From staff reports

Tuesday’s games …

SPENCER —  Sometimes the scorebook doesn’t tell the full story.

North Rowan coach Jason Causby pointed at Jo Jo Tarver, who scored five points, as the key guy in an 87-54 romp against Albemarle.

“Jo Jo was tremendous on defense and he pushed the ball on offense,” Causby said.

North (2-1) trailed early and led only 23-21 at halftime.

But the Cavaliers exploded for 64 points in the second half. North got control of the game in the third quarter and routed the Bulldogs (0-4) in the fourth.

Freshman Carter Williams scored 24 points. Amir Alexander scored 19. George Maxwell made two 3-pointers and scored 10, but sat down early in the second half after hurting a knee.

“Frustrating first half,” Causby said. “But we definitely settled into a second-half groove. We’re still trying to work out the kinks, trying to find the right buttons to push.”

Jayden Huneycutt scored 16 for Albemarle.

Albemarle  13     8    23    19   — 54

N. Rowan  9       14   33    31   — 87

NORTH — Williams 24, Alexander 19, Maxwell 10, Mosley 9, Polk 7, Alford 6, Carpenter 5, Tarver 5, Feamster 2.

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HUNTERSVILLE — Drake Jones scored 33 points for East Rowan, but Lake Norman Charter took a 77-63 South Piedmont Conference victory.

Jonathan Wembolua had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Mustangs (0-5, 0-2).

East trailed 43-38 at the half and still had a chance until the final minutes.

Lake Norman Charter (3-2, 1-1) made 21 of 24 free throws. Braylon Irelan scored 24 points for the Knights. Major Leak had 16.

“We had two out sick and Ti’Jon Everhart is still out with an ankle injury, but I thought we had our best game of the season,” East coach Andrew Porter said. “We played hard, handled their pressure and executed on offense and defense.”

East Rowan   19    19   12    13    — 63

LN Charter   18     25   15   19    — 77

EAST – Jones 33, Wembolua 12, Reid 7, Butler 5, McIntyre 3, Klingler 3.

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CONCORD — A 47-0 run?

Central Cabarrus had one of those in a 99-28 South Piedmont Conference win against South Rowan.

Andrew Jones made a corner 3 on South’s first possession for a 3-2 lead, but it was 45-3 by the end of the first quarter.

It was 49-6 after Dalton Young made a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to finally stop a devastating run by the Vikings (4-0, 2-0).

Central, which won its 36th game in a row for coach Jim Baker, backed off its full-court pressure after the first quarter.

It was 64-14 at halftime.

Zion Jackson led the Raiders with nine points.

The highlight for the Raiders was running a successful delay game at the end to keep the Vikings from scoring 100,

Joshua Dalton scored 22 for Central. DJ Kent had 18. Five Vikings scored in double figures.

South Rowan   3      11    11        3    — 28

Central            45     19    24   11      — 99

SOUTH — Jackson 9, Jones 6, Young 6, Moore 3, Littlejohn 2, Ritchie 2.

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CHINA GROVE — Carson took a home loss in the South Piedmont Conference, falling to Robinson 57-43.

Carson got off to a good start. Jacob Mills scored seven in the first quarter and Jonah Drye made two 3-pointers as Carson took a 16-11 lead.

But the Cougars (2-2, 0-2) scored just 27 points the rest of the way. It was 23-all at halftime, and the visitors took control in the third quarter.

Mills finished with 12 points. CP Perry made two 3-pointers and scored 10. He got all of his points in the second half.

Drye finished with seven. Colin Ball also made two 3s.

Londen Roseman scored 16 to lead Robinson (2-2, 1-0).

It won’t get easier in the near future for Carson. Central Cabarrus visits China Grove on Friday.

Robinson     11     12    16     18    — 57

Carson          16     7     11       9    — 43

CARSON — Mills 12, Perry 10, Drye 7, Ball 6, McGruder 4, McBride 2, Williams 2.

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MOUNT ULLA — Undefeated Lake Norman held West Rowan to six points in the second quarter and hammered the Falcons 78-49.

“Second quarter just killed us,” West coach Dadrian Cuthbertson said. “Lake Norman is tall and athletic.”

West trailed 15-12 after a quarter, but the Wildcats’ 24-6 edge in the second quarter allowed them to cruise to a comfortable non-conference win.

Will Givens scored 16 to lead West (2-1). Lake Norman is 7-0.

West plays at North Rowan on Wednesday.

Lake Norman     15    24   21    18   — 78

West Rowan      12       6    20   11   — 49

WEST — Givens 16, Holmes 9, Hairston 8, Tucker 6, Norman 5, Graham 3, Martin 2 Little 2, Young 1.

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MOUNT PLEASANT — Nazir Reaves scored 32 points as A.L. Brown (3-1) took a 64-59 road win at Mount Pleasant.

Mount Pleasant is 2-4.