Vote: Who Should Be the North Carolina Boys High School Basketball Player of the Week? (1/13/2025)

Here is our list of top performers of last week; cast your vote(s) of those most deserving of this week's honor
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Who was the North Carolina Boys Basketball Player of the Week last week?

Each week, High School On SI scours the state of North Carolina and compiles the top performances from the previous week.


Congratulations to last week's winner: Kobe Edwards of Greenfield School.


Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. The winner will be announced in the following week's poll. Here are this week's nominees:

Ashton Pierce, North Mecklenburg

The junior guard scored a game-high 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Vikings held off Chambers 76-73 in a clash between two of North Carolina’s best teams. 

Trent Steinour, Lake Norman

Steinour, a 6-foot-10 Clemson signee, dominated play with 31 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in the Wildcats’ 85-70 win over Hickory Ridge.

L.J. Smith IV, Lincolnton

The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard had a sensational game with 39 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals as the Wolves beat West Caldwell 90-75. Smith was 7-of-16 on 3-point attempts.

Kyri Wilson, Mooresville

Wilson had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals in Mooresville raced to a 73-31 win over South Iredell.

Jaylen Kyle, Union Pines

Kyle led the way with 26 points as the Vikings downed Hoke County 67-61 in a key conference game. The 6-foot-5 senior also had 7 rebounds and a pair of steals.

Ra-Shawn Echols, Jacksonville

Echols had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in the Cardinals’ 58-57 win over D.H. Conley.

George Richardson, Southern Nash

Richardson posted a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Firebirds turned back Bunn 43-40.

Jalin Sutton, Greene Central

Sutton contributed a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Ram ran away with an 87-67 win over West Craven.

Dacen Petty, Christ School

The 6-foot-4 junior guard had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the undefeated Greenies’ 85-34 romp over Asheville Christian. 

Mateo Archer, Hendersonville

Archer scored 20 points on 10-of-14 shooting as the Bearcats overwhelmed Chase 101-29.


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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.