10-18-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football, College football, Middle school football, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Alec Burleson’s magical year continued recently when he was named Memphis Redbirds’ 2022 player of the year.
A 2017 East Lincoln High graduate, Burleson made his Cardinals’ major league debut after being a second round draft pick out of East Carolina in 2020.
Burleson hit .331 with 20 home runs and 87 RBIs in 109 games for Class AAA Memphis this season before his promotion to the majors on Sept. 7.
With the Cardinals, Burleson hit .188 with one home run and three RBIs in 16 games.
College football
South Point High defensive back Will Ross announced on twitter Tuesday that has committed to play college football at Wake Forest.
A 6-foot, 185-pounder, Ross tweeted, “I’m excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and football career at Wake Forest University. I want to thank my family, coaches and teachers for all their support and help.”
Ross had helped the Red Raiders to a 7-1 record this season and has made 239 tackles in 29 games in his three-year varsity career at South Point.
High school tennis
Nine teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties have qualified for the N.C. dual team championships.
Here are 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
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
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 (WI 3-2)
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. 4 West Iredell at No. 1 North Iredell (NI 3-0)
No. 3 East Lincoln at No. 2 Foard
(Wednesday’s final)
No. 3-2 winner at No. 1 North Iredell
Catawba Valley 2A Conference tournament pairings:
(Monday’s quarterfinals)
No. 8 West Caldwell at No. 1 Bandys (Bandys 3-0)
No. 5 Bunker Hill at No. 4 Lincolnton (Linc 3-1)
No. 7 Newton-Conover at No. 2 Maiden (Maiden 3-1)
No. 6 West Lincoln at No. 3 East Burke (EB 3-0)
(Tuesday’s semifinals)
No. 4 Lincolnton at No. 1 Bandys (Bandys 3-0)
No. 3 East Burke at No. 2 Maiden (Maiden 3-0)
(Wednesday’s final)
No. 2 Maiden at No. 1 Bandys
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference tournament pairings:
(Oct. 13 quarterfinals)
No. 5 Cherryville at No. 4 Thomas Jefferson (Cville 3-1)
No. 7 Bessemer City at No. 2 East Gaston (EG 3-0)
No. 6 Shelby at No. 3 Burns (Burns 3-0)
(Monday’s semifinals)
No. 5 Cherryville at No. 1 Highland Tech (HT 3-0)
No. 3 Burns at No. 2 East Gaston (EG)
(Tuesday’s final)
No. 2 East Gaston at No. 1 Highland Tech (HT 3-0)
Middle school football
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
(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
College football
(This 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