North Rowan's Carter Williams in action last season. Jacqui Smith Watson photo.

Staff report

SPENCER — Carter Williams scored 40 points, 27 in the second half, as North Rowan rallied to beat Thomasville 86-71 on Tuesday in a non-conference basketball opener.

Needless to say, it was a career high for the talented 6-foot-4 junior swing man. Williams’ previous career high was 24 as a freshman in a game against Albemarle. He had a couple of 20s as a sophomore.

The North school record of 50 points was set by Brian Paige in 1989 and has stood the test of time. There have been only a handful of 40s, but Williams accounted for the third one in recent years. Emari Russell had a 41-point game in the final game of the 2024-25 season, while George Maxwell scored 42 two seasons ago.

North lost a t

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