9-16-22 roundup: Pro baseball, football and soccer, High school football, volleyball and athletics, College football and basketball, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Burns and Shelby opened their bids for a Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference title on Friday night with high-scoring road victories.
Burns set a school record for single game scoring in a 74-0 win over Highland Tech in a game played at Gastonia’s Huss High School and Shelby won 70-0 at Cherryville as Daylin Lee threw six touchdown passes.
Old Kings Mountain Compact High holds the county record with 87 points in a 1964 victory over Cherryville’s Chavis High and Shelby holds the record for existing high schools with an 80-0 victory over Kings Mountain in 1923.
Here’s the other results in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
Crest 33, Ashbrook 17: The host Chargers scored the game’s last 19 points after falling behind 17-14. Javarius Green had a touchdown reception and a touchdown punt return to lead Crest.
West Lincoln 35, Bandys 28: West Lincoln improved to 4-0 for the eighth time in school history with a Catawba Valley 2A win.
East Gaston 13, Cherokee 7: The Warriors improved to 2-2 with the road victory.
East Lincoln 28, Hickory 12: The host Mustangs improved to 4-0 with the Western Foothills 3A Conference win.
Kings Mountain 44, Huss 14: Kings Mountain fell behind for the first time this season as Huss returned the opening kickoff. Then the Mountaineers improved to 4-0 by oustscoring Huss 44-7 the rest of the way.
Bunker Hill 7, Lincolnton 6: The Bears stayed unbeaten with the Catawba Valley 2A win.
Pine Lake Prep 30, Mountain Island Charter 0: Mountain Island Charter fell to 2-1 with the defeat.
Forestview 20, North Gaston 0: The Jaguars beat North Gaston for the 15th straight time in the Big South 3A opener.
South Point 47, Cramer 14: Cam Medlock scored three touchdowns to lead the Red Raiders to a 9-0 all-time record against Cramer.
Statesville 15, North Lincoln 9: The Greyhounds ruined North Lincoln’s debut on its new turf field.
Bessemer City 47, Thomas Jefferson 24: Jameer Holmes had four touchdown passes and one touchdown run to give Shane Short his first head coaching victory.
(This week’s other area games:)
North Iredell 28, Foard 7
St. Stephens 49, West Iredell 20
Maiden 47, East Burke 27
Newton-Conover 64, West Caldwell 6
Chambers 27, West Meck 0
Hough 52, North Meck 0
Mallard Creek 35, West Charlotte 6
Myers Park 50, Berry Academy 0
Olympic 48, Harding 6
South Meck 14, Palisades 6
Butler 68, Garinger 0
Charlotte Catholic 49, Providence 14
Rocky River 39, East Meck 0
Lake Norman Charter 32, Union Academy 0
Brevard 40, East Rutherford 6
Hendersonville 35, R-S Central 8
Dorman, S.C. 37, Clover, S.C. 23
High school athletics
The N.C. High School Athletic Association, in conjunction with Wells Fargo, released the final standings in the 42nd annual Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2021-22 school year.
This year Cardinal Gibbons (4A), Croatan (3A) and Pine Lake Prep (2A) were back-to-back winners with Gibbons winning its fourth straight. In Class 1A, Bishop McGuinness earned the title for the eighth time in school history and the first time since the 2014-2015 season.
Here are the top 10 standings in each classification with their respective point totals:
(1A)
1. Bishop McGuinness – 497.5
2. Christ the King – 416.67
3. Mountain Island Charter – 412.5
4. Union Academy – 400
5. Mount Airy – 327.5
6. Swain County – 311.67
7. Elkin – 310
8. Voyager Academy – 277.5
9. South Stanly – 240
10. Robbinsville – 235
(2A)
1. Pine Lake Prep – 487.5
2. Community School of Davidson – 450
3. N.C. School of Science ant Math – 325
4. Lincoln Charter – 322.5
5. Shelby – 295
6. West Stanly – 280
7. Cummings – 267.5
8. Raleigh Charter – 260
9. Salisbury – 257.5
10. East Surry – 252.5
(3A)
1. Croatan – 475
2. Lake Norman Charter – 390
3. North Lincoln – 360
4. J.H. Rose – 350
5. Carrboro – 340
6. West Carteret – 332.5
7. Northwood – 320
8. Terry Sanford – 302.5
9. Dudley – 300
10. West Henderson – 282.5
(4A)
1. Cardinal Gibbons – 575
2. Marvin Ridge – 475
3. Weddington – 422.5
4. Cuthbertson – 420
5. Hough – 372.5
6. Green Hope – 370
7. Panther Creek – 307.5
8. Charlotte Catholic – 305
9. Myers Park – 300
10. Ardrey Kell – 295
High school volleyball
Kings Mountain def. South Point 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-10 on Thursday): Meile Songaila (15 service points, 20 kills, 5 serve receptions, 14 digs), Myracle Davis (22 kills, 2 blocks), Camden Pasour (7 service points, 2 kills, 22 assists, 9 digs), Paige Bagwell (13 service points, 1 kill, 18 assists, 8 digs) and Caroline Barber (7 service points, 6 assists, 20 serve receptions, 19 digs).
Kings Mountain also won the JV match 2-0 (25-6, 25-6) behind Abigail Hedgepath (17 assists, 4 digs), Ruby Osborne (4 kills, 1 block) and Brooke Hamrick (7 kills, 6 digs).
College basketball
Gaston Day’s Callum Richard announced his commitment to East Tennessee State on twitter on Friday.
College football
This week’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:
(Saturday’s games)
Wofford at Virginia Tech, 11 a.m.
Georgia at South Carolina, noon
Buffalo at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.
Troy at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Liberty at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Duke, 6 p.m.
Campbell at East Carolina, 6 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m.
N.C. Central at New Hampshire, 6 p.m.
The Citadel at Mercer, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Elon, 6 p.m.
Texas Tech at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Georgia State, 7 p.m.
St. Andrews at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Furman at East Tennessee State, 7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Clemson, 8 p.m.
Next week’s NCAA Division I Carolinas schedule:
(Thursday’s games)
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday’s games)
Clemson at Wake Forest, noon
Duke at Kansas, noon
Furman at Charleston Southern, noon
Western Carolina at Samford, 3 p.m.
Notre Dame at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
James Madison at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Elon at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Lynchburg at N.C. Central, 4 p.m.
Mercer at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
Navy at East Carolina, 6 p.m.
Wofford at Kennesaw State, 6 p.m.
Davidson at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.
S.C. State at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at N.C. State, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Pro football
Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:
Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland (L 24-26)
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 baseball
Gastonia opened its final regular season series of the year with a 10-5 win over Charleston, W.Va., on Friday.
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: 42-22 (already clinched South Division)
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 (14-13)
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.(W 9-1)
26 at High Point (L 3-8)
27 at High Point (W 6-5)
28 at High Point (L 3-7)
30 High Point (ppd.)
31 High Point (W 2-0)
31 High Point (L 7-8 in 8)
September (9-5)
1 High Point (L 2-3)
2 Wild Health, Ky. (L 2-3)
3 Wild Health, Ky. (W 5-3)
4 Wild Health, Ky. (L 4-5)
6 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 5-2)
7 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 6-3)
8 at Wild Health, Ky. (W 9-4)
9 Lexington, Ky. (W 12-0)
10 Lexington, Ky. (ppd.)
11 Lexington, Ky. (L 6-7)
11 Lexington, Ky. (W 4-3)
13 at High Point (W 10-3)
14 at High Point (W 15-1)
15 at High Point (L 3-8)
16 at Charleston,W.Va.(W 10-5)
17 at Charleston,W.Va.
18 at Charleston,W.Va.
—ALPB playoffs
(Southern Division championship vs. High Point: Best-of-5)
Sept. 20 Game 1 – home at 6:15 p.m.
Sept. 21 Game 2 – home at 6:15 p.m.
Sept. 23 Game 3 – away TBA
Sept. 24 Game 4 (if necessary) – away TBA
Sept. 25 Game 5 (if necessary) – away TBA
(League championship vs. Southern Maryland-Lancaster winner: Best-of-5)
Sept. 27 Game 1
Sept. 28 Game 2
Sept. 30 Game 3
Oct. 1 Game 4 (if necessary)
Oct. 2 Game 5 (if necessary)
Pro soccer
Here’s the full Charlotte FC MLS schedule for the 2022 season (with results):
(11-17-2 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 (L 0-2)
September 3, at Cincinnati (L 0-2)
September 10, New York City (W 1-0)
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. 27-28 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Austin Dillon)
Sept. 4 Cook Out Southern 500 (Erik Jones)
Sept. 11 Hollywood Casino 400 (Bubba Wallace)
Sept. 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Sept. 24 AutoTraderEchoPark 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