Rolling around the Charlotte area, an underrated matchup between Charlotte Catholic and East Mecklenburg took the floor Wednesday night. In a showdown between two very well-coached teams, we got a chance to see a few familiar names.
Charlotte Catholic came out strong behind their senior Josh Williams and junior Patrick Tivnan, helping them gain the early edge at the end of the first quarter 22-18. Catholic was able to maintain a 5-7 point lead for much of the second quarter as well, ultimately leading 32-26 at halftime. At the start of the second half, it was Catholic again that came out ready to go and looking to put this one away early, securing their first double-digit lead in the first minute and their largest lead of 14 a few minutes later in the third. But East Meck never gave in and competed. 2025 Jonah Lawrence, 2023 Jordon Nevill, and 2022 Kanye Johnson continued to battle into the third quarter to stay within striking distance, only down nine after three. That is when East Meck took off; they were able to create turnovers early and knock down shots from outside, eventually erasing Catholic