2-13-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, College basketball and baseball, High school basketball
By Richard Walker
The boys and girls basketball teams from Gaston Christian and Gaston Day got their N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoff pairings on Sunday.
Gaston Christian’s boys, who lost in the 3A title game last season, are a No. 5 seed in the 2022 Class 3A tournament and received a bye on Tuesday. The Eagles (12-13) will host the winner of Tuesday’s Calvary Day (9-19) at Hickory Grove Christian (7-17) on Thursday.
Gaston Day’s boys are a No. 2 seed in the 2022 Class 2A tournament and the Spartans (24-3) host Hickory Christian Academy (8-11) on Tuesday. Gaston Day would host a Thursday playoff game if it wins on Tuesday.
Gaston Christian’s girls (4-9) are an unseeded 3A team and will play at league rival Hickory Grove Christian (8-10) in a Tuesday first round game.
And Gaston Day’s girls (3-14) are an unseeded 2A team and will play at No. 4 Statesville Christian (15-5) on Tuesday.
Here’s the N.C. High School Athletic Association conference tournament pairings that are available for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
Big South 3A
Monday’s boys first round: North Gaston at Crest, Forestview at South Point, Huss at Kings Mountain, Ashbrook at Cramer.
Monday’s girls first round: Cramer at Ashbrook, South Point at Crest, Forestview at Kings Mountain, North Gaston at Huss.
Western Foothills 3A
Monday’s boys first round: West Iredell at Hickory, St. Stephens at North Lincoln, Foard at East Lincoln, Statesville at North Iredell.
Monday’s girls first round: West Iredell at East Lincoln, North Iredell at Foard, North Lincoln at Hickory, Statesville at St. Stephens
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
Tuesday’s boys first round: Shelby-bye, East Gaston at Cherryville, Highland Tech at Bessemer City, Thomas Jefferson at Burns
Tuesday’s girls first round: Shelby-bye, East Gaston at Burns, Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson, Cherryville at Bessemer City
Catawba Valley 2A
Monday’s boys first round: Newton-Conover at West Caldwell, Bandys at West Lincoln, Bunker Hill at Maiden, East Burke at Lincolnton
Monday’s girls first round: Newton-Conover-bye, Maiden at Bandys, Lincolnton at East Burke, West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
And here are standings for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties through Feb. 13:
Big South 3A
(Boys)
Crest 14-0, 19-2
Kings Mountain 11-3, 14-9
Cramer 9-5, 18-5
South Point 8-6, 12-11
Forestvew 6-8, 8-13
Ashbrook 6-8, 8-15
Huss 2-12, 5-17
North Gaston 0-14, 3-21
(Girls)
Kings Mountain 13-1, 16-4
Ashbrook 13-1, 15-8
Huss 9-5, 13-7
Crest 8-6, 11-11
South Point 4-10, 7-15
North Gaston 4-10, 7-16
Forestview 3-11, 3-16
Cramer 2-12, 3-19
Western Foothills 3A
(Boys)
Hickory 13-1, 22-1
East Lincoln 12-2, 20-4
North Iredell 10-4, 16-7
North Lincoln 8-6, 14-9
St. Stephens 6-8, 15-9
Statesville 5-9, 8-12
Foard 2-12, 3-21
West Iredell 0-14, 0-22
(Girls)
East Lincoln 14-0, 23-1
Hickory 11-3, 15-7
St. Stephens 9-5, 15-9
Foard 8-6, 14-10
North Iredell 8-6, 13-10
Statesville 4-10, 4-18
North Lincoln 2-12, 4-19
West Iredell 0-14, 0-23
Catawba Valley 2A
(Boys)
West Caldwell 12-2, 15-9
Maiden 12-2, 18-6
Lincolnton 10-3, 12-11
West Lincoln 6-7, 9-14
Bandys 5-8, 7-16
East Burke 5-9, ,5-17
Bunker Hill 3-10, 5-17
Newton-Conover 1-13, 3-21
(Girls)
Newton-Conover 11-1, 20-2
East Burke 9-3, 13-7
Bunker Hill 7-4, 9-13
Bandys 7-5, 13-9
Maiden 4-8, 6-16
West Lincoln 3-8, 9-14
Lincolnton 0-12, 3-18
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
(Boys)
Bessemer City 11-1, 18-3
Shelby 11-1, 14-4
Cherryville 6-6, 16-7
Burns 6-6, 7-15
East Gaston 5-7, 11-11
Thomas Jefferson 3-9, 12-11
Highland Tech 0-12, 2-19
(Girls)
Shelby 12-0, 16-2
Thomas Jefferson 8-4, 11-11
Bessemer City 8-4, 13-8
East Gaston 6-6, 12-10
Burns 6-6, 7-15
Highland Tech 1-11, 4-17
Cherryville 1-11, 2-19
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
(Boys)
Lincoln Charter 10-0, 19-4
Community Davidson 7-3, 12-9
Christ the King 6-4, 11-11
Mtn Island Charter 5-5, 10-13
Langtree Charter 1-9, 11-17
Pine Lake Prep 1-9, 3-21
(Girls)
Lincoln Charter 10-0, 18-6
Community Davidson 8-2, 15-6
Langtree Charter 5-5, 18-6
Christ the King 4-6, 9-11
Pine Lake Prep 3-7, 5-18
Mtn Island Charter 0-10, 0-13
Metro 1A
(Boys)
Carolina Intl 14-0, 16-8
Queen’s Grant 10-3, 17-6
Corvian Community 10-3, 16-9
Sugar Creek 6-6, 6-10
Cabarrus Charter 6-7, 6-11
Bradford Prep 4-10, 6-17
Piedmont CC 3-10, 4-16
Apprentice Acad 0-14, 1-19
(Girls)
Piedmont CC 6-0, 10-5
Bradford Prep 4-2, 6-12
Corvian Community 1-5, 6-21
Sugar Creek 0-6, 1-9
College basketball
Gaston College 81, Denmark Tech 71: The Rhinos were led by a balanced attack of Jaylen Bates (17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals), DaMarco Watson (15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals), Dee Merriweather (14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), Zavion Jackson (12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals), Damon Davis (9 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals), Joshua Johnson (8 points) and Kalil Camara (6 points, 4 rebounds) in their Region 10 home victory at North Gaston High School.
College baseball
Gaston College 8, Wake Tech 5: The Rhinos completed a three-game series sweep to improve to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Region 10. In the win, J.D. Yakubinis led a patient offense with a pair two-out hits that produced four RBIs. Yakubinis hit a two-run first-inning home run that gave Gaston College an early 2-0 lead, then added a two-out single in the seventh to make it 8-4.
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 (W 97-87)
Wed. 19 at Boston (W 111-102)
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY (W 121-98)
Sun. 23 ATLANTA (L 91-113)
Tue. 25 at Toronto (L 113-125)
Wed. 26 at Indiana (W 158-126)
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS (W 117-114)
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS (L 90-115)
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston (L 107-113)
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND (L 101-102)
Sat. 5 MIAMI (L 86-104)
Mon. 7 TORONTO (L 101-116)
Wed. 9 CHICAGO (L 109-121)
Fri. 11 at Detroit (W 141-119)
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS (L 118-125)
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
Pro football
The 2021-22 NFL playoffs:
(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
2. Kansas City (13-5) 42, 7. Pittsburgh (9-8-1) 21
(NFC 1st round)
1. Green Bay (13-4) – bye
2. Tampa Bay (14-4) 31, 7. Philadelphia (9-9) 15
6. San Francisco (11-7) 23, 3. Dallas (12-6) 17
4. Los Angeles (13-5) 34, 5. Arizona (11-7) 11
(AFC, NFC semifinals)
AFC
Cincinnati (12-7) 19, Tennessee (12-6) 16
Kansas City (14-5) 42, Buffalo (12-7) 36, OT
NFC
San Francisco (12-7) 13, Green Bay (13-5) 10
Los Angeles (14-5) 30, Tampa Bay (14-5) 27
(AFC, NFC championship games)
NFC
Los Angeles (15-5) 20, San Francisco (12-8) 17
AFC
Cincinnati (13-7) 27, Kansas City (14-6) 24, OT
(Super Bowl)
Feb. 13 – L.A. Rams 23, Cincinnati 20