SAD SAM’S WEEKLY FURIOUS 5 RANKINGS FOR WEEK ENDING 1/10
Greetings HS hoops junkies from across the turning-cold-again Piedmont! The Sadster is here to release his latest rankings AKA, AKA The Furious 5. Last week’s conference play cranked up after the Holidays and it wasn’t disappointing. There were some flip-flops on ranking levels but no new teams that are at least looking in the window. Last week, top-ranked West Charlotte almost drowned in The Creek, North Meck rolled in a road test in Matthews and the infamous “hot seat, which is the #5 spot, claimed another victim. So without further delay, we’ll now go……TO THE 5!!!!!!
1. WEST CHARLOTTE 11-2 – THE LIONS SURVIVED MALLARD CREEK AND BLEW OUT GASTON DAY FOR A 2-0 WEEK.
2. NORTH MECK 12-2 – THE VIKINGS CRUISED IN A ROAD TEST AT BUTLER, HOSTS DSO MEMBER HOUGH ON FRIDAY.
3. MOORESVILLE 12-2 – THE BLUE DEVILS BLEW OUT S. IREDELL AND TKOed BALLANTYNE RIDGE GOING 2-0 FOR THE WEEK.
4. ARDREY KELL 13-2 – THE KNIGHTS ENJOYED A 2-0 WEEK, HOSTS CATHOLIC IN A HUGE CONFERENCE TILT MONDAY.
5. CATHOLIC 13-2 – THE POPE’S FAVORITE TEAM HAD A BIG WIN OVER FORMER #5 MARVIN RIDGE, PAYS A CALL TO “THE KASTLE” ON MONDAY.
Don’t Sleep On: Marvin Ridge 12-3, Butler 12-3, Hickory Ridge 10-4, Independence 9-5, Hough 10-3
Looking in the Window: Chambers 9-6, Weddington 11-5, Myers Park 9-5, East Meck 9-7, Cuthbertson 11-6
There you have it, folks! Make sure to check out the new F5 next Monday and get out to a game this week. Stay tuned!!!!!!!
SAD SAM’S GAME OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK ENDING 1/10
Greetings HS hoops junkies from across the its-winter-once-again Piedmont! The Great One is here to give a recap of his first Game of the Week of the 2026 conference campaign. In our first GOTW, North Meck travelled to visit the Butler Bulldogs in a key Power 6 matchup. The 1st quarter was nip and tuck as Ashton Pierce led the Vikings with 8. Ian Tomlinson and Isaiah White aided the Dawgs’ cause with 12 points between them, ending the period in an 18-18 tie. In the 2nd frame, North Meck turned up the defensive heat, turning Butler over on 3 straight possessions to carve out a working margin. The result was a 23-11 blitz that left the Vikings with a 41-29 lead at the half. Pierce finished the half with 21 helped out by Exzavier Young’s intense board work and Wilson Estwick’s active defense as he seemed to get his hands on many Butler passes. The 3rd quarter brought more of the same as Butler center James Vastis picked up his 3rd foul, and his needed inside presence was diminished. Despite Tomlinson’s 9 3rd quarter points, the Dawgs were left staring at a 60-42 deficit on the scoreboard. The Vikings substituted liberally in the 4th quarter in finishing out a 76-54 win. Pierce finished with a game-high 33, and Young tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds. Tomlinson led Butler with 18. North Meck improved to 12-,2 and the Bulldogs fell 12-3.
