Friday’s roundup: Prep football playoff results/pairings, softball and girls soccer standings, College women’s golf, football and women’s basketball
By Richard Walker
Here’s a look a local first round games:
Burns 13, Hibriten 12: Cam’Ron Sweezy scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 4:04 left to lift the Bulldogs (6-2) to the first round playoff win over previously unbeaten Hibriten (7-1). Sweezy also scored Burns’ first touchdown.
Charlotte Catholic 28, Crest 21: The host Cougars (6-1) scored with 5.5 seconds left in the game to snap a 21-all tie and complete a comeback from a 21-7 deficit. Timothy Ruff threw two touchdown passes and scored on a touchdown run for Crest (6-2), which saw its streak of consecutive opening round playoff victories stopped at 27 years.
Kings Mountain 49, Robinson 6: Caleb Holland had two touchdown runs, Ethan Reid threw three touchdown passes (two to Chance Cannon and one to Orlando Odums) and Jaylen Mims had a touchdown run as the unbeaten Mountaineers (8-0) eliminated Robinson (5-3).
Shelby 42, Walkertown 6: Marquis Adams had two touchdowns runs and Tyler Arrington caught a touchdown pass and returned a pass interception 100 yards for another touchdown to lead Shelby (6-2) to its 27th straight opening round playoff victory. Kamari Houze and Izay Bridges also scored touchdowns for the Golden Lions.
Mt. Pleasant 21, West Lincoln 20: The host Tigers (8-0) stayed unbeaten and ended West Lincoln’s season at 5-3.
Here are statewide results and next week’s second round pairings:
Class 1A
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#8 Pamlico County 50, #1 West Columbus 8
#5 Northside-Pinetown 35, #4 Rosewood 34
#3 Bear Grass Charter 48, #6 Perquimans 42
#2 Northampton County 36, #7 North Duplin 0
(West)
#1 Elkin 35, #8 Andrews 28
#4 Murphy 28, #5 Thomas Jefferson 20
#3 Mitchell 55, #6 Christ the King 0
#2 Robbinsville 42, #7 Winston-Salem Prep 40, 2 OT
Next week’s second round:
#8 Pamlico County (5-2) at #5 Northside-Pinetown (6-2)
#3 Bear Grass Charter (4-1) at #2 Northampton County (2-3)
#4 Murphy (7-1) at #1 Elkin (6-1)
#3 Mitchell (7-0) at #2 Robbinsville (8-0)
Class 1AA
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#1 Tarboro 62, #8 Manteo 7
#4 Edenton Holmes 39, #5 Princeton 28
#3 East Carteret 60, #6 Hobbton 40
#2 Louisburg 50, #7 Lakewood 0
(West)
#8 Polk County d. #1 North Stanly by forfeit
#4 North Rowan 66, #5 Community School of Davidson 26
#3 Pine Lake Prep 33, #6 Mount Airy 27
#2 East Surry 62, #7 North Moore 6
Next week’s second round:
#4 Edenton Holmes (6-0) at #1 Tarboro (6-0)
#3 East Carteret (6-2) at #2 Louisburg (5-2)
Class 2A
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#1 Reidsville 50, #8 Southwest Onslow 0
#4 Wallace-Rose Hill 65, #5 Red Springs 28
#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 48, #6 Kinston 39
#7 Eastern Randolph 42, #2 Clinton 40, 2 OT
(West)
#1 Hendersonville 42, #8 Bunker Hill 14
#4 Shelby 42, #5 Walkertown 6
#3 Mount Pleasant 21, #6 West Lincoln 20
#2 Mountain Heritage 46, #7 Forbush 21
Next week’s second round:
#4 Wallace-Rose Hill (5-3) at #1 Reidsville (7-0)
#7 Eastern Randolph (5-1) at #3 Elizabeth City Northeastern (5-0)
#4 Shelby (6-2) at #1 Hendersonville (6-2)
#3 Mount Pleasant (8-0) at #2 Mountain Heritage (5-1)
Class 2AA
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#1 Washington 35, #8 South Granville 0
#4 Croatan 55, #5 McMichael 7
#3 SouthWest Edgecombe 33, #6 Roanoke Rapids 12
#2 St. Pauls 35, #7 Randleman 9
(West)
#1 North Davidson 40, #8 Canton Pisgah 14
#5 Oak Grove 17, #4 Ashe County 12
#6 Burns 13, #3 Hibriten 12
#7 Salisbury 52, #2 Maiden 12
Next week’s second round:
#4 Croatan (7-1) at #1 Washington (6-1)
#3 SouthWest Edgecombe (6-2) at #2 St. Pauls (6-0)
Class 3A
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#8 Eastern Alamance 42, #1 Rocky Mount 28
#5 Western Alamance 38, #4 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 13
#3 Havelock 56, #6 Southern Guilford 13
#2 Pittsboro Northwood 17, #7 West Carteret 0
(West)
#1 A.C. Reynolds 14, #8 West Rowan 7
#4 Charlotte Catholic 28, #5 Crest 21
#3 Kings Mountain 49, Concord Robinson 6
#7 Monroe 47, #2 Statesville 21
Next week’s second round:
#8 Eastern Alamance (6-1) at #5 Western Alamance (8-0)
#3 Havelock (8-0) at #2 Pittsboro Northwood (6-2)
#4 Charlotte Catholic (6-1) at #1 A.C. Reynolds (7-1)
#7 Monroe (6-2) at #3 Kings Mountain (8-0)
Class 3AA
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#1 Cleveland 49, #8 Southern Durham 0
#5 Lee County 34, #4 Greenville Rose 26
#3 West Brunswick 42, #6 Chapel Hill 35
#7 Clayton 31, #2 Southeast Guilford 17
(West)
#8 Greensboro Dudley 28, #1 Watauga 8
#5 T.C. Roberson 36, #4 Kannapolis Brown 29
#3 Weddington 42, #6 Asheville 0
#2 Mount Tabor 36, #7 Alexander Central 7
Next week’s second round:
#5 Lee County (8-0) at #1 Cleveland (8-0)
#7 Clayton (7-1) at #3 West Brunswick (6-1)
#8 Greensboro Dudley (7-1) at #5 T.C. Roberson (7-1)
#3 Weddington (7-0) at #2 Mount Tabor (8-0)
Class 4A
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#1 Cardinal Gibbons 49, #8 Fayetteville Pine Forest 7
#4 Richmond County 51, #5 Middle Creek 27
#3 New Bern 37, #6 Scotland County 16
#2 South View 20, #7 Fayetteville Britt 7
(West)
#1 Grimsley 27, #8 East Forsyth 13
#5 Durham Hillside 42, #4 South Caldwell 26
#6 Butler 42, #3 Glenn 7
#2 Providence 44, #7 Hickory Ridge 34
Next week’s second round:
#4 Richmond County (4-0) at #1 Cardinal Gibbons (7-0)
#3 New Bern (6-1) at #2 South View (7-1)
#5 Durham Hillside (6-1) at #1 Grimsley (7-0)
#6 Butler (7-1) at #2 Providence (7-1)
Class 4AA
Friday’s first round:
(East)
#8 Pinecrest 24, #1 Apex Friendship 17
#5 Wake Forest 30, #4 Millbrook 27
#3 Hoggard d. #6 Leesville Road by forfeit
#2 Rolesville 41, #7 Holly Springs 0
(West)
#1 Hough 43, #8 Green Hope 15
#5 Charlotte Vance 44, #4 Ardrey Kell 28
#3 Panther Creek 21, #6 Olympic 14
#2 Myers Park 63, #7 Northwest Guilford 18
Next week’s second round:
#8 Pinecrest (6-2) at #5 Wake Forest (6-1)
#3 Hoggard (8-0) at #2 Rolesville (7-0)
#5 Charlotte Vance (7-1) at #1 Hough (8-0)
#3 Panther Creek (8-0) at #2 Myers Park (8-0)
High school softball
East Lincoln 11, Maiden 1 (6 innings, Thursday): Winning pitcher Payton Baker struck out nine in a six-hitter to improve to 10-0 on the season for East Lincoln, whose offense was led by Taliyah Thomas (1 single, 1 triple, 3 runs, 3 stolen bases), Katelynn Crowe (1 triple, 2 runs, 1 stolen base, 2 RBIs), Betsy Eatmon (1 single, 1 home run, 3 RBIs), Katie Hogue (3 triples, 1 single, 1 run, 2 RBIs) and Hannah Cox (1 single, 1 run).
Standings through Thursday:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 8-0, 8-0
Kings Mountain 5-3, 5-4
Forestview 5-4, 6-4
North Gaston 5-4, 5-5
Cramer 3-4, 5-4
Huss 0-4, 0-6
Ashbrook 0-7, 0-7
SOUTHWESTERN 2A
Burns 6-1, 6-1
East Rutherford 5-2, 6-2
Shelby 6-3, 7-3
Chase 4-3, 5-4
R-S Central 4-5, 5-5
East Gaston 3-6, 4-6
South Point 0-8, 0-10
SOUTH FORK 2A
East Lincoln 10-0, 10-0
Bandys 6-4, 6-4
Maiden 5-4, 5-4
Newton-Conover 5-4, 5-4
West Lincoln 5-4, 5-4
North Lincoln 4-4, 4-4
Lk Norman Charter 2-8, 2-8
Lincolnton 0-9, 0-9
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Lincoln Charter 5-0, 5-1
Cherryville 2-1, 4-5
Bessemer City 2-2, 2-3
Highland Tech 1-3, 1-4
Piedmont CC 0-4, 2-5
High school soccer
Standings through Thursday:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 8-1, 9-1
Forestview 7-1-1, 7-1-1
Cramer 5-2-1, 5-4-1
Kings Mountain 5-4, 5-4
North Gaston 2-7, 2-7
Ashbrook 1-6, 1-6
Huss 0-7, 0-7
SOUTHWESTERN 2A
South Point 8-0, 10-0
Shelby 8-1, 8-2
R-S Central 4-4-1, 4-4-1
East Gaston 3-6, 3-6
Burns 2-5-1, 2-5-1
East Rutherford 1-5-1, 1-6-1
Chase 1-6-1, 1-6-1
SOUTH FORK 2A
Lk Norman Charter 10-0, 10-0
East Lincoln 7-3, 7-3
Maiden 5-4, 5-4
Newton-Conover 5-4, 5-4
Lincolnton 3-4, 3-4
North Lincoln 3-5, 3-5
Bandys 2-6, 2-6
West Lincoln 0-9, 0-9
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Christ the King 5-0, 5-0
Thomas Jefferson 5-1, 5-2
Lincoln Charter 4-2, 4-2
Piedmont CC 3-3, 3-3
Highland Tech 1-5, 1-5
Cherryville 0-7, 0-7
College women’s golf
Conference champion Belmont Abbey and runner-up Mount Olive lead the All-Conference Carolinas honors for the 2020-21 season.
Among those honored for the Abbey are league coach of the year Jason Gault, a 1991 Ashbrook High graduate.
Golfer of the Year – Emma Leclercq, Mount Olive
Freshman of the Year – Tindra Tyrsing, Mount Olive
Coach of the Year – Jason Gault, Belmont Abbey
First Team – Jenna Nagy, Belmont Abbey; Emma Leclercq, Mount Olive; Johanna Andersson, Mount Olive; Kaylee Ong, Belmont Abbey; Sydney Grimes, Converse
Second Team – Nikki Norlin, Barton; Emileigh Swords, Southern Wesleyan; Anna Parramore, Erskine; Caitlynn Reuter, Emmanuel; Linn Andersson, Mount Olive
Third Team – Nuria Llobet, Erskine; Paulina Herrera, Emmanuel; Aleah Hylton, Emmanuel; Taylor Fisk, Converse; Clare McMahon, Barton
College football
West Lincoln’s Mason Huitt signed to play football at Mars Hill University.
College basketball
Crest’s Alexis Marshall signed to play basketball at Montreat College.
Youth basketball
The Denver Nuggets Travel boys’ basketball teams will be holding tryouts for the following teams:
7th-11th Grade Boys Monday, April 19th and Thursday, April 22nd and Monday, April 27th and Thursday, April 29th from 6:30-8 p.m. in the competition gym at East Lincoln High School (6471 Hwy 73 Denver, NC 28037)
All basketball players in Lincoln and surrounding counties are encouraged to tryout. Parent Permission, Medical Consent, and Information forms are required to tryout and can be found at http://denvernuggetsnc.teampages.com For more information contact, Chip Ashley, at [email protected] or 704-718-5136.