10-21-21 roundup: College football, High school football, boys soccer and volleyball, Pro football and baskeball, Middle school football, volleyball and boys soccer

By Richard Walker

A big day in the national spotlight ended with a thud for the Charlotte 49ers Thursday night in a disappointing 38-9 home loss to Florida Atlantic.

Earlier Thursday, the school officially accepted an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference. The change of conference of leaving Conference USA had been reported on Monday. League officials will determine when the 49ers athletic programs will join its new conference.

“Since UNC Charlotte’s founding just 75 years ago, we have had many transformative milestones, and this is certainly one of those moments,” UNC Charlotte chancellor Sharon L. Gaber said in a news release. “This invitation by The American not only recognizes the accomplishments of our University and athletics program to date, but it also demonstrates belief in our rising trajectory. We are a university on the move, shaping what’s next for our city, our region and beyond.”

Added 49ers Director of Athletics Mike Hill: “This is a moment of celebration for Niner Nation and the culmination of years of hard, strategic work to position us for championship-level success. As Charlotte’s hometown team, our membership in The American provides us with an incredible platform to grow our program as well as share the remarkable story of our extraordinary institution and city.”

Charlotte will join existing existing American Athletic Conference members Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, the University of Tulsa and Wichita State University along with an in-state rival, East Carolina University. Florida Atlantic University, Rice University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at San Antonio are joining Charlotte as new members of the conference.

“We thank the American Athletic Conference and Commissioner Mike Aresco for this recognition of what Charlotte will bring to the league. We are excited about joining this outstanding group of competitors under Mike’s leadership,” Hill said. “We are also extremely grateful to our colleagues in Conference USA for providing us with such a wonderful home over the years. I especially want to acknowledge Commissioner Judy MacLeod, who always leads with class and represents everything good about college athletics.”

In Thursday night’s game that was televised on CBS Sports Network, an early 49ers’ lead evaporated quickly in the second half as the Owls (4-3, 2-1) handed Charlotte its first league loss.

Charlotte (4-3, 2-1) had been off to its best start in league play in school history and led 3-0 in the first quarter and 9-7 at the half before Florida Atlantic scored 21 points in the third quarter.

The Owls’ defense pressure 49ers quarterback Chris Reynolds into three turnovers before he was replaced in the fourth quarter by James Foster. Reynolds finished with 219 yards passing and one touchdown and eight yards rushing. Former Shelby High standout Calvin Camp led Charlotte’s 77-yard rushing attack with 38 yards on seven carries.

N’Kosi Perry led Florida Atlantic’s offense to 427 yards total offense with 225 yards passing and three touchdowns.

 

 

Pro basketball

The NBA announced its 75th Anniversary team on Thursday and it includes seven former North Carolina high school products and six others with ties to the state.

Stephen Curry (Charlotte Christian), Michael Jordan (Wilmington Laney), Pete Maravich (Raleigh Broughton), Bob McAdoo (Greensboro Smith), Chris Paul (West Forsyth), Dominique Wilkins (Washington) and James Worthy (Ashbrook) were the N.C. prep products honored.

Others with N.C. ties to be honored were former Charlotte Hornets head coach Dave Cowens, former North Carolina and Carolina Cougars standout Billy Cunningham, former Wake Forest standout Tim Duncan, former Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Patrick Ewing, former Winston-Salem State standout Earl Monroe and former Charlotte Hornets player Robert Parish.

 

 

 

 

College football

Here’s the Carolinas Division I schedule for this week:

(Wednesday)
Appalachian State 30, Coastal Carolina 27

(Thursday)
Florida Atlantic 38, Charlotte 9

(Saturday)
Wake Forest at Army, noon
Davidson at Butler, 1 p.m.
New Hampshire at Elon, 1 p.m.
N.C. Central at Morgan State, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Robert Morris at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
East Tennessee State at Furman, 2 p.m.
N.C. A&T at Hampton, 2 p.m.
S.C. State at Delaware State, 2 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Charleston Southern at North Alabama, 3 p.m.
Clemson at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Houston, 4 p.m.
Kennesaw State at Campbell, 4 p.m.
Wofford at Mercer, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule for this week:

(Saturday)
Wingate at Virginia Wise, noon
Catawba at Mars Hill, 1 p.m.
Fayetteville State at St. Augustine’s, 1 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Shaw, 1 p.m.
Limestone at Lenoir-Rhyne, 1 p.m.
Livingstone at Winston-Salem State, 1 p.m.
Chowan at Elizabeth City State, 1:30 p.m
Barton at Tusculum, 2 p.m.
Charleston, W.Va. at UNC-Pembroke, 2 p.m.
Carson-Newman at Newberry, 4 p.m.
North Greenville at West Georgia, 6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

High school football

Here’s a preview of Friday’s games in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:

Cramer at North Gaston
Series: Cramer leads 6-1
Storyline: North Gaston comes off its snapping a 24-game losing streak while holds hopes of winning its last two games to wrap up a winning season.

Huss at Crest
Series: Crest leads 13-7
Storyline: Crest is already assured of playing for the Big South 3A title next week at Kings Mountain but seeks to take an unbeaten league record into the game while Huss seeks to avoid its third winless season in history; The Huskies went 0-10 in 1965 and 0-11 in 1998.

Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
Series: Ashbrook leads 17-11-2
Storyline: One of the oldest rivalries in local history – it started in 1922 – resumes with Kings Mountain looking to stay unbeaten in league entering next week’s Big South 3A title game against Crest and Ashbrook seeking its second victory.

South Point at Forestview
Series: South Point leads 20-3
Storyline: The winner claims third place in the Big South 3A this season and likely solidifies a playoff berth. Forestview seeks its first-ever two-game win streak over South Point after winning 47-21 at home in 2019 in their last meeting.

Burns at Cherryville
Series: Burns leads 18-9
Storyline: A longtime local rivalry is resumed for the first time since 1994 with Burns preparing for next week’s Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference title game at Shelby – the two schools played every year from 1968 to 1994.

Shelby at East Gaston
Series: Shelby leads 15-1
Storyline: The only East Gaston win in the series – 22-6 at home in 1978 – came in the Warriors’ first-ever league title season. East Gaston has to win this matchup and then root for Shelby to beat Burns next week to get a share of this year’s championship.

North Iredell at East Lincoln
Series: East Lincoln leads 11-8
Storyline: The host Mustangs have won three straight after dropping their first two Western Foothills 3A games. Another win would send them into next week’s game at East Lincoln still harboring hopes of a second-place finish.

West Iredell at North Lincoln
Series: North Lincoln leads 4-2
Storyline: The host Knights can wrap up no worse than a tie for second place in the league with a win over a school they haven’t played since 2016.

Maiden at Lincolnton
Series: Lincolnton leads 25-22-2
Storyline: A series that started in 1925 resumes with unbeaten Maiden seeking its sixth straight victory in the rivalry. Lincolnton enters the game on a four-game winning streak that came after the Wolves had lost nine straight games dating to the 2021 spring season.

West Lincoln at East Burke
Series: West Lincoln leads 2-1
Storyline: The visiting Rebels have a chance to strengthen their playoff positioning against a school they have routed in their last two meetings – 48-0 in 2018 and 69-21 in 2019.

Mountain Island Charter at Winston-Salem Carver
Series: First meeting
Storyline: The visiting Raptors can stay in second place with what would be their eighth win of the season.

Here are standings through Oct. 18 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Kings Mountain 5-0, 7-1
Crest 5-0, 5-2
South Point 3-2, 5-3
Forestview 3-2, 4-4
Cramer 2-3, 4-4
Ashbrook 1-4, 1-5
North Gaston 1-4, 1-7
Huss 0-5, 0-6

WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Statesville 5-0, 7-0
North Lincoln 4-1, 6-2
Hickory 4-1, 5-3
East Lincoln 3-2, 6-2
North Iredell 2-3, 2-5
West Iredell 1-4, 1-5
St. Stephens 1-4, 1-6
Foard 0-5, 0-7

CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Maiden 5-0, 8-0
Bunker Hill 4-1, 7-1
Lincolnton 4-1, 4-4
West Lincoln 3-2, 6-2
Newton-Conover 3-2, 3-4
Bandys 0-4, 2-4
East Burke 0-4, 1-5
West Caldwell 0-5, 0-7

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 4-0, 7-1
Burns 4-0, 6-2
East Gaston 3-1, 5-3
Thomas Jefferson 2-3, 4-3
Cherryville 1-3, 2-6
Bessemer City 1-4, 2-7
Highland Tech 0-4, 0-7

QUEEN CITY 3A/4A
Hough 5-0, 8-0
Chambers 3-1, 7-1
West Charlotte 2-2, 6-2
North Meck 2-2, 4-3
Mallard Creek 2-2, 3-3
West Meck 1-4, 4-5
Hopewell 0-4, 1-7

SOUTH MECK 4A
Myers Park 3-0, 6-2
South Meck 2-1, 6-2
Olympic 2-1, 5-2
Kell 2-1, 5-2
Berry Academy 1-3, 2-5
Harding 0-4, 2-7

SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 5-0, 6-2
Catholic 4-1, 6-2
Providence 2-2, 4-4
Independence 2-2, 3-4
Rocky River 1-3, 2-6
East Meck 1-3, 1-7
Garinger 0-4, 0-7

OTHERS
Chase 2-1, 7-1
Clover 2-0, 3-3
Mtn Island Charter 4-1, 7-1
R-S Central 2-2, 2-5
Lk Norman Charter 0-0, 5-2

This week’s schedule:

(Friday)
Cramer at North Gaston
Huss at Crest
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
South Point at Forestview
Burns at Cherryville
Shelby at East Gaston
North Iredell at East Lincoln
West Iredell at North Lincoln
Maiden at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at East Burke
Mountain Island Charter at W-S Carver

Foard at Hickory
Statesville at St. Stephens
Bandys at West Caldwell
Bunker Hill at Newton-Conover
North Meck at Hopewell
West Cabarrus at Hough
West Charlotte at Chambers
West Meck at Mallard Creek
Olympic at Kell
South Meck at Myers Park
East Meck at Catholic
Providence at Garinger
Rocky River at Independence
Patton at Chase
Gaffney, S.C. at Clover, S.C.

(Monday)
Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson

 

 

 

High school JV football

South Point 14, Forestview 8
Burns 14, Chase 0

 

 

 

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 (L 28-34, OT)
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

 

Pro basketball

Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule:

OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland 7:00
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn 4:00
Mon. 25 BOSTON 7:00
Wed. 27 at Orlando 7:00
Fri. 29 at Miami 7:30
Sun. 31 PORTLAND 7:00
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND 7:00
Wed. 3 at Golden State 10:00
Fri. 5 at Sacramento 10:00
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers 9:00
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers 10:30
Wed. 10 at Memphis 8:00
Fri. 12 NEW YORK 7:00
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON 7:00
Fri. 19 INDIANA 7:00
Sat. 20 at Atlanta 7:30
Mon. 22 at Washington 7:00
Wed. 24 at Orlando 7:00
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA 7:00
Sat. 27 at Houston 8:00
Mon. 29 at Chicago 8:00
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee 8:00
Sun. 5 at Atlanta 6:00
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA 7:00
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA 7:00
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Mon. 13 at Dallas 8:30
Wed. 15 at San Antonio 8:30
Fri. 17 at Portland 10:00
Sun. 19 at Phoenix 8:00
Mon. 20 at Utah 9:00
Thu. 23 at Denver 9:00
Mon. 27 HOUSTON 7:00
Wed. 29 at Indiana 7:00
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX 7:00
Mon. 3 at Washington 7:00
Wed. 5 DETROIT 7:00
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia 7:00
Fri. 14 ORLANDO 7:00
Mon. 17 at New York 1:00
Wed. 19 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00
Sun. 23 ATLANTA 7:00
Tue. 25 at Toronto 7:00
Wed. 26 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS 1:00
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 5 MIAMI 7:00
Mon. 7 TORONTO 7:00
Wed. 9 CHICAGO 7:30
Fri. 11 at Detroit 7:00
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS 7:00
Tue. 15 at Minnesota 8:00
Thu. 17 MIAMI 7:00
Fri. 25 TORONTO 7:00
Sun. 27 DETROIT 7:00
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee 8:00
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland 7:00
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN 7:00
Wed. 9 BOSTON 7:00
Fri. 11 at New Orleans 8:00
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD

 

 

 

 

High school boys soccer

Here are the standings for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties through Oct. 21 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Cramer 11-0-1, 17-2-1
Forestview 10-2, 13-6-1
South Point 9-3, 13-6
Ashbrook 6-5-1, 8-6-1
North Gaston 6-6, 8-8-1
Huss 2-9-1, 5-9-1
Kings Mountain 2-9-1, 3-13-1
Crest 0-12, 0-16

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 11-0, 16-1-2
Highland Tech 9-2, 11-4
Thomas Jefferson 7-4, 7-6
Burns 6-6, 9-6-1
East Gaston 5-6, 6-13
Bessemer City 1-10, 2-13
Cherryville 0-11, 1-14-1

OTHERS
Gaston Christian 3-2, 6-9
Gaston Day 5-0, 14-2
East Lincoln 8-3-1, 10-6-2
North Lincoln 3-9, 7-12
Lincolnton 11-0-1, 15-0-3
West Lincoln 0-12, 2-17
Lincoln Charter 3-6, 7-10-1
Mtn Island Charter 0-10, 3-13
Piedmont CC 9-1, 11-2

This week’s schedule

(Monday)
Cramer 0, Ashbrook 0 (2 OT)
Forestview 4, Huss 1
North Gaston 4, Crest 1
South Point 3, Kings Mountain 0
Shelby 9, Cherryville 0
East Lincoln 9, West Iredell 0
North Iredell 2, North Lincoln 1
Lincolnton 3, West Caldwell 0
Newton-Conover 9, West Lincoln 0
Lincoln Charter 3, Community School of Davidson 2 (2 OT)
Langtree Charter 6, Mountain Island Charter 2

(Tuesday)
Lincolnton 3, Forestview 0
Thomas Jefferson 3, Burns 0
East Gaston 7, Cherryville 0
Shelby 8, Bessemer City 1
NCISAA playoffs – Gaston Christian 4, Fayetteville Christian 2

(Wednesday)
Forestview 9, Crest 0
North Gaston 3, Huss 0
Cramer 8, Kings Mountain 0
South Point 2, Ashbrook 1 (OT)
East Lincoln 3, Foard 0
St. Stephens 4, North Lincoln 3
Lincolnton 5, East Burke 0
West Caldwell 8, West Lincoln 0
Pine Lake Prep 6, Lincoln Charter 2
Christ the King 5, Mountain Island Charter 2

(Thursday)
East Gaston 3, Bessemer City 2
Burns 1, Cherryville 0
Thomas Jefferson 2, Highland Tech 1
Shelby 1, T.C. Roberson 1
NCISAA playoffs – Gaston Day 9, University Christian 0
NCISAA playoffs – Cary Christian 6, Gaston Christian 1

(Friday)
Piedmont CC at Corivan Community

 

 

 

 

 

High school volleyball

Here are standings through Oct. 21:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Kings Mountain 14-0, 18-2
Crest 12-2, 18-3
South Point 10-4, 11-9
Forestview 8-6, 13-7
Cramer 5-9, 9-12
North Gaston 5-9, 6-14
Ashbrook 2-12, 2-15
Huss 0-14, 1-17
3A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 21 Forestview at No. 12 Crest
No. 20 South Point at No. 13 East Lincoln
No. 29 North Davidson at No. 4 Kings Mountain

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
East Gaston 11-1, 16-6
Highland Tech 10-1, 17-3
Cherryville 8-4, 12-13
Burns 6-5, 9-8
Thomas Jefferson 4-8, 6-11
Shelby 1-11, 1-16
Bessemer City 1-11, 1-17
(Tuesday’s semifinals)
No. 4 Burns at No. 1 Highland Tech (HT 3-0)
No. 3 Cherryville at No. 2 East Gaston (EG 3-1)
(Wednesday’s final)
No. 2 East Gaston vs. No. 1 Highland Tech (HT 3-0)
2A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 23 Polk County at No. 10 East Gaston
1A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 24 Cherryville at No. 9 Elkin
No. 25 Corvian Community at No. 8 Highland Tech

WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Foard 13-1, 22-3
North Iredell 13-1, 21-1
East Lincoln 9-5, 13-7
Hickory 8-6, 13-9
West Iredell 4-10, 6-12
North Lincoln 4-10, 8-13
St. Stephens 4-10, 7-15
Statesville 1-13, 2-20
(Monday’s quarterfinals)
No. 8 Statesville at No. 1 Foard (F 3-0)
No. 5 West Iredell at No. 4 Hickory (H 3-1)
No. 7 St. Stephens at No. 2 North Iredell (NI 3-0)
No. 6 North Lincoln at No. 3 East Lincoln (EL 3-2)
(Tuesday’s semifinals)
No. 4 Hickory at No. 1 Foard (F 3-0)
No. 3 East Lincoln at No. 2 North Iredell (NI 3-0)
(Wednesday’s final)
No. 2 North Iredell at No. 1 Foard (NI 3-2)
3A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 32 West Charlotte at No. 1 North Iredell
No. 28 St. Stephens at No. 5 Central Davidson
No. 23 Ledford at No. 10 Foard
No. 20 South Point at No. 13 East Lincoln
No. 19 North Buncombe at No. 14 Hickory

CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Maiden 14-0, 17-8
Bandys 12-2, 18-6
Newton-Conover 8-6, 9-9
West Lincoln 8-6, 14-11
Bunker Hill 6-8, 7-13
Lincolnton 4-10, 9-12
East Burke 4-10, 4-18
West Caldwell 0-14, 0-22
(Monday’s quarterfinals)
No. 8 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden (M 3-0)
No. 5 Bunker Hill at No. 4 West Lincoln (w 3-0)
No. 7 East Burke at No. 2 Bandys (B 3-0)
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 3 Newton-Conover (L 3-1)
(Tuesday’s semifinals)
No. 4 West Lincoln at No. 1 Maiden (M 3-0)
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 2 Bandys (B 3-0)
(Wednesday’s final)
No. 2 Bandys at No. 1 Maiden (B 3-2)
2A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 17 Bandys at No. 16 R-S Central
No. 24 Providence Grove at No. 9 Maiden

Other NCHSAA playoff pairings
(Saturday’s first round)
1A- No. 20 Mountain Island Charter at No. 13 Mount Airy
2A- No. 29 Lexington at No. 4 Lincoln Charter

NCISAA playoffs
2A-Gaston Day 3, Trinity School 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-8): The Spartans advanced in the state tournament behind Mary Kate Hurst (12 digs, 6 assists), Megan Brown (14 Kills, 14 digs, 3 blocks), Drew Brown (15 kills, 10 digs, 3 assists), Anne Bradley Bing (29 Assists, 9 digs, 5 kills, 3 aces) and Camryn Massey (5 kills, 2 blocks). Gaston Day (27-9) hosts Fayetteville Freedom Christian Academy on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the state quarterfinals.

 

 

 

Middle school football

Tri-County Conference standings through Oct. 20 with division record listed first followed by overall record:

(East)
East Lincoln 5-0, 6-1
Kings Mountain 4-1, 4-3
Burns 3-2, 3-2
North Lincoln 2-3, 3-3
Lincolnton 0-5, 1-5
West Lincoln 1-4, 1-5
(West)
Crest 5-0, 6-1
Shelby 4-1, 7-1
R-S Central 3-2, 4-2
East Rutherford 2-3, 2-4
Thomas Jefferson 1-4, 1-5
Chase 0-5, 0-6

Monday’s game
Shelby 40, East Rutherford 6

Wednesday’s game
West Lincoln 16, Lincolnton 14

(Playoffs)
Oct. 21 semifinal: Crest 38, Kings Mountain 12
Oct. 22 semifinal: Shelby 16, East Lincoln 12

Oct. 28 championship: Shelby at Crest, 6 p.m.

 

 

Middle school volleyball

Tri-County Conference standings through Oct. 12:

(East)
Kings Mountain 10-0, 10-1
West Lincoln 8-2, 8-3
North Lincoln 6-4, 6-4
Burns 3-7, 3-7
East Lincoln 3-7, 3-7
Lincolnton 0-10, 0-10
(West)
East Rutherford 9-1, 11-1
R-S Central 7-2, 8-3
Crest 7-3, 7-3
Chase 4-5, 4-5
Thomas Jefferson 2-8, 2-8
Shelby 0-10, 0-10

(Playoffs)
Oct. 19 semifinals
West Lincoln at East Rutherford
R-S Central at Kings Mountain
Oct. 21 final
At higher seed

 

 

Middle school boys soccer

Tri-County Conference standings through Oct. 19:

(East)
East Lincoln 8-0, 9-0
Lincolnton 5-3, 5-4
Burns 4-4, 4-4
North Lincoln 2-6, 2-6
Kings Mountain 1-7, 1-7
(West)
Thomas Jefferson 10-0, 11-0
R-S Central 7-3, 7-4
Crest 5-5, 5-5
East Rutherford 5-5, 5-5
Chase 3-7, 3-7
Shelby 0-10, 0-10

(Playoffs)
Oct. 19 semifinals
Thomas Jefferson 4, Lincolnton 1
East Lincoln d. R-S Central
Oct. 21 final
East Lincoln at Thomas Jefferson