High School Sports

Five Mecklenburg County teams power way into 3rd round of NCHSAA soccer playoffs

Thursday night, five Mecklenburg County high school soccer teams advanced to the third round of the N.C. 4A playoffs.

Ardrey Kell beat Lake Norman 2-1. Hough beat Hickory Ridge 2-0. Providence beat Charlotte Catholic 1-0. South Meck beat West Forsyth 4-2. And Myers Park beat Cox Mill 2-0.

Round 3 is Monday.

Hough (19-3-1) will host Ardrey Kell (14-3-4). Providence (17-1-2) will host Weddington (14-3-3). The other two Mecklenburg teams will travel Monday -- South Meck (15-3-4) at Asheville Reynolds (18-3-2) and Myers Park (13-2) is at Southwest Guilford (21-1-1).

State quarterfinals are Nov. 11, semifinals March 16 and state finals Nov. 19-20.

Also below, find complete statewide soccer scores and pairings plus the state championship pairings for Saturday’s tennis and volleyball finals.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Class 4A

Thursday’s second round

West

Ardrey Kell 2, Lake Norman 1

Hough 2, Hickory Ridge 0

Weddington 4, Mount Tabor 3

Providence 1, Charlotte Catholic 0

South Mecklenburg 4, West Forsyth 2

A.C. Reynolds 1, T.C. Roberson 0

Myers Park 2, Cox Mill 0

Southwest Guilford 2, Butler 0

East

New Hanover 3, Green Level 1

Middle Creek 2, Apex Friendship 1

Green Hope 1, D.H. Conley 0

Apex 5, Laney 1

Chapel Hill 3, Broughton 1

Enloe 1, Lumberton 0

Holly Springs 2, Pinecrest 0

Cardinal Gibbons 3, Wake Forest 0

Monday’s third round

West

Ardrey Kell (14-3-4) at Hough (19-3-1)

Weddington (14-3-3) at Providence (17-1-2)

South Mecklenburg (15-3-4) at A.C. Reynolds (18-3-2)

Myers Park (13-2) at Southwest Guilford (21-1-1)

East

Middle Creek (12-6-4) at New Hanover (23-0-1)

Green Hope (13-5-2) at Apex (19-2-1)

Enloe (12-7-4) at Chapel Hill (19-3-1)

Holly Springs (12-6-2) at Cardinal Gibbons (15-3-2)

Class 3A

Wednesday’s second round

West

Concord 4, Franklin 0

North Lincoln 3, North Iredell 2

Hickory 2, St. Stephens 0

East

Southern Nash 5, Southern Lee 2

West Johnston 1, Carrboro 0

Thursday’s second round

West

East Lincoln 3, Hibriten 1

Enka 3, North Buncombe 2

North Henderson 5, Forestview 1

Central Academy 2, Ledford 1

Stuart Cramer 4, Fred T. Foard 2

East

First Flight 2, J.H. Rose 1

Williams 3, Harnett Central 0

Western Alamance 5, Fike 0

Jacksonville 2, Swansboro 1

Lee County 9, Triton 0

Croatan 1, C.B. Aycock 0

Monday’s third round

West

Enka (13-10-1) at East Lincoln (13-8-2)

North Lincoln (11-12) at Concord (22-2-1)

North Henderson (16-3-) at Hickory (19-3-1)

Stuart Cramer (21-2-1) at Central Academy (15-6-3)

East

Williams (16-3-2) at First Flight (14-1-1)

Western Alamance (15-5-1) at Southern Nash (23-2-1)

Lee County (17-4-2) at Jacksonville (20-3)

West Johnston (16-4-3) at Croatan (17-2-1)

Class 2A

Wednesday’s second round

West

North Forsyth 4, Surry Central 2

Salisbury 3, East Davidson 2

East

N.C. School of Science/Math 6, Washington 0

Thursday’s second round

West

Community School of Davidson 2, Hendersonville 0

Pine Lake Prep 1, Trinity 0

Shelby 5, Newton-Conover 1

Monroe 2, Forbush 1

Lincoln Charter 6, C.D. Owen 4

Lincolnton 6, Forest Hills 0

East

Clinton 1, St. Pauls 0

Heide Trask 3, Roanoke Rapids 1

James Kenan 7, Northeastern 3

Manteo 2, Red Springs 1

Jordan-Matthews 9, East Bladen 0

Spring Creek 10, East Carteret 1

Greene Central 4, Franklin Academy 1

Monday’s third round

West

Community School of Davidson (11-7-2) at Pine Lake Prep (12-9-1)

North Forsyth (14-2) at Shelby (19-1-2)

Monroe (12-9-1) at Salisbury (19-2)

Lincoln Charter (10-11-1) at Lincolnton (18-0-3)

East

Heide Trask (15-3-1) at Clinton (18-2-2)

Manteo (12-3-1) at James Kenan (18-3-1)

Jordan-Matthews (19-0-1) at N.C. School of Science/Math (15-1-1)

Spring Creek (16-2-1) at Greene Central (23-1)

Class 1A

Wednesday’s second round

West

Thomas Jefferson Academy 3, Langtree Charter 0

Swain County 3, Mountain Heritage 1

Thursday’s second round

West

Christ the King 8, Bradford Prep 1

Highland Tech 2, Cornerstone Charter 1

Gray Stone Day 2, Elkin 0

Mount Airy 7, Piedmont Community Charter 1

Uwharrie Charter 2, Carver 1

Langtree Charter 6, Corvian Community 2

East

Voyager Academy 8, Perquimans 0

Hobbton 1, Martin Riverside 0

Eno River Academy 3, Southside 2

Vance Charter 8, Oxford Prep 1

River Mill Academy 2, Woods Charter 1

Falls Lake Academy 1, Pender County 0

Rosewood 7, East Wake Academy 0

Friday’s second round

East

Neuse Charter (13-7-1) at North Moore (8-5-2)

Monday’s third round

West

Swain County (13-4-1) at Christ the King (18-1)

Highland Tech (13-5) at Gray Stone Day (17-4)

Uwharrie Charter (12-3-1) at Mount Airy (24-0)

Thomas Jefferson Academy (9-7) at Langtree Charter (10-7-1)

East

Hobbton (5-15) at Voyager Academy (14-1-3)

Vance Charter (12-7-2) at Eno River Academy (14-7)

Neuse Charter-North Moore winner at River Mill Academy (16-2-2)

Falls Lake Academy (11-9-1) at Rosewood (19-0-2)



This story was originally published November 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM.

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