9-25-21 roundup: College football, High school football and boys soccer, Pro football and baseball
By Richard Walker
Gardner-Webb trailed at halftime against Western Carolina before its offense got untracked for a 52-34 victory at Spangler Stadium.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs (2-2) won their second straight game by scoring the game’s final 28 points – or after trailing 34-24 with 8:09 left in the third quarter.
Gardner-Webb quarter B Fisher completed 14 of 22 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns, Narii Gaither rushed for 151 yards and one touchdown, Donovan Jones rushed had 102 yards and two touchdowns and T.J. Luther caught six passes for 119 yards and one touchdown to lead a 552-yard offense.
Western Carolina racked up 650 yards of total offense but the Catamounts made five turnovers that led to 28 Gardner-Webb points. Rogan Wells’ 427 yards passing and two touchdowns led the Catamounts (0-4).
Former Forestview High standout Tremayne Booker had five tackles for Gardner-Webb, which next plays at Monmouth on Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. in its Big South Conference opener.
N.C. State 27, Clemson 21 (OT): The Wolfpack recorded its sixth home victory over a top 10 team as former Shelby High standout Jaylon Scott started at linebacker and made three tackles. Previous N.C. State home wins over top 10 opponents came in 1974 (defeated No. 7 Penn State 12-7), 1988 (defeated No. 9 Clemson 10-3), 1998 (defeated No. 2 Florida State 24-7), 2011 (defeated No. 7 Clemson 37-13) and 2012 (defeated No. 3 Florida State 17-16).
Here’s the Carolinas Division I football schedule for this week:
(Thursday)
Appalachian State 31, Marshall 30
(Friday)
Charlotte 42, Middle Tennessee 39
Wake Forest 37, Virginia 17
(Saturday)
Coastal Carolina 53, Massachusetts 3
VMI 31, Wofford 23
Mercer 24, Furman 3
William & Mary 34, Elon 31
N.C. State 27, Clemson 21 (2 OT)
Duke 52, Kansas 33
East Carolina 31, Charleston Southern 28
N.C. A&T 37, N.C. Central 14
Gardner-Webb 52, Western Carolina 34
Kentucky 16, South Carolina 10
Georgia Tech 45, North Carolina 22
Here’s the Carolinas Division II football schedule for this week:
(Saturday)
Chowan 59, St. Augustine’s 12
Fairmont State 30, UNC-Pembroke 27
North Greenville 38, Erskine 7
Shaw 41, Lincoln, Pa. 6
Virginia Union 43, J.C. Smith 7
Newberry 24, Tusculum 19
Elizabeth City State 19, Winston-Salem State 14
Bowie State 49, Livingstone 0
Catawba at Wingate, ccd.
Lenoir-Rhyne 31, Mars Hill 16
Barton 45, Limestone 7
Fayetteville 28, Virginia State 14
High school football
Here are standings through Sept. 24 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 3-0, 3-1
Kings Mountain 2-0, 4-1
South Point 2-0, 4-1
Forestview 2-0, 3-2
Cramer 0-2, 2-3
Ashbrook 0-2, 0-3
Huss 0-2, 0-3
North Gaston 0-3, 0-6
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Statesville 2-0, 4-0
North Iredell 2-0, 2-2
North Lincoln 1-1, 3-2
Hickory 1-1, 2-3
West Iredell 1-1, 1-2
St. Stephens 1-1, 1-3
East Lincoln 0-2, 3-2
Foard 0-2, 0-4
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bunker Hill 2-0, 5-0
Maiden 1-0, 4-0
West Lincoln 1-1, 4-1
Newton-Conover 1-1, 1-3
Lincolnton 1-1, 1-4
East Burke 0-0, 1-1
Bandys 0-1, 2-1
West Caldwell 0-2, 0-4
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 2-0, 4-1
Burns 1-0, 3-2
East Gaston 1-0, 3-2
Thomas Jefferson 1-1, 3-1
Bessemer City 1-1, 2-4
Cherryville 0-2, 1-4
Highland Tech 0-2, 0-5
SOUTH MECK 4A
South Meck 1-0, 5-1
Olympic 1-0, 4-1
Myers Park 1-0, 4-2
Kell 0-0, 3-1
Harding 0-1, 2-4
Berry Academy 0-2, 1-3
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Catholic 2-0, 4-1
Butler 2-0, 3-2
Rocky River 1-0, 2-3
East Meck 1-1, 1-5
Independence 0-1, 1-3
Providence 0-2, 1-4
Garinger 0-2, 0-5
QUEEN CITY 3A/4A
Hough 2-0, 5-0
Mallard Creek 2-0, 3-1
Chambers 1-1, 5-1
West Charlotte 1-1, 4-1
North Meck 0-1, 2-2
Hopewell 0-1, 1-4
West Meck 0-2, 3-3
OTHERS
Chase 0-0, 5-0
Clover 0-0, 1-3
Mtn Island Charter 0-1, 3-1
R-S Central 1-1, 1-3
Here are Friday’s results:
Shelby 55, Thomas Jefferson 7
Forestview 24, Ashbrook 0
Crest 35, Cramer 16
East Gaston 50, Cherryville 14
North Lincoln 21, Hickory 6
Bessemer City 32, Highland Tech 8
Lincolnton 21, Newton-Conover 17
Maiden 20, West Lincoln 14
Community School of Davidson 23, Mountain Island Charter 14
Kings Mountain 56, North Gaston 0
Statesville 16, East Lincoln 6
South Point 42, Huss 7
Rock Hill, S.C. 23, Clover, S.C. 20
North Iredell 15, St. Stephens 6
West Iredell 16, Foard 8
East Burke at Bandys, ppd., Oct. 12
Bunker Hill 40, West Caldwell 0
Hough 16, Chambers 10
Mallard Creek 39, Hopewell 0
West Charlotte 62, West Meck 13
Weddington 28, Olympic 0
Myers Park 16, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 13 (OT)
Nation Ford, S.C. 55, Harding 15
South Meck 44, Berry Academy 10
East Meck 31, Garinger 14
Charlotte Catholic 17, Independence 6
Butler 20, Providence 0
Chase 47, McDowell 14
R-S Central 41, Brevard 30
Next week’s games:
(Tuesday)
Maiden at East Burke
(Friday)
Forestview at Kings Mountain
Huss at Cramer
North Gaston at Ashbrook
South Point at Crest
East Lincoln at West Iredell
North Lincoln at North Iredell
Bandys at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Burns at Bessemer City
Patton at Cherryville
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
Winston-Salem Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Foard at Statesville
Hickory at St. Stephens
Newton-Conover at East Burke
West Caldwell at Maiden
West Charlotte at Hopewell
Hough at West Meck
Berry Academy at Harding
Kell at Myers Park
Butler at East Meck
Catholic at Rocky River
Independence at Garinger
Providence at Mooresville
Chase at Hendersonville
R-S Central at Polk County
High school boys soccer
Here are the standings through Sept. 24 with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
Cramer 4-0, 10-2
Forestview 4-0, 7-2-1
South Point 3-1, 7-4
Ashbrook 2-2, 3-3
Huss 1-3, 4-3
Kings Mountain 1-3, 2-6
North Gaston 0-3, 2-5-1
Crest 0-3, 0-7
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 3-0, 8-1-1
Highland Tech 3-0, 5-2
Burns 3-2, 6-2-1
East Gaston 2-2, 3-8
Thomas Jefferson 1-2, 1-4
Cherryville 0-3, 1-5-1
Bessemer City 0-3, 1-6
OTHERS
Gaston Christian 2-1, 3-5
Gaston Day 3-0, 9-2
East Lincoln 4-0, 6-3
Lincoln Charter 0-1, 4-5-1
Lincolnton 4-0, 6-0-1
Mtn Island Charter 0-2, 3-5
North Lincoln 0-2, 4-5
Piedmont CC 2-0, 4-1
West Lincoln 0-4, 2-9
This week’s schedule:
(Monday)
Ashbrook at South Point
Bessemer City at Shelby
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson
Cramer at Kings Mountain
East Lincoln at Foard
Forestview at Crest
Highland Tech at East Gaston
Lincolnton at East Burke
Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter
North Gaston at Huss
North Lincoln at St. Stephens
West Lincoln at West Caldwell
Woodlawn at Gaston Christian
(Tuesday)
Ashbrook at East Gaston
Highland Tech at Burns
Shelby at Cherryville
Statesville at North Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson at Bessemer City
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Day
(Wednesday)
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Cramer at North Gaston
Crest at Huss
East Burke at West Lincoln
East Lincoln at St. Stephens
Foard at North Lincoln
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
Maiden at Lincolnton
South Point at Forestview
(Thurday)
Bessemer City at Cherryville
Crest at North Gaston
East Gaston at Thomas Jefferson
Gaston Day at SouthLake Christian
Shelby at Highland Tech
Pro football
Here is the Carolina Panthers’ 2021 regular season schedule:
Sept. 12 New York Jets (W 19-14)
Sept. 19 New Orleans (W 26-7)
Sept. 23 at Houston (W 24-9)
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
Pro baseball
The Gastonia Honey Hunters won their second straight game for the first time since earlier this month with a 6-4 win over Long Island on Saturday night. Gastonia (48-59) closes the three-game home series against Long Island on Sunday at 4:50 p.m.