11-13-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football and soccer, College football, basketball and cross country
By Richard Walker
North Carolina clinched its spot in the upcoming ACC championship game on Saturday night one week after Clemson wrapped up its spot.
In the final year of divisional play, each team enters the final two weeks of the regular season with unbeaten league records; North Carolina is 6-0 in the ACC’s Coastal Division and 9-1 overall and Clemson is 7-0 in the ACC’s Atlantic Division and 9-1 overall.
Here’s a list of all-time ACC football champions:
Clemson (20) – 1956 (4-0-1), 1958 (5-1), 1959 (6-1), 1965-co (5-2), 1966 (6-1), 1967 (6-0), 1978 (6-0), 1981 (6-0), 1982 (6-0), 1986 (5-1-1), 1987 6-1), 1988 (6-1), 1991 (6-0-1), 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Florida State (15) – 1992 (8-0), 1993 (8-0), 1994 (8-0), 1995-co (7-1), 1996 (8-0), 1997 (8-0), 1998-co (7-1), 1999 (8-0), 2000 (8-0), 2002 (7-1), 2003 (7-1), 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
Maryland (9) – 1953-co (3-0), 1955-co (4-0), 1974 (6-0), 1975 (5-0), 1976 (5-0), 1983 (5-0), 1984 (5-0), 1985 (6-0), 2001 (7-1)
N.C. State (7) – 1957 (5-0-1), 1963-co (6-1), 1964 (5-2), 1965-co (5-2), 1968 (6-1), 1973 (6-0), 1979 (5-1)
Duke (7) – 1953-co (4-0), 1954 (4-0), 1955-co (4-0), 1960 (5-1), 1961 (5-1), 1962 (6-0), 1989-co (6-1)
North Carolina (5) – 1963-co (6-1), 1971 (6-0), 1972 (6-0), 1977 (5-0-1), 1980 (6-0)
Virginia Tech (4) – 2004 (7-1), 2007, 2008, 2010
Georgia Tech (3) – 1990-co (6-0-1), 1998-co (7-1), 2009 (title later vacated to NCAA rules violations)
Virginia (2) – 1989-co (6-1), 1995-co (7-1)
Wake Forest (2) – 1970 (5-1), 2006
South Carolina (1) – 1969 (6-0)
Pittsburgh (1) – 2021
Boston College (0)
Louisville (0)
Miami (0)
Syracuse (0)
Since the ACC began divisional play, here’s a list of the league’s divisional champions:
Clemson (9) – 2009 (6-2), 2011 (6-2), 2012-co (7-1), 2015 (8-0), 2016-co (7-1), 2017 (7-1), 2018 (8-0), 2019 (8-0), 2022
Florida State (7) – 2005-co (5-3), 2008-co (5-3), 2010 (6-2), 2010 (6-2), 2012-co (7-1), 2013 (8-0), 2014 (8-0)
Virginia Tech (7) – 2005 (7-1), 2007 (7-1), 2008-co (5-3), 2010 (8-0), 2010 (8-0), 2011 (7-1), 2016 (6-2)
Georgia Tech (5) – 2006 (7-1), 2008-co (5-3), 2009 (7-1, title later vacated due to NCAA rules violations), 2012-tri (5-3), 2013 (6-2)
Boston College (3) – 2005-co (5-3), 2007 (6-2), 2008-co (5-3)
North Carolina (3) – 2012-tri (5-3, ineligible for game due to NCAA sanctions), 2015 (8-0), 2022
Miami (2) – 2012-tri (5-3, ineligible for game due to self-imposed sanctions), 2017 (7-1)
Pittsburgh (2) – 2018 (6-2), 2021 (7-1)
Wake Forest (2) – 2006 (6-2), 2021 (7-1)
Duke (1) – 2013 (6-2)
Louisville (1) – 2016-co (7-1)
Virginia (1) – 2019 (6-2)
Maryland (0)
N.C. State (0)
Syracuse (0)
NOTE-1: North Carolina would’ve participated in 2012 championship game as champion of Coastal Division, but due to probation was ineligible to claim championship or participate in title game.
NOTE-2: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there was no divisional play in 2020, with the top teams of a nine-game schedule – 2020-only league member Notre Dame 9-0 and Clemson 8-1 – advancing to play in the championship game.
Here are ACC championship game records:
Clemson 7-1
Florida State 4-1
Virginia Tech 3-3
Pittsburgh 1-1
Wake Forest 1-1
Georgia Tech 1-3
Boston College 0-2
Duke 0-1
Miami 0-1
North Carolina 0-1
Notre Dame 0-1
Virginia 0-1
Louisville 0-0
Maryland 0-0
N.C. State 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
(This weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas results:)
-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 week’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Saturday
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.
Houston at East Carolina, 2 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.
Miami, Fla. at Clemson, 3:30 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.
Tennessee at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Wake Forest, 8 p.m.
Pro basketball
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)
Davidson 75, VMI 71: Five Wildcats scored in double figures as Davidson (3-0) edged past the visiting Keydets.
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 Tuesday’s Western final pairing:
(Class 2A)
No. 17 Lincoln Charter at No. 10 Owen
Middle School boys soccer
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 10:
Cramerton 5-0
Belmont 4-1
Holbrook 4-1
Mount Holly 3-1
Stanley 4-2
York Chester 2-2-1
Southwest 2-3
Bessemer City 2-4
Chavis 1-3-1
Grier 0-5
W.C. Friday 0-5
(Monday’s games)
Chavis at Belmont, Cramerton at York Chester, W.C. Friday at Stanley, Grier at Southwest, Holbrook at Mount Holly
Middle School volleyball
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 10:
Chavis 5-0
Mount Holly 4-0
Stanley 5-1
Belmont 4-1
Cramerton 4-1
W.C. Friday 2-3
Holbrook 2-3
York Chester 1-4
Bessemer City 1-5
Grier 0-5
Southwest 0-5
(Monday’s games)
Chavis at Belmont, Cramerton at York Chester, W.C. Friday at Stanley, Grier at Southwest, Holbrook at Mount Holly
Middle School wrestling
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 9:
Stanley 4-0
W.C. Friday 3-0
Belmont 3-1
Chavis 3-1
Cramerton 3-1
Grier 1-2
Holbrook 1-2
Mount Holly 1-2
York Chester 1-3
Bessemer City 0-4
Southwest 0-4
(Thursday’s matches)
W.C. Friday at Chavis
Grier def. Bessemer City
Belmont 78, Holbrook 24
York Chester def. Mount Holly 60-30
Stanley 96, Southwest 12
(Nov. 15 matches)
Belmont at W.C. Friday, Bessemer City at Cramerton, Southwest at Mount Holly, Stanley at Holbrook, York Chester at Grier