CONCORD – As far as double-digit victories go, the Cream of Cabarrus second-ranked Cannon School boys basketball team may have had one of the most gut-wrenching, disconcerting ones of all time Friday.
These are the results from Friday’s high school basketball games involving teams from Cabarrus County, starting with teams listed in The Independent Tribune’s Cream of Cabarrus rankings:
CHINA GROVE – Junior center Jeremiah Howard’s double-double played a major role as the Concord boys basketball team powered past homestanding Carson, 63-39, Friday night.
CONCORD – The West Cabarrus girls basketball team put up a valiant fight but fell short of pulling off the upset as undefeated Lake Norman took a 69-53 win on the Wolverines’ home floor Friday night.
Olivier Nkamhoua scored 27 points and Zakai Zeigler had 22 points and 10 assists to lead No. 4 Tennessee over No. 10 Texas 82-71 on Saturday night in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Josiah-Jordan James added 14 and Santiago Vescovi had 12 for Tennessee, which led by as many as 22 midway through the second half. Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 to lead Texas. Marcus Carr and Brock Cunningham finished with 11 each.
Grant Sherfield (30 points), Oklahoma crush No. 2 Alabama
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