Cuthbertson’s Grady Webb is The Observer’s high school boys’ basketball player of the week
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Cuthbertson’s Grady Webb is The Observer’s boys’ high school player of the week for the week of Nov. 28.
The 6-3 senior scored 21 points, resetting the Cuthbertson school record for 3-pointers in a career (88) in a 64-27 win over Carolina International on Nov. 21.
Last week’s finalists
Terrance Badio, Butler: The 6-foot-2 senior guard scored 23 points and had four rebounds and two steals in a 75-56 season-opening victory at West Cabarrus on Nov. 20.
Badio averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and two steals per game last season as a junior.
Nolan Ericson, Mooresville: The 6-1 senior point guard had 33 points, including nine 3-pointers, and two steals in an 80-77 win over Hough on Nov. 18.
Ericson also scored 11 points, had six assists and two steals in a 73-51 win over Indian Land at the George Lynch Invitational at Myers Park on Nov. 22.
M.J. Gladden, Statesville: The 6-4 junior scored 31 points, had eight rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in an 83-63 season-opening win at West Iredell on Nov. 18.
Gladden averaged 15.3 points and 5.6 rebounds for Statesville last year.
Jaden Hardnett, Olympic: The 6-3 junior scored 30 points in a 57-54 overtime loss to Palisades on Nov. 18.
Hardnett also scored 16 points and had eight rebounds in an 86-66 loss to Jay M. Robinson on Nov. 21.
Hardnett finished off the week with 18 points and six rebounds in an 87-51 loss at Myers Park at the George Lynch Invitational on Nov. 22.
Amari Melton, Forest Hills: The 6-1 senior guard scored 22 points, had five assists and three rebounds in a 78-58 win at Albemarle on Nov. 18.
Melton also scored 10 points to go with two rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 59-55 win over Porter Ridge on Nov. 19.
Forest Hills is 2-0 this season.
Braden Miller, Lake Norman: The 6-8 junior center had 18 points, going 7 for 8 from the field, with 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 74-46 win over Pine Lake Prep on Nov. 18.
Miller also had 18 points on 9 of 10 shooting to go with 13 rebounds and three assists in an 81-69 loss to Hickory Ridge on Nov. 21.
Lake Norman is 1-1 this season.
Dylan Morrison, Ardrey Kell: The 6-2 senior scored a then career-high 18 points to go with three rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 60-56 overtime win over Cuthbertson on Nov. 18.
Morrison scored another career-high with 20 points in a 72-63 victory at Marvin Ridge on Nov. 21.
Morrison is averaging 13.3 points per game for Ardrey Kell (2-1) this season.
Cameron Newman, Gaston Christian: The 6-1 senior guard scored 31 points, had five rebounds, five assists and nine steals in an 81-32 win at Metrolina Christian on Nov. 17.
The next night, Newman poured in 27 points, had four rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 67-48 victory over Victory Christian.
Newman finished off the week with earning the game’s most valuable player honors after he scored 23 points, five rebounds and six assists in a 72-57 win over Queens Grant in the George Lynch Invitational at Myers Park on Nov. 22.
Gaston Christian, which also won 91-43 at Carolina Day, Nov. 21, is 9-0 this season.
Cooper Perkins, Mount Pleasant Basketball: The 6-4 junior scored 30 points in a 74-54 loss to Lake Norman Charter on Nov. 18.
Perkins followed that up with a school-record 47 points (single-game record) in a 74-68 comeback win at Concord on Nov. 20.
Perkins finished off the week with 24 points in a 70-66 win over Central Cabarrus in the Cabarrus County Tip-off at Cox Mill on Nov. 22.
Perkins is averaging 33.6 points per game for Mount Pleasant (2-1) this season.
Nick Whitener, North Lincoln: The 6-3 junior forward had 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 72-61 win over Lincoln Charter on Nov. 18.
Note: Information published today includes statistics through November 22.
This story was originally published November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM with the headline "Cuthbertson’s Grady Webb is The Observer’s high school boys’ basketball player of the week."
