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

By Richard Walker

Two former local products for Belmont Abbey College were among those honored by Conference Carolinas for the 2021 baseball season.

Dylan Smith, a 2015 Forestview High graduate, was named first team relief pitcher after going 2-2 with four saves and a 2.31 ERA in 17 appearances for the Crusaders.

And Sam High, a 2016 West Lincoln High graduate, was named second team pitcher after 5-2 with a 3.99 ERA in 10 appearances (eight starts) for the Abbey.

John Michael Faile of North Greenville was named league player of the year, Hunter Stevens of Mount Olive was selected as pitcher of the year, North Greenville’s Pat Monteith and Erskine’s Dalton Reeves shared freshman of the year honors and Mount Olive’s Rob Watt was voted coach of the year.

Other Belmont Abbey players honored on the all-league team were first team second baseman Mason Dodd, second team outfielder Sean Johnson and second team pitcher Jason White.

The league tournament began on Wednesday at Wilson’s Fleming Field. Here are the results and pairings:

Wednesday’s play-in games
No. 7 King 6, No. 6 Emmanuel 1
No. 5 Barton 23, No. 8 Southern Wesleyan 6

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, 3 p.m.
Game 5 – No. 1 Mount Olive vs. King, 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.

 

High school girls soccer

Crest 7, Kings Mountain 1: Madison Setzer (4 goals, 1 assist), Cadence Walker (2 goals, 3 assists), Alexis Marshall (1 goal), Jillian Hux (1 assist), Isabella Sanchez (1 assist), defenders Olivia-Claire Wall and Hannah Merritt and goalkeeper Emma Harrill led Crest (12-1, 11-1) as it clinched the school’s first league championship since 2011. The Chargers will enter next week’s state playoffs as the No. 1 seed from the Big South 3A Conference.

South Point 9, Chase 0: The Red Raiders (14-0, 12-0) completed an unbeaten regular season with a Southwestern 2A Conference title and the school’s fifth league title in history; The others came in 2005, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

Forestview 2, Cramer 0: Forestview finishing its regular season at 10-1-1.

Ashbrook 2, Huss 1

East Gaston 8, North Gaston 1

R-S Central 2, Burns 1

Shelby 1, East Rutherford 0 (OT)

Here are the standings through Wednesday’s games:

BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 11-1, 12-1
Forestview 10-1-1, 10-1-1
Cramer 8-3-1, 8-5-1
Kings Mountain 6-6, 6-6-1
North Gaston 3-9, 3-10
Ashbrook 2-10, 2-10
Huss 1-11, 1-11

SOUTHWESTERN 2A
South Point 12-0, 14-0
Shelby 10-2, 10-3-1
R-S Central 6-5-1, 6-5-1
East Gaston 6-6, 7-6
Burns 2-8-1, 2-8-1
East Rutherford 1-8-2, 1-9-2
Chase 1-9-2, 1-9-2

SOUTH FORK 2A
Lk Norman Charter 13-0, 13-0
East Lincoln 10-3, 10-3
Maiden 7-5-1, 7-5-1
Newton-Conover 7-6, 7-6
North Lincoln 5-6-1, 5-6-1
Lincolnton 4-8, 4-8
Bandys 3-8, 3-8
West Lincoln 0-13, 0-13

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Christ the King 8-0, 9-1
Lincoln Charter 7-3, 7-3
Thomas Jefferson 7-2, 7-3
Piedmont CC 3-6, 3-6
Highland Tech 2-6, 2-6
Cherryville 0-10, 0-10

 

High school softball

Crest 1, Kings Mountain 0: Crest (12-0, 12-0) completed an unbeaten run through the Big South 3A Conference schedule.

Cramer 10, Forestview 0

East Gaston 14, North Gaston 11

R-S Central 9, Burns 0

Here are the standings through Wednesday’s games unless noted (x-):

BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 12-0, 12-0
Kings Mountain 8-4, 8-5
Cramer 7-5, 9-5
North Gaston 7-5, 7-7
Forestview 6-6, 7-6
x-Ashbrook 0-10, 0-10
x-Huss 0-10, 0-12

SOUTHWESTERN 2A
East Rutherford 8-2, 9-2
Burns 8-3, 8-3
Shelby 7-4, 8-4
R-S Central 7-5, 8-5
x-Chase 6-5, 7-6
East Gaston 3-9, 5-9
x-South Point 0-11, 0-13

SOUTH FORK 2A
East Lincoln 12-1, 12-1
Bandys 9-4, 9-4
Newton-Conover 8-5, 8-5
North Lincoln 8-5, 8-5
West Lincoln 7-6, 7-6
Maiden 6-7, 6-7
Lk Norman Charter 2-11, 2-11
Lincolnton 0-13, 0-13

SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A
Lincoln Charter 6-0, 6-3
Cherryville 5-2, 7-6
Bessemer City 2-2, 2-3
Highland Tech 1-5, 1-6
Piedmont CC 1-6, 5-7

 

High school golf

Shelby won the Southwestern 2A Conference title and Shelby’s Connor Brown was named player of the year. Brown, a UNC-Greensboro signee, led the conference in individual scoring by 21 strokes and his last three rounds were a cumulative 9-under par.

 

 

High school baseball

East Lincoln 7, Lake Norman Charter 3 (Tuesday): Jordan Fisher went 5 2-3 innings for the win and Isaac Armstrong 1 1-3 innings for the save for East Lincoln (1-0), which got top offensive efforts from Matthew McCowan II (2-3, 3 Runs, 3 RBIs, 2 HRs), Armstrong (2-3, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 SB), Graham Smiley (1-2, 1 Runs, 2 RBIs, 1 HR, 1 SB) and Fisher (2-3).

North Lincoln 16, West Lincoln 3 (Tuesday): Landon Reeves was the winning pitcher with eight strikeouts and he helped his caused with three hits and two runs scored. Also for North Lincoln, Seth Whitley (2-2, 3 walks, 3 runs, 1 stolen base), Daniel Carter (2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 1 stolen base) and Jack Carter (2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base) had big offensive games.

 

College football

Crest football players Eli Wesson and Blake Roderick signed to play college football at Gardner-Webb University.

 

 

 

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)
Louisville 14-6
Notre Dame 18-8
Florida State 15-12
N.C. State 12-12
Clemson 11-12
Wake Forest 6-16
Boston College 6-18
(Coastal Division)
Pittsburgh 14-10
Georgia Tech 15-12
Virginia Tech 15-12
Miami 14-12
North Carolina 14-13
Virginia 11-16
Duke 9-15

This weekend’s league 3-game series: Louisville at Clemson, Miami at Boston College, N.C. State at Wake Forest, North Carolina at Notre Dame, Virginia at Virginia Tech

 

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

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

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

May 8 state final

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

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

May 8 state final

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

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

May 8 state final

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

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

May 6 state final

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

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

May 7 state final

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

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

May 6 state final

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

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

May 7 state final

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

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

May 8 state final

 

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
Southern California vs. Mississippi
TCU vs. New Mexico
UCLA vs. Iowa
Clemson vs. Rutgers
Texas A&M vs. South Florida
Oklahoma State vs. South Alabama
Saint Louis vs. Washington
North Carolina vs. Denver

May 1 second round games
Florida State vs. Milwaukee
Vanderbilt vs. Penn State
Duke vs. Arizona State
West Virginia vs. Rice
BYU vs. Virginia
Georgetown vs. South Carolina
Santa Clara vs. Ohio State
Arkansas vs. Utah Valley

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