10-23-21 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and men’s soccer, High school football and volleyball, Middle school football
By Richard Walker
Thirty-one former North Carolina high school basketball players are on NBA rosters as the 2021-22 season moves into its second week. That inclues three players on two-way contracts for their respective teams’ G-League affiliates.
Here’s the full list by NBA team with school and/or graduation year listed in parentheses:
Boston Celtics – Grant Williams (Providence Day 2016)
Brooklyn Nets – DeAndre Bembry (Rocky River)
Charlotte Hornets – Cody Martin (Davie County), Mason Plumlee (Asheville School 2009), Ish Smith (Central Cabarrus 2006)
Chicago Bulls – 2-way/Devon Dotson (Providence Day 2018), Coby White (Wilson Greenfield School 2018), Patrick Williams (West Charlotte 2019)
Dallas Mavericks – Reggie Bullock (Kinston 2010)
Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry (Charlotte Christian 2006)
Houston Rockets – John Wall (Raleigh Word of God 2009)
Indiana Pacers – T.J. Warren (Raleigh Word of God)
Los Angeles Clippers – Harry Giles (High Point Wesleyan)
Los Angeles Lakers – Kent Bazemore (Bertie County 2008)
Miami Heat – Bam Adebayo (High Point Christian 2018), Caleb Martin (Davie County)
New Orleans Pelicans – Devonte’ Graham (Raleigh Broughton 2013), Brandon Ingram (Kinston 2015), Trey Murphy (Cary Academy 2018)
Philadelphia 76ers – 2-way/Gary Clark (Clayton 2014), Seth Curry (Charlotte Christian 2008), Jaden Springer (Rocky River), 2-way/Rayjon Tucker (Northside Christian 2015)
Phoenix Suns – Chris Paul (West Forsyth 2003)
Portland Trail Blazers – Dennis Smith, Jr. (Fayetteville Trinity Christian 2016)
Toronto Raptors – Josh Hall (Moravian Prep 2020)
Utah Jazz – Hassan Whiteside (Patterson School 2009)
Washington Wizards – Anthony Gill (Charlotte Christian 2011), Montrezl Harrell (North Edgecombe 2011), Isaiah Todd (Raleigh Word of God 2020)
High school football
Friday’s scores:
Kings Mountain 51, Ashbrook 0
Crest 57, Huss 6
Cramer 49, North Gaston 14
South Point 17, Forestview 14 (2 OT)
East Lincoln 42, North Iredell 0
North Lincoln 50, West Iredell 0
Maiden 27, Lincolnton 7
West Lincoln 16, East Burke 14
Mountain Island Charter 39, W-S Carver 0
Hickory 64, Foard 14
Statesville 57, St. Stephens 14
Bandys 37, West Caldwell 26
Bunker Hill 27, Newton-Conover 13
North Meck 23, Hopewell 6
Hough 52, West Cabarrus 3
Chambers 48, West Charlotte 28
Mallard Creek 40, West Meck 7
Kell 13, Olympic 12
South Meck 3, Myers Park 0
Catholic 42, East Meck 7
Providence d. Garinger by forfeit
Independence 26, Rocky River 0
Pine Lake Prep 32, Lake Norman Charter 15
Chase 52, Patton 8
Gaffney, S.C. 21, Clover, S.C. 3
Here are standings through Oct. 25 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Kings Mountain 6-0, 8-1
Crest 6-0, 6-2
South Point 4-2, 6-3
Cramer 3-3, 5-4
Forestview 3-3, 4-5
Ashbrook 1-5, 1-6
North Gaston 1-5, 1-8
Huss 0-6, 0-7
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Statesville 6-0, 8-0
North Lincoln 5-1, 7-2
Hickory 5-1, 6-3
East Lincoln 4-2, 7-2
North Iredell 2-4, 2-6
West Iredell 1-5, 1-6
St. Stephens 1-5, 1-7
Foard 0-6, 0-8
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Maiden 6-0, 9-0
Bunker Hill 5-1, 8-1
West Lincoln 4-2, 7-2
Lincolnton 4-2, 4-5
Newton-Conover 3-3, 3-5
Bandys 1-4, 3-4
East Burke 0-5, 1-6
West Caldwell 0-6, 0-8
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 5-0, 8-1
Burns 5-0, 7-2
East Gaston 3-2, 5-4
Thomas Jefferson 2-3, 4-3
Bessemer City 1-4, 2-7
Cherryville 1-4, 2-7
Highland Tech 0-4, 1-7
QUEEN CITY 3A/4A
Hough 5-0, 9-0
Chambers 4-1, 8-1
West Charlotte 2-3, 6-3
North Meck 3-2, 5-3
Mallard Creek 3-2, 4-3
West Meck 1-5, 4-6
Hopewell 0-5, 1-8
SOUTH MECK 4A
South Meck 3-1, 7-2
Kell 3-1, 6-2
Myers Park 3-1, 6-3
Olympic 2-2, 5-3
Berry Academy 1-3, 2-5
Harding 0-4, 2-7
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 5-0, 6-2
Catholic 5-1, 7-2
Providence 3-2, 5-4
Independence 3-2, 4-4
Rocky River 1-4, 2-7
East Meck 1-4, 1-8
Garinger 0-5, 0-8
OTHERS
Chase 3-1, 8-1
Clover 2-1, 3-4
Mtn Island Charter 5-1, 8-1
R-S Central 2-2, 2-5
Lk Norman Charter 0-0, 5-3
This week’s schedule:
(Monday)
Highland Tech at Thomas Jefferson
(Tuesday)
East Burke at Bandys
(Friday)
Ashbrook at Huss
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
North Gaston at South Point
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Bessemer City
East Gaston at Highland Tech
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Lake Norman Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Hickory at Statesville
St. Stephens at Foard
West Iredell at North Iredell
Bunker Hill at Bandys
East Burke at West Caldwell
Newton-Conover at Maiden
Hopewell at Hough
Mallard Creek at Chambers
North Meck at West Charlotte
Kell at Berry Academy
Olympic at Myers Park
South Meck at Harding
Butler at Independence
Garinger at Rocky River
Providence at East Meck
R-S Central at Chase
Clover, S.C. at Nation Ford
College football
Gardner-Webb delighted a homecoming crowd of 4,529 at Spangler Stadium on Saturday with a 28-17 win over Robert Morris that snapped their school-record nine-game Big South Conference losing streak.
Gardner-Webb led 21-0 after the first play of the second quarter and cruised to the victory.
Narii Gathier scored on a touchdown, Ty French on a fumble recovery in the end zone and T.J. Luther on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Bailey Fisher to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs to the commading lead.
Robert Morris (2-4, 1-3) scored just before halftime to make it 21-7 at the break before Gardner-Webb opened the second half with its final score on Fisher’s 26-yard TD pass to Justin Franklin.
GWU finished with 262 yards total offense led by Fisher’s 163 yards passing and two touchdowns and 24 yards rushing. French led the defense with nine tackles with four for losses and three quarterback sacks in addition to two fumble recoveries.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs closed the season with three road games out of their last four contests starting with next Sasturday’s 1 p.m. game at No. 11 Kennesaw State. Gardner-Webb’s last home game is Nov. 13 against Charleston Southern.
Here’s the Carolinas Division I results for this week:
(Wednesday)
Appalachian State 30, Coastal Carolina 27
(Thursday)
Florida Atlantic 38, Charlotte 9
(Saturday)
Wake Forest 70, Army 56
Davidson 49, Butler 35
Elon 24, New Hampshire 10
N.C. Central 28, Morgan State 17
San Diego 69, Presbyterian 28
Gardner-Webb 28, Robert Morris 17
East Tennessee State 17, Furman 13
Hampton 30, N.C. A&T 9
S.C. State 13, Delaware State 7
Western Carolina 45, The Citadel 17
North Alabama 45, Charleston Southern 22
Pittsburgh 27, Clemson 17
Houston 31, East Carolina 24 (OT)
Kennesaw State 30, Campbell 7
Mercer 45, Wofford 14
Texas A&M 44, South Carolina 14
Miami 31, N.C. State 30
Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule for this week:
(Saturday)
Wingate 48, Virginia Wise 21
Mars Hill 31, Catawba 14
Fayetteville State 40, St. Augustine’s 12
Shaw 20, J.C. Smith 14
Lenoir-Rhyne 45, Limestone 3
Winston-Salem State 21, Livingstone 0
Elizabeth City State 32, Chowan 28
Tusculum 41, Barton 17
UNC-Pembroke 21, Charleston, W.Va. 14
Newberry 34, Carson-Newman 3
West Georgia 34, North Greenville 12
Pro football
It doesn’t happen very often but the Carolina Panthers are playing on the same as the NBA Charlotte Hornets.
And Sunday’s games mark the first time Charlotte’s two pro teams are playing against the same market as the Panthers visit the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. at 1 p.m. and the Hornets visit the Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn.
Last year on Dec. 27, the Panthers won 20-13 at Washington and the Hornets won at home over the Nets 106-104 at home.
That sweep was only the sixth in 48 times the teams have played on the same day; The Panthers and Hornets have been swept 20 times and split the matchups 22 times.
This weekend’s matchup is the first of a record six times this season both teams could play on the same day.
The Panthers visit the Atlanta Falcons while the Hornets host the Portland Trail Blazers on Oct. 31, the Panthers host the New England Patriots while the Hornets visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 7, the Panthers visit the Arizona Cardinals while the Hornets host the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 14 and the Panthers visit the New Orleans Saints while the Hornets host the Phoenix Suns on Jan. 2.
Also, if the NFL schedules the Panthers game at the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 19, it would be on the same day as the Hornets visit the Phoenix Suns; The NFL has listed the Panthers-Bills game as being played on Dec. 18 or 19.
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 (W 123-112)
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
College men’s soccer
Belmont Abbey 1, Shaw 0 (2 OT): Former Gaston Christian standout Davis McBee scored in the second overtime period as the Crusaders (4-9-2) won on Senior Day. The Abbey closes its regular season on Wednesday at Southern Wesleyan.
High school volleyball
Here are conference-by-conference playoff results:
BIG SOUTH 3A
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 12 Crest d. No. 21 Forestview 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-11)
No. 20 South Point lost to No. 13 East Lincoln 0-3
No. 4 Kings Mountain d. No. 29 North Davidson 3-0 (25-5, 25-5, 25-8): The Mountaineers advanced behind Paige Bagwell (30 assists, 4 kills, 3 service points), Aaliyah Byers (17 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks, 7 service points), Meile Songaila (10 kills, 3 serve receptions, 2 blocks) and Caroline Barber (21 service points, 3 serve receptions, 5 digs).
(Tuesday’s second round)
No. 12 Crest at No. 5 Central Davidson
No. 13 East Lincoln at No. 4 Kings Mountain
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
2A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 23 Polk County d. No. 10 East Gaston 3-0
1A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 24 Cherryville at No. 9 Elkin, ppd., Monday
No. 8 Highland Tech d. No. 25 Corvian Community 3-0
(Tuesday’s second round)
Cherryville-Elkin winner at No. 8 Highland Tech
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
3A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 1 North Iredell d. No. 32 West Charlotte 3-0
No. 5 Central Davidson d. No. 28 St. Stephens 3-2
No. 10 Foard d. No. 23 Ledford 3-0
No. 13 East Lincoln d. No. 20 South Point 3-0
No. 14 Hickory d. No. 19 North Buncombe 3-0
(Tuesday’s second round)
No. 17 Pisgah at No. 1 North Iredell
No. 13 East Lincoln at No. 4 Kings Mountain
No. 14 Hickory at No. 3 West Rowan
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
2A state playoffs
(Saturday’s first round)
No. 1 East Surry d. No. 32 West Lincoln 3-0
No. 17 Bandys d. No. 16 R-S Central 3-1
No. 9 Maiden d. No. 24 Providence Grove 3-0
(Tuesday’s second round)
No. 17 Bandys at No. 1 East Surry
No. 25 Whitmore at No. 9 Maiden
Other NCHSAA playoff pairings
(Saturday’s first round)
1A- No. 13 Mount Airy d. No. 20 Mountain Island Charter 3-0
2A- No. 4 Lincoln Charter d. No. 29 Lexington 3-0
(Tuesday’s second round)
2A- No. 13 Randleman at No. 4 Lincoln Charter
NCISAA playoffs
(Saturday’s third round)
Gaston Day d. Fayetteville Freedom Christian Academy 3-0 (25-9, 25-7, 25-5): The Spartans improved to 28-9 behind Drew Brown (22 Kills, 11 digs), Anne Bradley Bing (36 Assists, 11 digs), Megan Brown (13 kills, 10 digs, 6 aces, 1 block), Emily Charles Bing (3 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces, 1 assist), McKynzie Mauney (2 blocks, 2 kills) and Camryn Massey (5 kills).
(Thursday’s semifinals)
Caldwell Academy at Gaston Day
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.