10-2-22 roundup: Pro basketball, football and soccer, High school football, College football, Middle school softball, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
On a day dedicated to the memory of Sam Mills to honor his recent Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, Carolina Panthers’ fans abandoned Bank of America Stadium in droves during the fourth quarter of their 26-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Those who did stay – and 69,810 tickets were distributed – booed the team and its quarterback, Baker Mayfield, after the Cardinals rallied from a 10-3 halftime deficit to win.
Mayfield completed 22 of 36 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown but also included two interceptions and five passes batted at the line of scrimmage.
A defensive touchdown – Frankie Luvu’s 33-yard interception return early in the second quarter – and a 54-yard Eddy Piniero field goal gave the Panthers a 10-3 lead at halftime.
But it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals scored the first 23 points of the second half until a late 13-yard Mayfield-to-Christian McCaffrey gave the Panthers their only offensive touchdown.
McCaffrey, considered questionable pregame with a thigh injury, finished with 27 yards rushing and caught nine passes for 81 yards. D.J. Moore had six catches (on 11 targets) for 50 yards.
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, 4:05 p.m.
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
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
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets dropped their 2022 preseason opener at Boston by a 134-93 margin.
Charlotte, which trailed by as many as 46 before falling by the final 41-point margin.
Starters Kelly Oubre (17 points) and LaMelo Ball (14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) led Charlotte, who also started Terry Rozier, P.J. Washington and Mason Plumlee.
Gastonia’s Isaiah Whaley had one rebound in four minutes off the bench for the Hornets, who were without Cody Martin (left knee tendinopathy) and Gordon Hayward (left knee contusion).
Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(Preseason)
October
2 at Boston (L 93-134)
5 Indiana, 7 p.m.
7 Boston (at Greensboro), 7:30 p.m.
10 Washington, 7 p.m.
12 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
(Regular season)
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.
Middle school softball
Regular season champion Belmont (9-0) is the top seed as the Gaston County Conference playoffs open on Monday.
Belmont, which won its first first regular season title since 2009, will host No. 4 seed W.C. Friday (6-3) with No. 2 seed Chavis (7-2) hosting No. 3 seed Stanley (7-2).
Chavis is the county’s leader in championships with 13 and is making its 24th appearance in the 25-year history of the playoffs. Belmont, which has two county titles, is making its 17th appearance, W.C. Friday (three titles) its 10th and Stanley (one title) its seventh.
Gaston County Conference playoffs
(Monday’s semifinals)
W.C. Friday at Belmont
Stanley at Chavis
(Thursday championship game)
At highest seed
College football
The weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas results:
(Sept. 29 game)
South Carolina 50, S.C. State 10
(Oct. 1 games)
Campbell 48, N.C. Central 18
Davidson 31, Butler 0
Morehead State 14, Presbyterian 10
Mercer 42, Wofford 7
Samford 34, Furman 27
Elon 30, Richmond 27 (2 OT)
Wake Forest 31, Florida State 21
North Carolina 41, Virginia Tech 10
Appalachian State 49, The Citadel 0
Marshall 28, Gardner-Webb 7
Western Carolina 38, VMI 17
UTEP 41, Charlotte 35
North Carolina A&T 24, Bryant 13
East Carolina 48, South Florida 28
Clemson 30, N.C. State 20
Duke 38, Virginia 17
This week’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:
(Oct. 8 games)
Gardner-Webb at Robert Morris, noon
Wofford at Samford, 1 p.m.
Valparaiso at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Furman at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Davidson at St. Thomas-Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Towson at Elon, 2 p.m.
Florida A&M at South Carolina State, 2 p.m.
East Carolina at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.
Duke at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
North Carolina at Miami, Fla., 4 p.m.
Western Carolina at Mercer, 4 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Campbell, 4 p.m.
Appalachian State at Texas State, 7 p.m.
Clemson at Boston College, 7:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.
Army at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m.
Florida State at N.C. State, 8 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Monroe, 8 p.m.
High school football
Here are the area standings through Sept. 29 with conference records followed by overall records:
(Big South 3A)
Kings Mountain 3-0, 6-0
South Point 3-0, 6-0
Crest 2-1, 4-2
Forestview 2-1, 3-3
Cramer 1-2, 3-3
Ashbrook 1-2, 2-4
Huss 0-3, 1-5
North Gaston 0-3, 0-6
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Shelby 3-0, 4-3
Burns 2-0, 5-1
East Gaston 2-0, 4-2
Bessemer City 2-1, 2-5
Cherryville 0-2, 2-4
Thomas Jefferson 0-3, 0-6
Highland Tech 0-3, 0-7
(Western Foothills 3A)
East Lincoln 3-0, 6-0
Hickory 2-1, 4-2
St. Stephens 2-1, 3-3
Statesville 2-1, 3-3
North Iredell 1-2, 1-5
North Lincoln 1-2, 1-5
West Iredell 1-2, 1-5
Foard 0-3, 0-6
(Catawba Valley 2A)
Bunker Hill 3-0, 6-0
Maiden 3-0, 5-1
Lincolnton 2-1, 3-3
Newton-Conover 2-1, 3-3
West Lincoln 1-2, 4-2
Bandys 1-2, 2-4
East Burke 0-3, 1-5
West Caldwell 0-3, 0-6
(Queen City 3A/4A)
Hough 3-0, 5-1
Mallard Creek 3-0, 5-2
West Charlotte 2-1, 4-3
Chambers 1-1, 4-2
North Meck 0-2, 3-3
Hopewell 0-2, 2-4
West Meck 0-3, 4-3
(Southern Meck 4A)
Olympic 2-0, 6-0
Kell 2-0, 5-1
South Meck 2-0, 4-2
Myers Park 2-1, 2-5
Harding 1-2, 2-5
Palisades 0-3, 1-5
Berry Academy 0-3, 1-6
(Southwestern 4A)
Butler 3-0, 6-1
Catholic 3-0, 5-1
Independence 1-1, 5-1
Rocky River 1-1, 2-4
East Meck 1-2, 2-5
Providence 0-2, 2-4
Garinger 0-3, 0-7
(Others)
Mtn Isl Charter 0-3, 2-3
Chase 2-0, 6-0
East Rutherford 0-3, 1-6
R-S Central 0-3, 2-5
Lk Nor Charter …, 3-3
(Friday’s Cleveland/Gaston/Lincoln counties games:)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson
Christ the King at Mountain Island Charter
Cramer at Ashbrook
East Gaston at Bessemer City
East Lincoln at Foard
Forestview at Huss
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Newton-Conover at West Lincoln
North Gaston at Crest
North Lincoln at St. Stephens
South Point at Kings Mountain
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
Off – Shelby
(Friday’s other area games:)
Hickory at North Iredell
Statesville at West Iredell
Maiden at Bandys
East Burke at Bunker Hill
Chambers at Hopewell
Hough at West Charlotte
North Meck at West Meck
South Meck at Kell
Olympic at Berry Academy
Myers Park at Palisades
Rocky River at Butler
Garinger at Charlotte Catholic
Providence at Independence
Chase at Brevard
East Rutherford at Hendersonville
R-S Central at Patton
Lake Norman Charter at Bear Grass Charter
Spring Valley, S.C. at Clover, S.C.
Pro soccer
Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(13-17-2 record)
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England (W 3-1)
March 26, Cincinnati (W 2-0)
April 2, at Philadelphia (L 0-2)
April 10, Atlanta (W 1-0)
April 16, at New England (L 1-2)
April 23, at Colorado (T 0-0)
April 30, at Orlando (L 1-2)
May 7, Miami (W 1-0)
May 14, Montreal (L 0-2)
May 22, Vancouver (W 2-1)
May 29, at Seattle (L 1-2)
June 11, New York (W 2-0)
June 18, at Columbus (T 1-1)
June 25, at Montreal (L 1-2)
June 30, Austin (L 0-1)
July 3, at Houston (W 2-1)
July 9, Nashville (W 4-1)
July 16, at Miami (L 2-3)
July 23, at Toronto (L 0-4)
July 30, Columbus (suspended at 0-0 in 16th minute to Oct. 5)
August 3, D.C. (W 3-0)
August 6, Chicago (L 2-3)
August 13, at LAFC (L 0-5)
August 17, at New York City (W 3-1)
August 21, Orlando (L 1-2)
August 27, Toronto (L 0-2)
September 3, at Cincinnati (L 0-2)
September 10, New York City (W 1-0)
September 17, at Chicago (W 3-2)
October 1, Philadelphia (W 4-0)
October 5, Columbus, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, 1 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)
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-2)
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
Oct. 16 South Point 400
Oct. 23 Dixie Vodka 400
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship