9-5-21 roundup: High school football and athletics, Pro football and baseball, College football, Middle school football and softball
By Richard Walker
Former North Gaston High standout Blake Brown was promoted by the Philadelphia Phillies to its Class AA affiliate on Sunday.
A 2016 North Gaston High graduate, Brown went 2-1 with eight saves with a 3.15 ERA in 33 appearances for the Class A Jersey Shore Blue Claws before being promoted to the Class AA Reading Fightin Phils.
A four-year standout at UNC-Asheville, Brown was a free agent signee of the Phillies in 2020.
High school athletics
On Friday, 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 2020-2021 academic year. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications.
The champions are Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (4A), Weddington (3A), Croatan (2A) and Pine Lake Prep (1A).
The final standings by classification:
Class 4A
1) Cardinal Gibbons – 682.5
2) Myers Park – 522.14
3) Hoggard – 400
4) Ardrey Kell – 389.64
5) Green Hope – 369.5
6) Hough – 354.64
7) Pinecrest – 354.64
8) Reagan – 327.5
9) Millbrook – 287.14
10) Northwest Guilford – 282.5
Class 3A
1) Weddington – 530
2) Marvin Ridge – 512.5
3) Charlotte Catholic – 430
4) Chapel Hill – 415
5) Northern Guilford – 350
6) Cuthbertson – 325
7) East Chapel Hill – 322.5
8) Cox Mill – 307.5
9) Mount Tabor – 266.25
10) J.H. Rose – 250
Class 2A
1) Croatan – 550
2) Lake Norman Charter – 440
3) Carrboro – 382.5
4) First Flight – 352.5
5) North Lincoln – 327.5
T6) Fred T. Foard – 287.5
T6) Salisbury – 287.5
8) Ledford – 247.5
9) Hendersonville – 227.5
10) East Lincoln – 216.25
Class 1A
1) Pine Lake Prep – 520
2) Community School of Davidson – 470
3) Lincoln Charter – 362.5
4) Mountain Island Charter – 315
5) Murphy – 270
6) Bishop McGuinness – 265
7) East Surry – 247.5
8) Research Triangle – 247.5
9) Franklin Academy – 222.5
T10) Christ the King – 202.5
T10) East Carteret – 202.5
College football
Here are the Carolinas NCAA Division I football results and games for this weekend:
(Friday)
Kansas at Coastal Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Duke, 8 p.m.
(Saturday)
Norfolk State at Wake Forest, noon
Charleston Southern at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Furman at Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.
South Carolina State at Clemson, 5 p.m.
Elon at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
N.C. Central at Marshall, 6:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
Appalachian State at Miami, Fla., 7 p.m.
Western Carolina at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Georgia State at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Here are the Carolinas Division II football results and games for this weekend:
(Thursday)
Virginia Lynchburg at Mars Hill, 7 p.m.
(Saturday)
Barton at Erskine, 1 p.m.
Chowan at Tusculum, 1 p.m.
Bluefield State at Elizabeth City State, 2:30 p.m.
Shaw at Davidson, 6 p.m.
Livingstone at Savannah State, 6 p.m.
Fayetteville State at Wingate, 6 p.m.
Allen University at J.C. Smith, 6 p.m.
North Greenville at Newberry, 6 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Catawba, 7 p.m.
St. Augustine’s at Limestone, 7 p.m.
High school football
The Crest at Shelby game that was slated for last Friday night has now been rescheduled for Oct. 8.
Here is this Friday’s schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
Burns at Watauga
Cherokee at East Gaston
Cherryville at Chase
Christ the King at Bessemer City
Crest at North Gaston
Draughn at Highland Tech
Hibriten at Shelby
Union Academy at Mountain Island Charter
West Lincoln at Ashbrook
Standings with conference record listed first followed by overall record:
BIG SOUTH 3A
South Point 0-0, 2-1
Cramer 0-0, 2-1
Kings Mountain 0-0, 2-1
Forestview 0-0, 1-2
Ashbrook 0-0, 0-0
Crest 0-0, 0-1
Huss 0-0, 0-1
North Gaston 0-0, 0-3
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 0-0, 3-0
Statesville 0-0, 2-0
North Lincoln 0-0, 2-1
Hickory 0-0, 1-2
North Iredell 0-0, 0-1
West Iredell 0-0, 0-1
Foard 0-0, 0-2
St. Stephens 0-0, 0-2
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 0-0, 2-0
Bunker Hill 0-0, 2-0
Maiden 0-0, 2-0
West Lincoln 0-0, 2-0
East Burke 0-0, 1-1
Newton-Conover 0-0, 0-1
West Caldwell 0-0, 0-2
Lincolnton 0-0, 0-3
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A/2A
Shelby 0-0, 2-0
Thomas Jefferson 0-0, 2-0
Burns 0-0, 2-1
Cherryville 0-0, 1-1
East Gaston 0-0, 1-2
Highland Tech 0-0, 0-2
Bessemer City 0-0, 0-3
SOUTH MECK 4A
Kell 0-0, 2-0
Olympic 0-0, 2-0
Berry Academy 0-0, 1-0
Myers Park 0-0, 2-1
South Meck 0-0, 2-1
Harding 0-0, 1-2
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Catholic 0-0, 2-0
Butler 0-0, 1-2
Providence 0-0, 1-2
Garinger 0-0, 0-2
Independence 0-0, 0-2
East Meck 0-0, 0-3
Rocky River 0-0, 0-3
QUEEN CITY 3A/4A
Chambers 0-0, 3-0
West Meck 0-0, 3-0
Hough 0-0, 2-0
West Charlotte 0-0, 2-0
Mallard Creek 0-0, 1-0
Hopewell 0-0, 1-2
North Meck 0-0, 1-1
OTHERS
Chase 0-0, 2-0
Clover 0-0, 1-2
Mtn Island Charter 0-0, 2-0
R-S Central 0-0, 0-1
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings through Aug. 31 with division record listed first followed by overall record:
(Division I)
Cramerton 0-0, 2-0
Grier 0-0, 2-0
Holbrook 0-0, 2-0
Southwest 0-0, 2-0
Mount Holly 0-0, 0-1-1
(Division II)
W.C. Friday 0-0, 1-1
Chavis 0-0, 0-1
Stanley 0-0, 0-1
York Chester 0-0, 0-1-1
Belmont 0-0, 0-2
Bessemer City 0-0, 0-2
Wednesday’s games
Grier at Cramerton
Mount Holly at Southwest
Stanley at Belmont
York Chester at Bessemer City
W.C. Friday at Chavis
The Tri-County Conference begins its season on Wednesday. Here is that league’s week one schedule:
East Rutherford at Lincolnton
R-S Central at West Lincoln
East Lincoln at Chase
Kings Mountain at Shelby
Burns at Crest
Thomas Jefferson at North Lincoln
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 2:
Cramerton 3-0
Belmont 2-0
Chavis 2-0
Mount Holly 2-1
Holbrook 1-1
W.C. Friday 1-1
Stanley 1-1
Grier 0-2
Bessemer City 0-3
Southwest 0-3
Tuesday’s games
Belmont at Holbrook
Bessemer City at Grier
Chavis at W.C. Friday
Stanley at Southwest
Pro football
Here is the Panthers’ 2021 regular season schedule:
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
Pro baseball
The Gastonia Honey Hunters put an emphatic end to their season-long six-game losing streak on Sunday in a 15-8 win over Lexington.
Gastonia improved to 41-46 and hosts Lexington on Monday at 6:50 p.m.