3-8-22 roundup: College basketball, High school basketball, baseball and softball, Middle school basketball, Pro basketball and soccer
By Richard Walker
Belmont Middle School pulled an upset in Tuesday’s Gaston County Conference boys basketball championship game as the Wildcats knocked off previously unbeaten Southwest 52-42 at the Huss High gymnasium.
The Wildcats (10-2), whose head coach is Pet Sumner, won their third county title in history – joining the 2001 and 2011 teams as champions.
In Tuesday’s win, Jaishawn Woods (16 points, 8 rebounds), Dylan Bradley (16 points, 5 rebounds) and K.J. Shouse (13 points, 14 rebounds) led Belmont, which had lost 41-38 at home against Southwest on Jan. 31 in the regular season.
Southwest finished 11-1.
The 2022 Gaston County basketball season comes to a close on Wednescay when Holbrook (11-0) meets W.C. Friday (9-2) at 6 p.m. at Ashbrook High School.
High school baseball
(Tuesday’s results)
Burns 18, Thomas Jefferson 0 (3 innings)
East Gaston 22, Bessemer City 0 (5 innings): Winning pitcher Liam Brady had three hits and two RBIs and Riley Hawkins had three hits, three RBIs and three runs for East Gaston.
Shelby 9, Highland Tech 2
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton (suspended to Wednesday with Lincolnton leading 9-1 in top 5th)
Bandys 8, West Lincoln 0
Kings Mountain at Blacksburg, S.C. (ppd., no date)
North Lincoln 3, North Gaston 2 (4 innings)
THIS WEEK’S REMAINING SCHEDULE:
(Wednesday)
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
Forestview at East Gaston
Kings Mountain at Gaffney, S.C.
Lincolnton at Burns (ppd., no date)
R-S Central at West Lincoln
(Thursday)
Christ the King at Cherryville
Community School of Davidson at South Point
East Lincoln at East Rutherford
West Iredell at Cramer
(Friday)
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
Enka at Kings Mountain
Roberson at Crest
Westchester at Gaston Day
High school softball
(Tuesday’s results)
Burns 18-7, Thomas Jefferson 0-0: Sayge Strange and Jaycee Bivins picked up pitching victories and Bivins had three hits, two triples, two stolen bases and three RBIs in the doubleheader sweep.
Piedmont Community Charter 9, Queen’s Grant 7: Grace East (two hits, two RBIs) led the offense and reliever Ashton Kenna picked up the win for Piedmont.
Lincoln Charter 3, North Lincoln 1
THIS WEEK’S REMAINING SCHEDULE:
(Wednesday)
Bunker Hill at East Lincoln
Chase at Highland Tech
Foard at Burns
Forestview at North Lincoln
R-S Central at Crest
Shelby at Cramer
West Lincoln at Cherryville
(Thursday)
Lincolnton at South Point
(Friday)
Bessemer City at East Gaston
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at Burns
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
Noon – No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 Syracuse (ESPN)
2:30 p.m. – No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Boston College (ESPN)
7 p.m. – No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. Clemson (ESPN2/ESPNU)
9:30 p.m. – No. 6 Virginia vs. Louisville (ESPN2)
Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Noon – No. 1 Duke vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Miami vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
7 p.m. – No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – No. 3 North Carolina vs. Wednesday 9:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
7 p.m. – Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – Thursday evening winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
Saturday, March 12
Championship
8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)
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
Former Duke standout Kyrie Irving scored 50 points as the Brooklyn Nets rolled to a 132-121 win over the Charlotte Hornets in front of 17,230 at Spectrum Center Tuesday night.
Irving converted 15 of 19 field goals (nine of 12 3-pointers) and 11 of 13 free throws in 37 1/2 minutes.
Leading Charlotte (32-34) was Terry Rozier (30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) and LaMelo Ball (24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists).
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 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
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