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There’s a new yet familiar leader in South Fork 2A high school boys’ soccer after Monday night’s matches.
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With East Lincoln beating Maiden on the road, handing the Blue Devils their first conference loss, Newton-Conover moved into sole possession of first place.
The Red Devils beat visiting North Lincoln 5-2 and they’re 4-0-0 in the league with East Lincoln and Maiden now sharing second place at 4-1-0 each.
West Lincoln 3, Bandys 2
At Bandys, the Rebels overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat the Trojans in a South Fork 2A match.
West Lincoln moved to 2-3-0 in league play and Bandys fell to 1-4-0.
Next up for the Rebels is a match at East Lincoln on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and Bandys goes to Lake Norman Charter on Thursday for a 6 p.m. match.
Lake Norman Charter 4, Lincolnton 2
The Knights, 3-2-0 in the conference, got a goal each from Sloan Schwarzenegger, Elijah Corbin, Connor Hahn and Joe Wessler to win on the road in a South Fork 2A match.
Ives Jenkins and Brian Sedano scored for the Wolves, 1-3-0 in the league.
Lake Norman Charter plays Bandys at home on Thursday at 6 p.m. while the Wolves go to North Lincoln on Thursday for a 5 p.m. match.
St. Stephens 5, Alexander Central 1
In a match with all the scoring in the second half, the Indians won in Taylorsville to stay atop the Northwestern 3A-4A standings at 3-0-1 in league play.
St. Stephens meets South Caldwell on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in a league match at St. Stephens.
Alexander Central, 3-1-0 in the league and tied with Hickory for second place, has a key match at Hickory on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Patton 8, Draughn 1
At Draughn, the Panthers rolled in a Northwestern Foothills 2A match. They scored four goals in each half to improve to 4-0 and hold first place just in front of Fred T. Foard.
Patton is at home Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for a conference match against East Burke and Draughn has a conference match at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Bunker Hill.
Fred T. Foard 3, Bunker Hill 1
The Tigers overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to edge the Bears at Foard in a Northwestern Foothills 2A match.
Foard is 4-1 in the league and a half-game in front of third-place Hibriten. The Tigers play at Hibriten in a conference match on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
The Bears, 0-4-0 in the league, plays at home Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in a conference battle with Draughn.
VOLLEYBALL
Draughn 3, Patton 0
Kirsten Powell had 11 kills and Chloe Gary had 10 digs and 24 assists as the Wildcats won a Northwestern Foothills 2A match at Draughn.
Shaedyn Housh added seven kills and seven assists for Draughn, 3-5 in the league, and Kayleigh Sigmon contributed 22 digs.
The Wildcats are on the road Wednesday at 6 p.m., playing Bunker Hill, and Patton (0-8 in the conference) is at home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a conference encounter with East Burke.
West Iredell 3, East Burke 0
The Warriors won to stay in first place in the Northwestern Foothills 2A at 8-0, with Fred T. Foard a half-game back at 7-1.
East Burke travels to Patton for a league match Wednesday at 6 p.m., while West Iredell now idle until Saturday when it goes to Hickory for matches with Hickory and West Henderson.
FOOTBALL
East Lincoln pre-sale tickets
East Lincoln High will pre-sale tickets on Thursday and Friday for its varsity football game against rival Lincolnton on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
The tickets can be purchased from 11 a.m. to noon on those days in the lobby of the school.
Gates open on Friday at 6 p.m.