11-17-21 roundup: High school soccer and football, College football, Pro football and basketball, Middle school boys soccer, volleyball and wrestling
By Richard Walker
Shelby will meet Greene Central on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary for the 2021 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2A state championship.
The Golden Lions have previously advanced to the state finals three times – finishing as runner-up in 2008 and winning the 2009 and 2010 championships.
Shelby advanced to the final with Tuesday’s 1-0 Western final victory over Lincolnton.
Here’s Saturday’s complete state championship pairings for the title games that will all be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary:
1A
#1 Voyager Academy Vikings (17-1-3) vs. Christ the King Crusaders (21-1-0), 11 a.m.
2A
#2 Greene Central Rams (25-1-0) vs. #4 Shelby Golden Lions (22-1-2), 2:30 p.m.
3A
#21 Western Alamance Warriors (18-5-1) vs. #3 Hickory Red Tornadoes (22-3-1), 7 p.m.
4A
#1 New Hanover Wildcats (26-0-1) vs. #8 Hough Huskies (22-3-1), 6 p.m.
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets won their fourth straight game with a strong second half in a 97-87 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Terry Rozier (19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), Miles Bridges (17 points, 10 rebounds), Kelly Oubre (14 points), LaMelo Ball (11 points, 6 rebounds, career-high 14 assists) and Jalen McDaniels (11 points) led Charlotte (9-7).
Charlotte’s 21-2 surge to end the third quarter helped the Hornets take a 75-65 into the final quarter.
The Hornets will pursue their first five-game winning streak in 4 1-2 years in their next game on Friday at home against the Indiana Pacers.
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full regular season schedule (with results):
OCTOBER
Wed. 20 INDIANA (W 123-122)
Fri. 22 at Cleveland (W 123-112)
Sun. 24 at Brooklyn (W 111-95)
Mon. 25 BOSTON (L 129-140, OT)
Wed. 27 at Orlando (W 120-111)
Fri. 29 at Miami (L 99-114)
Sun. 31 PORTLAND (W 125-113)
NOVEMBER
Mon. 1 CLEVELAND (L 110-113)
Wed. 3 at Golden State (L 92-114)
Fri. 5 at Sacramento (L 110-140)
Sun. 7 at LA Clippers (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA 7:00
Sat. 20 at Atlanta 7:30
Mon. 22 at Washington 7:00
Wed. 24 at Orlando 7:00
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA 7:00
Sat. 27 at Houston 8:00
Mon. 29 at Chicago 8:00
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee 8:00
Sun. 5 at Atlanta 6:00
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA 7:00
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA 7:00
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Mon. 13 at Dallas 8:30
Wed. 15 at San Antonio 8:30
Fri. 17 at Portland 10:00
Sun. 19 at Phoenix 8:00
Mon. 20 at Utah 9:00
Thu. 23 at Denver 9:00
Mon. 27 HOUSTON 7:00
Wed. 29 at Indiana 7:00
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX 7:00
Mon. 3 at Washington 7:00
Wed. 5 DETROIT 7:00
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia 7:00
Fri. 14 ORLANDO 7:00
Mon. 17 at New York 1:00
Wed. 19 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00
Sun. 23 ATLANTA 7:00
Tue. 25 at Toronto 7:00
Wed. 26 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS 1:00
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston 7:30
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 5 MIAMI 7:00
Mon. 7 TORONTO 7:00
Wed. 9 CHICAGO 7:30
Fri. 11 at Detroit 7:00
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS 7:00
Tue. 15 at Minnesota 8:00
Thu. 17 MIAMI 7:00
Fri. 25 TORONTO 7:00
Sun. 27 DETROIT 7:00
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee 8:00
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland 7:00
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN 7:00
Wed. 9 BOSTON 7:00
Fri. 11 at New Orleans 8:00
Mon. 14 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Wed. 16 ATLANTA 7:00
Sat. 19 DALLAS 7:00
Mon. 21 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Wed. 23 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 25 UTAH 7:00
Sun. 27 at Brooklyn 7:30
Mon. 28 DENVER 7:00
Wed. 30 at New York 7:30
APRIL
Sat. 2 at Philadelphia 12:30
Tue. 5 at Miami 7:30
Thu. 7 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 8 at Chicago 8:00
Sun. 10 WASHINGTON TBD
High school football
Here are NCHSAA third round playoff pairings:
1A
(East)
#8 Perquimans (8-2) at #1 Tarboro (10-1)
#5 Rosewood (6-2) at #4 Northampton County (9-2)
#6 Pender (7-3) at #3 North Moore (10-1)
#7 Southside (11-1) at #2 Northside-Pinetown (10-1)
(West)
#9 Murphy (8-4) at #1 Eastern Randolph (10-0)
#12 North Rowan (8-3) at #4 Robbinsville (8-3)
#6 Thomasville (9-2) at #3 Mitchell (10-2)
#7 Starmount (8-4) at #2 Mount Airy (12-0)
2A
(East)
#8 Nash Central (7-5) at #1 Princeton (11-0)
#5 St. Pauls (10-0) at #4 Whiteville (11-0)
#11 Washington (10-2) at #3 Northeastern (11-0)
#10 Wallace-Rose Hill (10-2) at #2 East Duplin (11-1)
(West)
#24 East Gaston (8-4) at #1 Shelby (11-1)
#5 Hendersonville (10-1) at #4 Reidsville (11-0)
#6 Salisbury (11-0) at #3 Maiden (12-0)
#7 Monroe (8-1) at #2 East Surry (11-0)
3A
(East)
#8 Westover (10-1) at #1 Eastern Alamance (9-1)
#13 Jacksonville (9-2) at #5 Lee County (9-3)
#6 J.H. Rose (8-4) at #3 Seventy-First (12-0)
#23 Scotland County (7-4) at #2 Northern Nash (11-1)
(West)
#25 Forestview (7-5) at #16 South Point (9-3)
#5 North Davidson (8-3) at #4 Crest (9-2)
#11 Kings Mountain (10-2) at #3 Dudley (11-1)
#7 Hibriten (8-3) at #2 Statesville (11-0)
4A
(East)
#25 Knightdale (6-5) at #16 Leesville Road (9-2)
#20 Rolesville (7-5) at #12 Millbrook (11-1)
#6 Cardinal Gibbons (10-2) at #3 Cleveland (11-0)
#18 Panther Creek (9-3) at #7 Hoggard (11-1)
(West)
#25 Mallard Creek (6-4) at #1 Hough (12-0)
#13 East Forsyth (10-1) at #5 Glenn (9-2)
#27 Cuthbertson (6-6) at #3 Weddington (11-1)
#18 Porter Ridge (8-2) at #10 Julius Chambers (11-1)
Pro football
Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule wouldn’t declare Cam Newton his starting quarterback on Wednesday but he did say “it’s trending that way.”
After signing with the Panthers last week, most have expected Newton to start Sunday’s game against the Washington Football Team that is coached by Newton’s longtime Carolina head coach Ron Rivera.
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 (L 18-21)
Oct. 17 Minnesota (L 28-34, OT)
Oct. 24 at New York Giants (L 3-25)
Oct. 31 at Atlanta (W 19-13)
Nov. 7 New England (L 6-24)
Nov. 14 at Arizona (W 34-10)
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 schedule for this week:
(Thursday)
Louisville at Duke, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday)
Campbell at Robert Morris, noon
Charleston Southern at Georgia, noon
Wake Forest at Clemson, noon
Wofford at North Carolina, noon
Drake at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Furman at Samford, 1 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at N.C. A&T, 1 p.m.
Texas State at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at Chattanooga, 1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
Delaware State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m.
S.C. State at Norfolk State, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at St. Thomas, Minn., 2 p.m.
Rhode Island at Elon, 2 p.m.
Appalachian State at Troy, 3:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Navy, 3:30 p.m.
Marshall at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
Syracuse at N.C. State, 4 p.m.
Auburn at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule for this week:
(Saturday)
NCAA Division II playoffs – Lenoir-Rhyne at Bowie STate
NCAA Division II playoffs – Newberry at West Florida
Middle school boys soccer
Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 15 games:
Belmont 6-0
Cramerton 6-0
Grier 5-1
Stanley 5-2
Holbrook 4-2
Mount Holly 4-3
W.C. Friday 2-4
York Chester 2-5
Southwest 1-6
Bessemer City 0-6
Chavis 0-6
(Thursday’s games)
Belmont at Stanley
Bessemer City at Southwest
Chavis at Mount Holly
Holbrook at Cramerton
W.C. Friday at Grier
Middle school volleyball
Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 15 games:
Cramerton 6-0
Mount Holly 6-1
Stanley 6-1
Chavis 5-1
Belmont 4-2
Holbrook 3-3
York Chester 2-5
Grier 1-5
W.C. Friday 1-5
Southwest 1-6
Bessemer City 0-6
(Thursday’s games)
Belmont at Stanley
Bessemer City at Southwest
Chavis at Mount Holly
Holbrook at Cramerton
W.C. Friday at Grier
Middle school wrestling
Gaston County Conference wrestling standings through Nov. 16:
Cramerton 5-0
W.C. Friday 5-0
Belmont 5-1
York Chester 4-2
Holbrook 3-2
Grier 2-3
Mount Holly 3-3
Stanley 2-4
Chavis 1-4
Bessemer City 0-5
Southwest 0-6
(Tuesday’s matches)
Belmont 62, Chavis 38
Cramerton 60, York Chester 48
W.C. Friday 63, Stanley 36
Holbrook 72, Mount Holly 27
Grier 54, Southwest 45
(Friday’s matches)
Bessemer City at York Chester
Chavis at Stanley
Cramerton at Southwest
W.C. Friday at Mount Holly
Grier at Holbrook