8-12-21 roundup: Pro basketball, football, Legion baseball, College athletics

By Richard Walker

The Charlotte Hornets fell to 0-3 in the Las Vegas Summer League after losing a 106-105 shootout to the San Antonio Spurs.

Tre Jones scored 34 points to lead the Spurs to the win.

Charlotte was led by James Bouknight (23 points, 8 assists), Vernon Carey, Jr. (19 points, 8 rebounds), Grant Riller (13 points, 7 assists), J.T. Thor (10 points, 7 rebounds) and Kai Jones (10 points, 5 rebounds).

Here is the full Hornets’ Las Vegas Summer League schedule:

Aug. 8: Portland (Lost 86-93)

Aug. 9: Sacramento, 6 p.m. (Lost 70-80)

Aug. 12: San Antonio, 3 p.m. (Lost 105-106)

Aug. 14: Toronto, 7 p.m. (NBA TV)

Aug. 16 or 17 TBD

 

 

 

 

Legion baseball

Here is the full schedule of games for the 2021 American Legion World Series that begin on Thursday:

Pool play 4-team divisions (with records)
Stars – Central Plains (Fargo, N.D. 0-1), Mid-Atlantic (Ridge St. Mary’s, Md. 1-0), Southeast (Tupelo, Miss. 0-1), Western (Honolulu Team Central, Hi. 1-0)
Stripes – Great Lakes (Midland Berryhill, Mich. 0-1), Mid-South (Dubuque County, Ia. 0-1), Northeast (Beverly, Mass. 1-0), Northwest (Idaho Falls, Id. 1-0)

Thursday Aug. 12
Central Plains vs. Western, 10 a.m. – Honolulu 7, Fargo 1
Mid-South vs. Northeast, 1 p.m. – Beverly 8, Dubuque County 4
Great Lakes vs. Northwest, 4 p.m. – Idaho Falls 3, Midland 2
Southeast vs. Mid-Atlantic, 7:30 p.m. – Ridge 6, Tupelo 1

Friday, Aug. 13
Central Plains vs. Southeast, 4 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic vs. Western, 7 p.m.
Idle – Great Lakes, Mid-South, Northeast, Northwest

Saturday, Aug. 14
Mid-South vs. Northwest, 1 p.m.
Great Lakes vs. Northeast, 4 p.m.
Southeast vs. Western, 7:30 p.m.
Idle – Central Plains, Mid-Atlantic

Sunday, Aug. 15
Mid-South vs. Great Lakes, 1 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic vs. Central Plains, 4 p.m.
Northeast vs. Northwest, 7:30 p.m.
Idle – Southeast, Western

Monday, Aug. 16 – semifinals
Stars No. 1 vs. Stripes No. 2, 4 p.m.
Stripes No. 1 vs. Stars No. 2, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 17
6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

High school football

Here is Friday’s area scrimmage schedule:

Charlotte Football Insiders Jamboree at Mountain Island Charter
Highland Tech vs. Pine Lake Prep, 5 p.m.
South Mecklenburg vs. Rocky River, 6:15 p.m.
Butler vs. Olympic, 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Island Charter vs. Harding, 8:45 p.m.

Gaston County Jamboree at Stuart Cramer
Hunter Huss vs. Clover, S.C., 5 p.m.
Ashbrook vs. West Mecklenburg, 6 p.m.
North Gaston vs. Bessemer City, 7 p.m.
Stuart Cramer vs. Hopewell, 8 p.m.

Lincoln County FCA Jamboree at East Lincoln
West Lincoln vs. Ashbrook, 5:30 p.m.
North Lincoln vs. Bandys, 6:30 p.m.
Lincolnton vs. Forestview, 7:30 p.m.
East Lincoln vs. Northwest Cabarrus, 8:30 p.m.

Cleveland County Jamboree at Burns
A.C. Reynolds vs. Burns, 6 p.m.
Asheville vs. Shelby, 7 p.m.
Charlotte Catholic vs. Kings Mountain, 8 p.m.
Newton-Conover vs. Crest, 9 p.m.

 

 

 

Pro football

Here is the Carolina Panthers’ full 2021 schedule:

(Preseason)

Aug. 14 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Aug. 21 Baltimore, 7 p.m.
Aug. 27 Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

(Regular season)

Sept. 12 New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Houston, 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 3 at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Oct. 10 Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Oct. 17 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oct. 24 at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Oct. 31 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Nov. 7 New England, 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 21 Washington, 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Dec. 5 BYE WEEK
Dec. 12 Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Dec. 18 or 19 at Buffalo, TBD
Dec. 26 Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Jan. 2 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m