12-12-25 roundup: Pro football and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football and basketball

By Richard Walker

Seven teams in postseason bowl competition this year will have players from the area, including third team All-American Conference linebacker Dameon Wilson for East Carolina.

The Pirates (8-4, 6-2 American) are playing Pittsburgh on Dec. 27 in the Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md.

Wilson, a 2021 Kings Mountain High graduate, had 47 tackles in 11 games for the Pirates, who also got two tackles in two games from Jurnee Lattimore (North Gaston 2024) and Lance Ware (Shelby 1992) is East Carolina’s director of player personnel and recruiting.

Other bowl participants with local players or coaches are Clemson, Duke, Navy, N.C. State, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Clemson (7-5, 4-4 ACC), which plays Penn State on Dec. 27 in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in Bronx, N.Y., has co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Kyle Richardson (South Point 1996) on the Tigers’ coaching staff.

Duke (8-5, 6-2 ACC), which won the ACC title and plays Arizona State on Dec. 31 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Tex., has running backs coach Chris Foster (Gardner-Webb 2004) on the Blue Devils’ coaching staff.

Navy (9-2, 7-1 American), which closes its regular season against Army, plays Cincinnati on Jan. 2 in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., got 29 tackles in 10 games from Justin Ross (Huss 2023) and former Burns player Jay Guillermo is an offensive line coach for the Midshipmen.

N.C. State (7-5, 4-4 ACC), which plays Memphis on Dec. 19 in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Fla., got 22 tackles in 12 games from Travali Price (North Lincoln 2021), 12 tackles in 4 games from A.J. Richardson (Kings Mountain 2023), a 63.2 yard kickoff average in six games from Charlie Birtwistle (South Point 2024) and one game from Trent Mitchell (Ashbrook 2024).

Virginia (10-3, 7-1 ACC), who finished as ACC runner-up, plays Missouri on Dec. 27 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., has the injured Dre Walker (East Lincoln 2023) on the Cavaliers’ roster.

And Wake Forest (8-4, 4-4 ACC) plays Mississippi State on Jan. 2 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte and had one game from Brandon Hoyle (Shelby 2022).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school football

Here is the complete N.C. state championship schedule:

(Thursday, Dec. 11 at Kenan Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina)
1A Championship: Wilson Prep vs. Robbinsville – Wilson Prep 9-8
8A Championship: Millbrook vs. Hough – Hough 21-0

(Friday, Dec. 12 at Kenan Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina)
6A Championship: Middle Creek vs. Watauga – Watauga 47-25
7A Championship: Clayton vs. Grimsley ……………………………………………..

(Saturday, December 13)
Moretz Stadium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University
11:00 a.m. – 4A Championship: Reidsville vs. Brevard
5:00 p.m. – 2A Championship: Tarboro vs. Murphy

(Durham County Memorial Stadium)
2:00 p.m. – 3A Championship: Kinston vs. Shelby
8:00 p.m. — 5A Championship: J.B. Hunt vs. Crest

The area’s N.C. High School Association state playoff results/pairings:

-Class 2A
(1st round: Friday, Nov. 7)
No. 14 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 19 Elkin – Mountain Island Charter 40-7
No. 15 Cherryville hosts No. 18 South Stokes – Cherryville 55-12
No. 20 Highland Tech at No. 13 Hayesville – Hayesville 41-0

(2nd round: Friday, Nov. 14)
No. 14 Mountain Island Charter at No. 3 Alleghany – Mountain Island Charter 7-6
No. 15 Cherryville at No. 2 Starmount – Starmount 56-7

(3rd round: Friday, Nov. 21)
No. 14 Mountain Island Charter at No. 11 Mitchell County – Mitchell County 28-15

-Class 3A
(1st round: Friday, Nov. 7)
No. 8 Lincolnton- BYE
No. 10 Shelby hosts No. 23 McMichael – Shelby 70-14
No. 16 West Lincoln hosts No. 17 North Wilkes – West Lincoln 42-13

(2nd round: Friday, Nov. 14)
No. 8 Lincolnton hosts No. 9 Hendersonville – Lincolnton 28-27
No. 10 Shelby at No. 7 East Rutherford – Shelby 65-34
No. 16 West Lincoln at No. 1 Mountain Heritage – Mountain Heritage 46-13

(3rd round: Friday, Nov. 21)
No. 8 Lincolnton at No. 1 Mountain Heritage – Lincolnton 38-37
No. 10 Shelby at No. 2 Mount Airy – Shelby 41-21

(Regional semifinals: Friday, Nov. 28)
No. 8 Lincolnton hosts No. 12 West Davidson – Lincolnton 55-20
No. 10 Shelby at No. 3 Eastern Randolph – Shelby 43-41

(Regional finals: Friday, Dec. 5)
No. 8 Lincolnton hosts No. 10 Shelby – Shelby 30-0
No. 10 Shelby at No. 10 Lincolnton – Shelby 30-0

(State championship: Saturday, Dec. 13)
West No. 10 Shelby vs. East No. 14 Kinston, 2 p.m. at Durham County Stadium

-Class 4A
(1st round: Friday, Nov. 7)
No. 7 Cramer- BYE
No. 8 Burns- BYE

(2nd round: Friday, Nov. 14)
No. 7 Cramer hosts No. 10 Bandys – Cramer 60-49
No. 8 Burns hosts No. 24 West Stanly – Burns 49-7

(3rd round: Friday, Nov. 21)
No. 8 Burns at No. 1 Brevard – Brevard 30-27
No. 7 Cramer at No. 2 Hibriten – Hibriten 14-9

-Class 5A
(1st round: Friday, Nov. 7)
No. 1 South Point- BYE
No. 4 Crest- BYE
No. 5 East Lincoln- BYE
No. 16 Huss hosts No. 17 Clyde Erwin – Clyde Erwin 49-21
No. 20 Forestview at No. 13 Concord – Concord 29-28
No. 23 North Lincoln at No. 10 Oak Grove – Oak Grove 30-8

(2nd round: Friday, Nov. 14)
No. 1 South Point hosts No. 17 Clyde Erwin – South Point 48-13
No. 4 Crest hosts No. 13 Concord – Crest 69-6
No. 5 East Lincoln hosts No. 12 West Henderson – East Lincoln 56-6

(3rd round: Friday, Nov. 21)
No. 1 South Point hosts No. 8 Monroe – South Point 61-42
No. 4 Crest hosts No. 5 East Lincoln – Crest 31-14

(Regional semifinals: Friday, Nov. 28)
No. 1 South Point hosts No. 4 Crest – Crest 28-14
No. 4 Crest at No. 1 South Point – Crest 28-14

(Regional finals: Thursday, Dec. 4)
No. 4 Crest at No. 3 Hickory – Crest 39-21

(State championship: Saturday, Dec. 13)
West No. 4 Crest vs. East No. 1 Hunt, 8 p.m. at Durham County Stadium

-Class 6A
(1st round: Friday, Nov. 7)
No. 3 Ashbrook- BYE
No. 10 Kings Mountain hosts No. 23 Ben Smith – Kings Mountain 28-14

(2nd round: Friday, Nov. 14)
No. 3 Ashbrook hosts No. 14 Statesville – Ashbrook 22-14
No. 10 Kings Mountain at No. 7 T.C. Roberson – Kings Mountain 21-20

(3rd round: Friday, Nov. 21)
No. 3 Ashbrook hosts No. 11 Dudley – Ashbrook 15-7
No. 10 Kings Mountain at No. 2 Northern Guilford – Northern Guilford 37-7

(Regional semifinals: Friday, Nov. 28)
No. 3 Ashbrook at No. 2 Northern Guilford – Northern Guilford 39-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Here are the area’s results/schedule:

(Saturday, Dec. 6)
-BOYS
East Lincoln 80, Lincolnton 75
North Buncombe 84, South Point 80

-GIRLS
East Lincoln 57, Lincolnton 17
North Buncombe 57, South Point 42
Great Falls, S.C. 52, Kings Mountain 47 (at Clover, S.C.)

(Monday, Dec. 8)
-BOYS
West Mecklenburg 74, Cramer 34
North Gaston 60, East Gaston 47
Lincoln Charter 87, North Rowan 67
-GIRLS
Cramer 61, West Mecklenburg 30
North Gaston 52 East Gaston 32
Lincoln Charter 62, North Rowan 43

(Tuesday, Dec. 9)
-BOYS
Bessemer City 69, Highland Tech 45
East Gaston 67, Cherryville 44
Lincolnton at Shelby (ppd., Jan. 21)
Cramer 76, West Lincoln 46
East Lincoln 62, Newton-Conover 52
North Lincoln 81, Maiden 68
Sugar Creek Charter 77, Mountain Island Charter 72
Queen’s Grant 75, Piedmont Community Charter 50
Burns at Crest (ppd., no date)
Concord Academy 68, Gaston Christian 52
Lake Norman Charter 69, Kings Mountain 66
Catawba Ridge, S.C. 66, South Point 53
-GIRLS
Highland Tech 48, Bessemer City 42
East Gaston 44, Cherryville 41
Lincolnton at Shelby (ppd., Jan. 21)
Cramer 66, West Lincoln 24
East Lincoln 47, Newton-Conover 36
North Lincoln 86, Maiden 77
Sugar Creek Charter 44, Mountain Island Charter 43
Queen’s Grant 58, Piedmont Community Charter 19
Burns 51, Crest 46
Concord Academy 71, Gaston Christian 38
Lake Norman Charter 67, Kings Mountain 36
Catawba Ridge, S.C. 31, South Point 29

(Wednesday, Dec. 10)
-BOYS
Cuthbertson 71, Forestview 59
Monroe Central Academy 59, Highland Tech 50
Lake Norman Charter 63, Lincolnton 54
North Gaston 66, West Lincoln 63

-GIRLS
Cuthbertson 58, Forestview 19
Highland Tech 41, Monroe Central Academy 28
Lake Norman Charter 59, Lincolnton 42
North Gaston 34, West Lincoln 32

(Thursday, Dec. 11)
-BOYS
Crest 61, Aussie Showtime 40
Mountain Island Charter 63, East Gaston 62
North Lincoln 70, West Iredell 41
Forest Hills 61, South Point 59
-GIRLS
Mountain Island Charter 43, East Gaston 27
North Lincoln 60, West Iredell 21
Forest Hills 62, South Point 17

(Friday, Dec. 12)
-BOYS
Huss 81, Ashbrook 68: Jaleel Smith (40 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals), Zaiyir Phillips (25 points, 6 steals) led Huss.

Crest at Kings Mountain (ppd., Dec. 15)
North Gaston at Forestview

Highland Tech 60, Cherryville 58: Darius Stinson had 23 points capped by a game-winning bucket with 16.9 seconds left for Highland Tech and Talon Dalton had 16 points and Paxton Pruett 14 for Cherryville.

Burns 83, Lincolnton 75
Shelby at West Lincoln (ppd., Feb. 4)

East Lincoln 67, Bandys 58: Jaxon Dollar (24 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), Christian (17 points) and Grant Lawless (11 points) led East Lincoln.

Lincoln Charter 82, Corvian Community 65
Piedmont Community Charter at Jackson Day
Gaston Day at Burlington Christian
Gaston Christian 49, Hickory Grove Christian 41
North Buncombe 65, South Point 63
Mountain Island Charter 85, Salisbury North Hills Christian 50

-GIRLS
Huss 57, Ashbrook 16
Crest at Kings Mountain (ppd., Dec. 15)

North Gaston 58, Forestview 48: Jaelia Littlejohn (39 points, 13 rebounds, 5 steals) led North Gaston and Amani Neely had 19 points for Forestview.

Highland Tech 58, Cherryville 28

Lincolnton at Burns
Shelby at West Lincoln (ppd., Feb. 4)
East Lincoln 56, Bandys 40
Lincoln Charter 57, Corvian Community 10
Jackson Day 72, Piedmont Community Charter 20
Gaston Day 48, Burlington Christian 8
Gaston Christian 55, Hickory Grove Christian 25
North Buncombe at South Point
Mountain Island Charter 56, Salisbury North Hills Christian 22

(Saturday, Dec. 13)
Carolina International at Mountain Island Charter
Cramer at East Lincoln (girls only)
East Rutherford at East Lincoln
Gaston Christian vs. Hickory (at Maiden)

(Monday, Dec. 15)
Crest at Kings Mountain

(Tuesday, Dec. 16)
Cone Leadership at Piedmont Community Charter
Lincoln Charter at Community School of Davidson
Shelby at Crest (boys only)

(Thursday, Dec. 18)
Cramer at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Highland Tech
North Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Chase at Cherryville
East Henderson at Kings Mountain
East Lincoln at Freedom
Maiden at South Point
Piedmont Community Charter at Bradford Prep
Shelby at East Rutherford
T.C. Roberson at Huss

(Friday, Dec. 19)
Ashbrook at South Point
Huss at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Forestview
Burns at Bessemer City
Cherryville at Shelby
East Gaston at Lincolnton
Highland Tech at Cramer
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
A.C. Reynolds at Crest
Mountain Island Charter at Thomas Jefferson
Gaston Christian at Columbia, S.C., C.A. Johnson tournament
Gaston Day at Asheville Christian

(Saturday, Dec. 20)
Aussie Travelers at Huss
Salisbury at Lincolnton
Gaston Christian at Columbia, S.C., C.A. Johnson tournament

(Monday, Dec. 22)
East Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Hickory at North Lincoln
Kings Mountain at Shelby

-Battle of the Border
(Monday, Dec. 22)
Boys: Crest vs. Morrow, Ga., 1 p.m.
(Tuesday, Dec. 23)
Boys: Crest vs. Columbia, S.C. Dreher, 2:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

The Carolina Panthers’ 2025 schedule:

-Preseason
Friday, Aug. 8 Cleveland Browns (L 10-30)
Saturday, Aug. 16 at Houston Texans (L 3-20)
Thursday, Aug. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers (L 10-19)

-Regular season
Sunday, Sept. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars (L 10-26)
Sunday, Sept. 14 at Arizona Cardinals (L 22-27)
Sunday, Sept. 21 Atlanta Falcons (W 30-0)
Sunday, Sept. 28 at New England Patriots (L 13-42)
Sunday, Oct. 5 Miami Dolphins (W 27-24)
Sunday, Oct. 12 Dallas Cowboys (W 30-27)
Sunday, Oct. 19 at New York Jets (W 13-6)
Sunday, Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills (L 9-40)
Sunday, Nov. 2 at Green Bay Packers (W 16-13)
Sunday, Nov. 9 New Orleans Saints (L 7-17)
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Atlanta Falcons (W 30-27, OT)
Monday, Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers (L 9-20)
Sunday, Nov. 30 Los Angeles Rams (W 31-28)
Sunday, Dec. 7 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 14 at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28 Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m.
Week 18 TBA, Jan. 3-4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Chicago 129, Charlotte 126: The Hornets’ slump continued as they couldn’t hold a 13-point lead in the middle of the 3rd quarter on a night when Kon Knueppel (33 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists) and Miles Bridges (32 points, 7 assists) had big games.

The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:

OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN (W 136-117)
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia (L 121-125)
Sunday 26 at Washington (W 139-113)
Tuesday 28 at Miami (L 117-144)
Thursday 30 ORLANDO (L 107-123)
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA (L 105-122)
Sunday 2 UTAH (W 126-103)
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans (L 112-116)
Friday 7 at Miami* (L 108-126)
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS (L 111-121)
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE (W 111-100)
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* (L 134-147, OT)
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 96-109)
Monday 17 at Toronto (L 108-110)
Wednesday 19 at Indiana (L 118-127)
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS (L 116-131)
Sunday 23 at Atlanta (L 110-113)
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* (L 101-129)
Friday 28 CHICAGO* (W 123-116)
Saturday 29 TORONTO (W 118-111, OT)
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn (L 103-116)
Wednesday 3 at New York (L 104-119)
Friday 5 at Toronto (W 111-86 )
Sunday 7 DENVER (L 106-115)
Friday 12 CHICAGO (L 126-129)
Sunday 14 at Cleveland 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 18 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 20 at Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Monday 22 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 26 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 8 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 at Utah 9:30 p.m.
Monday 12 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 17 at Golden State 8:30 p.m.
Sunday 18 at Denver 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 22 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m.
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 28 at Memphis 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 29 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5 at Houston 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 7 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Monday 9 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 HOUSTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 20 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 22 at Washington 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PORTLAND 1:00 p.m.
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 4 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 6 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 at Portland 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 14 at San Antonio 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 ORLANDO 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 NEW YORK 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 30 BOSTON 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 5 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 10 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 at New York 6:00 p.m.

Home games in CAPS
All times listed are Eastern
* Denotes Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Schedule to be announced following Emirates NBA Cup Group Play: Dec. 9, 10, 13, 16- Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, Dec. 11, 12, 14, 15- Additional regular-season games for eliminated teams

The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:

Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at N. Charleston Col.) L 114-135
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City L 116-122
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas W 120-116
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro) W 145-116
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York L 108-113

 

 

 

 

College football

Here’s the full 2025-26 college postseason schedule:

(Non-CFP bowl games)
Date Time Bowl, Location, TV
Dec. 13 (Saturday) 12 p.m. Cricket Celebration Bowl- S.C. State vs. Prairie View A&M, Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, ABC
Dec. 13 (Saturday) 9 p.m. Bucked Up LA Bowl- Boise State vs. Washington, SoFi Stadium Inglewood CA, ESPN
Dec. 16 (Tuesday) 9 p.m. IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl- Troy vs. Jacksonville State, Cramton Bowl Montgomery AL, ESPN
Dec. 17 (Wednesday) 5 p.m. StaffDNA Cure Bowl- Old Dominion vs. South Florida, Camping World Stadium Orlando, ESPN
Dec. 17 (Wednesday) 8:30 p.m. 68 Ventures Bowl- Louisiana vs. Delaware, Hancock White Stadium Mobile AL, ESPN
Dec. 18 (Thursday) 9 p.m. Xbox Bowl- Missouri State vs. Arkansas State, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco TX, ESPN2
Dec. 19 (Friday) 11 a.m. Myrtle Beach Bowl- Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan, Brooks Stadium Conway SC, ESPN
Dec. 19 (Friday) 2:30 p.m. Gasparilla Bowl- Memphis vs. N.C. State, Raymond James Stadium Tampa, ESPN
Dec. 22 (Monday) 2 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Washington State vs. Utah State, Albertsons Stadium Boise ID, ESPN
Dec. 23 (Tuesday) 2 p.m. Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl- Toledo vs. Louisville, Flagler Credit Union Stadium Boca Raton FL, ESPN
Dec. 23 (Tuesday) 5:30 p.m. New Orleans Bowl- Western Kentucky vs. Southern Mississippi, Caesars Superdome New Orleans, ESPN
Dec. 23 (Tuesday) 9 p.m. Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl- UNLV vs. Ohio U, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco TX, ESPN
Dec. 24 (Wednesday) 8 p.m. Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl- California vs. Hawaii, Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, ESPN
Dec. 26 (Friday) 1 p.m. Game Above Sports Bowl- Central Michigan vs. Northwestern, Ford Field, Detroit MI, ESPN
Dec. 26 (Friday) 4:30 p.m. Rate Bowl- New Mexico vs. Minnesota, Chase Field, Phoenix AZ, ESPN
Dec. 26 (Friday) 8 p.m. SERVPRO First Responder Bowl- Florida International vs. UTSA, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas TX, ESPN
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 11 a.m. Go Bowling Military Bowl- Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis MD, ESPN
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 12 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl- Penn State vs. Clemson, Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY, ABC
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 2:15 p.m. Wasabi Fenway Bowl- Connecticut vs. Army, Fenway Park Boston MA, ESPN
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 3:30 p.m. Pop-Tarts Bowl- Georgia Tech vs. BYU, Camping World Stadium Orlando FL, ABC
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 4:30 p.m. Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl- Miami, O. vs. Fresno State, Arizona Stadium Tucson AZ, The CW
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 5:45 p.m. Isleta New Mexico Bowl- North Texas vs. San Diego State, Branch Field at University Stadium Albuquerque NM, ESPN
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 7:30 p.m. TaxSlayer Gator Bowl- Virginia vs. Missouri, EverBank Stadium Jacksonville FL, ABC
Dec. 27 (Saturday) 9:15 p.m. Kinder’s Texas Bowl- LSU vs. Houston, NRG Stadium Houston TX, ESPN
Dec. 29 (Monday) 2 p.m. JLBA Birmingham Bowl- Appalachian State vs. Georgia Southern, Protective Stadium Birmingham AL, ESPN
Dec. 30 (Tuesday) 2 p.m. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl- Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech, Independence Stadium Shreveport LA, ESPN
Dec. 30 (Tuesday) 5:30 p.m. Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl- Tennessee vs. Illinois, Nissan Stadium Nashville TN, ESPN
Dec. 30 (Tuesday) 9 p.m. Valero Alamo Bowl- Southern California vs. TCU, Alamodome San Antonio, ESPN
Dec. 31 (Wednesday) 12 p.m. ReliaQuest Bowl- Iowa vs. Vanderbilt, Raymond James Stadium Tampa, ESPN
Dec. 31 (Wednesday) 2 p.m. Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl- Arizona State vs. Duke, Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso TX, CBS
Dec. 31 (Wednesday) 3 p.m. Cheez-It Citrus Bowl- Michigan vs. Texas, Camping World Stadium Orlando FL, ABC
Dec. 31 (Wednesday) 3:30 p.m. SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl- Nebraska vs. Utah, Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, ESPN
Jan. 2 (Friday) 1 p.m. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl- Rice vs. Texas State, Amon Carter Stadium Fort Worth TX, ESPN
Jan. 2 (Friday) 3:30 p.m. AutoZone Liberty Bowl- Navy vs. Cincinnati, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, ESPN
Jan. 2 (Friday) 8 p.m. Duke’s Mayo Bowl- Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State, Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, ESPN
Jan. 2 (Friday) 8 p.m. Trust & Will Holiday Bowl- Arizona vs. SMU, Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, FOX

(College Football Playoff)
Date Time Bowl, Location, TV
-1st round
Dec. 19 (Friday) 8 p.m. No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma, ABC
Dec. 20 (Saturday) 12 p.m. NO. 10 Miami, Fla. at No. 7 Texas A&M, ABC
Dec. 20 (Saturday) 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Mississippi, TNT
Dec. 20 (Saturday) 7:30 p.m. No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, TNT

-Quarterfinals
Dec. 31 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m. Cotton- No. 10 Miami, Fla./No. 7 Texas A&M winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State, Arlington TX, ESPN
Jan. 1 (Thursday) 12 p.m. Orange- No. 12 James Madison/No. 5 Oregon winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech, Miami Gardens FL, ESPN
Jan. 1 (Thursday) 4 p.m. Rose- No. 9 Alabama/No. 8 Oklahoma winner vs. No. 1 Indiana, Pasadena CA, ESPN
Jan. 1 (Thursday) 8 p.m. Sugar-No. 11 Tulane/No. 6 Mississippi winner vs. No. 3 Georgia, New Orleans LA, ESPN

-Semifinals
Jan. 8 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Fiesta Glendale AZ, ESPN
Jan. 9 (Friday) 7:30 p.m. Peach Atlanta GA, ESPN

-Final
Jan. 19 (Monday) 7:30 p.m. Miami Gardens FL, ESPN

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

Here are the recent results/upcoming schedule for area teams:

(Wednesday, Dec. 3)
Lincoln Memorial 111, J.C. Smith 76
Queens 107, Gardner-Webb 74
Gaston College 109, Belmont Abbey JV 49
Cleveland CC 78, Louisburg 65

(Thursday, Dec. 4)
Davidson 79, The Citadel 63

(Saturday, Dec. 6)
Gaston College 93, Virginia Peninsula 68
Georgia Southern 88, Gardner-Webb 84
Central Christian at J.C. Smith, 2 p.m.
Cleveland CC 71, Pitt CC 60
Young Harris 71, Belmont Abbey 46

(Sunday, Dec. 7)
St. Mary’s 70, Davidson 61
Utah State 79, Charlotte 53, 2 p.m.

(Wednesday, Dec. 10)
Gaston College 104, Pfeiffer JV 81
Forsyth Tech 77, Cleveland CC 68

(Friday, Dec. 12)
Gardner-Webb 77, Brevard 63
Queens 102, S.C. State 78

(Saturday, Dec. 13)
Mercyhurst at Davidson, 2 p.m.
Central Carolina CC at Cleveland CC, 3 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Converse, 4 p.m.

(Sunday, Dec. 14)
Virginia Peninsula at Gaston College, 2 p.m.
College of Charleston at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Queens at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.

(Monday, Dec. 15)
Wofford at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

(Tuesday, Dec. 16)
Lees-McRae at Belmont Abbey, 7 p.m.
Queens at Arkansas, 9 p.m.

(Thursday, Dec. 18)
Cleveland CC at Caldwell Tech, 6 p.m.
Davidson at Temple, 7 p.m.
Lafayette at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toccoa Falls at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

(Friday, Dec. 19)
J.C. Smith at Virginia Union, 6 p.m.
Clinton College at Belmont Abbey, 7 p.m.

(Saturday, Dec. 20)
Southwest Virginia at Cleveland CC, 4 p.m.

(Sunday, Dec. 21)
Illinois-Chicago at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Bowie State, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee, 3 p.m.

(Monday, Dec. 22)
Davidson at Kansas, 8 p.m.

(Monday, Dec. 29)
Queens at Auburn, 10 p.m.

(Tuesday, Dec. 30)
Duquesne at Davidson, 7 p.m.

(Wednesday, Dec. 31)
Belmont Abbey at Winston-Salem State, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Temple at Charlotte, 7 p.m.