Carmel Christian holds off Latin, heading to states.
CARMEL CHRISTIAN HOLDS OFF NO. 8 LATIN, ADVANCES
Carmel Christian broke open a tie game with a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night and beat visiting Charlotte Latin 54-44, advancing to the boys’ state championship game for the fifth time in six years.
The Cougars (25-3) will face Greensboro Day (32-3) for the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 4A title Saturday at Wingate University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
But coach Joe Badgett’s team got a strong test from Charlotte Latin (23-4), in a game played before a noisy full-house crowd. The Hawks led 34-32 after three quarters, and the game was tied at 37-37.
But Carmel Christian pulled away, scoring on a free throw and then on baskets by Kyle Bean and Cade Tyson. The Cougars’ Logan Threatt made it 44-37 on a tip-in with 1:50 remaining, and after a Charlotte Latin free throw, Tyson scored on a dunk that produced the loudest roar from the Cougars’ crowd of the night.
The Hawks battled back, cutting the deficit to 48-42 with 36 seconds left, scoring on a pair of baskets by Jaylen Jones. Charlotte Latin closed to within 49-44 with 27 seconds left after another Jones basket, but Bean gave Carmel Christian a three-possession lead at 51-44 on a layup with 16 seconds remaining.
CARMEL CHRISTIAN HOLDS OFF NO. 8 LATIN, ADVANCES
Carmel Christian broke open a tie game with a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night and beat visiting Charlotte Latin 54-44, advancing to the boys’ state championship game for the fifth time in six years.
The Cougars (25-3) will face Greensboro Day (32-3) for the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 4A title Saturday at Wingate University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
But coach Joe Badgett’s team got a strong test from Charlotte Latin (23-4), in a game played before a noisy full-house crowd. The Hawks led 34-32 after three quarters, and the game was tied at 37-37.
But Carmel Christian pulled away, scoring on a free throw and then on baskets by Kyle Bean and Cade Tyson. The Cougars’ Logan Threatt made it 44-37 on a tip-in with 1:50 remaining, and after a Charlotte Latin free throw, Tyson scored on a dunk that produced the loudest roar from the Cougars’ crowd of the night.
The Hawks battled back, cutting the deficit to 48-42 with 36 seconds left, scoring on a pair of baskets by Jaylen Jones. Charlotte Latin closed to within 49-44 with 27 seconds left after another Jones basket, but Bean gave Carmel Christian a three-possession lead at 51-44 on a layup with 16 seconds remaining.
