Quiet Storm: Once a shy newcomer, Richardson has helped make Cannon girls basketball a contender C Jemal Horton Dec 9, 2020 Dec 9, 2020 Updated Feb 12, 2021 0 As a senior at Cannon School, Reigan Richardson was regarded as the 34th-best high school girls basketball player in the nation. C. JEMAL HORTON PHOTO Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C Jemal Horton CONCORD – The biggest, best and most ballyhooed player on the team was also its most bashful. C. JEMAL HORTONjhorton@independenttribune.com kAmxE H2D 2 4@?EC25:4E:@?[ :7 E96C6 6G6C H2D @?6]k^AmkAmw6C6 #6:82? #:492C5D@? H2D[ 2? 2>2K:?8=J E2=6?E65 2E9=6E6 H9@ H2D 2=C625J @?6 @7 E96 >@DE C64@8?:K65 `_E9\8C256 8:C=D 32D<6E32== A=2J6CD :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D] $96 DE@@5 e\766E E2==[ 2?5 6G6CJ 9:89 D49@@= :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 – AC@323=J 6G6CJ 4@==686 96C6[ E@@ – H@F=5’G6 =@G65 E@ 92G6 925 96C 8C24:?8 :ED 42>AFD]k^AmkAmqFE :? E96 72== @7 a_`g[ #:492C5D@? 925 =67E 2? 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BOYS BASKETBALL: Cougars rebound impressively by routing High Point Wesleyan on the road HIGH POINT – For the second time this season, the Cannon School boys basketball team bounced back from a tough defeat with an impressive all-a…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richardson goes off for 49 points – yes, 49 – to lift Cannon to second straight conference crown CONCORD – Thursday night meant Senior Night for Cannon School’s girls basketball program and a chance for the Cougars to capture their second …
She’s Got Next – and Now: Bulls’ Richardson just a freshman, but her game is mature beyond its years HARRISBURG – Anyone who has seen Hickory Ridge girls basketball player Reigan Richardson has likely been baffled by her astounding skill set a…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cannon's Richardson nabs all-state honors from national website CONCORD – From the time she stepped on the court as a freshman, Reigan Richardson has been widely recognized as one of the best girls basketba…
Daniel, Ragin' Bulls lead SW4A’s postseason awards HARRISBURG – The Hickory Ridge girls basketball team was the class of the Southwestern 4A Conference this season, and when the postseason awar…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Squandering double-digit lead, Cougars fall just short to S.C. squad CONCORD – Technically, it was much less than a second, but to Reigan Richardson, the ball seemed suspended in the air for an eternity.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cannon’s Richardson makes her college choice CONCORD – Cannon School girls basketball star Reigan Richardson has committed to continue her basketball career at the University of Georgia.
Richardson nabs MaxPreps honors CONCORD — From the time she stepped on the court as a freshman, Reigan Richardson has been widely recognized as one of the best girls basketba…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cannon just misses NCISAA Final Four with loss to Providence Day CONCORD – With Cannon School’s private-school 4A state playoff quarterfinal game against Providence Day in the balance, everyone in Boswell Gy…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richardson regulates, as Cougars roll past Charlotte Christian CONCORD – Sophomore Reigan Richardson put on a dominant performance, as the Cream of Cabarrus fourth-ranked Cannon girls basketball team cruis…
The Independent Tribune’s 2017-18 Girls Basketball Dream Team CONCORD -- The Independent Tribune reveals its 2017-Girls Basketball Dream Team.
