Wednesday’s roundup: Pro baseball and golf, High school football, soccer, softball, baseball, College football and soccer, Middle schools

By Richard Walker

Thirteen players and two coaches highlight the area’s professional baseball players for the 2021 season.

Last month, former Gardner-Webb and Belmont Abbey standout Emilio Pagan and former South Point and Appalachian State standout Jeffrey Springs began their seasons as pitchers for the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively, in the major leagues.

Entering Wednesday, Pagan was 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 14 appearances and Springs was 2-0 with one save and a 3.55 ERA in 12 appearances.

The major league’s minor league system began play on Tuesday.

Two former local standouts are Class AAA managers as former Ashbrook standout Wes Helms manages the Charlotte Knights and former Gardner-Webb standout Blake Lalli manages the Reno Aces. The Knights are a Chicago White Sox affiliate and the Aces are an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate.

Playing in Class AAA are former Gastonia American Legion Post 23 standout Tyler White is with the Buffalo Bison of the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Playing in Class AA are former Gardner-Webb standout Mason Fox of the San Antonio Missions of the San Diego Padres organization.

Playing in Class A are former Kings Mountain and N.C. State standout Will Wilson is with the Eugene Emeralds of the San Francisco Giants organization, former East Lincoln and East Carolina standout Alec Burleson and former Gardner-Webb standout Chandler Redmond are with the Peoria Chiefs of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, former South Point standout Garrett Davila is with the Quad Cities Bandits of the Kansas City Royals organization, former Hunter Huss standout Andrew Jordan is with the Dayton Dragons of the Cincinnati Reds organization, former Burns and Duke standout Christopher Proctor is with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Detroit Tigers organization and former North Gaston and UNC-Asheville standout Blake Brown is with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

And two former local standouts are on the roster of the first-year Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball that begins their season later this month – former North Gaston and N.C. State standout Jake Buchanan and former Forestview and North Carolina standout Reilly Hovis.

 

 

High school softball

Lincoln Charter’s Anna Grace Terrell was named Southern Piedmont 1A Conference player of the year and Cherryville’s A.J. Henley was named coach of the year in voting by league coaches.

Henley had a double lung transplant in January and has been rehabilitating in Chapel Hill and missed the season.

The full team follows:

Lincoln Charter: Anna Grace Terrell, Sarah Terrell, Madyson Schoonmaker, Maggie Pannone, Katelyn Kenley
Cherryville: Raegan Nowowiecki, Aleigha Whisnant, Rileigh Kiser, Laila Davis
Bessemer City: Megan Sliney, Alexis Thomas, Peyton Hall
Piedmont Community Charter: Grace East, Abigale Harris, Jayden East
Highland Tech: Elizabeth Johnson, Makalha Wiggins, Emma Ghorley

 

Pro golf

When the Wells Fargo Championship gets underway on Thursday at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, Gastonia’s Harold Varner III will be teeing off at 12:32 p.m. from the first tee.

A 2008 Forestview High graduate and former East Carolina University standout, Varner is current ranked 56th in the FedEx standings, 56th among PGA money leaders and 81st in the World Golf Rankings.

 

College basketball

South Point’s Ayden Baker has signed to play basketball at North Greenville University, which participates in Conference Carolinas.

 

College football

Crest’s Tre Barnett has signed to play football at Mars Hill College.

High school girls soccer

Full playoff pairings:

Class 4A
Monday’s first round
Myers Park 3, Panther Creek 0
Green Hope 1, Porter Ridge 0
Hough 3, Hickory Ridge 1
Reagan 4, Jordan 1
Athens Drive 1, West Forsyth 0
South Mecklenburg 3, Lake Norman 0
Hoggard 4, Apex Friendship 0
Cardinal Gibbons 3, South Central 1
Pinecrest 1, Wake Forest 0
Broughton 1, Pine Forest 0
Heritage 2, Leesville Road 1
Wilmington Ashley 1, Middle Creek 0

Tuesday’s first round
Northwest Guilford 2, Ardrey Kell 1
Holly Springs 7, Richmond 0
Laney 5, New Bern 0

Wednesday’s first round
Page 9, South Caldwell 0

Wednesday’s second round
Myers Park 2, Green Hope 0
Hough 5, Reagan 1
Athens Drive 2, Northwest Guilford 1
Hoggard 3, Holly Springs 0
Laney 2, Cardinal Gibbons 1
Pinecrest 4, Broughton 0
Wilmington Ashley 2, Heritage 0

Thursday’s second round
South Mecklenburg (12-0-1) vs. Page (10-3)

Friday’s quarterfinals
Myers Park (15-0-1) vs. Hough (16-0)
Athens Drive (14-1-1) vs. South Mecklenburg-Page winner
Hoggard (14-1-1) vs. Laney (13-3)
Pinecrest (16-0) vs. Wilmington Ashley (14-1-1)

Class 3A
Monday’s first round
Watauga 5, Crest 3
Asheville 4, Northwest Cabarrus 3
A.C. Reynolds 3, Jesse Carson 0
T.C. Roberson 2, South Iredell 1
Cox Mill 1, Cuthbertson 0
Charlotte Catholic 2, Forestview 0
Marvin Ridge 1, Hickory 0
Clayton 2, Hunt 1
Northern Guilford 8, South Brunswick 0
Eastern Alamance 1, Jacksonville 0
Union Pines 4, Fike 1
Southern Alamance 3, Swansboro 1
Cleveland 8, Cape Fear 0
Chapel Hill 9, Gray’s Creek 0

Tuesday’s first round
St. Stephens 2, Southwest Guilford 1
East Chapel Hill 2, D.H. Conley 1

Wednesday’s second round
Asheville 1, Watauga 0
A.C. Reynolds 6, St. Stephens 1
Cox Mill 2, T.C. Roberson 1
Charlotte Catholic 2, Marvin Ridge 1
Northern Guilford 3, Clayton 0
Union Pines 5, Eastern Alamance 2
East Chapel Hill 3, Southern Alamance 2
Chapel Hill 5, Cleveland 0

Friday’s quarterfinals
Asheville (14-2) vs. A.C. Reynolds (14-2)
Cox Mill (15-0-1) vs. Charlotte Catholic (13-1-1)
Northern Guilford (16-0) vs. Union Pines (15-0)
East Chapel Hill (15-1) vs. Chapel Hill (15-1)

Class 2A
Monday’s first round
South Point 3, Central Davidson 1
Foard 1, Hendersonville 0
North Davidson 3, East Lincoln 0
Central Academy 2, Forbush 1
Salisbury 8, Madison County 1
Lake Norman Charter 7, Hibriten 0
Wilkes Central 9, Pisgah 0
Richlands 3, Roanoke Rapids 2
Carrboro 9, McMichael 0
East Bladen 4, Durham School of Arts 2
South Columbus 2, Farmville Central 1
Dixon 2, First Flight 1
Wheatmore 6, East Duplin 1
Croatan 9, SouthWest Edgecombe 0

Tuesday’s first round
Atkins 5, Shelby 0
Clinton 7, Washington 0

Wednesday’s second round
South Point 1, Foard 1 (SP wins on penalty kicks 4-3)
North Davidson 3, Central Academy 0
Salisbury 4, Atkins 2
Lake Norman Charter 3, Wilkes Central 1
Carrboro 3, Richlands 0
East Bladen 7, South Columbus 0
Clinton 1, Dixon 0
Croatan 3, Wheatmore 2

Friday’s quarterfinals
South Point (15-0) vs. North Davidson (13-1)
Salisbury (12-1) vs. Lake Norman Charter (16-0)
Carrboro (11-2-1) vs. East Bladen (14-0)
Clinton (13-2) vs. Croatan (14-0-1)

Class 1A
Monday’s first round
Christ the King 4, South Stokes 2
Woods Charter 4, Elkin 1
Polk County 5, South Stanly 0
Lincoln Charter 4, Highlands 0
Community School of Davidson 9, Swain County 1
Raleigh Charter 2, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1
East Carteret 9, Rosewood 0
East Wake Academy 7, Southside 0
Manteo 4, Hobbton 0
Granville Charter 2, Vance Charter 1
Franklin Academy 7, Edenton Holmes 1
Bear Grass Charter 5, Princeton 3
Neuse Charter 2, Roxboro Community 1
Voyager Academy 3, East Columbus 0

Tuesday’s first round
Bishop McGuinness 9, Uwharrie Charter 0
Pine Lake Prep 2, Gray Stone Day 0

Wednesday’s second round
Christ the King 2, Bishop McGuinness 0
Woods Charter (7-2) d. Polk County, forfeit
Community School of Davidson 6, Lincoln Charter 1
Pine Lake Prep 2, Raleigh Charter 1
East Carteret 8, East Wake Academy 0
Manteo 3, Granville Central 0
Franklin Academy 9, Bear Grass Charter 0
Neuse Charter 3, Voyager Academy 0

Friday’s quarterfinals
Christ the King (11-2) vs. Woods Charter (8-2)
Community School of Davidson (15-0) vs. Pine Lake Prep (12-2)
East Carteret (7-7-1) vs. Manteo (10-4)
Franklin Academy (10-0) vs. Neuse Charter (11-2)

 

High school softball

East Lincoln 11, Mountain Heritage 0 (6 innings): Winning pitcher Payton Baker pitched a no-hitter while striking out eight and yielding one walk and one hit batter for the Mustangs (14-1), who host Oak Grove on Thursday in the second round.
East Lincoln’s offense was led by Taliyah Thomas (2 singles, 1 triple, 2 runs, 3 stolen bases, 1 RBI), Katelynn Crowe (1 single, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases), Betsy Eatmon (1 single, 2 RBIs), Katie Hogue (2 singles, 3 run home run, 2 runs, 4 RBIs), Jaelyn Freeston (1 double, 1 run, 2 RBIs), Hannah Cox (1 single) and Emery Pethel (1 single).

Full playoff pairings:

Class 4A
Monday’s first round
Hickory Ridge 14, South Mecklenburg 4
Providence 12, High Point Central 0
Hough 6, Panther Creek 1
Mooresville 20, Cary 0, 4 innings
South View 16, Sanderson 1
Fuquay-Varina 12, Millbrook 0
Purnell Swett 12, Pine Forest 0
Laney 7, Cardinal Gibbons 6
New Bern 1, Scotland County 0
Hoggard 2, Jack Britt 0
Holly Springs 1, Wakefield 0

Tuesday’s first round
East Forsyth 10, Green Level 0

Wednesday’s first round
South Caldwell 9, West Forsyth 1
Lake Norman 7, Porter Ridge 1
Davie County 10, Northwest Guilford 5
Apex Friendship 9, Wake Forest 6

Wednesday’s second round
Hough 7, East Forsyth 6
Fuquay-Varina 11, South View 1
Laney 4, New Bern 2
Hoggard 1, Holly Springs 0

Thursday’s second round
Providence (11-1) vs. South Caldwell (13-1)
Hickory Ridge (13-2) vs. Lake Norman (12-2)
Mooresville (14-1) vs. Davie County (10-5)
Apex Friendship (9-4) vs. Purnell Swett (11-2)

Friday’s quarterfinals
Hickory Ridge-Lake Norman winner vs. Providence-South Caldwell winner
Hough (9-6) vs. Mooresville-Davie County winner
Fuquay-Varina (12-3) vs. Apex Friendship-Purnell Swett winner
Laney (11-5) vs. Hoggard (16-0)

Class 3A
Monday’s first round
West Rowan 9, Crest 1
Piedmont 10, Kings Mountain 0
Montgomery Central 10, West Henderson 3
East Rowan 1, Central Cabarrus 0
Topsail 6, Franklinton 0
Eastern Alamance 12, Havelock 0
Southern Alamance 4, Cleveland 3
Gray’s Creek 3, Western Alamance 2
West Carteret 11, Northern Durham 1
Clayton 11, Southern Nash 1
Southwestern Randolph 7, Orange 5

Tuesday’s first round
North Buncombe 1, Cox Mill 0
Enka 8, Southwest Guilford 0
Alexander Central 5, Tuscola 4
D.H. Conley 8, Triton 0

Wednesday’s first round
Marvin Ridge (12-2) at Jesse Carson (11-2), ppd. to Thursday

Wednesday’s second round
West Rowan 4, Piedmont 0
North Buncombe 4, Enka 0
East Rowan 8, Montgomery Central 0
Topsail 5, D.H. Conley 2
Southern Alamance 5, Eastern Alamance 4
Gray’s Creek 11, West Carteret 1
Southwestern Randolph 4, Clayton 2
(12-2) vs. Southwestern Randolph (9-3)

Friday’s second round
Alexander Central (12-3) vs. Marvin Ridge-Jesse Carson winner

Friday’s quarterfinals
West Rowan (11-2) vs. North Buncombe (14-0)
Topsail (14-2) vs. Southern Alamance (12-3)
Gray’s Creek (11-2) vs. Southwestern Randolph (10-3)

Saturday’s quarterfinals
Alexander Central-Marvin Ridge-Jesse Carson winner vs. East Rowan (9-3)

Class 2A
Monday’s first round
West Stanly 10, West Stokes 0
Smoky Mountain 4, Surry Central 0
North Davidson 8, Bunker Hill 0
Midway 8, Bartlett-Yancey 0
North Johnson 6, East Duplin 0
Eastern Randolph 12, West Bladen 0
Morehead 2, South Columbus 0
South Granville 2, First Flight 0

Tuesday’s first round
Hibriten 2, Franklin 0
West Wilkes 11, Burns 0
Currituck County 3, East Bladen 0
Randleman 1, South Lenoir 0
Washington 9, Richlands 4

Wednesday’s first round
East Rutherford 4, Bandys 1
Oak Grove 8, Madison County 1
East Lincoln 11, Mountain Heritage 0 (6 innings)

Wednesday’s second round
West Stanly 9, Hibriten 0
West Wilkes 4, Smoky Mountain 3
Randleman 1, Washington 0
Eastern Randolph 8, North Johnston 4
South Granville 1, Morehead 0

Thursday’s second round
East Rutherford (11-2) vs. North Davidson (14-2)
Oak Grove (11-4) at East Lincoln (14-1)
Currituck County (11-3) vs. Midway (13-1)

Friday’s quarterfinals
West Stanly (16-0) vs. West Wilkes (16-0)
East Rutherford-North Davidson winner vs. Oak Grove-East Lincoln winner
Currituck County-Midway winner vs. Randleman (12-2)
Eastern Randolph (15-1) vs. South Granville (12-0)

Class 1A
Monday’s first round
South Stanly 13, Cherryville 0
Alleghany 11, Queen’s Grant 0
Mountain Island Charter 12, Swain County 0
Vance Charter 8, Pamlico County 3
North Duplin 10, Falls Lake Academy 0
Pender 7, Rosewood 1
Princeton 6, Louisburg 4
East Columbus 16, Martin Riverside 6

Tuesday’s first round
Chatham Central 8, Union Academy 0
East Surry 4, Hiwassee Dam 3
Murphy 17, Chatham Charter 3
Pinetown Northside 4, Perquimans 3
Camden County 15, East Carteret 0
Bear Grass Charter 9, Roxboro Community 3

Wednesday’s first round
Uwharrie Charter 1, Polk County 0
South Stokes 3, Robbinsville 0

Wednesday’s second round
South Stanly 12, Chatham Central 0
Alleghany 3, East Surry 0
Vance Charter 11, Pinetown Northside 1
Camden County 3, North Duplin 1
Pender 7, Princeton 6
Bear Grass Charter 10, East Columbus 7

Thursday’s second round
Mountain Island Charter (13-0) vs. Uwharrie Charter (7-3)
Murphy (13-1) vs. South Stokes (10-4)

Friday’s quarterfinals
South Stanly (13-2) vs. Alleghany (11-5)
Mountain Island Charter-Uwharrie Charter winner vs. Murphy-South Stokes winner
Vance Charter (15-0) vs. Camden County (11-0)
Pender (16-0) vs. Bear Grass Charter (13-2)

 

High school baseball

Crest 11, Ashbrook 3

Cramer 6, Robinson 5

Chase 4, Burns 2

South Point 9, East Gaston 2

East Lincoln 5, Lincolnton 3

Maiden 4, West Lincoln 3

 

 

High school football

Here’s are the pairings and results of the 2021 playoffs, including this week’s state championship game dates and times:

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#5 Northside-Pinetown 47, #2 Northampton County 6
#4 Murphy 24, #2 Robbinsville 14

Saturday’s state final (Noon at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)
#5 Northside-Pinetown (8-2) vs. #4 Murphy (9-1)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#1 Tarboro 66, #2 Louisburg 13
#2 East Surry 41, #8 Polk County 7

Saturday’s state final (Noon at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)
#1 Tarboro (8-0) vs. #2 East Surry (9-1)

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

April 23 second round:
#1 Reidsville 49, #4 Wallace-Rose Hill 15
#1 Hendersonville 33, #4 Shelby 31
#2 Mountain Heritage 26, #3 Mount Pleasant 7
April 24 second round:
#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 41, #7 Eastern Randolph 0

April 30 regional finals:
#1 Reidsville 49, #3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 28
#2 Mountain Heritage 30, #1 Hendersonville 29, OT

Saturday’s state final (5 p.m. at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)
#1 Reidsville (7-0) vs. #2 Mountain Heritage (7-1)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#2 St. Pauls 34, #1 Washington 23
#7 Salisbury 24, #1 North Davidson 21

Thursday’s state final (7 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)
#2 St. Pauls (8-0) vs. #7 Salisbury (8-2)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#3 Havelock 49, #5 Western Alamance 17
#4 Charlotte Catholic 24, #7 Monroe 14

Friday’s state final (7 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)
#3 Havelock (10-0) vs. #4 Charlotte Catholic (8-1)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#1 Cleveland 49, #7 Clayton 21
#2 Mount Tabor 24, #8 Greensboro Dudley 20

Thursday’s state final (7 p.m. at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)
#1 Cleveland (10-0) vs. #2 Mount Tabor (10-0)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#1 Cardinal Gibbons 30, #3 New Bern 14
#1 Greensboro Grimsley 28, #6 Butler 21

Friday’s state final (7 p.m. at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)
#1 Cardinal Gibbons (9-0) vs. #1 Greensboro Grimsley (9-0)

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

April 23 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

April 30 regional finals:
#2 Rolesville 24, #5 Wake Forest 21, OT
#5 Charlotte Vance 42, #2 Myers Park 7

Saturday’s state final (5 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)
#2 Rolesville (9-0) vs. #5 Charlotte Vance (9-1)

 

Middle school girls soccer

Belmont 9, Bessemer City 0: Mackenzie Crill, Grace Maynard, Taylor Culbertson, Phoebe Smith, Nora Skarpalezos, Lana Fayed, Kayla Lees, Claire Hauck and Lena Wells each had one goal andBella Goodwin and Kaitlyn Ledford combined for the shutout in goal.

Stanley 6, W.C. Friday 4: Gracie Hullett had three goals, Tessa Self two goals, Mattie Queen one goal and Patience Shaw and Sasha Harrelson had assists for Stanley.

 

Middle school baseball

Belmont 19, Bessemer City 0: Carsten Green and Reid Wilson combined on a one-hit shutout while striking out eight. Chris Wurster (2-2) and Gavin Smith (2-2) led the offense, which also got one hit each from Gavin Gibson, Landon King, Zeke Pruitt, Ty Detweiler and Kenan Helton. Belmont (3-0) plays Thursday at Chavis.

Stanley 9, W.C. Friday 1: Dylan Howell struck out 15 and Howell, Nic Stutsman, Zane Dodd, Houston Summey, Luke Bryant, Destry Ballard, and Dillon Burch all had hits for Stanley.

 

Middle school track

At Ashbrook High School (Wednesday): Girls team scores – Mount Holly 72, Grier 53, Holbrook 29, Bessemer City 17, Boys team scores – Grier 68, Mount Holly 59, Holbrook 41, Bessemer City 2
Event winners: Girls Discus Throw – Gianna Brown, Holbrook 72-09; Boys Discus Throw – Christian Heffner, Mount Holly 108-01; Girls Shot Put – Gianna Brown, Holbrook 27-10.50; Boys Shot Put – Christian Heffner, Mount Holly 38-05.00; Girls Long – Riley Decker, Mount Holly 11-10.50; Boys Long Jump – Zaire Crommarty, Holbrook 13-10.50, Girls High Jump – Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City 4-00.00; Boys High Jump – Camron Mayfield, Grier 5-04.00; Girls 110 Meter Hurdles – Jamia Witcher-Knox, Grier 16.3; Boys 110 Meter Hurdles – Stephen Neely, Grier 15.0; Girls 100 Meter Dash – Jamia Witcher-Knox, Grier 13.1; Boys 100 Meter Dash – Camron Mayfield, Grier 11.7; Girls 1600 Meter Run – Mackenzie Granados, Mount Holly 6:59.5; Boys 1600 Meter Run – Tommy Price, Mount Holly 5:54.8; Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – Grier 55.4 (Duraejah Hardin, Sanieya Adams, Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Jamia Witcher-Knox); Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – Grier 50.6 (Stephen Neely, LaDainian Robbs, Giovanny Tabares, Camron Mayfield); Girls 400 Meter Dash – Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Grier 1:11.0; Boys 400 Meter Dash – Tommy Price, Mount Holly 1:09.4; Girls 800 Meter Run – Mackenzie Granados, Mount Holly 3:07.8; Boys 800 Meter Run – Giovanny Tabares, Grier 2:52.0; Girls 200 Meter Dash – Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Grier 29.8; Boys 200 Meter Dash – Stephen Neely, Grier 25.7; Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – Mount Holly 6:18.1 (Avery Willer, Jenny Tran, Riley Decker, Ellie Dagout); Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – Mount Holly 5:10.2 (Logan Goudeaux, Nathan Lily, Cooper Brod, Tommy Price).

At Forestview High School (April 30): Boys team scores – Grier 55, W.C. Friday 46, Chavis 40, Southwest 23, Girls team scores – Grier 71.5, Chavis 41.5, W.C. Friday 27
Event winners: Boys High Jump – Camron Mayfield, Grier 4-09.00; Girls Long – Chloe Morales, Friday 11-00.50; Boys Shot Put – Liam McIntyre, Chavis 33-04.00; Girls Discus Throw – Caliyah Williams, Grier 59-01; Boys Long Jump – Kaleb Tanner, Friday 13-06.00; Girls Shot Put – Zoe Meeks, Grier 23-07.00; Boys Discus Throw – Liam McIntyre, Chavis 95-08; Girls 110 Meter Hurdles – Jamia Witcher-Knox, Grier 17.3; Boys 110 Meter Hurdles – Stephen Neely, Grier 15.2; Jamia Witcher-Knox, Grier 13.3; Boys 100 Meter Dash – Camron Mayfield, Grier 11.6; Girls 1600 Meter Run – Kate Bookout, Chavis 6:50.8; Boys 1600 Meter Run – Giovanny Tabares, Grier 6:42.1; Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – Grier 56.8 (Duraejah Hardin, Sanieya Adams, Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Jamia Witcher-Knox); Boys 4×100 Meter Relay – Grier 52.0 (Zyir Sowell, LaDainian Robbs, Stephen Neely, Camron Mayfield); Girls 400 Meter Dash – Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Grier 1:12.2; Boys 400 Meter Dash – Zachary Turner, Southwest 59.0; Girls 800 Meter Run – Kate Bookout, Chavis 3:09.6; Boys 800 Meter Run – Javier Moran, Chavis 2:39.7; Girls 200 Meter Dash – Bra’Kiyah Kendrick, Grier 30.3; Boys 200 Meter Dash – Zachary Turner, Southwest 26.4; Girls 4×400 Meter Relay – Chavis 6:35.1 (Laney Jones, Bailey Owens, Faith McNeill, Addison Davis); Boys 4×400 Meter Relay – Friday 5:29.0.

 

 

 

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

Sunday’s quarterfinals
South Dakota State 31, Southern Illinois 26
Delaware 20, Jacksonville State 14
James Madison 34, North Dakota 21
Sam Houston 24, North Dakota State 20

May 8 semifinals
South Dakota State vs. Delaware
James Madison vs. Sam Houston

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

 

 

College women’s soccer

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

April 27 first round games
Mississippi 0, Bowling Green 0 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
New Mexico 1, Navy 1 (New Mexico wins on penalty kicks)
Iowa 1, Campbell 0
Rutgers 1, Southeastern Louisiana 0
South Florida 3, Central Connecticut State 0
South Alabama 1, Colorado 0
Washington 3, Liberty 0
Denver 3, Loyola Chicago 1

April 28 first round games
Milwaukee 1, Elon 0
Penn State 5, Alabama State 0
Arizona State 4, Siena 0
Rice 3, Furman 1
Virginia 3, SIUE 1
South Carolina 1, Montana 0
Ohio State 5, Stony Brook 1
Utah Valley 1, Memphis 0

April 30 second round games
Mississippi 2, Southern California 2 (Mississippi wins on penalty kicks)
TCU 6, New Mexico 2
UCLA 2, Iowa 1
Clemson 1, Rutgers 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Texas A&M 2, South Florida 0
Oklahoma State 7, South Alabama 0
Washington 0, Saint Louis 0 (Washington wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 2, Denver 0

May 1 second round games
Florida State 3, Milwaukee 0
Penn State 2, Vanderbilt 0
Duke 2, Arizona State 1
Rice 1, West Virginia 0
Virginia 2, BYU 0
Georgetown 1, South Carolina 0
Santa Clara 4, Ohio State 1
Arkansas 3, Utah Valley 1

May 5 third round games
Florida State 3, Penn State 1
Duke 1, Mississippi 0
Rice vs. Virginia, late
TCU 1, Georgetown 1 (TCU wins on penalty kicks)
Clemson 1, UCLA 1 (Clemson wins on penalty kicks)
Santa Clara vs. Arkansas, late
Texas A&M 3, Oklahoma State 3 (Texas A&M wins on penalty kicks)
North Carolina 1, Washington 0

May 9 quarterfinals
Florida State vs. Duke
Rice-Virginia winner vs. TCU
Clemson vs. Santa Clara-Arkansas winner
Texas A&M vs. North Carolina

May 13 (semifinals), 17 (final)
At Cary

 

College men’s soccer

NCAA tournament pairings:

April 29 first round games
American 3, Jacksonville 3 (American wins on penalty kicks)
Omaha 3, UNC-Greensboro 2
St. Francis Brooklyn 2, Milwaukee 1 (2 OT)
Monmouth 2, Bowling Green 1

May 2 second round games
Clemson 2, American 1
Marshall 2, Fordham 1
Penn State 4, Massachusetts 1
Georgetown 2, High Point 0
Wake Forest 3, Coastal Carolina 2
Kentucky 2, New Hampshire 0
North Carolina 1, Charlotte 1 (North Carolina wins on penalty kicks)
Stanford 1, Omaha 0
Indiana 1, St. Francis Brooklyn 1 (Indiana wins on penalty kicks)
Marquette 0, Loyola Marymount 0 (Marquette wins on penalty kicks)
Virginia Tech 2, Oregon State 1 (OT)
Seton Hall 2, Air Force 1
Washington 2, Grand Canyon 0
Missouri State 2, Maryland 1
Central Florida 2, James Madison 1
Pittsburgh 6, Monmouth 1

May 6 third round games
Clemson vs. Marshall
Penn State vs. Georgetown
Wake Forest vs. Kentucky
North Carolina vs. Stanford
Indiana vs. Marquette
Virginia Tech vs. Seton Hall
Washington vs. Missouri State
Central Florida vs. Pittsburgh

May 10 quarterfinals
Clemson-Marshall winner vs. Penn State-Georgetown winner
Wake Forest-Kentucky winner vs. North Carolina-Stanford winner
Indiana-Marquette winner vs. Virginia Tech-Seton Hall winner
Washington-Missouri State winner vs. Central Florida-Pittsburgh winner

May 14 (semifinals), 17 (final)
At Cary

 

College baseball

ACC update: As we close in on the ACC Baseball Tournament at Charlotte’s Truist Field from May 25-30, here’s the current league standings and upcoming conference games:

(Atlantic Division)
Notre Dame 21-8
Louisville 14-9
Florida State 15-12
Clemson 15-12
N.C. State 14-13
Boston College 8-19
Wake Forest 7-19
(Coastal Division)
Pittsburgh 14-10
Georgia Tech 15-12
Virginia Tech 16-14
Miami 15-14
North Carolina 14-16
Virginia 13-17
Duke 9-15

This weekend’s league 3-game series: Clemson at Georgia Tech, Boston College at Pittsburgh, Florida State at Notre Dame, Duke at Louisville