11-5-21 roundup: High school football, boys soccer and tennis, College football and basketball, Pro football and basketball, Middle school boys soccer, volleyball and wrestling

By Richard Walker

Nine of the 15 teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties won their opening round N.C. High School Athletic Association football state playoff games on Friday night, including four of the five Big South 3A Conference teams and all four Cleveland County teams.

And they’ll move on to a second round that features two huge regular season rematches.

In Class 3A next Friday, Crest will host West Rowan, Kings Mountain will play at West Charlotte, South Point will play at Pisgah, Forestview will play at Parkwood and East Lincoln will play at Statesville.

In Class 2A, Shelby will host Polk County, Burns will play at Hendersonville, East Gaston will host Forest Hills and West Lincoln will visit Maiden.

The East Lincoln-Statesville, West Lincoln-Maiden matchups feature rematches of regular season games won by Statesville and Maiden, respectively.

The Big South 3A Conference went 4-1 in the first round, with Crest, Kings Mountain, South Point and Forestview all taking victories. And Crest, Kings Mountain, Burns and Shelby won their Friday home playoff games.

Here are all of Friday’s N.C. playoff results:

1A
(East)
#1 Tarboro (9-1), BYE
#16 Southeast Halifax (5-6) 34, #17 Weldon (3-5) 6
#8 Perquimans (7-2) 51, #25 Northwest Halifax (2-7) 8
#9 Riverside-Martin (6-3) 48, #24 Chatham Central (1-8) 0
#5 Rosewood (5-2), BYE
#12 North Edgecombe (6-5) 62, #21 East Columbus (3-6) 38
#20 Warren County (4-6) 32, #13 Pamlico County (3-7) 22
#4 Northampton County (8-2), BYE
#3 North Moore (9-1), BYE
#14 Gates County (4-4) 34, #19 North Duplin (3-7) 0
#6 Pender (6-3) def. #27 Lejeune (0-10); Cancelled – No Contest (COVID)
#11 West Columbus (5-5) 43, #22 Bertie (1-7) 0
#7 Southside (10-1) 48, #26 South Creek (0-11) 0
#10 KIPP Pride (6-3) 44, #23 Jones Senior (2-8) 22
#15 Hobbton (5-6) 56, #18 Lakewood (4-7) 21
#2 Northside-Pinetown (9-1), BYE
(West)
#1 Eastern Randolph (9-0), BYE
#16 Draughn (6-5) 56, #17 Elkin (3-7) 9
#8 Mountain Heritage (8-2) 51, #25 Albemarle (2-8) 0
#9 Murphy (7-4) 58, #24 Alleghany (2-8) 20
#5 Thomas Jefferson (7-3) 39, #28 Avery County (1-10) 7
#12 North Rowan (7-3) 62, #21 Bessemer City (2-9) 0
#13 Cherokee (6-4) 36, #20 Cherryville (3-8) 15
#4 Robbinsville (7-3) 66, #29 Winston-Salem Prep (1-9) 14
#3 Mitchell (9-2) 49, #30 South Davidson (1-9) 10
#14 Swain County (5-5) 40, #19 Hayesville (3-8) 13
#6 Thomasville (8-2) 62, #27 Highland Tech (0-10) 0
#11 South Stokes (6-4) 28, #22 Christ the King (3-8) 16
#7 Starmount (7-4) 65, #26 South Stanly (2-8) 8
#10 Andrews (7-3) 34, #23 Bishop McGuinness (2-8) 6
#15 East Wilkes (4-6) vs. #18 North Stokes (4-6)
#2 Mount Airy (11-0) 75, #31 Union Academy (0-11) 0

2A
(East)
#1 Princeton (10-0) 56, #32 Bunn (3-8) 20
#17 Kinston (8-3) 27, #16 Eastern Wayne (8-3) 21
#8 Nash Central (6-5) 29, #25 Southwest Onslow (2-8) 28
#9 South Granville (5-6) 44, #24 Midway (6-5) 21
#5 St. Pauls (9-0) 56, #28 Goldsboro (4-7) 0
#12 Roanoke Rapids (7-4) 34, #21 Bartlett Yancey (6-4) 14
#13 James Kenan (6-3) 41, #20 East Bladen (4-7) 34
#4 Whiteville (10-0) 56, #29 Camden County (4-7) 0
#3 Northeastern (10-0) 52, #30 East Carteret (4-6) 8
#14 John A. Holmes (8-2) 28, #19 North Pitt (7-4) 22
#6 Cummings (9-1-1) 36, #27 Greene Central (4-7) 28
#11 Washington (10-0) 63, #22 South Columbus (3-5) 36
#7 West Craven (6-3) 54, #26 North Lenoir (4-6) 6
#10 Wallace-Rose Hill (9-2) 71, #23 SouthWest Edgecombe (3-7) 36
#15 Clinton (8-2) 48, #18 Hertford County (7-4) 44
#2 East Duplin (10-1) 63, #31 West Bladen (3-6) 0
(West)
#1 Shelby (10-1) 55, #32 Owen (4-7) 3
#17 Polk County (7-3) 29, #16 Southwestern Randolph (8-3) 14
#25 Forest Hills (7-4) 27, #8 Providence Grove (8-3) 26
#24 East Gaston (7-4) 57, #9 Community School of Davidson (8-3) 39
#5 Hendersonville (9-1) 42, #28 West Stanly (3-6) 0
#12 Burns (8-3) 56, #21 McMichael (7-4) 14
#13 Chase (10-1) 47, #20 Pine Lake Prep (6-4) 8
#4 Reidsville (10-0) 49, #29 Randleman (4-7) 7
#3 Maiden (11-0) 37, #30 Mount Pleasant (6-5) 7
#14 West Lincoln (9-2) 41, #19 Surry Central (6-5) 7
#6 Salisbury (10-0) 49, #27 North Forsyth (5-6) 6
#11 Bunker Hill (10-1) 21, #22 East Davidson (6-5) 7
#7 Monroe (7-1) 57, #26 Lincolnton (4-7) 13
#10 J.M. Robinson (10-1) 33, #23 West Stokes (5-5) 14
#15 Forbush (7-3) vs. #18 North Surry (5-4); ppd., Sat. @ 7 p.m.
#2 East Surry (10-0) 30, #31 Newton-Conover (3-7) 6

3A
(East)
#1 Eastern Alamance (8-1) 56, #32 East Wake (3-8) 12
#16 Havelock (7-3) 33, #17 Rocky Mount (5-6) 28
#8 Westover (9-1) 46, #25 Vance County (7-3) 8
#9 North Brunswick (7-4) 47, #24 South Brunswick (6-5) 30
#5 Lee County (8-3) 59, #28 West Johnston (5-6) 15
#12 Southern Nash (9-1) 49, #21 White Oak (8-3) 9
#13 Jacksonville (8-2) 22, #20 Western Alamance (4-6-1) 8
#4 Hunt (9-2) 28, #29 Franklinton (4-7) 14
#3 Seventy-First (11-0) 28, #30 West Brunswick (3-7) 6
#19 Williams (7-4) 48, #14 Fike (7-3) 24
#6 J.H. Rose (7-4) 45, #27 Croatan (4-7) 24
#22 Terry Sanford (7-3) 64, #11 Currituck County (5-6) 40
#7 West Carteret (8-2) 24, #26 Cape Fear (6-4) 7
#23 Scotland County (6-4) 35, #10 Southern Durham (6-5) 13
#15 Smithfield-Selma (8-3) 54, #18 South Johnston (8-3) 14
#2 Northern Nash (10-1) 24, #31 Northwood (4-6) 17
(West)
#1 Pisgah (10-1) 29, #32 Southern Guilford (4-7) 20
#16 South Point (8-3) 41, #17 Eastern Guilford (7-3) 31
#25 Forestview (6-5) 36, #8 Erwin (6-5) 19
#9 Parkwood (6-2) 42, #24 Rockingham County (5-5) 19
#5 North Davidson (7-3) 59, #28 West Henderson (3-8) 14
#21 Hickory (7-4) 37, #12 Smoky Mountain (7-3) 34
#20 West Rowan (7-3) 34, #13 North Lincoln (8-3) 28
#4 Crest (8-2) 28, #29 Jesse Carson (4-6) 7
#3 Dudley (10-1) 60, #30 North Henderson (4-7) 0
#14 Ledford (8-3) 28, #19 Central Davidson (7-3) 21
#6 West Charlotte (7-3) 34, #27 Stuart Cramer (5-6) 10
#11 Kings Mountain (9-2) 21, #22 Franklin (6-5) 17
#7 Hibriten (7-3) 14, #26 Freedom (5-5) 13
#10 Concord (7-3) 34, #23 Tuscola (6-5) 14
#18 East Lincoln (8-3) 22, #15 Oak Grove (7-3) 14
#2 Statesville (10-0) 49, #31 Enka (4-7) 0

4A
(East)
#1 Richmond County (10-1) 52, #32 Jack Britt (4-6) 14
#16 Leesville Road (8-2) 27, #17 Holly Springs (7-4) 13
#25 Knightdale (5-5) 27, #8 Middle Creek (8-3) 14
#9 Pine Forest (10-1) 28, #24 Jordan (4-5) 21
#5 Hillside (8-2) 45, #28 D.H. Conley (4-7) 38
#12 Millbrook (10-1) 49, #21 Garner (4-5) 14
#20 Rolesville (6-5) 56, #13 Pinecrest (8-3) 32
#4 New Bern (10-1) 56, #29 Wakefield (4-7) 49
#3 Cleveland (10-0) 56, #30 Chapel Hill (7-4) 14
#19 Laney (9-2) 17, #14 Fuquay-Varina (7-4) 7
#6 Cardinal Gibbons (9-2) 49, #27 New Hanover (5-6) 10
#11 Heritage (10-1) 34, #22 Clayton (5-6) 12
#7 Hoggard (10-1) 35, #26 Corinth Holders (4-6) 0
#10 South View (9-2) 31, #23 Sanderson (5-4) 24
#18 Panther Creek (8-3) 49, #15 Southern Alamance (8-3) 36
#2 Wake Forest (8-3) 47, #31 Hoke County (4-7) 0
(West)
#1 Hough (11-0) 52, #32 Page (4-7) 3
#16 South Mecklenburg (9-2) 27, #17 West Forsyth (5-5) 21
#25 Mallard Creek (5-4) 29, #8 Butler (7-3) 8
#9 Asheville (9-2) 61, #24 Davie (6-5) 28
#5 Glenn (8-2) 7, #28 Providence (6-5) 3
#12 Myers Park (8-3) 44, #21 Mooresville (6-5) 26
#13 East Forsyth (9-1) 49, #21 Southeast Guilford (7-4) 0
#4 Ardrey Kell (8-2) 62, #29 Northwest Guilford (5-6) 7
#3 Weddington (10-1) 35, #30 North Mecklenburg (5-5) 6
#14 Marvin Ridge (8-2) 20, #19 Charlotte Catholic (7-3) 19
#27 Cuthbertson (5-6) 42, #6 Watauga (8-3) 31
#22 Lake Norman (8-3) 28, #11 Northern Guilford (9-2) 21
#7 Hickory Ridge (9-2) 31, #26 A.C. Reynolds (7-4) 7
#10 Julius Chambers (10-1) 73, #23 South Caldwell (7-3) 20
#18 Porter Ridge (7-2) 27, #15 Reagan (7-4) 21
#2 Grimsley (11-0) 44, #31 Cox Mill (5-6) 8

 

 

 

High school boys soccer

Nov. 1 opening round schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:

(3A)
Cramer 2, Freedom 0
Forestview 1, High Point Central 0
St. Stephens 3, South Point 2
North Iredell 3, Ashbrook 2 (2OT)
East Lincoln 5, Smoky Mountain 1
North Lincoln 2, Asheboro 1

(2A)
Shelby 2, Burns 0
Hendersonville 9, East Gaston 0
Lincolnton 2, Wilkes Central 0
Lincoln Charter 4, Robinson 3

(1A)
Highland Tech 10, Sugar Creek 1
N.C. Leadership Academy 2, Cherryville 1 (OT)
Mount Airy 9, Bessemer City 0
W-S Carver 4, Mountain Island Charter 2
Piedmont Community Charter 3, Bishop McGuinness 2

Nov. 3 second round schedule:
(3A)
North Lincoln 3, North Iredell 2 (OT)

Nov. 4 second round schedule:
(3A)
East Lincoln 2, Hibriten 1
North Henderson 5, Forestview 1
Cramer 4, Foard 2

(2A)
Shelby 5, Newton-Conover 1
Lincoln Charter 6, Owen 4
Lincolnton 6, Forest Hills 0

(1A)
Mount Airy 7, Piedmont Community Charter 1
Highland Tech 2, Cornerstone Charter 1

 

Nov. 8 third round schedule:
(3A)
No. 24 Enka at No. 16 East Lincoln
No. 29 North Lincoln at No. 5 Concord
No. 7 Central Academy at No. 2 Cramer

(2A)
No. 5 North Forsyth at No. 4 Shelby
No. 23 Lincoln Charter at No. 2 Lincolnton

(1A)
No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 Gray Stone Day

 

 

 

High school girls tennis

Here are pairings for Saturday’s state finals at Burlington Tennis Center:

(1A)
#5 Chatham Charter (14-7) vs #1 Mount Airy (21-0), 9:30 a.m.

(2A)
#13 Research Triangle (14-4) vs #2 Hendersonville (17-0), 12:30 p.m.

(3A)
#5 Cape Fear (16-1) vs #1 Forestview (15-0), 9:30 a.m.

(4A)
#1 Chapel Hill (21-0) vs #1 Marvin Ridge (22-0), 12:30 p.m.

 

 

 

College basketball

Gaston College won its first basketball game in 50 years in a 79-72 victory at Charlotte’s Johnson and Wales University.

The Rhinos, who will host Erskine College on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Gastonia’s Piedmont Community Charter, outscored the host Wildcats 20-12 in the final 10:49 of the contest.

Gaston College’s victory was its first since the college’s 85-65 victory over Lenoir Community College in the third-place game of the old N.C. Community College Conference on Feb. 26, 1972 at Kinston’s old Grainger High School. Gaston College decided to restart its athletic program last summer.

“I’m really proud of this team,” Rhinos head coach David “Dickey” Nutt said. “We haven’t had a lot of time together since we just started. We grew up tonight because it was a full house for them. So this is a really quality win for us.”

 

 

 

 

College football

Here’s the Carolinas Division I schedule for this week:

(Saturday)
Wake Forest at North Carolina, noon
Pittsburgh at Duke, noon
N.C. A&T at Charleston Southern, 1 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Hampton, 1 p.m.
St. Thomas (Minn.) at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Howard at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m.
Chattanooga at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at Arkansas State, 2 p.m.
Villanova at Elon, 2 p.m.
Norfolk State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Furman at Western Carolina, 2 p.m.
Temple at East Carolina, 3 p.m.
The Citadel at Samford, 3 p.m.
Rice at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
Campbell at James Madison, 3:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Florida State, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
Florida at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.

Here’s the Carolinas Division II schedule for this week:

(Saturday)
Notre Dame, Ohio at UNC Pembroke, noon
Livingstone at J.C. Smith, 1 p.m.
Shaw at Saint Augustine’s, 1 p.m.
Lincoln, Pa. at Chowan, 1 p.m.
Elizabeth City State at Bowie State, 1 p.m.
Virginia Wise at Catawba, 1 p.m.
Wingate at Newberry, 1 p.m.
Tusculum at Mars Hill, 1 p.m.
Limestone at Carson-Newman, 1 p.m.
Erskine at Shorter, 1 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Fayetteville State, 2 p.m.
North Greenville at Valdosta, 3 p.m.
Lenoir-Rhyne at Barton, 4 p.m.

 

 

 

Pro football

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said quarterback Sam Darnold (concussion/shoulder) is questionable to play in Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.

Rhule also said he was optimistic running back Christian McCaffrey and Darnold would be active for the game – and that Darnold could be activated at quarterback P.J. Walker’s backup.

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, 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
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

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets lost their third straight game and fourth time in five games in a 140-110 blowout loss at the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento roared ahead 41-22 after the first quarter in which the Hornets briefly held the lead and never got within striking distance.

Charlotte fell to 0-2 on the current five-game road trip despite getting 25 points from Gordon Hayward and 24 points and 13 assists from LaMelo Ball.

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 9:00
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers 10:30
Wed. 10 at Memphis 8:00
Fri. 12 NEW YORK 7:00
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON 7:00
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school boys soccer

Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 4 games:

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

(Thursday’s games)
Belmont 4, Holbrook 0
Grier 3, Bessemer City 2
Mount Holly 5, York Chester 2
Stanley 4, Southwest 1

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

 

Middle school volleyball

Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 4 games:

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

(Thursday’s games)
Holbrook 3, Belmont 0: Layla Love, Alyssa Carson, Candice Moore, Ellia Barajas, Alysa Couick, Breauna Whitener and Autumn Early led Holbrook.
Grier 3, Bessemer City 1
Mount Holly 3, York Chester 0
Stanley 3, Southwest 0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-7)

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

 

Middle school wrestling

Gaston County Conference wrestling standings through Nov. 5:

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

(Friday’s matches)
Southwest at Belmont, no report

Mount Holly at Bessemer City, no report

Holbrook 66, Chavis 48: Holbrook’s winners were Maveric Monteith, Rylan Barber, Tucker Motes, Elijah Christenbury, Mikey Bradbury, Louis Scott,
Keola Ondayog, David Proulx, Nakaya Hale, Gavin Robinson, Anthony Taylor and Keegan Davis.

Cramerton 74, Grier 24

Stanley at York Chester, no report