1-29-23 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball, Middle school basketball

By Richard Walker

Three local high school basketball players are closing in school scoring records.

Piedmont Community Charter’s Grace East surpassed 1,000 points last week and now has 1,019 points in 75 career games for the Patriots.

She’s the third 1,000-point scorer in school history and has passed 2018 graduate Courtney Williams’ 1,017 career points. She’s now only 18 points behind school record-holder Demoniya Cole, also a 2018 graduate; Cole finished with 1,037 points.

And Bessemer City’s Janiya Adams and Randall Pettus are closing in on becoming their school’s all-time leading girls and boys scorers.

Adams has 1,663 points in 75 career games for the Yellow Jackets, leaving her 111 points behind 2002 graduate Shameka Smith’s 1,774 career points.

And Bessemer City’s Randall Pettus is closing in on becoming his school’s all-time leading boys scorer. He has 1,873 career points and is 34 points shy of the school’s all-time leader Tony Byers’ 1,907 points.

Byers for years was Gaston County’s all-time scorer with 2,375 career points as he scored 468 points as a freshman at Bessemer City’s old Lincoln Academy in the 1966-67 season; Lincoln Academy was an all-African-American high school that turned into a junior high after that season when Gaston County Schools became fully integrated.

Here are area high school basketball standings with conference record followed by overall record through Jan. 28:

(Big South 3A boys)
Crest 8-2, 15-4
Kings Mountain 8-2, 11-8
South Point 7-3, 17-3
Huss 7-3, 11-7
Forestview 3-7, 8-10
Cramer 3-7, 7-13
Ashbrook 3-7, 3-16
North Gaston 1-9, 3-17

(Big South 3A girls)
Cramer 8-2, 16-4
Ashbrook 8-2, 13-6
Huss 8-2, 12-6
Crest 6-4, 8-11
South Point 5-5, 11-9
Kings Mountain 3-7, 9-10
Forestview 2-8, 8-11
North Gaston 0-10, 1-19

(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A boys)
Shelby 8-1, 13-5
East Gaston 7-1, 16-2
Bessemer City 6-3, 13-6
Burns 5-3, 10-8
Cherryville 3-6, 10-10
Highland Tech 1-7, 5-13
Thomas Jefferson 0-9, 3-15

(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A girls)
Shelby 9-0, 17-1
Bessemer City 7-2, 14-5
Thomas Jefferson 5-4, 11-7
East Gaston 4-4, 5-12
Burns 3-5, 6-12
Highland Tech 2-6, 6-12
Cherryville 0-9, 3-17

(Western Foothills 3A boys)
Hickory 10-0, 19-1
East Lincoln 7-3, 16-4
North Lincoln 7-3, 13-6
North Iredell 6-4, 13-7
St. Stephens 4-6, 9-11
Foard 4-6, 4-16
Statesville 2-8, 2-12
West Iredell 0-10, 2-18

(Western Foothills 3A girls)
East Lincoln 10-0, 20-0
St. Stephens 8-2, 14-6
North Iredell 7-3, 13-7
Hickory 6-4, 10-9
Foard 4-6, 10-10
Statesville 3-7, 5-12
North Lincoln 2-8, 4-15
West Iredell 0-10, 2-18

(Catawba Valley 2A boys)
West Caldwell 10-0, 17-2
Maiden 8-2, 17-3
Newton-Conover 6-4, 11-9
Bandys 5-5, 10-9
Lincolnton 5-5, 7-12
West Lincoln 3-7, 6-13
Bunker Hill 2-8, 4-15
East Burke 1-9, 3-15

(Catawba Valley 2A girls)
East Burke 10-0, 17-1
Newton-Conover 8-2, 16-4
West Lincoln 6-4, 12-7
Maiden 6-4, 9-11
Bandys 4-6, 9-11
Lincolnton 3-7, 4-14
Bunker Hill 2-8, 3-16
West Caldwell 1-9, 1-14

(Others boys)
Gaston Christian 18-8
Gaston Day 14-7
Lincoln Charter 16-11
Mtn Island Charter 6-9
Piedmont Comm Charter 13-7

(Others girls)
Gaston Christian 2-12
Lincoln Charter 16-4
Piedmont Comm Charter 14-6

(This week’s schedule)

Monday, Jan. 30
Shelby at Ashbrook

Tuesday, Jan. 31
Forestview at Kings Mountain
Huss at Cramer
North Gaston at Ashbrook
South Point at Crest
Burns at Cherryville
East Gaston at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
Piedmont CC at Cabarrus Charter
Foard at East Lincoln
St. Stephens at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter
Cabarrus Charter at Piedmont CC
Gaston Christian at Concord Academy
Gaston Day at Hickory Grove Christian

Wednesday, Feb. 1
Highland Tech at Huss

Thursday, Feb. 2
Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter

Friday, Feb. 3
Ashbrook at Cramer
Crest at North Gaston
Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
Bessemer City at Burns
East Gaston at Shelby
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Piedmont CC at Queen’s Grant
North Lincoln at Foard
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at East Burke
West Lincoln at West Caldwell
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Northside Christian at Gaston Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets won for the second straight time and the fourth time in six games on Sunday afternoon in a 122-117 come-from-behind win over the Miami Heat.

Charlotte trailed 72-59 with 8:32 left in the third quarter before closing the game on a 63-45 run.

Terry Rozier (31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists), P.J. Washington (27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), LaMelo Ball (19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists) and Mason Plumlee (10 points, 8 rebounds) led the Hornets.

Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(15-36 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 (L 102-120)
24 at Phoenix (L 97-128)
26 Chicago (W 111-96)
29 Miami (W 122-117)
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

Gaston College 10-10, Roane State 0-0: Gaston College got five no-hit innings from its opening game starter and a combined no-hitter from its three pitchers in the nightcap. J.D. Everett, a sophomore left-hander from Hickory who has signed with UNC Wilmington, set the tone with five strikeouts in five innings while facing the minimum 15 batters in the opener, then three pitchers – starter Nolan Straniero and relievers Kyle McKernan and Sawyer Sutton – combined on the school’s second no-hitter in history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 – Cincinnati 27-10

(NFC)
No. 6 N.Y. Giants at No. 1 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 38-7
No. 5 Dallas at No. 2 San Francisco – San Francisco 19-12

-Conference championship games
Jan. 29
NFC – No. 2 San Francisco at No. 1 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 31-7
AFC – No. 3 Cincinnati at No. 1 Kansas City – Kansas City 23-20

-Super Bowl
Feb. 12
At Glendale, Ariz. – Philadelphia vs. Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school basketball

Gaston County Conference standings through Jan. 26:

-BOYS
Belmont 2-0
Southwest 2-0
York Chester 2-0
Mount Holly 1-0
Chavis 1-1
Cramerton 1-1
Grier 1-1
Bessemer City 0-2
W.C. Friday 0-2
Holbrook 0-1
Stanley 0-2

-GIRLS
Belmont 2-0
Holbrook 1-0
Mount Holly 1-0
Chavis 1-1
Cramerton 1-1
W.C. Friday 1-1
Stanley 1-1
Southwest 1-1
York Chester 1-1
Bessemer City 0-2
Grier 0-2

(Monday’s games)
Belmont at York Chester, Chavis at Southwest, W.C. Friday at Holbrook, Mount Holly at Cramerton, Stanley at Bessemer City