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Newton-Conover High’s girls’ soccer team opened the state 2A playoffs with a 9-0 romp past league rival Bunker Hill on Wednesday night in Newton.
The Red Devils (15-2-1, seeded fourth) will battle No. 12 West Davidson in the next round in Newton.
Newton-Conover shut out Bunker Hill 5-0 and 6-0 in the Southern District 7 Athletic 2A’s regular season.
No other match information was reported.
All second round matches must be completed by Saturday.
No. 10 West Stokes 7, No. 24 Maiden 1: Danielle Donovan scored for the No. 24 Blue Devils (11-10-0) and Ketzia Ramirez had an assist.
West Stokes travels to No. 8 Wilkes Central for a second round match.
No. 5 East Rutherford 6, No. 23 Mount Pleasant 0: The Cavs (12-5-3) advance to a second round home match against No 7 Lake Norman Charter.
No. 3 Salisbury 3, No. 30 Shelby 0: The Hornets advance to a second round match against No. 19 Central Academy and end the Golden Lions’ season at 5-11-3.
3A
No. 2 Forestview 5, No. 29 West Iredell 3: The Jaguars get a second round home match against No. 15 Marvin Ridge and ended the Warriors’ season at 9-11-1.
No. 5 Kings Mountain 3, No. 26 Concord Robinson 0: The Mountaineers picked up their 20th win of the season, advancing to next play No. 22 Hibriten at Kings Mountain.
No. 22 Hibriten 3, No. 12 Northwest Cabarrus 2: The Panthers (10-7-3) will play a second round match at Kings Mountain.
No. 6 Weddington 9, No. 30 St. Stephens 0: Weddington ended the season for the visiting Indians (9-12-1) and next plays at home against No. 10 Asheville.
No. 14 North Iredell 4, No. 21 West Henderson 1: The Red Raiders (16-6-0) earned a second-round match on the road at Asheville Reynolds, a No. 3 seed.
4A
No. 5 Lake Norman 3, No. 27 Winston-Salem Reagan 2: The Wildcats (18-3-1) won at home, setting up a second round match at home against No. 13 Porter Ridge.
No. 6 Watauga 2, No. 26 Independence 1: Improving to 12-2-3, the Pioneers advance to a second round match in Boone against No. 11 Greensboro Grimsley.
MATCH TIMES
Hickory: Hickory athletic officials said Wednesday the No. 7 Red Tornadoes (19-3-0) will play No. 11 Hickory Ridge at Hickory on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a second-round 3A match.
Mooresville: The Blue Devils’ second round match in 4A is Thursday at 6 p.m. at No. 2 Hough.
SECOND ROUND MATCHES
(must be played by Saturday)
WEST 2A
No. 16 R-S Central at No. 1 Hendersonville
No. 7 Lake Norman Charter at No. 5 E. Rutherford
No. 12 W. Davidson at No. 4 Newton-Conover
No. 13 Lincolnton at No. 5 Forbush
WEST 3A
No. 22 Hibriten at No. 5 Kings Mountain
No. 16 Cuthbertson at No. 1 S. Iredell
No. 11 Hickory Ridge at No. 7 Hickory, Sat., 7 p.m.
No. 14 N. Iredell at No. 3 Asheville Reynolds
WEST 4A
No. 16 Mooresville at No. 2 Hough, Thurs., 6 p.m.
No. 13 Porter Ridge at No. 5 Lake Norman
No. 11 Greensboro Grimsley at No. 6 Watauga