High school basketball: Champ piles up points, but North Hills loses 2
Published 3:13 pm Saturday, December 23, 2023
Staff report
The North Hills Christian boys basketball team played short-handed in a holiday tournament and lost two games.
North Hills lost 99-50 to Westerminster Christian Academy (10-4) of Rock Hill on Thursday.
Champ Hayden scored 26 points for North Hills, shooting 8-for-18. He made three 3-pointers and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jerrod Drye scored 10 for the Eagles.
North Hills 18 14 9 9 — 50
Westminster 34 28 23 14 — 99
NORTH HILLS — Hayden 26, Drye 10, Rodgers 7, Strickland 3, Dendy 2, Strong 2.
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North Hills (8-5) was only one point down going to the fourth quarter, but Charlotte’s Olympic High (3-8) pulled away to beat the Eagles 68-53 on Friday.
Hayden scored 29 points on 9-for-24 shooting. He made six 3-pointers and grabbed nine rebounds.
Drye scored 15 for the Eagles.
North Hills 12 15 22 4 — 53
Olympic 19 16 15 18 — 68
NORTH HILLS — Hayden 29, Drye 15, Strong 4, Dendy 3, Rodgers 2.