-122)
16 Boston (L 118-130)
18 at Houston (W 122-117)
21 at Atlanta (W 122-118)
23 at Utah, 9 p.m.
24 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
26 Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
29 Miami, 1 p.m.
31 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
February
2 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
3 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
5 Orlando, 1 p.m.
8 at Washington, 7 p.m.
10 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
11 Denver, 7 p.m.
13 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
15 San Antonio, 7 p.m.
24 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
25 Miami, 7 p.m.
27 Detroit, 7 p.m.
March
1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
High school basketball
(Saturday’s games)
-BOYS
Gaston Day 69, Hickory Grove Christian 43: Callum Richard had 22 points and Evan Montanari 16 for Gaston Day.
Kings Mountain 61, Ashbrook 55 (Friday): Bradley Floyd and Tucker Robinette had 17 points and Zay Smith 13 for Kings Mountain and Kenneth Greene had 19 points and Tavon Leslie for Ashbrook.
Pro football
Here’s the 2022-23 NFL playoff schedule:
-Wild Card weekend
Jan. 14-16
(AFC)
No. 1 Kansas City – bye
No. 5 L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville – Jacksonville 31-30
No. 7 Miami at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 34-31
No. 6 Baltimore at No. 3 Cincinnati – Cincinnati 24-17
(NFC)
No. 1 Philadelphia – bye
No. 7 Seattle at No. 2 San Francisco – San Francisco 41-23
No. 6 N.Y. Giants at No. 3 Minnesota – N.Y. Giants 31-24
No. 5 Dallas at No. 4 Tampa Bay – Dallas 31-14
-Confererence semifinals
Jan. 21-22
(AFC)
No. 4 Jacksonville at No. 1 Kansas City – Kansas City 27-20
No. 3 Cincinnati at No. 2 Buffalo, 3 p.m. Sunday (CBS)
(NFC)
No. 6 N.Y. Giants at No. 1 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 38-7
No. 5 Dallas at No. 2 San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. Sunday (FOX)
-Conference championship games
Jan. 29
NFC – No. 5 Dallas-No. 2 San Francisco winner at No. 1 Philadelphia, 3 p.m. (FOX)
AFC – No. 1 Kansas City vs. No. 3 Cincinnati-No. 2 Buffalo winner, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
-Super Bowl
Feb. 12
At Glendale, Ariz., 6:30 p.m. (FOX)