11-16-22 roundup: Pro baseball, basketball and football, High school football, College football and basketball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker

After finishing with the best regular season record in the 2022 Atlantic League of Professional Baseball schedule, the Gastonia Honey Hunters have announced their 2023 schedule.

The Honey Hunters won both halves of the Southern Division races with records of 45-21 in the first half and 43-23 in the second half beofe losing three games to two in the Southern Division playoff series.

The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:

April
28 Frederick
29 Frederick
30 Frederick

May
2 at So. Maryland
3 at So. Maryland
we4 at So. Maryland
5 at Long Island
6 at Long Island
7 at Long Island
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 Frederick
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 Charleston, W.Va.
18 Charleston, W.Va.
19 at Lexington
20 at Lexington
21 at Lexington
23 at Frederick
24 at Frederick
25 at Frederick
26 Lancaster
27 Lancaster
28 Lancaster
29 Lancaster
30 High Point
31 High Point

June
1 High Point
2 Lexington
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
6 at Charleston, W.Va.
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland

July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island

August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick

September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

When Gaston College baseball coach Shohn Doty and his assistant coaches Jacob Rand and K.J. McAllister began building the Rhinos’ baseball program in the summer of 2021, a big part of their plan was to develop a program that would produce senior college players.

After Gaston College’s inaugural season produced a 41-9 overall record, a national ranking and a conference championship, seven of those players moved on to play at four-year schools.

On Monday, the Rhinos added six more four-year college players as shortstop Enrique Wood signed with North Carolina A&T, outfielder Wade Kelly and first baseman Preston Hall with Gardner-Webb, pitcher Nolan Straniero with Elon, pitcher Jaxson Mangum with Lenoir-Rhyne and pitcher J.D. Everett with UNC-Wilmington.

The official signings came during a ceremony at Gaston College’s Morris Library.

Wood, Kelly and Everett were members of last year’s team while Hall (College of Charleston), Straniero (Charlotte) and Mangum (Brunswick Community College) transferred in this fall.

Wood, from Charlotte, hit .244 with three home runs and 27 RBIs last season.

Kelly, from Massapequa, N.Y., hit .331 with four home runs, 37 RBIs and 35 stolen bases last season.

And Everett, from Hickory, had a 7-1 pitching record and 4.22 ERA in 13 appearances (12 starts) last season.

Gaston College will resume baseball practice in early January as their 2023 season-opener is Jan. 29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets lost for the ninth time in 10 games on Wednesday in a game they once led by 13 points and, even worse, All-Star guard LaMelo Ball left the game late in the fourth quarter with an injury.

The Hornets, who lost 125-113 to the Indiana Pacers, will have to wait to see the extent of Ball’s injury after he injured his left ankle with 1:34 left in the game. Ball had missed the first 13 games with a sprained left ankle suffered during a preseason game.

Ball had 26 points and six assists and had knocked down 10 of 17 shots (5 of 8 on 3-pointers) before departing. P.J. Washington had 24 points and Kelly Oubre 17 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, which led 62-49 with 3:04 left in the opening half.

Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(4-12 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 (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

(This weekend’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, cancelled
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.
-Saturday’s NCAA Division II playoffs
Wingate (9-2) at Virginia Union (9-1)
Fayetteville State (9-2) at Delta State (10-1)
Limestone (8-3) at West Florida (9-1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school football

This 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
(Friday’s championship game)
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Providence Day

Division 2
(Friday’s championship game)
Covenant Day at Asheville School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

(Men)
Catawba 85, Belmont Abbey 75: The visiting Crusaders fell to 0-3 on Wednesday. Wade Jackson had 17 points, K.J. Garrett 16 and Ryan Maslow 12 to lead the Abbey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school boys soccer

GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 16:

Cramerton 6-0
Belmont 6-1
Holbrook 5-1
Stanley 5-2
Mount Holly 4-2
Southwest 3-4
York Chester 2-4-1
Bessemer City 2-4
Chavis 1-4-1
Grier 0-6
W.C. Friday 0-6

(Wednesday’s games)
Belmont def. York Chester 5-0: Tyler Cunningham had two goals, Aidan McGinnis, Buxton Smith and Jenton Miller scored one each and Hunter Gerould, Danny Larck and Jacob Wallace combined for the shutout in goal.

Mount Holly def. Southwest 2-0

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School volleyball

GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 16:

Mount Holly 6-0
Stanley 6-1
Belmont 6-1
Chavis 5-1
Cramerton 5-1
W.C. Friday 2-4
Holbrook 2-4
Bessemer City 1-5
Southwest 1-6
York Chester 1-6
Grier 0-6

(Monday’s games)
Belmont def. Chavis 3-1
Cramerton def. York Chester 3-0
Stanley def. W.C. Friday 3-0
Southwest def. Grier 3-0
Mount Holly def. Holbrook 3-1

(Wednesday’s games)
Belmont def. York Chester 3-0: Emmy Hameed, Adeleigh Hutcheson, Carsyn Redmond, Kerry Gozur and Saundra Fann led Belmont.

Mount Holly def. Southwest 3-0

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School wrestling

GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 15:

Stanley 6-0
Belmont 5-1
Cramerton 4-1
W.C. Friday 4-1
Chavis 3-2
Grier 3-2
Mount Holly 2-3
York Chester 2-4
Holbrook 1-4
Bessemer City 0-6
Southwest 0-6

(Tuesday’s matches)
Belmont def. W.C. Friday 81-24
Cramerton def. Bessemer City 75-18
Mount Holly def. Southwest
Stanley def. Holbrook
Grier def. York Chester 60-48

(Friday’s matches
Chavis at Belmont, Cramerton at York Chester, W.C. Friday at Stanley, Grier at Southwest, Holbrook at Mount Holly