From staff reports
Carson’s boys basketball team hung tough for a half but lost 89-50 at unbeaten league-leader Lake Norman on Friday night.
Carson (6-7, 2-5 NPC) trailed 18-15 after one quarter and 37-29 at the break. Lake Norman (11-0, 6-0) outscored the Cougars by a 28-7 margin in the third quarter and 24-14 in the fourth.
Darius Moose led Carson with 16 points, and point guard Brandon Ferrare added 12.
CARSON (50) ó Moose 16, Ferrare 12, Clanton 7, Holloway 5, Sewell 4, Begic 3, Doby 2, Walser 1.
LAKE NORMAN (89) ó Eller 19, Denyes 15, Larsen 14, Price 12, Canevari 7, Kerr 7, Mercer 4, Albritton 4, Graham 3, Saunders 2, Moffett 2.
Carson 15 14 7 14 ó 50
Lake Norman 18 19 28 24 ó 89
n Carson girls
Carson’s girls didn’t score in the first half of a 53-21 loss at Lake Norman.
The Cougars (1-11, 0-7 NPC) were behind 11-0 after one quarter and 23-0 at the break. Lake Norman (9-3, 6-1) led 40-8 entering the fourth, and Carson played even with the Wildcats in the final period.
Jazzmin Brown led Carson with four points.
CARSON (21) ó Brown 4, Heggins 3, Sellers 3, Khan 2, M.Livengood 2, Marshall 2, Settlemyer 2, Meismer 2, K.Livengood 1.
LAKE NORMAN (53) ó Shalvey 14, Kirkland 8, Riley 7, Wright 6, Howard 5, Stevens 5, Mannion 4, Vince 2, Lewis 2.
Carson 0 0 8 13 ó 21
Lake Norman 11 12 17 13 ó 53