Prep-Basketball Roundup: Simms lifts North Forsyth over North Mecklenburg

NCHSAA 4-A boys

North Forsyth 55, North Mecklenburg 54: Jairus Simms made a free throw with 5 seconds left to lift North Forsyth over visiting North Mecklenburg last night in the first round of the West Sectional 1.

Simms, who finished with 11 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, gave North Forsyth a 54-52 lead by hitting a jump shot with 57 seconds left. North Meck tied the game at 54 when Andre Marhold hit two free throws with 35 seconds remaining. Simms provided the winning point 30 seconds later by hitting the second of two free throws.

Kameko Walls led North Forsyth with 16 points, and Gerry Hairston added 14.

North Forsyth advances to a second-round game against Page.

North Meck 9 12 17 16 — 54

North Frosyth 15 16 10 14 — 55

North Mecklenburg (18-8): Gaillard 15, Brenner 14, Marhold 5, Beasley 10, Sullivan 7, Beverly 3

North Forsyth (19-8): Hauser 4, Walls 16, Simpson 2, Hairston 14, Simms 11, Cannady 6, Muse 2

Reynolds 73, Greensboro Grimsley 55: Will Carpenter scored 17 points to help visiting Reynolds win easily against Greensboro Grimsley in the first round of the West Sectional 2.

Alex Greven added 12 points and Kendall Wicks 11 for the Demons, who built a 28-point lead after three quarters.

Lashawn Brown and Keith Manly scored 13 points apiece for the Whirlies, Aaron Wise had 11, and Carter Gourley finished with 10.

Reynolds will play at undefeated Huntersville Hopewell in the second round.

Reynolds 9 28 22 14 — 73

Grimsley 5 16 10 24 — 55

Reynolds (14-12): Jenkins 6, Greven 12, Wicks 11, Foye 2, Welch 2, Sloan 4, Wilcox 7, Carpenter 17, Webb 2, Matt Kunz 10

Grimsley (18-8): Adler 2, Wise 11, L. Brown 13, B. Brown 2, Isley 2. Gourley 10, Williams 1, Sweeney 1, Manley 13

West Forsyth 87, Person County 63: Allan Jones scored 21 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as West Forsyth pulled away for a West Sectional 2 first-round win against Person County last night in Clemmons.

Crishawn Rhyne added 12 points and Phil and Steve Kostelic finished with 10 points apiece for West, which will play at home Wednesday night against High Point Central in the second round.

Person County 21 14 13 15 — 63

West Forsyth 20 24 19 24 — 87

Person County (10-15): Fuller 7, Woods 3, Blackwell 1, Monroe Faulkner 16, Anthony Winbush 10, Tony Winstead 11, DeVillier 1, Mike Williams 14

West Forsyth (19-5): Crishawn Rhyne 12, Gillis 4, Steve Kostelic 10, Phil Kostelic 10, Dull 1, Warren 3, Brown 2, Alberts 8, Nader 6, Allan Jones 31

NCHSAA 3-A boys

Reagan 72, NW Cabarrus 48: William Peay scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the first half to lead Reagan past visiting Northwest Cabarrus in the first round of the West Sectional 2 last night.

Ryan Brubaker added 10 points for the Raiders, who jumped out to a 20-point halftime lead and coasted in the second half.

Tyler Honeycutt led Northwest Cabarrus with 11 points.

Reagan will play at Concord in the second round on Wednesday.

NW Cabarrus 4 14 14 16 — 48

Reagan 16 22 18 16 — 72

NW Cabarrus (17-8): Honeycutt 11, Seager 4, Wright 8, Reid 6, Kiser 2, Felton 7, Miller-McIntyre 2, Hines 8

Reagan (19-8): Peay 21, Settle 7, Miller 2, McKnight 6, Uberseder 2, Pierce 5, Brubaker 10, Lamb 9, Martin 4, Gronewoller 4, Hines 2

Ragsdale 64, Carver 50: Wally Jones had 20 points and Jay Canty added 19 to lead Ragsdale past Carver last night in a first-round West Sectional 1 game in Jamestown.

Telvin Davids had 16 points to lead Carver. Richard Daniels added 13 and Javon Summers scored 10 for the Yellowjackets.

Carver 4 11 17 18 — 50

Ragsdale 8 25 16 15 — 64

Carver (10-14): Richard Daniels 13, Javon Summers 10, Dalton 3, Durrant 3, Hairston 3, Telvin Davids 16

Ragsdale (26-1): White 2, Plummer 6, Wally Jones 20, Jay Canty 19, Robert 8, Mearite 3, Smith 4, Parkel 2

Trinity 62, Parkland 58 (OT): Josh Pittman scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Trinity edged visiting Parkland last night in the first round of the West Sectional 2.

Pittman made a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter that tied the game at 54. Parkland held for the last shot on the ensuing possession, but Dontre Barrett's shot rimmed out to send the game into overtime.

Pittman scored six of Trinity's points in the extra period to held pull out the win.

Barrett scored 15 points, and Antwon McClinton and J.T. Truesdale added 12 points apiece for Parkland, which finished its season 12-12.

Parkland 8 23 9 14 4 — 58

Trinity 13 14 14 13 8 — 62

Parkland (12-12): Antwon McClinton 12, Lowery 9, Dontre Barrett 15, Robinson 4, Alleyne 2, Truesdale 4, J.T. Surratt 12

Trinity (19-9): Josh Pittman 25, Ju. Pittman 7, Hams 2, Chris King 16, Watkins 4, Causel 8

NCHSAA 2-A boys

Wilkes Central 67, West Stanly 62: Matt Abernethy scored 15 of his 20 points in the decisive fourth quarter and Wilkes Central erased a 10-point deficit to beat West Stanly in the first round of the West Sectional 2 in Moravian Falls.

Roddie Bridges added 17 points and Trae Alexander had 16 for the Eagles, who made 15 of 18 free throws in the final eight minutes.

Stephen Moses led West Stanly with 14 points, Chauncey Bruton tacked on 12, and Elliott Drake finished with 11.

Wilkes Central will play the South Iredell-Salisbury winner in the second round.

West Stanly 15 9 22 16 — 62

Wilkes Central 10 15 11 31 — 67

West Stanly (18-8): Moses 14, Bruton 12, Drake 11, Wilson 9, Jackson 8, Carpenter 3,Westall 4, Eudy 1

Wilkes Central (18-8): Abernethy 20, Bridges 17, Alexander 16, Miller 8, Hague 6

Ashe County 65, East Davidson 62: Tommy Spagnolo poured in 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Ashe County over feisty East Davidson in a first round game in the West Sectional 1 in West Jefferson.

Tatum Lemly added 16 points and Daniel Waln chipped in 11 for the Huskies, who almost blew a 10-point lead in the final quarter.

Kyle Branson led the Golden Eagles with 14 points, Christian Clark had 11, and Bryson Faulkner contributed 10.

Ashe County will play Providence Grove at home on Wednesday in the second round.

E. Davidson 18 10 10 24 — 62

Ashe Cty 12 14 22 17 — 65

East Davidson (9-16): Dodd 9, Clark 11, Bartan 6, Faulkner 10, Michael 3, Mouzon 5, Branson 14, Hawks 4

Ashe County (23-3): Waln 11, Wells 1, Holman 6, Lemly 16, Spagnolo 25, Clay 3, Hamm 3

NCHSAA 1-A boys

Thomasville 68, East Surry 61 (OT): D.J. McLendon scored 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Thomasville past visiting East Surry in overtime of a first-round West Sectional 1 game last night.

Brandon Lucas added 12 points and Dee Dow chipped in with 10 for the Bulldogs.

Thomasville was trailing by five with one minute to go, but went on a 6-1 run down the stretch to force overtime. In overtime, the Bulldogs jumped out to a four-point lead. East Surry trimmed its deficit to two points several times, only to have Thomasville extend the lead back out.

Hunter Damont led East Surry with 17 points and Spence Tuttle added 14. The Cardinals finish the season 13-14.

Thomasville will play at Bishop McGuinness in the second round on Wednesday night at 7:00.

East Surry 11 13 18 16 3 — 61

Thomasville 12 16 12 18 10 — 68

East Surry (13-14): Hunter Damont 17, Spence Tuttle 14, Andrew Hunter 12, Marion 9, W. Tuttle 3, M. Covington 3, S. Covington 2, Lawson 1.

Thomasville (15-4): D.J. McLendon 25, Brandon Lucas 12, Dee Dow 10, Pickett 9, Thomas 8, Wilkes 4.

Mount Airy 77, Misenheimer Gray Stone 52: Robbie Rives scored 11 of his 15 points in the third quarter when Mount Airy broke the game open en route to a first-round West Sectional 2 win against visiting Misenheimer Gray Stone last night.

Mount Airy closed the first half with a 12-0 run to take a 14-point lead at halftime, and then pulled away from there.

Wade Moody scored 19 points to lead Mount Airy, and Dylan Bobbitt added 11.

Mount Airy will travel to Siler City on Wednesday night to play against Jordan-Matthews in the second round.

Gray Stone Day 13 13 8 18 — 52

Mount Airy 17 23 23 14 — 77

Graystone Day (5-17): B. Harrington 4, J. Harrington 6, Smalls 2, McCormick 8, Hunter Seabolt 14, Lowder 4, Cordts 6, Slingerland 8

Mount Airy (24-4): Wade Moody 19, Dylan Bobbitt 11, T. Bobbitt 5, Hamilton 6, Valentine 4, Smith 2, Moore 4, Collier 5, Joyce 4, Miller 2, Robbie Rives 15

Bishop McGuinness 83, East Montgomery 58: Aaron Toomey scored 25 points and Ross Diachenko had 24 to lead Bishop McGuinness past visiting East Montgomery in the first round of the West Sectional 1 last night.

Toomey also handed out 10 assists and had six steals. Diachenko scored 13 of his points in the first quarter for the Villains.

Marc Johnson led East Montgomery with 17 points, Troy Wall had 12, and Ray Smith tacked on 11.

Bishop McGuinness will now play at home against Thomasville in the second round on Wednesday.

E. Montgomery 19 8 15 16 — 58

McGuinness 24 22 18 19 — 83

East Montgomery (9-13): Ray Smith 11, Wall 12, Johnson 17, Everette 6, Ewing 6, Kennedy 2, Rodney Smith 2, Mabe 2

McGuinness (26-2): Diachenko 24, A. Toomey 25, McSwain 8, Paspy 3, Nealen 9, Z. Toomey 4, Paspy 8, Herschel 2

Winston-Salem Prep 77, South Stanly 56: Corey Gantt scored 15 of his 24 points in the second quarter to lead Winston-Salem Prep past South Stanly in the first round of the West Sectional 1 in Norwood.

Prep opened up a working margin in the second quarter by outscoring South 31-19 and led 44-28 at halftime.

South Stanly had no answer in the second half and Prep cruised to the win. D-Marius Allen scored 20 points to lead the Rebels.

Prep had a balanced scoring attack with Jamal McNeil scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Mike Spease chipped in with 10 points and 10 assists. Prep improves to 17-11 and will travel to play the winner of West Montgomery-Science and Math School Wednesday night at 7.

This win was the 100th for Andre Gould, the head coach of Winston-Salem Prep.

W-S Prep 13 31 18 15 — 77

S. Stanly 9 19 12 16 — 56

Prep (17-11): Jamal McNeil 18, Parham 3, Mike Spease 10, Corey Gantt 24, Fair 1, Staton 2, Jacolby Corpening 10, Hogg 7, Rowdy 2.

South Stanly (16-7):D-Marius Allen 20, Shankle 4, Smith 5, Brown 6, Melton 8, Jake Stevens 11, Davis 2.

First Flight 60, West Stokes 48: First Flight hit 16 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter and rallied past West Stokes last night in an East Sectional 2 game in Kill Devil Hills.

Anders Jacobson scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, when First Flight outscored West Stokes 22-8.

Dustin Flanary led West Stokes with 10 points.

West Stokes 12 13 13 8 — 48

First Flight 11 15 12 22 — 60

West Stokes (15-11): Southern 4, Nunn 2, Mabe 6, Young 3, Lyda 2, Hunter 2, Flanary 10, Holderfield 9, Fleming 1, Boyles 9

First Flight (16-10): King 5, McCarthy 7, Jacobson 23, Wentz 6, Kichline 2, Dwyers 3, Saudners 12, McClain 2

South Stokes 53, Raleigh Charter 43: Brian Mays scored seven of his 19 points to fuel a fourth-quarter rally as South Stokes won at Raleigh Charter in a West Sectional 2 first-round game last night.

South Stokes trailed by four points heading into the fourth quarter, but used a 19-5 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

Cole Greene added 11 points for South Stokes, which will play at Albemarle on Wednesday night in the second round.

South Stokes 13 16 5 19 — 53

Raleigh Charter 10 12 16 5 — 43

South Stokes (10-15): Brian Mays 19, Cole Greene 11, Jones 5, Price 5, Ford 5, B. Hairston 2, C. Hairston 2

Raleigh Charter (8-19)) Charles Etoroma 13, Roberston 8, Benjamin 8, Owens 6, Huntley 5, Moehring 3

NCHSAA 1-A girls

Bishop McGuinness 76, East Montgomery 42: Bishop McGuinness took control from the start and rolled past East Montgomery last night in a West Sectional 1 game in Kernersville.

Whitney Knight led McGuinness with 13 points, Gina Simmons and Brittany Cox both had 11, and Erinn Thompson had 10.

McGuinness led 27-8 after the first quarter and was never threatened.

Briana Turner led East with 14 points.

The Villains advanced to Thursday's second round. They will take on the winner of tonight's game between East Wilkes and Thomasville.

E. Montgomery 8 14 11 9 — 42

McGuinness 27 16 18 15 — 76

East Montgomery (8-11): Briana Turner 14, Rush 9, Smith 8, Duncans 7, Collins 4

McGuinness (24-2): Whitney Knight 13, Erinn Thompson 10, Brittany Cox 11, Gaudio 3, Petrangeli 2, Goldsmith 9, Mortis 1, Buckland 7, Sickelbaugh 2, DeFrancesco 5, Fitzgerald 2, Gina Simmons 11

N.C. Home Educators

Forsyth Home 81, Cabarrus Home 71: Wesley Richardson had 26 points to help the Forsyth Home Educators beat the Cabarrus Home Educators in a Western Regional semifinal game last night at Piedmont Baptist College.

Spencer Brown had nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Nathan Miller (15 points) went 6 of 7 from the free-throw line down the stretch to help the Hawks hold on for the win.

FHE advanced to the regional-championship game tonight against the Davidson Home Educators at PBC.

CHE 8 16 19 28 — 71

FHE 22 15 21 23 — 81

Cabarrus (13-7): C. Hicks 28, Coleman 21, Kiker 8, Reeves 5, Dietz 3, K. Hicks 6

Forsyth (15-5): Richardson 26, Brown 20, Miller 15, Foster 10, Williamson 6, Riser 4