8-24-22 roundup: Pro baseball, football and soccer, High school football, boys soccer, volleyball and girls tennis, Middle school football, College football, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
A rematch of one of the 2021 championship game highlighted the opening day of Gaston County Conference middle school football season.
And Belmont snapped a Southwest’s county-record 31-game winning streak with a 10-8 road victory on Jake Layman’s 23-yard field goal with 11 seconds left.
The Southwest win streak that began in 2017 included two county championship game victories and two county semifinal wins over Belmont.
Here are the other opening day results:
Holbrook 60, Bessemer City 6: Savion Lindsay (6 carries, 120 yards rushing, 4 TDs, 2 2-point runs), A.J. Lindsay (4 carries, 102 yards rushing), A.J. McClain (5 of 7 for 113 yards passing, 1 TD, 1 TD run, 3 2-point passes), Dyson Britt (3 catches, 107 yards receiving, 1 TD, 2-point reception), Makylin Hinton (2-point reception), Kaveuan Pless (2-point reception), Ryland Barber (2-point reception), Tramel Bell (TD run), I’zayah Byers (TD run), Aiden Smith (2-point pass) led the Holbrook offense and Hinton, Bell and Jaiden Shuford the Holbrook defense.
Cramerton 41, W.C. Friday 0: Cooper McMillan (2 TD passes), Marcus Rhodes (3 TD runs, 1 TD reception), Kamarion Dye (1 TD run), Rex Champion (1 TD reception) and Ryan Payseur (2-point conversion) led the offense and Jordan Littlejohn, Samarion Dawkins, Trendan England and Hunter Early led the defense for Cramerton.
Grier 24, Stanley 0: Tiyan Marsh scored three touchdowns and the Knights recorded a safety.
Mount Holly 13, York Chester 7
High school boys soccer
Full pairings and results of 2022 Gaston Cup Soccer tournament:
(Monday’s quarterfinals at Cramer)
Highland Tech 2, North Gaston 1
Forestview 4, Cramer 2
(Tuesday’s quarterfinals at Ashbrook)
East Gaston 2, Huss 1
South Point 3, Ashbrook 0
(Wednesday’s semifinals at Cramer)
Consolation – Cramer 2, North Gaston 1
Semifinal – Forestview 4, Highland Tech 0: Parker Hope scored two goals and Chris Tuttle and Christian Tyler one goal each for Forestview.
(Thursday’s semifinals at Ashbrook)
Consolation – Huss vs. Ashbrook, 5 p.m.
Semifinal – East Gaston vs. South Point, 7 p.m.
(Saturday’s games at Cramer)
7th place – North Gaston vs. Huss-Ashbrook loser, 2 p.m.
5th place – Cramer vs. Huss-Ashbrook winner, 4 p.m.
3rd place – Highland Tech vs. East Gaston-South Point loser, 6 p.m.
Championship – Forestview vs. East Gaston-South Point winner, 8 p.m.
Lincoln Charter 9, West Lincoln 0 (Tuesday): Joel Sellers had 22 steals/stops to lead West Lincoln (1-2).
High school volleyball
Cherryville def. Lincolnton 3-1 (25-27, 27-25, 25-19, 25-15): Rileigh Kiser (34 assists, 4 aces), Emily Allen (11 kills), Lexi McSwain (5 aces) and Taylor Digh (4 aces, 11 digs) led Cherryville (4-0).
High school girls tennis
North Lincoln 9, Alexander Central 0 (Tuesday): Emma Carver, Caitlin Simcox, Natalie Gore, Lulu King, Rachel Fink and Ella Wulfhorst won singles matches and the teams of Carver-Simcox, Gore-King and Fink-Wulfhorst won doubles matches for the Knights.
High school football
(Friday’s games)
A.C. Reynolds at Shelby
Asheville at Kings Mountain
Burns at Crest
Cherryville at West Lincoln
Corvian Community at Mountain Island Charter
Cramer at Bessemer City
East Gaston at South Point
Forestview at East Lincoln
Hibriten at Huss
Highland Tech at Hickory Grove Christian
Lincolnton at North Lincoln
North Gaston at Alexander Central
Roberson at Ashbrook
College football
The Charlotte 49ers have added some three future non-conference games.
Charlotte will play a home-and-home series with James Madison beginning with an Aug. 31, 2024 home game and concluding with a Sept. 22, 2029 road game. The 49ers also added a Sept. 13, 2025 non-conference home game against Monmouth.
Here’s a list of future Charlotte non-conference opponents:
2023
Sept. 2 S.C. State
Sept. 9 at Maryland
Sept. 16 Georgia State
Sept. 23 at Florida
2024
Aug. 31 James Madison
Sept. 7 at North Carolina
Sept. 14 Gardner-Webb
Sept. 21 at Indiana
2025
Sept. 6 North Carolina
Sept. 13 Monmouth
Nov. 22 at Georgia
2026
Sept. 5 The Citadel
Sept. 12 Mississippi
Sept. 19 at App State
2027
Sept. 4 at Mississippi
Sept. 18 Appalachian State
2028
Sept. 16 at App State
2029
Sept. 15 Appalachian State
Sept. 22 at James Madison
2030
TBA Appalachian State
Sept. 7 at N.C. State
2031
Sept. 6 N.C. State
Pro baseball
The Gastonia Honey Hunters won 11-2 at the Charleston, W.Va., Dirty Birds on Wednesday night for their 75th victory of the season.
The full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2022 schedule (Games times 6:15 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4:15 on Sunday):
First half record: 45-21 (South Division winner)
Second half record: 30-14
April (8-1)
21 Lancaster, Pa. (L 2-5)
22 Lancaster, Pa. (W 4-3)
23 Lancaster, Pa. (W 8-1)
24 Lancaster, Pa. (W 13-4)
26 Wild Health, Ky. (W 12-1)
27 Wild Health, Ky. (W 17-4)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-4)
29 Staten Island (W 5-4)
30 Staten Island (W 6-5)
May (16-10)
1 Staten Island (W 10-5)
3 at York, Pa. (W 3-1)
4 at York, Pa. (L 4-5 in 10)
5 at York, Pa. (W 12-7)
6 at Staten Island (ppd.)
7 at Staten Island (ppd.)
8 at Staten Island (W 4-1)
8 at Staten Island (W 7-2)
10 at So. Maryland (W 2-0)
11 at So. Maryland (L 0-4)
12 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
13 at Staten Island (ppd.)
14 at Staten Island (ppd.)
15 at Staten Island (L 1-2)
15 at Staten Island (W 1-0)
16 at Staten Island (W 8-3)
17 So. Maryland (L 4-5)
18 So. Maryland (L 6-8)
19 So. Maryland (W 13-1)
20 Charleston, W.Va.(W 12-10)
21 Charleston, W.Va.(W 6-4)
22 Charleston, W.Va.(L 1-8)
24 at Lancaster, Pa.(W 2-1)
25 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 3-13)
26 at Lancaster, Pa.(L 1-4)
27 at Long Island (W 5-3)
28 at Long Island (W 10-3)
29 at Long Island (W 3-2)
30 at Long Island (W 5-2)
31 Long Island (L 7-8)
June (17-9)
1 Long Island (L 9-10 in 11)
2 Long Island (L 0-5)
3 at High Point (W 5-4)
4 at High Point (W 8-3)
5 at High Point (W 8-3)
7 at Charleston,W.Va.(L 5-7)
8 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 6-0)
9 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 3-2)
10 High Point (W 7-6)
11 High Point (W 6-4)
12 High Point (W 9-5)
14 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
15 Charleston, W.Va. (W 14-7)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-0)
17 at Lexington, Ky. (W 6-1)
18 at Lexington, Ky. (L 2-3 in 10)
19 at Lexington, Ky. (W 4-0 in 11)
21 Charleston, W.Va. (W 8-7)
22 Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-4)
23 Charleston, W.Va. (W 5-4)
24 at So. Maryland (ppd.)
25 at So. Maryland (W 6-3)
25 at So. Maryland (W 3-0)
26 at So. Maryland (L 7-9)
28 Wild Health, Ky. (W 4-0)
29 Wild Health, Ky. (L 2-10)
30 Wild Health, Ky. (L 6-7)
July (21-5)
1 at Lexington, Ky. (W 12-11)
2 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-6)
3 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-5)
4 High Point (L 1-8)
–end of 1st half of season
5 High Point (W 8-5 in 5/weather)
6 at High Point (W 7-6)
7 at High Point (W 6-4)
8 High Point (ppd.)
9 High Point (W 4-0)
10 High Point (W 5-2)
10 High Point (ppd., Aug. 5)
12 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 8-6)
13 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-2)
14 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 4-1)
15 Lexington, Ky (ppd.)
16 Lexington, Ky. (W 4-1)
16 Lexington, Ky. (W 5-3)
17 Lexington, Ky. (W 12-5)
19 at York, Pa. (W 19-5)
20 at York, Pa. (W 10-0)
21 at York, Pa. (L 2-6)
22 at High Point (L 1-2)
23 at High Point (W 5-3)
24 at High Point (L 6-7)
26 Lexington, Ky. (L 4-10)
27 Lexington, Ky. (W 11-0)
28 Lexington, Ky. (W 8-6)
29 York, Pa. (W 3-2)
30 York, Pa. (ppd.)
31 York, Pa. (W 8-7)
31 York, Pa. (W 5-1)
August (11-10)
2 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-8)
3 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-3)
4 at Lexington, Ky. (W 10-5)
5 High Point (W 6-3)
5 High Point (L 2-3)
6 High Point (L 4-8)
7 High Point (L 5-11)
9 Staten Island (W 10-5)
9 Staten Island (W 7-2)
10 Staten Island (L 2-6)
11 Staten Island (L 7-9)
12 at High Point (W 9-4)
13 at High Point (L 3-5)
14 at High Point (L 3-6)
16 So. Maryland (L 2-3 in 10)
17 So. Maryland (W 5-3)
18 So. Maryland (W 12-7)
19 High Point (W 15-0)
20 High Point (W 11-5)
21 High Point (L 4-13)
23 at Charleston,W.Va.(L 4-7)
24 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 11-2)
25 at Charleston,W.Va.
26 at High Point
27 at High Point
28 at High Point
30 High Point
31 High Point
September
1 High Point
2 Wild Health, Ky.
3 Wild Health, Ky.
4 Wild Health, Ky.
6 at Wild Health, Ky.
7 at Wild Health, Ky.
8 at Wild Health, Ky.
9 Lexington, Ky.
10 Lexington, Ky.
11 Lexington, Ky.
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
15 at High Point
16 at Charleston,W.Va.
17 at Charleston,W.Va.
18 at Charleston,W.Va.
—ALPB playoffs
(Southern Division championship: Best-of-5)
20 home at 6:15 p.m.
21 home at 6:15 p.m.
23 away TBA
24 (if necessary) away TBA
25 (if necessary) away TBA
Pro football
Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:
(Preseason)
Aug. 13 at Washington (W 23-21)
Aug. 19 at New England (L 10-20)
Aug. 26 Buffalo, 7 p.m.
(Regular season)
Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Week 2, Sept. 18, at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Week 3, Sept. 25, New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Week 4, Oct. 2, Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
Week 5, Oct. 9, San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Week 7, Oct. 23, Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Week 10, Nov. 9, Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Week 11, Nov. 20, at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver, 1 p.m.
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit, 1 p.m.
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 7 or 8, at New Orleans, TBD
Pro soccer
Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(10-15-2 record)
Feb. 26 at D.C. (L 0-3)
March 5, L.A. (L 0-1)
March 13, at Atlanta (L 1-2)
March 19, New England (W 3-1)
March 26, Cincinnati (W 2-0)
April 2, at Philadelphia (L 0-2)
April 10, Atlanta (W 1-0)
April 16, at New England (L 1-2)
April 23, at Colorado (T 0-0)
April 30, at Orlando (L 1-2)
May 7, Miami (W 1-0)
May 14, Montreal (L 0-2)
May 22, Vancouver (W 2-1)
May 29, at Seattle (L 1-2)
June 11, New York (W 2-0)
June 18, at Columbus (T 1-1)
June 25, at Montreal (L 1-2)
June 30, Austin (L 0-1)
July 3, at Houston (W 2-1)
July 9, Nashville (W 4-1)
July 16, at Miami (L 2-3)
July 23, at Toronto (L 0-4)
July 30, Columbus (suspended at 0-0 in 16th minute to Oct. 5)
August 3, D.C. (W 3-0)
August 6, Chicago (L 2-3)
August 13, at LAFC (L 0-5)
August 17, at New York City (W 3-1)
August 21, Orlando (L 1-2)
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, 5:30 p.m.
October 5, Columbus, 7 p.m.
October 9, at New York, 1 p.m.
Auto racing
The 2022 NASCAR cup schedule (with winners):
Feb. 6 Busch Light Clash (Joey Logano)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 (Brad Keselowski)
Feb. 17 Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 (Chris Buescher)
Feb. 20 Daytona 500 (Austin Cindric)
Feb. 27 Wise Power 400 (Kyle Larson)
Mar. 6 Pennzoil 400 (Alex Bowman)
Mar. 13 Ruoff Mortgage (Chase Briscoe)
Mar. 20 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (William Byron)
Mar. 27 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Ross Chastain)
Apr. 3 Toyota Owners (Denny Hamlin)
Apr. 9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (William Byron-2)
Apr. 17 Food City Dirt Race (Kyle Busch)
Apr. 24 Geico 500 (Ross Chastain-2)
May 2 DuraMAX Drydene 400 (Chase Elliott)
May 8 Goodyear 400 (Joey Logano)
May 15 AdventHealth 400 (Kurt Busch)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star Open (Daniel Suarez)
May 22 NASCAR All-Star (Ryan Blaney)
May 29 Coca-Cola 600 (Denny Hamlin-2)
June 5 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Joey Logano-2)
June 12 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Daniel Suarez)
June 26 Ally 400 (Chase Elliott-2)
July 3 Kwik Trip 250 (Tyler Reddick)
July 10 Quaker State 400 (Chase Elliott-3)
July 17 Ambetter 301 (Christopher Bell)
July 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono (Chase Elliott-4)
July 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (Tyler Reddick-2)
Aug. 7 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Kevin Harvick)
Aug. 14 Federated Auto Parts 400 (Kevin Harvick-2)
Aug. 21 Go Bowling at The Glen (Kyle Larson-2)
Aug. 27 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Sept. 4 Cook Out Southern 500
Sept. 11 Hollywood Casino 400
Sept. 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Sept. 24 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Oct. 2 YellaWood 500
Oct. 9 Bank of America ROVAL 400
Oct. 16 South Point 400
Oct. 23 Dixie Vodka 400
Oct. 30 Xfinity 500
Nov. 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship