11-12-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football and soccer, College football, basketball and cross country
By Richard Walker
Gardner-Webb is one win away from the school’s first ever Football Championship Series (FCS) playoff berth after a 42-35 win at Campbell on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (5-5, 4-0) will host North Carolina A&T (7-3, 4-0) for the Big South Conference championship next Saturday at noon and an automatic FCS playoff berth.
In Saturday’s win, Gardner-Webb opened up a big lead and held on for a win that gives the school the 2022 N.C. Pork East/West BBQ Bowl.
Quarterback Bailey Fisher completed 30 of 38 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 48 more yards and another score for a 583-yard offense that racked up 33 first downs. Narii Gaither added 100 yards rushing on 19 carries and T.J. Luther caught eight passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
After Campbell closed within 42-35 with 6:43 to play, GWU forced a fourth down Campbell incomplete pass with 1:43 to play and Fisher’s 13-yard run on the Bulldogs’ possession clinched the victory.
Gardner-Webb has won four of its last five games – and the lone loss was 21-20 on Oct. 15 at current No. 19-ranked FBS team Liberty.
(This weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Friday
Cincinnati 27, East Carolina 25
-Saturday
Duke 24, Virginia Tech 7
North Carolina A&T 20, Charleston Southern 10
Western Carolina 20, East Tennessee State 17
Elon 38, Hampton 24
Howard 28, South Carolina State 14
Gardner-Webb 42, Campbell 35
Wofford 34, VMI 16
North Carolina Central 48, Norfolk State 14
The Citadel 66, Virginia Lynchburg 0
Furman 23, Mercer 13
Clemson 31, Louisville 16
Boston College 21, N.C. State 20
Marshall 28, Appalachian State 21
Middle Tennessee 24, Charlotte 14
Florida 38, South Carolina 6
San Diego 31, Davidson 14
North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
Coastal Carolina 26, Southern Miss 23
(Next weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Saturday
Tennessee at South Carolina, TBA
Miami, Fla. at Clemson, TBA
Houston at East Carolina, TBA
Duke at Pittsburgh, noon
Wofford at Furman, noon
The Citadel at VMI, noon
North Carolina A&T at Gardner-Webb, noon
Chattanooga at Western Carolina, 1 p.m.
Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Stetson, 1 p.m.
Norfolk State at South Carolina State, 1:30 p.m.
Campbell at Delaware State, 2 p.m.
Old Dominion at Appalachian State, 2:30 p.m.
North Carolina Central at Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Louisville, 3:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina, 5:30 p.m.
Syracuse at Wake Forest, 8 p.m.
Pro basketball
Even the return of LaMelo Ball couldn’t immediately turn around the Charlotte Hornets’ fortunes on Saturday in their second game in Miami in three days.
The Hornets lost 132-115 as Ball made his regular season debut after missing 12 games with a left ankle injury. Ball started on Saturday and had 15 points, six rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes.
Charlotte was led by Terry Rozier (22 points, 6 assists) and Kelly Oubre (20 points, 8 rebounds).
Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(3-11 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 (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
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 weekend’s complete NCHSAA playoff results:
(1A East)
Tarboro 48, Southeast Halifax 0
Riverside-Martin 44, North Edgecombe 14
West Columbus 42, Washington County 30
Northampton County 28, Northside-Pinetown 20
Rosewood 42, Warren County 0
Hobbton 42, Southside 34
Perquimans 48, East Columbus 14
North Moore 13, Pender 12
(1A West)
Eastern Randolph 28, Mountain Heritage 12
Robbinsville 39, Cherokee 12
Hayesville 14, Christ the King 13
Mount Airy 57, North Rowan 7
Thomasville 21, Swain County 0
Draughn 35, Mitchell 10
Murphy 38, East Wilkes 34
Andrews 35, Mountain Island Charter 0
(2A East)
Princeton 71, Heide Trask 34
Cummings 42, Midway 7
Wallace-Rose Hill 35, Northeastern 31
Nash Central 36, Greene Central 28
Whiteville 42, John A. Holmes 35
Hertford County 44, West Craven 43
Clinton 26, South Granville 0
East Duplin 31, James Kenan 17
(2A West)
Reidsville 51, Providence Grove 25
Chase 35, Jay M. Robinson 14
Maiden 46, Mount Pleasant 13
Bunker Hill 41, Community School of Davidson 40
Burns 42, Shelby 0
Salisbury 48, Pine Lake Prep 13
Monroe 55, Lincolnton 7
East Surry 21, Hendersonville 16
(3A East)
Northern Nash 27, Southern Nash 12
Southern Durham 27, Vance County 7
Triton 35, Hunt 16
Jacksonville 49, Havelock 42
Seventy-First 28, J.H. Rose 20
North Brunswick 53, Lee County 34
Terry Sanford 58, Scotland 55
Eastern Alamance 27, Williams 24
(3A West)
Kings Mountain 42, Smoky Mountain 0
West Charlotte 56, Hibriten 7
Ledford 42, Northwest Cabarrus 27
East Lincoln 35, Tuscola 7
Crest 42, Oak Grove 15
South Point 74, Dudley 41
Eastern Guilford 62, Erwin 42
West Henderson 56, West Rowan 42
(4A East)
Hillside 46, Apex 43
Pine Forest 16, Holly Springs 10
Millbrook 42, Cardinal Gibbons 30
Southern Alamance 38, New Hanover 32
Wake Forest 45, Leesville Road 21
Rolesville 28, Cleveland 21
Jordan 32, Pinecrest 28
New Bern 21, Hoggard 0
(4A West)
Grimsley 42, Charlotte Catholic 30
Independence 55, Olympic 6
Hough 16, Mallard Creek 6
East Forsyth 42, Mount Tabor 0
Northwest Guilford 33, Watauga 27
Weddington 30, Cox Mill 0
A.C. Reynolds 17, Chambers 16
Butler 41, Mooresville 21
Next week’s third round pairings:
(1A East)
Riverside-Martin at Tarboro
West Columbus at Northampton County
Hobbton at Rosewood
Perquimans County at North Moore
(1A West)
Robbinsville at Eastern Randolph
Hayesville at Mount Airy
Draughn at Thomasville
Murphy at Andrews
(2A East)
Cummings at Princeton
Wallace-Rose Hill at Nash Central
Hertford County at Whiteville
Clinton at East Duplin
(2A West)
Chase at Reidsville
Bunker Hill at Maiden
Salisbury at Burns
Monroe at East Surry
(3A East)
Southern Durham at Northern Nash
Triton at Jacksonville
North Brunswick at 71st
Terry Sanford at Eastern Alamance
(3A West)
West Charlotte at Kings Mountain
Ledford at East Lincoln
Crest at South Point
Eastern Guilford at West Henderson
(4A East)
Pine Forest at Hillside
Southern Alamance at Millbrook
Rolesville at Wake Forest
Jordan at New Bern
(4A West)
Independence at Grimsley
Hough at East Forsyth
Northwest Guilford at Weddington
Butler at A.C. Reynolds
N.C. Independent School Athletic Association playoffs
Division 1
(Nov. 4 first round results)
Charlotte Providence Day 56, Charlotte Country Day 7
Asheville Christ School 36, Charlotte Latin 35
Rabun Gap 45, Cannon/Concord Academy 14
(This weeek’s semifinals)
Charlotte Providence Day 51, Asheville Christ School 14
Charlotte Christian 33, Rabun Gap 31
(Next week’s championship game)
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Providence Day
Division 2
(Nov. 4 first round results)
High Point Christian 19, Hickory Grove Christian 7
Trinity Christian 50, Harrells Christian 0
(This week’s semifinals)
Asheville School 47, High Point Christian 3
Covenant Day 21, Trinity Christian 18
(Next week’s championship game)
Covenant Day at Asheville School
College basketball
(Men)
Mars Hill 81, Belmont Abbey 76: Wade Jackson scored 18 points and Mason Taylor 17 for the Crusaders, who fell to 0-2.
College cross country
Former Highland Tech standout Victoria Perez made history for Gaston College as the school’s first national individual competitor in Saturday’s National Junior College Athletic Association championships.
Perez finished 134th out of 183 women’s Division I runners with a time of 23 minutes, 20.8 seconds at the Apalachee Regional Park course in Tallahassee, Fla. Perez, who finished third in the Region 10 championships on Oct. 29, was the highest-finisher among Region 10 runners who competed in the NJCAA championships.
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 (L 34-37, OT)
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati (L 21-42)
Week 10, Nov. 10, Atlanta (W 25-15)
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
High school boys soccer
Here are Thursday’s fourth round results:
(Class 2A)
No. 17 Lincoln Charter at No. 5 Newton-Conover – LC 3-1
(Class 3A)
No. 4 East Lincoln at No. 1 Asheboro – A 1-0
Here is next Tuesday’s Western final pairing:
(Class 2A)
No. 17 Lincoln Charter at No. 10 Owen