10-11-21 roundup: Middle school football, Pro football and basketball, College football and Hall of Fame, High school football, boys soccer and volleyball
By Richard Walker
For the sixth straight season, Belmont and Southwest will clash in a Gaston County Conference middle school football playoff game, this time for the 2021 championship.
Southwest (6-0) will host Belmont (5-2) at Hunter Huss High at 6:30 p.m.
Southwest is a three-time defending county champion with titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019; The 2020 season was cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Roadrunners also have a county-record 30-game winning streak that dates to the 2017 season.
Southwest has beaten Belmont four times during the streak, including 22-8 in Belmont’s first game at its new stadium to open this season.
Belmont, which is the last team to beat the Roadrunners in the 2016 playoffs, leads the all-time series between the schools 18-17-2. The first meeting came in Southwest’s first year of 1982.
This season, under first-year coach Brayon Rhodes, the Roadunners have been led by Anthony Tate, Elijah Littlejohn, Martino Smith, Jr., Jakelon Littlejohn, King Rhodes and Ametrius McCoy.
Belmont’s Wildcats, under coach Ian Gibson, have been led by Zeke Pruitt, Reid Wilson and Aydan Bradley.
Here’s the final regular season standings for the Gaston County Conference:
(Division I)
Southwest 4-0, 6-0
Holbrook 3-1, 5-1
Grier 2-2, 4-2
Cramerton 1-3, 3-3
Mount Holly 0-4, 0-5-1
(Division II)
Belmont 5-0, 5-2
York Chester 4-1, 4-2-1
Bessemer City 3-2, 3-4
Stanley 2-3, 2-4
W.C. Friday 1-4, 2-5
Chavis 0-5, 0-6
Oct. 12
(County championship game)
Belmont vs. Southwest at Huss HS, 6:30 p.m.
Tri-County Conference standings through Oct. 11 with division record listed first followed by overall record:
(East)
East Lincoln 4-0, 5-0
Kings Mountain 3-1, 3-2
North Lincoln 2-2, 3-2
Burns 2-2, 2-2
Lincolnton 0-3, 1-3
West Lincoln 0-3, 0-4
(West)
Crest 4-0, 4-1
Shelby 3-0, 5-0
R-S Central 2-1, 3-1
East Rutherford 1-2, 1-3
Thomas Jefferson 1-3, 1-4
Chase 0-4, 0-5
Monday’s games
R-S Central 20, East Rutherford 16
Crest 46, Thomas Jefferson 8: Brock Melton had touchdown passes to Nehemiah Parker (30 yards), Michael Edwards (45 yards) and Kalih Clark (15 yards), Lyrik Pettis had a touchdown run, Jackson Eddins had a touchdown pass to Malachi Gamble (35 yards), Edwards, Pettis and Donavan Walton all had two-point conversions and Eli Black had a fumble recovery for a touchdown for Crest. The Dragons’ defense was lead by Black, Pettis, Walton, Tavian Whisnant, Davarious Surratt and Paxton Dobbins.
Wednesday’s games
Thomas Jefferson at East Rutherford
Shelby at Crest
Burns at West Lincoln
North Lincoln at Kings Mountain
Lincolnton at East Lincoln
Thursday’s game
Chase at R-S Central
Oct. 18 game
East Rutherford at Shelby
(Playoffs)
Oct. 20 semifinals
Oct. 27 championship game
High school football
Forestview 44, Huss 20: Austin Parker threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead Forestview to its second straight win over crosstown rival Huss. Jakeem Dennard and Jaycob Neely added two touchdowns apiece and Nathan Aguilar had a touchdown for the Jaguars (4-3).
Other area scores:
Hickory 48, North Iredell 0
West Iredell at Statesville, no report
Bunker Hill 31, East Burke 8
Chase 43, Brevard 14
(Tuesday’s game)
East Burke at Bandys
Pro basketball
The visiting Charlotte Hornets’ reserves yielded 13 straight points to end the game as the Miami Heat rallied for a 104-103 preseason win on Monday night.
Charlotte (1-2) starters Miles Bridges (22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists) and LaMelo Ball (19 points, six rebounds, eight assists) had big games for the Hornets and rookie James Bouknight scored 14 points off the bench.
But Miami, which trailed 103-91 with 3:37 left, completed its game-ending rally when LSU rookie Javonte Smart scored on a three-point play with 7.8 seconds left.
continue their preseason schedule on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Miami Heat.
Here is the full 2021 preseason schedule as the Hornets prepare for an Oct. 20 start to the regular season:
(Preseason)
OCTOBER
Mon. 4 at Oklahoma City (W 113-97)
Thu. 7 MEMPHIS (L 98-128)
Mon. 11 at Miami (L 103-104)
Wed. 13 DALLAS 7:00
College Hall of Fame
Gardner-Webb will be inducting four former athletes into their Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 22 as part of their homecoming festivities.
This year’s class is comprised of:
Daniel Cooke: Football & Baseball (2005-2009)
Daniel Elliott: Wrestling (2001-2006)
Tyler Kettering: Men’s Soccer (2003-2006)
Evgeny Slesarev: Men’s Tennis (2007-2010)
A special guest for this year’s ceremony will be 2002 GWU graduate Jon-Eric Sullivan, who currently works as Green Bay Packers’ Co-Director of Player Personnel.
Here’s an all-time list of Gardner-Webb Sports Hall of Fame members:
(began in 1991)
1991
George Adams, 1969-72 men’s basketball
Norman Harris, 1952-69 football coach, 1953-58, 63-64 basketball coach, 1950-66 baseball coach
Eddie Holbrook, 1964-78 men’s basketball coach
Dr. Eugene Poston, 1961-76 school president
Gary Robinson, 1971-74 baseball
Dina Smith McClure, 1982-85 women’s basketball
Chip Stuart, 1979-82 football
Zeno Wall, 1930-31 football, 1931-32 men’s basketball and baseball
Eddie Lee Wilkins, 1981-84 men’s basketball
Zim Zimmerman, 1974-77 golf
1992
Jerry Bryson, 1967-80 baseball coach
Bobby Bush, 1950-51 football, 1951-52 men’s basketball and baseball
George Mauney, 1932-33 football, 1933-34 men’s basketball and baseball
1993
Garland Allen, 1962-89 men’s golf coach
Dennis Childress, 1965-66 men’s basketball
Jack Jolley, 1928 football, 1929 men’s basketball and baseball
Bobby Lail, 1969-72 baseball
1994
Dave Bormann, 1976-77 men’s basketball
Jeff Carter, 1974-77 football
Roger McSwain, 1969-72 baseball
Ken Sanford, 1960-61 football, 1961-62 track, 1960s-70s assistant football coach
1995
Carolyn Dewberry Greene, 1979-82 women’s basketball
Jim Garrison, 1951-52 football, 1952-53 men’s basketball
Artis Gilmore, 1968-69 men’s basketball
Frank Taylor, 1973-76 football
1996
Drew Bridges, 1966-67 men’s basketball and track
Joe Brown, 1968-71 baseball
Richard Grissom, 1970-73 football
1998
Eric Brewton, 1985-88 football
Cameron Brooks, 1980-83 football
Terry Florence, 1968-71 men’s golf
Tim Huff, 1972-76 baseball
1999
Arnold Isaacs, 1955-56 football and 1956-57 men’s basketball and baseball
Darrell Middleton, 1986-89 football
Darryl Perry, 1982-85 football
Dr. Gene Washburn, 1950-51 football, 1970s-90s team doctor
2000
D. Wayne Church, 1966-67 baseball
Jimmy Franklin, 1975-78 men’s golf
Bob Humphrey, 1948 football
2001
Steve Sherman, 1977-79 golf
Henry Smith, 1951-52 football, 1952-53 men’s basketball
Ralph Warthen, 1980-82 football
2002
Dean Jones, 1958-59 men’s basketball
Freida Lawrence, 1989-92 women’s basketball
Rodney Robinson, 1989, 91-92 football
Jim Wiles, 1979-90 men’s basketball coach
2003
Woody Fish, 1969-72 football, 1984-96 football coach
Dunsey Harper, 1989-92 football
Dennis Puckerin, 1990-91 men’s soccer
Gabe Wilkins, 1991-94 football
2004
John Craven, 1991-94 football
Gerald Freeman, 1951, 1957 football, 1952, 1957 baseball
Gregg Hefner, 1974-77 baseball
Wayne Myers, 1976-69 men’s golf
2005
Bob Bolick, 1972-75 football
Susan Bolt Briggs, 1978-81 women’s basketball
Bill Ellis, 1972-75 men’s basketball
Coleman Hunt, 1969-72 football
Mike McDaniel, 1968-71 baseball
2006
Ben Davis, 1983-86 basketball
Kristen Lott Setzer, 1992-96 women’s soccer
Terry Wright, 1991-94 baseball
2007
Jerry Beane, 1960-61 men’s basketball
Charlie Harbison, 1978-81 football
Jerome Lee Yaw, 1993-96 men’s soccer
Clyde Miller, 1990-2002 baseball coach
Joe Stepp, 1968-71 baseball
2008
Kat Ayotte, 1991-94 women’s soccer and softball
Hardin Davis, 1968-71 football
Ernie Fleming, 1968-69 men’s basketball
2009
Delaina Adams Smith, 1993-96 women’s basketball
Wes Gentry, 1996-99 baseball
James Harbison, 1989-92 football
Jeff Parker, 1986-87 football
2010
Raymond Jennings, 1992 football
Sammy Pruett, 1998-2000 baseball
Ken Reid, 1970-73 football
Kathy Smith Brooks, 1995-98 women’s basketball
2011
Ray Hannon, 1969-72 football
Heather Hauser, 1996-99 volleyball
Bo Shannon, 1995-98 football
2012
Tory Atkins, 1998-2001 football
Mickie Drum, 1991-94 women’s basketball
Andre Kwasnick, 1990-93 football
Ronnie Robinson, 1961-63 men’s basketball
2013
Vince Bueno, 1996-99 men’s soccer
Sylvia Chelimo, 1999-2002 women’s cross country, 2000-03 women’s track
Julia O’Neal, 1999-2002 women’s track
Melissa Smith, 2000-03 women’s swimming
Lee Thompson, 1970-71 football
2014
Natilee Dawkins, 2000-03 women’s track
Ed Lohr, 1958-59 football, 1959-60 baseball
Jeremy Martin, 1999-2002 football
Terry McGowan, 1989-92 football
2015
Terry Guess, 1993-95 football
John Keeter, 1958-59 football
Bill Nix, 1958-59 football
Linette Ramseur, 1997-2000 women’s volleyball
Zach Ward, 2003-05 baseball
2016
Stan Easterling, 1986-89 men’s basketball
Blake Lalli, 2002, 2004-06 baseball
Jim Maxwell, 2000-03 football
Harold Wells, 2001-04 football
Leeanna Woodward Blalock, 2002-05 women’s soccer
2017
James Short, 1995-98 wrestling
Jim Washburn, 1969-72 football
Mario Williams, 2000-03 football
Terra Wilson, 2004-07 women’s swimming
2018
Thomas Sanders, 2007-08 men’s basketball
Taylor Simpson Jackson, 2003-06 women’s swimming
Jerry Walker, 1959-60 football, 1960-61 men’s basketball and men’s track
2019
William Andrews, Jr., 2000-03 football
Brooks Derrick, 1993-96 men’s soccer
Shed Harris, 1992-96 football
Brian Johnston, 2004-07 football
Elizabeth Maxwell Knippen, 2007-08 women’s track
John Searight, 1974-75 men’s basketball
2021
Daniel Cooke, 2005-08 football, 2006-09 baseball
Daniel Elliott, 2001-06 wrestling
Tyler Kettering, 2003-06 men’s soccer
Evgeny Slesarev, 2007-10 men’s tennis
Pro football
Here is the Carolina Panthers’ 2021 schedule (with results):
Sept. 12 New York Jets (W 19-14)
Sept. 19 New Orleans (W 26-7)
Sept. 23 at Houston (W 24-9)
Oct. 3 at Dallas (L 28-36)
Oct. 10 Philadelphia (L 18-21)
Oct. 17 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oct. 24 at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Nov. 7 New England, 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 21 Washington, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Dec. 5 BYE WEEK
Dec. 12 Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dec. 18 or 19 at Buffalo, TBD
Dec. 26 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Jan. 2 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m
College football
Here’s the Carolinas Division I schedule this week:
(Tuesday)
Appalachian State at Louisiana, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday)
Clemson at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
(Saturday)
Duke at Virginia, 12:30 p.m.
Samford at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Miami at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Morgan State at S.C. State, 3:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
N.C. A&T at Kennesaw State, 5 p.m.
The Citadel at Furman, 6 p.m.
Hampton at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Davidson, 7 p.m.
N.C. State at Boston College, 7:30 p.m.
Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule this week:
(Saturday)
Elizabeth City State at Lincoln, Pa., 1 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Carson-Newman, 1 p.m.
Virginia Union at Chowan, 1 p.m.
St. Augustine’s at Winston-Salem State, 1:30 p.m.
Shaw at Livingstone, 1:30 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Fayetteville State, 2 p.m.
North Greenville at Delta State, 2 p.m.
Bluefield State at Erskine, 4 p.m.
Catawba at Newberry, 4 p.m.
Mars Hill at Limestone, 4 p.m.
UNC-Pembroke at West Virginia State, 6 p.m.
Wingate at Barton, 6 p.m.
High school boys soccer
Here are the standings through Oct. 11 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Cramer 9-0, 15-2
Forestview 7-2, 10-4-1
Ashbrook 6-3, 8-4
South Point 6-3, 10-6
North Gaston 3-6, 5-8-1
Huss 2-6-1, 5-6-1
Kings Mountain 2-6-1, 3-9-1
Crest 0-9, 0-13
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 8-0, 13-1-1
Highland Tech 6-1, 8-3
Burns 5-3, 8-3-1
Thomas Jefferson 3-4, 3-6
East Gaston 3-5, 4-12
Bessemer City 1-6, 2-9
Cherryville 0-7, 1-10-1
OTHERS
Gaston Christian 3-3, 5-7
Gaston Day 5-0, 11-2
East Lincoln 5-3-1, 7-6-2
North Lincoln 2-5, 6-8
Lincolnton 7-0-1, 9-0-3
West Lincoln 0-9, 2-14
Lincoln Charter 1-5, 5-9-1
Mtn Island Charter 0-7, 3-10
Piedmont CC 7-1, 9-2
This week’s schedule:
(Monday)
Cramer 9, Crest 0
Forestview 4, Ashbrook 1
South Point 3, Huss 0
North Gaston 3, Kings Mountain 2
Hickory 2, East Lincoln 1
North Lincoln at Statesville, no report
Lincolnton 2, Newton-Conover 2 (OT)
Maiden 3, West Lincoln 2
Community School of Davidson 6, Mountain Island Charter 1
Christ the King 3, Lincoln Charter 1
(Tuesday)
East Gaston at Highland Tech
Shelby at Burns
Thomas Jefferson at Cherryville
Piedmont CC at Sugar Creek
(Wednesday)
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Cramer at Huss
Crest at South Point
Kings Mountain at Forestview
Cherryville at Shelby
Hickory at North Lincoln
Statesville at East Lincoln
Bunker Hill at West Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bandys
Lincoln Charter at Mountain Island Charter
(Thursday)
Kings Mountain at Alexander Central
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Burns at Highland Tech
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
Piedmont CC at Cabarrus Charter
High school volleyball
Standings through Oct. 9:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Kings Mountain 11-0, 15-2
Crest 7-1, 14-1
Forestview 7-4, 12-5
South Point 7-4, 8-9
Cramer 5-6, 9-9
North Gaston 2-6, 3-12
Ashbrook 1-9, 1-11
Huss 0-10, 1-13
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
East Gaston 10-0, 14-3
Highland Tech 7-0, 12-2
Cherryville 6-4, 10-12
Thomas Jefferson 4-6, 6-9
Burns 3-5, 6-7
Bessemer City 1-7, 1-13
Shelby 1-10, 1-15