10-25-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football, girls tennis, volleyball, boys soccer and girls golf, College football, Middle school football, boys soccer and volleyball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker

Former high school teammates will be on opposite sides of a nationally-televised ACC game on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN when N.C. State hosts Virginia Tech.

For N.C. State (5-2, 1-2), Jaylon Scott (Shelby 2019 graduate) has 15 tackles in seven games.

And for Virginia Tech (2-5, 1-3), Dax Hollifield (Shelby 2018) has a team-high 52 tackles including 4 1-2 for losses with two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble in seven starts at linebacker and Jack Hollifield (Shelby 2021) has played in seven games on the offensive line.

Also for N.C. State, Travali Price (North Lincoln 2021) has seven tackles in seven games, former East Lincoln standout Jalen Frazier has one pass interception in three games and Zo Wallace (Huss 2020) is on the Wolfpack roster.

Other area standouts also are having big college football seasons entering the weekend. Here’s a few:

Charlotte (1-7, 0-4): Prince Bemah (Huss 2019) had a career-high 14 tackles last Saturday and has 43 tackles including three for losses with one forced fumble in eight games.

Davidson (6-2, 4-1): Daniel Carter (North Lincoln 2021) has a team-high 45 tackles including three for losses with one pass interception and Mari Adams (Crest 2022) rushed for 101 yards and one touchdown in 13 carries in five games.

Duke (5-3, 2-2): Tony Davis (Huss 2019) has a career-high four tackles last Saturday and has seven tackles in eight games.

East Carolina (5-3, 3-2): Aapri Washington (Mountain Island Charter 2017) had 14 tackles including 1 1-2 for losses in eight games and Devon King (South Point 2020) nine tackles in eight games.

North Carolina A&T (4-3, 2-0): Zachary Leslie (Burns 2016) has 17 catches for 258 yards and two touchdowns, Devin Harrell (Huss 2017) has 14 tackles including five for losses in six games and Kendrick Leslie (Burns 2020) has played in one game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school volleyball

Here are Oct. 22 first round playoff results:
(Class 1A)
No. 6 Murphy def. No. 27 Cherryville 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-22)
No. 4 Highland Tech def. No. 29 Millenium Charter 3-0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-9)
No. 3 Bishop McGuinness def. No. 30 Thomas Jefferson 3-1 (25-7, 25-9, 22-25, 25-11)
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter def. No. 31 Bradford Prep 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 30-28)
No. 8 Piedmont Community Charter def. No. 25 Avery County 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-21)
(Class 2A)
No. 23 North Stanly def. No. 10 East Gaston 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-8)
No. 19 Community School of Davidson def. No. 14 Lincoln Charter 3-1 (19-25, 25-13, 25-15, 25-14)
(Class 3A)
No. 4 North Henderson def. No. 29 Cramer 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-9)
No. 12 Forestview def. No. 21 Crest 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-22)
No. 3 Kings Mountain def. No. 30 North Davidson 3-0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-9)
No. 11 West Henderson def. No. 22 South Point 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-14)
No. 14 East Lincoln def. No. 19 St. Stephens 3-0
No. 27 North Lincoln def. No. 6 Rockingham County 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-14)

Here are Tuesday’s second round results:
(Class 1A)
No. 9 Draughn def. No. 8 Piedmont Community Charter 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20)

No. 4 Highland Tech def. No. 13 Robbinsville 3-2 (24-26, 14-25, 25-17, 25-14, 15-11)

No. 2 Mountain Island Charter def. No. 16 Cherokee 3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 12-25, 25-22)

(Class 3A)
No. 12 Forestview def. No. 5 Ashe County 3-1 (25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23)

No. 3 Kings Mountain def. No. 14 East Lincoln 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-10): Meile Songaila (13 kills, 8 serve receptions, 20 digs, 2 service points), Myracle Davis (17 kills, 2 blocks), Paige Bagwell (12 assists, 7 kills, 4 digs), Camden Pasour (25 assists, 21 service points, 2 kills, 2 serve receptions, 12 digs) and Caroline Barber (21 serve receptions, 8 service points, 3 assists, 14 digs) led Kings Mountain.

No. 11 West Henderson def. No. 27 North Lincoln 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-10)

Here are Thursday’s third round pairings:
(Class 1A)
No. 4 Highland Tech hosts No. 5 Uwharrie Charter
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 26 South Stokes

(Class 3A)
No. 12 Forestview at No. 4 North Henderson
No. 3 Kings Mountain hosts No. 11 West Henderson

 

 

 

 

 

High school girls golf

4A Championship: Myers Park’s Elizabeth Rudisill set an all-time scoring record at the Pinehurst No. 6 with a 10-under 134 after shooting 67s in both rounds of a state championship.

The previous record of 136 was set by East Henderson’s Blair Lamb in 2003.

Myers Park entered the day with a four-shot lead on second place Pinecrest in the team standings, but the Patriots top three combined for a stellar 14-over total in the final round to nip the Mustangs by two shots in the final team standings after Myers Park’s top three posted a combined round of 20-over on the last day.

3A Championship: Eastern Alamance’s Emily Mathews wins won her third straight individual title with a 66 to give her a two-day total of 139 at Longleaf Golf & Family Club.

Wilson Fike outlasted South Central for the team title, as the Golden Demons’ top three scorers on each day combined for an 89-over mark to defeat South Central’s best three scores by 13 strokes.

2A/1A Championship: Newton-Conover won its second straight team title as the Red Devils pulled away from Pine Lake Prep with an 84-over combined score over the two-day tournament at Foxfire Resort’s Red Fox Course.

Caroline Johnson from Pine Lake Prep won the individual title with a 4-over par two-day total.

 

 

 

 

 

High school girls tennis

DUAL TEAM PLAYOFFS:

Oct. 19 first round results:
(Class 1A)
No. 4 Highland Tech (10-3) hosts No. 13 Piedmont Community Charter (3-7) – HT 6-0
(Class 2A)
No. 8 Shelby (11-2) hosts Wheatmore (12-7) – Shelby 8-1
No. 7 West Lincoln (15-2) hosts Mount Pleasant (9-6) – WL 8-0
No. 2 Lincoln Charter (11-0) hosts Southwestern Randolph (10-5) – LC 5-2
(Class 3A)
No. 1 Kings Mountain (8-0) hosts West Henderson (10-4) – WH 6-3
No. 5 North Lincoln (14-1) hosts Hickory (9-2) – NL 5-1
No. 11 East Lincoln (12-2) at W-S Atkins (11-2) – EL 5-3
No. 15 Forestview (8-2) at Franklin (14-0) – Franklin 5-1

Oct. 25 second round pairings:
(Class 1A)
No. 4 Highland Tech (11-3) hosts No. 12 Elkin (7-8)
(Class 2A)
No. 8 Shelby (12-2) at No. 1 Salisbury (16-0)
No. 7 West Lincoln (16-2) at No. 2 Lincoln Charter (12-0)
(Class 3A)
No. 5 North Lincoln (15-1) at No. 4 Lake Norman Charter (18-1)
No. 11 East Lincoln (13-2) at No. 3 Montgomery Central (16-0) – EL 7-2

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school football

TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE

(Playoffs)
Oct. 19 – No. 2 West (R-S Central) at No. 1 East (Kings Mountain) – R-S Central 20-0
Oct. 24 – No. 2 East (East Lincoln) at No. 1 West (Shelby) – Shelby 27-12

Oct. 26 – Championship game: R-S Central vs. Shelby, 4:30 p.m. at Shelby High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School boys soccer

(Monday’s results)
Belmont at Cramerton, moved to Nov. 8
Bessemer City def. Chavis 4-1
Holbrook def. Southwest 3-0
Stanley def. Grier (4-1 on penalty kicks)
York Chester def. W.C. Friday 6-0

(Thursday’s games)

Bessemer City at Belmont, Chavis at York Chester, Cramerton at Stanley, W.C. Friday at Southwest, Grier at Mount Holly

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School volleyball

(Monday’s results)
Belmont at Cramerton, moved to Nov. 8
Chavis def. Bessemer City 3-0
Holbrook def. Southwest 3-0
Stanley def. Grier 3-0
W.C. Friday def. York Chester 3-0

(Thursday’s games)
Bessemer City at Belmont, Chavis at York Chester, Cramerton at Stanley, W.C. Friday at Southwest, Grier at Mount Holly

 

 

 

 

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 (W 21-3)
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Week 10, Nov. 10, Atlanta, 8:15 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

Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(2-1 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York
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.

 

 

 

 

 

High school football

(This week’s Cleveland/Gaston/Lincoln games:)
Bessemer City at Cherryville
Cramer at Forestview
Highland Tech at East Gaston
Huss at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Crest
Mountain Island Charter at Lake Norman Charter
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Shelby at Burns
South Point at North Gaston
West Lincoln at Lincolnton

(This week’s other area games:)
Foard at St. Stephens
Statesville at Hickory
North Iredell at West Iredell
Bunker Hill at Bandys
West Caldwell at East Burke
Maiden at Newton-Conover
Chambers at Mallard Creek
Hough at Hopewell
West Charlotte at North Meck
Berry Academy at Kell
Harding at South Meck
Olympic at Myers Park
Charlotte Catholic at Palisades
Butler at Independence
East Meck at Providence
Rocky River at Garinger
Chase at R-S Central
Rock Hill, S.C. at Clover, S.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

(This weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Thursday
Virginia Tech at N.C. State, 7:30 p.m.
-Friday
East Carolina at BYU, 8 p.m.
-Saturday
South Carolina State at Morgan State, noon
Presbyterian at Marist, noon
Charleston Southern at Kennesaw State, 1 p.m.
Campbell at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
East Tennesee State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Bryant at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Rice, 2 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Delaware State, 2 p.m.
Chattanooga at Furman, 2 p.m.
Samford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Wake Forest at Louisville, 3:30 p.m.
Robert Morris at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Delaware at Elon, 3:30 p.m.
Missouri at South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at North Carolina, 8 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 (Kyle Larson-3)
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship