Saturday's Prep Basketball Scores and Pairings

N.C. 4A Boys Sectional Finals: Mount Tabor 64, Greensboro Page 58; Hopewell 68, West Forsyth 49; Ardrey Kell 60, East Gaston 49 OT; Myers Park 78, Freedom 65

N.C. 4A Girls Sectional Finals: Butler 75, McDowell 50; East Meck 65, Freedom 56; Mallard Creek 50, S. Caldwell 34; W. Charlotte 85, N. Davidson 42

N.C. 3A Boys Sectional Finals: HP Andrews 48, West Rowan 36; Concord 93, Lake Norman 84; Hickory vs. Forestview, late; Catholic 42, Erwin 41

N.C. 3A Girls Sectional Finals: Statesville 60, Porter Ridge 56; Forestview 65, Hickory 57; Concord vs. Ragsdale, late; Skyland Roberson 78, N. Buncombe 44 


N.C. 2A Boys Sectional Finals: Shelby 56, Smoky Mountain 47; West Caldwell 68, Madison 65; East Lincoln 76, Salisbury 62; Forest Hills vs. Ashe, late


N.C. 2A Girls Sectional Finals: Salisbury 50, Ledford 33; Draughn vs. E. Davidson, late; Smoky Mtn 53, Newton-Conover 48; Mitchell 52, Bunker Hill 34

N.C. 1A Boys Sectional Finals: Cherryville 99, Nantahala 90 OT; Hendersonville vs. Murphy, late; Mt Airy vs. S. Stokes, late; Bishop McGuinness vs. W-S Prep, late


N.C. 1A Girls Sectional Finals: Bishop McGuinness vs. S. Stokes, late; E. Surry 55, Mt Airy 41; Hiwassee Dam 68, Cherryville 43; Robbinsville 64, Avery 46



NCISAA Championsips (all finals at Charlotte Latin)
1A Girls Final: Wayne Country Day 47, Raleigh Word of God 34

1A Boys Final: United Faith 56, Word of God 53

2A Girls Final: Fayetteville Academy 60, Cary Christian 40

2A Boys Final: Asheville Christian 79, Concord First Assembly 65

3A Girls Final: Hickory Grove 56, Providence Day 49

3A Boys Final: Christ School 62, Ravenscroft 54

NCHSAA REGIONAL INFORMATION

2009 WESTERN REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
2A MEN TUESDAY, MARCH 3 (at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center) - Shelby (26-2) vs. W. Caldwell (22-6), 7; East Lincoln (26-4) vs. Ashe County (25-3), 8:30 P.M.
3A MEN WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4 (at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center) - Concord (28-1) vs. Charlotte Catholic (13-15), 7; High Point Andrews (24-4) vs. Gastonia Forestview (23-6), 8:30
4A MEN THURSDAY, MARCH 5 (at UNC-Greensboro) -- Hopewell (27-0) vs. Ardrey Kell (21-8), 7; Myers Park (24-6) vs. Mount Tabor (28-1) 8:30
1A MEN FRIDAY MARCH 6 (at UNC-Greensboro) -- Bishop McGuinness (28-2) vs. Hendersonville (17-9), 7 p.m.; Cherryville (22-8) vs. South Stokes (12-15), 8:30 p.m.

3A WOMEN THURSDAY AT GREENSBORO COLISEUM SPECIAL EVENTS, MARCH 5 - Statesville (26-3) vs. Skyland Roberson (25-4), 7; Forestview (25-4) vs. Concord (26-4), 8:30.
4A WOMEN FRIDAY, MARCH 6 AT GREENSBORO COLISEUM SPECIAL EVENTS - Butler (29-1) vs. Mallard Creek (22-6), 7; W. Charlotte (25-3) vs. East Meck (25-4), 8:30 p.m.
- 8:30 P.M.
UNC-GREENSBORO – FLEMING GYM
1A WOMEN TUESDAY, MARCH 3 - Hiwassee Dam (28-5) vs. East Surry (25-5), 7; Bishop-McGuinness (26-4) vs. Robbinsville (25-2) 8:30 P.M.
2A WOMEN WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4 - East Davidson (30-0) vs. Smoky Mountain (24-3), 7 p.m. ; Mitchell (27-2) vs. Salisbury (26-3), 8:30

N.C. Western Regional Basketball Schedule

Here is the schedule for next week's N.C. Western Regionals at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events center or the UNC-Greensboro Fleming Gym. NCHSAA teams will complete sectional finals tonight. Winners advance to the regionals, needing to win two games to move to the state championships on March 14.

2009 WESTERN REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
GREENSBORO COLISEUM – SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER
2A MEN TUESDAY, MARCH 3 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
3A MEN WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
3A WOMEN THURSDAY, MARCH 5 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
4A WOMEN FRIDAY, MARCH 6 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
12:00 NOON - 2A MEN
2:00 P.M. - 3A MEN
4:00 P.M. - 4A MEN
6:00 P.M. - 3A WOMEN
8:00 P.M. - 4A WOMEN
UNC-GREENSBORO – FLEMING GYM
1A WOMEN TUESDAY, MARCH 3 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
2A WOMEN WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
4A MEN THURSDAY, MARCH 5 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
1A MEN FRIDAY, MARCH 6 - 7:00 P.M.
- 8:30 P.M.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
12:00 NOON - 1A WOMEN
2:00 P.M. - 2A WOMEN
4:00 P.M. - 1A MEN

Thursday's high school basketball scores/pairings

High School Basketball Playoff Update
Girls Western N.C. Second Round Scores
4A: Mallard Creek 66, Mt Tabor 65; W. Charlotte 57, Greensboro Smith 36; McDowell 57, Independence 50; Butler 80, East Burke 61; East Meck 51, Myers Park 34; Freedom 73, East Gaston 44

Today’s Sectional Championship Pairings: Robinson/S. Caldwell at Mallard Creek (21-6); North Davidson (17-10) at West Charlotte (24-3); Butler (28-1) at McDowell (23-5); East Meck (24-4) at Freedom (26-3)

3A: Concord 54, W-S Parkland 46; Ragsdale 55, Lake Norman 43; Porter Ridge 56, SW Guilford 53; Statesville 61, SE Guilford 49; Hickory 79, Catholic 64; Forestview 78, Asheville 46; N. Buncombe 45, Erwini 27; Roberson 81, St. Stephens 46
Today’s Sectional Championship Pairings: N. Buncombe (19-9) at Roberson (24-4); Hickory (28-0) at Forestview (24-4); Porter Ridge (25-3) at Statesville (25-3); Concord (25-4) at Ragsdale (24-4)

2A: Ledford 47, N. Stanly 40; Salisbury 72, Ashe 37; Draughn 54, W Stanly 38; E. Davidson 48, N. Surry 34; Newton-Conover 42, Shelby 40; Smoky Mtn 81, Bandys 72; E. Rutherford 60, Mitchell 34; Bunker  Hill 63, Pisgah 52
Today’s Sectional Championship Pairings: East Rutherford (23-4) at Bunker Hill (24-5); Newton-Conover (19-8) at Smoky Mtn (23-3); E. Davidson (29-0) at Draughn (24-4); Ledford (20-7) at Salisbury (25-3); 

1A: Bishop McGuinness 66, Thomasville 40; E. Surry 75, River Mill 61; Mt Airy 45, Alleghany 22; Hiwassee Dam 52, Polk 32; Cherryville 69, Cherokee 67; Avery 87, Highland Tech 36; Robbinsville 77, HIghlands 35
Today’s Sectional Championship Pairings: Robbinsville (24-2) at Avery (19-10); Cherryville (14-13) at Hiwassee Dam (27-5); Mt Airy (21-7) at East Surry (24-5); N. Moore/S. Stokes at Bishop McGuinness (25-4)

4A Boys Sectional Final Pairings (7 p.m., tips tonight): N. Forsyth/Gboro Page at Mt Tabor (27-1); W. Forsyth (20-5) at Hopewell (26-0); Myers Park (23-6) at Morganton Freedom (25-3); Ardrey Kell (20-8) at East Gaston (19-8)

3A Boys Sectional Final Pairings (7 p.m. tips tonight): W. Rowan (25-3) at High Point Andrews (23-4);  Concord (27-1) at Lake Norman (27-1); Hickory (26-2) at Gastonia Forestview (22-6); Charlotte Catholic (12-15) at Asheville Erwin (19-6)

2A Boys Sectional Final Pairings (7 p.m. tips tonight): Lexington/Forest Hills vs. Providence Grove/Ashe; Salisbury (28-1) at E. Lincoln (25-4); Smoky Mountain (24-2) at Shelby (25-2); W. Caldwell (21-6) at Madison (20-6)

1A Boys Sectional Finals (7 p.m. tips tonight): W-S Prep (19-13) at Bishop McGuinness (27-2); Mt Airy/Jordan-Matthews vs. Albemarle/S. Stokes; Nantahala (27-3) vs. Cherokee/Cherryville; Highland Tech/Hendersonville vs. Murphy (25-1)

NCISAA3A Boys Quarterfinal results: Christ School 44, Charlotte Latin 31; Greensboro Day 55, Forsyth Country Day 53; Raleigh Ravenscroft 59, Wesleyan Academy 36; Charlotte Christian d. Concord Cannon, score NA
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Country Day): Christ School (34-2) vs. Charlotte Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Greensboro Day (26-3) vs. Ravenscroft (27-6), 8:30 p.m.
3A Girls Quarterfinal results: Providence Day 54, Durham Academy 32; Ravenscroft 60, Rabun Gap 38; Hickory Grove 61, Wesleyan Academy 37
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Country Day): Providence Day (24-4) vs. Forsyth Country Day, 4; Ravenscroft (28-3) vs. Hickory Grove (28-1), 7
2A Boys Quarterfinal results: Victory Christian 66, Fayetteville Academy 65; Spartanburg Day 56, Gaston Day 54; Concord First Assembly 69, Westchester Country Day 60
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Providence Day): Victory Christian (21-10) vs. Fay. Christian/Asheville Christian, 1:30 p.m.; Spartanburg Day (13-10) vs. First Assembly (26-5), 4:30
2A Girls Quarterfinal results: Cary Christian 50, O’Neal 42; Victory Christian 58, Asheville Christian 27; Fayetteville Academy 54, Gaston Day 41
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Providence Day): Cary Christian (28-3) vs. Village Christian/St. David’s, noon; Victory Christian (21-8) vs. Fay. Academy (27-1), 3 p.m.
1A Boys Quarterfinal results: Greenfield 79, Cressent 52; Word Of God 71, Wayne Country Day 48; Trinity Christian 65, Waccamaw Academy 50; United Faith d. Flora Macdonald
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Charlotte Latin): Greenfield School (31-5) vs. United Faith, 5:30; Word of God (21-9) vs. Trinity Christian (22-14), 8:30
1A Girls Quarterfinal results: Wayne Country Day 56, Statesville Christian 34; Word Of God 50, Kerr-Vance 30; Hobgood 35, Northeast 33
Today’s semifinal pairings (at Charlotte Latin): Wayne Country Day (25-2) vs. Trinity Christian/Cape Fear, 4 p.m.; Word Of God (15-7) vs. Hobgood (25-2), 7 p.m.

Indy DB commits to Florida

Independence High cornerback Victor Hampton (5-feet-11, 170 pounds) committed to national power Florida on Thursday.

Hampton, who helped the Patriots reach the N.C. 4AA semifinals as a junior last season, also considered N.C. State and South Carolina as finalists.

He was an All-Southwestern 4A pick last season.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Five area players named S.C. all-state

Three boys and two girls from York County schools were named to the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association all-state teams.

Tre Erby (Rock Hill South Pointe), Alexander Wiley (Clover) and Labris Adams (Rock Hill Northwestern) were named to the 4A boys' team.

Keila Shelton (Northwestern) and Katie Kozlowski (Fort Mill Nation Ford) are on the girls' 4A team.

Here's a list of the all-state teams:
http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=SCBCA&t=c&s=basketball&p=NewsStory&newsID=5440

- Cliff Mehrtens

High School Basketball Scores, Pairings

Western Basketball Playoff Scoreboard

4A Boys Second Round: Mt Tabor 72, Vance 54; W. Forsyth 73, High Point Central 63; Hopewell 81, W-S Reynolds 68; Freedom 78, Harding 69; Myers Park 76, East Burke 53; Ardrey Kell 43, Butler 42; E. Gaston 44, Alexander Central 42

4A Boys Sectional Final Pairings Friday: N. Forsyth/Gboro Page at Mt Tabor (27-1); W. Forsyth (20-5) at Hopewell (26-0); Myers Park (23-6) at Morganton Freedom (25-3); Ardrey Kell (20-8) at East Gaston (19-8)

3A Boys Second Round: Andrews 64, Marvin Ridge 48; W. Rowan d. Ragsdale, score NA; Concord 74, Reagan 65; Lake Norman 72, Trinity 69; Hickory 69, Olympic 64; Forestview 69, N. Buncombe 60; Catholic 52, Asheville 49

3A Boys Sectional Final Pairings Friday: W. Rowan (25-3) at High Point Andrews (23-4);  Concord (27-1) at Lake Norman (27-1); Hickory (26-2) at Gastonia Forestview (22-6); Charlotte Catholic (12-15) vs. Hickory St. Stephens/Asheville Erwin

2A Boys Second Round: E. Lincoln 62, Monroe 53; Salisbury 74, Wilkes Central 62; Shelby 68, Mtn Heritage 51; Madison 64, E. Rutherford 52; W. Caldwell 74, Pisgah 66

2A Boys Sectional Final Pairings Friday: Lexington/Forest Hills vs. Providence Grove/Ashe; Salisbury (28-1) at E. Lincoln (25-4); Smoky Mountain (24-2) at Shelby (25-2); W. Caldwell (21-6) at Madison (20-6)

1A Boys Second Round: Bishop McGuinness 91, Thomasville 74; W-S Prep 63, W. Montgomery 57; Nantahala 71, Hayesville 59; Murphy 94, Hiwassee Dam 63

1A Boys Sectional Finals Friday: W-S Prep (19-13) at Bishop McGuinness (27-2); Mt Airy/Jordan-Matthews vs. Albemarle/S. Stokes; Nantahala (27-3) vs. Cherokee/Cherryville; Highland Tech/Hendersonville vs. Murphy (25-1)

Tonight’s Girls Second Round Pairings

4A: S. Caldwell (16-11) at Concord Robinson (17-9); Mallard Creek (20-6) at Mt Tabor (24-1); Hopewell (16-8) at North Davidson (16-10); Greensboro Smith (11-9) at West Charlotte (23-3); Independence (19-7) at McDowell (22-5); E. Burke (11-16) at Butler (27-1)

3A: Concord (24-4) at W-S Parkland (20-3); Lake Norman (21-5) at Jamestown Ragsdale (23-4); SW Guilford (14-12) at Indian Trail Porter Ridge (24-3); SE Guilford (20-6) at Statesville (24-3); Hickory (27-0) at Charlotte Catholic (24-3); Asheville (15-12) at Gastonia Forestview (23-4); Asheville Erwin (15-9) at N. Buncombe (18-9); Hickory St. Stephens (13-13) at Skyland Roberson (23-4)

2A: Ledford (19-7) at N. Stanly (26-2); Salisbury (24-3) at Ashe (26-1); W. Stanly (18-9) at Jimmy Draughn (23-4); N. Surry (21-5) at E. Davidson (28-0); Newton-Conover (18-8) at Shelby (24-2); Catawba Bandys (20-6) at Smoky Mountain (22-3); East Rutherford (22-4) at Mitchell (25-2); Canton Pisgah (18-6) at Bunker Hill (23-5)

1A: Thomasville (15-4) at Bishop-McGuinness (24-4); South Stokes (12-14) at North Moore (13-13); River Mill (31-1) at East Surry (23-5); Alleghany (14-12) at Mt Airy (20-7); Polk County (14-10) at Hiwassee Dam (26-5); Cherokee (18-9) at Cherryville (13-13); Highland Tech (6-20) at Avery (18-10); Highlands (14-13) at Robbinsville (23-2)

N.C. Independent Schools Quarterfinal Pairings
1A Girls at Charlotte Latin: Statesville Christian (15-9) vs. Wayne Country Day (24-2), 10 a.m.; Northeast Academy (19-6) vs. Hobgood (24-2); Raleigh Word of God (14-7) vs. Kerr-Vance (18-6), 4 p.m.; Trinity Christian (11-15) vs. Cape Fear Academy (24-2), 7 p.m.

1A Boys at Charlotte Latin: Greenfield School (30-5) vs. Cresset Christian (20-5), 11:30 a.m.; Waccamaw Academy (10-15) vs. Trinity Christian (21-14), 2:30 p.m.; Raleigh Word of God (20-9) vs. Wayne Country Day (21-12), 5:30 p.m.; Flora Macdonald (23-10) vs. United Faith (29-5), 8:30 p.m.

2A Girls at Providence Day: Cary Christian (27-3) vs. O’Neal (19-6), 10 a.m.; Gaston Day (20-12) vs. Fayetteville Academy (26-1), 1 p.m.; Asheville Christian (16-11) vs. Victory Christian (20-8), 4 p.m.; Village Christian (20-9) vs. St David’s (19-12), 7 p.m. 

2A Boys at Providence Day: Fayetteville Academy (22-7) vs. Victory Christian (20-10), 11:30 a.m.; Concord First Assembly (25-5) vs. Westchester Country Day (27-2), 2:30 p.m.; Gaston Day (22-9) vs. Spartanburg Day (12-10), 5:30 p.m.; Fayetteville Christian (26-3) vs. Asheville Christian (22-6), 8:30 p.m.

3A Girls at Charlotte Country Day: Durham Academy vs. Providence Day, 10 a.m.; Wesleyan Academy (15-10) vs. Hickory Grove (27-1), 1 p.m.; Raleigh Ravenscroft (27-3) vs. Rabun Gap (21-5), 4 p.m.; Forsyth Country Day (19-7) vs. Charlotte Country Day (19-7), 7 p.m.

3A Boys at Charlotte Country Day: Christ School (33-2) vs. Charlotte Latin (13-12), 11:30 a.m.; Wesleyan Academy (15-11) vs. Raleigh Ravenscroft (26-6), 2:30 p.m.; Greensboro Day (26-3) vs. Forsyth Country Day (22-7), 5:30 p.m.; Concord Cannon (23-8) vs. Charlotte Christian (22-7), 8:30 p.m.

N.C. Prep Basketball Playoff Results

4A GIRLS: Butler 64, Providence 30; East Burke 58, Ashbrook 48; Concord Robinson 52, W-S Reynolds 50; South Caldwell 63, NW Guilford 50; Mallard Creek 54, Greensboro Page 38; Mt Tabor 73, Watauga 51; Hopewell 54, High Point 43; N. Davidson 59, Person 53; Smith 45, Davie 38; W. Charlotte 69, Ardrey Kell 31; Independence 49, Berry 40; McDowell 75, Weddington 52; E. Meck 47, Asheville Reynolds 42; E. Gaston 58, Crest 46; Freedom 103, West Meck 55

3A GIRLS: Forestview 76, W. Iredell 46; Concord 65, Trinity 49; Parkland 78, Hickory Ridge 67 (OT); Lake Norman 72, Piedmont 38; Ragsdale 45, Andrews 30; SW Guilford 74, E. Rowan 53; SE Guilford 49, Glenn 38; Statesville 74, Parkwood 52; Catholic 67, Huss 45; Hickory 86, S. Rowan 37; Asheville 50, Kings Mountain 45; N. Buncombe 48, Olympic 39; Roberson 75, Mooresville 30

2A GIRLS: N. Stanly 90, Wilkes Central 62; Ashe 67, W. Davidson 27; W. Stanly 54, Starmount 52; Jimmy Draughan 74, Central Davidson 55; N. Surry 54, Monroe 34; E. Davidson 78, W. Lincoln 49; Shelby 78, Forest Hills 23; Bandys 71, W. Henderson 50; Smoky Mtn 68, Forbush 37; Pisgah 54, Owen 34; Bunker Hill 67, Providence Grove 63 OT

1A GIRLS: Bishop McGuinness 76, E. Montgomery 42; N. Moore 55, NCSSM 24; E. Surry 61, Union 21; Alleghany 41, Ral. Charter 38; Polk Co. 45, Swain 38; Hiwassee Dam 56, Murphy 44; Cherokee 55, Nantahala 40; Cherryville 72, Gray Stone 68; Highland Tech 70, Rosman 69; Avery 82, Elkin 40; Highlands 65, Hendersonville 55; Robbinsville 63, Hayesville 28 

NCISAA 1A Boys: United Faith 107, Statesville Christian 42; Greenfield School 76,  Northwood 48; Cresset Christian d. Faith Christian, score NA; Flora Macdonald 76, Cape Fear 61; Word of God 90, Ridgecroft 36; Wayne Country Day 72, Hobgood 46; Waccamaw 47, Northeast 27; Trinity 6, Kerr-Vance 42

NCISAA 2A Boys: Victory Christian 68, Arendell 38; Fayetteville Academy 73, Calvary Baptist 45; Fay. Christian 84, Carolina Friends 53; Asheville Christian 73, Northside 64; Gaston Day 73, Cary Christian 55; Spartanburg Day 54, St. David's 49; First Assembly 72, HP Christian 61; Westchester 72, Cape Fear 49

NCISAA 3A Boys: Charlotte Latin 62, Country Day 41; Cannon 67, Durham Academy 52; Forsyth Country Day 80, Cary Academy 56; Wesleyan Academy 64, Providence Day 61

NCISAA 3A Girls: Cary Academy 49, Durham Academy 43; Forsyth Country Day 62, Charlotte Christian 49; Rabun Gap 44, Covenant Day 34; Wesleyan 49, N. Raleigh Christian 37

NCISAA 2A Girls: Cary Christian 50, Westminster-Catawba 21; O'Neal 46, First Assembly 29; Village Christian 60, Carolina Friends 45; St. David's 40, Gaston Christian 37; Asheville Christian 44, Spartanburg Day 38 OT; Victory Christian 74, Calvary Baptist 33; Gaston Day 41, Cape Fear 37; Fay. Academy 70, Halifax 27

NCISAA 1A Girls: Wayne Country Day 64, Trinity 44; Statesville Christian 47, Ridgecroft 37; Trinity Christian 68, United Faith 55; Cape Fear 50, Northwood 35; Word of God 45, Terra Ceia 28; Kerr Vance 51, Wayne Christian 26; Northeast d. Crossroads, score NA; Hobgood Academy 58, Greenfield School 21

 

Providence baseball No. 16 in national poll

Providence High’s baseball team is No. 16 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll.

The Panthers, 21-10 last season and an N.C. 4A semifinalist, are the lone ranked team from the Carolinas. Providence is also ranked No. 1 in 4A the Impact Baseball preseason poll.

Six starters return for coach Danny Hignight, including all-conference shortstop C.A. Clayton, leading hitter Tyler Zupcic (Appalachian State signee), All-Observer third baseman Richie Shaffer (Clemson signee) and catcher Matt Lee (Wingate signee).

To see the entire poll:
http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/hs/currentpollhs.htm

- Cliff Mehrtens

Covenant Day, Concord Cannon win titles

Covenant Day won the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A boys’ swimming championship and Concord Cannon won its second straight girls’ title Monday at Curran Aquatic Center in Cary.

The Covenant Day boys scored 148.5 points, followed by Cannon (117) and Charlotte Country Day (104).

Covenant Day’s Adam Boone tied Richard Upton (Raleigh Ravenscroft) in the 100-yard breaststroke, as both finished in 1 minute, 1.18 seconds. The Lions’ Hayes Wilkerson, Boone, Hunter Rowan and John Kempf combined to win the 200 medley relay in 1:42.31, less than a half-second ahead of runnerup Cannon.

Two area swimmers were double winners in the boys’ meet - Charlotte Latin sophomore Collin Higgins (200 individual medley and 100 backstroke, and Cannon’s Mack Montgomery (200 and 500 freestyles).

Hickory Grove’s Andrew Corley won the 100 butterfly.

Cannon’s Taylor Williams, Matt Dockery, David Randolph and Montgomery combined to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:19.98.

Cannon’s girls set an early tone by winning the 200 medley relay by more than three seconds to open the meet. The winners were Hannah Sommerville, Leah Davis, Meredith Hoover and Jackie Ramdin.

Hoover, a junior, also won the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. Davis, also a junior, won the 200 freestyle, and was edged by 18/100th of a second in the 500 freestyle by Covenant Day’s Lizzie Pugh.

Charlotte Latin freshman Lindsay Bosek was state champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and finished the season unbeaten in both races.
Cannon’s girls scored 177 points, well ahead of runnerup Country Day (147) and Weslyan Christian (111).

Country Day’s Katie Nelson, Jourdan Cline, Hayden Bumgardner and Sam Frost combined to win the girls’ 400 freestyle relay.

Covenant Day won the NCISAA 1A/2A girls’ and boys’ titles last year before moving to 3A.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Hall passes Stephen Curry's scoring mark

Charlotte Christian's Willis Hall, a 6-foot-6 senior forward, passed Stephen Curry to become the school's leading scorer.

Hall has 1,487 points heading into this week's playoffs. Curry, the nation's leading college scorer this season, finished with 1,440.

Hall, who committed to College of Charleston, is averaging 15.1 points this season.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Rock Hill qualifies seven wrestlers for S.C. tournament

Five Rock Hill High wrestlers won championships the S.C. 4A Upper State regional tournament, and two others finished second in their weight divisions.

All seven qualified for the S.C. championships this weekend at Lexington High.

Rock Hill's regional champions were Weston Beck (112 pounds), Seth Beck (119), Rashard Durham (135), Chad Beck (140) and Josh Tuck (171). Second-place finishers were Dominique Jenkins (152) and Rueben Valazquez (215).

- Cliff Mehrtens

Culicerto is new head football coach at Vance

Vance High athletics director Rick Gardner said his school considered more than 70 applicants for its vacant head football job, but ultimately decided to promote five-year assistant Phil Culicerto to replace Jeff Simpson.

Simpson recently took the head job at West Charlotte.

“Coach Culicerto has a number of years experience coaching at the high school and college level,” Gardner said. “We feel fortunate we had someone of his caliber already here that knew the kids and their parents and the other members of the faculty and staff. He was the right fit for us.”

Culicerto played quarterback at Virginia Tech and was a graduate assistant under former Tech coach Bill Dooley. Culicerto was head coach at Division III Hampden-Syndney (Va.) College and a former Wingate assistant. He’s been Vance’s head baseball coach for four years, but stepped down from that position last fall. He will be the Cougars fast-pitch softball coach this spring.

-- Langston Wertz Jr.

Metrolina Athletic All-Conference Basketball Teams

MAC All-Conference Team 2008-09 (Girls)

Courtney Kane Westminster

Chelsea Douglas Hickory Grove

Kelsey Burgess Gaston Christian

Lauren White Hickory Grove

Kimberley Laica Northside

Hilliary Adams Covenant Day

Katie Calloway Metrolina

LaCherish Reed Hickory Grove

Abby Brack Gaston Christian

Paige Whitaker First Assembly

Johnna Foster Southlake

MAC All-Conference Team 2008-09 (Boys)

Jamaal Mitchell Northside

Travis Liner Northside

Marcus McGovern Covenant Day

Pedro ONeal First Assembly

Jacob Allen First Assembly

Marcus Burton Hickory Grove

Gary Pollard Northside

T.J. Hallice Metrolina

Ian Brandt Westminster

Kyle Grisby First Assembly

Evan Shelton Hickory Grove

NCISAA State Basketball Playoff Pairings

NCISAA State Basketball Pairings

3A Boys
Tuesday’s first round: Charlotte Latin at Country Day; Durham Academy at Cannon; Cary Academy at Forsyth Country Day; Providence Day at Wesleyan Academy.

3A Girls
Tuesday’s first round: Cary Academy at Durham Academy; Charlotte Christian at Forsyth Country Day; Covenant Day at Rabun Gap; N. Raleigh Christian at Wesleyan
2A Boys

Tuesday’s first round: Cape Fear at Westchester; High Point at First Assembly; Spartanburg Day at St. David’s; Cary Christian at Gaston Day; Northside at Asheville Christian; Carolina Friends at Fay. Christian; Calvary Baptist at Fay. Academy; Arendell Parrott at Victory Christian
2A Girls

Tuesday’s first round: Halifax at Fay. Academy; Gaston Day at Cape Fear; Calvary Baptist at Victory Christian; Asheville Christian at Spartanburg Day; St. David’s at Gaston Christian; Village Christian at Carolina Friends; First Assembly at O’Neal; Westminster Catawba at Cary Christian
1A Boys
Tuesday’s first round: Kerr-Vance at Trinity Christian; Northeast Academy at Waccamaw Academy; Hobgood at Wayne Country Day; Ridgecroft at Word of God; Statesville Christian at United Faith; Cape Fear at Flora Macdonald; Faith Christian at Cresset; Northwood Temple at Greenfield
1A Girls
Tuesday’s first round: Greenfield at Hobgood; Crossroads Christian at Northeast Academy; Wayne Christian at Kerr-Vance; Terra Ceia at Word of God; Northwood at Cape Fear; United Faith at Trinity Christian; Ridgecroft at Statesville Christian; Trinity at Wayne Country Day.

N.C. State Basketball Tournament Pairings

Here are western pairings for the tournament that begins Monday with boys play. Girls start Tuesday.

4A West Boys: McDowell at E. Gaston; Berry at Alexander Central; Butler at W. Meck; Watauga at Ardrey Kell; W. Charlotte at Myers Park; E. Burke at Ashbrook; Providence at Freedom; E. Meck at Harding; Weddington at Hopewell; W-S Reynolds at Grimsley; Person at W. Forsyth; Mallard Creek at High Point; E. Forsyth at Mt Tabor; NW Guilford at Vance; Robinson at Gboro Page; N. Meck at N. Forsyth

3A West Boys: Mooresville at Erwin; St. Stephens at Huss; Asheville at Burns; Roberson at Catholic; Carson at Forestview; N. Buncombe at R-S Central; S. Rowan at Hickory; S. Point at Olympic; Porter Ridge at Lake Norman; Parkland at Trinity; Asheboro at Concord; NW Cabarrus at Reagan; Carver at Ragsdale; Brown at W. Rowan; Sun Valley at Andrews; SE Guilford at Marvin Ridge

2A West Boys: Patton at W. Caldwell; Mitchell at Pisgah; Bandys at Madison; W. Henderson at E. Rutherford; E. Henderson at Smoky Mountain; Brevard at Hibriten; Mt Pleasant at Shelby; Bunker Hill at Mtn Heritage; S. Iredell at Salisbury; W. Stanly at Wilkes Central; Central Davidson at E. Lincoln; N. Wilkes at Monroe; E. Davidson at Ashe; Lincolnton at Providence Grove; N. Surry at Forest Hills; Lexington at Bessemer City

1A West Boys: Andrews at Murphy; Rosman at Hiwassee Dam; E. Wilkes at Hendersonville; Robbinsville at Highland Tech; Elkin at Cherryville; Highlands at Cherokee; Alleghany at Nantahala; Hayesville at Polk Co.; S. Stokes at Ral. Charter; N. Stokes at Albemarle; N. Moore at Jordan-Matthews; Gray Stone at Mt Airy; W-S Prep at S. Stanly; W. Montgomery at NCSSM; E. Montgomery at Bishop-McGuinness; E. Surry at Thomasville

4A West Girls: Crest at E. Gaston; W. Meck at Freedom; Myers Park at Harding; Ashe. Reynolds at East Meck; Providence at Butler; E. Burke at Ashbrook; Weddington at McDowell; Independence at Berry; Ardrey Kell at W. Charlotte; Davie Co. at Smith; Person at N. Davidson; Hopewell at High Point; Watauga at Mt Tabor; Page at Mallard Creek; S. Caldwell at NW Guilford; Robinson at Reynolds

3A West Girls: Mooresville at Roberson; St. Stephens at South Point; Erwin at R-S Central; N. Buncome at Olympic; W. Iredell at Forestview; Asheville at Kings Mtn; S. Rowan at Hickory; Huss at Catholic; Parkwood at Statesville; Glenn at SE Guilford; Asheboro at Porter Ridge; E. Rowan at SW Guilford; Andrews at Ragsdale; Piedmont at Lake Norman; Hickory Ridge at Parkland; Trinity at Concord

2A West Girls: Providence Grove at Bunker Hill; Owen at Pisgah; Maiden at Mitchell; N. Henderson at E. Rutherford; Forbush at Smoky Mtn; W. Henderson at Bandys; Forest Hills at Shelby; Newton-Conover at Mtn Heritage; W. Lincoln at E. Davidson; Monroe at N. Surry; Central Davidson at Draughn; Starmount at W. Stanly; W. Davidson at Ashe; E. Lincoln at Salisbury; Wilkes Central at N Stanly; Ledford at N. Lincoln

1A West Girls: Hayesville at Robbinsville; Hendersonville at Highlands; Elkn at Avery; Rosman at Highland Tech; Gray Stone at Cherryville; Nantahala at Cherokee; Murphy at Hiwassee Dam; Swain at Polk; Alleghany at Ral. Charter; Mt Airy at S. Stanly; Wild Card TBA at Chatham Central; Union Academy at E. Surry; S. Stokes at Albemarle; N. Moore at NCSSM; E. Montgomery at Bishop McGuinness; E. Wilkes at Thomasville

N.C. wrestling tournament quarterfinals

Results from 4A quarterfinal matches Friday:

103--Benjamin Creed (Cary) p. Demarkus Brewington (Grimsley) 1:58; Brandon Beckman (Seventy-First) p. Alex Costner (Davie County) 5:26; Josh Smith (Ashbrook) m.d. Ethan Morales (Douglas Byrd) 20-9; Garrison White (Robinson) p. Keegan Sykes (Millbrook) 1:16.

112--David Tran (Sanderson) d. Peter Baseda (East Mecklenburg) 8-5; Michael Waters (Davie County) m.d. Luke Ludke (Clayton) 13-3; Kyle Narburgh (Jack Britt) p. Caleb Swinson (Robinson) 3:09; Zach Jaramillo (New Bern) d. John Grigg (East Gaston) 5-3.

119--Dominic Parisi (Robinson) m.d. Dale Boyd (Laney) 12-0; Trevor Kamens (Leesville Road) m.d. Bradley Stewart (Scotland County) 11-3; Joshua Craig (Chapel Hill) m.d. Derrick Newkirk (Seventy-First) 19-9; Michaiah Miller (Mallard Creek) d. Tom Puckett (Butler) 4-3.

125--Kenny Buchanan (Green Hope) p. Damalcom Lougin (EE Smith) 5:15; Tyrone Eatmon (Riverside) p. Kamal Leak (South View) 4:18; Brett Boston (Freedom) d. Jeremy Althizer (New Bern) 8-5; Brett Kostern (Sanderson) m.d. Alex Lee (Holly Springs) 17-8.

130--Joe Morrison (Panther Creek) p. Mark Judy (Ardrey Kell) 5:44; Zack Vernon (Davie County) p. Greg Martin (East Wake) 5:15; Cordale Risk (Cary) d. David Lathan (Ashbrook) 8-3; Zachary Barkett (South View) d. Davante Andujar (Robinson) 7-4.

135--Jamel Johnson (North Forsyth) p. John Thomas Cameron (South View) 3:23; Corey Mock (Chapel Hill) p. Tyree Mcleod (New
Hanover) 3:12; Justin Mcelreath (Sanderson) d. Dalton Cunningham (Butler) 7-2; James White (Robinson) m.d. Larnell Egerton (Seventy-First) 12-3.

140--Joey Baird (Green Hope) d. Clark O'Bannon (Myers Park) 8-3; Jason West (South View) p. Shelton Sales (Davie County) 4:51; Jake Mckay (West Forsyth) d. Blake Norris (Cape Fear) 5-1; Camden Wilkens (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Billy Abee (East Burke) 12-4.

145--Ronald Howard (East Mecklenburg) d. Kelvin Dixon (New Bern) 12-8; Byron Briggs (Pine Forest) d. Drake Fortner (East Gaston) 5-2; Ethan Creek (Jack Britt) d. Logan Adams (Alexander Central) 9-2; Gray Gerald (Wakefield) m.d. Matt Garretson (Davie County) 11-2.

152--Bernard Thomas (Douglas Byrd) d. Michael Harper (Northwest Guilford) 12-5; Gabe Brotzman (Cary) p. Jared Bartram (Jack Britt) 1:38; Branden Lietz (Jh Rose) d. Chris Harris (Seventy-First) 4-3; Matt Cusack (Davie County) d. Joseph Dela Riva (Alexander Central) 4-2.

160--Nate Charest (Butler) p. CJ Younger (Person) 3:00; Matthew Colvard (Cary) t.f. Dillon Hoke (Laney) 17-1; Shaquawn Grant (Riverside) d. Dallas Winters (Freedom) 4-3; Evan Baker (Scotland County) p. Zachery Simpson (Robinson) 5:58.

171--Scott Mcgee (Riverside) d. Jordan Nevseta (Ardrey Kell) 12-6; Robbie Wannenburg (West Forsyth) m.d. Joe Centrella (Weddington) 15-4; Andrew Takla (Northern Durham) d. Jon Hartley (South Caldwell) 4-3; Elijah Adams (Southeast Raleigh) d. Soren Ferrell (Fuquay Varina) 13-6.

189--Robert Warren (Myers Park) p. Sean Mears (Robinson) 4:24; Timmy Mccall (South View) p. Sheridan Rucker (Panther Creek) 1:39; Zachary Lee (Cape Fear) m.d. Jon San Filippo (Davie County) 14-2; Kevin Radford (Pine Forest) d. Jacob Myers (Leesville Road) 5-0.

215--Anthony Grist (New Bern) d. Stephen Webb (Freedom) 6-4; Ben Schultz (East Burke) d. Jackie Green (Seventy-First) 4-3 (OT); Marcus Miller (Pine Forest) default AJ Smart (Northwest Guilford); Karonne Jones (Cape Fear) d.George Haddock (Myers Park) 4-3.

285--Tyler Shatley (East Burke) p. Kirk Lincoln (Leesville Road) 3:06; Colin Campbell (Person) d. Aaron Peoples (Davie County) 3-1; Terance Cartrette (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Martiz Smith (High Point Central) 13-4; Eloheim Palma (Cary) p. Derrick Key (Berry Academy) 0:41.

Results from 3A quarterfinal matches Friday:

103--Francisco Arcos (Williams) t.f. Jacob Tutterrow (North Iredell) 18-3; DJ Giles (Morehead) p. Garland Willoughby (Anson County) 1:27; Kyle Tart (Triton) d. Ryan Henson (Sun Valley) 9-7; Ray Farnsworth (St Stephens) default Corey Johnson (Northern Nash);

112--Robert Golde (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Antwan Davis (Parkland) 13-6; Miguel Aguirre (Southern Lee) d. Vicent Webb (Fike) 4-2; Timdarius Thurston (Tw Andrews) d. Jacob Freeman (South Rowan) 11-4; Joe Deangelo (Southern Alamance) p. Jonathan Mills (South Central) 2:28;

119--Scott Acosta (Trinity) d. Joseph Cutler (Northwest Cabarrus) 8-2; Chase Thompson (East Rowan) d. Christian Holleman (Havelock) 5-4; Justin Vaughn (Williams) t.f. Gerrit Grevenstuk (Eastern Randolph) 17-2; Kurt Stephens (St. Stephens) p. Dakota Aldridge (Southwestern Randolph) 5:39;

125--Will Johnson (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Joseph Anders (Trinity) 3-0; Daniel Ownbey (Enka) m.d. Chad Mullins (Marvin Ridge) 14-4; CJ Jablonski (Currituck) m.d. Cody Stephens (St Stephens) 17-6; Chris Rivas (Parkland) d. Jeremy Griffin (Fred T Foard) 12-6;

130--Trey Weliver (Union Pines) d. Bryan Johnson (Trinity) 7-2; Luke Dutch (Northwest Cabarrus) m.d. Nathanael Torrence (Concord) 14-2; Brandon Hodges (Ragsdale) d. Sam Ross (Dudley) 2-0; Aaron Smith (Lake Norman) d. Lyn Cartwright (DH Conley) 7-3;

135--Brian Thompson (Parkland) d. Jack Stephens (Rs Central) 8-3; Donovan Sweet (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Morgan Mcdaniel (Al Brown) 1-0; Jacob Creed (Ragsdale) p. Joe Shively (Enka) 0:37; Shane Shepherd (Trinity) p. Santonio Thompson (Mooresville) 1:43;

140--Langston Powell (Western Guilford) d. Eric Tozzi (Eastern Randolph) 10-8; Dylan Cala (South Point) d. Eric Hogue (Charlotte Catholic) 8-1; Luis Ramos (Parkland) p. Shane Mcbroom (Northern Guilford) 2:48; Jonathan Donatien (Al Brown) p. Rashad Palmer (Overhills) 2:32;

145--Marcus Cain (Parkland) p. Michael Isabella (Eastern Alamance) 2:53; Justin Rice (North Buncombe) d. Ben Thomas (Williams) 10-4; Nick Vetell (Trinity) d. Harry Jenkins (White Oak) 8-2; Tylor Sigmon (Dudley) d. Blair Fewell (Ragsdale) 9-3;

152--Keith Brown (Williams) p. Eddy Roman (Southwestern Randolph) 4:53; Terrance Zaleski (White Oak) p. Jake Greco (North Buncombe) 2:22; Dorian Mcdougald (Western Harnett) d. Logan Self (St Stephens) 6-3; Desean Grimes-hines (Parkland) d. Simone Santos (Western Guilford) 8-3;

160--Kasey Young (Mooresville) p. Daylon Scott (Western Alamance) 2:31; Marciano Ali (Parkland) m.d. Chris Foy (South Central) 11-1; Jeff Ross (Currituck) d. Josh Ashworth (Ragsdale) 2-0; Christopher Cope (Rs Central) m.d. Charles Royester (Northern Vance) 12-0;

171--David Atwood (Tuscola) d. Guillermo Magallon (Dudley) 7-6; Justin Moore (Washington) m.d. Hunter Scott (Erwin) 11-2; Chris Hill (Mooresville) m.d. Raheem Simmons (South Johnston) 9-1; Donny Wacenske (Nash Central) d. Dallas Rice (North Buncombe) 7-3;

189--Prath Bruton (Mooresville) p. Jesse Doyle (Trinity) 1:32; Steven Rink (St Stephens) p. Matt Stoeckle (South Central) 3:44; Harrison Honeycutt (Lake Norman) p. Jamie Bennett (Anson County) 3:59; Jason Friddle (Southern Alamance) d. Kevin Brackett (Southwestern Randolph) 10-8;

215--Christian Mclean (Southwest Guilford) d. Kaleb Rierson (Union Pines) 4-0; Dereck Holloman (West Carteret) d. Matt Allison (North Iredell) 12-6; Kenneth Lindsey (Southern Lee) t.f. Kentrell Jackson (South Central) 17-2; Nathan Lemings (Mooresville) d. Javier Ortiz (Southwestern Randolph) 3-1;

285--Garrett Frank (Trinity) d. Marquin Hill (Washington) 2-1; Dee Kent (West Brunswick) d. Chris Giddens (Glenn) 2-1; Charles Millea (Havelock) p. Mitchell Simpson (Piedmont) 1:45; Branson Ohara (Southwestern Randolph) d. Patrick Quinn (Gray's Creek) 2-1.

Results from 2A/1A quarterfinal matches Friday:

103--John Bention (Monroe) m.d. Matt Craven (South Brunswick) 10-0; Robbie Gladwell (Croatan) d. Daniel Hernandez (East Montgomery ) 9-6; Cody Roberts (Madison) m.d. Colby Bowman (North Surry) 15-3; Zach Behrend (Rosewood) d. Dontarious Mills (Salisbury ) 8-3;

112--Ryan Spivey (West Lincoln) p. Clint Callahan (West Davidson ) 4:44; JJ Laplante (West Wilkes) d. Zakary Berckman (Eastern Guilford ) 4-2; Ryan Blackwell (Croatan) d. Cody Smith (Alleghany) 6-0; Brandon Boles (West Stokes ) d. Nate Smith (North Lincoln) 7-5;

119--Brandon Harrison (West Henderson) d. Ric Mccutcheon (Topsail) 7-3; Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Scott Hardiman (Hibriten) 8-6 (OT); Eric Evanger (Brevard) d. Alex Thompson (South Stanly) 10-4; Jeromy Roundtree (South Brunswick) d. Dakota Holt (Mcmichael ) 12-10;

125--Chris Johnson (Orange ) p. James Taylor (Richlands) 1:43; Logan Orr (Ashe County) p. Carlos Hernandez (East Montgomery ) 2:37; Mitch Overton (West Stokes ) t.f. Cesar Pena (Surry Central) 16-1; Cohl Fulk (Mt Pleasant) d. Quinton Mins (Atkins ) 4-3;

130--Will Weekly (Ledford Senior ) d. Philip Mueller (Louisburg) 5-2; James Norman (Orange ) p. Tyler Smith (West Lincoln) 5:57; Joseph Figueroa (Salisbury ) d. Michael Melin (Croatan) 7-5; Chance Smith (Mcmichael ) d. Darrell Gledhill (Mt Pleasant) 1-0;

135--Erik Messick (Robbinsville) d. Zack Eller (North Wilkes) 3-2; Mamour Camara (Louisburg) d. Devin Nichols (West Wilkes) 6-4; Charlie Avis (Newton-Conover) d. Sadrac Rodriguez (East Montgomery ) 11-10; Michael Williams (West Henderson) m.d. Sam Mccauley (Croatan) 10-2;

140--Felix Soto (Shelby) p. Ronta Burgess (Thomasville ) 3:47; Aaron Scott (Ashe County) d. CC Wright (Croatan) 2-1; Richard Bateman (Manteo) d. Matthew Owensby (Newton Conover) 6-3; Nick Albertson (Mt Pleasant) p. Tre Jackson (Salisbury ) 5:50;

145--Joshua Holmes (Rosewood) d. Damond Kelly (Albemarle) 11-9; Nick Hehner (Polk County) d. Jake Johnson (Central Davidson ) 3-2; Brad Owens (West Lincoln) d. Jeremy Schwisow (Dixon) 7-3; Remington Jarrett (Orange ) p. Ryan Pippen (Pasquotank) 1:32;

152--Davis Dilillo (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Justin Grady (South Lenoir) 4-3; Shawn Swing (West Davidson ) d. Josh Wilson (Pasquotank) 9-8; Cody Matheney (Shelby) d. Jesse Creech (Croatan) 9-3; Jesse Johnson (Central Davidson ) m.d. Nick Barnes (North Brunswick) 12-1;

160--Kenny Linsey (First Flight) d. Max Redfoot (Cardinal Gibbons ) 3-1; Tyler Heck (West Stokes ) d. Devin Moore (Hibriten) 4-3; Daniel Hopper (Mcmichael ) m.d. Austin Sloan (Starmount) 12-3; Tony Sciuva (Polk County) d. Scott Crossman (Richlands) 7-5 (OT);

171--Brian Wilson (Pasquotank) p. Travis Smalling (Pisgah) 3:27; Leo Guevara (Wilkes Central) d. Corry Heath-Miller (Madison) 5-2; Jordan Ford (South Stokes) t.f. Stuart Nadeau (Topsail) 15-0; Jake Phillips
(Robbinsville) p. Tripp Patterson (Hibriten) 4:50;

189--Brach Walker (Mcmichael ) p. Larry Burgess (West Caldwell) 1:20; Matt Walker (Starmount) d. Ervin Hunt (Louisburg) 7-2; Corey Smith (Tarboro) d. Markus Brown (East Surry) 3-2; Tommy Mcmillian (North Surry) p. James Chilton (Eastern Guilford ) 3:21;

215--Emmanuel Bryant (Croatan) d. Jake Tester (North Stanly) 6-4; Jordan Ollis (Polk County) d. Eric Confer (Orange ) 4-0; Zoi Ouellette (Hibriten) m.d. Devin Trull (Robbinsville) 11-1; Chris Anderson (South Davidson ) p.Josh Schaefer (Topsail) 2:56;


85--Robbie Miller (Chase) p. Trey Hemphill (Brevard) 4:13; Casey Collins
(Swansboro) d. Andrew Tremain (Newton Conover) 3-1; Brock Durfee (Bandys) d. Seth Stewart (Owen) 5-3; Chase Ervin (Bunker Hill) d. Torris Norman (Holmes) 13-10.

N.C. 3A wrestling tournament results (first round)

N.C. 3A wrestling tournament, at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem

First round

103--Francisco Arcos (Williams) p. Kerry Chapman (Currituck) 0:22; Jacob Tutterrow (North Iredell) d. Tristan Steele (Al Brown) 8-6; Garland Willoughby (Anson County) d. Tucker Creasman (Enka) 9-5; DJ Giles (Morehead) m.d. Matt Bogard (Havelock) 16-4; Ryan Henson (Sun Valley) d. Hunter Dunn (South Point) 4-0; Kyle Tart (Triton) p. Ryan Hedgecorth (White Oak) 1:57; Corey Johnson (Northern Nash) m.d. Andre Nie (Dudley) 15-5; Ray Farnsworth (St Stephens) p. Jaryn Williams (Olympic) 0:56

112--Robert Golde (Northwest Cabarrus) p. Landon Lucas (Southwest
Edgecombe) 5:34; Antwan Davis (Parkland) m.d. Daniel Deardoff (Union Pines) 10-0; Miguel Aguirre (Southern Lee) d. Lucas Bunch (Piedmont) 9-6; Vicent Webb (Fike) d. Jason Bottoms (Tuscola) 8-2; Timdarius Thurston (Tw Andrews) p. Isnardo Alberto (Dudley) 3:41; Jacob Freeman (South Rowan) p. Ahmir Scott (Rocky Mount) 4:15; Jonathan Mills (South Central) p. Donovan Smoot (East
Rowan) 5:02; Joe Deangelo (Southern Alamance) p. Elijah Cole (Asheboro) 2:26

119--Scott Acosta (Trinity) p. Donald Battle (Northern Nash) 5:34; Joseph Cutler (Northwest Cabarrus) p. Bryan Bowen (Webb) 5:30; Chase Thompson (East
Rowan) d. Brandon Berry (Union Pines) 4-3; Christian Holleman (Havelock) d.
Chris Lingle (Porter Ridge) 7-3; Justin Vaughn (Williams) d. Aaron Trull
(Enka) 12-6; Gerrit Grevenstuk (Eastern Randolph) forfeit Wesley Goldsmith (White Oak); Dakota Aldridge (Southwestern Randolph) d. Justin Farrell (Cb
Aycock) 7-3; Kurt Stephens (St Stephens) p. Isaiah Witcher (Morehead) 3:14

125--Will Johnson (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Tony Deangelo (Southern
Alamance) 7-5 (OT); Joseph Anders (Trinity) d. David Stone (Havelock) 4-3; Chad Mullins (Marvin Ridge) m.d. Andrew Bender (West Craven) 9-0; Daniel Ownbey (Enka) forfeit Forfeit Forfeit (Southern Lee); CJ Jablonski
(Currituck) d. Zack Priester (Charlotte Catholic) 9-2; Cody Stephens (St
Stephens) d. Randy Stevens (Union Pines) 7-4; Jeremy Griffin (Fred T Foard) d. Austin Swayne (Morehead) 9-2; Chris Rivas (Parkland) p. Jacob Robinson (Nash Central) 5:39

130--Trey Weliver (Union Pines) p. Aaron Plyler (East Rowan) 1:13; Bryan Johnson (Trinity) d. Francisco Alfaro (Rocky Mount) 4-3 (OT); Nathanael Torrence (Concord) d. Raymond Davis (Havelock) 5-3; Luke Dutch (Northwest
Cabarrus) p. Tony Pilkington (Southern Lee) 3:00; Brandon Hodges (Ragsdale) p. Jared Quevedo (Currituck) 3:16; Sam Ross (Dudley) d. Travis Hamilton (North Iredell) 9-3; Aaron Smith (Lake Norman) p. Reid Brown (Southern
Alamance) 3:21; Lyn Cartwright (Dh Conley) d. Jovontae Coleman (Parkland)
7-2

135--Jack Stephens (Rs Central) d. Patrick Wells (Gray's Creek) 12-6; Brian Thompson (Parkland) d. Sam Tomlinson (West Carteret) 7-3; Morgan Mcdaniel (Al Brown) p. Michael Newby (Havelock) 0:39; Donovan Sweet (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Kyle Davis (Southern Lee) 4-0; Jacob Creed
(Ragsdale) p. Chandler Phillips (Rocky Mount) 1:22; Joe Shively (Enka) d.
Luke Ziglar (Morehead) 9-6; Santonio Thompson (Mooresville) p. Cody Miles (Bartlett Yancey) 3:21; Shane Shepherd (Trinity) d. Gabriel Gardner
(Washington) 5-1

140--Langston Powell (Western Guilford) m.d. Jordan Fox (Statesville) 16-8; Eric Tozzi (Eastern Randolph) p. James Jones (South Central) 5:14; Eric Hogue (Charlotte Catholic) d. Nicholas Moore (West Carteret) 7-0; Dylan Cala (South Point) p. Paul Duggan (Western Harnett) 5:12; Luis Ramos
(Parkland) p. Dean Rudder (White Oak) 2:25; Shane Mcbroom (Northern
Guilford) d. Gunnar Mcdowell (St Stephens) 16-14 (OT); Rashad Palmer
(Overhills) d. Dalton Peirce (Mooresville) 10-7; Jonathan Donatien (Al
Brown) p. Tavis Richardson (Northern Nash) 4:28

145--Marcus Cain (Parkland) p. Andrew Wike (North Iredell) 2:27; Michael Isabella (Eastern Alamance) d. Quincy Culler (Currituck) 3-1; Ben Thomas
(Williams) p. Dustin Richards (Southern Wayne) 3:24; Justin Rice (North
Buncombe) p. Tyler Gardner (Waddell) 5:25; Harry Jenkins (White Oak) p.
Jared Boyette (Southern Lee) 3:02; Nick Vetell (Trinity) d. Owen Halbach
(Enka) 2-0 (OT); Blair Fewell (Ragsdale) t.f. Brandon Lackey (St Stephens) 18-2; Tylor Sigmon (Dudley) d. Steven Luper (Nash Central) 11-4

152--Keith Brown (Williams) m.d. Stephen Henkel (Currituck) 15-4; Eddy Roman (Southwestern Randolph) d. Josh Smith (Lake Norman) 2-1; Jake Greco (North Buncombe) t.f. Jackson Vuncannon (Piedmont) 18-2; Terrance Zaleski (White Oak) d. Eli Southern (Dudley) 4-1; Logan Self (St Stephens) d. Baxter Riddleberger (Ragsdale) 7-6; Dorian Mcdougald (Western Harnett) m.d. Deven Ruane (West Brunswick) 13-2; Simone Santos (Western Guilford) m.d. Darien Peele (Washington) 11-3; Desean Grimes-hines (Parkland) p. Tyler Bruton
(Mooresville) 1:01

160--Kasey Young (Mooresville) p. Melvin Jones (Southwest Guilford) 5:59; Daylon Scott (Western Alamance) t.f. Janicento Williamson (Rocky Mount) 16-1; Chris Foy (South Central) d. Alex Sellars (Dudley) 4-3 (OT); Marciano Ali (Parkland) p. Taylor Wright (Asheville) 2:46; Jeff Ross (Currituck) d.
Hunter Cardone (South Johnston) 2-0; Josh Ashworth (Ragsdale) forfeit Nijel Jones (Tc Roberson); Christopher Cope (Rs Central) m.d. Jeff Wysosky (Southeast Guilford) 17-7; Charles Royester (Northern Vance) p. Michael Goldberg (Washington) 4:57

171--Guillermo Magallon (Dudley) p. Terrence Simmons (Jacksonville) 2:28; David Atwood (Tuscola) d. Matt Berry (Southwestern Randolph) 7-3; Hunter Scott (Erwin) d. Carter Barnhouse (Porter Ridge) 10-5; Justin Moore
(Washington) p. Colby Flinchum (Rockingham County) 0:32; Chris Hill
(Mooresville) p. Maurice Copeland (Anson County) 3:47; Raheem Simmons (South
Johnston) p. Dedrick Silver (Rocky Mount) 3:23; Donny Wacenske (Nash
Central) d. Marcus Terry (Northern Vance) 7-4; Dallas Rice (North Buncombe) p. Tarrell Walker (Glenn) 2:32

189--Jesse Doyle (Trinity) m.d. Thurman Green (Havelock) 11-3; Prath Bruton (Mooresville) p. Zachary Bartleson (Western Harnett) 2:51; Steven Rink (St Stephens) default Jose Garnica (Dudley); Matt Stoeckle (South
Central) d. Colby Lemmond (Hickory Ridge) 4-0; Harrison Honeycutt (Lake
Norman) p. Antonio Singletary (Southern Lee) 1:44; Jamie Bennett (Anson
County) d. Johnnie Smallwood (Washington) 5-4; Kevin Brackett (Southwestern
Randolph) p. Seth Brinkley (Currituck) 1:16; Jason Friddle (Southern
Alamance) d. Taylor Overcash (Northwest Cabarrus) 3-2

215--Christian Mclean (Southwest Guilford) p. Guy Williamson (Rocky
Mount) 2:44; Kaleb Rierson (Union Pines) d. Travis Cox (Hunter Huss) 6-3; Matt Allison (North Iredell) d. Ian Kirkman (Morehead) 13-11; Dereck Holloman (West Carteret) m.d. Marquez Mcduffie (Parkland) 10-2; Kenneth Lindsey (Southern Lee) p. Michael Ellis (St Stephens) 3:00; Kentrell Jackson (South Central) p. Eric Huynh (Trinity) 5:17; Javier Ortiz (Southwestern
Randolph) p. Joe Young (Northern Nash) 2:40; Nathan Lemings (Mooresville) d.
Daniel Lambert (Bartlett Yancey) 9-7 (OT)

285--Garrett Frank (Trinity) p. Darius Roberts (Asheville) 1:47; Marquin Hill (Washington) p. Brent Adcock (Webb) 3:30; Dee Kent (West Brunswick) d.
Archie Fuller (Williams) 3-1; Chris Giddens (Glenn) d. Kenderic Dunlap (West
Rowan) 5-2; Charles Millea (Havelock) p. Blade Shoop (Southern Lee) 1:42; Mitchell Simpson (Piedmont) p. Matt Brock (Enka) 4:17; Branson Ohara (Southwestern Randolph) m.d. Chris Demitraszek (East Rowan) 9-1; Patrick Quinn (Gray's Creek) d. Nick Summrell (South Central) 1-0


3A Team Standings
Parkland 25; Mooresville 18; Northwest Cabarrus 16; St Stephens 16; Trinity 16; Ragsdale 15.5; Southwestern Randolph 15; Williams 13; South Central 12; North Buncombe 11.5; Al Brown 8; Eastern Randolph 8; Lake Norman 8; Washington 8; Dudley 7; Enka 6; Havelock 6; Southern Alamance 6; Southern Lee 6; Union Pines 6; Western Guilford 6; White Oak 6; Rs Central 5; Anson County 4; Currituck 4; North Iredell 4; Northern Vance 4; Piedmont 4; South Johnston 4; South Point 4; South Rowan 4; Southwest Guilford 4; Triton 4; Tw Andrews 4; Western Alamance 3.5; Marvin Ridge 3; Morehead 3; Northern Nash 3; West Carteret 3; Western Harnett 3; Charlotte Catholic 2; Concord 2; Dh Conley 2; East Rowan 2; Eastern Alamance 2; Erwin 2; Fike 2; Fred T Foard 2; Glenn 2; Gray's Creek 2; Nash Central 2; Northern Guilford 2; Overhills 2; Sun Valley 2; Tuscola 2; West Brunswick 2; Asheboro 0; Asheville 0; Bartlett Yancey 0; Cb Aycock 0; Hickory Ridge 0; Hunter Huss 0; Jacksonville 0; Olympic 0; Porter Ridge 0; Rockingham County 0; Rocky Mount 0; Southeast Guilford 0; Southern Wayne 0; Southwest Edgecombe 0; Statesville 0; Tc Roberson 0; Waddell 0; Webb 0; West Craven 0; West Rowan 0

Invitees to Dave Telep basketball underclassmen showcase

Many of the state's top boys underclassmen have been invited to the Carolinas Challenge March 29 in Cary. The event is hosted by national recruiting analyst Dave Telep of scout.com

Here are the invitees:


Class of 2010
First Last POS School
1 DeMon Brooks PF Hopewell
2 Jarrick Brown SG Millbrook
3 Reggie Bullock SG Kinston
4 Jay Canty SG Ragsdale
5 James Carlton PF/C South Central
6 Emanuel Chapman PG Enloe
7 Luke Cothron PF Flora McDonald
8 Luke Davis PG Ravenscroft
9 Manny Dias PF Veritas Sports Academy
10 Jordan Downing SF/SG Hopewell
11 Jarell Eddie SF/PF Cannon School
12 Tevin Friday SF United Faith
13 Jonathan Frye SG Northern Guilford
14 Kadeem Green United Faith
15 Damontre Harris C Trinity Christian
16 Jeremy Ingram SG East Mecklenburg
17 Jeremy Jeffers SF/SG Greenfield Schol
18 Sebastian Koch SG Christ School
19 Paul Larsen PF Lake Norman
20 Leek Leek SF Veritas Sports Academy
21 C.J. Leslie PF Word of God
22 Stargell Love PG Quality Education
23 Tashawn Mabry SF Rocky Mount
24 George MaNgoue C Forsyth Country Day
25 Reco McCarter SF Wayne Country Day
26 Ian Miller SG/PG United Faith
27 Akil Mitchell SF/PF Charlotte Christian
28 Weston Murphy PF Apex
29 Reggie Price SG Lake Norman
30 Corey Raley-Ross SG Gaston Day School
31 Jonathan Rice SF Fayetteville Academy
32 Brian Richardson SG/PG Greenfield
33 Denzel Robinson SF/PF Chapel Hill
34 Melvin Tabb PF Enloe
35 J.T. Terrell SG Cummings
36 Anthony Thomas SF Quality Education Academy
37 Daryl Traynham PG Vance
38 Lucas Troutman PF Christ School
39 Jermaine White PF Butler
40 David Wishon C Concord
41 Brennan Wyatt PG Dudley
42

2011
First Last POS School
1 Keith Bellfield SG Cannon School
2 Deuce Bello SG Westchester Academy
3 Devince Boykins SG East Rutherford
4 John Cannon C Mount Heritage
5 Chris Coleman C Mount Zion
6 Bishop Daniels SG/PG Word of God
7 Jacoby Davis SG/PG Vance
8 Monroe Faulkner SF Person
9 Anthony Gill PF Charlotte Christian
10 P.J. Hairston SF Dudley
11 Donta Harper SG/PG South Central
12 Tony Kimbro SG Christ School
13 Jacob Lawson PF Northern Guilford
14 Deng Leek C Veritas Sports Academy
15 Trey Leonard C Wakefield
16 Quincy Miller SF Quality Education Acad.
17 Tony Menton SF Waddell
18 Jacquise Moore SG/PG Concord
19 Reggie Perkins Western Guilford
20 Keynan Pittman PF Pender
21 Marshall Plumlee PF/C Christ School
22 Tyler Poole SF/PF Hickory
23 Jervon Pressley C Waddell
24 Marquis Rankin PG Vance
25 Jordan Robertson C/PF Greensboro Day
26 Jackson Simmons PF Smoky Moutain
27 Anthony Stitt PG Butler
28 Bernard Sullivan PF North Mecklenburg
29 Edge Warren PF Veritas Christian
30 Dezmine Wells SF Word of God
31 Terry Whisnant SF Cherryville
32 Anthony Williams C Waccamaw Academy
33 Terreance Williams SG West Mecklenburg

2012
First Last POS School
1 Reggie Dillard SG Dudley
2 Tyler Lewis PG Forsyth Country Day
3 Julius Hamilton SG West Charlotte
4 Madison Jones PG Ravenscroft
5 Josh Smith C Bessemer City

N.C. 2A/1A wrestling tournament results (first round)

Friday's first-round matches in the N.C. 2A/1A wrestling tournament at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem:

103 pounds--John Bention (Monroe) p. Tyler Mishoe (East Davidson High School) 4:38; Matt Craven (South Brunswick) p. Ryan Lewis (Owen) 4:47; Robbie Gladwell (Croatan) d. German Ramirez (North Henderson) 9-5; Daniel Hernandez (East Montgomery High School) m.d. Kyle Major (Bandys) 12-4; Cody Roberts
(Madison) p. JC Mitchell (First Flight) 2:35; Colby Bowman (North Surry) d.
Patrick O'neill (Cardinal Gibbons High School) 10-7; Dontarious Mills (Salisbury High School) p. Hayden Carroll (Mt Pleasant) 1:47; Zach Behrend
(Rosewood) p. Logan Mckinney (Mitchell) 1:46.

112--Ryan Spivey (West Lincoln) t.f. Garrett Mcauliffe (Bishop
Mcguinness) 16-1; Clint Callahan (West Davidson High School) d. Ryan Anderson (Swansboro) 3-0; Zakary Berckman (Eastern Guilford High School) d.
Corey Craven (South Brunswick) 3-2; JJ Laplante (West Wilkes) p. Eric Holbrook (Newton Conover) 3:37; Ryan Blackwell (Croatan) p. Brad Droese (Northwood High School) 1:02; Cody Smith (Alleghany) d. Corbyn Spurrier
(Maiden) 6-3; Nate Smith (North Lincoln) d. Brock Yackey (Avery County) 5-2; Brandon Boles (West Stokes High School) d. Trevor Jones (Ayden Grifton) 4-3.

119--Ric Mccutcheon (Topsail) d. Austin Setzer (Newton Conover) 13-8; Brandon Harrison (West Henderson) d. Dustin Champion (Orange High School) 9-5; Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons High School) t.f. Tyler Caldwell
(Robbinsville) 19-1; Scott Hardiman (Hibriten) t.f. Daniel Richter (Spring
Creek) 15-0; Eric Evanger (Brevard) d. Zach Hudson (West Davidson High
School) 3-2; Alex Thompson (South Stanly) d. Elijah Shaul (Croatan) 9-8; Jeromy Roundtree (South Brunswick) d. Thomas Lunsford (Bandys) 3-2; Dakota Holt (Mcmichael High School) t.f. Grant Sawyer (West Wilkes) 18-2.

125--Chris Johnson (Orange High School) d. Chandler Gooch (Murphy) 10-3; James Taylor (Richlands) d. Jake Nelson (North Lincoln) 12-7; Logan Orr (Ashe County) d. Keyvin Dixon (North Pitt) 11-6; Carlos Hernandez (East Montgomery High School) d. Johnathan Mchone (North Stokes) 9-4; Cesar Pena (Surry Central) d. Joey Williams (Dixon) 11-4; Mitch Overton (West Stokes High School) m.d. Scott Pena (West Wilkes) 15-4; Quinton Mins (Atkins High
School) m.d. Allen Bice (West Henderson) 10-2; Cohl Fulk (Mt Pleasant) m.d.
David Croft (Topsail) 9-0.

130--Will Weekly (Ledford Senior High School) m.d. Brandon Higgins
(Madison) 16-5; Philip Mueller (Louisburg) d. Mathew Gatien (South Stanly) 4-1; Tyler Smith (West Lincoln) p. Kevion Dixon (North Pitt) 1:38; James Norman (Orange High School) d. Enrique Vera (North Henderson) 2-0; Michael Melin (Croatan) d. Zach Leggett (North Stanly) 8-4; Joseph Figueroa (Salisbury High School) m.d. Nick Sgroi (Bishop Mcguinness) 17-3; Chance Smith (Mcmichael High School) p. Ethan Peterson (Mitchell) 1:17; Darrell Gledhill (Mt Pleasant) m.d. Kyle Proulx (Topsail) 12-3.

135--Zack Eller (North Wilkes) p. Patrick Kolb (Richlands) 4:42; Erik Messick (Robbinsville) p. Daniel Griffin (Central Davidson High School) 3:37; Devin Nichols (West Wilkes) d. James Rodgers (Orange High School) 7-1; Mamour Camara (Louisburg) t.f. Chris Murray (North Surry) 17-1; Sadrac Rodriguez (East Montgomery High School) d. Brandon Reece (Pisgah) 9-2; Charlie Avis (Newton Conover) d. Shane Brinn (Manteo) 11-6; Sam Mccauley
(Croatan) m.d. Taylor Barber (West Lincoln) 11-0; Michael Williams (West
Henderson) d. Alex Olinger (Cardinal Gibbons High School) 8-2.

140--Ronta Burgess (Thomasville High School) d. David Turner (South
Lenoir) 10-8; Felix Soto (Shelby) p. Jordan West (North Henderson) 4:53; Aaron Scott (Ashe County) p. Joshua Thomas (Mount Airy) 3:41; CC Wright
(Croatan) d. Tyrone Mason (Orange High School) 1-1 (crit); Matthew Owensby (Newton Conover) d. Jeff Updike (Hayesville) 11-6; Richard Bateman (Manteo) d. Tyler Martin (Ledford Senior High School) 6-4; Tre Jackson (Salisbury High School) d. Ahmadou Camara (Louisburg) 12-10; Nick Albertson (Mt
Pleasant) p. Patrick Preudhomme (Bishop Mcguinness) 5:48.

145--Joshua Holmes (Rosewood) p. ED Lyda (Brevard) 0:31; Damond Kelly
(Albemarle) m.d. Brandon Rollins (Franklinton High School) 10-0; Jake Johnson (Central Davidson High School) m.d. Ian Rogers (Shelby) 9-0; Nick Hehner (Polk County) p. Isaac Toler (Croatan) 3:53; Brad Owens (West
Lincoln) p. Daniel Britt (Durham School Of The Arts) 1:39; Jeremy Schwisow
(Dixon) forfeit Zach Whitman (Rosman); Ryan Pippen (Pasquotank) d. Collin Eichhorn (Bishop Mcguinness) 11-4; Remington Jarrett (Orange High School) d.
Michael Prouty (North Wilkes) 8-2.

152--Justin Grady (South Lenoir) d. John Radford (Madison) 4-2; Davis Dilillo (Cardinal Gibbons High School) d. Clayton Eudy (Mt Pleasant) 3-1; Shawn Swing (West Davidson High School) d. Gene Goodson (Lincolnton) 4-0; Josh Wilson (Pasquotank) p. Andrew Campbell (North Henderson) 5:08; Cody Matheney (Shelby) m.d. Taylor Cash (Orange High School) 10-1; Jesse Creech
(Croatan) d. Joshua Norman (East Surry) 10-5; Nick Barnes (North Brunswick) p. James Maxwell (Polk County) 5:29; Jesse Johnson (Central Davidson High
School) p. John Navey (West Lincoln) 2:36.

160--Kenny Linsey (First Flight) d. Charlie Coggins (Albemarle) 6-2; Max Redfoot (Cardinal Gibbons High School) d. Aaron Rabin (Elkin) 2-1; Tyler Heck (West Stokes High School) m.d. Mel Hope (Hiwassee Dam) 18-9; Devin Moore (Hibriten) d. Terrence Luines (Pender) 6-3; Daniel Hopper (Mcmichael High School) forfeit David Middleton (Madison); Austin Sloan (Starmount) d.
Chris Grimes (North Pitt) 9-4; Scott Crossman (Richlands) d. Ethan Carter (Newton Conover) 5-3; Tony Sciuva (Polk County) p. Cliff Joyce (Chatham Central High School) 2:51.

171--Brian Wilson (Pasquotank) m.d. Ramiro Sanchez (Chase) 9-1; Travis Smalling (Pisgah) m.d. Dustin Strickland (Eastern Guilford High School) 15-6; Corry Heath-miller (Madison) p. Brandon Hill (West Davidson High
School) 5:36; Leo Guevara (Wilkes Central) d. Carl Crossman (Richlands) 11-6; Jordan Ford (South Stokes) m.d. Tyler Tomasic (Durham School Of The
Arts) 17-7; Stuart Nadeau (Topsail) d. Glen Self (West Lincoln) 11-9 (OT); Tripp Patterson (Hibriten) p. Daniel Graham (North Brunswick) 5:00; Jake Phillips (Robbinsville) p. Reashon Farlow (Ledford Senior High School) 2:59.

189--Brach Walker (Mcmichael High School) p. Joseph Graves (Topsail) 3:58; Larry Burgess (West Caldwell) p. Chad Harper (Smoky Mountain) 5:51; Matt Walker (Starmount) t.f. Cody Carpenter (Robbinsville) 20-4; Ervin Hunt
(Louisburg) d. Lucas Brogdon (Central Davidson High School) 11-6; Markus Brown (East Surry) d. Vincent Beam (Wilkes Central) 6-4; Corey Smith
(Tarboro) d. Brandon Moss (Thomasville High School) 5-2; James Chilton (Eastern Guilford High School) d. Jacob Lewis (North Johnston) 2-1; Tommy Mcmillian (North Surry) p. Jacob Williams (Polk County) 0:42.

215--Emmanuel Bryant (Croatan) p. Tyler Benson (Hayesville) 1:47; Jake Tester (North Stanly) d. Jeremy Stukes (Thomasville High School) 8-7; Eric Confer (Orange High School) d. Garrett Morton (Mt Pleasant) 8-5; Jordan Ollis (Polk County) p. Nathan Logenbach (Pender) 1:15; Zoi Ouellette
(Hibriten) p. Keyonne Redfearn (Lexington High School) 4:58; Devin Trull
(Robbinsville) d. Wayne Johnson (North Johnston) 4-3; Josh Schaefer
(Topsail) p. Kris Haney (Pisgah) 1:49; Chris Anderson (South Davidson High
School) p. Joshua Wineberg (Ashe County) 3:25.

285--Trey Hemphill (Brevard) p. Rick Logan (South Brunswick) 4:37; Robbie Miller (Chase) p. RC Rouse (West Davidson High School) 1:14; Andrew Tremain (Newton Conover) d. Thomas Harrington (Orange High School) 4-2; Casey Collins (Swansboro) p. BO Henson (Pisgah) 5:22; Brock Durfee (Bandys) p.
Jorge Cristobal (West Montgomery High School) 0:36; Seth Stewart (Owen) m.d.
Jonathan Bailey (Dixon) 16-6; Torris Norman (Holmes) p. Tyler Philpott (Polk
County) 3:25; Chase Ervin (Bunker Hill) p. Stevon Wilkerson (Cummings High
School) 3:58.

First Round - 1A/2A Team Standings
Croatan 19; Mcmichael High School 15.5; Hibriten 12.5; Polk County 12; West Lincoln 11.5; Mt Pleasant 10; Robbinsville 10; Pasquotank 9; Salisbury High School 9; Madison 8; Orange High School 8; Rosewood 8; Topsail 8; West Stokes High School 8; Cardinal Gibbons High School 7.5; Louisburg 7.5; Central Davidson High School 7; East Montgomery High School 7; Shelby 7; Ashe County 6; Brevard 6; Newton Conover 6; North Surry 6; South Brunswick 6; West Wilkes 6; Starmount 5.5; Bandys 4; Bunker Hill 4; Chase 4; Dixon 4; Eastern Guilford High School 4; Holmes 4; Monroe 4; North Brunswick 4; North Wilkes 4; Richlands 4; South Davidson High School 4; Swansboro 4; West Caldwell 4; West Davidson High School 4; West Henderson 4; Albemarle 3; Atkins High School 3; Ledford Senior High School 3; Owen 3; Pisgah 3; South Stokes 3; Alleghany 2; East Surry 2; First Flight 2; Manteo 2; North Lincoln 2; North Stanly 2; South Lenoir 2; South Stanly 2; Surry Central 2; Tarboro 2; Thomasville High School 2; Wilkes Central 2; Avery County 0; Ayden Grifton 0; Bishop Mcguinness 0; Chatham Central High School 0; Cummings High School 0; Durham School Of The Arts 0; East Davidson High School 0; Elkin 0; Franklinton High School 0; Hayesville 0; Hiwassee Dam 0; Lexington High School 0; Lincolnton 0; Maiden 0; Mitchell 0; Mount Airy 0; Murphy 0; North Henderson 0; North Johnston 0; North Pitt 0; North Stokes 0; Northwood High School 0; Pender 0; Rosman 0; Smoky Mountain 0; Spring Creek 0; West Montgomery High School 0

N.C. 4A wrestling tournament results (first round)

NCHSAA Wrestling Championships
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem


Champ First Round - 4A
103--Benjamin Creed (Cary) p. Xavier Martinez (South View) 3:37; Demarkus
Breington (Grimsley) p. Corey Taber (South Caldwell) 3:17; Alex Costner
(Davie County) d. Ben Asefa (East Mecklenburg) 7-3; Brandon Beckman
(Seventy-First) p. John Sparks (Green Hope) 0:59; Josh Smith (Ashbrook) p.
Reggie Hogans (Mallard Creek) 3:10; Ethan Morales (Douglas Byrd) m.d.
Winston Church (Northern Durham) 11-1; Keegan Sykes (Millbrook) forfeit
Zakery Watts (Scotland County); Garrison White (Robinson) p. Patrick Lee
(Mcdowell) 0:40

112--Peter Baseda (East Mecklenburg) d. Cody Motsinger (West Forsyth)
11-4; David Tran (Sanderson) p. Demetrius Leonard (New Hanover) 2:43; Luke
Ludke (Clayton) d. Devin Solow (Chapel Hill) 6-5; Michael Waters (Davie
County) p. Tyler Cook (East Burke) 3:02; Kyle Narburgh (Jack Britt) t.f.
Patrick Waivers (Jh Rose) 20-5; Caleb Swinson (Robinson) d. Garrett Woods
(South Mecklenburg) 4-1; John Grigg (East Gaston) d. Dustin Sessoms
(Grimsley) 11-9; Zach Jaramillo (New Bern) p. Terrence Dugay (Seventy-First)
5:16

119--Dominic Parisi (Robinson) t.f. Andrew Tyndall (Riverside) 24-9; Dale
Boyd (Laney) d. BJ Tomlin (East Burke) 9-2; Bradley Stewart (Scotland
County) d. Peter Mcarthur (Myers Park) 5-3; Trevor Kamens (Leesville Road)
m.d. Joseph Acquarulo (Hopewell) 15-3; Derrick Newkirk (Seventy-First) t.f.
Devon Anthony (West Mecklenburg) 15-0; Joshua Craig (Chapel Hill) d. Byron
Mcilwain Jr (West Charlotte) 7-4; Michaiah Miller (Mallard Creek) d. Adam
Tassitino (Sanderson) 11-8; Tom Puckett (Butler) p. Jordan Miller (East
Wake) 3:28

125--Kenny Buchanan (Green Hope) d. Jay Similton (Robinson) 9-7; Damalcom
Lougin (Ee Smith) p. James Taber (South Caldwell) 3:22; Kamal Leak (South
View) p. Caleb Null (Mcdowell) 3:38; Tyrone Eatmon (Riverside) p. Kevin
Whitley (Davie County) 0:39; Brett Boston (Freedom) m.d. Dustin Roemer
(Pinecrest) 12-4; Jeremy Althizer (New Bern) t.f. Trey Lambert (East
Forsyth) 15-0; Brett Kostern (Sanderson) p. Stephen Pawlowski (West Forsyth)
3:19; Alex Lee (Holly Springs) d. Samuel Mcarthur (Myers Park) 7-3
130--Joe Morrison (Panther Creek) forfeit Steven Miller (Mallard Creek);
Mark Judy (Ardrey Kell) forfeit Richard Ogle (Laney); Greg Martin (East
Wake) d. Talique Whitfield (Harding University) 6-4; Zack Vernon (Davie
County) p. Kevin Boggs (Leesville Road) 1:27; David Lathan (Ashbrook) d.
Kyle Patrick (Smithfield-Selma) 10-9; Cordale Risk (Cary) p. Tyler Morgan
(West Forsyth) 2:56; Davante Anduiar (Robinson) d. Jason Alexander
(Sanderson) 3-1 (OT); Zachary Barkett (South View) m.d. Andony Mejia
(Freedom) 11-3

135--Jamel Johnson (North Forsyth) d. Matthew Conway (Riverside) 11-5;
John Thomas Cameron (South View) d. Brian Snyder (East Mecklenburg) 6-3;
Tyree Mcleod (New Hanover) d. Michael Chapman (South Caldwell) 13-10; Corey
Mock (Chapel Hill) p. Jimmy Maderia (West Forsyth) 0:45; Dalton Cunningham
(Butler) d. Collins Creech (Smithfield-Selma) 6-0; Justin Mcelreath
(Sanderson) m.d. Kyle Walker (Hopewell) 10-0; James White (Robinson) d.
Ronnie Winterton (Cary) 3-2; Larnell Egerton (Seventy-First) p. Jesse Grigg
(East Gaston) 1:47

140--Joey Baird (Green Hope) m.d. Antoine Mclean (Knightdale) 13-5; Clark
O'bannon (Myers Park) d. Jake Eldridge (Robinson) 2-1; Shelton Sales (Davie
County) d. Ranson Lee (Butler) 5-4; Jason West (South View) p. Alex Branoff
(Panther Creek) 0:43; Jake Mckay (West Forsyth) m.d. Nicholas Evitt
(Freedom) 12-2; Blake Norris (Cape Fear) d. Clifton Griffin (Athens Drive)
5-1; Camden Wilkens (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Frazier Hill (Jh Rose) 22-10; Billy
Abee (East Burke) d. Kyle Corman (Northwest Guilford) 7-5
145--Tyrell Roberts (Mount Tabor) m.d. Ronald Howard (East Mecklenburg)
19-9; Kelvin Dixon (New Bern) d. Thomas Dickey (Terry Sanford) 7-4; Byron
Briggs (Pine Forest) p. Traivon Gregory (Southern Durham) 2:26; Drake
Fortner (East Gaston) d. Ethan Cox (Northwest Guilford) 10-6; Ethan Creek
(Jack Britt) m.d. Brian Tray (Leesville Road) 13-4; Logan Adams (Alexander
Central) d. Nick Constantino (Hopewell) 7-6; Matt Garretson (Davie County)
d. Austin Long (Butler) 14-10; Gray Gerald (Wakefield) t.f. William Mcghee
(Laney) 18-3

152--Michael Harper (Northwest Guilford) m.d. Jordan Fearrington (Jordan)
12-4; Bernard Thomas (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Jacob Hensley (Mcdowell) 13-5;
Jared Bartram (Jack Britt) d. Matt Austin (South Mecklenburg) 7-4; Gabe
Brotzman (Cary) p. Andrew Williams (Grimsley) 5:38; Chris Harris
(Seventy-First) p. James Hicks (Berry Academy) 3:32; Branden Lietz (Jh Rose)
d. Shuntez Moore (Hopewell) 5-3; Matt Cusack (Davie County) d. Jonathan
Newton (Person) 9-3; Joseph Dela Riva (Alexander Central) d. Jake Filip
(Holly Springs) 6-2

160--CJ Younger (Person) d. Rusty Connor (Davie County) 15-8; Nate
Charest (Butler) d. Kenneth Radford (Pine Forest) 7-6; Dillon Hoke (Laney)
t.f. Dustin Anderson (Alexander Central) 19-3; Matthew Colvard (Cary) p. Ray
Schmucker (Northwest Guilford) 1:02; Dallas Winters (Freedom) p. Bryce
Carter (Jack Britt) 1:05; Shaquawn Grant (Riverside) d. Timmy Dunn (West
Forsyth) 3-2; Zachery Simpson (Robinson) d. Mason Goldbach (Wake Forest
Rolesville) 6-0; Evan Baker (Scotland County) m.d. Aaron Bozman (South
Mecklenburg) 10-1

171--Scott Mcgee (Riverside) d. Tyrell Walker (Mallard Creek) 4-3; Jordan
Nevseta (Ardrey Kell) t.f. Christian Bennet (Terry Sanford) 18-0; Joe
Centrella (Weddington) m.d. Kyle Bland (Scotland County) 8-0; Robbie
Wannenburg (West Forsyth) t.f. Joel Caudle (Wake Forest Rolesville) 20-3;
Jon Hartley (South Caldwell) d. Alex Dolan (Holly Springs) 8-3; Andrew Takla
(Northern Durham) d. David Young (High Point Central) 3-2; Soren Ferrell
(Fuquay Varina) d. Jonathon Hupp (Davie County) 7-5; Elijah Adams (Southeast
Raleigh) t.f. Dillon Smith (East Gaston) 22-6

189--Sean Mears (Robinson) m.d. Caleb Killion (Wakefield) 12-0; Robert
Warren (Myers Park) d. Juan Rodriguez (East Wake) 6-3; Timmy Mccall (South
View) m.d. Austin Bumgarner (Butler) 10-2; Sheridan Rucker (Panther Creek)
p. Ricky Smith (Northwest Guilford) 4:00; Zachary Lee (Cape Fear) d. Blake
Baker (Alexander Central) 5-1; Jon San Filippo (Davie County) d. Nate
Reynolds (Green Hope) 6-4; Jacob Myers (Leesville Road) d. Nick Watson
(Hopewell) 7-2; Kevin Radford (Pine Forest) forfeit Donovan Price (Berry
Academy)

215--Anthony Grist (New Bern) d. Shawn Leonard (Hoggard) 5-3; Stephen
Webb (Freedom) d. Sebastin Schulz (High Point Central) 4-2; Ben Schultz
(East Burke) d. Ricky Bell (Davie County) 11-6; Jackie Green (Seventy-First)
p. Kevin Puente (Cary) 2:18; AJ Smart (Northwest Guilford) p. Kevin Markham
(Alexander Central) 3:50; Marcus Miller (Pine Forest) d. Bryan Houston
(Athens Drive) 4-2; Karonne Jones (Cape Fear) m.d. Carl Bauknight
(Millbrook) 8-0; Gerorge Haddock (Myers Park) p. Ronnie Cole (East Forsyth)
3:47

285--Tyler Shatley (East Burke) p. Jonathan Hart (North Mecklenburg)
1:19; Kirk Lincoln (Leesville Road) d. David Speas (Pine Forest) 3-1 (OT);
Colin Campbell (Person) d. Devin Riles (Seventy-First) 1-0; Aaron Peoples
(Davie County) d. Quincy Teasley (Ashbrook) 10-4; Terance Cartrette (Douglas
Byrd) d. Mikhael Sylvia (Sanderson) 6-1; Martiz Smith (High Point Central)
d. James Briggs (Butler) 8-4; Derrick Key (Berry Academy) d. Jarret Howard
(West Charlotte) 7-4; Eloheim Palma (Cary) p. Terry Jefferson (Westover)
1:05

Champ First Round - 4A Team Standings
Cary 20; Davie County 20; Seventy-First 19.5; Robinson 18.5; South View 16;
New Bern 11.5; Douglas Byrd 11; Sanderson 11; Pine Forest 10; Freedom 9;
Jack Britt 8.5; Butler 8; East Burke 8; Myers Park 8; Panther Creek 8;
Riverside 8; Ardrey Kell 7.5; Cape Fear 7; Leesville Road 7; Northwest
Guilford 7; West Forsyth 6.5; Ashbrook 6; Chapel Hill 6; Laney 5.5; Green
Hope 5; Scotland County 5; Alexander Central 4; East Gaston 4; Ee Smith 4;
Grimsley 4; Millbrook 4; Person 4; Southeast Raleigh 3.5; Wakefield 3.5;
Mount Tabor 3; Weddington 3; Berry Academy 2; Clayton 2; East Mecklenburg 2;
East Wake 2; Fuquay Varina 2; High Point Central 2; Holly Springs 2; Jh Rose
2; Mallard Creek 2; New Hanover 2; North Forsyth 2; Northern Durham 2; South
Caldwell 2; Athens Drive 0; East Forsyth 0; Harding University 0; Hoggard 0;
Hopewell 0; Jordan 0; Knightdale 0; Mcdowell 0; North Mecklenburg 0;
Pinecrest 0; Smithfield-Selma 0; South Mecklenburg 0; Southern Durham 0;
Terry Sanford 0; Wake Forest Rolesville 0; West Charlotte 0; West
Mecklenburg 0; Westover 0

Longtime CMS AD Davis dies at 65

For 30 years, H.K. Davis was a teacher, an athletics director and a coach in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. He was 65 when he died Thursday morning of cancer.

“H.K.’s contributions to student-athletes and school communities are hard to put into words,” said CMS system AD Vicki Hamilton. “All you have to do is walk onto the schools where he worked and you will see where he’s placed his mark.”

Davis graduated from Mount Holly High in 1962 and from N.C. State in 1967, where he won the award for most outstanding math and science student.

Davis took a job at Harding in 1967 and was named teacher of the year in 1972. He eventually became athletics director at Harding and later opened Providence High, as athletics director, in 1989.

“He loved being in charge,” his wife, Ann, said. “He spent 22 good years at Harding and always felt a special affection for the school and people there, but Providence was his baby, uniquely his own.”

Davis, twice named CMS athletics director of the year at Providence. He oversaw one of the state’s most successful athletic programs there and literally helped build new sports facilities at the school.

North Mecklenburg athletics director Leroy Holden, 64, said Davis impacted a lot of lives in a positive way.

“H.K.’s one of those guys that was meticulous about his job and took such pride in his job and you wouldn’t have wanted a better athletic director,” Holden said. “He’d been fighting this cancer for three or four years, but he’d always say, ‘There’s people worse off than me.’ He’d never let you know he was sick. He would always praise God for the blessing he’s had. I’ll miss him. He’ll be very deeply missed. He was a special, special man.”

-- Langston Wertz Jr.

Three West Rowan football players sign

West Rowan receiver Brantley Horton (6-foot-3, 175 pounds) and defensive back Marco Gupton (5-11, 190) signed with Navy.

Teammate Kenderic Dunlap (6-1, 260), a defensive tackle, signed with UNC Pembroke.

They helped the Falcons (15-1) win the N.C. 3A championship in December.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Statesville's Gillespie sets new state assist record

Statesville guard Keyrra Gillespie set the all-time state record for assists in a career in girls basketball dishing out 11 assists Wednesday in a blowout win over South Rowan. 

Gillespie, who will play at Clemson next season, now has 905 assists in her four years, breaking the former record held by Anna Atkinson of McDowell High School (898).

-- Observer News Services

Gatorade names N.C. boys' soccer player of the year

Ben Newnam of East Forsyth High was named Gatorade N.C. boys' soccer player of the year Thursday.

The award is based on athletic excellence, academics and character.

Newnam, a senior midfielder had 25 goals and 26 assists this season, leading the Eagles (16-5-1) to the N.C. 4A semifinals. A two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American selection and an ESPN RISE Second Team All-American honoree, Newnam is a two-time Metro 4A Player of the Year and a two-time Region 7 Player of the Year. A member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Region III Olympic Development Program team, Newnam finished his career with 57 goals and 63 assists.

Newnam graduated from high school in December with a 3.85 GPA and is currently enrolled at Wake Forest University. A former East Forsyth High student government representative, he volunteered at a local assisted-living center, as a fundraiser to benefit cancer research and on behalf of the Twin City Youth Soccer Association.

- Cliff Mehrtens

CMS Conferences Drop Ticket Prices To Tournament Finals

Planning on going to Friday's CMS conference basketball tournament championship games?

You're going to pay a little less for admission.

The ME-CA 7, Queen City and Southwestern 4A conferences have jointly decided to discount ticket prices to Friday's finals from $7 to $5.

The doubleheader championships begin at 6:30 p.m. for the girls with the boys to follow. The Queen City finals are at Waddell; the ME-CA at Hopewell; and the Southwestern at Butler.

"We want to be sensitive to the economy," Southwestern 4A Conference President Terri Cockerham said, "and give our loyal fans a chance to attend the championship finals at a more manageable price. Many of our families face difficult times and all three conferences wanted to do something to assist our fan base and their families".

-- Langston Wertz Jr.

Cannon's Gross selected to WBCA All-Star Game

Concord Cannon senior and North Carolina recruit Krista Gross was selected as one of the nation’s top 20 girls’ players and will play in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Game.

Currently sidelined with a hip injury, Gross is expected to play in the game April 4 at Washington University in St. Louis. She was the only North Carolina player picked for the game, which is part of the WBCA National Convention at the NCAA Women’s Final Four.

“Krista’s WBCA selection is outstanding and well-deserved,” said Doug Maynard, Cannon’s athletics director. “Her commitment and dedication to athletics and academics is a great example of what it means to be a student-athlete at the interscholastic level.”

Gross was the first girl in Cannon history to sign with a Division I basketball program. The 6-foot wing has nearly 4,000 career points and chose North Carolina over Connecticut, Florida and Stanford. Two of Krista’s future teammates at North Carolina - Waltia Rolle and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt – were picked for the game.

Martinez lands on another All-America team

Providence Day defender Eric Martinez was named to the ESPN High School Rise soccer All-American team.

It’s the second All-America honor for Martinez, who signed with South Carolina. He was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association/adidas High School team, and was named one of the top 10 recruits in the country by ESPN.

Last month, Martinez was named state player of the year by the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association.

The ESPN High School Rise soccer All-American team:

F: Jordan Cyrus, Norfolk Academy (Norfolk, Va.), Sr.
F: Erik Hurtado, Westview (Portland, Ore.), Sr.
F: Harrison Petts, Zionsville (Ind.), Jr.
MF: Kevin Bick, St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), Sr.
MF: Ryan Finley, Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, N.J.), Sr.
MF: Alex Sweetin, Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.), Sr.
MF: Zarek Valentin, Manheim Township (Lancaster, Pa.), Sr.
MF: Andrew Wenger, Warwick (Lititz, Pa.), Sr.
D: Brian Forgue, Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pa.), Sr.
D: Eric Martinez, Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr.
D: Matt Wiet, Kilbourne (Worthington, Ohio), Sr.
GK: Scott Goodwin, Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.), Sr.
Coach: Bill Vieth, Reitz Memorial (Evansville, Ind.)

- Cliff Mehrtens

Four Charlotte Christian athletes sign

Four Charlotte Christian football players signed with colleges:

(L-R) Defensive back D.J. Faris signed with Princeton; running back Michael Selan signed with Muskingum (Ohio); kicker Wil Kamin signed with Richmond; and receiver/defensive back Jonathan Miller signed with Georgetown.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Four Meck players picked for all-star game

Four Mecklenburg County high school players have been selected for the N.C./S.C. All-Star Basketball Classic on March 21 at Socastee (S.C.) High.

Hopewell’s Brandyn Curry and North Mecklenburg’s Andre Marhold will play in the boys’ game, and West Charlotte’s Nikki Burton and Butler’s Celeste Stewart will play in the girls’ game.

The girls’ game will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the boys’ game. Tickets will be $10.

The N.C. boys’ team also includes Garrius Adams and Tom Tankelewicz (Middle Creek), Josh Davis (Athens Drive), Calvin Harris (Mount Tabor), Earnest Ross (Panther Creek), K.J. Sherrill (West Rowan), Tommy Spagnola (Ashe County) and Trey Sumler (Nash Central). Lee County’s Reggie Peace is the coach, and Morehead’s John Harder is assistant.

The N.C. girls team includes Lakevia Boykin (Southeast Raleigh), Amber Calvin and Jazmine Cooper (South View), Kelsey Evans and Sarah Wollett (Wakefield), Ali Ford (Morganton Freedom), Helen Terry (Greensboro Dudley) and Erinn Thompson (Bishop McGuinness). Fayetteviille Byrd’s Tony Denning is the coach, and Murphy’s Cissy Dyer is assistant.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Butler girls, Hopewell boys sit atop N.C. state polls

NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS
4A BOYS
1. Hopewell (13) 22-0 – 130
2. Panther Creek 22-2 - 107
3. Seventy-First 22-1 - 99
4. Vance 20-2 – 96
5. Mount Tabor 23-1 - 83
6. Enloe 22-2 – 58
7. Terry Sanford 21-3 – 57
8. Athens Drive 21-3 – 37
9. Freedom 21-3 – 22
10. North Meck 17-6 – 11
HONORABLE MENTION: Middle Creek (19-5) – 8; West Forsyth (20-4) – 3; Riverside (19-4) – 2; Myers Park (N/A) – 1;

3A BOYS
1. Kinston (8) 21-3 – 121
2. Concord (2) 22-1 – 113
3. Dudley (2) 20-2 – 104
4. Ragsdale (1) 23-1 – 95
5. Northern Vance 21-2 – 73
6. Lake Norman 21-1 – 55
7. West Rowan 21-2 – 52
8. Hickory 21-2 – 37
9. Northern Guilford 21-3 - 32
10. South Central 20-2 – 13;
HONORABLE MENTION: DH Conley (20-2) – 11; Jacksonville (20-3) – 7; HP Andrews (17-4) – 2;

2A BOYS
1. Salisbury (11) 23-1 – 127
2. Forest Hills (1) 22-2 – 117
3. West Bladen 21-2- 91
3. Shelby 21-2 – 91
5. East Lincoln 20-4 – 66
5. Smoky Mountain (1) 20-2 - 66
7. Ashe County 20-3 - 54
8. Reidsville 20-2 – 46
9. Cummings 18-6 – 39
10. South Brunswick 19-5 – 7
HONORABLE MENTION: West Caldwell (18-5) – 6; Pisgah (15-7) – 3; East Rutherford (16-6) – 3;

1A BOYS1. Jordan-Matthews (10) 20-2 – 126
2. Murphy (2) 21-1 - 108
2. Bishop McGuinness (1) 24-1 – 108
4. Pamlico 18-2 – 87
5. Winston-Salem Prep 13-11 – 70
6. Mount Airy 21-4 – 56
7. Cherryville 17-7 - 44
8. Thomasville 10-5 – 35
9. Jones Senior 15-4 – 29
10. Nantahala 23-3 – 22
10. Weldon 17-1 - 22
HONORABLE MENTION: Albemarle (15-6) – 4; Union (17-6) – 3; Rocky Mount Prep (23-6) – 2; Camden County (19-3) – 1; Topsail (17-6) – 1;

2009 NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS
4A GIRLS
1. Butler (10) 23-1 – 125
2. South View 23-1 – 107
3. Apex (3) – 21-0 - 106
4. Wakefield 22-2 – 83
5. West Charlotte 19-3 – 81
6. Mount Tabor 21-1 – 60
7. East Meck 20-3 – 51
8. Broughton 19-3 – 42
9. McDowell 20-4 - 19
10. Freedom 21-3 – 17
10. Hoggard 20-2 – 17
HONORABLE MENTION: Westover (20-2) – 6; EE Smith (19-3) – 4; Northern Durham (19-3) – 2;

3A GIRLS
1. South Central (11) 22-0 – 128
2. Hickory (1) 23-0 – 117
3. Western Harnett (1) 24-0 – 103
4. JF Webb 19-1 - 80
5. Concord 21-3 – 60
6. Forestview 20-4 - 57
7. Statesville 20-3 – 43
8. Beddingfield 21-3 – 36
9. TC Roberson 20-4 – 34
10. Dudley 19-3 – 24
HONORABLE MENTION: Rocky Mount (18-4) – 8; Charlotte Catholic (21-2) – 7; Porter Ridge 20-3 – 7; Bertie (17-1) – 5; Lake Norman (19-4) - 5; Ragsdale (20-4) – 2; Eastern Alamance (17-4) – 2;

2A GIRLS
1. East Davidson (13) 24-0 – 130
2. Shelby 22-1 – 110
3. Salisbury 21-2 – 108
4. Mitchell 22-2 – 91
5. North Stanly 22-2 – 74
6. Ashe County 23-1 – 63
7. Graham 21-3 – 56
8. SW Onslow 21-3 – 33
9. Northside-Jax 20-2 - 26
10. East Rutherford 19-4 – 7
HONORABLE MENTION: Draughn (20-3) – 6; Smoky Mountain (19-3) – 6; Bandys (18-5) – 3; Pisgah (16-6) – 1; Bunker Hill (19-4) – 1;t

1A GIRLS
1. Bishop McGuinness (11) 21-4 – 121
2. River Mill (2) 27-1 – 116
3. East Bladen 19-2 – 104
4. East Surry 21-4 – 80
5. Williamston 19-1 - 64
6. Robbinsville 20-2 – 63
7. Chatham Central 17-3 – 61
8. Hiwassee Dam 23-6 – 44
9. Union 19-2 – 25
10. Thomasville 12-4 – 23
HONORABLE MENTION: East Wilkes (19-5) - 6; Weldon (15-2) – 5; East Columbus 19-4 – 3;

Shelby girls coach wins 300th career game

Shelby High girls basketball coach Cal Pass won his 300th career game against Lawndale Burns last month.

Pass now has 309 wins. His girls team will play either Burns or Kings Mountain Tuesday in a Southwestern 2A/3A conference semifinal at Shelby. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.

The Golden Lions (22-1) finished 10-0 in league regular season play, led by Tiera Sweezy, a 5-foot-8 senior guard who averages 16 points, seven rebounds, five steals and four assists per game.

Sweezey is the reigning league player of the year. Sweezy has more than 1,400 career points.

-- Langston Wertz Jr.

Covenant Day's Batson signs with King College

Matthews Covenant Day basketball player David Batson signed with King College where he will play point guard.

King, coached by George Pitts, has been in the NAIA Division II Top 25 poll regularly the past two seasons. King will move up to NCAA Division II next season.

Batson (pictured here with parents George and Jo Baton and Covenant Day coach John Whitley) scored 1,213 pionts in his career. He was a three-year captain and made all-conference as a junior.

-- Langston Wertz Jr.

Big South 3A Tournament Pairings

Big South 3A Basketball Tournament PairingsBoys 

Monday 2/16/09 

#1 Forestview Bye, #5 Crest @ #4 Ashbrook, #6 South Point @ #3 East Gaston, #7 North Gaston @ #2 Hunter Huss all games at 7 at higher seed. 

Wednesday 2/18/09 

Semifinals at Forestview 

EG/NG winner vs. Huss/NG winner at 6:00 

Crest/Ash winner vs Forestview at 7:30 

Friday 2/20/09 

Finals at Forestview at 7:30 

Girls 

Tuesday 2/17/09 

#1 Forestview Bye, #5 South Point @ #6 Crest (6:00), #6 Huss @ #3 Ashbrook (6:00), 

#7 North Gaston @ #2 East Gaston (7:00) 

Thursday 2/19/09 

Semifinals at Forestview 

Huss/Ash winner vs NG/EG winner at 6:00 

SP/Crest winner vs Forestview at 7:30 

Friday 2/20/09 

Finals at Forestview at 6:00 

Rocky River conference tournament pairings (basketball)

Monday - February 16 Girl’s

4:00 Game #1 #4 South Stanly vs #5 Monroe

5:30 Game #2 #3 West Stanly vs #6 Forest Hills

7:00 Game #3 #2 Albemarle vs #7 Union Academy 

8:30 Game #4 #1 North Stanly vs #8 Mt. Pleasant 

Tuesday - February 17 Boy’s

4:00 Game #5 #4 South Stanly vs #5 Albemarle

5:30 Game #6 #3 Monroe vs #6 Mt. Pleasant

7:00 Game #7 #2 West Stanly vs #7 North Stanly

8:30 Game #8 #1 Forest Hills vs #8 Gray Stone Day

Wednesday - February 18 Girl’s

6:00 Game #9 Winner - Game #3 vs Game #2 

7:30 Game #10 Winner – Game #1 vs Game #4 

Thursday - February 19 Boy’s

6:00 Game #11 Winner – Game #7 vs Game #6 

7:30 Game #12 Winner – Game #8 vs Game #5

Friday - February 20 Championships

6:00 Game #13 Girl’s Championship

7:30 Game #14 Boy’s Championship

**ALL GAMES AT MONROE HIGH SCHOOL

Metrolina Athletic Conference Girls tournament pairings

Here are the pairings for the Varsity Girls MAC tournament:

FIRST ROUND GAMES TUESDAY NIGHT 2-17-09:

These games will be played at the higher seed:

Hickory Grove (#1) v. Metrolina Christian (#8) 

Gaston Christian (#2) v. Northside (#7)

Southlake (#3) v. Westminster-Catawba (#6)

Covenant Day (#4) v. First Assembly (#5)

Semifinals on Thursday 2-19-09: 

Winner of 1v8 v winner of 4v5 @ Covenant Day @ 3:30 (Girls)

Winner of 2v7 v winner of 3v6 @ Covenant Day @ 7:00 (Girls)

Finals on Friday 2-20-09:

Girls championship @ Covenant Day @ 6:00

The all-conference team will be announced in between the 5:00 and 7:00 semifinal games on Thursday.

Central Carolina Tournament pairings

CCC Tournament Schedule 

First Round Monday 2-16 @ Higher Seed 

Semi-Finals Wednesday 2-18 @ Central Davidson 

Finals Friday 2-20 @ Central Davidson 

8 West Davidson 

1 Salisbury 

5 East Davidson 

4 Central Davidson 

6 North Rowan 

3 Lexington 

7 Ledford 

2 Providence Grove

Northwestern 4A Tournament Pairings

Northwestern 4A Boys

Tuesday- FHS-Bye; McDowell @ E. Burke; S. Caldwell @ Alexander Cent.; Reynolds @ Watauga

Thursday @ East Burke Gym-- Freedom vs. McDowell/E. Burke-winner@ 6:30

S. Caldwell /Alexander Cent-winner VS. Reynolds / Watauga winner-8pm

Friday 8pm- Finals @ EB

Women’s Northwestern 4A Conference Tournament


Monday:7 pm start at higher seed

#5 South Caldwell @ #4 East Burke
#6 Watauga @ #3 AC Reynolds
#7 Alex. Central @ #2 Freedom
Wednesday: (at East Burke)
Watauga/Reynolds winner vs Alex. Central Freedom winner (6 pm)
South Caldwell/East Burke winner vs #1 McDowell (7:30 pm)
Friday: (at East Burke)
NW4A Conf. Tourney Championship Game (6 pm)

Rock Hill wins S.C. wrestling title

Rock Hill High won the S.C. 4A dual-team wrestling championship in dramatic fashion Saturday.

The Bearcats beat Fort Dorchester 28-24 when Chase Ballard won the last of the day's 14 matches.

Ballard, a 145-pounder, defeated Ashley Brakelin 11-4, after falling behind 4-1 in the first period. The three-point decision preserved Rock Hill's 25-24 lead heading into Ballard's match.

It was Rock Hill's 16th wrestling state title, and first since 2000.

"I was a big underdog," Ballard told the Rock Hill Herald. "He was supposed to win and I don't think anyone in here besides me and my teammates expected me to win. I've worked hard, probably harder than him. I wanted it. It was mine."

"It's the greatest feeling I've ever had, but I've never been so nervous in my life. I've never got a state championship medal or ring, but I will now. It's so great to be a part of this."

Rock Hill finished 33-2, and Fort Dorchester was 25-2.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Providence: swimming dynasty

Providence High won its 10th girls' 4A swimming state championship in 12 years Saturday at N.C. State.

The Panthers have won five titles in the past six years.

Providence's boys were runner-up (by three points) to North Meckleburg in the 4A meet.

The boys' most valuable performer award went to Providence's Ben Correll, who won the 200 freestyle (1:44.94) and the 500 freestyle (4:33.38), with both times meeting the automatic All-American standard.

Providence sophomore Kip Darmody set the 4A state record in the 100 backstroke (49.29 seconds) and was third in the 200 individual medley.

Providence's girls recorded 221 points to 177 for runner-up Raleigh Leesville Road.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Charlotte Catholic: swimming dynasty

Charlotte Catholic won its' fourth straight N.C. 3A girls' swimming championship Saturday at UNC Chapel Hill’s Koury Natatorium.

The Cougar girls have won eight straight titles, stretching to their days in 2A competition.

Christen McDonough, a junior, was named most valuable performer after winning the 100-yard breast stroke in 1 minute, 4.08 seconds, which set a state 3A record and achieved an All-American automatic time.
She also was second in the 200-yard individual medley, and swam on two winning relay teams.

Catholic dominated the meet with 396 points, well ahead of runner-up Marvin Ridge (253), Waynesville Tuscola (219) and Lake Norman (200).

The Cougars swept the three relays. Erin Gaeckle, McDonough, Dana Pruitt and Mary Kate Hetzel won the 200 medley relay (1:47.76). Ashlyn Koletic, Allie Miller, Julia Neal and McDonough won the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.65).

Koletic, Hetzel, Pruitt and Gaeckle teamed to win the 400 freestyle relay, the meet’s final event.

Hetzel was second in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

Gaeckle was second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle, as the Cougars scored points in several events.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Davis sets national indoor track record

Sprinter Wayne Davis (Southeast Raleigh High) set a national record of 7.05 seconds in winning the 55-meter hurdles at the N.C. Indoor Track championships Saturday at Chapel Hill.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Mecklenburg County champions

Here are Mecklenburg County’s state champions at the N.C. 4A meet Saturday in Chapel Hill, which is in progress:

West Charlotte’s Nyosha Bryant won the girls’ long jump (19 feet).

Vance’s Dominique Weathers won the girls’ 55-meter dash in 7.04 seconds, and Bryant finished second (7.11).

Harding’s Brittany Carroll won the girls’ 55 hurdles in 8.22 seconds.

Myers Park’s 4 x 800 relay team (Emily Zizzi, Alexa Gellman, Laura Carpenter and Becca DeLoache) won in 9:42.51.

Butler's Clair Watkins won the girls' shot put (42 feet, 11.5 inches), followed by teammate Aslynn Halvorson (41-7).

Butler's Steven Hodapp wonthe boys' pole vault (15 feet).

North Mecklenburg's Kimberly Spano won the girls' 3,200 in 11:10.25.

Providence's Alex Taylor won the boys' 1,000 meters in 2:34.35

- Cliff Mehrtens

Five area champions in N.C. 3A/2A/1A track meet

Olympic High’s Steven Bollinger won the 3,200-meter championship at the N.C. 3A/2A/1A meet Saturday in Chapel Hill.

Bollinger, a senior, finished in 9 minutes, 37.55 seconds, and edged Asheville’s John Harwell (9:38.31). Bollinger also finished third in the boys’ 1,600-meter run.

Marvin Ridge had two state champions – Diego Lawrence in the long jump and Austin Jackson in the 500 meters. Lawrence, a senior, won with a jump of 23 feet, four inches, well ahead of runner-up Cordell Livington (Southwest Guilford), who jumped 22-7 1/2.

In the girls’ meet, Gastonia Forestview’s Stormy Kendrick won the state title in the 55-meter dash. Her time of 7.04 seconds edged Northwest Cabarrus’ Sushannie Blake, who ran 7.06. Blake also finished second in the 300.

East Rutherford’s Gayshawna Watkins dominted the girls’ shot put. Her state-championship toss of 40 feet, 6 inches was more than four feet better than runner-ip Alisha Bradshaw (Salisbury).

Indian Trail Sun Valley won the girls’ 4x800 meter relay in 9:56.56. The relay was seniors Kayla Price, Amy Hofmann and Jessica Thompson, and junior Samantha Sawyer.

Olympic’s Kenyetta Iyevbele, a junior, was second in the girls’ 1,600 meters and sixth in the 1,000 meters.

Sherice Walker (Burlington Cummings) won three events to help her school win its third straight girls’ state title. She repeated as the meet’s most valuable performer, and won the triple jump, long jump and 55 meters.

Marvin Ridge (45 points) finished third in the boys’ meet, which was won by Southwest Guilford (51). Asheville (48 points) was second.

Cordell Livingston (Southwest Guilford) won the 55-meter hurdles and the triple jump, and was second in the long jump to earn most valuable performer. His time of 7.47 seconds in the hurdles established a new 1-A/2-A/3-A state record.

Hendersonville's Darryl Demps set a new classification record in the 300 meter dash (35.77) and ran the lead leg on the 4x400 relay team that established a new classification mark of 3:28.19.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Mecklenburg County conference tournament pairings

Here are pairings for next week's Mecklenburg County conference tournaments:

ME-CA 7 Boys
Monday’s first round at Hopewell: Hopewell, bye; Mallard Creek vs. W. Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.; N. Meck vs. Concord Robinson, 6 p.m.; Vance vs. Central Cabarrus, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s semifinals at Hopewell: N. Meck/Robinson vs. Vance/Central winner, 6; Hopewell vs. W. Charlotte/Mallard winner, 7:30
Friday’s final at Hopewell: semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Note: West Charlotte and Mallard Creek tied for fourth place. The conference gets four playoff berths, so the West Charlotte-Mallard Creek first-round game could determine the No. 4 playoff seed.

ME-CA 7 Girls
Tuesday’s first round at Hopewell: W. Charlotte, bye; Hopewell vs. Vance, 4:30 p.m.; Concord Robinson vs. N. Meck, 6 p.m.; Mallard Creek vs. Central Cabarrus, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinals at Hopewell: Robinson/North vs. Mallard/Central winner, 6 p.m.; W. Charlotte vs. Hopewell/Vance winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s championship at Hopewell: Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.

Southwestern 4A Boys
Monday at Ardrey Kell: Weddington vs. E. Meck, 6 p.m.; Ardrey Kell vs. S. Meck, 7:30 p.m.
Monday at Myers Park: Providence vs. Butler, 6; Myers Park vs. Independence, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s semifinals at Butler: Ardrey/South winner vs. East Meck/Wedd winner, 6 p.m.; Butler/Providence winner vs. Myers Park/Indy winner, 7:30
Friday’s championship at Butler: semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Southwestern 4A Girls
Tuesday at East Meck: Ardrey Kell vs. Independence, 6 p.m.; East Meck vs. Providence, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Butler: Weddington vs. Myers Park 6; Butler vs. S. Meck, 7:30
Thursday’s semifinals at Butler: East/Providence vs. Kell/Indy, 6; Myers Park/Weddington vs. Butler/S. Meck, 7:30
Friday’s finals at Butler: semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.

Queen City 3A/4A Boys
Monday’s first round: Olympic, bye; Catholic at Berry, 7 p.m.; Waddell at Harding, 7 p.m.; Garinger at West Meck, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s semifinals at Waddell: Harding/Waddell winner vs. Garinger/W. Meck winner, 6 p.m.; Olympic vs. Catholic/Berry winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s finals at Waddell: Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Queen City 3A/4A Girls
Tuesday’s first round: Catholic, bye; Garinger at W. Meck, 7 p.m.; Olympic at Berry, 7 p.m.; Waddell at Harding, 7 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinals at Waddell: Berry/Olympic winner vs. Waddell/Harding winner, 6 p.m.; Catholic vs. Garinger/W. Meck winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s championship at Waddell: semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.

Metrolina Athletic Boys
Tuesday’s First Round: Gaston Christian at Concord First Assembly; Westminster Catawba at Northside; Southlake at Hickory Grove; Metrolina at Covenant Day.
Thursday’s semifinals at Covenant Day: 5 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s finals at Covenant Day: 7:30 p.m.

Rock Hill reaches S.C. wrestling final

Rock Hill High advanced to the S.C. 4A dual-team wrestling final with a 37-15 victory against Hillcrest on Wednesday.

The Bearcats (25-2) will wrestle Fort Dorchester for the state title at 6 p.m. Saturday at Ridgeview High.
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Rock Hill 37, Hillcrest 15

285: Torree Fair (RH) dec. W. Younts (H) 9-7
103: Kenny Porter (RH) dec. BJ Johnson (H) 10-4
112: Weston Beck (RH) maj. dec. A. Aponte (H) 13-5
119: Seth Beck (RH) dec. Z. Perdun (H) 9-3
125: Jake Grav (RH) pin. J. Sanchez (H) 3:54
130: K. Horgan (H) pin. J.T. Charette (RH) 5:00
135: N. Devita (H) dec. Rashard Durham (RH) 11-5
140: Chad Beck (RH) maj. dec. M. Taylor (H) 15-5
145: Chase Ballard (RH) dec. M. Ledford (H) 6-0
152: Dominique Jenkins (RH) dec. E. Massey (H) 4-2
160: P. Sullivan (H) dec. Alan Hanson (RH) 8-6
171: Josh Tuck (RH) pin. B. Vindy (H) 3:30
189: Duran McDonald (RH) dec. T. Thackson (H) 3-2
215: B. Pickens (H) inj. def. Ruben Valazquez (RH) 2:00

- CliffMehrtens

Concord Cannon wins swimming title

Concord Cannon won the boys' and girls' swimming championships in its first season as a member of the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA).

The conference includes Charlotte Christian, Charlotte Country Day, Charlotte Latin and Providence Day.

The Cannon girls, which won a state title last year, scored 257 points in the meet at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, which was 31 ahead of runner-up Country Day.

Cannon's boys scored 235, and runner-up Charlotte Latin had 221. Cannon's top swimmer is senior Mack Montgomery, who has signed with Stanford.

The Cougars, coached by Megan Thompson and assistant Judy Campbell, will compete in the NCISAA championships in Cary, on Feb. 23.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Ardrey Kell swimmers rising

Ardrey Kell's swimming program has come a long way in its' three years.

The first season, four Knights qualified for the state meet. They all rode with the coach in the same car.

Last year, 11 qualified.

This year, it's 22 swimmers. They'll need a bus.

Parent Ron Wagoner hosted a dinner for the swimmers, coach William Keith and assistants Wednesday, as part thank-you and part send-off. Wagoner's daughter Ashley was the N.C. 4A West regional champion in the 500-yard freestyle.

Keith, who swam for state power Providence High, was named Southwestern 4A coach of the year.

"We're making progress," he said.

-- Cliff Mehrtens

Myers Park High names baseball coach

John Spencer was named baseball coach at Myers Park High on Wednesday.

Spencer, 29, a 1998 Independence High graduate, most recently worked at On Deck, a year-round baseball facility in Charlotte. He is a marketing teacher at Myers Park and became the sixth baseball coach in the school's 57-year history.

Spencer replaced Bobby Simmons, who resigned to enter the principal’s intern program. Simmons coached for three years, and directed the Mustangs (20-7) to the playoffs last spring.

Spencer was a four-year starter at catcher at Wingate (and All-American in 2003), and played professionally in the Frontier League for two years. In the offseason, he coached high school baseball in Missouri.

“We feel extremely fortunate to find a young talent like John to head our program," said Greg Clewis, Myers Park's athletics director. "He is a young man of high integrity and energy. We are excited about the potential of the program and look forward to watching John’s leadership style and passion for the game.”

- Cliff Mehrtens

Rock Hill wrestlers reach S.C. 4A Upper State final

Rock Hill High advanced to the S.C. 4A Upper State wrestling final with a 46-12 playoff victory against Dorman on Monday.

Rock Hill (24-2) won three matches by pin and four by major decision.

The Bearcats will host Hillcrest at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Upper State final.

Rock Hill beat Boiling Springs 60-9 in the second round, and Rock Hill Northwestern 69-3 in the first round.

The boxscore against Dorman:

Rock Hill 46 Dorman 12

152 T. Martin (D) p. D. Jenkins (RH)
160 A. Hanson (RH) dec. J. Bailey (D)
171 J. Tuck (RH) maj. dec. D. Foltz (D)
189 D. McDonald (RH) p. M. Crate (D)
215 R. Valazquez (RH) dec D. Foster (D) OT
285 C. Kennedy (D) dec T. Fair (RH)
103 K. Porter (RH) dec. V. Ponds (D)
112 W. Beck (RH) p. Z. Guida (D)
119 S. Beck (RH) p. E. Contrares (D)
125 T. English (D) dec. J. Grav (RH)
130 JT Charette (RH) maj. dec. A. Rutherford (D)
135 R. Durham (RH) maj. dec. M. Corso (D)
140 C. Beck (RH) dec. G. Segarra (D)
145 C. Ballard (RH) maj. dec. K. Tate (D)

- Cliff Mehrtens

Hopewell, Vance 1-2 in N.C. State basketball polls

On the eve of their meeting at Vance High Tuesday night, Hopewell and Vance have moved up into the top two spots in the N.C. Preps state media poll. Hopewell (21-0) is atop the poll, followed by Vance (20-1). Hopewell beat Vance at home earlier this season and hopes to end Vance's 30-game home win streak. That would deliver an outright ME-CA 7 title. Hopewell shared it with North Mecklenburg last season. If Vance wins tonight, it could grab at least a share of the title by winning at West Charlotte Thursday. Hopewell plays at rival North Meck Thursday. 2009 NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS 4A BOYS 1. Hopewell (12) 20-0 - 138  2. Vance 20-1 - 117  3. Panther Creek (2) 20-2 – 105 4. Enloe 21-1 – 104 5. Seventy-First 19-1 – 84 6. Mount Tabor 21-1 – 77  7. Middle Creek 19-3 - 50 8. North Meck 17-5 – 34 9. Terry Sanford (20-3) - 28 10. Athens Drive (20-3) – 12  HONORABLE MENTION: Freedom (19-3) – 10; West Forsyth (18-3) – 8; Myers Park (N/A) – 2; Pinecrest (18-4) – 1;  3A BOYS 1. Kinston (7) 19-3 – 129  2. Concord (2) 20-1 - 122  3. Dudley (3) 19-2 – 113 4. Ragsdale (2) 22-1 – 107  5. Northern Vance 19-2 – 77 6. Lake Norman 20-1 – 54 7. West Rowan 18-2 – 53 8. Hickory 19-2 – 36 9. South Central 20-1 – 34  10. Northern Guilford 19-3 – 26  HONORABLE MENTION: Jacksonville (17-3) – 9; Nash Central (16-5) – 6; DH Conley (18-2) – 3; Bertie (16-2) – 1; Erwin (17-4) – 1;  2A BOYS 1. Smoky Mountain (12) 20-0 – 134  2. Salisbury 21-1 – 119  3. Forest Hills 19-1 - 100  4. West Bladen (1) 19-2- 90  5. Shelby 20-2 - 86 6. Reidsville (1) 18-1 – 83 7. East Lincoln 18-4 – 57 8. Ashe County 18-3 – 45 9. Cummings 16-5 – 35  10. East Rutherford 16-5 – 10  HONORABLE MENTION: West Caldwell (16-5) – 5; South Brunswick (17-5) – 2; Pisgah (11-7) – 2; East Duplin (14-5) – 1; Bessemer City (16-5) – 1; Providence Grove (N/A) – 1; 1A BOYS 1. Jordan-Matthews (8) 18-2 - 132  2. Bishop McGuinness (3) 21-2 - 124  3. Murphy (3) 20-1 – 109 4. Pamlico 16-2 – 100 5. Winston-Salem Prep 12-11 – 61  6. Thomasville - 55 7. Mount Airy 18-4 – 50 8. Cherryville 15-7 – 43  9. Jones Senior 13-4 – 37  10. Nantahala 19-3 – 28  HONORABLE MENTION: Weldon (16-1) – 19; Topsail (N/A) – 5; Pender (N/A) - 5; Albemarle (13-5) - 4; Union (16-5) - 3; Camden County (18-3) - 2; Rocky Mount Prep (22-6) – 1;  2009 NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS 4A GIRLS 1. Wakefield (10) 22-1 – 136 2. Butler (3) 21-1 – 124 3. South View 22-1 – 109 4. Apex (1) 19-0 – 105 5. West Charlotte 18-3 – 80  6. Mount Tabor 20-1 – 59  7. Freedom 20-2 - 48 8. East Meck 18-3 – 45 9. Hoggard 19-1 – 38 10. Broughton 17-3 – 15 HONORABLE MENTION: McDowell (17-4) – 6; EE Smith (18-3) – 3; Westover (17-2) - 2; Hillside (17-4) – 1; 3A GIRLS 1. South Central (9) 20-0 – 134 2. Hickory (3) 21-0 – 128 3. Western Harnett (2) 22-0 – 113 4. Statesville 19-2 – 91 5. JF Webb 17-1 – 70 6. Forestview 18-4 – 58  7. Concord 18-3 – 53 8. Beddingfield 19-3 – 37 9. TC Roberson 18-4 – 29 10. Dudley 18-3 – 22  10. Porter Ridge 19-2 – 22  HONORABLE MENTION: Rocky Mount (16-4) – 6; Charlotte Catholic (20-2) – 5; Bertie (16-1) – 3; Eastern Alamance (17-2) – 2; 2A GIRLS 1. East Davidson (14) 22-0 – 140 2. Shelby 21-1 – 119  3. Salisbury 19-2 - 105 4. Mitchell 18-2 – 103 5. North Stanly 20-2 – 84 6. Ashe County 21-1 – 66  7. East Rutherford 19-3 - 48  8. Graham 18-2 – 45 9. SW Onslow 16-2 – 24 10. Northside-Jax 17-2 – 20 HONORABLE MENTION: Pisgah (15-5) – 6; Draughn (19-3) – 3; Bandys (17-5) – 3; Bunker Hill (18-4) – 2; Smoky Mountain (17-3) – 2; North Surry (15-4) – 1;  1A GIRLS 1. Bishop McGuinness (12) 17-4 – 136 2. River Mill (2) 24-1 – 123 3. Robbinsville 20-1 – 114 4. East Bladen 16-2 - 91  5. East Surry 19-3 – 71 6. Chatham Central 15-3 – 63 7. Williamston 13-1 – 54 8. Hiwassee Dam 17-5 – 35 9. Union 17-2 – 29  10. Thomasville 11-4 – 18  HONORABLE MENTION: Weldon (14-2) – 13; East Wilkes (16-5) – 12; East Columbus 18-4 – 11; Mount Airy (16-6) – 1; Rosman (14-4) – 1; Midway (14-5) – 1;

Catholic's Oddo named N.C. Shrine Bowl coach

Charlotte Catholic football coach Jim Oddo was named coach of the N.C. Shrine Bowl team Monday.

Oddo will direct the state's top 44 seniors against those from South Carolina in the benefit game Dec. 19 at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg.

Mike Newsome (Butler) and Scott Young (West Rowan) will be N.C. assistants, along with Lenon Fisher (East Bladen), Stephen Davis (Greensboro Dudley) and Anthony Barbour (Smithfield-Selma).

Louis Lineberger (Johnsonville) will be South Carolina's coach, with assistants Jet Turner (Clover), Bob Hanna (Irmo), Art Craig (Timberland), James Thompson (Carver's Bay) and Mike Hawkins (Laurens).

Both staffs will add an assistant coach soon, according to Shrine Bowl officials.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Two Charlotte Catholic football players sign

Charlotte Catholic defensive back/defensive back Johnny O'Boyle and offensive lineman Adam Guess signed with Navy on Monday.

Both visited the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. last weekend, Charlotte Catholic athletics director Kevin Christmas said.

O'Boyle (6-foot-1, 175 pounds) rushed for 485 yards and six touchdowns on 50 carries last season, and caught 17 passes for 487 yards and six scores. He also was one of the Cougars' leading tacklers.

Guess (6-0, 255) was an all-Queen City 3A/4A pick.

-- Cliff Mehrtens

Cary beats Butler in 4A wrestling final

Butler went as far as any high school wrestling team in Mecklenburg County history, but lost to host Cary 43-18 in the N.C. 4A dual-team final on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (21-4) were the second Mecklenburg team to reach the championship, since the state adopted a dual-team format in 1990. Independence also lost in the final to Cary in 1998. Both Independence and Butler were coached by Billy Puckett.

Butler finished 21-4.

The Bulldogs rallied with victories Friday against Northwest Guilford and Concord Robinson to reach the final against Cary, which was in its ninth straight state title match. Cary (36-0) won its third straight state championship.

Butler rallied to beat Concord Robinson 40-34 in the semifinal Friday in the final two weight classes, when Ranson Lee and Austin Long pinned their opponents.

Butler's other top wrestlers are Tom Puckett, Nate Charest and Dalton Cunningham.

-- Cliff Mehrtens

Butler to wrestle for 4A title

Butler won two matches in the N.C. 4A dual-team wrestling playoffs Friday to advance to the state championship Saturday.

The Bulldogs (21-3) will wrestle at Cary (35-0) at 6 p.m. for the title.

On Friday, Butler eliminated Northwest Guilford and Concord Robinson (a 40-34 score). The match was postponed from Thursday.

Butler is attempting to become the first Mecklenburg County team to win a dual-team championship.

The last team to reach the final was Independence in 1998, which was coached by Billy Puckett, who is Butler's current coach.

-- Cliff Mehrtens

CMS' Coaches Vs Cancer events Friday, Tuesday

Basketball coaches across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are trading their dress shoes for sneakers to support the American Cancer Society tonight and Tuesday. This is the fourth year CMS schools are supporting the fight against cancer with special Coaches vs. Cancer events at basketball games.

“We are so happy that our schools, student-athletes and coaches are supporting this worthy cause,” said Vicki Hamilton, director of athletics. “Coaches vs. Cancer events encourage our students to find creative ways to make a real difference as they raise money for the American Cancer Society.”

Providence High School men’s basketball coach Myron Lowery started the program at CMS four years ago. He lost his brother, Mark, to cancer in 1996 and was looking for a way to honor his memory. The program has grown every year and now all CMS high schools participate. Students sell paper basketballs in honor of friends and relatives affected by cancer, schools are encouraging staff and parents to donate and basketball players are making as many free throws as possible to collect pledges. Last year, CMS schools raised more than $12,000.

Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). It started in the early 1990’s and today, more than 500 college coaches and more than 100 high school coaches are involved. Coaches vs. Cancer has raised nearly $45 million to support the American Cancer Society.

“The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a vital, year-round link between the Society and the NABC that empowers basketball coaches, their teams and communities to join the fight against cancer,” said Jim Satalin, director of Coaches vs. Cancer. “The program draws from the personal experiences, community leadership, and the professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase public awareness of the Society’s mission to save lives and prevent cancer, and to raise funds to fight the disease on a variety of fronts.”

Schedule of upcoming Coaches vs. Cancer games:

Friday, Feb. 6

* Mallard Creek at Hopewell (11530 Beatties Ford Rd., Huntersville)
* Harding University at Olympic (4301 Sandy Porter Rd.)
* Ardrey Kell at Providence (1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd.)

Tuesday, Feb. 10

* Charlotte Catholic at Phillip O. Berry (1430 Alleghany St.)
* Garinger at Harding University (2001 Alleghany St.)
* Hopewell at Vance (7600 IBM Dr.) *Donations received at this game have been designated for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.


-- Observer News Services

Charlotte Christian names new girls' soccer coach

Charlotte Christian hired Ethan Allen, general manager of the Charlotte Lady Eagles soccer team, as girls’ soccer coach.

Allen, who has been with the Eagles for nine years, will work with first-year coaches Katie Forbis (a varsity assistant) and Heather Metzler, the new middle school girls’ coach.

“I am very honored and excited to be able to coach at a great school like Charlotte Christian,” Allen said. “I can’t wait to begin working with the team and to help grow the women’s soccer program at Charlotte Christian.”
“ I am very much looking forward to contributing to the school philosophy of developing students in every area of their life as students, athletes, young adults, and leaders.”

- Cliff Mehrtens

Signing day at Catholic: Crowded

The biggest signing ceremony this week was at Charlotte Catholic.

Sixteen Cougars signed with colleges. Five others are in the final stages of picking a college.

It’s quite the haul, and covers athletes in nine sports.

Catholic’s signees:

Baseball
Danny Vliet - Flagler

Basketball
Ryan Kilmartin- Appalachian State

Football
Tucker Windle - Virginia
Andrew Muller – Miami, Ohio
Mark Moll – Appalachian State
Michael Mclendon- Appalachian State

Girls' Lacrosse
Lauren Lefeber - Presbyterian
Elizabeth Hubbell – Savannah College of Art and Design
Taylor White - Davidson
Lexi Jankun - Bentley

Boys' Lacrosse
Will Baker – Virginia Military

Girls’ Soccer
Kristen Haney - Elon

Men's Soccer
Patrick Eavenson - Charlotte
Donnie Smith - Charlotte
Nate Badke – Charlotte

Softball
Laura Curran - Louisburg

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These Cougars have yet to decide, and are down to the finalists:

Football
Johnny O’Boyle – Navy, Holy Cross or William & Mary
Nick Gatto – Walsh, Campbell or Bucknell
Adam Geuss – Navy or Appalachian State

Track & Field
Devin Parker – Western Carolina or Coastal Carolina

Girls’ Soccer
Sam Mc Veigh – American University, Denver or Appalachian State

- Cliff Mehrtens

More area athletes who've signed with colleges

More area high school athletes who have signed with colleges:

Butler
DB Anthony McGill (football) - Catawba

Charlotte Christian
K Wil Kamin (football) – Richmond
WR/DB Jonathan Miller (football) – Georgetown
DB D.J. Faris (football) – Princeton

East Rowan
WR Ben DeCelle (football)– UNC Pembroke

Gastonia Ashbrook
WR Jheranie Boyd (football) – North Carolina
Justin Crawford (track) – Georgetown

Northwest Cabarrus
TE Gavin Moss (football) - Elon
Callie Simpkins (soccer) – Duke

Statesville
TE Logan Feimster (football) – Wake Forest
WR Greg Chambers (football) – N.C. Tech

West Iredell
WR Quan Rucker (football) – Wake Forest

York (S.C.) Comprehensive
OL Ben Kennon (football) – Western Carolina

- Cliff Mehrtens

Simpson is new football coach at West Charlotte

Former Vance coach Jeff Simpson is the new football coach at West Charlotte.

Simpson, 36, resigned his position at Vance in December after four years at the school. Vance was 28-20 while he was there.

At West Charlotte, he'll replace Aaron Brand, who led the Lions to a 9-4 record and their first ME-CA 7 championship since 1999. Brand, named conference coach of the year, was fired after the season by principal John Modest, who said he was looking to go in a different direction.

West Charlotte athletics director Masanori Toguchi said the school received more than 50 resumes for the vacant coaching job and he interviewed 15 candidates, ultimately narrowing down to four finalists.

"We just thought that Jeff had that pedigree," Toguchi said. "He's got the experience and the knowledge to take West Charlotte to a good place."

Read more about this breaking story in Friday's Observer.

-- Langston Wertz Jr

Waddell at Berry in basketball doubleheader tonight

Waddell will play at Berry tonight to play a make-up game tonight (Thursday). Girls tip at 6:15 p.m., followed by the boys.

Waddell will play West Meck at home Friday in a regularly scheduled matchup.

-- Observer News Services

Rendlemen leads East Lincoln into playoffs

In four years at East Lincoln, senior Keith Rendleman has starred on the football field, on the track and on the hardwood. Now, Rendleman can just focus on one sport: basketball. 

“(Keith) is an exceptional athlete,” East Lincoln assistant basketball coach Chip Ashley said. “The amazing thing about him is that he has never been able to fully dedicate himself to basketball and he is still this good. We think his best days (in basketball) are still ahead of him.”

Rendleman, who will play basketball at UNC Wilmington next season, is averaging 22 points and 9.5 rebounds per game during the Mustangs 13-game win streak over the past two months. Rendleman, who became the school’s all-time leading scorer in January with over 1,300 points, has dominated in big game like last week’s 82-79 win over Cherryville where he had a career-best 33 points and 15 rebounds.

“We have come to expect him to do things like that,” Ashley said, of his performance last week. “I think right now, we’re focused on finishing this season strong. (Keith) will be a huge part of that.”

Rendleman and Ashley hope they can keep this going into March. The Mustangs lost in the state quarterfinals last year after a school record 24-7 mark. Right now, the Mustangs sit at 17-4, 12-1, good for first place in the Southern Piedmont going into the final week of the regular season.

 -- Observer News Services 

Where local athletes have signed today

Here’s a list of area high school athletes who have committed to colleges.
Many had planned to sign national letters-of-intent at ceremonies at school Wednesday, but were postponed when snow cancelled classes.

Ardrey Kell
DE Brennen Glover (football) - Winston-Salem State
TE Zico Pasut (football) - East Carolina

Butler
LB Hawatha Bell (football) – North Carolina
DB Marcel Sargent (football) – N.C. Central
DL Allonte' Tuppins (football) – N.C. Central
TE/DL DeShaun McCutchen (football) – N.C. Central

Charlotte Country Day
OL John Benson (football) – Middlebury
LB/FB Hill Hamrick (football) - Williams College
DB/WR Ladd Hamrick (football) - Williams College
LB/OL Vic Showalter (football) - Brown
Brit Donaldson (field hockey) - Davidson
Sarah Eades (field hockey) – Williams College
Kip Haddock (lacrosse) - Army
Jonathan Stutts (baseball) - Washington and Lee
Laura Wearn (golf) - Furman

Charlotte Latin
DB Ross Cockrell (football) – Duke
Tayler Sipperly (lacrosse) – Vermont
Kasey Haas (gymnastics) - Brown

Charlotte Victory Christian
DL Curtis Porter (football) - Miami
DL Justin Foxx (football) - Duke
DB Qualyn Shipp (football) UNC Pembroke
OL/DL Justin Campbell (football) - Fayetteville State
RB Michael Staton (football) - Fayetteville State
WR John Osborne (football) - Fayetteville State

East Mecklenburg
Brennen Smith (soccer)– Appalachian State

Fort Mill
Tyler Vukoder(soccer)- College of Charleston
Hallie Wright(cross country) - Newberry
Tyler Miller (baseball) - USC Upstate

Harding
DB Walter Aikens Jr. (football) – Illinois
DB/RB L.J. Mc Cray (football) - Fayetteville State
DL Markus Lawrence (football) - Winston Salem State
LB Marcel Blair (football) – Lewisburg College
Joi Emanuel (volleyball) - Fayetteville State

Hopewell
OL Al McCreary (football) – Concord (W.Va.) College
DE Weston Reber (football) – Virginia Military

Independence
WR Michael Rhynes (football) - Marshall
DL Xavier Montague (football) - Gardner-Webb
OL Bradley Bush-Johnson (football) - Howard

Mallard Creek
DB Josh Hunter (football) – North Carolina
OL Daron Collins (football) – N.C. A & T
RB Edward Cherry (football) - Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College
DB Teron Davis (football) - Southern Tech

Myers Park
QB Stuart Ahlum (football) - Princeton
DE Brian Johnson (football) - Western Carolina
DB Tyree Simpson (football) - Georgia Military College
Olivia Humphries (volleyball) - UNC Greensboro
Courtney Zona (basketball) - St. Andrews College

Northside Christian
DE Sylvester Crawford (football) - N.C. State

Providence
LB Matt Pickett (football) - Marshall
Callie Cavanaugh (soccer) - Clemson

Providence Day
WR Blake Wylie (football) – Wofford
Eric Martinez (soccer) – South Carolina

Rock Hill
TE Asa Watson (football) – N.C. State

Rock Hill Northwestern
DE Hakeem Adams (football)- Coffeyville (Kan.) College
OL Darrell Brevard (football)- Mars Hill
LB Lielvin Whitlock (football) - Newberry
DL Chris Long (football) – Johnson C. Smith
RB Jarrett Neely (football) – Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College
Enzo Martinez (soccer)- North Carolina
Shawn Ferguson (soccer)- College of Charleston
Robbie Benson (soccer) - College of Charleston
Zach Clark (soccer)- Liberty

Rock Hill South Pointe
DB/QB Stephon Gilmore (football) – South Carolina
DB DeVonte Holloman (football) – South Carolina
WR Charles Holmes (football) – South Carolina
DB Pat Burris (football) - S.C. State
RB Devin Wherry (football) – S.C. State
LB Antwan Roseboro (football) - Coffeyville (Kan.) College
OL Sam Mallard (football) - Newberry
LB Dominique Walker (football) - Newberry
DT Jibrille Fewell (football) - Buffalo
Jonathan Cauthen (baseball) – USC Sumter

South Mecklenburg
LB Spencer Shuey (football) - Clemson

West Charlotte
WR Stanley Wright (football) – N.C. Central
LB Brandon Grier (football) - Appalachian State

West Mecklenburg
LB Trevor Black (football) - Marshall
OL/DL Keith Crowder (football) - Johnson C. Smith
RB Reggie White (football) - Livingstone

-- Cliff Mehrtens

NBA talent on display in prep game

When Word of God Christian Academy visits Ravenscroft School today at 7 p.m., weather permitting, fans will get a chance to see at least four Division I basketball recruits on one court, in one game.

"You've probably got three or more future NBA players," Word of God coach Levi Beckwith said.
He was referring to the Ravens' Ryan Kelly and the Holy Rams' John Wall and C.J. Leslie.

"This is probably the first time in the city of Raleigh that you have that many guys on the court at the same time that may go to the NBA," Beckwith said.

Wall is considered by recruiting experts to be the top senior in the nation. The 6-foot-4 point guard has not decided where he will attend college next year.

Then there's his teammate, Leslie, a junior forward listed at 6-9. He has verbally committed to N.C. State.

Beckwith said other Holy Rams drawing Division I interest are sophomore guard Bishop Daniels, junior center Stephon Drane and junior forward Montel Baines.

Ravenscroft (21-5) features two senior big men, Kelly at 6-10 and Matt Wilson at 6-11.

Kelly, a senior, has signed with Duke, and Wilson is headed to UNC-Wilmington.

It's rare for two private schools operating in the same city to have this much home-grown talent, Beckwith noted.

"The Triangle is very well represented in the number of Division I players that it's producing," Ravens coach Kevin Billerman said, mentioning Middle Creek's Garrius Adams (Miami) and Panther Creek's Earnest Ross (Auburn). "It opens up the city of Raleigh to seeing a very high caliber of basketball."

Today's game is a rematch. Ravenscroft won 68-59 on Jan. 7 at Word of God. Wall had 17 points in the game, below his 21 points-per-game average.

Since then, Word of God (15-6) hasn't lost in eight games, and Wall has averaged 31.8 points per game in the Holy Rams' past six.

"He's developed a certain attitude and mentality that's needed to beat certain teams," Beckwith said.

Beckwith said Wall uses his speed in transition to get through defenses designed to stop him.
"So he's a lot harder for you to get to, even if you have your defense set up," said Beckwith. "He's coming down and going full steam ahead."

Word of God can win, Beckwith said, the team keeps its focus and "makes sure that we're not trying to impress who we're playing in front of. We can't let that take us out of our element."
Billerman looked back to the first game.

"We made our free throws and key defensive stops," he said. "We were able to control the game at the end."

Guarding Wall with man-to-man defense the majority of the time is the game plan.
"You try to keep him in front of you, but it's virtually impossible to do," Billerman said.
Both teams played in Raleigh's GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational in December but didn't face each other.

But this game should have about the same amount of buzz around it, with a large crowd in attendance.

Ravenscroft is preparing for a big crowd. The A.E. Finley Activity Center has a capacity of 1,200, and tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis. The doors open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. The junior varsity game starts at 4 p.m.

Like the Holiday Invitational, once the venue has reached capacity, no one will be allowed to enter unless someone leaves the building. There will be extra security to monitor the entrances.

Watch for coverage of this game on charlotteobserver.com.

-- Javier Serna

1A/2A Swimming Championships Saturday

CHAPEL HILL-- State titles are up for grabs this weekend as the
North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds its eighth annual 1-A/2-A swimming and diving championships.

Diving competition will be held on Friday at the Pullen Aquatic
Center in Raleigh, and then the swimming competition is scheduled for
Saturday at the Willis Casey Aquatic Center on the N.C. State University
campus in Raleigh.

Swimming will commence on Saturday with preliminaries starting
at 9:15am and finals beginning at approximately 5:00 pm.
This is the largest meet in the history of the 1A/2A
classification for swimming, with 770 swimmers and divers qualifying for
competition.

Raleigh¹s Cardinal Gibbons has earned the last three team titles
in this classification in women¹s competition while the Gibbons men also won
last year, breaking a bid by East Lincoln to win three state crowns in
succession.

-- Observer News Services

Weather postpones wrestling playoffs

Weather postponed five N.C. dual-team wrestling first-round playoff matches Tuesday.

They have been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday:

-- 4A: Northwest Guilford vs. Mallard Creek and East Gaston vs. Alexander Central, all at Mallard Creek.

Davie vs. South Caldwell and Morganton Freedom vs. High Point Central, all at Davie County

-- 3A: Southern Lee vs. Greensboro Dudley and Eden Morehead vs. Burlington Williams, all at Burlington Williams.

Monroe Piedmont vs. Southwestern Randolph and Trinity vs.High Point T.W. Andrews, all at Southwestern Randolph.

--2A: Orange vs. Mayodan Dalton McMichael and Eastern Guilford vs. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons, all scheduled for Orange.

-Cliff Mehrtens

Former Lions QB Thomas joins N.C. Tech

Former West Charlotte QB Darius Thomas, the 2007 Observer offense player of the year, will play for N.C. Tech next season, coach Tim Newman told the Observer.

Thomas passed for more than 4,000 yards as a senior in 2007, breaking an 11-year-old school record. He signed with Gardner-Webb, but did not play there.

Thomas is one of 31 signees for the Tigers for the new season.

Signees for the 2009-2010 Season

Player Position HT/WT School

1. 1. Darius Thomas QB 6’0” 180 West Charlotte HS, NC

1. 2. Joseph Holland TE 6’4” 230 Ardrey Kell HS, NC

1. 3. Anthony Neal WR 5’11” 170 Independence HS, NC

1. 4. Bo Kinard QB 6’0” 215 First Assembly, NC

1. 5. Gregory Chambers WR 6’0” 180 Statesville,, NC

1. 6. Domanic Currie RB 5’9” 182 Cedar Ridge, NC

1. 7. Calvin Davis RB 5’9” 170 A C Reynolds, NC

1. 8. Braiden Fahey DL 6’6” 295 Liberty HS, NC

1. 9. Christopher Flack FB 6’2” 200 W. Harnett, NC

1. 10. Maricio Howard DB 5’9” 175 North Gaston HS, NC

1. 11. Ocie McElhaney RB 5’9” 185 Ashbrook HS, NC

1. 12. Demetrius Williams DL 5’11” 280 Davie HS, NC

1. 13. John Brown DL 6’1” 250 Beauford, SC

1. 14. Jarrodrick Byrd DL 6’3” 265 Spartanburg, SC

1. 15. Avery Collins DL 6’2” 240 Byrnes, SC

1. 16. Skyler Franklin LB 5’9” 190 Byrnes, SC

1. 17. Tyheem Harris OL 6’3” 325 Palmyra, NJ

1. 18. Ernesto Herring OL 6’5” 325 Camden County, GA

Player Position HT/WT School

1. 19. Zach Hetzendorfer DE 6’0” 245 Gibbs HS, FL

1. 20. Charles Holmes WR 6’3” 200 South Pointe, SC

1. 21. Ronald Kirven DE 6’4” 230 Summerville, SC

1. 22. Trenton Matthews OL 6’2” 380 Marion County, GA

1. 23. Michael McNeill WR 6’0” 170 Dunbar HS, MD

1. 24. Rae Rae Nesbitt CB 5’8” 170 Byrnes, SC

1. 25. Grant Newman OL 6’4” 310 Jefferson, GA

1. 26. Derek Qadir DE 6’4” 245 Robinson HS, VA

1. 27. Rafiq Qadir LB 5’11” 220 Robinson HS, VA

1. 28. Joshua Ruffin DB 6’3” 178 King HS, FL

1. 29. U’Darrious Slater OLB 6’2” 220 Dr. Phillips, FL

1. 30. Joseph Turvey DT 6’3” 330 Seabreexe, FL

1. 31. Jerome Whiteman WR 6’3” 185 Campbell HS, GA

N.C. Tech has 27 players get college scholarships

Here are players from the 2008 N.C. Tech Tigers who have earned college scholarships. The Tigers are a post- high school graduate team in Charlotte.

1. Ed Tinker University of Pittsburg Signed

1. 2. Jeff Hutchinson Ohio University Signed
2. 3. Brandon Abner Grambling State University Signed
3. 4. Michael Coats Johnson C. Smith University Signed
4. 5. Rashawn Allen Virginia Union University Signed
5. 6. D’Maci Williams Delaware State University Signed
6. 7. George Richardson Western Carolina University Signed
7. 8. Antoine Ford Western Illinois University Signed
8. 9. Shawn Mosley West Virginia Tech University Signed
9. 10. Thomas Shuler West Virginia Tech University Signed
10. 11. Alton Curry West Virginia Tech University Signed
11. 12. Jermaine Holsey West Virginia Tech University Signed
12. 13. Johnny Robinson West Virginia Tech University Signed
13. 14. Richard Cash West Virginia Tech University Signed
14. 15. Michael Awute West Virginia Tech University Signed
15. 16. Quinton Morgan West Virginia Tech University Signed
16. 17. Thomas Gooden West Virginia Tech University Signed
17. 18. George Curtis West Virginia Tech University Signed
18. 19. Orlando Rowe West Virginia Tech University Signed
19. 20. Quinton Amos West Virginia Tech University Signed
20. 21. James Barksdale North Carolina Central University Signed
21. 22. Chase Bowers Florida Atlantic University Signed
22. 23. Tarvin Jones Carson Newman University Signed
23. 24. Jamil Williams North Carolina Central University Signed
24. 25. Clinton Granger Coffeyville College Signed
25. 26. E J Gilly Coffeyville College Signed
26. 27. Brian Presume Coffeyville College Signed
27. 27. Marquel Thomas              Old Dominion

S.C. stars Gilmore, Worley named All-American

Rock Hill South Pointe’s Stephon Gilmore (right) was named a first-team “all-purpose” player on the EA Sports All-American football team, which was released Tuesday.

Gilmore, a quarterback/defensive back who has committed to South Carolina, led the Stallions (15-0) to a state title. He rushed for 1,331 yards and 23 touchdowns, and passed for 1,771 yards and 14 scores.

Rock Hill Northwestern’s Justin Worley (6-3, 180) was named quarterback on EA Sports’ Sophomore All-American team. He passed for 50 touchdowns and 3,641 yards.

-- Cliff Mehrtens

High school basketball polls

NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA BOYS' BASKETBALL POLLS

4A BOYS

1. Panther Creek (10) 19-1 – 152
2. Hopewell (6) 19-0 – 150
3. Vance 18-1 – 115
3. Enloe 19-1 – 115
5. Seventy-First 18-1 – 99
6. Mount Tabor 19-1 – 83
7. North Meck 16-4 – 63
8. Middle Creek 17-3 – 48
9. Freedom 18-2 - 29
10. Athens Drive 17-2 – 14

HONORABLE MENTION: Terry Sanford (18-3) – 10; West Forsyth (16-3) – 1; West Meck (15-4) – 1;

3A BOYS

1. Dudley (13) 18-1 – 157
2. Kinston (3) 17-3 – 129
3. Concord 17-1 – 124
4. Ragsdale 19-1 – 110
5. Northern Vance 17-1 – 103
6. Lake Norman 18-1 – 75
7. West Rowan 16-2 – 71
8. Hickory 16-2 – 43
9. South Central 18-1 – 32
10. Jacksonville 16-2 – 23

HONORABLE MENTION: Nash Central (N/A) – 4; DH Conley (15-2) – 3; Olympic (16-4) – 2; Williams (12-5) – 2; Fike (13-3) – 1; JF Webb (17-3) – 1;

2A BOYS
1. West Bladen (8) 18-1- 149
1. Smoky Mountain (8) 18-0 – 149
3. Salisbury 19-1 – 127
4. Forest Hills 18-1 – 109
5. Reidsville 16-1 – 98
6. Shelby 16-2 – 80
7. East Lincoln 16-4 – 55
8. Ashe County 16-3 – 45
9. Cummings 13-5 – 34
10. West Caldwell 15-4 – 26

HONORABLE MENTION: East Rutherford (14-5) – 9; Bessemer City (15-4) – 3; Pisgah (N/A) – 2; Clinton (13-4) – 1;

1A BOYS

1. Murphy (16) 18-0 – 160
2. Jordan Matthews 18-2 – 142
3. Bishop McGuinness 19-1– 123
4. Pamlico 13-2 – 95
5. Winston-Salem Prep 12-11 – 94
6. Mount Airy 16-3 – 84
7. Topsail 16-3 – 57
8. Thomasville 8-3 – 42
9. Cherryville 14-7 – 24
10. Jones Senior 11-4 – 18

HONORABLE MENTION: Nantahala (18-3) – 13; Weldon (16-1) – 13; South Stanly (14-2) – 7; Union (15-4) – 6; Rocky Mount Prep (21-5) – 2; Albemarle (12-5) – 2; Pender (11-4) – 1;


2009 NCPREPS.COM/HS MEDIA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

4A GIRLS

1. Wakefield (10) 20-1 – 141
2. Butler (3) 19-1 – 132
3. South View 20-1 – 115
4. Apex (2) 17-0 – 113
5. West Charlotte 17-3 – 82
6. East Meck 17-2 – 76
7. Mount Tabor 17-1 – 60
8. Freedom 18-2 – 44
9. Hoggard 17-1 – 38
10. Broughton 16-3 – 15

HONORABLE MENTION: McDowell (16-4) – 6; EE Smith (17-3) – 5; Hillside (15-4) – 1;

3A GIRLS

1. South Central (13) 18-0 – 148
2. Hickory (1) 18-0 – 134
3. Western Harnett (1) 20-0 – 121
4. Statesville 17-2 – 88
5. JF Webb 15-1 – 74
6. Forestview 16-4 – 70
7. Concord 16-3 – 58
8. Beddingfield 17-3 – 48
9. TC Roberson 16-4 – 29
10. Dudley 12-3 – 22

HONORABLE MENTION: Porter Ridge (17-2) – 15; Eastern Alamance (15-1) – 11; Rocky Mount (14-4) – 5; Charlotte Catholic (19-2) – 4; Ragsdale (16-4) – 1;

2A GIRLS

1. East Davidson (15) 20-0 – 150
2. Shelby 19-1 – 124
3. Mitchell 17-1 – 112
4. Salisbury 17-2 – 106
5. North Stanly 17-1 – 94
6. Graham 17-1 – 79
7. Ashe County 19-1 – 54
8. East Rutherford 16-3 – 39
9. SW Onslow 15-2 – 32
10. Northside-Jax 16-2 – 17

HONORABLE MENTION: Smoky Mountain (15-2) – 8; Pisgah (12-5) – 5; Bandys (16-4) – 3; Pasquotank (13-2) – 2; Bunker Hill (16-4) – 1; Draughn (17-3) – 1; Cummings (12-4) – 1;

1A GIRLS

1. Bishop McGuinness (7) 16-4 – 141
2. River Mill (7) 21-1 – 139
3. Robbinsville (1) 17-1 – 120
4. East Surry 18-2 – 103
5. East Bladen 13-2 – 88
6. Chatham Central 14-3 – 75
7. Williamston 12-1 – 61
8. Hiwassee Dam 16-5 – 40
9. Union 16-2 – 14
10. East Columbus 15-2 – 11
10. Thomasville 9-4 – 11

HONORABLE MENTION: East Wilkes (15-5) – 7; Weldon (14-2) – 6; Mount Airy (14-5) – 6; Rosman (13-4) – 4; Winston-Salem Prep (13-8) – 2;

Rock Hill pins down wrestling title

Rock Hill won the Region 4 4A wrestling tournament, and had nine individual champions.
The Bearcats had 279 points, followed by Rock Hill South Pointe (255), Blythewood (147), Lancaster (114), Ridgeview (53) and Spring Valley (52).

Rock Hill's Chad Beck was named region wrestler of the year, and Cain Beard (Rock Hill) was coach of the year.


The championship finals:

103 pounds: Kenny Porter RH dec. Sean Hira SP 4-2.

112: Weston Beck RH maj dec Jake Mitchell SP 9-1.

119: Seth Beck RH dec. Jonathan Cloud SP 2-0.

125: Jake Grav RH p. Tom Arnett Bly 4:24.

130: JT Charette RH dec. West Kellett SP 8-3.

135: Rashard Durham RH maj dec Rasheem Hall SP 9-1.

140: Chad Beck RH p. James Roach SP 3:13.

145: Keith Harding Bly dec Chase Ballard RH 12-5.

152: James Murdock SP p. Dominique Jenkins RH 5:50.

160: Eddie George SP dec Alan Hanson RH 8-2.

171: Josh Tuck RH tech. fall Will Smith SP 17-1.

189: Duran McDonald RH dec Brett Ostwalt SP 10-5.

215: Patrick Thompson SP p. Clay Rollings Lan 3:03.

285: Ramone Truesdale SP dec Torree Fair RH 8-3.

- Cliff Mehrtens

Pairings for N.C. dual-team wrestling playoffs

Pairings for the N.C. dual team wrestling playoffs.
The first two rounds will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

4A West
At Berry: Berry (13-3) vs. Providence (14-3); Butler (17-3) vs. Gastonia Ashbrook (17-6).

At Mallard Creek: NW Guilford (20-3) vs. Mallard Creek (16-3); East Gaston (9-3) vs. Alexander Central (21-14).

At Myers Park: Concord Robinson (22-2) vs. West Forsyth (32-8); Myers Park (24-8) vs. East Forsyth (28-11).

At Davie County: Davie County (32-0) vs. South Caldwell (23-12); Morganton Freedom (20-8) vs. High Point Central (8-4).
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3A West
At Gastonia Huss: R-S Central (13-12) vs. Northwest Cabarrus (25-6); Huss (17-6) vs. Hickory St. Stephens (34-1).

At Enka: Enka (27-1) vs. Lake Norman (26-3); Mooresville (28-1) vs. North Buncombe (19-4).

At SW Randolph: Unionville Piedmont (19-2) vs. SW Randolph (32-2); Trinity (23-3) vs. Andrews (8-3).

At Charlotte Catholic: W-S Parkland (33-0) vs. Porter Ridge (20-5); Charlotte Catholic (11-4) vs. Anson Senior (13-5).
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2A West
At Newton-Conover: Madison (17-8) vs. North Henderson (12-16); Newton-Conover (32-5) vs. Lincolnton (12-11).

At Catawba Bandys: North Surry (30-0) vs. Bandys (18-12); Canton Pisgah (18-4) vs. Surry Central (30-6).

At Monroe: Mt. Pleasant (14-6) vs. East Lincoln (16-7); West Lincoln (29-6) vs. Monroe (20-15).

At Ledford: Shelby (9-3) vs. Central Davidson (10-1); Ledford (22-6) vs. Owen (23-11).
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1A West
At Polk County: Polk (10-3) vs. Swain County (9-10); Robbinsville (17-7) vs. Monroe Central Academy (22-9).

At West Wilkes: West Wilkes (21-2) vs. South Stanly (17-9); Cherryville (6-18) vs. Bishop McGuinness (18-7).

-- Cliff Mehrtens