Sunday’s roundup: High school honor and football playoffs, College volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, baseball and football

By Richard Walker

The winningest high school baseball coach in Gaston County history became the 14th person with local ties to be inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame when Henry Jones and seven others were honored on Saturday at Embassy Suites in Cary.

Jones’ induction class of 2020 had its banquet moved into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A six-time state championship-winning baseball coach at Cherryville High School, Jones is a graduate of Shelby High and Gardner-Webb and had a 542-207 baseball coaching record for the Ironmen from 1974 to 2005.

The 34th NCHSAA Hall of Fame class also includes Donald Clark from Snow Hill, Barbara Foxx from Sanford, Norvell Lee from Goldsboro, Fred McDaniel from Wade, Ron Parson from Reidsville, David Rothwell from Statesville and Milt Sherman from Greenville.

Jones also coached basketball, football and cross country during his tenure at Cherryville from 1973 to 2005. After serving one year as an assistant baseball coach, he guided Cherryville to 24 playoff appearances, 11 league titles, six state championships one state runner-up finish during his 32-year tenure at the school.

The state titles came in 1980, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1998 and 2001 and the runner-up finish in 1997. Also a member of the Cherryville, North Carolina Baseball Coaches, Gaston County and Cleveland County sports Hall of Fames, Jones also was selected one of the 100 NCHSAA coaches to remember in 2013.

Here are the local members of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame that began in 1988.
1992 – Everette “Shu” Carlton (Gastonia)
1997 – Chuck Clements (Gastonia)
1998 – Gerald “Pearlie” Allen (Shelby)
2000 – Don Patrick (Newton-Conover, Shelby HS graduate)
2002 – William C. Friday (Chapel Hill, Dallas HS graduate)
2003 – Clarence Moore (Asheville, former Highland HS coach)
2004 – Ed Peeler (Shelby)
2006 – Don Saine (Gastonia)
2012 – Larry Rhodes (Gastonia), Jim Taylor (Shelby)
2015 – Suzanne Grayson (Shelby)
2017 – Jim Biggerstaff (Belmont), Bob McRae (Kings Mountain)
2020 – Henry Jones (Cherryville)

 

 

College baseball

Wilson’s Fleming Field is the host for the 2021 Conference Carolinas baseball tournament. Here are the tournament pairings:

Wednesday’s play-in games
No. 6 Emmanuel vs. No. 7 King, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Barton vs. No. 8 Southern Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s first round
Game 3 – No. 3 Erskine vs. No. 4 Belmont Abbey, 11 a.m.
Game 4 – No. 2 North Greenville vs. Barton-Southern Wesleyan winner, 3 p.m.
Game 5 – No. 1 Mount Olive vs. Emmanuel-King winner, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games
Game 6 – Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 11 a.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser 3, 3 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games
Game 9 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games
Game 12 – Winner 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 11 a.m.
Game 13 – (if necessary), 4 p.m.

Gardner-Webb update: The Bulldogs have won four straight after completing a three-game weekend sweep of Big South rival Winthrop on Sunday. Gardner-Webb (18-16, 17-8) is in first place of the Big South Conference entering Tuesday’s 3 p.m. game at Winthrop.

 

College men’s volleyball

NCAA tournament: Conference Carolinas tournament champion Belmont Abbey will face Penn State in the opening round of the 2021 tournament.
The Crusaders (15-7), in their first-ever appearance, draw the No. 8 Nittany Lions, who won the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title on Saturday, on May 3 in Columbus, Ohio. Penn State (21-3), twice winners of the national title, are in the postseason for the first time since 2017.

 

College men’s tennis

Conference Carolinas final: Top-seeded Mount Olive defeated Belmont Abbey 4-1 in Sumter, S.C., for the league tournament championship. Belmont Abbey fell to 14-11 overall and was 7-1 in the league.

 

College women’s lacrosse

Conference Carolinas final: Riley D’Andrea scored five goals, but Belmont Abbey lost 23-16 to top-seeded Mount Olive on Sunday in the league championship game. It dropped the Lady Crusaders to 11-4 on the season.

 

 

College football

Results and pairings from the FCS playoffs:

April 24 first round games
Sam Houston 21, Monmouth 15
Jacksonville State 49, Davidson 14
James Madison 31, VMI 24
South Dakota State 31, Holy Cross 3
North Dakota State 42, Eastern Washington 20
North Dakota 44, Missouri State 10
Southern Illinois 34, Weber State 31
Delaware 19, Sacred Heart 10

May 2 quarterfinals
Southern Illinois at South Dakota State, 9 p.m.
Delaware at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m.
North Dakota at James Madison, 6 p.m.
North Dakota State at Sam Houston, 3 p.m.

May 8 semifinals
SDS-SI winner vs. Del-JS winner
JM-ND winner vs. NDS-SH winner

May 16 championship game
2 p.m. at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Tex.

 

High school football

Here are statewide playoff results and next week’s regional final pairings:

Class 1A
April 16 first round:
(East)
#8 Pamlico County 50, #1 West Columbus 8
#5 Northside-Pinetown 35, #4 Rosewood 34
#3 Bear Grass Charter 48, #6 Perquimans 42
#2 Northampton County 36, #7 North Duplin 0
(West)
#1 Elkin 35, #8 Andrews 28
#4 Murphy 28, #5 Thomas Jefferson 20
#3 Mitchell 55, #6 Christ the King 0
#2 Robbinsville 42, #7 Winston-Salem Prep 40, 2 OT

Friday’s second round:
#5 Northside-Pinetown 43, #8 Pamlico County 32
#2 Northampton County 42, #3 Bear Grass Charter 22
#4 Murphy 29, #1 Elkin 24
#2 Robbinsville 28, #3 Mitchell 20

Next week’s regional finals:
#5 Northside-Pinetown (7-2) at #2 Northampton County (3-3)
#4 Murphy (8-1) at #2 Robbinsville (9-0)

Class 1AA
April 16 first round:
(East)
#1 Tarboro 62, #8 Manteo 7
#4 Edenton Holmes 39, #5 Princeton 28
#3 East Carteret 60, #6 Hobbton 40
#2 Louisburg 50, #7 Lakewood 0
(West)
#8 Polk County d. #1 North Stanly by forfeit
#4 North Rowan 66, #5 Community School of Davidson 26
#3 Pine Lake Prep 33, #6 Mount Airy 27
#2 East Surry 62, #7 North Moore 6

Friday’s second round:
#1 Tarboro 63, #4 Edenton Holmes 21
#2 Louisburg 42, #3 East Carteret 22
#8 Polk County 30, #4 North Rowan 27
#2 East Surry 48, #3 Pine Lake Prep 6

Next week’s regional finals:
#2 Louisburg (6-2) at #1 Tarboro (7-0)
#8 Polk County (6-1) at #2 East Surry (8-1)

Class 2A
April 16 first round:
(East)
#1 Reidsville 50, #8 Southwest Onslow 0
#4 Wallace-Rose Hill 65, #5 Red Springs 28
#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 48, #6 Kinston 39
#7 Eastern Randolph 42, #2 Clinton 40, 2 OT
(West)
#1 Hendersonville 42, #8 Bunker Hill 14
#4 Shelby 42, #5 Walkertown 6
#3 Mount Pleasant 21, #6 West Lincoln 20
#2 Mountain Heritage 46, #7 Forbush 21

Friday’s second round:
#1 Reidsville 49, #4 Wallace-Rose Hill 15
#1 Hendersonville 33, #4 Shelby 31
#2 Mountain Heritage 26, #3 Mount Pleasant 7

Saturday’s second round:
#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 41, #7 Eastern Randolph 0

Next week’s regional finals:
#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern (6-0) at #1 Reidsville (8-0)
#2 Mountain Heritage (6-1) at #1 Hendersonville (7-2)

Class 2AA
April 16 first round:
(East)
#1 Washington 35, #8 South Granville 0
#4 Croatan 55, #5 McMichael 7
#3 SouthWest Edgecombe 33, #6 Roanoke Rapids 12
#2 St. Pauls 35, #7 Randleman 9
(West)
#1 North Davidson 40, #8 Canton Pisgah 14
#5 Oak Grove 17, #4 Ashe County 12
#6 Burns 13, #3 Hibriten 12
#7 Salisbury 52, #2 Maiden 12

Friday’s second round:
#1 Washington 29, #4 Croatan 14
#2 St. Pauls 14, #3 SouthWest Edgecombe 0
#1 North Davidson 34, #5 Oak Grove 23
#7 Salisbury 10, #6 Burns 7

Next week’s regional finals:
#2 St. Pauls (7-0) at #1 Washington (7-1)
#7 Salisbury (7-2) at #1 North Davidson (8-1)

Class 3A
April 16 first round:
(East)
#8 Eastern Alamance 42, #1 Rocky Mount 28
#5 Western Alamance 38, #4 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 13
#3 Havelock 56, #6 Southern Guilford 13
#2 Pittsboro Northwood 17, #7 West Carteret 0
(West)
#1 A.C. Reynolds 14, #8 West Rowan 7
#4 Charlotte Catholic 28, #5 Crest 21
#3 Kings Mountain 49, Concord Robinson 6
#7 Monroe 47, #2 Statesville 21

Friday’s second round:
#5 Western Alamance 14, #8 Eastern Alamance 7
#3 Havelock 32, #2 Pittsboro Northwood 7
#4 Charlotte Catholic 27, #1 A.C. Reynolds 0
#7 Monroe 35, #3 Kings Mountain 21

Next week’s regional finals:
#5 Western Alamance (9-0) at #3 Havelock (9-0)
#7 Monroe (7-2) at #4 Charlotte Catholic (7-1)

Class 3AA
April 16 first round:
(East)
#1 Cleveland 49, #8 Southern Durham 0
#5 Lee County 34, #4 Greenville Rose 26
#3 West Brunswick 42, #6 Chapel Hill 35
#7 Clayton 31, #2 Southeast Guilford 17
(West)
#8 Greensboro Dudley 28, #1 Watauga 8
#5 T.C. Roberson 36, #4 Kannapolis Brown 29
#3 Weddington 42, #6 Asheville 0
#2 Mount Tabor 36, #7 Alexander Central 7

Friday’s second round:
#1 Cleveland 38, #5 Lee County 16
#7 Clayton 27, #3 West Brunswick 16
#8 Greensboro Dudley 77, #5 T.C. Roberson 33
#2 Mount Tabor 21, #3 Weddington 10

Nextweek’s regional finals:
#7 Clayton (8-1) at #1 Cleveland (9-0)
#8 Greensboro Dudley (8-1) at #2 Mount Tabor (9-0)

Class 4A
April 16 first round:
(East)
#1 Cardinal Gibbons 49, #8 Fayetteville Pine Forest 7
#4 Richmond County 51, #5 Middle Creek 27
#3 New Bern 37, #6 Scotland County 16
#2 South View 20, #7 Fayetteville Britt 7
(West)
#1 Greensboro Grimsley 27, #8 East Forsyth 13
#5 Durham Hillside 42, #4 South Caldwell 26
#6 Butler 42, #3 Glenn 7
#2 Providence 44, #7 Hickory Ridge 34

Friday’s second round:
#1 Cardinal Gibbons 28, #4 Richmond County 14
#3 New Bern (6-1) 27, #2 South View 16
#1 Greensboro Grimsley 42, #5 Durham Hillside 7
#6 Butler 35, #2 Providence 0

Next week’s regional finals:
#3 New Bern (7-1) at #1 Cardinal Gibbons (8-0)
#6 Butler (8-1) at #1 Greensboro Grimsley (8-0)

Class 4AA
April 16 first round:
(East)
#8 Pinecrest 24, #1 Apex Friendship 17
#5 Wake Forest 30, #4 Millbrook 27
#3 Hoggard d. #6 Leesville Road by forfeit
#2 Rolesville 41, #7 Holly Springs 0
(West)
#1 Hough 43, #8 Green Hope 15
#5 Charlotte Vance 44, #4 Ardrey Kell 28
#3 Panther Creek 21, #6 Olympic 14
#2 Myers Park 63, #7 Northwest Guilford 18

Friday’s second round:
#5 Wake Forest 35, #8 Pinecrest 21
#2 Rolesville 47, #3 Hoggard 30
#5 Charlotte Vance 24, #1 Hough 10
#2 Myers Park 27, #3 Panther Creek 21

Next week’s regional finals:
#5 Wake Forest (7-1) at #2 Rolesville (8-0)
#5 Charlotte Vance (8-1 at #2 Myers Park (9-0)

 

College women’s soccer

Pairings for the NCAA tournament that will almost exclusively be played in Cary:

April 27 first round games
Mississippi vs. Bowling Green
New Mexico vs. Navy
Iowa vs. Campbell
Rutgers vs. Southeastern Louisiana
South Florida vs. Central Connecticut State
Colorado vs. South Alabama
Washington vs. Liberty
Denver vs. Loyola Chicago

April 28 first round games
Elon vs. Milwaukee
Penn State vs. Alabama State
Arizona State vs. Siena
Rice vs. Furman
Virginia vs. SIUE
South Carolina vs. Montana
Ohio State vs. Stony Brook
Memphis vs. Utah Valley

April 30 second round games
Southern California vs. Mississippi-Bowling Green winner
TCU vs. New Mexico-Navy winner
UCLA vs. Iowa-Campbell winner
Clemson vs. Rutgers-Southeastern Louisiana winner
Texas A&M vs. South Florida-Central Connecticut State winner
Oklahoma State vs. Colorado-South Alabama winner
Saint Louis vs. Washington-Liberty winner
North Carolina vs. Denver-Loyola Chicago

May 1 second round games
Florida State vs. Elon-Milwaukee winner
Vanderbilt vs. Penn State-Alabama State winner
Duke vs. Arizona State-Siena winner
West Virginia vs. Rice-Furman winner
BYU vs. Virginia-SIUE winner
Georgetown vs. South Carolina-Montana winner
Santa Clara vs. Ohio State-Stony Brook winner
Arkansas vs. Memphis-Utah Valley winner

May 5 (third round), 9 (quarterfinals), 13 (semifinals), 17 (final)
At Cary

 

College men’s soccer

NCAA tournament pairings:

April 29 First round games
Jacksonville vs. American U. (at Wake Forest)
Denver at UNC-Greensboro
Milwaukee vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (at UNC-Wilmington)
Bowling Green vs. Monmouth (at Greensboro)

May 2 Second round games
Clemson vs. Jacksonville-American U. winner (at Wake Forest)
Fordham vs. Marshall (at Wilson)
Penn State vs. Massachusetts (at UNC-Greensboro)
High Point vs. Georgetown (at Matthews)
Coastal Carolina at Wake Forest
Kentucky vs. New Hampshire (at Greensboro)
North Carolina vs. Charlotte (at Cary)
Stanford vs. Denver-UNC-Greensboro winner (at UNC-Greensboro)
Indiana vs. Milwaukee-St. Francis Brooklyn winner (at UNC-Wilmington)
Marquette vs. Loyola Marymount (at Cary)
Oregon State vs. Virginia Tech (at Greensboro)
Air Force vs. Seton Hall (at Matthews)
Washington vs. Grand Canyon (at Matthews)
Maryland vs. Missouri State (at UNC-Wilmington)
Central Florida vs. James Madison (at Wilson)
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green-Monmouth winner (at Greensboro)

May 6 (third round), 10 (quarterfinals), 14 (semifinals), 17 (final)
At Cary