12-4-21 roundup: College football and basketball, High school football and basketball, Pro football and basketball
By Richard Walker
After 42 points were scored in the game’s first 21 1-2 minutes, Pittsburgh used defense to sew up its first ACC football championship Saturday night at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
The Panthers held Wake Forest scoreless for 13 possessions, even aiding its offense with a score of its own in a 45-21 victory in front of a crowd of 57,856. Eight of those possessions ended in punts, four in pass interceptions and one was stopped on downs.
Pittsburgh (11-2) had previously advanced to the ACC title game in 2018, losing 42-10 to Clemson. The Panthers also gave the Coastal Division its first ACC title since 2010.
Wake Forest (10-3) had previously played and won its only ACC title game in 2006 when it defeated Georgia Tech 9-6.
The Panthers defense became dominant after Wake Forest had taken a 21-14 lead with 3:07 left in the first quarter.
But the Deacons wouldn’t score again and Pittsburgh’s Heisman Trophy candidate Kenny Pickett – who was serenaded with “Ken-ny Heis-man” chants from Panthers’ fans who made the trip south – dominated the action.
Pickett finished with 20 completions in 33 attempts for 253 yards and two touchdowns and added a 58-yard touchdown run that saw him fake a slide before continuing to run for the score. His top target, Jordan Addison, caught eight passes for 126 yards.
Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman, who played at nearby Davidson Day, completed 21 of 46 passes for 213 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions.
(Previous ACC football championship game results:)
2005 Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
2006 Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
2007 Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
2008 Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
2009 Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
2010 Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
2011 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
2012 Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
2013 Florida State 45, Duke 7
2014 Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
2015 Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
2016 Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
2017 Clemson 38, Miami 3
2018 Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
2019 Clemson 62, Virginia 17
2020 Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
Here’s this weekend’s Carolinas Division I football schedule:
(Saturday)
Sun Belt championship – Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
ACC championship – Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
College basketball
Charlotte 86, George Washington 79: Jahmir Young had 26 points and Clyd Trapp 19 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 4-3.
Davidson 70, William & Mary 46: Davidson scored 13 of the first 15 points of the game and Luka Brajkovic scored 16 and became the 53rd Wildcats’ player to score 1,000 points in his career as Davidson improved to 6-2 with its fifth straight victory.
Belmont Abbey 72, Barton 63: The Crusaders scored the first 14 points of the game and Mario Lacy, Jr., led four double-figure scorers with 15 points as the Abbey improved to 5-3, 3-1.
Belmont Abbey women 78, Barton 74: Jo Snow led four double figure scorers as the Abbey improved to 4-3 and 2-1.
GAston College 78, Cape Fear Community College 75: Damon Davis (19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), Kalil Camara (15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals), Dee Merriweather (12 points) and Dedrick Givens (12 points, 11 rebounds) led the Rhinos (8-3, 1-0) in their Region 10 opener in Wilmington.
High school football
Here are Friday’s full NCHSAA regional finals results:
1A
(East)
#1 Tarboro (13-1) 22, #6 Pender (9-4) 12
(West)
#3 Mitchell (13-2) 34, #4 Robbinsville (10-4) 21
2A
(East)
#10 Wallace-Rose Hill (13-2) 34, #1 Princeton (13-1) 25
(West)
#1 Shelby (14-1) 45, #2 East Surry (13-1) 13
3A
(East)
#6 Greenville Rose (11-4) 35, #13 Jacksonville (11-3) 28
(West)
#3 Dudley (14-1) 38, #16 South Point (11-4) 0
4A
(East)
#6 Cardinal Gibbons (13-2) 36, #20 Rolesville (9-6) 28
(West)
#10 Charlotte Chambers (14-1) 35, #1 Hough (14-1) 21
Next week’s state finals pairings, dates, times and sites:
Class 1A: Tarboro vs. Mitchell, Dec. 11 at noon (Kenan Stadium, North Carolina)
Class 2A: Shelby vs. Wallace-Rose Hill, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. (Carter-Finley Stadium, N.C. State)
Class 3A: Dudley vs. Greenville Rose, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Kenan Stadium, North Carolina)
Class 4A: Charlotte Chambers vs. Cardinal Gibbons, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. (Carter-Finley Stadium, N.C. State)
S.C. High School League state finals pairings (all games at Benedict College):
(Thursday)
Class 4A – South Pointe 41, Beaufort 7
(Friday)
Class 3A – Daniel 45, Camden 20
Class 2A – Gray Collegiate 49, Silver Bluff 14
(Saturday)
Class 1A – Southside Christian 28, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
Class 5A – Gaffney 22, Dutch Fork 19
High school basketball
Boys results:
Avery County 60, West Lincoln 55
Lincoln Charter 68, Bishop McGuinness 54
Enka vs. Kings Mountain at Cox Mill, no report
Girls results:
Avery County 43, West Lincoln 41: Chloe Norman had 16 points and Farrah Richardson 11 for West Lincoln.
Cox Mill 48, Kings Mountain 41
Pro football
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 (L 6-24)
Nov. 14 at Arizona (W 34-10)
Nov. 21 Washington (L 21-27)
Nov. 28 at Miami (L 10-33)
Dec. 5 BYE WEEK
Dec. 12 Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
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 have lost three straight games – and now they’ve lost four players due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
The Athletic reported that Terry Rozier, LaMelo Ball, Jalen McDaniels and Mason Plumlee will miss at least Sunday’s game at Atlanta and possibly more games until they pass protocols for a return.
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 (L 106-120)
Mon. 8 at L.A. Lakers (L 123-126, OT)
Wed. 10 at Memphis (W 118-108)
Fri. 12 NEW YORK (W 104-96)
Sun. 14 GOLDEN STATE (W 106-102)
Wed. 17 WASHINGTON (W 97-87)
Fri. 19 INDIANA (W 121-118)
Sat. 20 at Atlanta (L 105-115)
Mon. 22 at Washington (W 109-103)
Wed. 24 at Orlando (W 108-99)
Fri. 26 MINNESOTA (W 133-115)
Sat. 27 at Houston (L 143-146, OT)
Mon. 29 at Chicago (L 119-133)
DECEMBER
Wed. 1 at Milwaukee (L 125-127)
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