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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ignacio de Goya was named the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year in men’s soccer on Wednesday, giving Lenoir-Rhyne University back-to-back winners of the award.
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In a vote of league coaches, de Goya followed Ismael Noumansana of the Bears as the league’s top player.
A junior midfielder from Madrid, Spain, de Goya leads four LRU picks on the league’s first-team all-conference unit. Other Bears picked were junior midfielder Florian Simon of Oberotterach, Germany; freshman midfielder Victor Cascon of Salamanca, Spain; and senior defender Sercan Cihan of Sundern, Germany.
de Goya ranks second in goals scored (12) and third in total points (27) in the SAC and has earned SAC Player-of-the-Week accolades twice this season.
LRU players making second-team All-SAC were junior defender Emil Tansinda of Sale, England and senior goalkeeper Zach King of Alamonte Springs, Fla.
The Bears (10-3-3, 6-2-2), ranked No. 20 in NCAA Division II, tied for second in the conference regular season race before being eliminated in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
LRU still moved up one spot in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Rankings to second. The top six teams in the region earn bids to the national postseason tournament.
The bids for the national playoffs will be revealed in a selection show at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
ALL-SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER
FIRST TEAM
F – Ignacio de Goya, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Till Neumann, Newberry
F – Danilo da Silva, Lincoln Memorial
F – Tobias Solem Karlsen, Carson-Newman
MF – Tom Read, Carson-Newman
MF – Florian Simon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Filipe Checco, Wingate
MF – Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Damian Gaona, Wingate
D – Sercan Cihan, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Michael Hornsby, Queens
D – Samuel Jenkins, Carson-Newman
GK – Pablo Jara, Wingate
SECOND TEAM
F – Edmundo Robinson, Queens
F – Elliot Cutts, Wingate
F – Elma N’For, Wingate
F – Aladdin Elfares, Coker
MF – Henrique Rezek, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Mattia Ditommaso, Wingate
MF – Mateo Correa, Wingate
MF – Cameron Emerson, Anderson
D – Emil Tansinda, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Oscar Mitchell, Mars Hill
D – Christoph Willemsen, Lincoln Memorial
D – Ronaldo de Jesus, Lincoln Memorial
GK – Zach King, Lenoir-Rhyne
Player of the Year
Ignacio de Goya, Lenoir-Rhyne
Freshman of the Year
Till Neumann, Newberry
Coach of the Year
Gary Hamill, Wingate
Statistical Champions
Goals Against Average: Zach King, Lenoir-Rhyne | .822
Save Percentage: Zach King, Lenoir-Rhyne | .809
Team Goals Against Average: Lenoir-Rhyne | .822
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne | .767
NCAA DIVISION II SE REGIONAL RANKINGS
(through Nov. 1)
1. Limestone 13-2-2
2. LENOIR-RHYNE 10-3-3
3. Young Harris 11-2-2
4. Wingate 12-4-1
5. Lander 11-3-1
6. Lincoln Memorial 10-3-3
7. Chowan 11-4-2
8. Lees-McRae 11-4-3
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will try to rebound from a loss when it plays at Wingate on Thursday night in South Atlantic Conference women’s volleyball.
The Bears (10-11, 6-9) play the Bulldogs at 7 p.m. on the road.
Anderson, S.C. downed LRU 3-1 on Tuesday night in a SAC match in Hickory, beating the Bears 25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 26-24 to win for the 15th straight time.
Four Trojans had 10 or more kills in the win by Anderson, led by Marissa Mitter’s 17, and Emily Conlin added 53 assists and 16 digs.
Freshman Laila Horton had a career-high 14 kills and Brooke Redmond had a double-double (11 kills, 22 digs) for the Bears.
LRU had a 24-11 lead in the fourth set before the Trojans rallied to win and sweep the season series with the Bears.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference soccer tournaments begin on Tuesday with Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men playing at home and the Bears’ women on the road.
The LRU men are the No. 3 seed and face No. 6 Anderson, S.C., at 7 p.m. in an opening round match in Hickory.
LRU’s women, seeded No. 5, go on the road to play No. 4 Tusculum with a 7 p.m. start.
The tournament semifinals move to Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C., for semifinal matches on Friday.
The title matches are also at Manchester Meadows on Sunday, the men playing at 1 p.m. and the women at 4 p.m.
SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS
MEN
Tuesday’s first round
No. 8 Newberry, S.C. at No. 1 Wingate, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Mars Hill at No. 4 Lincoln Memorial, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Queens at No. 2 Carson-Newman, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Anderson, S.C. at No. 3 LENOIR-RHYNE, 7 p.m.
Friday’s semifinals
(at Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)
Newberry-Wingate winner vs. Mars Hill-Lincoln Memorial winner, 11 a.m.
Queens-Carson-Newman winner vs. Anderson-LRU winner, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday’s championship
(at Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
WOMEN
Tuesday’s first round
No. 8 Newberry, S.C. at No. 1 Carson-Newman, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LENOIR-RHYNE at No. 4 Tusculum, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Catawba at No. 2 Wingate, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Anderson, S.C. at No. 3 Queens, 5 p.m.
Friday’s semifinals
(at Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)
Tusculum-LRU winner vs. Newberry-Carson-Newman winner, 4:30 p.m.
Catawba-Wingate winner vs. Anderson-Queens winner, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s championship
(at Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
SUNDAY’S EXHIBITION SUMMARY
LENOIR-RHYNE 97, THE CITADEL 83
THE CITADEL
Frierson, Matt 7-12 0-0 21; Parks, Preston 4-13 5-7 16; Harris, Kaelon 5-10 2-4 14; Simmons, Tariq 5-11 0-0 13; Najdawl, Zane 3-13 6-6 12; Brown, Hayden 1-5 2-3 4; Reed, Alex 1-4 0-0 3; Webster, Jr., Derek 0-0 0-0 0; Rice, Kaiden 0-2 0-0 0; Allende, Leandro 0-4 0-0 0; Johnson, Rob 0-2 0-0 0; Johnson, Frankie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-77 15-20 83.
LENOIR-RHYNE
Awana, Bertrand 8-10 4-9 20; Thomas, Cory 5-14 6-6 18; Calhoun, Jarvis 4-8 0-0 11; Lucas, Reed 4-6 0-0 10; Diallo, Djibril 3-4 3-7 10; Bales, Billy 3-7 0-0 8; Simmons, Darius 2-2 2-4 6; Wembi, Emmanuel 2-3 2-4 6; Hawks, Mason 1-3 2-2 4; Bradford, Davion 1-1 0-0 2; Gunn, R.J. 0-2 2-2 2; Leskovar, Filip 0-0 0-0 0; Rogers, Branford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-60 21-34 97.
The Citadel 39 44—83
LRU 36 61—97
3-point goals–The Citadel 16-43 (Frierson, Matt 7-12; Simmons, Tariq 3-5; Parks, Preston 3-9; Harris, Kaelon 2-5; Reed, Alex 1-4; Rice, Kaiden 0-1; Allende, Leandro 0-1; Johnson, Rob 0-1; Brown, Hayden 0-2; Najdawl, Zane 0-3), LRU 10-24 (Calhoun, Jarvis 3-6; Lucas, Reed 2-4; Thomas, Cory 2-4; Bales, Billy 2-6; Diallo, Djibril 1-2; Gunn, R.J. 0-2). Fouled out–The
Citadel-Brown, Hayden, LRU-None. Rebounds–The Citadel 41 (Najdawl, Zane 9), LRU 48 (Awana, Bertrand 13). Assists–The Citadel 20 (Parks, Preston 5), LRU 20 (Lucas, Reed 6). Total fouls—The Citadel 25, LRU 19. Technical fouls–The Citadel-None, LRU-None. A-945.
STATE DUAL-TEAM GIRLS TENNIS SUMMARY
Monday’s third round
2A
LAKE NORMAN CHARTER 5, MAIDEN 3
Singles: Zoe Huffman (M) d. Zoe Panizza 6-3, 6-1; Lauren Bush (LNC) d. Gracie Arrowood 6-3, 6-1; Annie Thomas (LNC) d. Easton Finger 6-4, 6-3; Nithya Sampath (LNC) d. Madi Shull 6-4, 7-5; Alicia Bush LNC) d. Ally Donovan 7-6 (5), 6-2; Hannah Sherrill (M) d. Jada Mbote 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles: Huffman-Shull (M) d. L. Bush-Thomas 10-3; A. Bush-Mbote (LNC) d. Donovan-Sherrill 10-8.
Records: Maiden 14-5.
HICKORY – Coming off a 20-win season, Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women’s head basketball coach Tisha England is aiming for even more success this season.
England, a former high school star at Newton-Conover, starts her fifth season as the Red Hawks’ head coach. Her team last season went 21-8 and 14-6 in the conference.
The Red Hawks kick off their season Sunday at the CB Hoops Jamboree in Duluth, Ga. They open the regular season on Nov. 3 at home against North Greenville (S.C.) at 6 p.m.
“I’m competitive, and every year I expect at least 20 wins,” England said in a CVCC preseason press release. “Coming off a good season, I’m just excited for the next challenge.
“I’m excited for the players, even my sophomores coming back. They are looking for even greater seasons.”
This year’s CVCC team features a 12-player roster, including five sophomores and seven freshmen.
Guards Nikkyana McCaskill, Shaniya Lester and Tory Agrusa and forwards Tanisha Wall and Joyous Wilson all return for their sophomore seasons. All five players saw significant playing time last season.
“All five were highly recruited by four-year schools, and to know that they made a decision themselves to come back, get better, get stronger and get their degree — that says a lot about our program,” England said in the press release.
“We work hard to produce student-athletes. I’m excited for them. It’s a strong nucleus. Their bond is even greater. They are holding each other accountable and just helping bring the freshmen up to the expectation and getting them to understand what it’s like to be a college student-athlete.
“They are a special group. Every year, each group is special to my heart. This group right here is truly a blessing to me.”
England has been equally impressed with her incoming freshmen — a group that includes athletes from Charlotte, Kannapolis and Franklin and out-of-state players from Florida and Georgia.
“They are going to surprise a lot of people,” England said. “They are very talented. They still have to work on a lot of fundamentals, but they are going to step up and rise up. The sophomores are causing them to rise up.
“My expectation is causing them to rise up. They can shoot. They can pass. They can dribble. We’ve got a post player who can make great moves.
“Getting them in shape and getting them to understand the pace of college level and the requirements of it is where we are at right now. I have confidence in them that they will succeed.”
The Red Hawks have adopted T.E.A.M. — an acronym which stands for “Together Each Accomplish Much” – as a motto.
“That’s what we are,” England said. “We have to accomplish much as a team. Not one person is greater than the other. We understand that it’s going to take all of us to make sure that we are successful.
“Each one has their own spice. We are putting it all together to make a beautiful cake.”
While she has many on-court goals for her team, England – CVCC’s Learning Assistance Center Coordinator — places even more emphasis off the court.
“Every year, our goal, especially academic, is to have a 3.0 (GPA) as a team,” she said. “We have reached that the last several years. To make sure that my young ladies graduate to get to the next level — that’s always our goal each year.”
England is confident her team will contend for a conference championship this season.
“I’m very confident,” she said. “I’m a competitor myself, and I feel that we can win the conference. We just have to apply everything and put it all together there on the court.
“Every year, I expect to win the conference. I’ve had some disappointments, but it’s not a dead end.
“I’m excited about a new year and new season and new challenge for these young ladies and for myself.”
ROSTER: http://gocvcc.com/sports/wbkb/2017-18/roster
SCHEDULE: http://gocvcc.com/sports/wbkb/2017-18/schedule
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information
BOLIVIA – Catawba Valley Community College added its sixth straight Region X championship in women’s volleyball on Saturday to its run of six consecutive conference titles.
The Red Hawks (25-8, 15-0) downed Cape Fear 3-1 at Brunswick Community College.
Freshman Karsyn Mundy paced CVCC with 11 kills in the match, while sophomore Leslie Leonard added 10 kills and 3 1/2 blocks.
Defensively, CVCC’s Emily Williams tallied a team-best 22 digs and Emilee Webber chipped in 16 digs and made a team-high 31 assists.
Saturday’s win was the second in as many days for CVCC, which defeated Wake Tech Community College 3-0 in Raleigh on Friday afternoon behind seven kills each from Leonard and Sabrina Pinard.
The Red Hawks, whose win streak is now at seven, complete their regular season on Monday with a non-conference contest at Montreal College.
CVCC opens Region X/District P tournament play Friday at 1 p.m. at Brunswick Community College against Guilford Tech.
The semifinals and championship rounds are also scheduled at Brunswick Community College on Saturday.
The winner of the tournament will represent Region X/District P in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division tournament in Charleston, W.Va., starting Nov. 16.
HICKORY – The Citadel will visit Lenoir-Rhyne University on Sunday afternoon to play the Bears in an exhibition basketball game to raise funds for hurricane relief.
The school’s men’s teams tip off at 3 p.m. in Shuford Gym all game proceeds will go to a hurricane relief fund set up by the American Red Cross to help those affected in Florida and Puerto Rico by recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
Tickets for Sunday’s exhibition are $10 for adults and $5 for ages 12 and under. All LRU students, faculty and staff with ID get in free.
The game was made possible due to a special waiver the NCAA is granting NCAA Division I schools. Similar games have been added across the nation in recent days. The waiver allows programs to add a second exhibition game as long as all proceeds go to relief efforts.
Sunday’s exhibition will be the first time LRU has played host to an NCAA Division I school in an exhibition (almost all contests against those schools are on the road).
LRU last played an NCAA Division I school in an exhibition in early November of 2015, visiting Davidson.
The Bears, under second-year mentor Everick Sullivan, returns senior guards Reed Lucas and Jarvis Calhoun. Lucas averaged 13.0 points per game and hit 69 3-pointers while Calhoun averaged 9.9 points and hit 58 treys.
The Citadel, a member of the Southern Conference, returns Preston Parks, the league freshman of the year who averaged a team-high 18.1 points last season.
The hurricane relief touches home for several members of the Bulldogs men’s basketball team as sophomore Leandro Allende hails from Puerto Rico while freshmen Rob Johnson and Derek Webster, Jr., are both from the state of Florida.
LRU’s men opener their season Nov. 10 against UNC Pembroke on the road with a 3 p.m. start as part of the SAC/Peach Belt Conference Challenge.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
HICKORY – Brooke Redmond and Bailey Cloninger led the Lenoir-Rhyne women to a 3-0 sweep of visiting Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, evening the Bears’ overall record at 10-10.
Redmond had nine kills and 12 digs and Cloninger added 18 assists and 10 digs as the Bears won 25-23, 25-18, 27-25 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match in Shuford Gym.
The loss dropped Lincoln Memorial to 12-12, 7-9.
Kiera Holland led Lincoln Memorial with 13 kills but the Railsplitters’ hitting average was .156 and they made eight service errors.
The victory gave the Bears a sweep of the season series.
Redmond and freshman Taylor Prall (seven kills) are now each past 200 kills for the season. Redmond has 210 and Prall has 201.
LRU’s next match is Tuesday at home, a 7 p.m. SAC match against league-leading Anderson, S.C.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
1A at Cary Tennis Park
SINGLES
Quarterfinals
Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) d. Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter) d. Leah Nance (E. Wilkes) 6-2, 6-3
Brenna Bryant (Tarboro) d. Kristen Husen (Thomas Jefferson) 6-1, 6-1
Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) d. Morgan Blount (Voyager Academy) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) d. Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter) 6-2, 6-3
Brenna Bryant (Tarboro) d. Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) 6-2, 6-2
Final
Brenna Bryant (Tarboro) d. Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
Haley Jennelle & Sarah Mann (E. Surry) d. Lauren Oldham & Lauren Collins (Chatham Central) 6-2, 6-1
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) d. Dannielle Park & Jessica Faulkner (Franklin Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness) d. Blair King & Emma Rowe (Raleigh Charter) 7-6 (8), 6-3
Miriam Roy & Abbey Styers (Gray Stone Day) d. Ashlynn Stephan & Niamh Stephan (Franklin Academy) 7-6(8), 6-3
Semifinals
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) d. Haley Jennelle & Sarah Mann (E. Surry) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness) d. Miriam Roy & Abbey Styers (Gray Stone Day) 6-3, 7-5
Final
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) d. Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness 6-3, 6-4
2A at Cary Tennis Park
Semifinals
McCollough Perry (Hendersonville) d. Nina Bohunska (N. Johnston) 6-1, 6-0
Zoe Huffman (Maiden) d. Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) 6-1, 6-1
Final
Zoe Huffman (Maiden) d. McCollough Perry (Hendersonville) 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES
Semifinals
Lauren Bush & Annie Thomas (Lake Norman Charter) d. Gracie Arrowood & Easton Finger (Maiden) 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4
Madison Polyasko & Veronica Judson (Smoky Mountain) d. Maria Capito & Julia Honeycutt (Salisbury) 6-2, 7-6(1)
Final
Madison Polyasko & Veronica Judson (Smoky Mountain) d. Lauren Bush & Annie Thomas (Lake Norman Charter) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
3A at Burlington Tennis Center
SINGLES
Semifinals
Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) d. Kate Earnhardt (Concord) 6-4; 6-2
Sarah Merrill (Weddington) d. Hannah Jieng (Cox Mill) 6-0; 6-1
Final
Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) d. Sarah Merrill (Weddington) 7-6 (4); 6-1
DOUBLES
Semifinals
Savannah Bright & Stela Joksimovic (E. Chapel Hill) d. Nele Steffens & Riya Vasa (Weddington) 6-0; 6-1
Madelynn Frye & Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) d. Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) 6-2; 2-6; 6-3
Final
Savannah Bright & Stela Joksimovic (E. Chapel Hill) def .Madelynn Frye & Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) 6-3; 6-3
4A at Millbrook Exchange Park
Semifinals
Katie Andreini (Green Hope) d. Sibel Tanik (Raleigh Sanderson) 6-0, 6-3
Jenna Thompson (S. Mecklenburg) d. Laura Becker (Davie County 6-0
Finals
Jenna Thompson (S. Mecklenburg) d. Katie Andreini (Green Hope) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES
Semifinals
Juliana Craft & Anna Scott Holshouser (Raleigh Sanderson) d. Sullivan Higson & Sylvia Mihailescu (Providence) 6-0, 7-5
Jenna Knors & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Kylie Rigsby & Helen Alvis (Raleigh Leesville Road) 6-0, 6-1
Finals
Jenna Knors & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Juliana Craft & Anna Scott Holshouser (Raleigh Sanderson) 6-3, 7-5
MAIDEN – Quarterback Keygan Mayfield was sure he’d find his buddy at the end of the 82 yards Maiden High needed to beat visiting Newton-Conover in the closing minutes on Friday night.
“I just had so much confidence in our players and in our team,” Mayfield said in a postgame radio interview. “I just believed in us.”
Directing a dramatic drive before a standing room-only crowd at Thomas E. Brown Stadium, Mayfield found receiver Caleb McDaniel for a game-winning TD with 25.2 seconds to play as the Blue Devils nipped the Red Devils 30-27 in a showdown for first place in South Fork 2A football.
Maiden (10-0, 6-0) clinched at least a share of the league title heading into a Friday game at 7:30 p.m. at Lincolnton, where the Blue Devils need to win to grab their first outright conference football title since 2004.
Newton-Conover (8-2, 5-1) meets East Lincoln, also 5-1 in the league, in Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. The game will decide second place or give the winner a co-title if Lincolnton beats Maiden.
The game-winner in Brown Stadium came on McDaniel’s 12th catch of the night, and he finished with 160 receiving yards.
The Red Devils led 27-23 after Allen Wilfong’s 5-yard run and a PAT by Francisco Tapia with 8:44 to play.
Eventually, the 48th game in the storied series came down to the final 50 seconds when Maiden had the ball first-and-goal at the Red Devils 8.
Newton-Conover’s Shamar Baker knocked down a pass on first down, and Mayfield overthrew a receiver on second down.
After the Red Devils took a timeout prior to third down, a penalty pushed Maiden back to the 28, setting up Mayfield looking and finding McDaniel again.
The TD throw made it 29-27 before Casey Ly added the PAT to give Maiden a 30-27 lead.
Newton-Conover got the kickoff and ran two plays, but it was all over after an incomplete pass with seven seconds left on the clock.
Maiden head coach Will Byrne, who starred during his career in a one-point win (2000) by Maiden over the Red Devils, said he was confident his team would deliver on the last possession and win.
Asked in a postgame interview what he told the Blue Devils when they had 82 yards to navigate if they wanted to win, he said: “‘We’re going downfield and you’re going to win,’” Byrne said. “They were saying it before I was saying it.
“That’s the type of mentality they all have. That’s a testament to the kind of kids we’ve got … I’m just proud of this group. They have a never give up attitude. They’re unbelievable.”
In one of the tightest and most exciting game in a series that Maiden now leads 26-21-1, it came down to virtually who had the ball last.
The Red Devils grabbed an early 7-0 lead when Baker scored on a 2-yard run with 7:06 to play in the first quarter and Tapia hit a PAT.
About 4 ½ minutes later, Mayfield scored on a 3-yard run and, after the PAT failed, Newton-Conover led 7-6.
Baker found Jaheim Mullen for a 78-yard TD pass with 7:23 left before the half. The Red Devils went for two points but failed and they lead 13-7.
The Mayfield-to-McDaniel connection collected a game-tying score with no time on the clock, a 33-yard play that set up Ly’s PAT for a 13-all tie.
About four minutes into the second half, Mayfield hit McDaniel on a 16-yard TD pass and Ly added the PAT to put Maiden ahead 20-13.
Less than three minutes later, Baker threw 24 yards to Mullen, who had three catches for 106 yards, and Tapia’s PAT netted a tie at 20.
Ly kicked a 28-yard field goal with 10:31 left to play for a three-point Maiden lead that lasted less than two minutes.
Baker, who had 227 passing yards on 11 completions, directed a drive that got Newton-Conover back in front, leaving Maiden with the ball and a challenge.
McDaniel said in a postgame interview that he wanted to win badly, as he felt the Blue Devils weren’t expected to win.
“We just play hard every time,” McDaniel said. “We knew we could come in and win it.”
McDaniel took a hard hit and came out for a play before going back into the lineup.
“I said I was gonna go in and try to get the game-winner,” he said. “I just got all hyped up (during the week) because everybody was doubting us.”
Beating Newton-Conover for the 16th time at Maiden in 23 games there (16-6-1), the Blue Devils reached 10 wins in a season for the 25th time in school history. They’ll gain their 22nd straight postseason bid next weekend.
HICKORY – Putting together two scoring drives in the final three minutes, Hickory High continued its season-long rebound from its past football struggles and knocked off previously unbeaten Alexander Central 38-28 at Barger Stadium on Friday night.
The Red Tornadoes — who had won four of 33 games in the previous three seasons – improved to 7-4 overall and 4-2 in the Northwestern 3A-4A – with another victory under head coach Russell Stone.
Stone, known for bringing a steady hand to and rebuilding programs, picked up career win No. 269 when the Red Tornadoes won despite being outgained 489-363.
The victory gives Hickory a shot at finishing no worse than tied for second place in the league if it wins Friday’s 7:30 p.m. game at archrival St. Stephens. If the Indians win, Hickory could end up in third place or in a tie for third place.
The Red Tornadoes currently share second place with Watauga, both trailing the Cougars (9-1, 5-1), who had already wrapped up at least a co-championship.
Alexander Central needs a win on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at South Caldwell to win an outright conference title.
The loss prevented the Cougars from reaching 10 wins in a season for the third time in school history.
Alexander Central led 28-24 after Tevin Clark scored on a 2-yard run with two minutes, 46 seconds left in the third quarter.
Hickory won by driving 62 yards in 1:25 to go up 31-28. The Red Tornadoes then drove 38 yards in 61 seconds for the final score, a 14-yard run by quarterback Derrien Phillips. He threw 33 yards to Antonio Parks for the go-ahead TD.
Phillips rushed 19 times for 121 yards and two scores and completed six passes for 110 yards and three TDs – one to Parks, one to Kasey Hardin and one to Jaekwon Staton – as Hickory reached seven wins in a season for the first time since 2012.
Devon Weiss ran 25 times for 170 yards and three scores for Alexander Central, which outgained Hickory by 126 yards, and that included 54 rushes for 368 yards. Bryson Godfrey added 113 yards on 14 carries and quarterback Gunnar Anderson ran 14 times for 83 yards and threw for 121 yards but no TDs.
The game featured only two turnovers – each team had a pass intercepted – and 17 penalties for 180 yards. Each team punted only three times.
Hickory led 17-7 by halftime after Phillips scored on an 11-yard run, hit Staton for a 20-yard TD and Harrison Boston kicked a 26-yard field goal.
Weiss had the Cougars’ only first-half score with a 4-yard TD run with 2:12 to go in the opening quarter.
Alexander Central closed within 17-14 when Weiss scored on a run of 17 yards, but Hickory answered that when Phillips threw 24 yards to Hardin to lead 24-13.
Weiss ran 10 yards for a TD with 7:53 left in the third quarter and Anderson ran for a two-point conversion, closing the Cougars within 24-21.
Eventually, each team had reached the red zone four times and produced eight TDs while there.
Hickory ran for 245 yards and threw for 118.
Hardin was a defensive force for the Red Tornadoes with 11 tackles and eight assists. Elijah Milsaps and J.J. Rutherford each added seven tackles and A.J. Chilsom added six.
The Cougars’ Jordan Brown had a team-high 12 tackles, Clark made nine tackles and Lyndon Strickland and Isaac Chapman had six each. Two of Strickland’s hits were for lost yardage and Chapman was credited with 2 ½ tackles for lost yardage.
HICKORY’S HISTORY
Hickory High can finish no worse than third – and as high as a league co-champion or tied for second place – based on its outcome Friday at archrival St. Stephens. A look at the Red Tornaodes’ conference finishes in the previous 10 seasons:
Year Finish Head coach
2016 Fifth Allen Wittenberg
2015 Seventh Mike Helms/Forrest Blake
2014 Seventh Mike Helms
2013 Third, tie Tom Harper
2012 Second, tie John Worley
2011 Second, tie John Worley
2010 Fourth John Worley
2009 Third, tie JohnWorley
2008 Fourth, tie John Worley
2007 First John Worley
Note: Hickory played in the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A-3A in 2007-08 and in the Northwestern 3A-4A starting again in 2009.
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research/files.
STATESVILLE – Still playing in a high gear, Hibriten High remained unbeaten in varsity football on Friday night.
The visiting Panthers crushed West Iredell 48-0 to stay in a tie for first place in the Northwestern Foothills 2A with Patton, setting up a battle with the Panthers for the league title on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Hibriten.
Hayden Wike ran for two TDs, helping Hibriten gain a 21-0 lead, and five other Panthers scored as they improved to 10-0, 5-0 and reach 10 wins for the 10th time in school history.
Wike opened the scoring on a 22-yard run and McKinley Witherspoon followed with a 13-yard TD run. Wike’s 1-yard run, after the Warriors (5-5, 3-2) fumbled a punt, gave West Iredell a three-score lead.
Syklen Thomas added a TD run and Charles Tassinari returned an interception for a score to boost Hibriten’s lead to 35-0.
Taylib Howell’s run and an interception return for a TD by Shrine Bowl-bound Miles Simon closed the scoring.
Hibriten won for the fourth straight time over West Iredell and the Panthers have also won four straight at West Iredell.
The Panthers are 24-1 in their last 25 games, improving head coach Clay Lewis’ record to 67-22. He’s in his eighth year in a program that has been a model of consistency in the last decade.
The loss dropped West Iredell to 5-5 and to 3-2 in the league. The Warriors are tied for third with Fred T. Foard and meet the Tigers in Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night.
West Iredell has had five straight losing seasons, hasn’t won more than five games since 2011 and is trying to earn its first postseason bid in six seasons.
HIBRITEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
A look at the previous nine teams in Hibriten High football history that won 10 or more games:
Year Record Head coach
1979 10-2-1 Ted Luckadoo
2002 10-3 Chuck Cannon
2003 13-2 Chuck Cannon
2004 10-3 Chuck Cannon
2008 12-2 Chuck Cannon
2009 13-1 Chuck Cannon
2010 12-3 Clay Lewis
2013 12-2 Clay Lewis
2016 14-1 Clay Lewis
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research/files.
ICARD – Fred T. Foard High’s 1-2-3 punch knocked out East Burke 49-6 on Friday night in Northwestern Foothills 2A football.
Getting just shy of 340 rushing yards from running backs Corey Siemer and Tate Beaver and quarterback Jack Colosimo, the Tigers (7-3, 3-2) reached seven wins in a season for the 10th time in school history.
Siemer led the way with 173 yards and Beaver and Colosimo each added 83 as the Tigers ran for 400 yards.
Foard plays West Iredell at home Friday night to break a tie for third place in the league standings with a kickoff at 7:30 p.m. in Newton.
The Tigers have not won eight or more games since going 9-3 in 2008 and they’ve won eight or more only three others times since 1980 – in 1980-83.
East Burke (1-9, 0-5) closes the regular season at Draughn at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night and will miss the postseason for the sixth time in eight seasons.
Foard, moving within a win over evening second-year head coach Derrick Minor’s record at 11-11, jumped to a 28-0 lead by halftime against East Burke.
Colosimo threw a scoring pass to Gavin Shoemaker for the first score and Beaver returned an interception for another TD for an early lead.
Siemer ran for two touchdowns – on runs of 44 and 66 yards in the second quarter – for a 28-0 lead.
When Colosimo broke an 83-yard run for a TD and Beaver tacked on a 50-yard scoring run with about eight minutes to go in the third quarter, Foard was up 42-0.
After Grant Fulbright scored East Burke’s only TD, the Tigers closed the scoring with about 7 ½ minutes to play on a TD run by Cameron Librado.
Foard’s defense held the Cavs to fewer than 120 yards and less than 35 rushing.
The Tigers had won once in five previous visits to East Burke.
THE TIGERS CAN…
Foard is three wins away from its first 10-win year since 1982 — the only double-figure win season in school history — and getting there will take beating West Iredell and winning two state playoff games.
The Tigers have only two state playoff wins in school history, over Franklkin and Southwest Guilford in 1982. Those wins were in the now-defunct Division II bracket the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) experimented with in the early 1980s.
Those playoffs were designed for teams that didn’t reach the traditional state playoff bracket, and Foard won the West 2A title in Division II in 1982 under head coach Dick Foster.
The 28-25 road win over Southwest Guilford was Foard’s last postseason win, as the Tigers have lost in the first round 11 times since then.
Foard, 2-12 all-time in the postseason, has been at home for state playoff games only three times – 1981 against Swain County, 1983 against Sylva-Webster and in 2008 against North Buncombe.
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research/files
HUNTERSVILLE – Bandys High fell just shy of 500 yards on offense on Friday night as it inched closer to a .500 record with a 42-16 victory on the road over Lake Norman Charter.
Facing the Knights for the first time in varsity football, the Trojans (4-6, 2-4) ran for 336 yards on 42 carries — with Ethan Howard and Ja’Tay Culliver providing 209 yards — to keep alive hopes of reaching the postseason for the 23rd time in school history.
Bandys outgained the Knights 486-235.
Howard ran for 114 yards on 15 carries and a TD while Culliver had four carries for 95 yards and a TD, two catches for 92 yards and a TD and a kickoff return TD. Quarterback Lake Hojnacki threw for 151 yards and two scores for the Trojans.
Bandys fell behind 7-0 in the opening quarter but scored four times in the second quarter to lead 28-10 at the half.
Howard broke a run for 41 yards for the Trojans’ first score. Hojnacki threw 21 yards for a TD and Ben Joseph’s two-point run put Bandys up 14-7.
After Lake Norman Charter (3-7, 0-6) kicked a field goal, Culliver returned a kickoff 99 yards for a score and then added an 80-yard rushing TD for Bandys.
Culliver caught a 63-yard scoring pass from Hojnacki in the third quarter and Elijah Clarke had a 20-yard TD run for the Trojans in the fourth quarter.
Bandys overcame three lost fumbles and 14 penalties for 116 yards to pick up head coach Trent Lowman’s 22nd career victory.
The Trojans close the regular season at home on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., facing North Lincoln.
Lake Norman Charter closes its season Friday, also at 7:30 p.m., by going to West Lincoln.
MORGANTON – Holding Freedom to minus rushing yardage, visiting Watauga hammered the Patriots 42-0 in Northwestern 3A-4A high school football on Friday night to again reach eight wins under head coach Ryan Habich.
The Pioneers (8-2, 4-2) were dominant as they beat the Patriots (6-4, 3-3) for only the fifth time since 1981 and far outdistanced their previous win margins of 28, 19, seven and six points in the series.
Running back Bryce Satterfield scored twice and rushed 21 times for 99 yards to lead Watauga, which is tied for second with Hickory heading into Friday’s regular season finales.
Watauga plays West Caldwell in Boone of Friday at 7:30 p.m. while Freedom travels to McDowell for a conference game.
The Pioneers got two TD runs from quarterback Anderson Castle in their shutout win, their third victory Morganton in 16 games.
Watauga led 21-0 at the half after Castle scored on a 4-yard run, Satterfield scored from the 1 and Zachary West scored on a 28-yard run.
West had a 43-yard TD run in the third quarter, when Castle also ran 12 yards for a score, and Castle capped the scoring with a 1-yard TD run in the final quarter.
Watauga had 414 yards on offense (360 rushing) and the Patriots were limited to 140 yards as their rushing total was 18 carries for minus-8 yards.
Freedom quarterback Jayden Birchfield completed 22 of 34 passes for 148 yards, throwing nine times to Tristan Sommerville for 60 yards.
All five Watauga teams coached by Habich have now won at least eight games, and a win over West Caldwell would produce back-to-back nine-win teams for the Pioneers.
Freedom needs a win over McDowell to have won seven games in seven of the last eight years. The Patriots went 6-6 last season.
Watauga is expected to get into the state playoffs for the seventh straight season and for the 11th time in 12 years.
HUDSON – Xavian King ran for three scores, including the first two on Friday night, as visiting St. Stephens High rolled 56-7 over South Caldwell in a Northwestern 3A-4A football game.
King, who ran for nearly 160 yards, helped the Indians (4-6, 3-3) – still vying to get into the state playoffs – even their conference record with one regular season game to go.
St. Stephens, tied for fourth place with Freedom and West Caldwell, closes the regular season at home Friday at 7:30 p.m. against archrival Hickory.
The Indians got ahead of the Spartans (1-9, 1-5) early when King scored on two 3-yard runs and Zach Lee caught a two-point conversion pass from quarterback Justin Bullock for a 14-0 edge.
St. Stephens led 35-7 by halftime after Bullock threw a scoring pass to Chance Benfield, Benfield returned an interception for a TD and King tacked on an 18-yard scoring run.
Those three scores came after Austin Raynor had scored on a 1-yard run for South Caldwell a few seconds into the second quarter.
The second-half scoring for the Indians came on Bullock’s 59-yard hookup with Teavius Henry, a 3-yard run by Bullock and Blake Baker’s 2-yard TD run.
St. Stephens’ defense limited the Spartans to fewer than 70 yards rushing, and the Indians forced five turnovers (two fumbles, three interceptions).
Bullock threw for 155 yards for the Indians and Henry had four catches for 105 yards.
While St. Stephens needs to beat Hickory for the third time in four seasons to strengthen its chances of landing a postseason bid, South Caldwell is already in.
Since South Caldwell and McDowell are the only 4A schools in the Northwestern 3A-4A, the Spartans get the league’s 4A bid via having beaten McDowell.
The Spartans’ regular season finale under first-year head coach Marc Kirkpatrick is at home Friday night at 7:30 p.m. against Alexander Central.
Because statewide realignment impacted home-and-away scheduling, Alexander Central will play in Hudson for the second straight season.
The Cougars’ head coach is Butch Carter, now in his second season in that job. He spent the previous 15 seasons as South Caldwell’s head coach.
LINCOLNTON – Tyshaun Harris had the biggest rushing game in Lincolnton High football history on Friday night, and Lincolnton need every one of those yards to hold off North Lincoln in a South Fork 2A game.
Harris ran 25 times for 318 yards and scored four times as the Wolves outlasted the Knights 56-41. He was not in the starting lineup due to disciplinary reasons, The Gaston Gazette reported.
Once on the field, Harris ran for TDs of 64, 36, 3 and 34 yards as the Wolves (5-5, 4-2) reached .500 and they’re in fourth place in the conference.
Harris’ big night broke a single-game rushing record for Lincolnton – and also for Lincoln County – that was previously held by the Wolves’ Brandon Wilson, The Gazette reported. Wilson had 302 yards in 2010 when Lincolnton beat Polk County in a third-round state playoff game.
Lincolnton gained a lead over North Lincoln (2-8, 1-5) at 21-12 on Harris’ 36-yard TD run and stayed in front the rest of the way.
Running back Clayton Cribb’s 8-yard TD run got the Knights within eight points once and quarterback Reed McRorie later had a 1-yard run that got North Lincoln within eight points for a second time.
Lincolnton closed it out, though, when Terrell McClain scored on a 15-yard run in the final 30 seconds.
The Wolves were up only 28-26 at halftime, then widened their lead to 16 points via 1-yard TD runs by McClain and Caden Wyatt in the third quarter.
McRorie threw for 304 yards in the loss, completing 20 of 30 attempts that included nine throws to DaeKwon Camp for 214 yards.
Wyatt had 95 yards rushing for the Wolves in a game that had a combined 943 yards of total offense (Lincolnton 531, North Lincoln 412).
The victory gives Lincolnton 17 straight years of winning at least five games and improved the Wolves’ chances of getting to the state playoffs for the 17th consecutive season.
Lincolnton’s regular season finale is Friday at 7:30 p.m. at home against unbeaten Maiden.
North Lincoln travels to Bandys on Friday at 7:30 p.m., also for a South Fork 2A game.
DENVER, N.C. – Going to overtime for the second straight game, East Lincoln High picked up an important South Fork 2A football victory over visiting West Lincoln 42-35 on Friday night.
The Mustangs rallied from a 21-point deficit to eventually win in overtime on a 1-yard TD run by running back Chandler Jones and gain a share of second place with Newton-Conover.
East Lincoln (6-4, 5-1) plays at Newton-Conover (8-2, 5-1) on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. If Lincolnton were to upset Maiden, the winner at Gurley Stadium would end up a co-champion in the conference.
Unbeaten Maiden stayed that way last Friday night by downing visiting East Lincoln 44-43 in double overtime.
West Lincoln (3-7, 1-5) had a possession after Jones’ fourth-and-1 TD run in overtime put the Mustangs in front.
The Rebels had nine yards on three plays and was at the 1 with one play to try to tie the game again. Quarterback Seth Willis got the call, trying to sneak in, but the middle of the East Lincoln defense stopped him to end the game.
West Lincoln had East Lincoln down 28-7 at the half, but the Mustangs rallied.
Jones scored on a run after the second half kickoff to start the push, and an 81-yard TD run by Tavin Johnson midway through the third quarter helped East Lincoln climb back.
West Lincoln scored on a 49-yard run by Brendan Ikard to stay ahead at 28-21 but did not score again in regulation.
East Lincoln pulled even when quarterback Chase Jones threw 41 yards to Gabe Duncan for a TD with two minutes, 35 seconds left in regulation.
The Rebels got a final chance to win in regulation by recovering a fumbled punt at the Mustangs’ 45 but turned the ball over on downs as the game headed to an extra period.
West Lincoln fell despite a game-high 204 yards on 31 carries by Ikard and with running back Nakathon Phansook adding 27 carries for 15 yards.
The Rebels have one regular-season game left, playing Friday at home against last-place Lake Norman Charter.
West Lincoln is tied for sixth place with North Lincoln.
HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s volleyball team is under .500 as it approaches its 20th match of the season.
Visiting Carson-Newman clipped the Bears 3-2 on Friday night at Shuford Memorial Gym – 13-25, 25-22, 25-16, 14-25, 15-10 – to leave LRU at 9-10 overall and 5-8 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC).
Freshman Taylor Prall’s 17 kills led LRU. She added 16 digs.
The Bears also got double-doubles in the loss from Brooke Redmond, Bailey Cloninger and Jessica Funk.
Carson-Newman improved to 13-10, 8-7 behind Marnie Streeter, who had 20 kills, and Anna Patton, who had 37 assists and six kills.
LRU has lost eight of nine conference matches since a 4-0 start while Carson-Newman’s win streak is at five.
The Bears have a home conference match on Saturday at 2 p.m., facing Lincoln Memorial.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
Maiden High has a singles player and a doubles team playing in the state 2A individual tennis semifinals on Saturday at Cary Tennis Park.
Zoe Huffman of the Blue Devils won twice on Friday to advance and will play Lake Norman Charter’s Zoe Pannazi in a single semifinals.
Maiden’s Gracie Arrowood and Easton Finger also won twice in doubles and they face Lauren Bush and Annie Thomas of Lake Norman Charter in a semifinal.
There are no other single or doubles teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A or Northwestern 3A-4A still in contention for state titles.
Toni Laney of Bandys won her first-round 2A match before falling in the quarterfinals.
In the 3A tournament at the Burlington Tennis Center, Destyne Wimbush of Hickory was eliminated in the opening round.
1A at Cary Tennis Park
SINGLES
Quarterfinals
Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) d. Lindsey Batten (Chatham Central) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter) d. Leah Nance (E. Wilkes) 6-2, 6-3
Brenna Bryant (Tarboro) d. Kristen Husen (Thomas Jefferson) 6-1, 6-1
Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) d. Morgan Blount (Voyager Academy) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) d. Camryn McClure (Raleigh Charter) 6-2, 6-3
Brenna Bryant (Tarboro) d. Emerson Crichton (Lincoln Charter) 6-2, 6-2
Finals
Emma Bost (Gray Stone Day) vs. Brenna Bryant (Tarboro)
DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
Haley Jennelle & Sarah Mann (E. Surry) d. Lauren Oldham & Lauren Collins (Chatham Central) 6-2, 6-1
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) d. Dannielle Park & Jessica Faulkner (Franklin Academy) 6-1, 6-1
Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness) d. Blair King & Emma Rowe (Raleigh Charter) 7-6 (8), 6-3
Miriam Roy & Abbey Styers (Gray Stone Day) d. Ashlynn Stephan & Niamh Stephan (Franklin Academy) 7-6 (8), 6-3
Semifinals
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) d. Haley Jennelle & Sarah Mann (E. Surry) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness) d. Miriam Roy & Abbey Styers (Gray Stone Day) 6-3, 7-5
Finals
Hannah Jenne & Tana Harris (Polk County) vs. Claire Rogers & Lydia Cortes (Bishop McGuinness
2A at at Cary Tennis Park
SINGLES
First round
Nina Bohunska (N. Johnston) d. Maddie Sykes (Trinity) 6-2, 6-2
Toni Laney (Bandys) d. Diana Alexandrov (Atkins) 7-5, 7-5
Lauren Baddour (Carrboro) d. Sidney Swindell (N. Lenoir) 6-3, 6-1
McCollough Perry (Hendersonville) d. Yinka Mason (Atkins) 7-5, 6-2
Zoe Huffman (Maiden) d. Bethanie Stauffer (Salisbury) 6-0, 6-0
Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) d. Grace Boros (Goldsboro) 6-0, 6-0
Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) d. Khali Maxfield-Davis (N. Davidson) 7-5, 6-1
Sarah Dover (Currituck) d. Adithi Rao (NC School of Science & Math) 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Nina Bohunska (N. Johnston) d. Toni Laney (Bandys) 6-1, 6-2
McCollough Perry (Hendersonville) d. Lauren Baddour (Carrboro) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Zoe Huffman (Maiden) d. Rachel Rice (Durham School of the Arts) 6-0, 6-1
Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter) d. Sarah Dover (Currituck) 6-4, 6-0
Semifinals
Nina Bohunska (N. Johnston) vs. McCollough Perry (Hendersonville)
Zoe Huffman (Maiden) vs. Zoe Panizza (Lake Norman Charter)
DOUBLES
First round
Taylor Williams & Hinson Britt (Greene Central) d. Conner Brisson & Savannah Lee (W. Bladen) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Lauren Bush & Annie Thomas (Lake Norman Charter) d. Emma Nianouris & Lillan Rusher (Salisbury) 7-6 (4), 6-3
Chase Ogle & Jayce Gaither (Durham School of the Arts) d. Karissa Hayes & Sabrina Wasilewski (Wilson Beddingfield) 6-0, 6-1
Gracie Arrowood & Easton Finger (Maiden) d. Hanna Pardue & Sarah Wyble (Surry Central) 6-0, 6-2
Madison Polyasko & Veronica Judson (Smoky Mountain) d. Carrie Cotts & Olivia Carlson (Ledford) 6-1, 6-2
Emma Wright & Camerson Milne (NC School of Science & Math) vs. Anna Desmone & Jenna D’Amico (Croatan) 6-1, 6-0
Maria Capito & Julia Honeycutt (Salisbury) d. Jaiden Tweed & Ashley Valencia (Black Mountain Owen) 6-0, 6-2
Hannah Watlington & Norah Massey (Bartlett Yancey) d. Sophie Korenek & Abigail Korenek (Dixon) 6-2, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Lauren Bush & Annie Thomas (Lake Norman Charter) d. Taylor Williams & Hinson Britt (Greene Central) 6-0, 6-1
Gracie Arrowood & Easton Finger (Maiden) d. Chase Ogle & Jayce Gaither (Durham School of the Arts) 6-3, 6-3
Madison Polyasko & Veronica Judson (Smoky Mountain) d. Emma Wright & Camerson Milne (NC School of Science & Math) 6-4, 6-1
Maria Capito & Julia Honeycutt (Salisbury) d. Hannah Watlington & Norah Massey (Bartlett Yancey) 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals
Lauren Bush & Annie Thomas (Lake Norman Charter) vs. Gracie Arrowood & Easton Finger (Maiden)
Madison Polyasko & Veronica Judson (Smoky Mountain) vs. Maria Capito & Julia Honeycutt (Salisbury)
3A at Burlington Tennis Center
SINGLES
First round
Frances Reed (Greenville Rose) d. Gabby Kmiec (Chapel Hill) 7-6 (4), 6-1
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) d. Maranda Adair (Crest) 6-1, 6-2
Carter Juergens (Northern Guilford) d. Caroline Harris (Topsail) 6-0, 6-2
Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) d. Ava Manley (Asheville Roberson) 6-2, 6-3
Hannah Jieng (Cox Mill) d. Destyne Wimbush (Hickory) 6-4, 6-3
Madison Cullipher (Greenville Conley) d. Ivy Garner (Cedar Ridge) 6-1, 6-3
Sarah Merrill (Weddington) d. Emma Jones (A.C. Reynolds) 6-0, 6-0
Emily Callahan (Northern Guilford) d. Mary Davis Thompson (Wilmington New Hanover) 6-1, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) d. Frances Reed (Greenville Rose) 6-3, 6-2
Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic) d. Carter Juergens (Northern Guilford) 6-3, 6-0
Hannah Jieng (Cox Mill) d. Madison Cullipher (Greenville Conley) 6-3, 6-1
Sarah Merrill (Weddington) d. Emily Callahan (Northern Guilford) 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
Kate Earnhardt (Concord) vs. Rose Kenny (Charlotte Catholic)
Hannah Jieng (Cox Mill) vs. Sarah Merrill (Weddington)
DOUBLES
First round
Jenna Hebbard & Macy Hebbard (Wilson Fike) d. Erin Baer & Samantha Morgan (Northern Guilford) 6-1, 6-2
Nele Steffens & Riya Vasa (Weddington) d. Elsa Schuls & Erin Sullivan (Forestview) 6-0, 6-0
Savannah Bright & Stela Joksimovic (E. Chapel Hill) d. Logan Adkins & Anna Blair Thomas (Wilson Fike) 6-0, 6-0
Maya Haynes & Molly Handler (Concord) d. Isabelle Theodossiou & Mary Victoria Young (Asheville) 6-2, 6-4
Madelynn Frye & Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) d. Stephanie Mattei & Emily Mattei (S. Iredell) 6-1, 6-1
Hailee Haymore & Charlotte Craven (Union Pines) d. Kate Thompson & Frances Coleman (Wilmington New Hanover) 6-1, 6-2
Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) d. Meredith Anderson & Hannah Farmer (Enka) 6-0, 6-4
Maryah Stokes & Ginger Evans (Greenville Rose) d. Lauren Bolzan & Gracie Kmiec (Chapel Hill) 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals
Nele Steffens & Riya Vasa (Weddington) d. Jenna Hebbard & Macy Hebbard (Wilson Fike) 6-4, 6-1
Savannah Bright & Stela Joksimovic (E. Chapel Hill) d. Maya Haynes & Molly Handler (Concord) 6-1, 6-2
Madelynn Frye & Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) d. Hailee Haymore & Charlotte Craven (Union Pines) 6-1, 6-0
Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic) d. Maryah Stokes & Ginger Evans (Greenville Rose) 6-0, 6-0
Semifinals
Nele Steffens & Riya Vasa (Weddington) vs. Savannah Bright & Stela Joksimovic (E. Chapel Hill)
Madelynn Frye & Natalie Lutz (Kings Mountain) vs. Catie Nelson & Lizzy Fiepke (Charlotte Catholic)
4A at Millbrook Exchange Park
SINGLES
First round
Sibel Tanik (Raleigh Sanderson) d. Melody Zhang (Panther Creek) 6-1, 6-4
Julia Abrams (Mooresville) d. Leah Wallihan (Myers Park) 6-0, 6-0
Katie Andreini (Green Hope) d. Jade Houston (Rolesville) 6-2,6-3
Katie Weber (Myers Park) d. Spencer Cochran (Mallard Creek) 6-2, 6-1
Jenna Thompson (S. Mecklenburg) d. Jamie Christie (W-S Reynolds) 6-0, 6-1
Bella Steffens (Panther Creek) d. Brianna Taranto (Raleigh Millbrook) 6-3, 6-1
Laura Becker (Davie County) d. Avanthi Puvvala (Ardrey Kell) 6-0, 6-0
Anna Rico (Green Hope) d. Becket Waters (Raleigh Broughton) 6-2, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Sibel Tanik (Raleigh Sanderson) d. Julia Abrams (Mooresville) 6-2, 6-2
Katie Andreini (Green Hope) d. Katie Weber (Myers Park) 6-4, 6-2
Jenna Thompson (S. Mecklenburg) d. Bella Steffens (Panther Creek) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Laura Becker (Davie County) d. Anna Rico (Green Hope) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
Semifinals
Sibel Tanik (Raleigh Sanderson) vs. Katie Andreini (Green Hope)
Jenna Thompson (S. Mecklenburg) vs. Laura Becker (Davie County)
DOUBLES
First round
Juliana Craft & Anna Scott Holshouser (Raleigh Sanderson) d. Ana Krstanovic & Jenna Stachowiak (Middle Creek) 6-3, 7-5
Alba Eceiza & Ruta Petrikis (Ardrey Kell) d. Madison Williams & Leila Ganim (Northwest Guilford) 6-1, 6-3
Sophia Gray & Rindha Suddini (Green Hope) d. Callah Preti & Karly Fitzgerald (Cardinal Gibbons) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Sullivan Higson & Sylvia Mihailescu (Providence) d. Elizabeth Youssef & Maggie Collins (W-S Reynolds) 6-0, 6-1
Halle Futch & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) d. Gwen Lau & Leah Harding (W. Forsyth) 6-0, 6-0
Kylie Rigsby & Helen Alvis (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Reilly Major & Alka Tomar (Green Hope) 6-3, 6-2
Elyse Duley & Catie Holshouser (Myers Park) d. Morgan Little & Natalie White (Mooresville) 6-1, 6-2
Jenna Knors & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Leann Blanc & Halle Fernstrum (Panther Creek) 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Juliana Craft & Anna Scott Holshouser (Raleigh Sanderson) d. Alba Eceiza & Ruta Petrikis (Ardrey Kell) 6-1, 6-4
Sullivan Higson & Sylvia Mihailescu (Providence) d. Sophia Gray & Rindha Suddini (Green Hope) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Kylie Rigsby & Helen Alvis (Raleigh Leesville Road) d. Halle Futch & Emily Holderness (Myers Park) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Jenna Knors & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Elyse Duley & Catie Holshouser (Myers Park) 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals
Juliana Craft & Anna Scott Holshouser (Raleigh Sanderson) vs. Sullivan Higson & Sylvia Mihailescu (Providence)
Kylie Rigsby & Helen Alvis (Raleigh Leesville Road) vs. Jenna Knors & Karen Galush (Cardinal Gibbons)
FRIDAY’S VARSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS
South Fork 2A
Bandys 42, Lake Norman Charter 16, 4Q
Lincolnton 42, N. Lincoln 26, 4Q
Newton-Conover 27, Maiden 23, 4Q
W. Lincoln 35, E. Lincoln 21`, 4Q
Northwestern Foothills 2A
Fred T. Foard 49, E. Burke 6, final
Patton 63, Bunker Hill 20, final
Hibriten at W. Iredell
Northwestern 3A-4A
Hickory 28, Alexander Central 24, 4Q
McDowell 14, W. Caldwell 14, 4Q
St. Stephens 56, S. Caldwell 7, final
Watauga 42, Freedom 0, final
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Basketball to Host The Citadel in an Exhibition for Hurricane Relief Funds
The Bears to host the Bulldogs on Sunday, October 29, at 3:00 p.m.
Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Men’s Basketball Team will host The Citadel on Sunday, October 29, at 3:00 p.m., in Shuford Memorial Gymnasium. All proceeds for the exhibition will go to the hurricane relief fund set up by The American Red Cross to help those affected in Florida and Puerto Rico by recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
The game was made possible due to a special waiver the NCAA is granting NCAA Division I schools. Similar games have been added across the nation in recent days. The waiver allows programs to add a second exhibition game as long as all proceeds go to relief efforts.
This marks the first time ever Lenoir-Rhyne has hosted an NCAA Division I school in an exhibition (almost all contests against D-I schools are on the road). Lenoir-Rhyne last played an NCAA Division I school in an exhibition on Saturday, November 7, 2015, against Davidson in Davidson, N.C.
That same year, Lenoir-Rhyne took Clemson to double overtime before falling by an 87-84 score on Thursday, December 5, 2015, in Greenville, S.C.
Tickets prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under. All Lenoir-Rhyne students, faculty and staff with ID get in free.
Lenoir-Rhyne, under second-year mentor Everick Sullivan, returns senior guards Reed Lucas (Greensboro, N.C.) and Jarvis Calhoun (Birmingham, Ala.). Lucas averaged 13.0 points per game and hit 69 three-pointers while Calhoun averaged 9.9 points per outing and hit 58 treys.
The Citadel, a member of the Southern Conference, returns Preston Parks (Greenville, S.C.), the league freshman of the year who averaged a team-high 18.1 points per outing.
The hurricane relief touches home for several members of the Bulldogs men’s basketball team as sophomore Leandro Allende hails from Puerto Rico while freshmen Rob Johnson and Derek Webster, Jr., are both from the state of Florida.
Lenoir-Rhyne opens the 2017-18 campaign on Friday, November 10, against UNC Pembroke in Pembroke, N.C., at 3:00 p.m., as part of the South Atlantic Conference/Peach Belt Conference Challenge.
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BOYS SOCCER
South Fork 2A
Lake Norman Charter at Bandys, 6 p.m.
N. Lincoln at Lincolnton, 6 p.m.
Northwestern 3A-4A
Hickory at McDowell, 6:30 p.m.
STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
See separate post on website; search for volleyball
SALISBURY – Scoring three straight goals on Wednesday night, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women nipped host Catawba 3-2 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer.
Down by one score at the half, the Bears (1-4-1, 6-2-1) gained the lead when senior defender Helen Ramsey, sophomore forward Hannah Van Eerden and junior midfielder Abbie Brown scored a goal each.
The eventual game-winner, which gave the Bears three straight wins, was Brown’s sixth goal of the season and Van Eerden’s goal was her fourth.
Catawba (6-9, 3-6) scored its last goal in the final 95 seconds (by Abbie Bensted).
Alayna Morris was in goal for the Bears, making three saves, and Catawba goalkeeper Shelby Thompson had one save.
With the win, LRU is assured of finishing no worse than fifth place in the SAC.
LRU has a home match at 2 p.m. Saturday, facing Newberry (S.C.) in a conference match.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men have moved up to No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional soccer rankings after winning four straight matches.
LRU (9-2-3, 6-2-2 South Atlantic Conference) is behind Limestone (11-2-2) and Lander, S.C. (10-2-1) in the rankings.
The Bears own wins over both Limestone and Lander and last Saturday they nipped Wingate, the defending NCAA Division II champion 1-0 on the road.
LRU is in third place in the SAC this season, led by junior forward Ignacio de Goya of Spain. He leads the Bears in goals (11) and total points (24).
The rankings are an official poll utilized by the NCAA in the championship selection process and will continue to be released each week by the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Committee up to the NCAA Championship selections.
LRU reached the season round of last year’s NCAA Division II tournament.
The Bears’ next match is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at home. They face Newberry, S.C. (4-7-3, 3-5-1) in a conference match.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S SOCCER SOUTHEAST REGIONAL RANKINGS
(through Oct. 25)
1. Limestone 11-2-2
2. Lander 10-2-1
3. LENOIR-RHYNE 9-2-3
4. Young Harris 10-2-2
5. Chowan 9-4-2
6. Wingate 10-4-1
7. Carson-Newman 9-5-2
8. Lincoln Memorial 8-3-3
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
Lake Norman Charter Knights (11-5-2, 9-3-1 conference) vs. West Lincoln Rebels (7-13-1, 2-12-0 conference)
West Lincoln – 0
LNCS – 8
Lake Norman Charter overwhelmed West Lincoln 8-0 in a South Fork conference matchup for the Knights’ senior night at home Wednesday. The Knights got on the board twice early: In the fifth minute Joe Wessler crossed from the right side to Sloan Schwarzenegger at the near post. Schwarzenegger finished from point-blank range. Less than a minute later Luke Mostert sent the ball in right-to-left, crossing the entire penalty area. Riley Benz received it, took one touch, and sent it to the upper 90 on the opposite side of the goal. In the sixteenth minute Cole Rasenberger made a 40-yard run, breaking down the Rebels’ defense and scoring unassisted. Twelve minutes later Jordan Hall made a run and had a nice give-and-go combo with Connor Hahn before flicking the ball to Luke Mostert, who blasted it into the net. Five minutes later Hall scored his own, by taking a Hahn corner kick, taking one touch back inside and finishing low with a left-footed shot. With eleven seconds left in the first half Elijah Corbin had a close shot deflected down by the Rebels’ goalkeeper Logan Garcia. Rasenberger pounced on the ball and finished it off. Early in the second half, Benz found himself with the ball after the Rebels failed to clear and rocketed a shot into the top of the net from 18 yards out. The Knights finished their scoring with ten minutes remaining when Dennis Roedlich crossed the ball into the penalty area from the left side. Adam Eichman sent a gorgeous back-heel flick into the side netting. Adam Kennedy and Landon Mckee combined for the shutout in the Knights’ goal.
Scoring
LNCS – Sloan Schwarzenegger (Joe Wessler assist) – 5’
LNCS – Riley Benz (Luke Mostert assist) – 5’
LNCS – Cole Rasenberger (unassisted) – 16’
LNCS – Luke Mostert (Jordan Hall assist) – 28’
LNCS – Jordan Hall (Connor Hahn assist) – 33’
LNCS – Cole Rasenberger (Elijah Corbin assist) – 40’
LNCS – Riley Benz (unassisted) – 53’
LNCS – Adam Eichman (Dennis Roedlich assist) – 70’
Fred T. Foard High’s volleyball team is paying little attention to its seed – West No. 13 – and has advanced to the third round in the 2A playoffs by knocking off higher-seeded Ledford.
The Tigers, playing on the road, knocked the fourth-seeded Panthers out of the playoffs on Tuesday, winning 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 27-25.
Foard (19-8) advances to play at No. 5 Hendersonville (19-5), a 3-2 winner at home over No. 12 Forbush on Tuesday, on Thursday at Hendersonville.
The fourth round is Saturday with the Foard-Hendersonville winner playing No. 24 Canton Pisgah or No. 1 West Iredell at a site to be determined.
Mount Pleasant 3, Maiden 2
Seventh-seeded Mount Pleasant, playing at home, eliminated defending West 2A champion Maiden in five sets, 25-9, 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10).
Kylie Morgan led the 10th-seeded Blue Devils with 21 kills and nine digs.
Evan Sherrill added 15 kills and 11 digs, Abbey Smith had 10 kills and Faith Herman provided 54 assists and 14 digs for Maiden.
Mount Pleasant (26-1) goes to No. 2 North Surry on Thursday.
Canton Pisgah 3, Bandys 0
The Black Bears, seeded 24th, eliminated the 25th-seeded Trojans in three straight, 25-16, 25-17, 25-10, in a 2A match.
Pisgah goes on the road Thursday for the third round, playing at top-seeded West Iredell.
East Lincoln 3, West Stokes 0
The Mustangs, regular season champs in the South Fork 2A, won 25-18, 25-21, 25-11 at home to make the third round on Thursday.
East Lincoln (22-3), seeded No. 3, faces No. 6 R-S Central (27-1) on Thursday at East Lincoln.
West Iredell 3, South Rowan 0
The top-seeded Warriors won at home – 25-16, 25-14, 25-11 – over No. 17 South Rowan to advance to Thursday’s third round in 2A.
West Iredell (24-3) will meet No. 24 Canton Pisgah, which defeated Bandys 3-0 on Tuesday, on Thursday at West Iredell.
North Surry 3, North Lincoln 1
The second-seeded Greyhounds ousted the Knights in a second round 2A match, winning 25-17, 22-25, 21-17, 25-19 to advance.
North Surry (27-1) is at home Thursday for a third round battle with No. 7 Mount Pleasant (26-11), which ousted defending West 2A champion Maiden on Thursday 3-2 at Mount Pleasant.
Watauga 3, Waynesville Tuscola 1
Watauga, seeded No. 5 after winning a Northwestern 3A-4A title, advanced with a home 3A victory.
The Pioneers (22-2) will next play on Thursday against No. 20 Alexander Central or No. 4 Cox Mill, whose match was delayed until Wednesday at 6 p.m. due to storm damages in Alexander County.
Watauga is in a bracket opposite No. 1 North Iredell (24-2) and No. 8 West Henderson (23-5), who play Thursday at North Iredell.
Marvin Ridge 3, Hickory 0
Second-seeded Marvin Ridge ousted 15th-seeded and visiting Hickory in three sets, 25-18, 25-15, 25-17, in a 3A match.
Marvin Ridge next plays on Thursday at home, battling No 10 Carson (23-4) at Marvin Ridge.
Alex Central match postponed
No. 20 Alexander Central (17-7) will play its second round 3A match at No. 4 Cox Mill (22-3) on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The match was originally scheduled for Tuesday but delayed after severe weather hit Alexander County on Monday and closed school on Tuesday.
The winner of Wednesday’s match plays again on Thursday, against No. 5 Watauga at a site to be determined.
Mallard Creek 3, McDowell 0
No. 10 Mallard Creek toppled No. 7 McDowell 3-0 in Marion to reach the third round in 4A.
Next up for Mallard Creek is No. 15 Lake Norman (16-9) on Thursday at Mallard Creek.
BOYS SOCCER
St. Stephens 2, South Caldwell 1
The Indians won a Northwestern 3A-4A match on the road, and they’re tied with Watauga for second place (9-3-1) behind Hickory.
Dylan Zavala and Luis Ugalde scored for St. Stephens and Michael Mahoney had two assists.
The regular season ends Wednesday at 6 p.m., with St. Stephens on the road to face archrival Hickory.
East Lincoln 2, West Lincoln 0
At West Lincoln, Sebastian Cunningham and Johnny Pike scored for the Mustangs in a South Fork 2A match.
Will Rhoney had an assist, and Pike’s goal was his first on the varsity team.
East Lincoln goalkeepers Ryan Costner and Matt Kosmala combined for a shutout.
The Mustangs (14-7, 9-4-0) close the regular season at home Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., facing conference champion Newton-Conover.
Patton 8, East Burke 1
Playing on the road, the Panthers scored four goals in each half en route to a Northwestern Foothills 2A victory.
Patton, 11-0-0 in the league, has already clinched the conference title.
The Panthers end the regular season on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at home, battling West Iredell.
West Iredell (7-4-0) is in third place, behind Hibriten (7-3-1) and ahead of Fred T. Foard (7-4-1), which has completed its 12-match conference schedule.
Postponements
Two South Fork 2A matches originally scheduled on Monday will now be played on Thursday.
North Lincoln visits Lincolnton for a makeup match and Lake Norman Charter will play at Bandys at 6 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter and Bandys had planned to play Tuesday but moved the match due to wet field conditions.
Lake Norman Charter, 8-3-1 in the league, is in second place while Bandys (5-7-0) is just behind Lincolnton (5-6-1) and in sixth place in the conference standings.
There’s a full South Fork 2A schedule for Wednesday, which was originally set to be the end of the regular season. Matches include Newton-Conover at East Lincoln, West Lincoln at Lake Norman Charter, Bandys at North Lincoln and Lincolnton at Maiden.
SALISBURY – Lenoir-Rhyne University clipped Catawba 3-0 on the road Tuesday night to snap a seven-match losing streak.
The Bears won 26-24, 25-16, 25-18 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match that left them 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the league.
Catawba fell to 3-15, 1-13.
LRU trailed 24-20 in the opening set before scoring six unanswered points to open a 1-0 lead.
Freshman outsider hitter Taylor Prall led the Bears with 15 kills, and junior setter Jessica Funk had 22 assists and 10 digs.
The Bears limited the Indians to an .080 hitting percentage.
Micah Ensor led Catawba with eight kills and 10 digs.
The victory swept the season series for LRU and dealt Catawba its 12th straight loss.
LRU plays at home Friday at 7 p.m., facing Carson-Newman in an SAC match.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
Maiden was defeated by Mount Pleasant tonight 3-2. The scores were 9-25,24-26,25-20,25-22, and 10-15. Kylie Morgan had 21 kills and9 digs. Evan Sherrill had 15 kills and 11 digs. Abbey Smith had 10 kills. Faith Herman had 54 assists and 14 digs.
FRIDAY’S VARSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS
(all finals)
South Fork 2A
Bandys 35, W. Lincoln 23
Lincolnton 53, Lake Norman Charter 14
Maiden 44, E. Lincoln 43, 2 OTs
Newton-Conover 49, N. Lincoln 6
Northwestern Foothills 2A
Fred T. Foard 28, Draughn 13
Hibriten 62, E. Burke 15
W. Iredell 36, Bunker Hill 28
Northwestern 3A-4A
Alexander Central 59, St. Stephens 21
Hickory 27, S. Caldwell 23
Watauga 61, McDowell 27
W. Caldwell 44, Freedom 42
THURSDAY’S SUMMARY
LENOIR-RHYNE 7, CATAWBA 2
(at YMCA of Catawba Valley)
Singles: Erisa Onchi (C) d. Sara Kalkenova 6-2, 6-3; Sophie Hirsch (C) d. Lucy Whelan 6-1, 6-1; Iulia Ponomareva (LRU) d. Olivia Wooldridge 7-6, 1-6, 14-12; Marta Escanero Funes (LRU) d. Kristen Rocko 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Emily Murchland (LRU) d. Emily Corcoran 7-6, 6-2; Taylor Fredrickson (LRU) d. Isabel Benoit 6-3, 6-0/
Doubles: Lucy Whelan-Marta Escanero Funes (LRU) d. Erisa Onchi-Olivia Wooldridge 8-1; Sara Kalkenova-Iulia Ponomareva (LRU) d. Isabel Benoit-Sophie Hirsch 8-6; Emily Murchland-Sanne Janssen (LRU) d. Kristen Rocko-Emily Corcoran 8-3.
Records: Catawba 2-2; LRU 2-0.
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has completed bracketing for the state girls’ volleyball playoffs that begin on Saturday.
Below are teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A that qualified for the postseason.
Ten 2A teams advanced from the area, four made the 3A bracket and McDowell, which has a first-round bye, is the only area team in the 4A bracket.
In 2A, Maiden and Fred T. Foard earned home matches on Saturday while Hickory is also at home for a 3A match.
Maiden’s match against West Wilkes begins at 4 p.m., and Hickory will entertain A.C. Reynolds at 6 p.m. Foard has not yet indicated its starting time against East Rutherford.
For complete state pairings, visit www.nchsaa.org:
WEST 2A
Saturday’s first round matches
No. 32 LINCOLNTON (10-0) at No 1 W. IREDELL (22-3)
No. 25 BANDYS (11-11) at No. 8 N. Wilkes (14-10)
No. 21 BUNKER HILL (14-9) at No. 2 Forbush (18-7), 11 a.m.
No 20 E. Rutherford (15-4) at No. 13 FRED T. FOARD (17-8), 2 p.m.
No. 30 DRAUGHN (10-13) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (20-3), 3 p.m.
No. 26 E. BURKE (11-12) at No. 7 Mount Pleasant (24-1)
No. 23 W. Wilkes (11-7) at No. 10 MAIDEN (19-5), 4 p.m.
No. 18 N. LINCOLN (19-5) at No. 15 Brevard (10-13)
WEST 3A
Saturday’s first round matches
No. 28 Parkwood (10-11) at No. 5 WATAUGA (20-2), 1 p.m.
No. 20 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (16-7) at No. 13 Kings Mountain (17-9), noon
No. 23 ST. STEPHENS (15-8) at No. 10 Carson (21-4)
No. 18 A.C. Reynolds (14-7) at No. 15 HICKORY (14-9), 6 p.m.
WEST 4A
Saturday’s first round matches
No. 7 McDOWELL (7-13), bye
Sophomore Garrett Rhodes scored three goals on Wednesday night, leading Bandys High to a 4-1 boys’ soccer victory over West Lincoln on the road as the Trojans reached 10 wins for in a season for the first time in program history.
Maculey Bolen, a sophomore, had the other goal for Bandys.
The Trojans improved to 10-9-0 under head coach Mark Simmons, and they are 5-7-0 in the South Fork 2A and in sixth place with two conference matches remaining.
West Lincoln dropped to 2-10-0 in the conference.
Bandys’ two remaining league matches are Monday at home against Lake Norman Charter and next Wednesday at North Lincoln.
West Lincoln finishes up with a home match on Monday against East Lincoln and by going to Lake Norman Charter next Wednesday.
Newton-Conover 5, North Lincoln 0
At North Lincoln, the Red Devils remained unbeaten in the South Fork 2A and clinched the conference title by winning.
No other match details were available.
The Red Devils are 12-0-0 in the league with two matches to go and the next closest team in the standings is Lake Norman Charter at 8-3-1.
Newton-Conover’s remaining South Fork 2A matches are at home Monday against Maiden and next Wednesday at East Lincoln.
East Lincoln 4, Maiden 2
Chase Gilley scored three goals, setting a single-season record for East Lincoln, as the Mustangs won a South Fork 2A match at home.
Gilley has 26 goals, a new record for East Lincoln.
Pearson Cunningham had the other Mustangs goal and Logan Gilley, Ramiro Martinez and Noah Graden each had one assists.
East Lincoln is 8-4-0 in the league and in third place with two conference matches to go, at West Lincoln on Monday and at home against Newton-Conover next Wednesday.
Maiden’s final two conference matches are at Newton-Conover on Monday and at home against Lincolnton next Wednesday.
Lake Norman Charter 3, Lincolnton 3
The Knights and Wolves battled to a two overtime tie at Lake Norman Charter in a South Fork 2A match that was tied at 2 at the half.
Francisco Rodriquez scored twice and Brian Sedano added a goal for Lincolnton, 5-6-1 in the league, and Gio Martinez made six saves.
Collin Petty, Riley Benz and Connor Hahn each scored a goal for the Knights, 8-3-1 in the conference, and Adam Kennedy made four saves.
Patton 7, Draughn 0
Playing at home, the Panthers scored five goals in the first half en route to a Northwestern Foothills 2A win that kept them in first place and clinched a conference title.
Patton improved to 10-0-0 in the league and is three games up on Hibriten with two conference matches left.
The Panthers play at East Burke on Monday and close the regular season next Wednesday with a home match against West Iredell.
Draughn, 3-7-0 in the conference, is at home Monday against Bunker Hill and goes to Hibriten next Wednesday.
Watauga 9, McDowell 0
The Pioneers scored six first-half goals en route to a Northwestern 3A-4A victory in Marion.
Watauga improved to 8-3-1 and has two league matches left – at home Monday against Freedom and at West Caldwell next Wednesday.
McDowell, 1-10-1 in the conference, has matches on Monday (home against West Caldwell) and next Wednesday (at Freedom).
VOLLEYBALL
West Iredell 3, Fred T. Foard 1
The top-seeded Warriors, unbeaten in the Northwestern Foothills 2A regular season, also won the conference tournament title by nipping the visiting Tigers 254-21, 28-26, 25-27, 25-16).
West Iredell has beaten Foard, the No. 2 tournament seed, three times this season.
GIRLS TENNIS
Maiden sweep awards
Zoe Huffman of Maiden has been named the South Fork 2A Player of the year and the Blue Devils’ head coach, Jon Huffman, was named coach of the year, both in voting by conference coaches.
The All-South Fork 2A team: Zoe Huffman, Maiden; Gracie Arrowood, Maiden; Jessi Adams, West Lincoln; Toni Laney, Bandys; Maria Marreiros, Bandys; Zoe Panizza, Lake Norman Charter; Lauren Bush, Lake Norman Charter; Bethany Owens, East Lincoln; Anna Grace Throneburg, Newton-Conover; Francesca Rovalino, Lincolnton; McKenzie Jones, North Lincoln; Addie McGinnis, North Lincoln.
Maiden High’s girls are headed to next week’s state 1A/2A championship tournament in Southern Pines after winning the West 1A/2A regional at Glen Oaks Golf Club. Pictured are head coach Dewey Grant, junior Alex Grant, Cameron Coulter (golf director at Glen Oaks), senior Sara Howard and junior Kayla Yang.In the picture from left to right
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Maiden High’s girls golf team is headed to the state 1A/2A championship tournament next week after winning the West regional at Glen Oaks by 27 strokes.
The Blue Devils, led by a round of 84 by Kayla Lang, finished at 289 to edge second-place Highland Tech (316) and third-place Hendersonville (323).
Lang will be joined at Longleaf in Southern Pines on Monday for the start of a two-day tournament by teammates Alex Grant and Sara Howard.
Grant shot a 101 at the West regional and Howard shot a 104.
Other area players qualifying for the 1A/2A tournament (with their regional score) include Molly Messenheimer of Patton (91), Camyrn Lamp of Newton-Conover (96), Morgan Loftin of Fred T. Foard (101), Davis Walker of Hibriten (103), Gracie Church of Hibriten (105), Ellie Chung of East Burke (108) and Newton-Conover’s McKenna Mitchell (109).
Grace Jones of Hayesville shot 74 and won the regional individual title.
West 3A Regional
Hickory’s girls shot 261 at Etowah Valley to finish third behind Cox Mill (261) and Marvin Ridge (279).
Hickory’s Anna McDonald shot an 83, finishing third, and Samantha Harrington finished tied for 13th at 93 while Jordan Carpenter shot a 115 for the Red Tornadoes.
Hickory goes to Foxfire Village for the two-day 3A tournament, which begins Monday.
Also advancing to the state tournament will be Freedom’s Christina Fisher, who shot a 96 at the West regional.
Kasey Owenby of Forestview (79) won the individual title at the regional.
West 4A Regional
Sasha Hayes’ round of 74 at Salem Glenn led Winston-Salem Reagan (237) to the West 4A regional title.
Ardrey Kell (247) and Providence (254) finished second and third, respectively.
Tyler Price of McDowell shot a 97, McKenzie Hunter of McDowell shot a 98 and Abby Gray of South Caldwell shot 101. None of the three advanced to the state tournament.
http://www.nchsaa.org/sports/womens-golf
MAIDEN – Second-seeded Maiden High’s girls, led by Kylie Morgan’s 29 kills and four aces, captured a South Fork 2A volleyball tournament title on Wednesday night, beating top-seeded and visiting East Lincoln 3-1.
The Blue Devils — whose 12-2 regular-season record included a win at East Lincoln and a home loss to the Mustangs – prevailed 18-25, 25-20, 26-24, 28-26 to win the tournament.
Maiden had beaten No. 3 North Lincoln in a semifinal on Tuesday night to advance while East Lincoln, 13-1 in the regular season to win a title, reached the final by downing No. 4 Bandys 3-0 on Tuesday, also at Maiden.
Abbey Smith had 10 kills and seven digs for Maiden in the final with Evan Sherrill adding nine kills and nine digs, Faith Herman posting 51 assists and Lauren Xayavong providing seven digs.
The tournament title did not move Maiden up in the seeding process for the state playoffs, with pairings due out on Thursday and first round play scheduled Saturday.
East Lincoln will be seeded among the conference champions, and Maiden will be seeded with the second-place teams.
Projections have East Lincoln gaining a West No. 3 seed and an opening match at home against No. 30 Surry Central. Maiden is projected to earn a No. 10 West seed and open at home against No. 23 North Davidson.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), using MaxPreps rankings as a factor, will determine the official state playoff brackets.
Morgan league’s top player
Morgan was named the South Fork 2A Player of the Year in a vote of conference coaches while the Coach of the Year award went to Stacy Possert of East Lincoln, who in her 10th season as head coach guided her team to the Mustangs’ first title since 2009.
East Lincoln led the all-conference picks with four players and the Blue Devils had three.
ALL-SOUTH FORK 2A VOLLEYBALL
(as voted upon by league coaches)
East Lincoln: Evelyn Kinsch, Grace Kinsch, Hailey Buchanan, Gabby Leach.
Maiden: Kylie Morgan, Faith Herman, Evan Sherrill.
Bandys: Sarah Kanipe, Emma Dutka.
North Lincoln: Katie Clements, Jenna Cashion.
Lincolnton: Kasey Gidney.
Lake Norman Charter: Hope Curtis.
Newton-Conover: Zoe Nestor.
West Lincoln: Carson Warlick.
Soccer
East Lincoln 4
Maiden 2
Chase Gilley scored 3 goals, and Pearson Cunningham added another for East Lincoln, in their win over Maiden. For Gilley, his 3 goals give him 26 on the season, the school men’s team single season record. Logan Gilley, Ramiro Martinez & Noah Graden each had an assist. The Mustangs (13-7, 8-4) will host West Lincoln Monday evening.
Congrats to Chase gilley on goals 24, 25 and 26, & new ELHS Mens soccer single season scoring record holder with 2 games and playoffs to go
MORGANTON – Runners from Watauga High won the Northwestern 3A-4A cross country championship races on Wednesday at Freedom Park.
The Pioneers’ Price St. Clair finished a 5K course in 16 minutes, 45.56 seconds to win the boys’ race while Watauga’s Sophia Ritter won the girls’ race in 20:43.87.
Watauga had five of the top 10 times in the boys’ race and nine Pioneers runners were in the top 20.
In the girls’ race, Watauga had runners finish first, third, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth.
St. Clair edged Jayden Hefner of St. Stephens (16:52.36) for the boys’ title and Freedom’s Riley Carswell (20:44.30) was second in the girls’ race.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Wednesday at Freedom, 5K course)
Top 20 individuals
BOYS
1, St. Clair, Price, Watauga, 16:45.56
2, Hefner, Jayden, St. Stephens, 16:52.36
3, Cannon, Avery, Watauga, 17:04.12
4, Deffke, Ethan, Hickory, 17:22.68
5, Castellaw, Cooper, Alexander Central, 17:24.76
6, Coatney, Caleb, Watauga, 17:34.09
7, Lamont, Josh, Watauga, 17:35.13
8, Squiric, Jacob, Hickory, 17:38.43
9, Ellis, Logan, Alexander Central, 17:48.33
10, Norman, Elias, Watauga, 17:52.53
11, Patterson, Carter, Alexander Central, 18:11.07
12, Christensen, Tyler, St. Stephens, 18:21.94
13, Brown, Tucker, Watauga, 18:24.25
14, Turner, Ethan, Watauga, 18:29.42
15, Warren, Seth, Alexander Central, 18:36.34
16, Freeman, Alexander, Watauga, 19:06.73
17, Lopez, Carlos, McDowell, 19:08.66
18, Ferguson, Nathaniel, Freedom, 19:10.10
19, Stokes, Sam, Watauga, 19:13.98
20, VanBeurden, Macgregor, St. Stephens, 19:16.01
GIRLS
1, Ritter, Sophia, Watauga, 20:43.87
2, Carswell, Riley, Freedom, 20:44.30
3, Anderson, Rebecca, Watauga, 20:46.10
4, Edwards, Caroline, Watauga, 21:52.18
5, Tzotschew, Emma, Watauga, 22:07.01
6, Chruch, Camella, Alexander Central, 22:18.56
7, Duncan, Ambria, St. Stephens, 22:27.98
8, Selong, Anna, Watauga, 22:32.24
9, Beach, Emma, Watauga, 22:40.43
10, Van Voorhis, Sarah, Alexander Central, 22:42.78
11, Hirsch, Sarah, Hickory, 22:57.42
12, Geyer, Barrett, Hickory, 22:59.65
13, Dettlebach, Laney, Hickory, 23:04.86
14, Turner, Lauren, S. Caldwell, 23:09.79
15, De La Riva, Adriana, W. Caldwell, 23:13.93
16, Ramsdell, Angela, Watauga, 23:21.31
17, Tuberty, Kate, Watauga, 23:23.24
18, Henson, Ally, St. Stephens, 23:27.30
19, Rojo, Ashley, Hickory, 23:39.99
20, Worley, Jane, Hickory, 23:40.38
HICKORY – Scoring all of their goals in the opening half, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men topped visiting Coker 4-0 in a conference soccer match on Wednesday night.
Senior Chris Pitharas, freshman Victor Cascon, junior Ruben Morillas and junior Florian Simon – all players from foreign countries – each scored once for the Bears (8-2-3, 4-2-2 South Atlantic Conference) at Moretz Stadium.
Pitharas is from England, Cascon and Morillas are from Spain and Simon is from Germany.
LRU outshot Coker (2-8-1, 1-6-1) by a 24-8 margin while Bears goalkeeper Zach King registered his sixth shutout of the season and lowered his goals-against average to 0.72.
The Bears, running their win streak to three, are 6-0-2 at home this season and they are ranked No. 7 in the first NCAA Division II All-Southeast Regional poll.
LRU plays again on Saturday, playing a league match at 7:30 p.m. at Wingate.
HICKORY – Two players came off the bench to score goals on Wednesday night that led the Lenoir-Rhyne University women to 2-0 home soccer victory over Coker.
Freshman Stephanie Figueiredo and sophomore Aqsa Mushtaq each scored for the third time this season as the Bears won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match.
LRU improved to 9-4-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the league and Coker dropped to 2-9-1, 1-7).
Bears senior midfielder Elizabeth Dula made her first start of the season and had an assist on a free kick on Figueiredo’s goal at the 34:41 mark of the first half.
LRU goalkeeper Alayna Morris had two saves and posted her fifth shutout of the season while Shelby Middleton had nine saves for Coker.
The victory assures the Bears have their 10th straight winning season.
LRU goes on the road Saturday for an SAC match at 5 p.m. against Wingate.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
STATE GIRLS DUAL-TEAM TENNIS PLAYOFFS
Wednesday’s first round 2A summaries
LNC 5 — MAIDEN 3
Zoe Huffman(M) def Zoe Panizza 6-3, 6-1
Lauren Bush(LNC) def Gracie Arrowood 6-3, 6-1
Annie Thomas(LNC) def Easton Finger 6-4, 6-3
Nithya Sampath(LNC) def Madi Shull 6-4, 7-5
Alicia Bush(LNC) def Ally Donovan 7-6(5), 6-2
Hannah Sherrill(M) def Jada Mbote 6-3, 6-1
Huffman/Shull(M) def L. Bush/Thomas 10-3
A. Bush/Mbote(LNC) def Donovan/ Sherrill 10-8
Records: Maiden 14-5
Maiden defeated East Lincoln in the finals of the conference tournament 3-1. The scores were 18-25, 25-20,26-24, and 28-26. Kylie Morgan had 29 kills and 4 aces. Abbey Smith had 10 kills and 7 digs. Evan Sherrill had 9 kills and 9 digs. Faith Herman had 51 assists. Lauren Xayavong had 7 digs.
MORGANTON – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men had two golfers share 10th and surged to finish third in the Donald Ross Intercollegiate tournament that finished Tuesday at the Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club.
Junior Brad Robinson of New Castle, United Kingdom and Jackson Bailey of Matthews each finished at 5-over par 215 to tie for 10th place.
Evan Gfeller of North Greenville (S.C.) was the individual winner, firing a 3-under par 207 over two rounds.
Newberry (S.C.), with three of the top four individual scores, won the team title a 1-under par 839. The Bears were third, also behind Belmont Abbey, at 32-over par 872.
DONALD ROSS INTERCOLLEGIATE
(Monday, Tuesday at Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club, Morganton)
Team scores
1. Newberry, S.C. 839 (-1)
2. Belmont Abbey 868 (+28)
3. LENOIR-RHYNE 872 (+32)
4. North Greenville, S.C. 876 (+36)
5. Coker 877 (+37)
6. Barton 878 (+38)
7. Milligan 882 (+42)
8. Erskine 892 (+52)
9. Emmanuel (Ga.) 895 (+55)
10. Anderson, S.C. 900 (+60)
11. Catawba 902 (+62)
12. Chowan 962 (+122)
13. Felician 969 (+129)
LRU individuals
10t. Brad Robinson 215 (+5)
10t. Jackson Bailey 215 (+5)
25t. Carlos Lasso de la Vega Jessen 219 (+9)
38t. Dawson Walker 227 (+17)
43t. Jordan Vogler 228 (+18)
43t. Luis Lopez Malo 228 (+18) – I
69t. Blake Childers 237 (+27) – I
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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women finished fourth at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial golf tournament that finished on Tuesday.
Sophomore Ainee O’Connor led the Bears with a tie for ninth place.
LRU shot a 41-over par 617, and Lee won the tournament at 10-over par 586.
O’Connor, from Kent, United Kingdom, shot 7-over par 151 over two rounds, finishing eight strokes back of individual winner Haverly Harrold of Lee (1-under par 143).
The tournament in Georgia finishes the fall season for the Bears.
LEEANN NOBLE MEMORIAL
(Monday, Tuesday at Achasta Golf Club, Dahleonga, Ga.)
Team scores
1. Lee 586 (+10)
2. North Georgia 605 (+29)
3. Young Harris 606 (+30)
4. LENOIR-RHYNE 617 (+41)
5. Lincoln Memorial 620 (+44)
6. Columbus State 627 (+51)
7. Tusculum 628 (+52)
8. Erskine 632 (+56)
9. Montevallo 637 (+61)
10. Converse 641 (+65)
11. UNC Pembroke 643 (+67)
12t. Newberry 649 (+73)
12t. Catawba 649 (+73)
14. King 652 (+76)
15. West Alabama 658 (+82)
16. Southern Wesleyan 675 (+99)
LRU INDIVIDUALS
9t. Ainee O’Connor 151 (+7)
13t. Chelsea Mansel 152 (+8)
28t. Abbey Hartsell 157 (+13)
28t. Laura Morrison 157 (+13)
82. Jordan Young 178 (+34)
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CLAREMONT – Ben Trimm of Fred T. Foard and Bunker Hill’s Caroline Hilliard won individual titles on Tuesday at the Northwestern Foothills 2A cross country championships.
Trimm led all boys with a time of 17 minutes, 53.7 seconds on a course at River Bend Middle School, and Hilliard won in 21:23.93.
The East Burke boys and Fred T. Foard girls won the team titles.
The Cavs’ boys had four runners in the top 10, led by third-place Isaac Shuford (18:10.92) and Logan Shuford (18:26.02) finishing fifth.
Patton’s boys, paced by Sage Bonfield’s second-place finish in 18:06.45, finished second in the team race.
In the girls’ meet, Hilliard finished just ahead of Faith Younts of Patton (21:27.15), and Foard’s Karina Coulter (21:53.40) and Chloe Fountain (22:09.32) were third and fourth, respectively, to lead the Tigers to a team title.
NORTHWESERN FOOTHILLS 2A CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Tuesday at River Bend Middle School)
BOYS
Team scores: 1. E. Burke 38; 2. Patton 65; 3. Bunker Hill 73; 4. Draughn 89; 5. Fred T. Foard 108; 6. W. Iredell 128; 7. Hibriten 205;
Top 20 individuals
1. Ben Trimm (Fred T. Foard) 17:53.07
2. Sage Bonfield (Patton) 18:06.45
3. Isaac Shuford (E. Burke) 18:10.92
4. Finn Rigsbee (Patton) 18:16.52
5. Logan Shuford (E. Burke) 18:26.02
6. Austin Cornette (Bunker Hill) 18:33.56
7. Ricky Blake (Bunker Hill) 18:36.17
8. Christyan Murray (Bunker Hill) 18:46.92
9. Hunter Lewis (E. Burke) 18:49.74
10. Andrew Gilbert (E. Burke) 18:51.86
11. Theodore Montejo (E. Burke) 18:54.36
12. Tyler Ollis (Draughn) 18:56.50
13. Parker Smith (Draughn) 18:57.67
14. Tommy Blackwell (Draughn) 18:59.42
15. Jeronimo Martin (Patton) 19:04.51
16. Bennett Hall (Patton) 19:12.20
17. Eric Sanders (W. Iredell) 19:21.70
18. Seth Williamson (W. Iredell) 19:38.02
19. Parker Killian (E. Burke) 19:38.50
20. Ethan Hallyburton (E. Burke) 19:48.09
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Fred T. Foard 60; 2. Bunker Hill 64; 3. Draughn 71; 4. Patton 91; 5. W. Iredell 97; 6. E. Burke 97.
Top 20 individuals
1. Caroline Hilliard (Bunker Hill) 21:23.93
2. Faith Younts (Patton) 21:27.15
3. Karina Coulter (Fred T. Foard) 21:53.40
4. Chloe Fountain (Fred T. Foard) 22:09.32
5. Lindsey Elrod (Bunker Hill) 23:17.65
6. Bentley Strong (E. Burke) 23:26.93
7. Makayla Herman (Bunker Hill) 23:30.14
8. Nevaeh Williams (Draughn) 23:33.34
9. Ailsa Carlson (Hibriten) 23:35.15
10. Aslan LaClair (W. Iredell) 23:40.60
11. Gracie Mitchell (Draughn) 23:43.41
12. Makenzie Loudermilt (W. Iredell) 23:56.25
13. Lauren Betancourt (Draughn) 24:07.10
14. Gracie Ruff (E. Burke) 24:11.12
15. Madison Milliron (W. Iredell) 24:22.46
16. Ruth Krause (Fred T. Foard) 24:33.60
17. Ava Johnson (Hibriten) 24:39.74
18. Caitlin Freeman (E. Burke) 24:51.06
19. Bianca Tamas (Fred T. Foard) 25:06.03
20. Catherine Gamewell (Patton) 25:19.63
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BOYS SOCCER
South Fork 2A
Bandys at W. Lincoln, 5 p.m.
Lincolnton at Lake Norman Charter, 6 p.m.
Maiden at E. Lincoln, 6 p.m.
Newton-Conover at N. Lincoln, 6:30 p.m.
Northwestern Foothills 2A
Draughn at Patton, 6:30 p.m.
E. Burke at W. Iredell, 6:30 p.m.
Fred T. Foard at Bunker Hill, 6:30 p.m.
Northwestern 3A-4A
Alexander Central at St. Stephens, 6 p.m.
S. Caldwell at Hickory, 6 p.m.
Watauga at McDowell, 6 p.m.
W. Caldwell at Freedom, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
STATE DUAL-TEAM FIRST ROUND
WEST 2A
Jordan-Matthews (15-1) at Salisbury (19-1)
Forbush (11-8) at E. Montgomery (10-1)
Ledford (18-2) at Surry Central (16-0)
Wheatmore (11-3) at Ashe County (15-3)
FRED T. FOARD (8-2) at LAKE NORMAN CHARTER (11-1)
Canton Pisgah (12-4) at South Point (6-4)
MAIDEN (12-4) at E. BURKE (14-1)
Black Mountain Owen (9-6) at Hendersonville (13-0)
WEST 3A
S. Iredell (14-2) at Burlington Williams (14-1)
Cox Mill (9-5) at Mount Tabor (7-3)
Eastern Guilford (13-3) at Jesse Carson (12-2)
Asheville Roberson (14-3) at Concord (16-2)
HICKORY (9-3) at Charlotte Catholic (17-3)
A.C. Reynolds (13-3) at Kings Mountain (10-0)
Weddington (14-5) at WATAUGA (10-0)
Forestview (11-1) at Asheville (16-0)
WEST 4A
Winston-Salem Reagan (9-4) at Page (13-3)
Lake Norman (13-5) at Davie County (13-1)
Ardrey Kell (12-3) at Porter Ridge (13-3)
Hickory Ridge (8-5) at Mooresville (18-1)
N. Mecklenburg (9-6) at Myers Park (20-0)
NW Guilford (10-5) at Winston-Salem Reynolds (14-4)
Independence (8-6) at Providence (15-3)
Hough (13-6) at S. CALDWELL (10-2)
CROSS COUNTRY
Northwestern 3A-4A championships at Freedom Park, Morganton, 4:15 p.m.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Landon Scott has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Football Defensive Player Of The Week.
Scott, a sophomore defensive back from Moultrie, Ga., picked off two passes for 137 yards including a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the first quarter to help lead LRU to a 35-7 victory over Limestone last Saturday on the road.
Scott, who also finished with three tackles, had the longest interception return for a score by a Bears player since Michael Green (100 yards) in a playoff game in November 2012 against Fort Valley State at Moretz Stadium.
Scott has 28 tackles and a team-high three picks this season.
In addition, Scott was named the Southside Power & Fitness Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter Award winner for the first time in his college career.
Southside Power and Fitness will make a contribution to Habitat for Humanity in the honor of Scott as this week’s winner of the Heavy Hitter Award.
LRU (3-4) is idle this weekend and then travels to Pembroke to play UNC Pembroke (1-5) on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m.
- Reported by LRU Sports Information
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Ignacio de Goya has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Men’s Soccer Player Of The Week.
de Goya, a junior forward from Madrid, Spain, scored four goals last week in leading the Bears to road victories over Catawba (4-3) and Francis Marion (2-1). He wins the award for the second time this year.
de Goya tallied a hat trick in the first half against the Indians before scoring the match-winner versus the Patriots. He leads the Bears in both goals scored (10) and total points (21).
LRU (7-2-3, 3-2-2) plays a SAC match on Wednesday at home, facing Coker (2-7-1., 1-5-1) at 7:30 p.m.
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