10-17-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football, College football, Middle school football, Auto racing

By Richard Walker

Belmont Middle School set a school record for the best overall mark in school history at 8-0 after a dramatic 27-26 win over Holbrook on Monday at South Point High’s Lineberger Stadium, a new champion will be crowned.

It was Belmont’s sixth county title and first since 2016. Holbrook, in its first county title game since 2001, finished 5-2.

Cayden Rumph had two rushing touchdowns, threw a touchdown pass to Jeremiah Holt and Riley Hicks had a blocked punt touchdown return for Belmont.

Holbrook was led by Savion Lindsay’s three touchdowns, two two-point conversions and 270 yards rushing in 21 carries. Lindsay finished the season with 1,064 yards rushing this season to lead the county.

GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Final regular season standings with division records followed by overall records:

(Division I)
Holbrook 3-1, 5-2
Southwest 3-1, 4-2
Cramerton 2-2, 4-2
Mount Holly 1-3, 3-3
Grier 1-3, 2-4

(Division II)
Belmont 5-0, 8-0
York Chester 4-1, 4-3
Stanley 2-3, 2-4
Bessemer City 2-3, 2-5
W.C. Friday 2-3, 2-5
Chavis 0-5, 0-7

(Monday’s championship game)
Belmont 27, Holbrook 26

 

TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Oct. 12 with division records followed by overall records:

(West)
East Lincoln 4-1, 5-1
Kings Mountain 4-1, 4-2
Lincolnton 3-2, 4-2
North Lincoln 3-2, 4-2
Burns 1-4, 1-5
West Lincoln 0-5, 1-5

(East)
Crest 4-1, 5-1
Shelby 4-1, 5-1
R-S Central 4-1, 4-2
Thomas Jefferson 2-3, 2-4
East Rutherford 1-4, 1-5
Chase 0-5, 0-6

(Oct. 17 game)
East Lincoln 28, North Lincoln 8

(Playoffs)
Oct. 19 – No. 2 West (R-S Central) at No. 1 East (Kings Mountain), No. 2 East (East Lincoln) at No. 1 West (Shelby)
Oct. 26 – championship game

 

 

 

 

 

High school tennis

Nine teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties have qualified for the N.C. dual team championships.

Here’s first round pairings for matches that are to be completed by Wednesday:

(Class 1A)
No. 4 Highland Tech (10-3) hosts No. 13 Piedmont Community Charter (3-7)

(Class 2A)
No. 8 Shelby (11-2) hosts Wheatmore (12-7)
No .7 West Lincoln (15-2) hosts Mount Pleasant (9-6)
No. 2 Lincoln Charter (15-0) hosts Southwestern Randolph (10-5)

(Class 3A)
No. 1 Kings Mountain (8-0) hosts West Henderson (10-4)
No. 5 North Lincoln (14-1) hosts Hickory (9-2)
No. 11 East Lincoln (12-2) at W-S Atkins (11-2)
No. 15 Forestview (8-2) at Franklin (14-0)

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Monday was a big news day for the Charlotte Hornets.

Head coach Steve Clifford said it was unlikely All-Star guard LaMelo Ball would be available for Wednesday’s season-opener at San Antonio.

Late Sunday night, second-year guard James Bouknight was arrested and charged early Sunday morning for driving while impaired.

“We are aware of the incident involving James Bouknight and are in the process of gathering additional information,” the team said in a news release. “We will have no further comment at this time.”

Restricted free agent Miles Bridges was in court facing three felony domestic violence charges for an incident in Los Angeles at the end of June. His case was continued for the 7th time with a new date set for Nov. 3.

Finally, the team and forward P.J. Washington didn’t reach an agreement for a contract extension prior to Monday’s NBA deadline to do so. It means Washington will enter the 2023 offseason as a restricted free agent.

Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

October
19 at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
21 New Orleans, 7 p.m.
23 at Atlanta, 5:00 p.m.
26 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
28 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
29 Golden State 7 p.m.
31 Sacramento, 7 p.m.
November
2 at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
4 at Memphis, 8 p.m.
5 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
7 Washington, 7 p.m.
9 Portland, 7 p.m.
10 at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Miami, 8 p.m.
14 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
16 Indiana, 7 p.m.
18 at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
20 at Washington, 6 p.m.
23 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
25 Minnesota, 5 p.m.
28 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
December
2 Washington, 7 p.m.
3 Milwaukee, 6 p.m.
5 L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
7 at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
9 New York, 7 p.m.
11 at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
14 Detroit, 7 p.m.
16 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
18 at Denver, 8 p.m.
19 at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
21 at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
23 at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
26 at Portland, 10 p.m.
27 at Golden State, 10 p.m.
29 Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
31 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
January
2 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
4 Memphis, 7 p.m.
6 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
8 at Indiana, 5 p.m.
10 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
14 Boston, 7 p.m.
16 Boston, 1 p.m.
18 at Houston, 8 p.m.
21 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
23 at Utah, 9 p.m.
24 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
26 Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
29 Miami, 1 p.m.
31 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
February
2 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
3 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
5 Orlando, 1 p.m.
8 at Washington, 7 p.m.
10 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
11 Denver, 7 p.m.
13 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
15 San Antonio, 7 p.m.
24 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
25 Miami, 7 p.m.
27 Detroit, 7 p.m.
March
1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

One day after Robbie Anderson got into a sideline argument with his Carolina Panthers wide receivers coach Joe Dailey and later sent to the locker room by interim head coach Steve Wilks in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-10 loss at the Los Angeles Rams, Anderson has been traded away.

Anderson was sent to the Arizona Cardinals for a 2024 sixth round draft pick and 2025 seventh round draft pick. Anderson had 13 catches for 206 yards and one touchdown in five games for Carolina.

Wilks’ comments about Sunday’s incident were a not-so-thinly-veiled plea to general manager Scott Fitterer to get Anderson out of his team’s locker room.
“I’m going to say this; no one is bigger than the team,” Wilks said after the game. “I don’t want to focus a lot of attention on one individual.”

Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:

Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland (L 24-26)
Week 2, Sept. 18, at N.Y. Giants (L 16-19)
Week 3, Sept. 25, New Orleans (W 22-14)
Week 4, Oct. 2, Arizona (L 16-26)
Week 5, Oct. 9, San Francisco (L 15-37)
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams (L 10-24)
Week 7, Oct. 23, Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Week 10, Nov. 9, Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 11, Nov. 20, at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver, 1 p.m.
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit, 1 p.m.
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 7 or 8, at New Orleans, TBD

 

 

 

 

High school football

(This week’s Cleveland/Gaston/Lincoln games:)
Ashbrook at Kings Mountain
Cherryville at Burns
Crest at Huss
East Burke at West Lincoln
East Gaston at Shelby
East Lincoln at North Iredell
Forestview at South Point
Lincolnton at Maiden
North Gaston at Cramer
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
Winston-Salem Carver at Mountain Island Charter
Off – Bessemer City

(This week’s other area games:)
Hickory at Foard
St. Stephens at Statesville
West Caldwell at Bandys
Newton-Conover at Bunker Hill
Chambers at West Charlotte
Hopewell at North Meck
Hough at West Cabarrus
West Meck at Mallard Creek
Kell at Olympic
Palisades at Harding
Myers Park at South Meck
Charlotte Catholic at East Meck
Garinger at Providence
Independence at Rocky River
Chase at Patton
East Rutherford at Polk County
Lake Norman Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Clover, S.C. at Fort Mill, S.C.

 

 

 

 

 

High school volleyball

Western Foothills 3A Conference tournament pairings:

(Monday’s quarterfinals)
No. 8 Statesville at No. 1 North Iredell (NI 3-0)
No. 5 St. Stephens at No. 4 West Iredell
No. 7 North Lincoln at No. 2 Foard (Foard 3-0)
No. 6 Hickory at No. 3 East Lincoln (EL 3-0)
(Tuesday’s semifinals)
No. 5-4 winner at No. 1 North Iredell
No. 3 East Lincoln at No. 2 Foard
(Wednesday’s final)
At highest seed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

(This weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas results:)
-Thursday
North Carolina Central 59, Morgan State 20
-Saturday
Old Dominion 49, Coastal Carolina 21
Davidson 28, Morehead State 26
Rhode Island 17, Elon 10
Campbell 41, Robert Morris 10
North Carolina A&T 45, Edward Waters 7
Wofford 31, The Citadel 16
South Carolina State 36, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Furman 47, Western Carolina 40
Syracuse 24, N.C. State 9
Liberty 21, Gardner-Webb 20
UAB 34, Charlotte 20
Charleston Southern 24, Bryant 23
Clemson 34, Florida State 28
East Carolina 47, Memphis 45 (4 OT)
North Carolina 38, Duke 35

(Next weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Wednesday
Georgia State at Appalachian State, 7:30 p.m.
-Saturday
North Carolina A&T at Robert Morris, noon
Syracuse at Clemson, noon
Duke at Miami, 12:30 p.m.
Elon at New Hampshire, 1 p.m.
St. Thomas-Minnesota at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
North Carolina Central at South Carolina State, 1:30 p.m.
Furman at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
The Citadel at Western Carolina, 2 p.m.
Davidson at Drake, 2 p.m.
Boston College at Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m.
Florida International at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Texas A&M at Soth Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Central Florida at East Carolian, 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

The 2022 NASCAR cup schedule (with winners):

Feb. 6 Busch Light Clash (Joey Logano)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 (Brad Keselowski)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 (Chris Buescher)
Feb. 20 Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 27 Wise Power 400 (Kyle Larson)
Mar. 6 Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman)
Mar. 13 Ruoff Mortgage (Chase Briscoe)
Mar. 20 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (William Byron)
Mar. 27 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Ross Chastain)
Apr. 3 Toyota Owners (Denny Hamlin)
Apr. 9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (William Byron-2)
Apr. 17 Food City Dirt Race (Kyle Busch)
Apr. 24 Geico 500 (Ross Chastain-2)
May 2 DuraMAX Drydene 400 (Chase Elliott)
May 8 Goodyear 400 (Joey Logano-2)
May 15 AdventHealth 400 (Kurt Busch)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star Open (Daniel Suarez)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star (Ryan Blaney)
May 29 Coca-Cola 600 (Denny Hamlin-2)
June 5 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Joey Logano-3)
June 12 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Daniel Suarez)
June 26 Ally 400 (Chase Elliott-2)
July 3 Kwik Trip 250 (Tyler Reddick)
July 10 Quaker State 400 (Chase Elliott-3)
July 17 Ambetter 301 (Christopher Bell)
July 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono (Chase Elliott-4)
July 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (Tyler Reddick-2)
Aug. 7 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Kevin Harvick)
Aug. 14 Federated Auto Parts 400 (Kevin Harvick-2)
Aug. 21 Go Bowling at The Glen (Kyle Larson-2)
Aug. 27-28 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Austin Dillon)
Sept. 4 Cook Out Southern 500 (Erik Jones)
Sept. 11 Hollywood Casino 400 (Bubba Wallace)
Sept. 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Chris Buescher)
Sept. 25 AutoTraderEchoPark Automotive 500 (Tyler Reddick-3)
Oct. 2 YellaWood 500 (Chase Elliott-5)
Oct. 9 Bank of America ROVAL 400 (Christopher Bell)
Oct. 16 South Point 400 (Joey Logano-4)
Oct. 23 Dixie Vodka 400
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship