High school basketball: Tough road win for West boys
Published 3:37 am Wednesday, January 5, 2022
- West Rowan’s Wiliam Givens (2). Fourth seed West Rowan high school boys team defeated the fifth seed East Rowan team in the opening round of the Sam Moir Christmas Classic . JON C LAKEY / FOR THE SALISBURY POST. 12/28/21, Salisbury,NC.
Staff report
HUNTERSVILLE — William Givens made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, as West Rowan’s boys pulled out a 54-52 victory at Lake Norman Charter.
The win kept the Falcons (5-4, 3-1) even in the loss column with Concord and one game back of SPC co-leaders Central Cabarrus and Northwest Cabarrus.
It was a tight game throughout. Givens made two 3-pointers in the first quarter, but the Knights took an 18-14 lead.
The Falcons trailed 30-24 at halftime.
West made a charge by holding Lake Norman Charter to seven points in the third quarter.
Givens put West ahead 43-41 with 4:30 left, and the Falcons were able to keep the lead.
Givens scored in double figures for the ninth straight game.
Athan Gill scored 17 before fouling out.
Lake Norman Charter (5-5, 2-2) got 13 points from Isaiah Martino. Charlie Fox and Koy Burnette scored 11 each.
West goes to Central Cabarrus on Friday. Central, ranked No. 1 in 3A, beat East Rowan 88-40 on Tuesday.
W. Rowan 1 4 10 11 19 — 54
LN Charter 18 12 7 15 — 52
WEST — Givens 20, Gill 17, Cowan 5, Noble 4, Norman 2, Williams-Simpson 2, Robinson 2, Jacobs 2.
LNC — Martino 13, Fox 11, Burnette 11, Carswell 6, Lester 6, Lowe 3, Lay 2.