Tuesday’s prep boys’ rewind: Badio, White lead Butler over Olympic

Butler is off to a 4-0 start for a second straight season following Tuesday’s 68-51 home win over Olympic.

Butler’s two top returning players from a year ago – 6-foot-7 junior Isaiah White and 6-2 senior Terrance Badio – combined for 41 points as the Bulldogs started fast before breaking away from a 16-all tie in the second quarter to take the 17-point victory.

“I think our guys are doing a great job of being bought-in to what we’re trying to do,” sixth-year Butler head coach Patrick King said. “We’ve obviously got a lot of guys stepping into new roles.

“Isaiah is one who is in a totally different spot and we’re asking him to do a whole lot more this year. We want him creating offense and pressuring on the rim and he’s just done a great job.”

White scored the game’s first three baskets – the second on the first of his three slam dunks of the night – before finishing with a game-high 21 points. Badio, the leading returning scorer (14.4 points) from last year’s 15-13 team, added 20 points with 10 in each half. And sophomore newcomer Elijah Shine added 15 points.

King’s team returns to action Thursday at perennial power Weddington and has other challenging non-conference games as the Bulldogs will be readying themselves for the Meck Power Six 7A/8A Conference, which has four former state champions in its six-team membership, including two-time defending state champion North Mecklenburg.

“We know how hard our conference is going to be and we’ve got some tough non-conference games coming up,” said King, whose league slate begins on Jan. 6. “We’re at a starting point right now but we want to see consistent growth because we know we’re in the toughest conference in the state. If we can keep building on what we’ve done so far, we can make some noise in that conference.”

Olympic fell to 1-4 as it continues a challenging non-league slate as it prepares for its Greater Metro 6A/7A opener on Dec. 12.

First-year coach Ben Johnson’s team was led by junior Jaden Hardnett’s 18 points and junior Glance Ross’ 11 on Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY’S FEATURED GAME

(Girls) Mallard Creek (5-0) at McDowell (3-0), 6 p.m. – A year ago, McDowell took a 30-0 record into the 4A West Regional final, where it lost 58-52 to eventual state champ Lake Norman. The Titans have several returnees from that team, including 6-1 junior forward Khloe Joyner (18.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg). Mallard Creek is led by My’Asia Young, Camri Hobbs and Kiara Anderson, who had 21 points Nov. 21 against powerhouse Concord Academy. This is a big-time girls’ game.

THURSDAY’S FEATURED GAMES

(Boys) Butler (4-0) at Weddington (4-0), around 7:30 p.m. – The visiting Bulldogs got 20 points from Isaiah White in Saturday’s victory over Charlotte Country Day, and guard Terrance Badio is averaging about 15 points per game. Weddington has four players averaging in double figures, led by 6-4 junior Max Muteb (14.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg).

(Boys) Charlotte Catholic (2-1) vs. Nation Ford (3-0), in State Farm Classic semifinals at Ardrey Kell, 6 p.m. – This is the highlight of Thursday’s four-game slate at Ardrey Kell. The Cougars are getting 21.3 points a game from Jack Siegel, while Nation Ford is led by freshman sensation A.J. Cureton (18.7 ppg, 78 percent field goal shooting).

Tuesday’s boys’ #BIG5 top performers

Christian Atkins, East Lincoln: Atkins had 22 points, six assists in a 63-49 win over Ashbrook.

Kyzen Coleman, Concord: Coleman had 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 76-66 win over Lake Norman Charter.

James Minlend, Concord Academy: Minlend had a game-high 24 points as Concord Academy, No. 4 in The Sweet 16, beat No. 3 Davidson Day, 67-61.

Jack Siegel, Charlotte Catholic: Siegel had 28 points, six rebounds, six steals in a 65-39 win over Legion Collegiate.

Douglas Smith, Covenant Day: Smith, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, had a game-high 21 points as the Lions upset Sweet 16 No. 15 Gaston Day 67-57. Gaston Day (6-3) lost its second straight game.

Tuesday’s boys’ box scores

(Includes Sweet 16 rankings)

NO. 4 CONCORD ACADEMY 67, NO. 3 DAVIDSON DAY 61

Concord Academy 14 16 20 17 – 67

Davidson Day 18 17 13 13 – 61

CONCORD ACADEMY 67 – James Minlend 24, Lincoln Raper 18, Mata Vidakovic 13, Romain Boyer 9, Cruz Miller 3

DAVIDSON DAY 61 – Justyn Whitfield 13, William Stevens 12, Sherod McCormick III 11, Cody Peck 11, Omari Whiteside 8, Nick Arnold 6

Notable: Concord Academy (10-0) next game 12/6 @ Greensboro Day; Davidson Day (6-4) next game 12/5 vs TBD

NO. 5 QUEEN’S GRANT 72, JACKSON DAY 35

Queens Grant 19 20 18 15 – 72

Jackson Day 2 11 8 14 – 35

QUEEN’S GRANT 72 – Preston Scott 13, Montgomery 5, Mekhi Allen 16, Chase Smith 10, McSweeney 2, DeBerry 9, White 6, Jackson 9, Mustaf 2

JACKSON DAY 35 – Clesca 2, Lewis 2, Gbenyon 2, Thomas 8, Ross 5, Davis 2, A. Davis 6, Crank 3, Boakye 5

NO. 8 MOORESVILLE 82, WEST ROWAN 61

Mooresville 19 21 23 19 – 82

West Rowan 6 21 21 13 – 61

MOORESVILLE 82 – Christian Wilson 19, Eian Bailey 15, Taurean McKinnon 12, Qua Bailey 11, Nolan Ericson 9, Jordan Walton 6, Chase McDonald 5, Carson Schaen 3, Chanse Bost 2.

Notable: Wilson had 13 rebounds and 5 steals. Eian Bailey had 7 rebounds and 2 steals. McKinnon had 6 rebounds. Qua Bailey had 3 steals. Ericson had 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Walton had 4 steals.

Record: Mooresville 4-1

NO. 9 PROVIDENCE DAY 67, AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN 55

Providence Day 12 17 17 21 – 67

Ambassador Christian 10 8 20 17 – 55

PROVIDENCE DAY 67 – Zeke Battier 16, Deuce Haynes 14, Columbus Parker 12, Dylan Bradley 10, Aidan Scruitsky 8, Williams 4, Stokes 3

AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN 55 – Moore 16, Franklin 12, Brown 12, Kelly 7, King 6, Haney 2

Records: Providence Day 3-4, Ambassador Christian 3-5

Notable: The Chargers won their third game in a row led by four players in double figures. Next up for the Chargers will be at 4A opponents Ravenscroft on Friday and Durham Academy on Saturday.

NO. 13 BUTLER 68, OLYMPIC 51

Butler 14 18 16 20 – 68

Olympic 11 10 14 16 – 51

BUTLER 68 – Isaiah White 21, Terrance Badio 20, Elijah Shine 15, Mlyk Bloomfield 5, Aree Branch 4, Ian Tomlinson 3

OLYMPIC 51 – Jaden Hardnett 18, G. Ross 11, Eddie Cota 8, Owens 3, Smiley 3, Gibbs 3, Kearny 2, Wilson 2, Hadley 1

Notable: Butler improves to 4-0. Olympic drops to 1-4. Butler plays at Weddington on Thursday in a matchup of unbeaten teams.

NO. 14 INDEPENDENCE 81, PROVIDENCE 45

Providence 14 10 12 9 – 45

Independence 20 22 27 12 – 81

PROVIDENCE 45 – Caleb Gaither 19, Bennette 7, Hodgson 7, Powell 6, Williams 2, DeGabrielle 2, Gamble 2

INDEPENDENCE 81 – Lusemo Macharia 13, Laurence Black 13, Christan Jones 13, Dylan McFarland 11, King Rhodes 10, Fike 8, Smith 7, Allen-Waters 5, Powell 1

Records: Providence 1-3; Indy 3-1

COVENANT DAY 67, NO. 15 GASTON DAY 57

COVENANT DAY 67 – Krouse 14, Thurman 5, Montgomery 11, Thompson 13, Smith 21, Huffman 10

GASTON DAY 57 – Kurucu 10, Spillman 8, Britt 21, Simpson 16, Bowden 2

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 65, LEGION COLLEGIATE 39

Charlotte Catholic 25 5 23 12 – 65

Legion Collegiate 12 4 2 14 – 39

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC 65 – Jack Siegel 28, Jordan 7, J. Kapsiak 7, Hodes 6, M. Kapsiak 4, Denning 4, O’Connell 4, Kerr 2, McKinstry 2, Houser 1

LEGION COLLEGIATE 39 – Nico Byrd 15, Jacob Siuta 10, Judy 4, Walker 4, Haynes 2, Torres 2, Nelson 2

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 61, METROLINA CHRISTIAN 43

Metrolina Christian 14 8 6 15 – 43

Charlotte Christian 12 4 24 11 – 61

METROLINA CHRISTIAN 43 – Malachi Wilson 17, Torrence 9, Gadd 8, Reeder 6, Goltsch 3

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 61 – Adam Miller 23, Austin Bradway 13, Carroll 6, Nicholson 6, Lieberman 5

Records: MCA 5-3; CCS 6-1

Notable: Metrolina Christian plays North Raleigh Christian at 7 p.m. Friday.

CHARLOTTE LATIN 61, NATION FORD 45

Nation Ford 21 6 6 12 – 45

Charlotte Latin 18 10 17 16 – 61

NATION FORD 45 – Chase Walters 17, Makai McKnight 12, Brookover 8, Heredia 3, Robertson 3, Cureton 2

CHARLOTTE LATIN 61 – Emory Chaney 21, Ethan Warren 14, Alex Dauska 13, Diaz 5, Hollmeyer 4, Spicer 2, Jones 2

Records: Nation Ford 3-1; Latin 3-3.

CONCORD 76, LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 66

Concord 19 25 15 17 – 76

LNC 14 16 21 15 – 66

CONCORD 76 – Kyzen Coleman 24, Jabari Byrd 15, Taheer Jackson 13, Jayden Beyan 8, DJ Sandford 5, Deonte’ Hester 4, Lawson Childress 3, Lisander Farias 2, Tyrel Weatherspoon 2

LNC 66 – Collin McConneyhead 21, Kam Davis 12, Blake Frierson 12, Isaiah Carter 9, Bennett Love 6, Langston Holder 2, Drew Nelson 2, Jake Wozniak 2

Records: Concord 3-2; Lake Norman Charter 1-3

Notable: The Concord Spiders’ duo of Kyzen Coleman and Jabari Byrd each recorded double-doubles. Coleman led all scorers and rebounders with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Jabari Byrd added his 15 points and 10 rebounds .

EAST LINCOLN 63, ASHBROOK 49

East Lincoln 13 19 17 14 – 63

Ashbrook 17 8 14 10 – 49

EAST LINCOLN 63 – Christian Atikins 22, Gavin Heaberlin 3, Davis Beam 6, Jaxon Dollar 7, Tyson Maggs 0, Brayden Miller 0, Grant Lawless 16, Gaige Ikard 9

ASHBROOK 49 – Worthy 10, Armstrong 8, Guthrie-Barber 4, Ayron Jackson 18, Dawkins 2, Clubb 3

Notable: East Lincoln’s Christian Atkins had 22 points and 6 assists, while Grant Lawing had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Records: East Lincoln 1-0; Ashbrook 2-2

FOREST HILLS 82, CENTRAL PAGELAND (SC) 75

Forest Hills 21 21 21 19 – 82

Central 17 19 17 22- 75

FOREST HILLS 82 – T.J Parker 19, Landon Blakeney 16, Amari Melton 19, Kenneth Chambers 5, Makhi Massey 6, Matthew Florentino 3, Truth Rorie 13, Xve’Vion Brewer 3.

CENTRAL PAGELAND (SC) 75 – Myers 6, Crowder 4, Webber 22, Colyer 4, Short 6, Holloman 19, Louallen 6, Welch 7

GARINGER 56, ROCKY RIVER 50

GARINGER 56 – Lawler 17, Henderson 11, Dixon 11, Hunter 8

HOPEWELL 75, CENTRAL CABARRUS 52

Hopewell 16 28 14 17 – 75

Central Cabarrus 12 11 20 20 – 63

HOPEWELL 75 – Braylon Curry 6, Tayshaun Jones 8, Tre Gatlin 17, Jamir White 2, Chase Phifer 7, MJ Mckinney 16, Amir Cole 8, Tim Teasley 2, Brayden McCrimmon 9

CENTRAL CABARRUS 63 – Watkins 22, Cook 6, Montage 6, Smith 1, Morrow 3, VGogh 16, Walker 9

Records: Hopewell 3-2; Central Cabarrus 1-2

HOUGH 81, PORTER RIDGE 48

Hough 15 21 24 21 – 81

Porter Ridge 12 9 14 13 – 48

HOUGH 81 – Tre Ratliff 24, Jaylen Byers 21, Oliver Stamey 15, Beck Spear 10, Lydeka 5, Beshears 4, Burnett 3

PORTER RIDGE 48 – Cole Dotson 14, Colten Johnson 10, Osei 5, Henrique’s 2, Elmore 1

Notable: Hough was led by Tre Ratliff with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals, followed by Jaylen Byers with 21 points 6 rebounds, and 5 steals

Records: Hough 2-2 Porter Ridge 1-4

MARVIN RIDGE 68, CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY 59

Marvin Ridge 19 8 21 20 – 68

Charlotte Country Day 12 15 10 22 – 59 MARVIN RIDGE 68 – DJ Smith 5, E Wiest 1, M Rivlin 20, T Lorenzo 2, F Payne 22, H Smith 9, M Habenicht 9 COUNTRY DAY 59 – Hunter Blythe 19, Jojo Youakim 11, Emory Roberts 4, Nolan Lowery 10, Peter Richardson 13, Hobs Mulford 2

NORTH LINCOLN 104, ALEXANDER CENTRAL 64

North Lincoln 24 28 23 29 – 104

Alexander Central 17 14 21 13 – 65

NORTH LINCOLN 104 – Carter Abernathy 23, Nick Whitener 29, Heavner 8, Rinkus 8, Ty Chandler 14, Warf 3, Burnett 10, Helms 6, Jacobs 3

ALEXANDER CENTRAL 65 – Flowers 7, Mikeal 5, Noah VanBeurden 28, Jaheim Redmond 10, Hoke 3 Collins 3, Church 3, Payne 4, Driver-Davis 2

Notable: North Lincoln got big games from Nick Whitener (29 points, 14 rebounds) and Carter Abernathy (23 points, five rebounds, three assists).

THE SCHEDULE

Wednesday

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ballantyne Ridge at A.L. Brown (girls only), 6 p.m.

Jackson Day at Bishop McGuinness (boys only), 6:30 p.m.

Mallard Creek at McDowell

North Stanly at Bradford Prep

Palisades at West Cabarrus (girls only), 6 p.m.

South Mecklenburg at Marvin Ridge (girls only), 6 p.m.

South Point at Lake Norman Charter

Other nonconference

Central Pageland (SC) at Parkwood

Cherryville at North Gaston

Gray Stone Day at Central Academy (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Mount Pleasant at Cox Mill

Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter

Oak Hill (VA) Regional at Combine Elite (boys only

Thursday

State Farm Classic

(at Ardrey Kell High)

(girls) Charlotte Catholic vs. Nation Ford (SC), 3:30 p.m.

(girls) Myers Park vs. Ardrey Kell, 5 p.m.

(boys) Charlotte Catholic vs. Nation Ford (SC), 6:30 p.m.

(boys) Ardrey Kell vs. Kings Mountain, 8 p.m.

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ambassador Christian at Calvary Day (girls only), 6 p.m.

Butler at Weddington

Carmel Christian at Metrolina Christian (girls only), 5:30 p.m.

Hough at Grimsley

North Wilkes at Community School of Davidson (girls only), 6 p.m.

Piedmont at Providence

South Charlotte Thunder at South Guilford Homeschool (girls, 6:30 p.m.; boys, 8 p.m.)

Woodlawn School at Charlotte Lab (girls, 4 p.m.; boys, 6 p.m.)

Other nonconference

Arborbrook Christian at Providence Classical (boys only), 6 p.m.

Central Academy at Highland Tech

Forest Hills at Cuthbertson

Forestview at Stuart Cramer

Newton-Conover at North Iredell

NorthPoint Christian at Lee Park Prep (boys only), 7 p.m.

West Iredell at West Wilkes

West Lincoln at Patton

Friday

State Farm Classic

(at Ardrey Kell)

(girls) Myers Park vs. Charlotte Catholic, 3:30 p.m.

(girls) Ardrey Kell vs. Nation Ford (SC), 5 p.m.

(boys) Charlotte Catholic vs. Kings Mountain, 6:30 p.m.

(boys) Ardrey Kell vs. Nation Ford (SC), 8 p.m.

Leon Brogden Hoopsfest (boys)

(at Wilmington New Hanover High)

Laney vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 4 p.m.

South Mecklenburg vs. Lake Worth (FL), 5:30 P.M.

Myers Park vs. St. Petersburg (FL) Northside Christian, 7 p.m.

Garner vs. New Hanover, 8:30 p.m.

Hub City Classic (boys)

(at Dorman, SC, High)

Cane Bay vs. Spartanburg, 6:30 p.m.

Independence vs. Dorman, 8 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

East Gaston at Burns

Lincolnton at Cherryvile

Shelby at Highland Tech

West Lincoln at Bessemer City

Catawba River 1A/2A/3A

N.C. School of Science & Math/Morganton at Jackson Day

Piedmont Community Charter at Mountain Island Charter

Queens Grant Charter at Bonnie Cone Leadership

Sugar Creek Charter at Thomas Jefferson Academy

Mecklenburg nonconference

Berry Academy at Rocky River

Bradford Prep at Garinger

Carmel Christian at Rabun Gap School (boys only), 6 p.m.

Carolina International at Chambers

Cary Academy at Covenant Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.) Charlotte Country Day at A.C. Reynolds (girls only), 6 p.m.

Charlotte Latin at Durham Academy (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.) Christ the King at Pine Lake Prep

Harding at Hunter Huss

Hickory Grove Christian at Union Academy

Independence at Hopewell (girls only), 6 p.m.

Lake Norman Charter at Mooresville

Olympic at Porter Ridge

Palisades at Clover (SC) (girls only), 6:30 p.m.

Pinecrest at Providence

Providence Day at Ravenscroft School (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

SouthLake Christian at Lee Park Prep (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Union Day at Covenant Day (boys only), 4 p.m.

West Charlotte at West Mecklenburg

Westminster Catawba at Charlotte Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Other nonconference

Central Academy at Monroe

Combine Academy at Gainesville (FL) The Rock (boys only), noon

Concord at Forest Hills

Faith Charter at Union Day (boys only), 5 p.m.

Forestview at Catawba Ridge (SC)

Gaston Christian at Asheville Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Gaston Day at Carolina Day (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Hickory Ridge at Jay M. Robinson

Jesse Carson at A.L. Brown

Lee Park Prep at Statesville Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Mount Pleasant at East Rowan

NorthPoint Christian at Lincoln Charter

North Lincoln at Ashbrook

North Raleigh Christian at Metrolina Christian (girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m.)

Parkwood at Sun Valley

Statesville at Salisbury

Stuart Cramer at North Gaston

Surry Homeschool at Cabarrus Stallions

West Cabarrus at Northwest Cabarrus

West Iredell at Wilkes Central

West Rowan at North Iredell

Saturday

Davidson Day Showcase (boys)

(at Davidson Day)

Elevation Prep vs. Gray Stone Day, noon

Christ the King vs. Sun Valley, 1:30 p.m.

Garinger vs. Bull City Prep, 3 p.m.

Davidson Day vs. Lake Norman, 4:30 p.m.

Freddy Johnson Showcase (boys)

(at Greensboro Day)

Cresset Christian vs. R.J. Reynolds, 1:30 P.M.

Burlington Christian vs. Bishop McGuinness, 3 p.m.

Cannon School vs. Calvary Day, 4:30 p.m.

Northwest Guilford vs. Forsyth Country Day, 6 p.m.

Concord Academy vs. Greensboro Day, 7:30 p.m.

Hub City Showcase (boys)

(at Spartanburg High)

Cane Bay vs. Fountain Inn, noon

Fort Mill vs. Boiling Springs, 1:30 p.m.

Independence vs. Byrnes, 3 p.m.

Indian Land vs. Spartanburg, 4:30 p.m.

Central Cabarrus vs. Dorman, 6 p.m.

Leon Brogden Hoopsfest (boys)

(at Wilmington Laney High)

Ashley vs. Cardinal Gibbons, 10 a.m.

Clayton vs. Trinity Christian, 11:30 a.m.

Green level vs. New Bern, 1 p.m.

Ben Smith vs. Lake Worth (FL), 2:30 p.m.

Hopewell vs. J.H. Rose, 4 p.m.

Harrells Christian vs. St. Petersburg (FL) Northside Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Myers Park vs. Laney, 7 p.m.

South Mecklenburg vs. New Hanover, 8:30 p.m.

Clover Classic (girls)

(at Clover, SC, High)

(games involving area teams)

Marvin Ridge vs. Great Falls (SC), noon

South Mecklenburg vs. South Pointe (SC), 6:30 p.m.

Nonconference

Carmel Christian at Asheville School (boys only), 3 p.m.

Carolina Day at Hickory Grove Christian (girls, 1:30 p.m.; boys, 3 p.m.)

Cary Academy at Charlotte Christian (girls, 11 a.m.; boys, 12:30 p.m.)

Cary Christian at Statesville Christian (girls, 2:30 p.m., boys, 4 p.m.)

Charlotte Country Day at Pisgah (girls only), 1 p.m.

Charlotte Latin at Ravenscroft School (girls, noon; boys, 1:30 p.m.)

Lincolnton at East Lincoln (girls, 1 p.m.; boys, 2:30 p.m.)

North Raleigh Christian at Covenant Day (girls, 12:30 p.m.; boys, 2 p.m.)

Providence Athletic (SC) at South Charlotte Thunder (girls, 4:30 p.m.; boys, 5:45 p.m.)

Providence Day at Durham Academy (girls, noon; boys, 1:30 p.m.)

South Point at North Buncombe (girls, 4:30 p.m.; boys, 6 p.m.)

Weddington vs. Knightdale (boys only), in Dexter Cooley Showcase at Wakefield High, 4 p.m.