PROVIDENCE DAY GETS GOING LATE, STOPS CHRISTIAN IN CISAA SHOWDOWN
-- Tim Donelli
The Providence Day Chargers and Charlotte Christian Knights basketball teams each came into Tuesday night’s CISAA matchup at 3-1 in the conference. Providence Day emerged with a hard-fought 43-39 victory to claim first place in the conference for now.
After Christian rallied from a seven-point deficit to tie the game at 38 with 2:51 to play, Providence Day’s defense clamped down and Chargers point guard Quave Propst-Allison came up big. Allison scored on a layup for a 40-38 Chargers’ advantage with 35 seconds left, and his two late-game free throws second later iced the game for the Chargers.
“With my experience I’ve learned that you have to move on to the next shot,” said Propst-Allison. “I used my aggressiveness and my instincts to go to the basket to make a layup, and then the next possession get fouled and make the free throws.”
Propst-Allison finished with nine points along with Jaxon Prunty who also had nine. Donavan Atwell led Providence Day in scoring with 14. Charlotte Christian had two players in double figures with Bryce Cash finishing with a game-high 18 points, while Cade Preston chipped in with 12 points.
“It was a tough game,” said Chargers’ coach Ron Johnson. “Charlotte Christian’s a great team and Coach Brown (Shonn Brown) does a great job with those guys. They’re a tough defensive team and a very physical team. I feel good and our guys really dug in and fought. We had to do that in order to win tonight.”
THREE WHO MATTERED Quave Propst–Allison, Providence Day: Scored game-winning basket with 35 seconds left and added two late-game free throws to ice the game.
Cade Preston, Charlotte Christian: Had six first-quarter points to fuel the Knights fast start and 12-8 first-quarter lead.
Donavan Atwell, Providence Day: Lead the Chargers in scoring with 14 points including four, 3-pointers.
WORTH MENTIONING
▪ Providence Day and Charlotte Christian will play their rematch in their final games of the regular season February 11 at Charlotte Christian.
▪ The Chargers game with Charlotte Christian was their second in as many days, with makeup games due to the recent snow and ice causing them to play back-to-back, Monday and Tuesday. Providence Day will also play Friday which will give them three games in five days this week
▪ Tuesday’s win over the Knights was Providence Day’s fourth conference win in a row
WHAT’S NEXT: Charlotte Christian will host Covenant Day Friday at 7 p.m. while Providence Day plays on the road Friday at Cannon School in Concord at 7 p.m.
THEY SAID IT: “I think about our conference and its really, really tough. If our guys can compete really hard in the conference, and you’re playing some really competitive games, I think it helps you out in the state tournament.” Providence Day coach Ron Johnson assessing how his team is performing leading up to the upcoming playoffs in three weeks.
Providence Day 8 10 12 13 -- 43 C
Charlotte Christian 12 2 12 13 -- 39
PROVIDENCE DAY 43 -- Riley Allenspach 7, Donovan Atwell 14, Quave Propst-Allison 9, Scott 3, Horton 1, Prunty 9
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 39 -- Nicholsen 5, Gilbert 3, Cade Preston 12, Bryce Cash 16, Lash 3 Notable: Quave Propst-Allison scored a driving lay-up with less than a minute to play, then later added two free throws to keep the Chargers ahead for good. Donovan Atwell led Providence Day with 14 points. Jaxon Prunty added 9 points and had 5 rebounds for the Chargers.
Records: Providence Day 17-5, 4-1; Charlotte Christian 12-10, 3-2
-- Tim Donelli
The Providence Day Chargers and Charlotte Christian Knights basketball teams each came into Tuesday night’s CISAA matchup at 3-1 in the conference. Providence Day emerged with a hard-fought 43-39 victory to claim first place in the conference for now.
After Christian rallied from a seven-point deficit to tie the game at 38 with 2:51 to play, Providence Day’s defense clamped down and Chargers point guard Quave Propst-Allison came up big. Allison scored on a layup for a 40-38 Chargers’ advantage with 35 seconds left, and his two late-game free throws second later iced the game for the Chargers.
“With my experience I’ve learned that you have to move on to the next shot,” said Propst-Allison. “I used my aggressiveness and my instincts to go to the basket to make a layup, and then the next possession get fouled and make the free throws.”
Propst-Allison finished with nine points along with Jaxon Prunty who also had nine. Donavan Atwell led Providence Day in scoring with 14. Charlotte Christian had two players in double figures with Bryce Cash finishing with a game-high 18 points, while Cade Preston chipped in with 12 points.
“It was a tough game,” said Chargers’ coach Ron Johnson. “Charlotte Christian’s a great team and Coach Brown (Shonn Brown) does a great job with those guys. They’re a tough defensive team and a very physical team. I feel good and our guys really dug in and fought. We had to do that in order to win tonight.”
THREE WHO MATTERED Quave Propst–Allison, Providence Day: Scored game-winning basket with 35 seconds left and added two late-game free throws to ice the game.
Cade Preston, Charlotte Christian: Had six first-quarter points to fuel the Knights fast start and 12-8 first-quarter lead.
Donavan Atwell, Providence Day: Lead the Chargers in scoring with 14 points including four, 3-pointers.
WORTH MENTIONING
▪ Providence Day and Charlotte Christian will play their rematch in their final games of the regular season February 11 at Charlotte Christian.
▪ The Chargers game with Charlotte Christian was their second in as many days, with makeup games due to the recent snow and ice causing them to play back-to-back, Monday and Tuesday. Providence Day will also play Friday which will give them three games in five days this week
▪ Tuesday’s win over the Knights was Providence Day’s fourth conference win in a row
WHAT’S NEXT: Charlotte Christian will host Covenant Day Friday at 7 p.m. while Providence Day plays on the road Friday at Cannon School in Concord at 7 p.m.
THEY SAID IT: “I think about our conference and its really, really tough. If our guys can compete really hard in the conference, and you’re playing some really competitive games, I think it helps you out in the state tournament.” Providence Day coach Ron Johnson assessing how his team is performing leading up to the upcoming playoffs in three weeks.
Providence Day 8 10 12 13 -- 43 C
Charlotte Christian 12 2 12 13 -- 39
PROVIDENCE DAY 43 -- Riley Allenspach 7, Donovan Atwell 14, Quave Propst-Allison 9, Scott 3, Horton 1, Prunty 9
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 39 -- Nicholsen 5, Gilbert 3, Cade Preston 12, Bryce Cash 16, Lash 3 Notable: Quave Propst-Allison scored a driving lay-up with less than a minute to play, then later added two free throws to keep the Chargers ahead for good. Donovan Atwell led Providence Day with 14 points. Jaxon Prunty added 9 points and had 5 rebounds for the Chargers.
Records: Providence Day 17-5, 4-1; Charlotte Christian 12-10, 3-2
