10-3-21 roundup: Pro football and baseball, College football, High school football and boys soccer, Middle school football, softball and golf
By Richard Walker
A strong start and fast finish wasn’t enough for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at AT&T Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.
And the Cowboys used a streak of 20 straight points to take a 36-28 victory and knock Carolina from the unbeaten ranks in the NFL.
The Panthers (3-1) were seeking their third 4-0 start in team history and took a 14-13 first half lead behind Sam Darnold’s fourth and fifth touchdowns runs of the season.
The Cowboys (3-1) scored the next 20 points take control of the game and were able to survive two second-half Darnold touchdown passes to D.J. Moore that pulled the Panthers within 36-28 with 4:31 to play.
But Dallas picked up two first downs and was able to kill the rest of the game clock to seal the victory.
Moore finished with eight catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns. He now has 34 catches (on 39 targets) for 398 yards and three touchdowns in four games this season.
Carolina, which fell to 2-9 all-time in games following Thursday Night Football, also saw its kicker miss another field goal.
That storyline has been troubling for the Panthers and coach Matt Rhule since the preseason when former Panthers kicker Joey Slye made one of two extra points and five of eight field goals before being released.
The team acquired Ryan Santoso for the final preseason game where he made all three of his extra points and both of his field goal tries. But after Santoso went one of two on extra points and two of two on field goals in the regular season opener, he was released and team signed Zane Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is not nine of 10 on extra points and three of five on field goals after missing a 54-yarder in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys.
Dallas is now 10-5 all-time against the Panthers and snapped a two-game Carolina winning streak in the rivalry.
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, 1 p.m.
Oct. 17 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
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
College football
Here’s the Carolinas Division I results from Saturday:
(Saturday)
Illinois 24, Charlotte 14
North Carolina 38, Duke 7
Wake Forest 37, Louisville 34
Appalachian State 45, Georgia State 16
Davidson 35, Stetson 28
Monmouth 54, Gardner-Webb 17
N.C. A&T 41, Robert Morris 14
Coastal Carolina 59, ULM 6
Chattanooga 45, Western Carolina 17
Elon 20, Richmond 7
The Citadel 35, VMI 24
South Carolina 23, Troy 14
East Carolina 52, Tulane 29
East Tennessee State 27, Wofford 21
N.C. State 34, Louisiana Tech 27
Campbell 48, North Alabama 31
Clemson 19, Boston College 13
Here’s the Carolinas Division II results from Saturday:
(Saturday)
Limestone at Catawba, cancelled
Mars Hill 28, Newberry 22 (OT)
Shaw 27, Virginia Union 7
Frostburg State 51, UNC Pembroke 21
Barton 31, Carson-Newman 17
Bowie State 44, J.C. Smith 7
Virginia-Wise 35, Lenoir-Rhyne 28
Erskine 59, Virginia Lynchburg 13
Elizabeth City State 19, Livingstone 13
Mississippi College 42, North Greenville 21
Wingate 43, Tusculum 35
Chowan 73, Winston-Salem State 7
Virginia State 33, St. Augustine’s 9
Fayetteville State 46, Lincoln, Pa. 9
Here’s the Carolinas Division I schedule this week:
(Thursday)
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State, 6:30 p.m.
(Friday)
Charlotte at Florida International, 7 p.m.
(Saturday)
Wake Forest at Syracuse, TBA
Elon at Maine, noon
South Carolina at Tennessee, noon
Georgia Tech at Duke, 12:30 p.m.
Furman at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Florida State at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Mercer at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
The Citadel at East Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Central Florida, 6 p.m.
Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule this week:
(Saturday)
Newberry at Virginia Wise, noon
Wheeling at UNC Pembroke, noon
Carson-Newman at Catawba, 1 p.m.
Fayetteville at Shaw, 1 p.m.
Tusculum at Lenoir-Rhyne, 1 p.m.
Wingate at Limestone, 1 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Johnson C. Smith, 1 p.m.
Bowie State at Chowan, 1 p.m.
Barton at Mars Hill, 1:30 p.m.
St. Augustine’s at Livingstone, 1:30 p.m.
Erskine at Savannah State, 6 p.m.
Elizabeth City State at Virginia Union, 7 p.m.
West Florida at North Greenville, 7 p.m.
High school football
Here are standings through Oct. 2 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 4-0, 4-1
Kings Mountain 3-0, 5-1
South Point 2-1, 4-2
Forestview 2-1, 3-3
Cramer 1-2, 3-3
Ashbrook 1-2, 1-3
Huss 0-3, 0-4
North Gaston 0-4, 0-7
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Statesville 3-0, 5-0
North Lincoln 2-1, 4-2
Hickory 2-1, 3-3
North Iredell 2-1, 2-3
East Lincoln 1-2, 4-2
West Iredell 1-2, 1-3
St. Stephens 1-2, 1-4
Foard 0-3, 0-5
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bunker Hill 3-0, 6-0
Maiden 3-0, 6-0
Newton-Conover 2-1, 2-3
Lincolnton 2-1, 2-4
West Lincoln 1-2, 4-2
East Burke 0-2, 1-3
Bandys 0-2, 2-2
West Caldwell 0-3, 0-5
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 3-0, 5-1
Burns 2-0, 4-2
East Gaston 2-0, 4-2
Thomas Jefferson 1-2, 3-2
Bessemer City 1-2, 2-5
Cherryville 0-2, 1-5
Highland Tech 0-3, 0-6
SOUTH MECK 4A
Myers Park 2-0, 5-2
South Meck 1-0, 5-1
Olympic 1-0, 4-1
Berry Academy 1-2, 2-3
Kell 0-1, 3-2
Harding 0-2, 2-5
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Catholic 3-0, 5-1
Butler 3-0, 4-2
Independence 1-1, 2-3
Rocky River 1-1, 2-4
East Meck 1-2, 1-6
Providence 0-2, 1-4
Garinger 0-3, 0-6
QUEEN CITY 3A/4A
Hough 3-0, 6-0
West Charlotte 2-1, 5-1
Mallard Creek 2-1, 3-2
Chambers 1-1, 5-1
North Meck 1-1, 3-2
Hopewell 0-2, 1-5
West Meck 0-3, 3-4
OTHERS
Chase 0-1, 5-1
Clover 0-0, 1-3
Mtn Island Charter 1-1, 4-1
R-S Central 2-1, 2-3
This week’s games Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln county games:
(Tuesday)
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday)
Ashbrook at Cramer
Crest at Shelby
Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
Foard at East Lincoln
St. Stephens at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Caldwell
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Cherryville at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
This week’s other area games:
(Monday)
Providence at Mooresville
(Friday)
North Iredell at Hickory
West Iredell at Statesville
Bandys at Maiden
Bunker Hill at East Burke
Hopewell at Chambers
West Charlotte at Hough
West Meck at North Meck
Berry Academy at Olympic
Harding at Myers Park
South Meck at Kell
Butler at Rocky River
Catholic at Garinger
Independence at Providence
Fort Mill, S.C. at Clover, S.C.
Brevard at Chase
Patton at R-S Central
High school boys soccer
Here are the standings through Sept. 30 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Cramer 6-0, 12-2
Forestview 5-1, 8-3-1
Ashbrook 4-2, 6-3
South Point 4-2, 8-5
Huss 2-4, 5-4
North Gaston 2-4, 4-6-1
Kings Mountain 1-5, 2-8
Crest 0-6, 0-10
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 6-0, 11-1-1
Highland Tech 4-1, 6-3
Burns 3-3, 6-3-1
Thomas Jefferson 3-3, 3-5
East Gaston 3-3, 4-10
Bessemer City 1-4, 2-7
Cherryville 0-6, 1-8-1
OTHERS
Gaston Christian 2-2, 4-6
Gaston Day 5-0, 11-2
East Lincoln 4-1-1, 6-4-1
North Lincoln 1-4, 5-7
Lincolnton 6-0, 8-0-1
West Lincoln 0-6, 2-11
Lincoln Charter 1-2, 5-6-1
Mtn Island Charter 0-4, 3-7
Piedmont CC 5-1, 7-2
This week’s schedule:
(Monday)
Ashbrook at Huss
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
North Gaston at South Point
Concord Academy at Gaston Christian
East Lincoln at North Iredell
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Christ the King at Mountain Island Charter
(Tuesday)
Bessemer City at Burns
Highland Tech at Cherryville
Shelby at East Gaston
Lincolnton at East Lincoln
Piedmont Community Charter at Bradford Prep
(Wednesday)
Ashbrook at Crest
Huss at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
South Point at Cramer
Gaston Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
Gaston Day at Asheville Christian
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Bandys
Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep
(Thursday)
Cherryville at Bandys
East Gaston at Burns
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Shelby
Carolina International at Piedmont Community Charter
(Friday)
Christ the King at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Gray Stone Day
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 29 with division record listed first followed by overall record:
(Division I)
Southwest 3-0, 5-0
Holbrook 2-1, 4-1
Grier 2-1, 4-1
Cramerton 1-2, 3-2
Mount Holly 0-4, 0-5-1
(Division II)
York Chester 4-0, 4-1-1
Belmont 4-0, 4-2
Bessemer City 2-2, 2-4
W.C. Friday 1-3, 2-4
Stanley 1-3, 1-4
Chavis 0-4, 0-5
Wednesday’s games
Cramerton at Holbrook
Southwest at Grier
York Chester at Belmont
W.C. Friday at Bessemer City
Chavis at Stanley
Tri-County Conference standings through Sept. 30 with division record listed first followed by overall record:
(East)
East Lincoln 3-0, 4-0
Kings Mountain 2-1, 2-2
North Lincoln 2-1, 3-1
Burns 1-2, 1-2
Lincolnton 0-2, 1-2
West Lincoln 0-2, 0-3
(West)
Shelby 2-0, 4-0
Crest 2-0, 2-1
East Rutherford 1-0, 1-1
Thomas Jefferson 1-2, 1-3
R-S Central 1-1, 2-1
Chase 0-3, 0-4
Monday’s game
Crest at East Rutherford
Wednesday’s games
R-S Central at East Rutherford
Shelby at Chase
Crest at Thomas Jefferson
North Lincoln at Burns
Kings Mountain at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at East Lincoln
Middle school softball
Final regular season standings:
Cramerton 9-0 (10-0 overall)
Chavis 8-1
Mount Holly 6-3
Stanley 6-3
Belmont 5-4
Holbrook 5-4
W.C. Friday 3-6
Bessemer City 2-7 (2-8 overall)
Grier 1-8
Southwest 0-9
(Playoffs)
Monday’s games
Semifinals
No. 4 Mount Holly at No. 1 Cramerton
No. 3 Stanley at No. 2 Chavis
Wednesday’s game
Championship at higher seeded team
Middle school golf
Cramerton is the four-time defending champion as the Gaston County Conference middle school championship will be held at Cherryville Country Club after the coronavirus pandemic cancelled the 2020 event.
Pro baseball
The Gastonia Honey Hunters were swept in a doubleheader on Sunday by York, losing a pair of one-run heartbreakers by 17-16 and 10-9.
Gastonia (50-64) begins a season-ending six-game homestand on Tuesday against Lexington.