12-28-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball and football, College football and basketball
By Richard Walker
A year ago, Jaylen Bates set Gaston College history as the school’s first All-Region 10 selection since the school restarted its athletic program after 50 years.
On Thursday, now a starting forward at Florida A&M University, Bates will be on the biggest stage in college basketball when he the Rattlers visit No. 1-ranked Purdue at 5 p.m. in a game televised on the Big Ten Network.
“It’s a challenge obviously,” said Bates, a 6-foot-7, 215-pounder from Atlanta who averaged 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season for the Rhinos. “We’re going up there trying to win.”
Already this season, Bates and Florida A&M have played a challenging schedule that has seen the Rattlers play Oregon and Oregon State of the PAC-10, Florida, Georgia and Kentucky of the SEC and Miami and Louisville of the ACC.
Entering Thursday’s game against Purdue, Bates is averaging 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game highlighted by a season-high 21 points last week in an 88-68 loss at Kentucky.
The Purdue game marks the third time this season the Rattlers have played a nationally-ranked team this season. Florida A&M opened at No. 21 Oregon, played at No. 19 Kentucky and Miami was unranked at the time of their meeting but the Hurricanes are now ranked No. 14.
“Coach McCullum knew that he was kind of putting us through the fire with this schedule,” said Bates, whose Rattlers were picked fifth in the preseason SWAC poll. “That way, when we go through our conference schedule, there’s nothing going to be anything we haven’t seen.”
A year ago, Bates was one of four sophomores – Kalil Camara, Damon Davis and Zavion Jackson were the others – who were considered cornerstones of then-head coach David “Dickey” Nutt and then-associate head coach Jamie Rosser’s start-up Gaston College program.
The Rhinos finished 18-10 overall, finished one game out of first place in the Region 10 standings and one of their losses was to eventual National Junior College Athletic Association champion Northwest Florida State.
Bates says he and his 2021-22 Gaston College teammates remain connected and frequently share their news with each other on a group text.
“We still have a group text going,” Bates said. ‘There’s still a strong relationship there. They helped me so much in my career.
“I’m always rooting for Gaston College. I’ll be a Rhino for life. I still tune in to the games.”
High school basketball
Here’s the full schedules and results of 2022 holiday tournaments for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
-BOYS
Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Burns 65, Piedmont CC 59
Cherryville 78, Pinnacle Academy 35
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation – Piedmont CC 84, Pinnacle Academy 48
Championship – Burns 76, Cherryville 52
Linberg Moody Holiday Classic (at Rock Hill, S.C, Northwestern HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Charlotte Elevation Prep 92, York, S.C. Prep 55
Lincoln Charter 70, Charlotte Elite 52
Palisades 87, Lewisville, S.C. 48
Rock Hill, S.C. Northwestern 86, Fort Mill Comenius 48
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Charlotte Elite 72, York Prep 26
Comenius 68, Lewisville 66
Charlotte Elevation Prep vs. Lincoln Charter, 2 p.m.
Northwestern 67, Palisades 58
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Charlotte Elite vs. Palisades, 11 a.m.
Comenius vs. 2 p.m. Wednesday loser, 12:30 p.m.
Third place – 11 a.m. Thursday winner vs. 12:30 p.m. Thursday winner, 2 p.m.
Championship – Charlotte Elevation Prep-Lincoln Charter winner vs. Northwestern, 3:30 p.m.
People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
East Gaston 71, Bandys 56
North Lincoln 61, Forestview 54
Lincolnton 47, Cramer 43
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Bandys – bye
Cramer 53, Forestview 43
East Gaston 81, West Lincoln 72
North Lincoln 65, Lincolnton 44
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Forestview – bye
Fifth place – Bandys vs. Cramer, 8 p.m.
Third place – West Lincoln vs. Lincolnton, 4 p.m.
Championship – East Gaston vs. North Lincoln, 8 p.m.
Bluffton Bobcat Classic (at Hilton Head, S.C.)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Riverside, S.C. vs. Creekside, Fla.
South Point 60, Cincinnati Summit Country Day 59: Greyson Kines had 26 points and Christian Petty 10, including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, to lead South Point.
Forest, Ala. vs. Section, Ala.
Bluffton, S.C. vs. Marvin Ridge
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Riverside-Creekside loser vs. Summit Country Day, 10:30 a.m.
Riverside-Creekside winner vs. South Point, 1:30 p.m.
Forest-Section loser vs. Bluffton-Marvin Ridge loser, 4:30 p.m.
Forest-Section winner vs. Bluffton-Marvin Ridge winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 10:30 a.m.
Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.
Third place, 4:30 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood 67, Great Falls, S.C. 52
Charleston, S.C., Simmons 77, Bessemer City 62
Fairfield Central, S.C. 64, York, S.C. 46
Catawba Ridge, S.C. 72, North Gaston 25
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Great Falls vs. Bessemer City, noon
York vs. North Gaston, 3 p.m.
Parkwood vs. Simmons, 1:30 p.m.
Fairfield Central vs. Catawba Ridge, 4:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 10 a.m.
Fifth place, 1 p.m.
Third place, 11:30 a.m.
Championship, 2:30 p.m.
East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
East Mecklenburg 81, Ashbrook 51
Lake Norman 80, Huss 61
Lake Norman Charter 71, SouthLake Christian 60
East Lincoln 79, Community School of Davidson 49: Mason Simmons (14 points, 11 rebounds), Jackson Fannon (14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Palmer Crichton (13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) and Houston Hartsell (13 points, 11 assists) led East Lincoln.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Ashbrook vs. Huss, 1 p.m.
SouthLake Christian vs. Community School of Davidson, 2:30 p.m.
East Mecklenburg vs. Lake Norman, 5:30 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter vs. East Lincoln, 8:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 1 p.m.
Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.
Third place, 5:30 p.m.
Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic (at Kings Mountain HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
No. 1 Irmo, S.C. 82, No. 8 East Rutherford 36
No. 6 Butler 57, No. 3 Washington, D.C., Ballou 39
No. 2 Shelby 53, No. 7 Rock Hill, S.C. 49
No. 4 Harding 54, No. 5 Kings Mountain 50
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Rock Hill vs. Ballou, 3 p.m.
East Rutherford vs. Kings Mountain, 4:30 p.m.
Shelby vs. Butler, 6 p.m.
Irmo vs. Harding, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 3 p.m.
Fifth place, 4:30 p.m.
Third place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
North Henderson Christmas Tournament (at North Henderson HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mountain Heritage 61, West Henderson 48
North Henderson 79, Madison County 53
Crest 67, East Henderson 52
Clyde Erwin vs. Hendersonville, 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
East Henderson vs. Clyde Erwin-Hendersonville loser, noon
West Henderson vs. Madison County, 1:30 p.m.
Mountain Heritage vs. North Henderson, 6 p.m.
Crest vs. Clyde Erwin-Hendersonville winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, noon
Fifth place, 1:30 p.m.
Third place, 4:30 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Parkersburg, W.Va., South High School Holiday Tournament
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Gaston Day vs Mt. Lebanon, Pa., 6:15 p.m.
Parkersburg South, W.Va. vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Va., 8 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Consolation, 5:15 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
-GIRLS
Freedom Christmas Invitational (at Freedom HS)
(Monday, Dec. 26)
Draughn 56, Charlotte Country Day 43
Hibriten 69, Enka 31
Shelby 61, Ashbrook 51
Freedom 64, Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 55
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Charlotte Country Day 66, Enka 33
Ashbrook 59, Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 34
Hibriten 57, Draughn 41
Shelby 40, Freedom 35
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Seventh place – Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 68, Enka 60
Fifth place – Ashbrook 54, Charlotte Country Day 38
Third place – Draughn 54, Freedom 38
Championship – Hibriten 54, Shelby 35
Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Highland Tech 55, Piedmont CC 49
Cherryville 42, Pinnacle Academy 30
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation – Piedmont CC 60, Pinnacle Academy 41: All-tournament selections Grace East (47 points in 2 games) and Lyric Brown (22 points in 2 games) led Piedmont CC, which got 12 points from Kennedy Williams in the consolation game.
Championship – Highland Tech 48, Cherryville 22
People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
Bandys 53, East Gaston 24
North Lincoln 57, Forestview 41
Cramer 49, Lincolnton 33
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
East Gaston – bye
Forestview 60, Lincolnton 45: Amani Neely had 22 points for Forestview.
West Lincoln 71, Bandys 61: Chloe Norman (20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 2 blocks), Carolina Robinson (15 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks), Zoey Owenby (18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks) and Anna Bieberich (8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal) led West Lincoln.
Cramer 48, North Lincoln 28: Zion Duncan (18 points, 23 rebounds), Hadley Womack (11 points, 5 steals) and Ellia Barajas (7 points, 6 rebounds) led Cramer.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Lincolnton – bye
Fifth place – East Gaston vs. Forestview, 6 p.m.
Third place – Bandys vs. North Lincoln, 2 p.m.
Championship – West Lincoln vs. Cramer, 6 p.m.
Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood vs. Fort Mill, S.C., 9 a.m.
Rock Hill, S.C. 58, Bessemer City 56 (OT)
Porter Ridge 50, South Point 37
Catawba Ridge 64, Harding 32
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Parkwood-Fort Mill loser vs. Bessemer City, 1:30 p.m.
South Point vs. Harding, 4:30 p.m.
Parkwood-Fort Mill winner vs. Rock Hill, noon
Porter Ridge vs. Catawba Ridge, 3 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 11:30 a.m.
Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.
Third place, 10 a.m.
Championship, 1 p.m.
East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mallard Creek 46, East Mecklenburg 27
West Cabarrus 56, Concord Robinson 34
Lake Norman Charter 52, Community School of Davidson 41
East Lincoln 66, Pine Lake Prep 23
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
East Mecklenburg vs. Concord Robinson, 2:30 p.m.
Community School of Davidson vs. Pine Lake Prep, 1 p.m.
Mallard Creek vs. West Cabarrus, 4 p.m.
Lake Norman Charter vs. East Lincoln, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 10 a.m.
Fifth place, 11:30 a.m.
Third place, 4 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.
Lady Cavalier Classic (at East Rutherford HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Independence 67, Forest City Masters Academy 10
South Mecklenburg 68, North Gaston 11
Kings Mountain vs. Hopewell, 6 p.m.
East Rutherford vs. West Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Masters Academy vs. North Gaston, 3 p.m.
Kings Mountain-Hopewell loser vs. East Rutherford-West Charlotte loser, 4:30 p.m.
Independence vs. South Mecklenburg, 3 p.m.
Kings Mountain-Hopewell winner vs. East Rutherford-West Charlotte winner, 4:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place, 3 p.m.
Fifth place, 4:30 p.m.
Third place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
College basketball
(Wednesday’s game)
Davidson 57, Fordham 43: Desmond Watson (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Sam Mennenga (13 points, 11 rebounds) led Davidson (8-5, 1-0) to victory in its Atlantic 10 opener.
Pro football
Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for games played in Week 16.
Foreman rushed for a career-high 165 yards on 21 attempts with a touchdown in the Panthers’ 37-23 win over Detroit. It was the top rushing total in Week 16.
It’s Foreman first NFL player of the week honor and he becomes the first Panthers running back to take the honor since Jonathan Stewart in Week 14 of the 2017 season.
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 (L 3-13)
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver (W 23-10)
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle (W 30-24)
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh (L 16-24)
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit (W 37-23)
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 8, at New Orleans, TBD
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets completed their first of two West Coast road trips of the season with a 2-4 record after losing 110-105 at Golden State on Tuesday night.
Charlotte, 9-25 this season, hasn’t had a winning West Coast road trip since going 3-1 in the first of two trips in the 2017-18 season and the Hornets are now 95-200 all-time in 68 West Coast road trips in franchise history.
In Tuesday’s loss, LaMelo Ball (21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) led Charlotte.
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(9-25 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 (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
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 football
Here is the full 2022-23 NCAA Division I FBS schedule:
(College Football Playoff)
Championship – Jan. 9 at Inglewood, Cal., TBA
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Peach at Atlanta, Ga., 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Fiesta at Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State
(CFP Selection Committee Bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Rose at Pasadena, Cal., 5 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Penn State
Jan. 2 – Cotton at Arlington, Tex., 1 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 10 Southern California vs. No. 16 Tulane
Dec. 31 – Sugar at New Orleans, La., Noon (ESPN)
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State
Dec. 30 – Orange and Miami, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Clemson
(Other bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Citrus at Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m. (ABC)
No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue
Jan. 2 – ReliaQuest at Tampa, Fla., Noon (ESPN2)
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 – Music City at Nashville, Tenn., Noon (ABC)
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Dec. 30 – Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m. (Barstool)
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Dec. 30 – Gator at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 South Carolina
Dec. 30 – Sun at El Paso, Tex., 2 p.m. (CBS)
No. 18 UCLA vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 – Duke’s Mayo at Charlotte, Noon (ESPN)
Maryland vs. No. 23 N.C. State
Dec. 29 – Alamo at San Antonio, Tex., 9 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 20 Texas vs. No. 12 Washington
Dec. 29 – Cheez-It at Orlando, Fla., 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Florida State
Dec. 29 – Pinstripe at Bronx, N.Y., 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Dec. 28 – Texas at Houston, Tex., 9 p.m. (ESPN)
……….Mississippi vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 28 – Holiday at San Diego, Cal., 8 p.m. (Fox)
No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina – Oregon 28-27
Dec. 28 – Liberty at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arkansas vs. Kansas – Arkansas 55-53 (3 OT)
Dec. 28 – Military at Annapolis, Md., 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Duke vs. Central Florida – Duke 30-13
Dec. 27 – Guaranteed Rate at Phoenix, Ariz.
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State – Wisconsin 24-17
Dec. 27 – Birmingham at Birmingham, Ala.
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina – East Carolina 53-29
Dec. 27 – First Responder at University Park, Tex.
Memphis vs. Utah State – Memphis 38-10
Dec. 27 – Camellia at Montgomery, Ala.
Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern – Buffalo 23-21
Dec. 26 – Quick Lane at Detroit, Mich.
Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State – New Mexico State 24-19
Dec. 24 – Hawai’i at Honolulu, Hawai’i
San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee – Middle Tennessee 25-23
Dec. 23 – Gasparilla at Tampa, Fla.
Missouri vs. Wake Forest – Wake Forest 27-17
Dec. 23 – Independence at Shreveport, La.
Houston vs. Louisiana – Houston 23-16
Dec. 22 – Armed Forces at Fort Worth, Tex.
Baylor vs. Air Force – Air Force 30-15
Dec. 21 – New Orleans at New Orleans, La.
Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama – Western Kentucky 44-23
Dec. 20 – Boca Raton at Boca Raton, Fla.
Toledo vs. Liberty – Toledo 21-19
Dec. 20 – Famous Idaho Potato at Boise, Id.
San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan – Eastern Michigan 41-27
Dec. 19 – Myrtle Beach at Conway, S.C.
Marshall vs. Connecticut – Marshall 28-14
Dec. 17 – Frisco at Frisco, Tex.
North Texas vs. Boise State – Boise State 35-32
Dec. 17 – New Mexico at Albuquerque, N.M.
BYU vs. SMU – BYU 24-23
Dec. 17 – LendingTree at Mobile, Ala., 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Southern Miss vs. Rice – Southern Miss 38-24
Dec. 17 – Jimmy Kimmel L.A. at Inglewood, Cal.
Washington State vs. Fresno State – Fresno State 29-6
Dec. 17 – Las Vegas at Las Vegas, Nev.
Florida vs. No. 14 Oregon State – Oregon State 30-3
Dec. 17 – Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. N.C. Central – N.C. Central 41-34 in OT
Dec. 17 – Fenway at Boston, Mass.
Louisville vs. Cincinnati – Louisville 24-7
Dec. 16 – Cure at Orlando, Fla.
No. 24 Troy vs. No. 25 UT-San Antonio – Troy 18-12
Dec. 16 – Bahamas at Nassau, Bahamas
UAB vs. Miami, O. – UAB 24-20