1-30-23 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball, Middle school basketball, College basketball

By Richard Walker

Less than a week after winning its first N.C. High School Athletic Association dual team wrestling match, Lincolnton High School will host the Western N.C. 2A regional on Wednesday night.

And the Wolves will be hosting familiar opponents as all four Western N.C. 2A wrestling semifinalists are members of the Catawba Valley 2A conference.

Defending state champion and top-seeded Newton-Conover is Lincolnton’s Western semifinal opponent. The Wolves, who won their first dual team playoff matches last Saturday at Trinity, are the No. 12 seed and have a 20-7 record.

The other Western semifinal pits the area’s winningest dual team, West Lincoln, against Bandys. West Lincoln, the No. 10 seed, has a 26-5 record and has won 63 matches and four state titles in 29 playoff appearances. Bandys is the No. 11 seed.

The semifinal winners will face one another for a berth in Saturday’s 4 p.m. state championship match at the Greensboro Coliseum Field House.

The Eastern semifinals have top-seeded Bunn meeting No. 5 Manteo in one semifinal and No. 2 Southwest Onslow at host No. 11 West Craven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school basketball

Gaston County Conference standings through Jan. 30:

-BOYS
Belmont 3-0
Southwest 3-0
Mount Holly 2-0
York Chester 2-1
Grier 1-1
Holbrook 1-1
Chavis 1-2
Cramerton 1-2
Stanley 1-2
Bessemer City 0-3
W.C. Friday 0-3

-GIRLS
Belmont 3-0
Holbrook 2-0
Mount Holly 2-0
Southwest 2-1
Stanley 2-1
Chavis 1-2
Cramerton 1-2
W.C. Friday 1-2
York Chester 1-2
Grier 0-2
Bessemer City 0-3

(Monday’s games)
-BOYS
Belmont 56, York Chester 33: Hunter Gerould has 26 points, Cayden Rumph 11, Ashton Caskey 6 and Jeremiah Holt 5 for Belmont.

Southwest 69, Chavis 28

Holbrook 49, W.C. Friday 5: Savion Lindsay had 26 points and Dyson Britt 10 for Holbrook.

Mount Holly 41, Cramerton 38

Stanley 47, Bessemer City 7: R.J. Rowe had 12 points and Josh Norris 10 for Stanley.

-GIRLS
Belmont 30, York Chester 18: Stella Absher had 16 points for Belmont.

Southwest def. Chavis

Holbrook 55, W.C. Friday 22: Jakyra Sadler had 17 points, Shemiah McCoy 10, Layla Pless and Arianna McDowell 8 apiece and Jaleila Littlejohn 7 for Holbrook.

Mount Holly def. Cramerton

Stanley 31, Bessemer City 20

(Thursday’s games)
Belmont at Southwest, Bessemer City at Mount Holly, Chavis at Holbrook, Cramerton at Grier, York Chester at Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

(Monday’s games)
-BOYS
Shelby 53, Ashbrook 33: Drew Hollifield had 11 points, Daylin Lee 8 and Ja’Keith Hamilton 7 for Shelby.

-GIRLS
Shelby 59, Ashbrook 27

(Tuesday’s games)
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

ESPNU announced on Monday it has selected the Gardner-Webb at Radford men’s basketball contest as its fourth Big South Wildcard broadcast of the 2022-23 season. The game will move from its current Wednesday, Feb. 8 date to Thursday, Feb. 9 and will tip at 7 p.m.

The match-up will mark the fourth meeting between the squads on ESPNU, and third as part of the league’s Wildcard series this season on the network. The upcoming Feb. 9 broadcast will be Gardner-Webb’s ninth Wildcard appearance (6-2 record), and marks Radford’s second this season and 12th overall (9-2 record).

(Tuesday’s games)
Virginia Commonwealth at Davidson

(Wednesday’s games)
Belmont Abbey at Erskine
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern
Gaston College at Spartanburg Methodist

(Thursday’s games)
Florida International at Charlotte
Queens at Lipscomb

(Saturday’s games)
Davidson at Massachusetts
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte
Francis Marion at Belmont Abbey
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb
Queens at Austin Peay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)