11-18-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school football and basketball, College football, basketball and baseball, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling
By Richard Walker
It was a nailbiting finish in three of the area’s four high school football playoff games on Friday night as Burns, Kings Mountain and South Point took dramatic victories.
Burns scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:30 to play in a 24-20 win over visiting Salisbury, Kings Mountain scored with 6.7 seconds left in a 22-19 win over visiting West Charlotte and South Point stopped Crest on fourth-and-goal at the 1 to preserve a 21-20 victory.
In the other game, East Lincoln rolled to a 28-7 victory over visiting Ledford.
The results set up a huge local matchup next week in a Western Class 3A semifinal as East Lincoln will play at Kings Mountain in a battle of unbeatens. The other matchups will have South Point hosting Eastern Guilford in the other Western 3A semifinal and Burns hosting Monroe in a Western 2A semifinal.
Here’s a closer look at each game:
Burns 24, Salisbury 20: Ryan Thompson’s 2-yard TD run with 1:30 left was the difference as the Bulldogs rallied from a 20-17 deficit. It was Thompson’s second touchdown of the game.
West Charlotte 22, West Charlotte 19: Kings Mountain scored two touchdowns in the final 6 1-2 minutes to rally from a 19-7 deficit to keep its unbeaten season alive. Lamont Littlejohn completed a 9-yard TD pass to Bryson Brown with 6:37 to play, then Littlejohn scored the game-winner on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 6.7 seconds left for the game-winner.
East Lincoln 28, Ledford 7: Four different players scored touchowns for the Mustangs, including three in the first quarter.
South Point 21, Crest 20: Cam Medlock scored two touchdowns and Patrick Blee one for the Red Raiders, who trailed 14-0 in the first quarter and stopped Crest on a fourth-and-goal play at the 1 in the final seconds to clinch the victory.
Friday’s NCHSAA third round results:
(1A East)
Tarboro 34, Riverside-Martin 14
Northampton County 32, West Columbus 14
Rosewood 28, Hobbton 14
North Moore 42, Perquimans County 26
(1A West)
Eastern Randolph 29, Robbinsville 26
Mount Airy 49, Hayesville 0
Draughn 19, Thomasville 14
Andrews 50, Murphy 23
(2A East)
Princeton 63, Cummings 55
Walllace-Rose Hill 28, Nash Central 7
Whiteville 25, Hertford County 24
East Duplin 28, Clinton 27
(2A West)
Reidsville 30, Chase 0
Maiden 37, Bunker Hill 14
Burns 24, Salisbury 20
Monroe 28, East Surry 23
(3A East)
Northern Nash 21, Southern Durham 14
Triton 37, Jacksonville 35
71st 40, North Brunswick 8
Terry Sanford 27, Eastern Alamance 17
(3A West)
Kings Mountain 22, West Charlotte 19
East Lincoln 28, Ledford 7
South Point 21, Crest 20
Eastern Guilford 35, West Henderson 17
(4A East)
Hillside 28, Pine Forest 7
Millbrook 35, Southern Alamance 7
Rolesville 42, Wake Forest 28
New Bern 38, Jordan 33
(4A West)
Grimsley 44, Independence 36
Hough 17, East Forsyth 7
Weddington 35, Northwest Guilford 14
A.C. Reynolds 21, Butler 17
Next week’s pairings:
(1A)
Northampton County at Tarboro
Rosewood at North Moore
Mount Airy at Eastern Randolph
Draughn at Andrews
(2A)
Wallace-Rose Hill at Princeton
Whiteville at East Duplin
Maiden at Reidsville
Monroe at Burns
(3A)
Triton at Northern Nash
Terry Sanford at 71st
East Lincoln at Kings Mountain
Eastern Guilford at South Point
(4A)
Millbrook at Hillside
Rolesville at New Bern
Hough at Grimsley
A.C. Reynolds at Weddington
N.C. Independent School Athletic Association playoffs
Division 1
(Friday’s championship game)
Charlotte Providence Day 55, Charlotte Christian 13
Division 2
(Friday’s championship game)
Asheville School 46, Covenant Day 10
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets hard luck season continued in a 132-122 double overtime loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
It was the 10th Charlotte loss in the last 11 games.
Kelly Oubre (34 points), P.J. Washington (28 points, 10 rebounds), Terry Rozier (28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Nick Richards (13 points, 15 rebounds) and Gordon Hayward (13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists) led Charlotte.
Here is the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(4-13 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 (L 122-132, 2 OT)
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 baseball
Cherryville High’s Landon Hahn officially signed a baseball scholarship to attend Belmont Abbey College on Friday. Hahn also is a Cherryville American Legion Post 100 standout.
High school basketball
(Boys)
Gaston Day 91, Hickory Christian 65: Evan Montanari had 22 points, Callum Richard 15, Colin Fayed 14, Chase Owens 14 and Kurt Hunter 14 for Gaston Day.
(Girls)
Piedmont Community Charter 57, Bradford Prep 42: Grace East had 35 points and Hailey Moore 13 for Piedmont Community Charter.
Lincoln Charter 63, Piedmont Community Charter 29 (Thursday): Grace East had 10 points for Piedmont Community Charter.
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)
(Next weekend’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:)
-Friday
N.C. State at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
-Saturday
South Carolina at Clemson, noon
Coastal Carolina at James Madison, noon
East Carolina at Temple, 1 p.m.
Wake Forest at Duke, 3:30 p.m.
Appaalchian State at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
-Saturday’s FCS playoffs
TBD determined on Nov. 20
-Saturday’s NCAA Division II playoffs
TBD by Nov. 19 results
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)
Charlotte 68, Tulsa 65: The 49ers improved to 4-0 and advanced to the finals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Wofford 60, Gardner-Webb 58: A late shot wouldn’t fall for the Runnin’ Bulldogs as they fell to 0-4 in the first day of the Battle of the Carolinas.
Davidson 69, South Carolina 60: The Wildcats (4-1) bounced back after Thursday’s loss to advance to Sunday’s fifth-place game against Old Dominion.
Queens 81, Green Bay 65: The Royals improved to 3-1 in the semifinals of the Jamaica Classic.
Middle school boys soccer
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 17:
Cramerton 7-0
Belmont 6-1
Holbrook 6-1
Stanley 6-2
Mount Holly 5-2
Southwest 3-5
York Chester 2-4-1
Bessemer City 2-5
Chavis 2-5-1
Grier 0-7
W.C. Friday 0-7
(Thursday’s games)
Holbrook def. Grier 5-4
Mount Holly def. W.C. Friday 9-0
Cramerton def. Southwest 8-0
Stanley def. Chavis 3-1
York Chester def. Bessemer City 2-1
(Nov. 21 games)
Grier at W.C. Friday, Holbrook at Cramerton, Mount Holly at Chavis, Southwest at Bessemer City, Stanley at Belmont
Middle School volleyball
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 17:
Mount Holly 7-0
Stanley 7-1
Belmont 6-1
Cramerton 6-1
Chavis 5-2
Holbrook 3-4
Bessemer City 2-5
W.C. Friday 2-5
Southwest 1-7
York Chester 1-7
Grier 0-7
(Thursday’s games)
Holbrook def. Grier 3-0
Mount Holly def. W.C. Friday 3-0
Cramerton def. Southwest 3-0
Stanley def. Chavis 3-0
Bessemer City def. York Chester 3-0
(Nov. 21 games)
Grier at W.C. Friday, Holbrook at Cramerton, Mount Holly at Chavis, Southwest at Bessemer City, Stanley at Belmont
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Kings Mountain won twice this week, beating East Lincoln 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-18) on Tuesday and beating Lincolnton 3-0 (25-20, 25-7, 25-9).
Leading the Patriots were Campbell Benton (25 kills, 3 aces, 5 service points), Jillian Patton (27 assists, 3 kills, 12 aces, 28 service points, 20 digs), Avaclaire Moss (24 assists, 3 kills, 5 aces, 19 service points), Avery Cruise (11 aces, 30 service points, 33 digs, 6 kills), Jaylee Woodward (13 kills), Ava Broome (7 aces, 19 service points, 26 digs, 4 kills) and Alana Laughridge (9 kills, 5 service points, 5 digs, 1 ace).
Middle School wrestling
GASTON COUNTY CONFERENCE
Standings through Nov. 18:
Stanley 6-0
Belmont 6-1
Cramerton 5-1
W.C. Friday 4-1
Grier 4-2
Chavis 3-3
Holbrook 2-4
Mount Holly 2-4
York Chester 2-5
Bessemer City 0-6
Southwest 0-7
(Thursday’s match)
Belmont def. Chavis 54-46
(Friday’s matches)
Cramerton def. York Chester 72-24
W.C. Friday at Stanley, ppd., Monday
Grier def. Southwest 45-42
Holbrook def. Mount Holly 60-35: Winners for Holbrook were Tucker Motes, Elijah Christenbury, Curtis Strickland, Jaycob Perez, Rylan Barber, Khalib Huggins, David Proulx, Kennedy Harris, Brandon Olvera Medina and Zack Byers.
(Monday’s match)
W.C. Friday at Stanley
(Nov. 22 matches)
Holbrook at Grier, Mount Holly at W.C. Friday, Southwest at Cramerton, Stanley at Chavis, York Chester at Bessemer City
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
West Lincoln is off to a 5-0 start to its season. The Chiefs have recorded the following victories:
Nov. 1 def. Burns 87-15
Nov. 3 def. East Lincoln 88-15
Nov. 10 def. Kings Mountain 74-30
Nov. 15 def. Lincolnton 57-42
Nov. 17 def. North Lincoln 66-33