11-8-23 roundup: Pro football, basketball and soccer, College football and hockey, High school football and soccer, Middle school soccer, volleyball and wrestling
By Richard Walker
When Lincolnton Shelby renew their football series in Friday’s 2nd round of the Class 2A playoffs, it’ll resume a matchup loaded with history.
Not only was the 1st meeting between the schools in 1921 the 1st football game in Lincolnton, but their 1962 meeting that ended in a scoreless tie helped usher in the overtime rules that have been a part of N.C. high school football since the 1970s.
Shelby routed Lincolnton 68-0 in the historic 1921 meeting that was played on Nov. 4, 1921 and holds a 47-16-4 all time series lead in a matchup that was played annually from 1941 to 1973 and 1997 to 2012 when they were conference rivals.
Friday’s matchup also is the 6th postseason meeting (Shelby leads 4-1).
But the 1962 scoreless tie led to a historical shift in the way governing bodies dealt with ties.
It’s because that result – in the 3rd week of the 1962 season – ended up as the lone league blemish in both team’s schedule in that year’s Southwestern Conference of the old Western N.C. Activities Association.
The rules of that era led to infrequent ties and a postseason coaches’ vote should teams share the league title back in the era when only 1 league team advanced to postseason play.
In 1962, it led to hard feelings for Shelby when Lincolnton was voted by the other 6 league coaches to represent the Southwestern Conference; Lincolnton would lose 19-18 to Wilkes Central in a game played at old Lenoir High School.
Neither of the school’s legendary coaches – Lincolnton’s Von Ray Harris and Shelby’s Gerald Allen – were pleased with the process.
Said Harris to a Shelby Star reporter before the vote was cast: “Not fair as far as the other coaches are concerned. It is obvious how I will vote and how coach Allen will vote. But pity the poor people who will have to make a choice.
“We will have to find some way to do away with such situtions as we are in now.”
Allen’s comment appears to have an eye of what the future would become.
“I don’t believe there will ever be a satisfactory solution until we are allowed to play off ties,” Allen told The Shelby Star.
The very next year the rule was changed – at least in the old WNCHSAA.
That’s when every regular season tie was ended with what was called a “penetration playoff” that’s used today with each team getting possession at the 10 yard line with 4 downs to score.
However, from 1963 to 1976 when the WNCHSAA folded, those “overtime results” were rarely used for anything more than brief bragging rights. It’s because they only came into play if the teams who tied were deadlocked in the league standings at season’s end.
That would happen 3 times in the Southwestern Conference in the coming years.
The following year, Shelby and Kings Mountain tied at 7 in a midseason matchup pitting teams that would both eventually finish 9-0-1 overall. Shelby won the tiebreaker 6-3 that would give them the league’s postseason playoff berth at year’s end.
In 1965, East Rutherford and Lincolnton tied at 6 before East Rutherford won 6-0 in the tiebreaker to take the league’s lone playoff berth.
Finally, in 1973, Shelby and Crest tied at 14 before Crest won 7-6 in the tiebreaker that would give the Chargers their first-ever state playoff berth as the No. 2 league postseason team.
Elsewhere in the state, the established N.C. High School Athletic Association that continues to govern high school athletics either repeated tiebreaking games, coaches’ votes or statistics to break ties when necessary.
Postseason games that ended in tie scores were determined by yardage until the NCHSAA adopted the current overtime rules in 1975.
The 2023 N.C. High School Athletic Association playoff results/pairings:
(Class 4A)
-Nov. 3 1st round
Weddington 42, Providence 7
Chambers 45, Northwest Guilford 20
T.C. Roberson 42, Reagan 21
Charlotte Catholic 42, Myers Park 24
Hough 51, Asheville 0
Porter Ridge 41, Cuthbertson 0
Sun Valley 44, Cox Mill 18
Grimsley 54, North Mecklenburg 0
Mooresville 24, A.L. Brown 18 (OT)
Mount Tabor 48, Davie County 26
Butler 49, Alexander Central 7
West Forsyth 32, Kell 15
East Forsyth 42, Page 6
Independence 35, Lake Norman 0
Mallard Creek 41, Marvin Ridge 7
Watauga 54, Hickory Ridge 34
Rolesville 62, Purnell Swett 0
Wake Forest 42, Garner 19
Fuquay-Varina 17, Jack Britt 9
Ashley 35, Pine Forest 19
Cardinal Gibbons 40, Overhills 0
Millbrook 28, Heritage 21
Clayton 55, South View 20
Pinecrest 45, South Garner 31
Hoggard 52, Chapel Hill 0
Jordan 42, Holly Springs 21
Apex Friendship 27, Southeast Raleigh 6
Laney 27, Middle Creek 13
New Hanover 23, Hillside 6
New Bern 51, Apex 35
Leesville Road 27, Richmond County 0
Cleveland 57, Gray’s Creek 13
-Nov. 10 2nd round
Chambers (8-3) at Weddington (9-2)
Charlotte Catholic (8-3) at T.C. Roberson (9-2)
Porter Ridge (9-2) at Hough (10-1)
Sun Valley (8-3) at Grimsley (11-0)
Davie County (8-3) at Mooresville (11-0)
West Forsyth (8-3) at Butler (10-1)
Independence (8-3) at East Forsyth (10-1)
Mallard Creek (7-4) at Watauga (11-0)
Garner (7-4) at Rolesville (10-1)
Fuquay-Varina (5-6) at Ashley (7-4)
Millbrook (9-2) at Cardinal Gibbons (9-2)
Clayton (9-2) at Pinecrest (11-0)
Jordan (8-3) at Hoggard (10-1)
Laney (9-2) at Apex Friendship (9-2)
New Bern (5-6) at New Hanover (6-5)
Leesville Road (9-2) at Cleveland (11-0)
(Class 3A)
-Nov. 3 1st round
Crest 53, Parkwood 0
Statesville 28, South Point 27
West Charlotte 21, Northeast Guilford 0
Hibriten 41, Tuscola 40
Concord Robinson 42, North Davidson 0
Northwest Cabarrus 52, West Rowan 21
Central Davidson 30, Eastern Guilford 27
Dudley 63, West Iredell 14
West Henderson 61, Clyde Erwin 15
East Lincoln 49, Ledford 13
Oak Grove 34, Ashbrook 0
Pisgah 35, North Henderson 17
A.C. Reynolds 45, North Gaston 0
Kings Mountain 37, Smoky Mountain 7
North Lincoln 50, Rockingham County 7
Hickory 51, Huss 32
Havelock 62, Dixon 0
Cape Fear 33, Western Alamance 12
Greenville Rose 21, White Oak 19
North Brunswick 28, Person 27
Scotland County 48, Rocky Mount 23
Southern Durham 36, Eastern Alamance 7
Northern Nash 56, Richlands 28
Southern Nash 49, Croatan 15
Southern Alamance 44, Orange 0
Jacksonville 55, Pikeville Aycock 21
Terry Sanford 34, Vance County 27
Harnett Central 42, West Carteret 30
Fike 43, Southern Lee 21
Currituck County 28, South Johnston 21
Williams 44, Hunt 22
Seventy-First 56, Triton 7
-Nov. 10 2nd round
Statesville (8-3) at Crest (11-0)
Hibriten (6-5) at West Charlotte (8-3)
Northwest Cabarrus (10-1) at Concord Robinson (11-0)
Central Davidson (6-5) at Dudley (11-0)
East Lincoln (8-3) at West Henderson (11-0)
Pisgah (9-2) at Oak Grove (10-1)
Kings Mountain (10-1) at A.C. Reynolds (8-3)
North Lincoln (8-3) at Hickory (11-0)
Cape Fear (9-2) at Havelock (11-0)
Greenville Rose (5-6) at North Brunswick (8-3)
Southern Durham (7-4) at Scotland County (9-2)
Northern Nash (10-1) at Southern Nash (9-2)
Jacksonville (9-1) at Southern Alamance (10-1)
Terry Sanford (7-4) at Harnett Central (6-5)
Currituck County (8-3) at Fike (8-3)
Williams (9-2) at Seventy-First (11-0)
(Class 2A)
-Nov. 3 1st round
Reidsville 58, Madison County 0
West Stokes 19, Southwestern Randolph 6
Brevard 44, Trinity 13
North Stanly 34, High Point Andrews 32
Monroe 63, Bandys 13
West Lincoln 53, Chase 35
Burns 63, Pine Lake Prep 34
Bunker Hill 61, East Rutherford 7
Community School of Davidson 38, Lexington 16
East Surry 42, Providence Grove 13
Randleman 43, West Stanly 0
Forest Hills 28, Anson County 7
Shelby 62, Mount Pleasant 14
Lincolnton 35, North Surry 21
Maiden 31, East Gaston 21
Salisbury 55, East Davidson 21
Clinton 64, Kinston 12
Beddingfield 18, James Kenan 16
Cummings 27, Heide Trask 22
Southeast Alamance 27, Martin County 13
Wallace-Rose Hill 55, Greene Central 6
Hertford County 44, St. Pauls 36
West Craven 22, North Pitt 12
Nash Central 47, Roanoke Rapids 8
SouthWest Edgecombe 36, Red Springs 13
Farmville Central 42, Southwest Onslow 35
Whiteville 42, South Granville 0
East Duplin 41, Eastern Wayne 18
Princeton 63, Camden County 20
Louisburg 46, Northwood 43
Edenton Holmes 38, Midway 14
Northeastern 41, North Johnston 21
-Nov. 9 2nd round
West Stokes (7-4) at Reidsville (10-1)
Lincolnton (6-5) at Shelby (8-3)
Maiden (8-3) at Salisbury (11-0)
Edenton Holmes (7-4) at Northeastern (11-0)
-Nov. 10 2nd round
North Stanly (8-3) at Brevard (9-2)
West Lincoln (9-2) at Monroe (10-1)
Burns (8-3) at Bunker Hill (11-0)
East Surry (8-3) at Community School of Davidson (10-1)
Forest Hills (10-1) at Randleman (10-1)
Beddingfield (7-4) at Clinton (11-0)
Southeast Alamance (7-4) at Cummings (9-2)
Hertford County (9-2) at Wallace-Rose Hill (8-3)
West Craven (8-3) at Nash Central (9-2)
Farmville Central (9-2) at SouthWest Edgecombe (9-2)
East Duplin (10-1) at Whiteville (9-2)
Louisburg (6-5) at Princeton (8-3)
(Class 1A)
-Nov. 3 1st round
Robbinsville 55, Thomas Jefferson 7
Mountain Island Charter 27, Alleghany 22
Bessemer City 52, South Stanly 32
Swain County 47, Avery County 0
Mountain Heritage 51, Carver 6
Starmount 35, Cherokee 21
Corvian Community 38, Draughn 28
North Rowan 63, Elkin 19
Eastern Randolph 68, Cherryville 7
Hayesville 28, Christ the King 0
Albemarle 49, South Davidson 0
Thomasville 49, Andrews 6
Bishop McGuinness 50, South Stokes 8
Murphy 57, Polk County 21
Mitchell 33, East Wilkes 15
Mount Airy 55, Union Academy 3
Tarboro- bye
Northampton 54, Hobbton 36
North Duplin 35, Pamlico County 27
Southeast Halifax 66, Union 0
Bear Grass Charter- bye
Rosewood 41, Washington County 28
East Bladen 57, North Edgecombe 14
Pinetown Northside- bye
Wilson Prep- bye
Weldon 20, Gates County 14
North Moore 28, Chatham Central 0
Bertie 34, Southside 14
Lakewood 60, Northwest Halifax 16
Perquimans 40, East Columbus 6
Pender 58, Warren County 42
West Columbus- bye
-Nov. 9 2nd round
Mountain Island Charter (8-3) at Robbinsville (10-1)
Northampton (7-4) at Tarboro (9-0)
Perquimans (7-3) at Lakewood (9-2)
-Nov. 10 2nd round
Swain County (10-1) at Bessemer City (6-5)
Starmount (10-1) at Mountain Heritage (9-2)
Corvian Community (6-5) at North Rowan (9-2)
Hayesville (7-4) at Eastern Randolph (10-1)
Thomasville (8-3) at Albemarle (6-5)
Murphy (8-3) at Bishop McGuinness (6-5)
Mitchell (9-2) at Mount Airy (11-0)
Southeast Halifax (9-2) at North Duplin (9-2)
Rosewood (6-5) at Bear Grass Charter (8-2)
East Bladen (6-5) at Pinetown Northside (8-2)
Weldon (5-4) at Wilson Prep (9-1)
Bertie (5-5) at North Moore (9-2)
Pender (5-6) at West Columbus (9-1)
Pro football
Every week this season, www.CarolinasSportsHub.com will look back at the Carolina Panthers’ historic 2003 season that ended with the franchise’s first trip to the Super Bowl.
Week 10: After stealing a win at Tampa Bay earlier in the season, the Panthers got a measure of vindication with a dramatic 27-24 home victory that wrapped up a sweep of the defending Super Bowl champions. Jake Delhomme’s 5-yard TD pass to Steve Smith with 1:06 left completed a comeback that was clinched by Mike Minter’s forced fumble with 16 seconds left.
Here is a preview of the 2023 Week 10 game:
Game 9- Nov. 9: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m.
TV: Amazon Prime- WSOC locally (Al Michaels play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit color analyst, Kaylee Hartung sideline reporter)
RADIO: WRFX-FM 99.7 in Charlotte is flagship station (Anish Shroff play-by-play, Luke Kuechly and Jim Szoke color analysts, Sharon Thorsland sideline reporter)
THE SERIES: Chicago leads the all time series 7-4 including a 23-16 victory in 2020 in Charlotte in their last meeting.
RANKINGS AMONG NFL (After 2023 Week 9): Carolina offense – 28th overall, 24th rushing, 27th passing. Carolina defense – 8th overall, 28th rushing, 4th passing. Chicago offense – 19th overall, 4th rushing, 24th passing. Chicago defense – 19th overall, 4th rushing, 28th passing.
BY THE NUMBERS: 29-21 – The Panthers’ are 0-5 all time in the regular season at Chicago, but won 29-21 in the 2005 NFC playoff game in which future Carolina head coaches Ron Rivera and Perry Fewell were Bears’ defensive coaches.
NOTABLE: Bears WR D.J. Moore (2018-22) and RB D’Onta Foreman (2022) were key members of recent teams with Moore, 2 first round picks (including a 2024 1st-rounder) and a 2025 2nd-round pick were traded by the Panthers to Chicago for the rights to the 2023 No. 1 overall pick that was used on starting QB Bryce Young….
Panthers QB Andy Dalton (2021), K Eddy Pineiro (2019) and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2021) played for the Bears….
10 Bears players and coaches have Carolinas connections – RB Darrynton Evans played at Appalachian State, OL Nate Davis played for the Charlotte 49ers, OL Lucas Patrick played at Duke, P Trenton Gill played at Cedar Ridge HS and N.C. State, DL Justin Jones played at N.C. State, DL Zacch Pickens played at Anderson, S.C., T.L. Hanna HS and South Carolina, assistant DL coach Justin Hinds coached at Western Carolina, assistant TE coach Tim Zetts coached at Davidson, RB coach Omar Young coached at South Carolina and CB coach Jon Hoke coached at South Carolina.
The 2023 Carolina Panthers’ schedule:
Sept. 10 at Atlanta (L 10-24)
Sept. 18 New Orleans (L 17-20)
Sept. 24 at Seattle (L 27-37)
Oct. 1 Minnesota (L 13-21)
Oct. 8 at Detroit (L 24-42)
Oct. 15 at Miami (L 21-42)
Oct. 22 OFF WEEK
Oct. 29 Houston (W 15-13)
Nov. 5 Indianapolis (L 13-27)
Nov. 9 at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 19 Dallas, 1 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 10 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 17 or 18 Atlanta, TBD
Dec. 24 Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Jan. 6 or 7 Tampa Bay, TBD
College football
Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Saturday, Nov. 11)
Charleston Southern at Robert Morris, noon
Georgia Tech at Clemson, noon
Morgan State at S.C. State, noon
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, noon
Appalachian State at Georgia State, 1 p.m.
Davidson at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Delaware at Campbell, 1 p.m.
East Tennessee State at Western Carolina, 1 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Rhode Island, 1 p.m.
VMI at Furman, 1 p.m.
Elon at Richmond, 2 p.m.
Memphis at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
N.C. State at Wake Forest, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Drake, 2 p.m.
Wofford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Texas State at Coastal Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
N.C. Central at Howard, 3:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic, 4 p.m.
Duke at North Carolina, 8 p.m.
Here is next week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:
(Saturday, Nov. 18)
Coastal Carolina at Army, noon
East Carolina at Navy, noon
Furman at Wofford, noon
Western Carolina at VMI, noon
Campbell at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m.
Hampton at Elon, 1 p.m.
Morehead State at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Appalachian State at James Madison, 2 p.m.
Delaware State at N.C. Central 2 p.m.
Rice at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
S.C. State at Norfolk State, 2 p.m.
Duke at Virginia, 3 p.m.
North Carolina at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
Kentucky at South Carolina, TBD
High school basketball
Here is this week’s schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
(Thursday, Nov. 9)
Gaston Christian at Combine Academy
Tabernacle at Gaston Day
(Friday, Nov. 10)
Piedmont CC at Gaston Day
(Saturday, Nov. 11)
Gaston Christian at Carmel Christian
College basketball
Here is this week’s schedule for area men’s college basketball:
(Wednesday, Nov. 8)
Davidson-Davie CC 82, Gaston College 69: The Rhinos fell to the No. 4 ranked team in the NJCAA Division II poll.
(Friday, Nov. 10)
Belmont Abbey at Wingate
Gardner-Webb at Arkansas
Liberty vs. Charlotte at Spectrum Center
Maryland vs. Davidson at Asheville Championship
Patrick & Henry CC vs. Gaston College at Catawba Valley CC
Queens at Southern Illinois
(Saturday, Nov. 11)
Belmont Abbey vs. Mars Hill at Wingate
Cleveland CC at Pitt CC
Gaston College at Catawba Valley CC
(Sunday, Nov. 12)
Cleveland CC at Lenoir CC
Davidson at Asheville Championship
Gardner-Webb at Baylor
Pro basketball
Washington 132, Charlotte 116: LaMelo Ball (34 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists) wasn’t enough to keep the Hornets from losing a 2nd straight game.
Gordon Hayward (18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), P.J. Washington (14 points, 7 rebounds), Mark Williams (14 points, 7 rebounds) and Brandon Miller (13 points, 5 rebounds) were other top Charlotte standouts on a night in which the Wizards’ bench outscored the Hornets’ bench 72-23.
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ 2023-24 regular season schedule:
October
Wed. 25 ATLANTA (W 116-110)
Fri. 27 DETROIT (L 99-111)
Mon. 30 BROOKLYN (L 121-133)
November
Wed. 1 at Houston (L 119-128)
Sat. 4 at Indiana (W 125-124)
Sun. 5 at Dallas (L 118-124)
Wed. 8 WASHINGTON (L 116-132)
Fri. 10 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sun. 12 at New York Noon
Tue. 14 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Fri. 17 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
Sat. 18 NEW YORK 6 p.m.
Mon. 20 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 22 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Sun. 26 at Orlando 6 p.m.
Tue. 28 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 30 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
December
Sat. 2 MINNESOTA 5 p.m.
4-9 Two games TBD s
Mon. 11 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 15 NEW ORLEANS 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 18 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 20 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 DENVER 7 p.m.
Tue. 26 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thu. 28 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. 29 at Phoenix 9 p.m.
January
Mon. 1 at Denver 9 p.m.
Tue. 2 at Sacramento 10 p.m.
Fri. 5 at Chicago 8 p.m.
Mon. 8 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 SACRAMENTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 12 at San Antonio 10 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Miami 6 p.m.
Wed. 17 at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Fri. 19 SAN ANTONIO 7 p.m.
Sat. 20 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 22 at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Wed. 24 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Fri. 26 HOUSTON 7 p.m.
Sat. 27 UTAH 7 p.m.
Mon. 29 NEW YORK 7 p.m.
Wed. 31 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
February
Fri. 2 at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Sun. 4 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Mon. 5 L.A. LAKERS 7 p.m.
Wed. 7 TORONTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Sat. 10 MEMPHIS 7 p.m.
Mon. 12 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Wed. 14 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Thu. 22 at Utah 9 p.m.
Fri. 23 at Golden State 10 p.m.
Sun. 25 at Portland 9 p.m.
Tue. 27 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Thu. 29 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
March
Fri. 1 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sun. 3 at Toronto 6 p.m.
Tue. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. 9 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
Mon. 11 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Memphis 8 p.m.
Fri. 15 PHOENIX 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Tue. 19 at Orlando 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 25 at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Wed. 27 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 29 GOLDEN STATE 7 p.m.
Sun. 31 LA CLIPPERS 6 p.m.
April
Mon. 1 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 3 PORTLAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Sun. 7 OKLAHOMA CITY 6 p.m.
Tue. 9 DALLAS 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Charlotte’s In-Season Tournament Group Play Schedule:
Nov. 10 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 MIAMI, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Dec. 4-5 at higher-seeded teams
Semifinals: Dec. 7 at Las Vegas
Championship game: Dec. 9 at Las Vegas
The NBA In-Season Tournament Groups:
Western Conference
A: Memphis, Phoenix, L.A. Lakers, Utah, Portland
B: Denver, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston
C: Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, San Antonio
Eastern Conference
A: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana, Detroit
B: Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington, Charlotte
C: Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Orlando
Pro soccer
Less than a month after Charlotte FC qualified for the postseason for the 1st time in its 2nd season, the club announced it has fired head coach Christian Lattanzio and assistant coach Andy Quy.
“We would like to thank Christian and Andy for their time at the Club,” Charlotte FC owner David Tepper said in a news release. “They helped guide us through the last 18 months and we are all appreciative of their contributions to Charlotte FC.”
Charlotte FC will now to seek to find its 3rd head caoch in 3 years as a franchise as the MLS expansion team fired original head coach Miguel Angel Ramirez in May 2022 after less than half the team’s inaugural season.
High school boys soccer
Here are their N.C. High School Athletic Association postseason pairings:
-Oct. 30
(3A 1st round)
No. 19 North Davidson at No. 14 Cramer – Cramer 4-1
No. 28 Kings Mountain at No. 5 A.C. Reynolds – A.C. Reynolds 9-0
No. 29 North Gaston at No. 4 Hibriten – Hibriten 2-1
No. 26 East Lincoln at No. 7 South Point – South Point 3-2
(2A 1st round)
No. 22 Burns at No. 11 Pine Lake Prep – Pine Lake Prep 6-1
No. 28 East Surry at No. 5 Shelby – Shelby 2-1
No. 21 Lincolnton at No. 12 Southwestern Randolph – SWR 2-0
No. 20 Surry Central at No. 13 Lincoln Charter – LC 2-1
(1A 1st round)
No. 23 NCSSM-Morganton at No. 10 Highland Tech – HT 6-2
No. 18 Bradford Prep at No. 15 Mountain Island Charter – BP 3-1
No. 27 Uwharrie Charter at No. 6 Piedmont Community Charter – PCC 6-0
-Nov. 2
(3A 2nd round)
No. 14 Cramer at No. 3 Asheboro – C 1-0
No. 10 Ledford at No. 7 South Point
(2A 2nd round)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph at No. 5 Shelby – SWR 4-2
No. 13 Lincoln Charter at No. 4 Forbush – LC 4-3
(1A 2nd round)
No. 10 Highland Tech at No. 7 Avery County – AC 3-1
No. 22 Starmount at No. 6 Piedmont Community Charter – PCC 2-0
-Nov. 6
(3A 3rd round)
No. 14 Cramer at No. 11 Enka – Enka 2-1
No. 18 North Iredell at No. 7 South Point – NI 2-0
(2A 3rd round)
No. 13 Lincoln Charter at No. 12 Southwestern Randolph – LC 3-2
(1A 3rd round)
No. 6 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 3 Gray Stone Day – GSD 4-1
-Nov. 9
(2A Western semifinal)
No. 13 Lincoln Charter at No. 1 Owen
Middle school boys soccer
Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 8:
Belmont 5-1
Cramerton 4-1
Mount Holly 4-1
York Chester 4-2
Grier 3-2
Holbrook 3-2
Bessemer City 3-3
Southwest 2-3
W.C. Friday 1-4
Chavis 1-5
Stanley 0-6
(Wednesday’s results:)
W.C. Friday 1, Chavis 0
Grier 8, Bessemer City 4
Belmont 7, Holbrook 0: Charlie Rodenberger and Matias Quispe scored 2 goals each, Alex Echeverria, Ollie Soriano and Jacob John scored 1 goal each, Harley Green, Brayden Walden, Tucker McWhirter and Alex Echeverria led the defense and Jacob Wallace and Brayden Kelly combined for the shutout in goal.
Mount Holly 3, York Chester 2: Brandy Vasquez had 2 goals for York Chester.
Southwest 4, Stanley 0
BYE – Cramerton
(Monday’s schedule:) Cramerton at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Belmont, Grier at York Chester, Holbrook at Stanley, Mount Holly at Southwest, BYE – Chavis
Middle school volleyball
Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 8:
Cramerton 5-0
Belmont 5-1
Bessemer City 5-1
Chavis 4-2
Stanley 4-2
Holbrook 3-2
W.C. Friday 2-3
Mount Holly 2-3
Grier 0-5
Southwest 0-5
York Chester 0-6
(Wednesday’s results:)
Chavis 3, W.C. Friday 0
Bessemer City 3, Grier 0
Belmont 3, Holbrook 0
Mount Holly 3, York Chester 2
Stanley 3, Southwest 0
BYE – Cramerton
(Monday’s schedule:) Cramerton at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Belmont, Grier at York Chester, Holbrook at Stanley, Mount Holly at Southwest, BYE – Chavis
Middle school wrestling
Gaston County Conference standings through Nov. 7:
Belmont 4-0
Holbrook 3-0
Chavis 3-1
Cramerton 3-1
W.C. Friday 3-1
Stanley 3-1
Grier 1-2
Mount Holly 0-3
Southwest 0-3
Bessemer City 0-4
York Chester 0-4
(Thursday’s schedule:) Grier at Cramerton, Holbrook at Chavis, Mount Holly at Bessemer City, Southwest at Belmont, Stanley at York Chester, BYE – W.C. Friday
College hockey
Charlotte’s Truist Field will host a Charlotte-Appalachian State club team matchup on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at www.CharlotteKnights.com.