High school basketball schedules for the 2020-21 season

By Richard Walker

The start of the 2020-21 high school basketball season has been delayed – and actually won’t be played in 2020 at all – because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But every North Carolina High School Athletic Association is allowed its teams to play 14 games and here’s the schedules for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln county high schools:

Big South 3A Conference

ASHBROOK
Jan. 5 at Berry Academy
Jan. 8 Forestview
Jan. 12 at Crest
Jan. 15 at Kings Mountain
Jan. 19 Cramer
Jan. 22 at North Gaston
Jan. 26 Huss
Jan. 29 Berry Academy
Feb. 2 at Forestview
Feb. 5 Crest
Feb. 9 Kings Mountain
Feb. 12 at Cramer
Feb. 16 North Gaston
Feb. 19 at Huss

CRAMER
Jan. 5 Kings Mountain
Jan. 8 Crest
Jan. 12 South Point
Jan. 15 at North Gaston
Jan. 19 at Ashbrook
Jan. 22 Huss
Jan. 26 Forestview
Jan. 29 at Kings Mountain
Feb. 2 at Crest
Feb. 5 at South Point
Feb. 9 North Gaston
Feb. 12 Ashbrook
Feb. 16 at Huss
Feb. 19 at Forestview

CREST
Jan. 6 Forestview
Jan. 8 at Cramer
Jan. 12 Ashbrook
Jan. 15 at Huss
Jan. 19 North Gaston
Jan. 20 at Shelby
Jan. 26 at Kings Mountain
Jan. 29 at Forestview
Feb. 2 Cramer
Feb. 5 at Ashbrook
Feb. 9 Huss
Feb. 12 at North Gaston
Feb. 16 at Burns
Feb. 19 Kings Mountain

FORESTVIEW
Jan. 6 at Crest
Jan. 8 at Ashbrook
Jan. 12 North Gaston
Jan. 15 at Hickory
Jan. 19 at Huss
Jan. 22 Kings Mountain
Jan. 26 at Cramer
Jan. 29 Crest
Feb. 2 Ashbrook
Feb. 5 at North Gaston
Feb. 9 Hickory
Feb. 12 Huss
Feb. 16 at Kings Mountain
Feb. 19 Cramer

HUSS
Jan. 6 at North Gaston
Jan. 8 South Caldwell
Jan. 12 at Kings Mountain
Jan. 15 Crest
Jan. 19 Forestview
Jan. 22 at Cramer
Jan. 26 at Ashbrook
Jan. 29 North Gaston
Feb. 2 South Caldwell
Feb. 5 Kings Mountain
Feb. 9 at Crest
Feb. 12 at Forestview
Feb. 16 Cramer
Feb. 19 Ashbrook

KINGS MOUNTAIN
Jan. 5 at Cramer
Jan. 8 at North Gaston
Jan. 12 Huss
Jan. 15 Ashbrook
Jan. 21 Burns
Jan. 22 at Forestview
Jan. 26 Crest
Jan. 29 Cramer
Feb. 2 North Gaston
Feb. 5 at Huss
Feb. 9 at Ashbrook
Feb. 12 at Shelby
Feb. 16 Forestview
Feb. 19 at Crest

NORTH GASTON
Jan. 6 Huss
Jan. 8 Kings Mountain
Jan. 12 at Forestview
Jan. 15 Cramer
Jan. 19 at Crest
Jan. 22 Ashbrook
Jan. 26 at East Gaston
Jan. 29 at Huss
Feb. 2 at Kings Mountain
Feb. 5 Forestview
Feb. 9 at Cramer
Feb. 12 Crest
Feb. 16 at Ashbrook
Feb. 19 East Gaston

Southwestern 2A Conference

BURNS
Jan. 5 South Point
Jan. 8 Chase
Jan. 12 at East Rutherford
Jan. 15 at Shelby
Jan. 19 at East Gaston
Jan. 21 at Kings Mountain
Jan. 26 R-S Central
Jan. 29 at South Point
Feb. 2 at Chase
Feb. 5 East Rutherford
Feb. 9 Shelby
Feb. 12 East Gaston
Feb. 16 Crest
Feb. 19 at R-S Central

EAST GASTON
Jan. 5 Shelby
Jan. 8 at South Point
Jan. 12 at R-S Central
Jan. 15 Chase
Jan. 19 Burns
Jan. 22 at East Rutherford
Jan. 26 North Gaston
Jan. 29 at Shelby
Feb. 2 South Point
Feb. 5 R-S Central
Feb. 9 at Chase
Feb. 12 at Burns
Feb. 16 East Rutherford
Feb. 19 at North Gaston

SHELBY
Jan. 5 at East Gaston
Jan. 8 R-S Central
Jan. 12 at Chase
Jan. 15 Burns
Jan. 20 Crest
Jan. 22 at South Point
Jan. 26 East Rutherford
Jan. 29 East Gaston
Feb. 2 at R-S Central
Feb. 5 Chase
Feb. 9 at Burns
Feb. 12 Kings Mountain
Feb. 16 South Point
Feb. 19 at East Rutherford

SOUTH POINT
Jan. 5 at Burns
Jan. 8 East Gaston
Jan. 12 at Cramer
Jan. 15 East Rutherford
Jan. 19 at R-S Central
Jan. 22 Shelby
Jan. 26 at Chase
Jan. 29 Burns
Feb. 2 at East Gaston
Feb. 5 Cramer
Feb. 9 at East Rutherford
Feb. 12 R-S Central
Feb. 16 at Shelby
Feb. 19 Chase

South Fork 2A Conference

EAST LINCOLN
Jan. 5 Lake Norman Charter
Jan. 8 at Lincolnton
Jan. 12 at North Lincoln
Jan. 15 Bandys
Jan. 19 at Maiden
Jan. 22 West Lincoln
Jan. 26 at Newton-Conover
Jan. 29 at Lake Norman Charter
Feb. 2 Lincolnton
Feb. 5 North Lincoln
Feb. 9 at Bandys
Feb. 12 Maiden
Feb. 16 at West Lincoln
Feb. 19 Newton-Conover

LINCOLNTON
Jan. 5 Newton-Conover
Jan. 8 East Lincoln
Jan. 12 at Bandys
Jan. 15 at West Lincoln
Jan. 19 Lake Norman Charter
Jan. 22 at North Lincoln
Jan. 26 Maiden
Jan. 29 at Newton-Conover
Feb. 2 at East Lincoln
Feb. 5 Bandys
Feb. 9 West Lincoln
Feb. 12 at Lake Norman Charter
Feb. 16 North Lincoln
Feb. 19 at Maiden

NORTH LINCOLN
Jan. 5 West Lincoln
Jan. 8 at Lake Norman Charter
Jan. 12 East Lincoln
Jan. 15 Maiden
Jan. 19 at Newton-Conover
Jan. 22 Lincolnton
Jan. 26 at Bandys
Jan. 29 at West Lincoln
Feb. 2 Lake Norman Charter
Feb. 5 at East Lincoln
Feb. 9 at Maiden
Feb. 12 Newton-Conover
Feb. 16 at Lincolnton
Feb. 19 Bandys

WEST LINCOLN
Jan. 5 at North Lincoln
Jan. 8 Maiden
Jan. 12 Newton-Conover
Jan. 15 Lincolnton
Jan. 19 at Bandys
Jan. 22 at East Lincoln
Jan. 26 Lake Norman Charter
Jan. 29 North Lincoln
Feb. 2 at Maiden
Feb. 5 at Newton-Conover
Feb. 9 at Lincolnton
Feb. 12 Bandys
Feb. 16 East Lincoln
Feb. 19 at Lake Norman Charter

Southern Piedmont 1A Conference

BESSEMER CITY
Jan. 7 Highland Tech
Jan. 8 at Christ the King
Jan. 12 Thomas Jefferson
Jan. 15 at Cherryville
Jan. 19 Lincoln Charter
Jan. 21 at Piedmont Community Charter
Jan. 26 Highlands
Jan. 29 at Lincoln Charter
Feb. 2 at Highland Tech
Feb. 5 Cherryville
Feb. 9 Christ the King
Feb. 12 Piedmont Community Charter
Feb. 16 at Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 19 OFF

CHERRYVILLE
Jan. 5 at Chase
Jan. 8 Piedmont Community Charter
Jan. 12 Lincoln Charter
Jan. 15 Bessemer City
Jan. 19 at Christ the King
Jan. 22 at Highland Tech
Jan. 26 Thomas Jefferson
Jan. 29 Christ the King
Feb. 1 Pinnacle Charter
Feb. 5 at Bessemer City
Feb. 9 at Piedmont Community Charter
Feb. 12 Highland Tech
Feb. 16 at Lincoln Charter
Feb. 19 Thomas Jefferson

HIGHLAND TECH
Jan. 7 at Bessemer City
Jan. 8 Thomas Jefferson
Jan. 12 at Piedmont Community Charter
Jan. 15 at Lincoln Charter
Jan. 19 OFF
Jan. 22 Cherryville
Jan. 26 Christ the King
Jan. 29 OFF
Feb. 2 Bessemer City
Feb. 5 Lincoln Charter
Feb. 9 at Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 12 at Cherryville
Feb. 16 Piedmont Community Charter
Feb. 19 OFF

LINCOLN CHARTER
Jan. 6 at Thomas Jefferson
Jan. 8 at South Iredell
Jan. 12 at Cherryville
Jan. 15 Highland Tech
Jan. 19 at Bessemer City
Jan. 22 Christ the King
Jan. 26 Piedmont Community Charter
Jan. 29 Bessemer City
Feb. 2 Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 5 at Highland Tech
Feb. 9 OFF
Feb. 12 at Christ the King
Feb. 16 Cherryville
Feb. 19 at Piedmont Community Charter

PIEDMONT COMMUNITY CHARTER
Jan. 6 at Christ the King
Jan. 8 at Cherryville
Jan. 12 Highland Tech
Jan. 15 OFF
Jan. 19 Thomas Jefferson
Jan. 21 Bessemer City
Jan. 26 at Lincoln Charter
Jan. 29 Thomas Jefferson
Feb. 2 Christ the King
Feb. 5 OFF
Feb. 9 Cherryville
Feb. 12 at Bessemer City
Feb. 16 at Highland Tech
Feb. 19 Lincoln Charter

Piedmont Athletic 1A Conference

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER
Jan. 6 Carolina International
Jan. 8 at Community School of Davidson
Jan. 13 at Langtree Charter
Jan. 15 Bradford Prep
Jan. 20 Union Academy
Jan. 22 at Queen’s Grant
Jan. 26 at Pine Lake Prep
Jan. 29 at Carolina International
Feb. 2 Community School of Davidson
Feb. 5 Langtree Charter
Feb. 9 Bradford Prep
Feb. 12 Union Academy
Feb. 16 Queen’s Grant
Feb. 19 Pine Lake Prep