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Traditional girls’ soccer power Newton-Conover High is right back in the thick of a chase for another Southern District 7 Athletic 2A title.
The Red Devils won 3-1 at Lincolnton on Thursday night, handing the Wolves (7-1-2) their first conference loss.
Newton-Conover improved to 7-1-1, the same league record East Lincoln had through matches of Wednesday.
Bunker Hill 1, Bandys 1: The Bears and Trojans tied in an SD-7 2A match on Thursday at Bandys, leaving both teams with league records of 2-7-1.
Maiden 5, West Lincoln 0: See separate post for match details.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
South Caldwell 1, Hibriten 0: At Hibriten, the Spartans won to improve to 6-4-0 in the league.
Hibriten is 5-3-2 in a league race that is led by Hickory with second-place Foard two games behind with four to go.
Hickory 4, Patton 0: See separate post for match details.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC 2A-3A
Kings Mountain 6, Crest 1: The Mountaineers are inching toward a league title, improving to 13-0-0.
Crest, 9-2-1 in the conference, is tied with East Rutherford for second place.
The league plays a 16-match schedule.
East Burke 5, Draughn 0: At East Burke, the Cavs shutout the Wildcats and sit in fifth place at 5-5-2.
Draughn, in last place, is winless at 0-13-0 in the conference.
R-S Central 4, Chase 2: The Hilltoppers improved to 6-5-0 in the conference by winning on the road.
Chase fell to 2-8-2 in the league and is in eighth place.
East Rutherford 4, Shelby 3: East Rutherford won at home, improving to 9-2-1 in the league and pulling into a tie for second place with Crest.
Shelby is 3-6-3 in league matches.
NORTH PIEDMONT 3A-4A
Mooresville 7, Alexander Central 0: The Blue Devils are in third place (7-3-0) after beating the Cougars (2-8-0) at home.
West Iredell 2, Statesville 1: At Statesville, the Warriors (3-6-1) won and left the Greyhounds winless in conference matches (0-10-0).
Lake Norman 1, North Iredell 0: Winning on the road, the Wildcats (8-2-0) stayed in second place behind South Iredell.
North Iredell is 6-4-0 in league matches.