Thursday’s roundup: High school soccer playoffs, basketball, girls soccer and softball, middle schools and college basketball tournament pairings
By Richard Walker
East Lincoln advanced to the N.C. 2A quarterfinals for a third straight season with a 4-1 second round playoff win over visiting Salisbury on Thursday.
The Mustangs (12-1-1) will play the winner of the Hibriten-Hendersonville second round match on Saturday. If Hibriten wins, the game would be at Hibriten. If Hendersonville wins, the game would be at East Lincoln.
In Thursday’s East Lincoln victory, Christopher Mileta scored twice and Luke Felts and Landon Graden had one goal apiece for the Mustangs. Helmut Rojas had two assists and Graden and Blake Swanson had one each.
The Shelby at Foard 2A second round match and Cramer at Weddington 3A second match were both postponed to Friday at 4:30 p.m.
High school boys soccer
Wednesday’s second round playoff score:
Class 4A
Hough 4, Durham Jordan 0
Thursday’s second round playoff scores:
Class 4A
Lake Norman at Myers Park, Postponed to Friday at 7 p.m.
Providence at South Meck, Postponed to Friday at 7 p.m.
Class 3A
Cramer at Weddington: Postponed to Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Class 2A
East Lincoln 4, Salisbury 1
Shelby at Foard: Postponed to Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Class 1A
Thomas Jefferson 3, Polk County 0
Community School of Davidson d. Mount Airy
Saturday’s third round playoff pairings:
Class 4A
Lake Norman-Myers Park winner vs. South Meck-Providence winner
Hough at Northwest Guilford
Class 2A
East Lincoln vs. Hibriten-Hendersonville winner
Class 1A
Thomas Jefferson at Community School of Davidson
High school basketball
Shelby’s girls basketball coach and two of its players were named to the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association all-state teams.
Scooter Lawrence was named coach of the year, Maraja Pass was a first team selection and Kate Hollifield was a third team selection.
University of South Carolina signee Saniya Rivers of Wilmington Ashley was named girls player of the year.
No local boys players were honored; N.C. 3A state champion Weddington’s Gary Ellington was named coach of the year and N.C. 2A champion Terquavion Smith of state champion, a N.C. State signee, was named player of the year.
High school softball
Burns 6, Chase 4 (Wednesday): Winning pitcher Sayge Strange pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and Maura Pendleton (3-4, 3 stolen bases), Jaycee Bivins (1-3, double, 2 RBIs), Peyton Cook (1-2, double, 2 RBIs), Hunter Morgan (1-3, double, RBI) and Esynce Howze (1-3, stolen base) led Burns to the victory.
High school JV football
Shelby 28, Burns 26
High school football
Friday’s schedule:
Cramer at North Gaston,
Hickory at Forestview
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
East Gaston at Chase
R-S Central at Mountain Island Charter
Shelby at Burns
South Point at East Rutherford
East Lincoln at Bandys
North Lincoln at Maiden
West Lincoln at Lincolnton
Community School of Davidson at Cherryville
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Christ the King
Union Academy at Pine Lake Prep
Saturday’s schedule
Crest vs. Huss (at Cramer)
Middle school softball
Chavis 18, Stanley 0 (3 innings on Wednesday): Winning pitcher Krista Davis had a perfect game and Chloee Stroupe (2-3, 3 RBIs), Ava Miller (1-2, 3 RBIs), Lexi McSwain (1 hit), Emma Proctor (1 hit), Landry Beam (1 hit) and Alyssa Carpenter (1 hit) led the Chavis offense.
Middle school boys soccer
Belmont 5, W.C. Friday 0 (Wednesday): Zeke Pruitt had two goals, Patrick Blee, Ty Cunningham and Brandon Cunningham scored one each and Luke Wesolowski recorded the goalkeeping shutout for the Wildcats (1-0), who host Stanley on Monday.
College men’s basketball
Here are the full 2021 NCAA basketball tournament pairings:
East Region
Thursday
UCLA 86, Michigan State 80, OT
Texas Southern 60, Mount St. Mary’s 52
Saturday/Monday
No. 1 Michigan (20-4) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern (17-8), 3 p.m.
No. 8 LSU (18-9) vs. No. 9 St. Bonaventure (16-4), 1:45 p.m.
No. 5 Colorado (22-8) vs. No. 12 Georgetown (13-12), 12:15 p.m.
No. 4 Florida State (16-6) vs. No. 13 UNC-Greensboro (21-8), 12:45 p.m.
No. 6 BYU (20-6) vs. No. 11 UCLA (18-9), 9:40 p.m.
No. 3 Texas (19-7) vs. No. 14 Abilene Christian (23-4), 9:50 p.m.
No. 7 Connecticut (15-7) vs. No. 10 Maryland (16-13), 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Alabama (24-6) vs. No. 15 Iona (12-5), 4 p.m.
South Region
Friday/Sunday
No. 1 Baylor (22-2) vs. No. 16 Hartford (15-8), 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 North Carolina (18-10) vs. No. 9 Wisconsin (17-12), 7:10 p.m.
No. 5 Villanova (16-6) vs. No. 12 Winthrop (23-1), 9:57 p.m.
No. 4 Purdue (18-9) vs. No. 13 North Texas (17-9), 7:25 p.m.
No. 6 Texas Tech (17-10) vs. No. 11 Utah State (20-8), 1:45 p.m.
No. 3 Arkansas (22-6) vs. No. 14 Colgate (14-1), 12:45 p.m.
No. 7 Florida (14-9) vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech (15-6), 12:15 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State (21-9) vs. No. 15 Oral Roberts (16-10), 3 p.m.
Midwest Region
Friday/Sunday
No. 1 Illinois (23-6) vs. No. 16 Drexel (12-7), 1:15 p.m.
No. 8 Loyola-Chicago (24-4) vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech (17-8), 4 p.m.
No. 5 Tennessee (18-8) vs. No. 12 Oregon State (17-12), 4:30 p.m
No. 4 Oklahoma State (20-8) vs. No. 13 Liberty (23-5), 6:25 p.m.
No. 6 San Diego State (23-4) vs. No. 11 Syracuse (16-9), 9:40 p.m.
No. 3 West Virginia (18-9) vs. No. 14 Morehead State (23-7), 9:50 p.m.
No. 7 Clemson (16-7) vs. No. 10 Rutgers (15-11), 9:20 p.m.
No. 2 Houston (24-3) vs. No. 15 Cleveland State (19-7), 7:15 p.m.
West Region
Thursday
Drake 53, Wichita State 52
Norfolk State 54, Appalachian State 53
Saturday/Monday
No. 1 Gonzaga (26-0) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State (17-7), 9:20 p.m.
No. 8 Oklahoma (15-10) vs. No. 9 Missouri (16-9), 7:25 p.m
No. 5 Creighton (20-8) vs. No. 12 UC-Santa Barbara (22-4), 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Virginia (18-6) vs. No. 13 Ohio (16-7), 7:15 p.m.
No. 6 Southern California (22-7) vs. No. 11 Drake (26-4), 4:30 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas (20-8) vs. No. 14 Eastern Washington (16-7), 1:15 pm.
No. 7 Oregon (20-6) vs. No. 10 VCU (19-7), 9:57 p.m.
No. 2 Iowa (21-8) vs. No. 15 Grand Canyon (17-6), 6:25 p.m.
NIT pairings and results at Comerica Center in Frisco, Tex. and University of North Texas Coliseum in Denton, Tex.:
Wednesday’s first round
Richmond 76, Toledo 66
Western Kentucky 69, Saint Mary’s, Cal. 67
Thursday’s first round
N.C. State 75, Davidson 61
Boise State 85, SMU 84
Friday’s first round
Colorado State (18-6) vs. Buffalo (16-8), 7 p.m.
Mississippi (16-11) vs. Louisiana Tech (21-7), 9 p.m.
Saturday’s first round
Memphis (16-7) vs. Dayton (14-9), noon
Saint Louis (14-6) vs. Mississippi State (15-14), 5 p.m.
March 25 quarterfinals
Colorado State-Buffalo winner vs. N.C. State (13-10), TBA
Boise State (19-8) vs. Memphis-Dayton winner, TBA
Saint Louis-Mississippi State winner vs. Richmond, TBA
Western Kentucky vs. Mississippi-Louisiana Tech winner, TBA
March 27 semifinals
Colorado State-Buffalo–Davidson-N.C. State winner vs. Boise State-SMU–Memphis-Dayton winner, noon or 3 p.m.
Saint Louis-Mississippi State–Richmond vs. Western Kentucky–Mississippi.-Louisiana Tech winner, noon or 3 p.m.
March 28 championship game
noon
College women’s basketball
The NCAA Division II Elite Eight pairings:
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 23
#2 Lander (19-1) vs. #7 Azusa Pacific (12-4), noon
#3 Drury (22-1) vs. #6 Charleston, W.Va. (19-2), 2:45 p.m.
#1 Lubbock Christian (20-0) vs. #8 Daemen (14-2), 6 p.m.
#4 Belmont Abbey (24-2) vs. #5 Central Missouri (22-4), 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24
#2 Lander-#7 Azusa Pacific winner vs. #3 Drury-#6 Charleston, W.Va., winner, 6 p.m.
#1 Lubbock Christian-#8 Daeman winner vs. #4 Belmont Abbey-#5 Central Missouri winner, 8:45 p.m.
Friday, March 26
Championship game, 8 p.m.
The Charlotte Region WNIT pairings at Bojangles’ Coliseum:
Friday’s quarterfinals
Fordham (11-4) vs. Delaware (21-4), 11 a.m.
Ohio U. (14-8) vs. Clemson (11-13), 1 p.m.
Charlotte (10-10) vs. Florida (11-11), 5 p.m.
Massachusetts (14-7) vs. Villanova (15-6), 8 p.m.
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Saturday’s semifinals
Fordham-Delaware winner vs. Ohio U.-Clemson winner, 5 p.m.
Charlotte-Florida winner vs. Massachusetts-Villanova winner, 8 p.m.
Monday’s regional final
7 p.m. (Winner advances to WNIT Final Four March 26 and 28 at Memphis, Tenn.)