3-10-22 roundup: Hall of Fame, College basketball, High school basketball, baseball and softball, Pro basketball and soccer

By Richard Walker

The N.C. Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) announced its all-district high school teams on Thursday.

District 10 includes players from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties and other area counties.

Kings Mountain senior Zeke Cannedy was named boys player of the year, Shelby junior Maraja Pass was named girls player of the year and Ford “Scooter” Lawrence girls coach of the year. R-S Central’s Greg Wright was named boys coach of the year.

Here are the full NCBCA All-District 10 teams:

(BOYS)

First team: Zeke Cannedy (Kings Mountain), Randall Pettus (Bessemer City), Mari Adams (Crest), Will Kelly (Cramer), Mikey Wilkins (R-S Central)
Second team: Amore Connelly (Freedom), Drew Bean (East Lincoln), Waylon Rutherford (Patton), Tyrese Miller (R-S Central), Jl Ikard (St., Stephens)
Third team: Braxton Crocker (R-S Central), Daylin Pritchard (Draughn), Jayden Maddox (Hickory), Jameen Moore (Lincoln Charter), Drew Hollifield (Shelby)

(GIRLS)

First team: Maraja Pass (Shelby), Kate Hollifield (Shelby), Saniya Wilson (Kings Mountain), Cassidy Geddes (Newton-Conover), Ally Hollifield (Shelby)
Second team: Janiya Adams (Bessemer City), Kennette Bess (Ashbrook), Joyasia Smith (R-S Central), Jaylyn Twitty (East Rutherford), Madison Self (East Lincoln)
Third team: Jasmine Twitty (East Rutherford), Lauren Horton (Lincoln Charter), Faith Isenhour (Bunker Hill), Aubrie Snyder (Draughn), Ginny Overbay (East Lincoln)

 

 

 

High school baseball

(Thursday’s results)
Lincolnton 9, Bunker Hill 2

Christ the King at Cherryville (ppd., no date)

East Lincoln 6, East Rutherford 1

Cramer 10, West Iredell 3

(Friday’s games)
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
Lincolnton at Newton-Conover
Maiden at West Lincoln
Christ the King at North Gaston
East Lincoln at Cherryville
East Rutherford at Forestview
Roberson at Crest
Westchester at Gaston Day
Lincoln Charter at Foard

 

 

 

 

High school softball

(Thursday’s results)
Crest 5, R-S Central 1: Winning pitcher Aidan Ledbetter struck out 11 and Sara Rose Warlick (3 hits, double, 2 runs), Hadley Watts (1 hit, 2 RBIs), Mackenzi Luckenbaugh (1 hit), Jourdan Martin (1 hit), Aidan Ledbetter (1 hit) and Mackenzie Clark (1 hit) led Crest.

East Lincoln 19, Bunker Hill 0 (3 innings): Winning pitcher Meredith Bolen threw a no-hitter and Taniyah Thomas (single, triple, 1 run), Taliyah Thomas (2 singles, triple, 3 RBIs, 3 runs), Betsy Eatmon (2 doubles, 3-run home run, 5 RBIs), Bailey Hardin (double, 1 run), Hailey McFadden (single), Tatum Martin (single), Morgan Summey (single), Val Lohr (single, 2 RBIs) and Emilee Phuntek (single, 2 RBIs) led the East Lincoln offense.

(Friday’s games)
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Shelby at Highland Tech
Lincolnton at Newton-Conover
Maiden at West Lincoln
Alexander Central at North Lincoln
North Gaston at Cherryville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

Here are the pairings for the 2022 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at Augusta, Ga.:

(Saturday’s quarterfinals)
Noon – No. 3 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 6 Georgia College
2:30 p.m. – No. 2 Queens vs. No. 7 Columbus State
5 p.m. – No. 1 Augusta vs. No. 8 Belmont Abbey
7:30 p.m. – No. 4 UNC-Pembroke vs. No. 5 Flagler

(Sunday’s semifinals)
5 p.m. – LM-GC winner vs. Queens-CS winner
7:30 p.m. – Augusta-BA winner vs. UNCP-Flagler winner

(Tuesday, March 15 championship)
7 p.m. (Winner advances to March 22-26 Elite 8 in Evansville, Ind.)

The full 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule:

Tuesday, March 8
First Round
No. 13 Boston College 66, No. 12 Pitt 46
No. 10 Clemson 70, No. 15 N.C. State 64
No. 11 Louisville 84, No. 14 Georgia Tech 74

Wednesday, March 9
Second Round
No. 8 Syracuse 96, No. 8 Florida State 57
Boston College 82, No. 5 Wake Forest 77, OT
No. 7 Virginia Tech 76, Clemson 75, OT
No. 6 Virginia 51, Louisville 50

Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Duke 88, Syracuse 79
No. 4 Miami 71, Boston College 69, OT
Virginia Tech 87, No. 2 Notre Dame 80
No. 3 North Carolina 63, Virginia 43

Friday, March 11
Semifinals
7 p.m. – Duke vs. Miami (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina (ESPN/ESPN2)

Saturday, March 12
Championship
8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)

 

Charlotte women 59, Rice 53: Mikayla Boykin scored a game-high 20 points in a Conference USA quarterfinals win that improved the 49ers to 20-9 overall.

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Here are full statewide pairings for Saturday’s state championship games:

(1A at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Girls – Bertie Falcons vs. Bishop McGuinness Villians, 2:30 p.m.
Boys – Chatham Charter Knights vs. Hayesville Yellow Jackets, 5 p.m.

(2A at Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
Girls – Farmville Central Jaguars vs. Salisbury Hornets, Noon
2:30 p.m. – Farmville Central Jaguars vs. J.M. Robinson Bulldogs, 2:30 p.m.

(3A at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Girls – Northwood Chargers vs. Enka Jets, 7:30 p.m.
Boys – Seventy-First Falcons vs. West Charlotte Lions, Noon

(4A at Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
Girls – Apex Friendship Patriots vs. Julius Chambers Cougars, 5 p.m.
Boys – Panther Creek Catamounts vs. Weddington Warriors, 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

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 (W 130-127)
Mon. 6 PHILADELPHIA (L 124-127, OT)
Wed. 8 PHILADELPHIA (L 106-110)
Fri. 10 SACRAMENTO (W 124-123)
Mon. 13 at Dallas (L 96-120)
Wed. 15 at San Antonio (W 131-115)
Fri. 17 at Portland (L 116-125)
Sun. 19 at Phoenix (L 106-137)
Mon. 20 at Utah (L 102-112)
Thu. 23 at Denver (W 115-107)
Mon. 27 HOUSTON (W 123-99)
Wed. 29 at Indiana (W 116-108)
JANUARY
Sun. 2 PHOENIX (L 99-133)
Mon. 3 at Washington (L 121-124)
Wed. 5 DETROIT (W 140-111)
Sat. 8 MILWAUKEE (W 114-106)
Mon. 10 MILWAUKEE (W 103-99)
Wed. 12 at Philadelphia (W 109-98)
Fri. 14 ORLANDO (L 109-116)
Mon. 17 at New York (W 97-87)
Wed. 19 at Boston (W 111-102)
Fri. 21 OKLAHOMA CITY (W 121-98)
Sun. 23 ATLANTA (L 91-113)
Tue. 25 at Toronto (L 113-125)
Wed. 26 at Indiana (W 158-126)
Fri. 28 L.A. LAKERS (W 117-114)
Sun. 30 LA CLIPPERS (L 90-115)
FEBRUARY
Wed. 2 at Boston (L 107-113)
Fri. 4 CLEVELAND (L 101-102)
Sat. 5 MIAMI (L 86-104)
Mon. 7 TORONTO (L 101-116)
Wed. 9 CHICAGO (L 109-121)
Fri. 11 at Detroit (W 141-119)
Sat. 12 MEMPHIS (L 118-125)
Tue. 15 at Minnesota (L 120-126, OT)
Thu. 17 MIAMI (L 107-111, 2 OT)
Fri. 25 TORONTO (W 125-93)
Sun. 27 DETROIT (L 126-127, OT)
Mon. 28 at Milwaukee (L 106-130)
MARCH
Wed. 2 at Cleveland (W 119-98)
Sat. 5 SAN ANTONIO (W 123-117)
Tue. 8 BROOKLYN (L 121-132)
Wed. 9 BOSTON (L 101-115)
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here’s the full Charlotte FC schedule for the 2022 season (with results):

Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
March 19, New England, 7 p.m.
March 26, Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
April 4, at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
April 10, Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
April 16, at New England, 7:30 p.m.
April 23, at Colorado, 9 p.m.
April 30, at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
May 7, Miami, 3:30 p.m.
May 14, Montreal, 7 p.m.
May 22, Vancouver, 5 p.m.
May 29, at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
June 11, New York, 3 p.m.
June 18, at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
June 25, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
June 30, Austin, 7 p.m.
July 3, at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
July 9, Nashville, 7 p.m.
July 16, at Miami, 8 p.m.
July 23, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
July 30, Columbus, 7 p.m.
August 3, D.C., 7 p.m.
August 6, Chicago, 7 p.m.
August 13, at LAFC, 10:30 p.m.
August 17, at New York City, TBD
August 21, Orlando, 7 p.m.
August 27, Toronto, 7 p.m.
September 3, at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
September 10, New York City, 7 p.m.
September 17, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
October 1, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

Youth basketball

The Denver Nuggets Travel boys’ basketball teams will be holding tryouts for the following teams: 7th-8th Grade Boys Monday, March 28th and Thursday, March 31st and Monday, April 4th and Thursday, April 7th from 6-7:30 p.m. in the competition gym at East Lincoln High School (6471 Hwy 73 Denver, NC 28037). The 9th-11th grade boys same dates 7:30-9 p.m.

All basketball players in Lincoln and surrounding counties are encouraged to try out. 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.