12-24-24 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, High school football and basketball, College football and basketball

By Richard Walker

Shelby, Ashbrook, East Lincoln, North Lincoln and Mountain Island Charter were team leaders and Crest’s Aiden Carson, North Lincoln’s Shannon Wingate, Mountain Island Charter’s Grayson Harvey, Kings Mountain’s William Vaughn and East Lincoln’s Jackson Beam and Grant Lawless were high school football statistical leaders for the 2024 season for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties.

Shelby led in scoring offense with a 41.8 scoring average, Ashbrook led in scoring defense with a 14.4 scoring average, East Lincoln led in total offense with a 397.9 yards per game average, North Lincoln led in rushing offense with a 336.4 yards per game average and Mountain Island Charter led in passing offense with a 251.1 yards per game average.

Carson and Wingate shared scoring honors with 196 points apiece, Harvey led in passing with 2,765 yards, Wingate led in rushing (2,078 yards) and total yardage (2,081 yards rushing and receiving), Vaughn lead in receiving yards with 994, Beam led in receptions with 67 and Lawless led in total offense (3,038 yards passing and rushing).

Here’s the final 2024 football statistics for each team and the top individual totals:

(Scoring)
-Cleveland County
Burns 36.8 – 17.3
Crest 34.8 – 17.2
Kings Mountain 33.2 – 20.8
Shelby 41.8 – 14.4
-Gaston County
Ashbrook 26.5 – 13.1
Bessemer City 25.7 – 21.1
Cherryville 13.3 – 39.8
Cramer 16.8 – 34.7
East Gaston 21.4 – 27.7
Forestview 11.8 – 34.1
Highland Tech 13.8 – 34.0
Huss 25.4 – 26.2
Mtn Isl Charter 27.4 – 20.3
North Gaston 13.3 – 28.8
South Point 33.8 – 13.7
-Lincoln County
East Lincoln 37.9 – 22.4
Lincolnton 27.1 – 23.8
North Lincoln 39.5 – 24.4
West Lincoln 25.5 – 21.1

(Offense – Rushing, Passing, Total)
-Cleveland County
Burns 246.3 – 99.2 – 345.5
Crest 162.9 – 183.5 – 346.4
Kings Mountain 121.0 – 183.6 – 304.6
Shelby 143.0 – 209.4 – 352.4
-Gaston County
Ashbrook 156.7 – 82.2 – 238.9
Bessemer City 169.5 – 157.2 – 326.7
Cherryville 103.7 – 67.2 – 170.9
Cramer 138.2 – 93.3 – 231.5
East Gaston 117.8 – 165.5 – 283.3
Forestview 52.6 – 123.5 – 176.1
Highland Tech 188.1 – 30.0 – 218.1
Huss 163.9 – 175.5 – 339.4
Mtn Isl Charter 143.0 – 251.1 – 394.1
North Gaston 92.5 – 105.5 – 198.0
South Point 293.4 – 52.5 – 345.9
-Lincoln County
East Lincoln 157.0 – 240.9 – 397.9
Lincolnton 211.6 – 139.0 – 350.6
North Lincoln 336.4 – 42.4 – 378.8
West Lincoln 256.5 – 45.8 – 302.3

(Individual scoring)
-Cleveland County
Aiden Carson, Crest 196
Josiah Hill, Kings Mountain 156
Tristan Tate, Shelby 128
Matthew Rhom, Kings Mountain 77
Marshall McGowan, Burns 72
Jose Lopez, Shelby 67
Zavion Wilson, Burns 62
Max Davis, Burns 60
Jaylen Tate, Shelby 60
Elijah Goodson, Burns 56
William Vaughn, Kings Mountain 54
Graham Warlick, Burns 50
Ely Hamrick, Crest 48
Tyler Morgan, Shelby 48
Kenyon Surratt, Burns 48
Namajay Thompson, Shelby 48
Michael Edwards, Crest 42
Jayden Gash, Kings Mountain 42
Nick Norris, Shelby 42
-Gaston County
Patrick Blee, South Point 86
Chaynce Ford, South Point 86
Isaac Brown, East Gaston 72
Kingston Curry, East Gaston 72
Justice Washington, Mtn Isl Charter 68
Keon Smith, Bessemer City 66
Jackson Heavner, Cherryville 64
Martino Smith, Ashbrook 62
J.J. Gordon, Ashbrook 56
Joshua Moses, Mtn Isl Charter 56
Andre Ramseur, Mtn Isl Charter 54
Kameron Rice, Bessemer City 54
Uziel Garcia, Ashbrook 52
Javarian Brown, Huss 48
Jonah Jeffries, Highland Tech 48
Donnavyn Thorne, North Gaston 48
Jakelan Littlejohn, Huss 44
Gavin Chastain, Bessemer City 42
Savion Lindsay, Ashbrook 42
Gene Neely, Huss 42
Jayden Owens, Bessemer City 42
Ryan Umsheid, Mtn Isl Charter 42
-Lincoln County
Shannon Wingate, North Lincoln 196
Landon Agee, North Lincoln 124
Jackson Beam, East Lincoln 92
Jaylin Winnex, West Lincoln 76
Treylen Bost, Lincolnton 72
Jake Dillingham, North Lincoln 71
R.J. Lynch, Lincolnton 68
Christopher Daley, East Lincoln 60
Tim Folk, North Lincoln 60
L.J. Forney, East Lincoln 50
William Mulkey, East Lincoln 45
Jalen Fletcher-McLean, East Lincoln 42
Grae Ponder, West Lincoln 42
Jayce Rowe, West Lincoln 42
Dominic Sanchez, Lincolnton 42
Eli Sipe, North Lincoln 42
Jaxon Dollar, East Lincoln 40

(Individual passing)
-Cleveland County
Lan Farmer, Shelby 2,723
T.J. Armstrong, Kings Mountain 2,169
Turner McSwain, Crest 1,198
Ely Hamrick, Crest 1,118
Marshall McGowan, Burns 968
-Gaston County
Grayson Harvey, Mtn Isl Charter 2,765
Gavin Chastain, Bessemer City 2,023
Javarion Brown, Huss 1,752
Ethan Presley, East Gaston 1,600
Cooper Phillips, Forestview 1,206
Anthony McClain, Ashbrook 1,069
Keshad Wright, North Gaston 840
Jonah Jeffrie
Cooper McMillan, Cramer 649
Patrick Blee, South Point 565
Javon Boyd, Mtn Isl Charter 434
-Lincoln County
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln 2,650
Rashad Lynch, Lincolnton 1,328
Eli Sipe, North Lincoln 553
Gideon Allen, West Lincoln 445

(Individual rushing)
-Cleveland County
Aiden Carson, Crest 1,149
Josiah Hill, Kings Mountain 1,099
Tristan Tate, Shelby 1,064
Zavion Wilson, Burns 810
Elijah Goodson, Burns 695
Jaylen Tate, Shelby 568
Marshall McGowan, Burns 533
Max Davis, Burns 408
Ely Hamrick, Crest 380
-Gaston County
Keon Smith, Bessemer City 1,227
Patrick Blee, South Point 1,054
Martino Smith, Ashbrook 1,022
Javarion Brown, Huss 1,009
Isaac Brown, East Gaston 950
Jonah Jefferies, Highland Tech 764
Amir Gilcreast, Mtn Isl Charter 726
Chaynce Ford, South Point 673
Eric Foston, South Point 611
Chris Childs, Cramer 597
Jayden Owens, Bessemer City 567
Savion Lindsey, Ashbrook 476
Kaveaun Pless, Cramer 381
Joshua Moses, Mtn Isl Charter 375
Morgan Green, Mtn Isl Charter 371
Gene Neely, Huss 364
Anthony McClain, Ashbrook 361
Christian Holland, Forestview 356
Kaden Brown, North Gaston 348
-Lincoln County
Shannon Wingate, North Lincoln 2,078
Traylen Bost, Lincolnton 1,468
Landon Agee, North Lincoln 1,043
Jaylin Winnex, West Lincoln 1,030
Tim Folk, North Lincoln 843
Christopher Daley, East Lincoln 763
Gideon Allen, West Lincoln 450
Shawn Blackburn, West Lincoln 444
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln 388
Rashad Lynch, Lincolnton 367
Grae Ponder, West Lincoln 345

(Individual receiving)
-Cleveland County
William Vaughn, Kings Mountain 45 for 994
Jayden Gash, Kings Mountain 45 for 875
Michael Edwards, Crest 60 for 874
Namajay Thompson, Shelby 46 for 746
Kenyon Surratt, Burns 25 for 626
Tyler Morgan, Shelby 34 for 600
Khalil Foster, Shelby 22 for 399
Immanuel Collins, Shelby 31 for 354
Brock Melton, Crest 25 for 313
Aiden Carson, Crest 16 for 284
J.J. Williams, Shelby 13 for 254
Graham Warlick, Burns 12 for 246
Jhari Mosley, Crest 20 for 236
Tristan Tate, Shelby 18 for 226
-Gaston County
Kameron Rice, Bessemer City 35 for 896
Justice Washington, Mtn Isl Charter 40 for 833
Andre Ramseur, Mtn Isl Charter 56 for 829
Kingston Curry, East Gaston 46 for 650
Walter McCoy, Bessemer City 35 for 531
Jakelan Littlejohn, Huss 22 for 516
Elijah Wilson, Forestview 39 for 508
Donnavyn Thorne, North Gaston 20 for 496
Caleb Murry, Mtn Isl Charter 36 for 489
Talik Chambers, Huss 13 for 391
ZaMarius Gladden, Huss 26 for 387
Juelz Phillips, Mtn Isl Charter 32 for 364
Qualteau Hawkins, Cramer 27 for 336
Sa’Ron Montgomery, Ashbrook 9 for 295
Tristan Holt, Forestview 25 for 288
Gene Neely, Huss 15 for 273
Jackson Heavner, Cherryville 10 for 270
J.J. Gordon, Ashbrook 20 for 264
Isaiah Lipford, Bessemer City 24 for 260
Curtis Helms, Jr., East Gaston 17 for 230
Javon Boyd, Mtn Isl Charter 5 for 203
Paul Love, Forestview 15 for 200
-Lincoln County
Jackson Beam, East Lincoln 67 for 819
L.J. Forney, East Lincoln 51 for 776
R.J. Lynch, Lincolnton 41 for 537
J.J. Griffin, East Lincoln 24 for 411
Trashad Lineberger, Lincolnton 19 for 326
Jalen Fletcher-McLean, East Lincoln 16 for 308
Antonio Wilson, Lincolnton 26 for 279
Jaxon Dollar, East Lincoln 13 for 224
Jayce Rowe, West Lincoln 8 for 209

(Individual total yardage – rushing plus receiving)
-Cleveland County
Aiden Carson, Crest 1,433
Tristan Tate, Shelby 1,290
Josiah Hill, Kings Mountain 1,187
-Gaston County
Keon Smith, Bessemer City 1,400
Martino Smith, Ashbrook 1,113
Isaac Brown, East Gaston 1,014
Javarion Brown, Huss 1,009
-Lincoln County
Shannon Wingate, North Lincoln 2,081
Traylen Bost, Lincolnton 1,624
Landon Agee, North Lincoln 1,187
Jaylin Winnex, West Lincoln 1,087

(Total offense – passing plus rushing)
-Cleveland County
Lan Farmer, Shelby 2,652
T.J. Armstrong, Kings Mountain 2,226
Marshall McGowan, Burns 1,501
Ely Hamrick, Crest 1,498
Turner McSwain, Crest 1,425
-Gaston County
Grayson Harvey, Mtn Isl Charter 2,960
Javarion Brown, Huss 2,761
Gavin Chastain, Bessemer City 2,343
Ethan Presley, East Gaston 1,640
Patrick Blee, South Point 1,619
Anthony McClain, Ashbrook 1,430
Cooper Phillips, Forestview 1,079
-Lincoln County
Grant Lawless, East Lincoln 3,038
Rashad Lynch, Lincolnton 1,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for his performance in last week’s 36-30 overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals.

A 4th-year running back, Hubbard rushed for 152 yards – 1 shy of his career-high total set back in Week 10 – along with 2 TDs highlighted by a walk-off 21-yard TD run in overtime.

The victory gave Hubbard redemption since he had fumbled in an overtime loss at home against Tampa Bay 3 weeks earlier.

“I’ve let it go, but it’s definitely been in the back of my head a little bit,” Hubbard told media after the game. “Like I said, when the next opportunity came, I told myself ‘I’ma get it back for them.’ And to be able to have them trust me in that opportunity again and then have it end that way, just blessings of God.”

With 2 games left in the season, Hubbard has 1,195 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns – making him the 3rd to do so in franchise history; DeAngelo Williams and Christian McCaffrey are the others.

Hubbard’s honor marks the 1st Panthers’ NFC Offensive Player of the Week since running back D’Onta Foreman in Week 16 of the 2022 season.

Here is the Carolina Panthers’ full 2024 schedule:

(preseason)
Aug. 8 at New England (L 3-17)
Aug. 17 N.Y. Jets (L 12-15)
Aug. 24 at Buffalo (W 31-26)
(regular season)
Sept. 8 at New Orleans (L 10-47)
Sept. 15 L.A. Chargers (L 3-26)
Sept. 22 at Las Vegas (W 36-22)
Sept. 29 Cincinnati (L 24-34)
Oct. 6 at Chicago (L 10-36)
Oct. 13 Atlanta (L 20-38)
Oct. 20 at Washington (L 7-40)
Oct. 27 at Denver (L 14-28)
Nov. 3 New Orleans (W 23-22)
Nov. 10 N.Y. Giants* (W 20-17 in OT)
*-game played in Munich, Germany
Nov. 17 BYE
Nov. 24 Kansas City (L 27-30)
Dec. 1 Tampa Bay (L 23-26 in OT)
Dec. 8 at Philadelphia (L 16-22)
Dec. 15 Dallas (L 14-30)
Dec. 22 Arizona (W 36-30 in OT)
Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5 at Atlanta, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Here is the area’s holiday tournament schedule and results:

(Thursday, Dec. 26)
-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Hillcrest, S.C. vs. Hendersonville, 3 p.m.
Boys: Hillcrest, S.C. vs. Hendersonville, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Burns vs. Crest, 6 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Crest, 7:30 p.m.

-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: Asheville Christian vs. Hibriten, 10 a.m.
Girls: North Buncombe vs. North Wilkes, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: Chase vs. Asheville Christian, 1 p.m.
Boys: West Caldwell vs. North Buncombe, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Bessemer City vs. East Rutherford, 4 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten vs. Roberson, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Kings Mountain vs. Freedom, 7 p.m.
Boys: Bessemer City vs. Freedom, 8:30 p.m.

-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: North Lincoln vs. North Gaston, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: Lincolnton vs. Roberson 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Lincolnton vs. Cramer, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: North Lincoln vs. North Gaston, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: West Lincoln vs. Bandys, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: Forestview vs. Cherryville, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Cherryville vs. Bandys, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Forestview vs. West Lincoln, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek

(Friday, Dec. 27)
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
Gaffney vs. Cross Creek, 5 p.m. at Clover
East Gaston at Clover, 6:30 p.m.
Irmo vs. Mid-Carolina, noon at Newberry
Chapin at Newberry, 1:30 p.m.

-Comet Christmas Classic at North Stanly HS
BOYS
Mountain Island Charter vs. College Prep and Leadership, 2 p.m.
Kannapolis Brown vs. South Stanly, 3:30 p.m.
Bradford Prep vs. West Stanly, 5 p.m.
Valor Prep at North Stanly, 6:30 p.m.

-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Burns vs. Hendersonville, 3 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Hendersonville, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Crest vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 6 p.m.
Boys: Crest vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 7:30 p.m.

-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Boys: Concord vs. Mallard Creek, 1 p.m.
Girls: Christ the King vs. Parkwood, 1 p.m. at old gym
Boys: Christ the King vs. Ballantyne Ridge, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: West Stanly vs. Central Cabarrus, 2:30 p.m. at old gym
Girls: Lake Norman Charter vs. West Cabarrus, 4 p.m.
Boys: Hough vs. SouthLake Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln vs. East Mecklenburg, 7 p.m.
Boys: East Lincoln vs. Parkwood, 8:30 p.m.

-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: Asheville Christian-Hibriten loser vs. North Buncombe-North Wilkes loser, 10 a.m.
Girls: Bessemer City-East Rutherford loser vs. Kings Mountain-Freedom loser, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: Chase-Asheville Christian loser vs. West Caldwell-North Buncombe loser, 1 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten-Roberson loser vs. Bessemer City-Freedom loser, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Asheville Christian-Hibriten winner vs. North Buncombe-North Wilkes winner, 4 p.m.
Boys: Chase-Asheville Christian winner vs. West Caldwell-North Buncombe winner, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Bessemer City-East Rutherford winner vs. Kings Mountain-Freedom winner, 7 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten-Roberson winner vs. Bessemer City-Freedom winner, 2:30 p.m.

-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
No. 2 Porter Ridge vs. No. 7 Hough, 9 a.m.
No. 3 Cramer vs. No. 6 Charlotte Latin, 10:30 a.m.
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 5 Huss, noon
No. 1 Kell vs. No. 8 Cox Mill, 1:30 p.m.

-Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic
BOYS
No. 3 Butler vs. No. 6 Palisades, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Ashbrook vs. No. 7 Northwest Cabarrus, 4:30 p.m.
No. 4 Shelby vs. No. 5 Gaston Day, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Kings Mountain vs. No. 8 East Rutherford, 7:30 p.m.

-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: North Lincoln-North Gaston winner vs. Lincolnton-Roberson winner, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: North Lincoln-North Gaston loser vs. Lincolnton-Roberson loser, 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Lincolnton-Cramer winner vs. North Lincoln-North Gaston winner, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Lincolnton-Cramer loser vs. North Lincoln-North Gaston loser, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: West Lincoln-Bandys winner vs. Forestview-Cherryville winner, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: West Lincoln-Bandys loser vs. Forestview-Cherryville loser, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Cherryville-Bandys winner vs. Forestview-West Lincoln winner, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Cherryville-Bandys loser vs. Forestview-West Lincoln loser, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek

-Phenom Hoops New Year’s Bash at Marvin Ridge HS
BOYS
Hickory Ridge vs. Carolina International, 3 p.m.
Queen’s Grant Charter vs. Central Cabarrus, 4:30 p.m.
East Meck vs. Victory Christian, 6 p.m.
Huss at Marvin Ridge, 7:30 p.m.

-Red Raider Rumble at South Point HS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Highland Tech vs. Catawba Ridge, noon
Boys: East Gaston vs. Metrolina Christian, 2 p.m.
Girls: Palisades at South Point, 4 p.m.
Boys: Highland Tech at South Point, 6 p.m.

(Saturday, Dec. 28)
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
Cross Creek at Clover, 5 p.m.
East Gaston vs. Gaffney, 6:30 p.m. at Clover
Irmo at Newberry, 1:30 p.m.
Chapin vs. Mid-Carolina, noon at Newberry

-Comet Christmas Classic at North Stanly HS
BOYS
Mountain Island Charter-College Prep and Leadership loser vs. Kannapolis Brown-South Stanly loser, 2 p.m.
Bradford Prep-West Stanly loser vs. Valor Prep-North Stanly loser, 3:30 p.m.
Mountain Island Charter-College Prep and Leadership winner vs. Kannapolis Brown-South Stanly winner, 5 p.m.
Bradford Prep-West Stanly winner vs. Valor Prep-North Stanly winner, 6:30 p.m.

-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Burns vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 3 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Crest vs. Hendersonville, 6 p.m.
Boys: Crest vs. Hendersonville, 7:30 p.m.

-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Boys: Concord-Mallard Creek loser vs. Hough-SouthLake Christian loser, 1 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln-East Mecklenburg loser vs. West Stanly-Central Cabarrus loser, 1 p.m. at old gym
Boys: Christ the King-Ballantyne Ridge loser vs. East Lincoln-Parkwood loser, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Lake Norman Charter-West Cabarrus loser vs. Christ the King-Parkwood loser, 2:30 p.m. at old gym
Girls: Lake Norman Charter-West Cabarrus winner vs. Christ the King-Parkwood winner, 4 p.m.
Boys: Concord-Mallard Creek winner vs. Hough-SouthLake Christian winner, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln-East Mecklenburg winner vs. West Stanly-Central Cabarrus winner, 7 p.m.
Boys: Christ the King-Ballantyne Ridge winner vs. East Lincoln-Parkwood winner, 8:30 p.m.

-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: 7th place, 10 a.m.
Girls: 5th place, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: 7th place, 1 p.m.
Boys: 5th place, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: 3rd place, 4 p.m.
Boys: 3rd place, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.

-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
Porter Ridge-Hough loser vs. Cramer-Charlotte Latin loser, 9 a.m.
Providence-Huss loser vs. Kell-Cox Mill loser, 10:30 a.m.
Porter Ridge-Hough winner vs. Cramer-Charlotte Latin winner, noon
Providence-Huss winner vs. Kell-Cox Mill winner, 1:30 p.m.

-Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic
BOYS
Butler-Palisades loser vs. Ashbrook-Northwest Cabarrus loser, 3 p.m.
Shelby-Gaston Day loser vs. Kings Mountain-East Rutherford loser, 4:30 p.m.
Butler-Palisades winner vs. Ashbrook-Northwest Cabarrus winner, 6 p.m.
Shelby-Gaston Day winner vs. Kings Mountain-East Rutherford winner, 7:30 p.m.

-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: 3rd place, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: 7th place, 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: 3rd place, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: 7th place, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: Championship, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: 5th place, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Championship, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: 5th place, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek

-Phenom Hoops New Year’s Bash at Marvin Ridge HS
BOYS
Hickory Ridge-Carolina International loser vs. Queen’s Grant Charter vs. Central Cabarrus loser, 11:30 a.m.
East Meck-Victory Christian loser vs. Huss-Marvin Ridge loser, 1 p.m.
Hickory Ridge-Carolina International winner vs. Queen’s Grant Charter vs. Central Cabarrus winner, 6 p.m.
East Meck-Victory Christian winner vs. Huss-Marvin Ridge winner, 7:30 p.m.

(Monday, Dec. 30)
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
7th place at 10 a.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
5th place at 11:30 a.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
3rd place at 1 p.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
Championship at 2:30 p.m. at Rock Hill Events Center

-Comet Christmas Classic at North Stanly HS
BOYS
7th place, 2 p.m.
5th place, 3:30 p.m.
3rd place, 5 p.m.
Championship, 6:30 p.m.

-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: 7th place, 10 a.m.
Girls: 5th place, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: 7th place, 1 p.m.
Boys: 5th place, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: 3rd place, 4 p.m.
Boys: 3rd place, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.

-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
7th place, 9 a.m.
5th place, 10:30 a.m.
3rd place, noon
Championship, 1:30 p.m.

-Phenom Hoops New Year’s Bash at Marvin Ridge HS
BOYS
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Championship

-Red Raider Rumble at South Point HS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Consolation, noon
Boys: Consolation, 2 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:

Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at Miami 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Nashville 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 San Diego 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Orlando 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 New York 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 DC 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 19 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

2024-25 College football Division I playoff/bowl schedule:

-College Football Playoff

(Friday, Dec. 20)
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame – ND 27-17

(Saturday Dec. 21)
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State – PS 38-10
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas – Texas 38-24
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State – OS 42-17

(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

(Wednesday, Jan. 1)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State, 1 p.m., ESPN
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon, 5 p.m., ESPN
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia, 8:45 p.m., ESPN

(Thursday, Jan. 9)
-CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
7:30 p.m., ESPN

(Friday, Jan. 10)
-CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
7:30 p.m., ESPN

(Monday, Jan. 20)
-CFP National Championship Presented at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN

-Bowl schedule

(Saturday, Dec. 14)
-Cricket Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State – JS 28-7

-IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl at Montgomery, Ala.
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan – SA 30-23

(Tuesday, Dec. 17)
-Scooter’s Coffee Frisco (Tex.) Bowl
Memphis vs. West Virginia – Memphis 42-37

(Wednesday, Dec. 18)
-Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison – JM 27-17

-Art of Sport LA Bowl at Inglewood, Cal.
Cal vs. UNLV – UNLV 24-13

(Thursday Dec. 19)
-R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston – SH 31-26

(Friday, Dec. 20)
-StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Ohio U. vs. Jacksonville State – Ohio 30-27

-Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Tulane vs. Florida – Florida 33-8

(Monday, Dec. 23)
-Myrtle Beach Bowl at Conway, S.C.
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA – UTSA 44-15

-Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Id.
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State – NI 28-20 (2 OT)

(Tuesday, Dec. 24)
-Hawai’i Bowl at Honolulu
South Florida vs. San José State, 8 p.m., ESPN

(Thursday, Dec. 26)
-GameAbove Sports Bowl at Detroit
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, 2 p.m., ESPN

-Rate Bowl at Phoenix
Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

-68 Ventures Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green, 9 p.m., ESPN

(Friday, Dec. 27)
-DirecTV Holiday Bowl at San Diego
Syracuse vs. Washington State, 8 p.m., FOX

-Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

-Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Tex.
Oklahoma vs. Navy, 3 p.m., ESPN

-AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN

-SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. USC, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

(Saturday, Dec. 28)
-Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Boston
North Carolina vs. UConn, 11 a.m., ESPN

-Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx, N.Y.
Boston College vs. Nebraska, noon, ABC

-Isleta New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M.
Louisiana vs. TCU, 2:15 p.m., ESPN

-Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Iowa State vs. Miami, 3:30 p.m., ABC

-Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Tucson, Ariz.
Miami, Ohio vs. Colorado State, 4:30 p.m., CW Network

-Go Bowling Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md.
East Carolina vs. N.C. State, 5:45 p.m., ESPN

-Valero Alamo Bowl at San Antonio
BYU vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m., ABC

-Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.
Louisiana Tech vs. Army, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
(Marshall opts out Dec. 14 due to transfer portal departures)

(Monday, Dec. 30)
-TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.
Iowa vs. Missouri, 2:30 p.m., ESPN

(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Alabama vs. Michigan, noon, ESPN

-Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex.
Louisville vs. Washington, 2 p.m., CBS

-Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
South Carolina vs. Illinois, 3 p.m., ABC

-Kinder’s Texas Bowl at Houston
Baylor vs. LSU, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

(Thursday, Jan. 2)
-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke vs. Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m. ESPN

(Friday, Jan. 3)
-SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Dallas
North Texas vs. Texas State, 4 p.m., ESPN

-Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Charlotte
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

(Saturday, Jan. 4)
-Bahamas Bowl at Nassau, Bahamas
Buffalo vs. Liberty, 11 a.m., ESPN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Here is the Charlotte Hornets full 2024-25 results and schedule:

-Regular season
(*-Emirates Cup games)
OCTOBER
Wed. 23 at Houston (W 110-105)
Fri. 25 at Atlanta (L 120-125)
Sat. 26 MIAMI (L 106-114)
Wed. 30 TORONTO (W 138-133)

NOVEMBER
Fri. 1 BOSTON (L 109-124)
Sat. 2 BOSTON (L 103-113)
Mon. 4 at Minnesota (L 93-114)
Wed. 6 DETROIT (W 108-107)
Fri. 8 INDIANA (W 103-83)
Sun. 10 at Philadelphia (L 105-107 in OT)
Tue. 12 at Orlando* (L 89-114)
Sat. 16 MILWAUKEE (W 115-114)
Sun. 17 at Cleveland (L 114-128)
Tue. 19 at Brooklyn* (L 115-116)
Thu. 21 DETROIT (W 123-121 in OT)
Sat. 23 at Milwaukee (L 119-125)
Mon. 25 ORLANDO (L 84-95)
Wed. 27 MIAMI (L 94-98)
Fri. 29 NEW YORK* (L 98-99)
Sat. 30 ATLANTA 6:00 (L 104-107)

DECEMBER
Tue. 3 PHILADELPHIA* (L 104-110)
Thu. 5 at New York (L 101-125)
Sat. 7 CLEVELAND (L 102-116)
Sun. 8 at Indiana (W 113-109)
Fri. 13 at Chicago (L 95-109)
Mon. 16 Philadelphia (L 108-121)
Thu. 19 at Washington (L 114-123)
Fri. 20 at Philadelphia (L 98-108)
Mon. 23 HOUSTON (L 101-114)
Thu. 26 at Washington 7:00
Sat. 28 OKLAHOMA CITY 6:00
Mon. 30 CHICAGO 7:00

JANUARY
Fri. 3 at Detroit 7:00
Sun. 5 at Cleveland 6:00
Tue. 7 PHOENIX 7:00
Thu. 9 at L.A. Lakers 10:30
Sat. 11 at LA Clippers 10:30
Sun. 12 at Phoenix 9:00
Wed. 15 at Utah 9:00
Fri. 17 at Chicago 9:30
Mon. 20 DALLAS 12:00
Wed. 22 at Memphis 8:00
Fri. 24 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. 25 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Mon. 27 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Wed. 29 BROOKLYN 7:00
Fri. 31 LA CLIPPERS 7:00

FEBRUARY
Sat. 1 DENVER 7:00
Mon. 3 WASHINGTON 7:00
Wed. 5 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Fri. 7 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Sun. 9 at Detroit 1:00
Mon. 10 at Brooklyn 7:30
Wed. 12 at Orlando 7:00
Thu. 20 at Denver 9:00
Sat. 22 at Portland 10:00
Mon. 24 at Sacramento 10:00
Tue. 25 at Golden State 10:00
Thu. 27 at Dallas 8:30

MARCH
Sat. 1 WASHINGTON 6:00
Mon. 3 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 5 MINNESOTA 7:00
Fri. 7 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 8 BROOKLYN 6:00
Mon. 10 at Miami 7:30
Wed. 12 at Atlanta 7:30
Fri. 14 at San Antonio 8:00
Tue. 18 ATLANTA 7:00
Thu. 20 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 21 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Sun. 23 at Miami 6:00
Tue. 25 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 28 at Toronto 7:30
Sun. 30 at New Orleans 7:00
Mon. 31 UTAH 7:00

APRIL
Wed. 2 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 4 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Sun. 6 CHICAGO 1:00
Tue. 8 MEMPHIS 7:00
Wed. 9 at Toronto 7:30
Fri. 11 at Boston 7:30
Sun. 13 at Boston 1:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

Here are the area men’s results and schedule:

(Monday, Dec. 16)
Lincoln, Pa. 78, J.C. Smith 66

(Tuesday, Dec. 17)
Georgia Southern 86, Gardner-Webb 81
Charlotte 75, West Georgia 70
Young Harris 78, Belmont Abbey 70

(Wednesday, Dec. 18)
Caldwell Tech 99, Cleveland CC 96
Gaston College 79, Virginia Peninsula CC 75
Queens 73, Mercer 66
Temple 62, Davidson 61

(Saturday, Dec. 21)
Georgia College 75, Belmont Abbey 51
Davidson 76, Bethune-Cookman 63
J.C. Smith 60, Bowie State 52
Gardner-Webb 84, East Carolina 79
Mississippi 80, Queens 62

(Sunday, Dec. 22)
Hawaii 78, Charlotte 61 (Diamond Head Classic)

(Monday, Dec. 23)
Charlotte 94, Murray State 90 (2 OT – Diamond Head Classic)

(Wednesday, Dec. 25)
Charlotte vs. College of Charleston, 2:30 p.m. (Diamond Head Classic)

(Saturday, Dec. 28)
Eastern Michigan at Davidson

(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
Davidson at George Mason
Tulane at Charlotte

(Thursday, Jan. 2)
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern
Stetson at Queens

(Saturday, Jan. 4)
Belmont Abbey at Barton
Charlotte at Rice
Duquesne at Davidson
Florida Gulf Coast at Queens
J.C. Smith at Virginia State
Pellissippi State at Cleveland CC
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb

(Monday, Jan. 6)
J.C. Smith at Bluefield State

(Tuesday, Jan. 7)
Cleveland CC at Catawba Valley CC
Gaston College at Converse JV

(Wednesday, Jan. 8)
Belmont Abbey at Converse
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte
Winthrop at Gardner-Webb

(Thursday, Jan. 9)
J.C. Smith at Elizabeth City State
Queens at Lipscomb

(Saturday, Jan. 11)
Charlotte at Tulsa
Cleveland CC at Bryant & Stratton, Va.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey
Fordham at Davidson
Gardner-Webb at High Point
Pitt CC at Gaston College
Queens at Austin Peay

(Sunday, Jan. 12)
Pitt CC at Cleveland CC