Saturday’s roundup: High school football, soccer and lacrosse, Arena football and College basketball
By Richard Walker
A battle of unbeatens came down to a fumble recovery in the end zone on a late-game two-point conversion as Kings Mountain edged Shelby 36-35 on Saturday night at Blanton Memorial Stadium.
Tykel Smith came up with the key recovery late in the the fourth quarter as the Mountaineers overcome a 28-14 third quarter deficit to stay unbeaten to 5-0 overall. It also gave Kings Mountain its first win at Shelby since 1986 and ended the Golden Lions’ school-record 39-game home winning streak.
Shelby still leads the all-time series that began in 1923 by a 72-20-7 margin.
Both teams had explosive plays.
Shelby’s touchdowns came on Omar Phillips’ 74-yard touchdown run, Luke Williams’ 16-yard TD pass from Gabe Huitt, Marquise Adams’ 76-yard touchdown pass from Huitt, Tyler Arrington’s 46-yard touchdown pass from Huitt and Adams’ 60-yard fumble return.
Kings Mountain’s touchdowns came on Ethan Reid’s 2-yard run, Marcus Odums’ 74-yard blocked field goal return, Jaylen Mims’ 2-yard run, Dameon Wilson’s 11-yard run and Rashaard Brooks’ 3-yard run.
Smith’s fumble recovery came after Kings Mountain elected to go for two after a Shelby offsides penalty. Shelby took its 28-14 on Huitt’s second and third touchdown passes of the game and retook the team 35-28 on Adams’ fumble return.
Shelby outgained Kings Mountain 348-293 in total yardage.
Kings Mountain visits Forestview next Thursday in its next game. Shelby (4-1) hosts South Point on Thursday.
In other Saturday games:
Crest 29, North Gaston 0: The Chargers (5-0, 5-0) wrapped up their 28th straight playoff berth with the Big South 3A home victory. Timothy Ruff threw three touchdown passes to Caleb Borders and Blake Roderick kicked a field goal for Crest, which hosts non-conference rival Burns on Thursday. North Gaston (0-4, 0-4) hosts Ashbrook next Friday.
Forestview 25, Huss 22: Forestview rallied from deficits of 7-6 and 14-12 to knock off crosstown rival Huss in a game played at Cramer. Forestview (1-2, 2-2), which hosts Kings Mountain on Thursday in its next game, got two touchdowns and a touchdown pass from Jamarion Dawkins, one touchdown and one touchdown pass from Camury Reid and a touchdown catch from Josh Medlin. Huss (1-3, 1-3) visits Cramer on Friday.
High school boys soccer
NCHSAA regional finals results and state finals results:
1A
East – #9 Franklin Academy 3, #7 Voyager Academy 2
West – #9 Pine Lake Prep 1, #3 Community School of Davidson 0
Final – $9 Pine Lake Prep 3, #9 Franklin Academy 1 (OT)
2A
East – #10 Croatan 2, #16 Richlands 0
West – #1 Hibriten 2, #7 Ledford 0
Final – #10 Croatan 4, #1 Hibriten 1 (OT)
3A
East – #2 New Hanover 3, #4 Southern Alamance 0
West – #3 Weddington 3, #16 Hickory 2
Final – #3 Weddington 2, #2 New Hanover 1 (OT)
4A
East – #8 Cardinal Gibbons 2, #10 Apex 1
West – #1 Myers Park 1, #2 Northwest Guilford 0
Final – #8 Cardinal Gibbons 3, Myers Park 0
High school lacrosse
Boys 1A/2A/3A
#6 East Chapel Hill 14, #5 Marvin Ridge 6
Boys 4A
#5 Cardinal Gibbons 14, #5 Hough 5
Girls Open
#3 East Chapel Hill 14, #1 Weddington 6
Pro football
The Charlotte Thunder won their American Arena League opener 67-12 over the Pennsylvania Union on Saturday at Bojangles’ Coliseum.
The Thunder’s roster includes form Charlotte 49ers wide receiver Trent Bostick, former South Point High and East Carolina standout Maurice Falls and former Shelby High and Duke standout Carlos Wray.
The Thunder plays again next Saturday at home agaisnt the Indianapolis Enforcers.
College men’s basketball
2021 NCAA basketball tournament results and pairings:
East Region
March 18 opening round
UCLA 86, Michigan State 80, OT
Texas Southern 60, Mount St. Mary’s 52
March 20 first round
Michigan 82, Texas Southern 66
LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61
Colorado 96, Georgetown 73
Florida State 64, UNC-Greensboro 54
UCLA 73, BYU 62
Abilene Christian 53, Texas 52
Maryland 63, Connecticut 54
Alabama 68, Iona 55
March 22 second round
Michigan 86, LSU 78
Florida State 71, Colorado 53
UCLA 67, Abilene Christian 47
Alabama 96, Maryland 77
Sunday regional semifinals
Michigan vs. Florida State, 5 p.m.
UCLA vs. Alabama, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday regional final
Michigan-Florida State winner vs. UCLA-Alabama winner, TBA
South Region
March 19 first round
Baylor 79, Hartford 55
Wisconsin 85, North Carolina 62
Villanova 73, Winthrop 63
North Texas 78, Purdue 69, OT
Texas Tech 65, Utah State 53
Arkansas 85, Colgate 68
Florida 75, Virginia Tech 70, OT
Oral Roberts 75, Ohio State 72, OT
March 21 second round
Baylor 76, Wisconsin 63
Villanova 84, North Texas 61
Arkansas 68, Texas Tech 66
Oral Roberts 81, Florida 78
Saturday regional semifinals
Baylor 62, Villanova 51
Arkansas 72, Oral Roberts 70
Monday regional final
Baylor vs. Arkansas, 9:57 p.m.
Midwest Region
March 19 first round
Illinois 78, Drexel 49
Loyola-Chicago 71, Georgia Tech 60
Oregon State 70, Tennessee 56
Oklahoma State 69, Liberty 60
Syracuse 78, San Diego State 62
West Virginia 84, Morehead State 67
Rutgers 60, Clemson 56
Houston 87, Cleveland State 56
March 21 second round
Loyola-Chicago 71, Illinois 58
Oregon State 80, Oklahoma State 70
Syracuse 75, West Virginia 72
Houston 63, Rutgers 60
Saturday regional semifinals
Oregon State 65, Loyola-Chicago 58
Houston 62, Syracuse 46
Monday regional final
Oregon State vs. Houston, 7:15 p.m.
West Region
March 18 opening round
Drake 53, Wichita State 52
Norfolk State 54, Appalachian State 53
March 20 first round
Gonzaga 98, Norfolk State 55
Oklahoma 72, Missouri 68
Creighton 63, UC-Santa Barbara 62
Ohio U. 62, Virginia 58
Southern California 72, Drake 56
Kansas 93, Eastern Washington 84
Oregon advances over VCU, no contest (COVID protocols)
Iowa 86, Grand Canyon 74
March 22 second round
Gonzaga 87, Oklahoma 71
Creighton 72, Ohio U. 58
Southern California 85, Kansas 51
Oregon 95, Iowa 80
Sunday regional semifinals
Gonzaga vs. Creighton, 2:10 p.m.
Southern California vs. Oregon, 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday’s regional final
Gonzaga-Craighton winner vs. Southern California-Oregon winner, TBA
NIT pairings and results at Comerica Center in Frisco, Tex. and University of North Texas Coliseum in Denton, Tex.:
March 17 first round
Richmond 76, Toledo 66
Western Kentucky 69, Saint Mary’s, Cal. 67
March 18 first round
N.C. State 75, Davidson 61
Boise State 85, SMU 84
March 19 first round
Colorado State 75, Buffalo 73
Louisiana Tech 70, Mississippi 61
March 20 first round
Memphis 71, Dayton 60
Mississippi State 74, Saint Louis 68
Thursday’s quarterfinals
Colorado State 65, N.C. State 61
Memphis 59, Boise State 56
Mississippi State 68, Richmond 67
Louisiana Tech 72, Western Kentucky 67
Saturday’s semifinals
Memphis 90, Colorado State 67
Mississippi State 84, Louisiana Tech 62
March 28 championship game
Memphis (19-7) vs. Mississippi Sate (18-14), noon
The NCAA Division II Elite Eight at Evansville, Ind., results and pairings:
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
#4 Lincoln Memorial 90, #5 Colorado School of Mines 76
#1 West Texas A&M 97, #8 Daemen 83
#2 Northwest Missouri State 98, #7 West Liberty 77
#3 Flagler 70, Truman 69
Thursday’s semifinals
#1 West Texas A&M 87, #4 Lincoln Memorial 86
#2 Northwest Missouri State 77, #3 Flagler 46
Saturday’s championship game
#2 Northwest Missouri 80, #1 West Texas A&M 54
College women’s basketball
2021 NCAA basketball tournament results and pairings:
ALAMO Region
March 21 first round
Stanford 87, Utah Valley 44
Oklahoma State 84, Wake Forest 61
March 22 first round
Missouri State 70, UC Davis 51
Wright State 66, Arkansas 62
Oregon 67, South Dakota 47
Georgia 67, Drexel 53
Northwestern 62, Central Florida 51
Louisville 74, Marist 43
March 23 second round
Stanford 73, Oklahoma State 62
March 24 second round
Missouri State 64, Wright State 39
Oregon 57, Georgia 50
Louisville 62, Northwestern 53
Sunday’s regional semifinals
Stanford vs. Missouri State, 3 p.m.
Oregon vs. Louisville winner, 5 p.m.
Tuesday’s regional final
Stanford-Missouri State winner vs. Oregon-Louisville winner, TBA
MERCADO Region
March 21 first round
N.C. State 79, North Carolina A&T 58
South Florida 57, Washington State 53
March 22 first round
Belmont 64, Gonzaga 59
Indiana 63, VCU 32
BYU 69, Rutgers 66
Arizona 79, Stony Brook 44
Iowa State 79, Michigan State 75
Texas A&M 84, Troy 80
March 23 second round
N.C. State 79, South Florida 67
March 24 second round
Indiana 70, Belmont 48
Arizona 52, BYU 46
Texas A&M 84, Iowa State 82, OT
Saturday’s regional semifinals
Indiana 73, N.C. State 70
Arizona 74, Texas A&M 59
Monday’s regional final
Indiana vs. Arizona, TBA
RIVER WALK Region
March 21 first round
Connecticut 102, High Point 59
Syracuse 72, South Dakota State 55
Iowa 87, Central Michigan 72
Kentucky 71, Idaho State 63
Michigan 87, Florida Gulf Coast 66
Tennessee 87, Middle Tennessee 62
Virginia Tech 70, Marquette 63
Baylor 101, Jackson State 52
March 22 second round
Connecticut 83, Syracuse 47
Iowa 86, Kentucky 72
Michigan 70, Tennessee 55
Baylor 90, Virginia Tech 48
Saturday’s regional semifinals
Connecticut 92, Iowa 72
Baylor 78, Michigan 75
Monday’s regional final
Connecticut vs. Baylor, TBA
HEMISFAIR Region
March 21 first round
South Carolina 79, Mercer 53
Oregon State 83, Florida State 59
Georgia Tech 54, Stephen F. Austin 52, OT
West Virginia 77, Lehigh 53
March 22 first round
Texas 81, Bradley 62
UCLA 69, Wyoming 48
Alabama 80, North Carolina 71
Maryland 98, Mount St. Mary’s 45
March 23 second round
South Carolina 59, Oregon State 42
Georgia Tech 73, West Virginia 56
March 24 second round
Texas 71, UCLA 62
Maryland 100, Alabama 64
Sunday’s regional semifinals
South Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
Texas vs. Maryland, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s regional final
South Carolina-Georgia Tech winner vs. Texas-Maryland winner, TBA
The NCAA Division II Elite Eight at Columbus, Ohio, results and pairings:
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
#2 Lander 88, #7 Azusa Pacific 76
#3 Drury 74, #6 Charleston, W.Va. 66
#1 Lubbock Christian 66, #8 Daemen 49
#5 Central Missouri 65, #4 Belmont Abbey 42
Wednesday’s semifinals
#3 Drury 74, #2 Lander 65
#1 Lubbock Christian 63, #5 Central Missouri 61
Friday’s championship game
#1 Lubbock Christian 69, #3 Drury 59