12-24-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball, College football
By Richard Walker
Playing the coldest home game in franchise history, the Carolina Panthers resorted to “old school” football on Sunday against the Detroit Lions as they moved closer to an improbable NFC South Division title.
The Panthers rushed for a team-record 320 yards and amassed a team-record 570 total yards in a 37-23 victory that kept Carolina in control of its playoff fate.
One week after being limited to 21 yards on 16 carries in a 24-16 home loss to Pittsburgh Steelers, the Panthers rolled up 104 yards rushing on their first six carries in Sunday’s game and finished with a franchise record for yards in the opening half (364).
In the second half, D’Oonta Foreman’s 28-yard run late in the fourth quarter as the team was trying to put the game away gave the team its new records; Previously, the Panthers’ team rushing record was 299 against Tampa Bay in 2008 and the Panthers’ team total offense record was 548 against Miami in 2017.
The game was played under frigid conditions – 20 degrees at kickoff and a wind chill of 9 degrees.
It marks the third coldest game in Panthers’ franchise history – and the coldest home game in team history.
Foreman (165 yards with 1 TD) and Chuba Hubbard (125 yards) became the first Panthers’ teammates to rush for 100 yards in the same game since 2009. And quarterback Sam Darnold completed 15 of 22 passes for 250 yards and a TD throw to D.J. Moore and 19 yards rushing and one more TD.
The victory improved Carolina’s record to 3-9 in games in which the game time temperature is 32 degrees or lower.
It also means the Panthers will win the NFC South Division for the first time since 2015 if they win at Tampa Bay next week and at New Orleans on Jan. 8.
Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:
Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland (L 24-26)
Week 2, Sept. 18, at N.Y. Giants (L 16-19)
Week 3, Sept. 25, New Orleans (W 22-14)
Week 4, Oct. 2, Arizona (L 16-26)
Week 5, Oct. 9, San Francisco (L 15-37)
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams (L 10-24)
Week 7, Oct. 23, Tampa Bay (W 21-3)
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta (L 34-37, OT)
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati (L 21-42)
Week 10, Nov. 10, Atlanta (W 25-15)
Week 11, Nov. 20, at Baltimore (L 3-13)
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver (W 23-10)
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle (W 30-24)
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh (L 16-24)
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit (W 37-23)
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 8, at New Orleans, TBD
High school basketball
Here’s the full schedule of 2022 holiday tournaments for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
-BOYS
Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Burns vs. Piedmont CC, 4:30 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Pinnacle Academy, 7:30 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation, 4:30 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Davidson Day Patriots Invitational (at Davidson Day)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Mountain Island Charter at Davidson Day, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mountain Island Charter vs. Forsyth Home Educators, 3 p.m.
Linberg Moody Holiday Classic (at Rock Hill, S.C, Northwestern HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern JV vs. Charlotte Elevation Prep, 11 a.m.
Lincoln Charter vs. Charlotte Elite, 12:30 p.m.
Palisades vs. Lewisville, S.C., 2 p.m.
York Prep vs. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern, 3:30 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern JV-Charlotte Elevation Prep loser vs. Lincoln Charter-Charlotte Elite loser, 11 a.m.
Palisades-Lewisville, S.C. loser vs. York Prep-Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern loser, 12:30 p.m.
Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern JV-Charlotte Elevation Prep winner vs. Lincoln Charter-Charlotte Elite winner, 2 p.m.
Palisades-Lewisville, S.C. winner vs. York Prep-Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern winner, 3:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
11 a.m. Wednesday winner vs. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday loser, 11 a.m.
12:30 p.m. Wednesday winner vs. 2 p.m. Wednesday loser, 12:30 p.m.
Third place – 11 a.m. Thursday winner vs. 12:30 p.m. Thursday winner, 2 p.m.
Championship – Wednesday’s 2 p.m and 3:30 p.m. winners, 3:30 p.m.
People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
East Gaston vs. Bandys, 2 p.m.
Forestview vs. North Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Cramer vs. Lincolnton, 6 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Forestview-North Lincoln loser vs. Cramer-Lincolnton loser, 6 p.m.
West Lincoln vs. East Gaston-Bandys winner, 2 p.m.
Forestview-North Lincoln winner vs. Cramer-Lincolnton winner, 6 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Fifth place, 8 p.m.
Third place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 8 p.m.
Bluffton Bobcat Classic (at Hilton Head, S.C.)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
South Point vs. Cincinnati Country Day
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
TBD
(Friday, Dec. 30)
TBD
Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood vs. Great Falls, S.C., 10:30 a.m.
Bessemer City vs. Charleston, S.C., Simmons, 1:30 p.m.
York, S.C., vs. Fairfield Central, S.C., 4:30 p.m.
North Gaston vs. Catawba Ridge, S.C., 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Parkwood-Great Falls loser vs. Bessemer City-Simmons loser, noon
York-Fairfield Central loser vs. North Gaston-Catawba Ridge loser, 3 p.m.
Parkwood-Great Falls winner vs. Bessemer City-Simmons winner, 1:30 p.m.
York-Fairfield Central winner vs. North Gaston-Catawba Ridge winner, 4:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 10 a.m.
Fifth place, 1 p.m.
Third place, 11:30 a.m.
Championship, 2:30 p.m.
East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Ashbrook vs. East Mecklenburg, 1 p.m.
Huss vs. Lake Norman, 2:30 p.m.
SouthLake Christian vs. Lake Norman Charter, 5:30 p.m.
East Lincoln vs. Community School of Davidson, 8:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Ashbrook-East Mecklenburg loser vs. Huss-Lake Norman loser, 1 p.m.
SouthLake Christian-Lake Norman Charter loser vs. East Lincoln-Community School of Davidson loser, 2:30 p.m.
Ashbrook-East Mecklenburg winner vs. Huss-Lake Norman winner, 5:30 p.m.
SouthLake Christian-Lake Norman Charter winner vs. East Lincoln-Community School of Davidson winner, 8:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 1 p.m.
Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.
Third place, 5:30 p.m.
Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic (at Kings Mountain HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
No. 1 Irmo, S.C. vs. No. 8 East Rutherford, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Washington, D.C., Ballou vs. No. 6 Butler, 4:30 p.m.
No. 2 Shelby vs. No. 7 Rock Hill, S.C., 6 p.m.
No. 4 Harding vs. No. 5 Kings Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Shelby-Rock Hill loser vs. Ballou-Butler loser, 3 p.m.
Irmo-East Rutherford loser vs. Harding-Kings Mountain loser, 4:30 p.m.
Shelby-Rock Hill winner vs. Ballou-Butler winner, 6 p.m.
Irmo-East Rutherford winner vs. Harding-Kings Mountain winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 3 p.m.
Fifth place, 4:30 p.m.
Third place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
North Henderson Christmas Tournament (at North Henderson HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mountain Heritage vs. West Henderson, noon
Madison County vs. North Henderson, 1:30 p.m.
Crest vs. East Henderson, 6 p.m.
Clyde Erwin vs. Hendersonville, 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Crest-East Henderson loser vs. Clyde Erwin-Hendersonville loser, noon
Mountain Heritage-West Henderson loser vs. Madison County-North Henderson loser, 1:30 p.m.
Mountain Heritage-West Henderson winner vs. Madison County-North Henderson winner, 6 p.m.
Crest-East Henderson loser vs. Clyde Erwin-Hendersonville loser, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, noon
Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.
Third place, 4:30 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Parkersburg, W.Va., South High School Holiday Tournament
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Gaston Day vs Mt. Lebanon, Pa., 6:15 p.m.
Parkersburg South, W.Va. vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Va., 8 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Consolation, 5:15 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
-GIRLS
Freedom Christmas Invitational (at Freedom HS)
(Monday, Dec. 26)
Charlotte Country Day vs. Draughn, 10 a.m.
Enka vs. Hibriten, 11:30 a.m.
Ashbrook vs. Shelby, 4 p.m.
Freedom vs. Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy, 7 p.m.
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Charlotte Country Day-Draughn loser vs. Enka-Hibriten loser, 10 a.m.
Ashbrook-Shelby loser vs. Freedom-Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy loser, 11:30 a.m.
Charlotte Country Day-Draughn winner vs. Enka-Hibriten winner, 4 p.m.
Ashbrook-Shelby winner vs. Freedom-Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy winner, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Seventh place, 10 a.m.
Fifth place, 11:30 a.m.
Third place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Highland Tech vs. Piedmont CC, 3 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Pinnacle Academy, 6 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation, 3 p.m.
Championship, 6 p.m.
People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
East Gaston vs. Bandys, noon
Forestview vs. North Lincoln, 4 p.m.
Cramer vs. Lincolnton, 4 p.m.
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Forestview-North Lincoln loser vs. Cramer-Lincolnton loser, 4 p.m.
West Lincoln vs. East Gaston-Bandys winner, noon
Forestview-North Lincoln winner vs. Cramer-Lincolnton winner, 4 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Fifth place, 6 p.m.
Third place, 2 p.m.
Championship, 6 p.m.
Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood vs. Fort Mill, S.C., 9 a.m.
Bessemer City vs. Rock Hill, S.C., noon
Porter Ridge vs. South Point, 3 p.m.
Harding vs. Catawba Ridge, S.C., 6 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Parkwood-Fort Mill loser vs. Bessemer City-Rock Hill loser, 1:30 p.m.
Porter Ridge-South Point loser vs. Harding-Catawba Ridge loser, 4:30 p.m.
Parkwood-Fort Mill winner vs. Bessemer City-Rock Hill winner, noon
Porter Ridge-South Point winner vs. Harding-Catawba Ridge winner, 3 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 11:30 a.m.
Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.
Third place, 10 a.m.
Championship, 1 p.m.
East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mallard Creek vs. East Mecklenburg, 1 p.m.
West Cabarrus vs. Concord Robinson, 2:30 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter vs. Community School of Davidson, 4 p.m.
East Lincoln vs. Pine Lake Prep, 7 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Mallard Creek-East Mecklenburg loser vs. West Cabarrus-Concord Robinson loser, 2:30 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter-Community School of Davidson loser vs. East Lincoln-Pine Lake Prep loser, 1 p.m.
Mallard Creek-East Mecklenburg winner vs. West Cabarrus-Concord Robinson winner, 4 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter-Community School of Davidson winner vs. East Lincoln-Pine Lake Prep winner, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 10 a.m.
Fifth place, 11:30 a.m.
Third place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
Lady Cavalier Classic (at East Rutherford HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Forest City Masters Academy vs. Independence, 3 p.m.
North Gaston vs. South Mecklenburg, 4:30 p.m.
Kings Mountain vs. Hopewell, 6 p.m.
East Rutherford vs. West Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Masters Academy-Independence loser vs. North Gaston-South Mecklenburg loser, 3 p.m.
Kings Mountain-Hopewell loser vs. East Rutherford-West Charlotte loser, 4:30 p.m.
Masters Academy-Independence winner vs. North Gaston-South Mecklenburg winner, 3 p.m.
Kings Mountain-Hopewell winner vs. East Rutherford-West Charlotte winner, 4:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 3 p.m.
Fifth place, 4:30 p.m.
Third place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
Playing with their projected starting lineup for the first time of the season suited the Charlotte Hornets just fine late Friday night as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-130.
The result evened the Hornets’ record on the ongoing 6-game, 10-day West Coast road trip at 2-2 with two games left to play.
All five starters scored in double figures – guards LaMelo Ball (23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists), Terry Rozier (23 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), forwards Gordon Hayward (15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) and P.J. Washington (24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) and center Mason Plumlee (11 points, 8 rebounds) – and reserve Kelly Oubre had 19 points.
Charlotte won despite a 37-point, 8-rebound effort from Lakers’ All-Star LeBron James.
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(9-24 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, 10 p.m.
27 at Golden State, 10 p.m.
29 Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
31 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
January
2 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
4 Memphis, 7 p.m.
6 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
8 at Indiana, 5 p.m.
10 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
14 Boston, 7 p.m.
16 Boston, 1 p.m.
18 at Houston, 8 p.m.
21 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
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.
College football
Here is the full 2022-23 NCAA Division I FBS schedule:
(College Football Playoff)
Championship – Jan. 9 at Inglewood, Cal., TBA
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Peach at Atlanta, Ga., 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Fiesta at Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State
(CFP Selection Committee Bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Rose at Pasadena, Cal., 5 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Penn State
Jan. 2 – Cotton at Arlington, Tex., 1 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 10 Southern California vs. No. 16 Tulane
Dec. 31 – Sugar at New Orleans, La., Noon (ESPN)
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State
Dec. 30 – Orange and Miami, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Clemson
(Other bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Citrus at Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m. (ABC)
No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue
Jan. 2 – ReliaQuest at Tampa, Fla., Noon (ESPN2)
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 – Music City at Nashville, Tenn., Noon (ABC)
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Dec. 30 – Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m. (Barstool)
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Dec. 30 – Gator at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 South Carolina
Dec. 30 – Sun at El Paso, Tex., 2 p.m. (CBS)
No. 18 UCLA vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 – Duke’s Mayo at Charlotte, Noon (ESPN)
Maryland vs. No. 23 N.C. State
Dec. 29 – Alamo at San Antonio, Tex., 9 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 20 Texas vs. No. 12 Washington
Dec. 29 – Cheez-It at Orlando, Fla., 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Florida State
Dec. 29 – Pinstripe at Bronx, N.Y., 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Dec. 28 – Texas at Houston, Tex., 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Mississippi vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 28 – Holiday at San Diego, Cal., 8 p.m. (Fox)
No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina
Dec. 28 – Liberty at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arkansas vs. Kansas
Dec. 28 – Military at Annapolis, Md., 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Duke vs. Central Florida
Dec. 27 – Guaranteed Rate at Phoenix, Ariz., 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 27 – Birmingham at Birmingham, Ala., 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina
Dec. 27 – First Responder at University Park, Tex., 3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Memphis vs. Utah State
Dec. 27 – Camellia at Montgomery, Ala., Noon (ESPN)
Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern
Dec. 26 – Quick Lane at Detroit, Mich., 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State
Dec. 24 – Hawai’i at Honolulu, Hawai’i, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee
Dec. 23 – Gasparilla at Tampa, Fla.
Missouri vs. Wake Forest – Wake Forest 27-17
Dec. 23 – Independence at Shreveport, La.
Houston vs. Louisiana – Houston 23-16
Dec. 22 – Armed Forces at Fort Worth, Tex.
Baylor vs. Air Force – Air Force 30-15
Dec. 21 – New Orleans at New Orleans, La.
Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama – Western Kentucky 44-23
Dec. 20 – Boca Raton at Boca Raton, Fla.
Toledo vs. Liberty – Toledo 21-19
Dec. 20 – Famous Idaho Potato at Boise, Id.
San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan – Eastern Michigan 41-27
Dec. 19 – Myrtle Beach at Conway, S.C.
Marshall vs. Connecticut – Marshall 28-14
Dec. 17 – Frisco at Frisco, Tex.
North Texas vs. Boise State – Boise State 35-32
Dec. 17 – New Mexico at Albuquerque, N.M.
BYU vs. SMU – BYU 24-23
Dec. 17 – LendingTree at Mobile, Ala., 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Southern Miss vs. Rice – Southern Miss 38-24
Dec. 17 – Jimmy Kimmel L.A. at Inglewood, Cal.
Washington State vs. Fresno State – Fresno State 29-6
Dec. 17 – Las Vegas at Las Vegas, Nev.
Florida vs. No. 14 Oregon State – Oregon State 30-3
Dec. 17 – Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. N.C. Central – N.C. Central 41-34 in OT
Dec. 17 – Fenway at Boston, Mass.
Louisville vs. Cincinnati – Louisville 24-7
Dec. 16 – Cure at Orlando, Fla.
No. 24 Troy vs. No. 25 UT-San Antonio – Troy 18-12
Dec. 16 – Bahamas at Nassau, Bahamas
UAB vs. Miami, O. – UAB 24-20