Thursday’s Prep Rewind: Charlotte Christian wins meeting of baseball champions
It was the kind of game you’d expect from a pair of defending state baseball champions.
Charlotte Christian pushed a run across the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday and squeaked past Hickory Grove Christian 1-0.
Charlotte Christian won last year’s 4A championship in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs. Hickory Grove Christian was the 3A champ.
Thursday’s game was a pitchers’ duel.
Jack Calvert worked six innings for the victorious Knights and allowed only four hits. He struck out 14.
But Hickory Grove Christian’s Drew Lanzo allowed only six hits.
Luke Pfeifer scored the game’s only run, on a sacrifice fly by Drew Beard.. The Knights’ Everette Harris and the Lions’ Trey Haber each had two hits.
Charlotte Christian is now 9-2, while Hickory Grove Christian, which has played a demanding early-season schedule, is 4-5-1.
Here are results from Thursday’s games and matches:
Baseball
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 13, East Mecklenburg 0: The Bulldogs held the Eagles to three hits.
Charlotte Catholic 16, Rocky River 0: Nathan Peine drove in three runs for the Cougars, who no-hit the Ravens. Starting pitcher Brody Roderick threw four innings, and Payton Wilman pitched the final two.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
West Stanly 11, Central Academy 2: The visiting Colts led 3-2 but scored seven runs in the fifth inning, improving to 6-1 on the season.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Metrolina Christian 13, Concord Academy 2: The Warriors totaled 15 hits and scored in every inning.
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
West Davidson 16, Salisbury 8: Salisbury’s Hank Webb had three hits and scored twice.
NONCONFERENCE
Alexander Central 10, Mooresville 2: Starter Maddox Jack pitched three-hit ball for six innings, and teammate Grove Lowrance drove in three runs with two hits.
Central Cabarrus 7, Independence 6: Richard Hunter had two hits and two RBI for the Vikings, who led Independence 7-2 after 5½ innings. The Patriots’ rally fell just short.
Cox Mill 17, Jay M. Robinson 1: Colin Pritt homered for the Chargers, now 8-2.
East Gaston 5, Forestview 3
Gaston Day 10, Providence Day 0: Jason Johnson pitched a two-hit shutout and struck out eight. At the plate, he hit a double and triple, driving in three runs.
Hickory Christian 10, North Hills Christian 4: Aiden Hartman doubled and homered, driving in three runs for the victors.
Highland Tech 13, Lincolnton 3: Gavin Blackwood had two hits and three RBI for the victorious Rams.
Northwest Cabarrus 18, Mount Pleasant 4: Northwest’s Landon Finley drove in six runs and scored three times.
Pine Lake Prep 6, Queens Grant Charter 2 (8 innings): The visiting Pride scored four times in the eighth inning to win this extra-inning game. Alwin Duran drove in both Stallion runs.
Richmond Senior 6, Purnell Swett 5 (10 innings)
St. Stephens 19, Bunker Hill 3: Peyton Young slammed two home runs for St. Stephens, and Elec Marvin added a single and home run. Young drove in five runs and Marvin knocked in four.
Stuart Cramer 7, Berry Academy 3: Stuart Cramer’s Nathan Brittain slammed a two-run home run.
Softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Mallard Creek 16, West Mecklenburg 0: Jhneal Williams had two hits, scored three runs, and drove in four runs.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 15, East Mecklenburg 0: The Bulldogs’ Ava Williams went 4-for-4, scoring three times.
CISAA
Providence Day 12, Charlotte Latin 0
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Lake Norman 14, South Iredell 0: Haleia Sweifach had two hits and scored twice.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Anson County 15, Forest Hills 0: Audrey Hyatt drove in four runs with her three hits.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Metrolina Christian 11, Concord Academy 3
NONCONFERENCE
Ardrey Kell 12, Cox Mill 10: The Knights won this slugfest, in which the two teams combined for 28 hits. Allison Smith had three hits for Ardrey Kell, and Grace McKee homered for the Knights.
Central Academy 9, Queens Grant Charter 0: Katie Duhaime had three RBI for the Cougars.
Covenant Day 16, Bradford Prep 0
East Lincoln 4, Bandys 1: Betsy Eamon homered and drove in two Mustang runs.
East Rowan 13, A.L. Brown 6: East Rowan’s Lindsay Wolford doubled and tripled.
Gray Stone Day 8, West Davidson 7: Gray Stone Day’s Corbin Barber went 5-for-5.
Hibriten 10, East Burke 0: The Panthers’ Zoey Walker slammed two triples, and Anna Reeves tossed a one-hit shutout.
Independence 12, Hough 7 (8 innings): The Patriots scored six times in the top of the eighth. Midori Walkup led Independence with three hits, including two home runs.
Lake Norman Charter 7, Charlotte Country Day 6: Lucy Courtney drove in four runs for Lake Norman Charter, while Charlotte Country Day’s Livi Pieri had three hits.
Legion Collegiate 8, Charlotte Christian 0
McDowell 17, Watauga 0
McKees Rocks (PA) Montour 5, Jesse Carson 2
Porter Ridge 4, West Cabarrus 3: Kayla Purdy went 4-for-4 for the victorious Pirates, while Kinsey Reid homered for West Cabarrus.
Providence 6, West Stanly 5: The Panthers won this battle of softball powers, rallying from a 5-2 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Emmersyn McAllister had three hits for Providence, and Teagan Ritchie had two hits for the Colts.
Weddington 5, Myers Park 5: Layla Manning had three hits for Weddington in this tie game.
West Caldwell 3, Freedom 2
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 8, West Charlotte 0
Hopewell 3, North Mecklenburg 2: Corinne Peterman (two goals) and Jill Flanders (one goal, one assist) led the Titans past the Vikings. The two teams entered the day tied with Hough for first place. Keera Moua scored twice for the Vikings and now has 21 goals and 16 assists in nine matches this season.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 9, East Mecklenburg 0: Sara Sams scored four times, and M.C. O’Brien added two goals and two assists.
Providence 9, Garinger 0: Lindsay Thomas’ three goals and an assist led the Panthers. Bella Dragone added two goals and two assists.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 2, Hickory Ridge 0: Michaela Barber and Savannah Noll scored for the Chargers, and Reese DeJong got the clean sheet in goal.
Mooresville 9, A.L. Brown 0
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 9, Hunter Huss 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Gaston Christian 6, Westminster Catawba 0
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 2, Hickory Christian 0: The Patriots handed the Knights their first loss in eight matches this season.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Newton-Conover 1, Lincolnton 0
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
Brevard 2, Chase 1
Hendersonville 5, East Rutherford 0
Patton 2, R-S Central 0
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
South Davidson 3, North Rowan 0
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Burns 1, Shelby 0
Thomas Jefferson Academy 5, Highland Tech 0
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
South Stanly 2, Mount Pleasant 1: Sara Martin scored the Tigers’ lone goal.
METRO 8 1A
Queens Grant Charter 2, Bradford Prep 1 (OT)
NONCONFERENCE
Ashe County 0, Surry Central 0
Carolina Day 2, University Christian 0
Community School of Davidson 3, Cannon School 0: Goalkeeper Alexis Rowley got the shutout for the Spartans.
Marvin Ridge 8, Central Academy 0
Piedmont 7, Parkwood 1: Freshman Madeline Ballard scored three times and added two assists in the Panthers’ victory. Makayla Bishop added two goals.
Porter Ridge 7, West Cabarrus 0
St. Stephens 5, Alexander Central 0
Sun Valley 7, Butler 1: Karla Artolozaga scored four goals and added an assist in the Spartans’ romp. Jolie Kaplan added two goals and two assists.
Boys’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 17, Providence 4
Christ the King 21, Mountain Island Charter 4: Freshmen Ben Habel (six goals, five assists) and Luke Fenderson (four goals, one assist) led the Crusaders.
Greensboro Day 11, Charlotte Latin 9
Lake Norman 18, Cuthbertson 6
Lake Norman Charter 17, Pine Lake Prep 1: Jack Dalton had 10 assists to go with his one goal in the Knights’ big victory.
Weddington 17, Marvin Ridge 5: The Warriors scored five goals in the first quarter and eight in the third.
Girls’ lacrosse
Cannon School 22, Legion Collegiate 1: Meg Crosbee led Cannon School with five goals and two assists, along with three ground balls. Ava Nixon collective 7 ground balls, won five draws, and scored five goals.
Catawba Ridge (SC) 15, Butler 5: Butler’s Cate Cambruzzi scored three times.
Lake Norman Charter 17, Pine Lake Prep 9: Bryn Shepler (six goals, two assists) and Meredith Bordeaux (four goals) paced the Knights.
Massillon (OH) Jackson 16, Charlotte Latin 5: Latin’s Evie McMahan had two goals and an assist.
Myers Park 19, South Mecklenburg 2
Boys’ tennis
East Burke 5, Newton-Conover 4: Landon Lennex won No. 1 singles and was part of a winning No. 1 doubles team for Newton-Conover, but East Burke took No. 3 through 6 singles and all three doubles matches.
Salisbury 9, West Davidson 0: Will Koontz won No. 1 singles, and Colin Donaldson captured No. 2 singles. They then teamed to win No. 1 doubles.
Golf
Lake Norman Charter posted its lowest nine-hole team score in three years, winning a South Piedmont 3A match at The Warrior course in China Grove.
The Knights’ total of 145 edged runner-up Northwest Cabarrus by four strokes. Trailing were West Rowan (160), Jesse Carson (174), East Rowan and South Rowan (tied at 181), Concord (182) and Central Cabarrus (194).
Northwest Cabarrus had the top two individual scorers, with Cooper Burris and Talan Harrison each shooting a 34. But Lake Norman Charter had the No. 3-5 scorers, with Brady Rowland shooting a 35 and Ben Bailey and Will Dalton firing 36’s.
Track and field
East Burke’s K.J. Byrd set a 2A state record in the pole vault, clearing 15 feet 4 inches in a five-team meet at East Burke. Other participating teams were Bandys, Maiden, Patton and West Lincoln.
Team scores were not available.
Byrd also won the long jump, high jump and 110-meter hurdles. Teammate Spencer Goins won the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
East Rowan Meet: The Central Cabarrus girls and East Rowan boys were team winners in a meet at East Rowan. Other participating schools were Concord and Jesse Carson.
The boys’ team race was very close, with East Rowan (72) edging Central Cabarrus (69.5), Concord (67.5) and Jesse Carson (60).
Central Cabarrus’ Christian Reid had a big day, winning the 400-meter dash and anchoring winning teams in the 4-by-100, 4-by-200 and 4-by-400 relays. Teammates Jaykwon diaz-Cruz (100 and 200 dashes) and Tyler Dunn (110 and 300 hurdles) also won twice.
Central Cabarrus also had a pair of multi-winners in the girls’ events. Freshman Etta Noel won the 800 and 1600 meter runs and anchored the victorious 4-by-400 relay squad. Jahaila Wright won the long jump and triple jump.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Wednesday’s Rewind: CMS/Panthers to kick off flag football league Friday
The new CMS High School Girls Flag Football League will open play Friday evening, with 20 teams competing in this first-year league sponsored in part by the Carolina Panthers.
Opening night games are scheduled from 5:30-9 p.m. at Hough High.
Each of the 20 teams will play two games.
The league will continue play weekly through the spring, with a championship game set for May 15 (a Sunday) at Bank of America Stadium.The league is operating at an intramural/club level this season.
Girls’ flag football is a fast-growing sport and is sanctioned as a varsity sport in six states.
Carolina Panthers Charities has provided a $50,000 grant to help provide uniforms and other means of support.
The opening season will feature teams from 19 Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools, plus Charlotte Catholic.
Teams competing this year:
Ardrey Kell
Berry Academy
Butler
Chambers
Charlotte Catholic
East Mecklenburg
Garinger
Harding
Hopewell
Hough (two teams)
Independence
Mallard Creek
Myers Park
North Mecklenburg
Olympic
Rocky River
South Mecklenburg
West Charlotte
West Mecklenburg
Wednesday spring sports
Rain and wet grounds postponed or canceled most of the spring sports activity for area high schools Wednesday, although a few events were played.
BASEBALL
Parkwood 17, Forest Hills 4: The Wolf Pack scored 10 runs in the top of the fifth inning and grabbed a Rocky River 2A-3A victory.
SOFTBALL
Union Academy 15, Central Academy 0: Riley Griffin slammed three hits and scored three runs, and Avery Chaney added two hits and two RBI for the Cardinals in this nonconference game.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Salisbury 9, Thomasville 0: Kyna Zaldivar had four assists as the Hornets posted a lopsided Central Carolina 1A-2A victory.
TRACK AND FIELD
Teams from Myers Park, Porter Ridge, Providence and Stuart Cramer competed in a meet at Providence.
Myers Park’s Justice Crawford was the only boys’ double-winner, as he took the 200-meter dash and the long jump. Providence won the 4-by-100, 4-by-200 and 4-by-800 relays.
The girls’ competition had a pair of two-event winners. Providence’s Tolulope Ajayi sped to victory in the 100 and 200 dashes, and Marvin Ridge’s Kyndall Henderson took the shot put and discus.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Tuesday’s Rewind: Ardrey Kell, Hopewell baseball get wins; Weddington star signs
A little bit of offense went a long way for Ardrey Kell on Tuesday, as the Knights scored a big high school baseball victory.
The Knights were able to push only one run across the plate, but it was enough to beat Myers Park 1-0 in a key South Meck 4A Conference game.
Queens commit Matthew Supa had an RBI hit in the bottom of the fourth inning. Combined with the pitching of Jacob Kirby and excellent defense, Ardrey Kell held off the Mustangs.
Kirby pitched a complete game and allowed five hits.
It was the conference opener for the Knights (5-3 overall). Myers Park fell to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Weddington standout commits
Chase Lowe, the standout 6-6 forward with two-time state high school basketball champion Weddington, said Tuesday that he was committing to William & Mary.
Lowe averaged 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season, as the Warriors went 31-0 and won the 4A title. As a junior, on an 18-0 Weddington team that took the 3A state crown, Lowe averaged 14.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists.
William & Mary is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.
There was other basketball news from Weddington.
The Warriors announced that Dan Welch is the new girls’ varsity basketball coach. Welch coached the junior varsity team last season.
Here are spring sports results from Tuesday:
Baseball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 17, West Charlotte 1: Hopewell’s Nathan Lacrosse had four hits and three RBI.
Hough 21, West Mecklenburg 3: The Huskies scored all their runs in the first three innings.
Mallard Creek 14, North Mecklenburg 2: Jaden Cruz had two hits and three RBI for the Mavericks.
SOUTH MECK 4A
Berry Academy 15, Harding 2 (Game 1): Antoine Bell, Mason VanFossen and Tymon Holloman each scored three runs for Berry.
Berry Academy 10, Harding 0 (Game 2): Mason VanFossen had three hits and two RBI for the Cardinals.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 11, East Mecklenburg 1: The Bulldogs scored in four of their five at-bats.
Charlotte Catholic 15, Rocky River 0: Pitchers Mason Child and Drew Heisler combined for a no-hitter, and Joey Hall laced two triples and scored three times.
Independence 16, Garinger 0 (Game 1): The Patriots scored nine times in the first inning and held Garinger to two hits.
Independence 20, Garinger 2 (Game 2): Much like the first game, Independence scored 10 runs in the first inning.
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 6, Charlotte Latin 5: The Knights won it with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh. Ryan Sweet had two hits for Latin.
Charlotte Country Day 2, Covenant Day 0: Brendan Pouliot fired a three-hitter and struck out 15 for the Buccaneers. Grant Gardner got both of the Bucs’ hits.
Providence Day 10, Cannon School 0: Harrison Barnett fired a one-hitter and struck out 14 for the victory. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Losing pitcher Luke McGrath struck out nine.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 16, A.L. Brown 3: Cox Mill’s Jack McGowan had five RBI.
Hickory Ridge 5, South Iredell 4: Hickory Ridge scored all its runs in the bottom of the first.
Lake Norman 6, West Cabarrus 1: Luke Schmolke pitched six innings, earning the victory with a one-hitter. He struck out 13.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Marvin Ridge 4, Cuthbertson 0: Trent Boone pitched a shutout for the Mavericks.
Porter Ridge 10, Piedmont 0: Winning pitcher Ryan Schwartz went six innings and struck out eight. Caleb Gant added three hits and five RBI.
Sun Valley 7, Weddington 4: The Spartans used four pitchers in the victory.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
Alexander Central 17, Ashe County 1: The Cougars’ Blaine Hartness smacked two doubles and scored three hits. Jaret Hoppes had two hits and four RBI.
Freedom 8, Hibriten 4: Hibriten’s Cameron Hodges had two hits.
Watauga 15, South Caldwell 5
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Pinecrest 11, Southern Lee 5
Richmond Senior 11, Hoke County 5: The Raiders’ Matthew Walker doubled and tripled.
Scotland County 7, Union Pines 5
BIG SOUTH 3A
Ashbrook 10, Forestview 7: John Ledbetter had two hits and drove in two runs for Ashbrook. Forestview’s Evan Reid had three hits.
Crest 4, Stuart Cramer 3
Kings Mountain 5, North Gaston 1: Winning pitcher Zane Brockman worked four innings, allowing one hit and fanning nine. He also had two hits and three RBI. Peyton Fisher homered for the Mountaineers.
South Point 19, Hunter Huss 0: South Point scored seven runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
East Rowan 5, Central Cabarrus 0: Standout senior Cameron Padgett fired a five-hitter and struck out 18, as East Rowan improved to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
Jesse Carson 2, Northwest Cabarrus 1: Emory Taylor delivered the game-winning single for Carson.
South Rowan 10, Concord 0
West Rowan 9, Lake Norman Charter 4: Zander Burton (4-for-4) and Luke Graham (four runs) led the victorious Falcons.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Fred T. Foard 4, East Lincoln 2: East Lincoln starter Carson Dahle struck out 11 in four innings.
Hickory 8, North Iredell 0
St. Stephens 5, North Lincoln 2: Down 2-1, St. Stephens rallied with four runs in the top of the sixth.
West Iredell 10, Statesville 9: West Iredell’s Eli Josey hit a double and triple, driving in three runs.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Anson County 13, Monroe 0: The Bearcats’ Tristan Ruppe fired a four-hit shutout and struck out 11.
Parkwood 5, Forest Hills 0: Ashton Plyler threw a one-hit shutout for the Wolf Pack.
West Stanly 11, Central Academy 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Metrolina Christian 13, Gaston Day 1: Sophomore Landon Polk was the winning pitcher.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 11, Newton-Conover 0: Zach Barnett had two hits and three RBI, and Cade Spencer fired a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
Bunker Hill 6, Maiden 0: The Bears’ Carson Elder drove in three runs with three hits.
Lincolnton 9, East Burke 1
West Lincoln 8, West Caldwell 2
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
East Rutherford 7, Chase 0
Polk County 7, Hendersonville 4
R-S Central 4, Brevard 0: The Hilltoppers allowed only two Brevard base-runners.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Langtree Charter 12, Community School of Davidson 6: Austin Lockamy drove in three Langtree runs.
Lincoln Charter 9, Mountain Island Charter 4: Lincoln Charter rallied from a 4-0 deficit, with three runs in the third inning and sixth in the fourth.
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
South Davidson 10, Lexington 0
Thomasville 6, North Rowan 2
West Davidson 11, Salisbury 1
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Burns 12, Bessemer City 0: The Bulldogs scored seven times in the third inning.
Cherryville 17, Thomas Jefferson Academy 7: Chase Miller had two hits and three RBI for the Ironmen.
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Draughn 10, Avery County 0: Draughn’s Trey Jensen fired a one-hitter.
Mountain Heritage 18, Rosman 2
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
North Stanly 12, South Stanly 2
Union Academy 14, Gray Stone Day 0: Carter Devore homered and drove in four runs for the Cardinals.
METRO 8 1A
Corvian Community 21, Sugar Creek Charter 1: Daniel Fisher had three hits and five RBI for Corvian.
Piedmont Community Charter 13, Carolina International 1: The Patriots scored in each of their five at-bats.
Queens Grant Charter 5, Bradford Prep 1: The Stallions’ Matthew Reilly had two hits and two RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Carolina Day 4, Hickory Christian 0
Concord Academy 1, Calvary Day 0: Starter Jack Fabon worked 4.1 innings and allowed only two hits, and reliever Andrew Brusi finished for the save. Brusi also had the game’s only RBI.
Gaston Christian 11, Davidson Day 10: Eighth-grader Carsten Green had three hits for the victors.
Jay M. Robinson 13, Chambers 3: Skyler Murray had two hits for Chambers.
McDowell 5, Patton 4
Miami (FL) Braddock 17, SouthLake Christian 7: The Eagles led 7-1 after five innings, but the Miami hosts scored 16 runs over the next two innings.
Providence 3, South Mecklenburg 0
Rock Hill 9, Carolina Royals 8
The Burlington School 11, Hickory Grove Christian 0: Arkansas commit Tucker Holland fired a no-hitter and struck out nine.
Girls’ softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 18, West Mecklenburg 0
Hough 12, Mallard Creek 0: The Huskies’ Jenna Borkley had a single and two doubles.
North Mecklenburg 22, Chambers 7: The Vikings’ Lizzy Beall and Kamden Wiggins each drove in three runs.
SOUTH MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 15, Harding 0: The Knights’ Kate Blau tossed a one-hitter.
South Mecklenburg 15, Olympic 5: Olympic led 5-1 after 2½ innings, but the Sabres scored five times in the bottom of the third and four more times in the fourth.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 18, East Mecklenburg 0: Ellie Bowman drove in four Butler runs.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
A.L. Brown 15, South Iredell 0
Lake Norman 5, Cox Mill 0: Cox Mill was held to three hits.
Mooresville 7, West Cabarrus 5: The Blue Devils broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Three Wolverine players hit home runs.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Marvin Ridge 19, Cuthbertson 0
Piedmont 5, Porter Ridge 1: The Panthers collected 15 hits, with winning pitcher Jillian Thomas going 4-for-4. She pitched a four-hitter and struck out 16.
Weddington 17, Sun Valley 0: Chloe Luzarrasa had two hits and three RBI.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
Alexander Central 18, Ashe County 2: Peyton Price (5-for-5, three RBI) and Kirstyn Herman (home run) led the Cougar attack.
Hibriten 18, Freedom 6: Hibriten’s Cady Ferguson had three hits, drove in three runs, and scored four times.
South Caldwell 18, Watauga 0: South Caldwell scored 10 times in the top of the first.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Hoke County 10, Union Pines 0
Richmond Senior 10, Lee County 2: Macy Steen had three hits and scored three times for the Raiders.
Scotland County 4, Pinecrest 0
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 15, South Point 0
Kings Mountain 8, Forestview 7: The Mountaineers won it with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Kali Weaver had three hits.
North Gaston 16, Ashbrook 2
Stuart Cramer 24, Hunter Huss 0: The Storm’s Payton Conroy drove in nine runs, with a double, triple and home run.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 8, West Rowan 1: Abby Reagan pounded a two-run homer for the Vikings.
Jesse Carson 7, East Rowan 4: Carson’s Maddie Roberts hit a two-run home run.
Northwest Cabarrus 10, Concord 0: Carleigh Deaver tossed a five-hit shutout.
South Rowan 12, Lake Norman Charter 1: Carmen Thomas went 3-for-3 for the Raiders, who scored 10 times in the top of the sixth inning.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 10, Fred T. Foard 0: The Mustangs’ Jaelyn Freeston doubled and homered, driving in three runs.
Hickory 7, North Iredell 5: Hickory’s Kami Bolick slammed a pair of doubles and drove in three runs.
St. Stephens 4, North Lincoln 3: Mia Sexton had two hits and a stolen base for the victors.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Parkwood 12, Forest Hills 0
West Stanly 13, Central Academy 1: Winning pitcher Lily Huneycutt homered and drove in three runs.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 1, Newton-Conover 0
East Burke 7, Lincolnton 0: The Cavaliers’ Love Tallent slammed a double and a triple and scored twice.
West Lincoln 2, West Caldwell 1: Harlie Burton won this pitchers’ duel, tossing a three-hitter. Losing pitcher Abbey Bowman had a five-hitter.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
East Rutherford 2, Chase 1
R-S Central 7, Brevard 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson 13, Langtree Charter 0
Mountain Island Charter 8, Lincoln Charter 4: Mountain Island’s Kaylan Brown had three hits.
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
East Davidson 9, North Rowan 5
South Davidson 15, Salisbury 4: Salisbury’s Ashley Yang had two hits and two runs.
West Davidson 30, Thomasville 6
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Burns 25, Bessemer City 0: The Bulldogs improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
Cherryville 12, Thomas Jefferson Academy 0: The Ironmen kept pace with Burns atop the conference.
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
C.D. Owen 11, Mitchell County 0
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
South Stanly 15, North Stanly 1: Skyler Mauldin and Cassidy Smith each went 3-for-4 with four RBI apiece.
Union Academy 5, Gray Stone Day 0: Gracie Hollingsworth tossed a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts.
METRO 8 1A
Queens Grant Charter 18, Bradford Prep 2: Abi Sawyers led the victors with a single, double, triple and seven RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Charlotte Christian 17, High Point Wesleyan 1: The Knights’ Wynne Gore went 2-for-3, and Anna Hinde drove in two runs.
Covenant Day 6, Metrolina Christian 3: Avery Houseton hit a single and two doubles and drove in three runs for Covenant Day.
High Point Christian 16, Concord Academy 0
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 13, West Mecklenburg 0: Jill Flanders (four goals) and Jasmine Nguyen (two goals, two assists) led the Titans.
Hough 4, Mallard Creek 1: Kennedy Bell and Kylee Thompson each had a goal and an assist for the Huskies (7-0-1 overall, 3-0 conference).
North Mecklenburg 9, Chambers 0: Keera Moua continued her blistering pace, scoring four goals and adding two assists. Moua has 19 goals and 16 assists in nine matches this season. Sydnie Parks added three assists for the Vikings.
SOUTH MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 9, Harding 0: Nine players scored a goal for the Knights, with Carly Montgomery adding three assists.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 9, Butler 0: Delia Hahn had a goal and four assists, and freshman Jordyn Miller totaled three goals and two assists in the Cougars’ rout.
Independence 6, East Mecklenburg 1: The Patriots outscored the Eagles 5-0 in the second half.
Providence 9, Rocky River 0
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 1, Lake Norman 0:L Reese DeJong got the clean sheet in goal, and Skylar Noll scored for the Chargers.
South Iredell 9, A.L. Brown 0: The Vikings ran their record to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Pinecrest 9, Southern Lee 0
Richmond Senior 1, Hoke County 0
Union Pines 10, Scotland County 1
BIG SOUTH 3A
Ashbrook 8, North Gaston 2
Forestview 5, Kings Mountain 0: Grace Hite scored two goals and added an assist.
South Point 7, Crest 0
Stuart Cramer 9, Hunter Huss 0: The Storm’s Aubree Baker had four goals and two assists.,
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Jesse Carson 9, East Rowan 0
Lake Norman Charter 10, South Rowan 0: Senior Eliza Rich (three goals, one assist) and senior Haven Stanley (two goals, four assists) led the Knights.
Northwest Cabarrus 7, Concord 3
West Rowan 2, Central Cabarrus 1: Goalkeeper Kristin Hammonds made 14 saves in getting the victory, and teammate Anna Mead scored both Falcon goals.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 1, Fred T. Foard 0 (2 OTs): Abby Hege scored on an assist from Deanna Poteat in the second overtime.
Hickory 2, North Iredell 0
St. Stephens 3, North Lincoln 0
West Iredell 2, Statesville 1
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 6, Westminster Catawba 0: The Lions bolted to a 4-0 halftime lead.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 3, West Lincoln 2: Bandys rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit.
Lincolnton 9, Bunker Hill 0
Maiden 3, East Burke 1
Newton-Conover 4, West Caldwell 0: Kayla Martinez-Garcia earned the clean sheet for the Red Devils, and Taylor Lackey scored a pair of goals.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
East Rutherford 2, Patton 2
Polk County 3, R-S Central 1
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
East Davidson 4, Lexington 0
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 1, Shelby 0: East Gaston remained unbeaten (5-0-1 overall, 2-0 conference).
Thomas Jefferson Academy 9, Cherryville 0
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Avery County 5, Mountain Heritage 0: Mari Mayo and Emree Hoilman each scored twice for Avery County.
NONCONFERENCE
Ashe County 1, Mount Airy 1
Calvary Day 9, Concord Academy 0
Cannon School 2, Davidson Day 0: Cannon School’s Brooke Van Epps had a goal and an assist, and goalkeeper Abby Crane got the shutout.
Central Academy 7, Mount Pleasant 0: CATA had 20 shots on goal.
Marvin Ridge 9, Parkwood 0: Freshman Isabella Zicchinolfi had two goals and two assists.
Myers Park 2, Porter Ridge 1: The Mustangs earned a road victory behind goals from Charlotte Simas and Emma Shaw.
Providence Day 1, Weddington 0: Chargers’ goalkeeper Chandler Brooks got the shutout, and Cameryn Sicard scored in the second half off a Blane McElroy assist.
West Charlotte 3, Berry Academy 3: West Charlotte’s Kenzie Thao scored two goals.
Boys’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 17, Ardrey Kell 6
Charlotte Country Day 15, Fort Mill 0
Charlotte Latin 13, Legion Collegiate 4
Cuthbertson 16, Sun Valley 2: A.J. Colombo scored four goals and added five assists for the Cavaliers.
Hickory 16, St. Stephens 10
Hough 10, Myers Park 4: The Huskies got two goals and two assists from Peyton Turner.
South Mecklenburg 16, Butler 3: The Sabres’ Michael Keretsis scored five times.
T.C. Roberson 23, Watauga 0
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 20, Weddington 16: Allie McNulty scored five goals for the victorious Cougars.
Christ the King 16, Cannon School 5: The Crusaders’ Meg Crosbie led the way with two goals, seven ground balls and two caused turnovers. Ava Nitzen totaled eight ground balls.
Davidson Day 13, Greensboro Day 3: Delaney Brown and Izzy Pierce each scored five goals for the Patriots.
Hough 23, Lake Norman 9: Mary Sorvillo had eight goals for Lake Norman Charter. Hough improved to 4-0.
Providence 14, Porter Ridge 6: Providence’s Molly Gomsak scored five times.
St. Stephens 15, Hickory 11
Sun Valley 15, Independence 7: Brelee Martin led the Spaertans with six goals.
T.C. Roberson 12, Watauga 2
Boys’ tennis
Alexander Central 6, Freedom 3: Freedom’s B.J. Vang edged Samuel Law in a tiebreaker in No. 1 singles. Alexander Central’s Bodie King won No. 2 singles and teamed with Law for a doubles victory.
Bandys 9, East Burke 0: Josh Cross and Jeremiah Cockman won their singles matches and teamed to win No. 1 doubles.
Central Academy 9, Parkwood 0
East Rutherford 8, Brevard 1: C.J. Hollifield scored victories for the Cavaliers in No. 1 singles and doubles.
Lake Norman Charter 9, South Rowan 0: The Knights improved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the South Piedmont 3A.
Lincoln Charter 9, Christ the King 0
Lincolnton 8, Newton-Conover 1: The Wolves’ Zach Zagriorski beat Newton-Conover Eli Chellman in No. 1 singles. Zagriorski was also part of a winning No. 1 doubles team.
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Monday’s Prep Rewind: Crest hires football coach; Concord looks for one
Crest High has filled its head football coaching vacancy.
Now Concord must do the same thing.
Crest has announced the hiring of Jim Sosebee as head football coach. He replaces Nick Eddins, who resigned in January to become head coach at Pinecrest High in Southern Pines.
Meanwhile, Concord head football coach Marty Paxton says he is stepping down after four years in the position.
Crest, a perennial 3A powerhouse in football, is getting a head coach with a track record producing explosive offenses. Sosebee has coached the past six seasons at 2A Hendersonville, compiling a 50-26 record.
Eddins had coached five years at Crest, and the Chargers are coming off a season when they finished 10-3 overall and 7-0 in winning the Big South 3A championship.
Sosebee’s Hendersonville team went 10-2 last season and reached the fourth round of the 2A playoffs. The Bearcats averaged 49.7 points a game, scored 55 or more points six times, and 70 or more points twice.
In addition to his stint at Hendersonville, Sosebee was head coach for four seasons at Greenville High in South Carolina.
At Concord, Paxton says he is leaving to spend more time with his family.
The 2021 team was Paxton’s most successful with the Spiders, finished 7-4 and winning the South Piedmont 3A title. He was named the conference’s Coach of the Year. Paxton’s overall record in four seasons at Concord was 11-29.
Paxton, a Concord alum, also has been head coach at Hickory Ridge and Mooresville high schools.
Here are spring sports results from Monday:
Baseball
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Porter Ridge 12, Piedmont 4
Sun Valley 5, Weddington 3
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Fred T. Foard 17, Statesville 0: Lane Essary had three hits in the Tigers’ lopsided victory.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 19, West Caldwell 1: Two Bandys pitchers combined for a five-inning no-hitter, and Logan Williams led the offense with two hits and two runs.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
Polk County 10, Patton 6: Patton’s Brayden Pearson had two hits.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 7, Shelby 3
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Rosman 4, Avery County 3
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 8, South Stanly 4
METRO 8 1A
Piedmont Community Charter 17, Sugar Creek Charter 0
NONCONFERENCE
Cherryville 12, Maiden 1: Cherryville’s Will Price singled, homered and knocked in four runs.
Draughn 8, McDowell 4: Jacob Mull and Trey Jansen each hit home runs and drove in two runs.
Hopewell 10, Hickory Ridge 6: Tyler Howe went 3-for-4, scored three times, and drove in two runs. Teammate Chase Sosebee earned a save in relief and went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Mountain Island Charter 6, Charlotte Stampede 5: Leonard Hadley stole two bases and scored twice for the victors, while Boston Torres drove in two runs for the Stampede.
North Hills Christian 8, Walnut Grove Christian 6
North Iredell 8, West Lincoln 0: Thomas Shumaker led the Warriors with a double and home run. He drove in two runs.
Girls’ softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
West Charlotte 17, West Mecklenburg 0
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Richmond Senior 13, Lee County 0: Makayla Parks had two hits and a pair of RBI in the Raiders’ victory. BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 6, Stuart Cramer 5: The visiting Chargers rallied with four runs in the top of the seventh inning. Payton Conroy had two hits and two RBI for Stuart Cramer.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Fred T. Foard 27, Statesville 0: Riley Vogel slammed a pair of home runs, as the Tigers earned a road conference victory.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
Polk County 5, Patton 4
NONCONFERENCE
Alexander Central 8, Mooresville 6: Kenzie Church hit a home run, and teammate Peyton Price went 3-for-5 for the visiting Wildcats.
Concord Academy 6, Lee Park Prep 4
Elkin 5, North Iredell 1
Hickory Ridge 10, Marvin Ridge 1: The Ragin’ Bulls Angelina Davies collected three hits.
Mountain Island Charter 14, Gaston Christian 0
Myers Park 9, Charlotte Catholic 2: Myers Park’s Eva Hall smacked a pair of triples, scored twice, and drove in two runs. Rachel Wildman had two hits and both of the Cougars’ RBI.
North Stanly 17, Salisbury 1
South Mecklenburg 9, Providence 3
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
West Charlotte 2, West Mecklenburg 1: Isabella Ott scored one goal for the Lions, and West Charlotte also got an own-goal by West Mecklenburg. The Lions’ Kenzie Thao had seven shots on goal.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Pinecrest 3, Richmond Senior 0
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 6, Ashbrook 2
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
Fred T. Foard 8, Statesville 0: The Tigers ran their overall record to 5-0-1.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Gaston Christian 4, Hickory Grove Christian 1: Milla Syska scored the goal for Hickory Grove Christian.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
Hendersonville 9, Chase 0
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 9, Albemarle 0: Emily Hammill led the Tigers with three goals and an assist.
South Stanly 3, North Stanly 2: Zimena James had a goal and two assists in South Stanly’s victory.
Union Academy 5, Gray Stone Day 1: The Cardinals kept rolling, winning behind Shania Coppin’s three-goal hat trick. Heidi Aguilar added a goal and an assist.
NONCONFERENCE
Asheville 2, Hibriten 0
Hickory Christian 3, Forsyth Home Educators 0: The victorious Knights are now 6-0.
Lake Norman Charter 2, North Davidson 1: Rylie Cook scored the Knights’ first goal, and Peyton Conder got the game-winner in the 68th minute, off an assist from Haven Stanley.
North Iredell 3, Alexander Central 1: Lindsay Garcia, Cameryn Reavis and Luck Wittenmyer scored for North Iredell. Addison Head had the Cougars’ goal.
Patton 3, West Caldwell 1
Salisbury 5, Uwharrie Charter 3: The Hornets won behind two goals by Sutton Webb. Those were the 99th and 100th career goals at Salisbury for Webb.
Sun Valley 4, North Mecklenburg 1: Bella Kaplan’s two goals led the Spartans. Karla Artolozaga added a goal and an assist.
University Christian 1, Caldwell Academy 1
Boys’ lacrosse
Lake Norman Charter 20, Mooresville 2: Jack Dadon had three goals and nine assists for the Knights, who have won three in a row.
Boys’ tennis
Newton-Conover 9, West Caldwell 0: Eli Chellman won the No. 1 singles match, and Evan Huynh and Alex Furr teamed to win No. 1 doubles.
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Weekend Rewind: Marvin Ridge track takes two
The high school track and field spotlight was focused on Union County over the weekend, with a pair of big multi-team meets taking place in the southwest part of the county.
Marvin Ridge swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles in the Marvin Ridge Invitational, with the Mooresville boys and Mallard Creek girls finishing second.
Meanwhile, the Clash of the Carolinas at Cuthbertson attracted teams from the Carolinas and Georgia.
That meet did not compile team scores, but several athletes had big days.
MARVIN RIDGE
The host Mavericks ran away with the boys’ team title, scoring 130 points. Mooresville (70), Mallard Creek (61), Sun Valley (58) and North Lincoln (56) rounded out the top five.
Josiah Wrice of Butler swept the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and Mallard Creek’s Guy Jarrell won the 400 meters and anchored the victorious 4-by-400 relay team. Sun Valley’s Denmar Chambers won the shot put and discus.
Marvin Ridge edged Mallard Creek 114.5-105 for the girls’ title. North Lincoln (75), Providence (49), Weddington and Charlotte Catholic (38 each) also were among the leaders.
Independence sprinter Maya Love won the 100 and 200 dashes, while Marvin Ridge’s Aria Wegh (100 hurdles and high jump) and Charlotte Catholic’s Lauren Grose (long jump and triple jump) also were double-winners.
CLASH OF THE CAROLINAS
The Cuthbertson boys swept the 4-by-100, 4-by-200 and 4-by-400 relays, and other Cavalier winners were Killian Fahy (400 meters) and Carson Hegele (pole vault).
Porter Ridge’s Brandon Benitez had a big day, winning the 110 hurdles and triple jump and finishing second in the 300 hurdles.
Other Charlotte-area boys’ winners were Emanuel Williams of Central Academy (800 meters); Weddington’s Caden Townshend (3,200 meters), the Weddington 4-by-800 relay team, and Hough’s Cole Catherman (high jump).
In the girls’ competition, Hickory Ridge won the 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 relays, but West Mecklenburg’s Sanu Jallow had the big individual performance. She won the 200 and 400 meter dashes and ran second in the 100 meters.
Cuthbertson’s Lillian Nasta swept the 800 and 1,600 meter runs.
Other Charlotte-area girls’ winners were Olympic’s Jasmine Greene (triple jump), Ardrey Kell’s Tyler Glover (shot put), Cuthbertson’s Emma Hyso (pole vault), and Hough’s Deborah Brown (discus).
Milestone for Hignight
Providence High baseball coach Danny Hignight reached a milestone Friday night, when his Panthers walloped host Butler 20-2 in a Southwestern 4A game.
Providence pitcher Michael Forret earned the victory, with help from two relievers, but for Hignight, it was his 400th career victory in 19 seasons at Providence.
The Panthers (7-0) have won 10 conference championships and reached the regional finals four times under Hignight. In 2015, the Hignight-coached Panthers won the 4A state championship.
Here are spring sports results from the weekend (all results are from Friday, unless otherwise noted):
Baseball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 10, Mallard Creek 0: The Titans’ Seth Christmas singled, homered and drove in three runs.
Hough 13, Chambers 2: Hough pitchers held the Cougars to one hit.
West Charlotte 23, West Mecklenburg 10: West Mecklenburg led 7-4 after four innings, but the Lions rallied with nine runs in the fifth and 10 more in the sixth.
SOUTH MECK 4A
Myers Park 17, Harding 0: The Mustangs’ Owen Anderson (three hits) and Reece Perry (three RBI) led the attack.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 3, Independence 2: Jake Kernodle had two of Charlotte Catholic’s four hits.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 8, West Cabarrus 0: Tyler Zedalis led the victors with two hits and two RBI.
Hickory Ridge 6, Mooresville 4
Lake Norman 12, A.L. Brown 2: Hunter Sherrill slammed a triple and a home run, and he drove in six Lake Norman runs.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Lee County 2, Hoke County 1
Pinecrest 4, Richmond Senior 3: Cameron Way had three hits for Richmond Senior.
Scotland County 2, Southern Lee 1
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 11, Ashbrook 1
Kings Mountain 22, Hunter Huss 0: The Mountaineers rapped 17 hits. Charlie Melton had three of those, including a home run. Four teammates also homered.
North Gaston 7, Forestview 0
South Point 6, Stuart Cramer 2
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
East Rowan 13, Lake Norman Charter 1: Chance Mako, an East Carolina commit, fired a one-hitter and fanned nine. Griffin Warden added three hits.
Jesse Carson 7, Concord 1: Winning pitcher Hayden Simmerson struck out 13.
Northwest Cabarrus 3, West Rowan 1: Dalton Hazlett was the winning pitcher and knocked in two runs.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 17, West Iredell 0: Garret Michel slammed three home runs and drove in eight runs. Michel has homered nine times in six East Lincoln games.
North Lincoln 4, North Iredell 0: Kellen Clark fired a two-hitter, walked only one, and struck out nine for the Knights.
St. Stephens 8, Hickory 1: Justin Skews went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, and winning pitcher Julien Peissel worked six innings, tossing a three-hitter.
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Gaston Christian 7, Concord Academy 2: David Nicks had two hits and two RBI for the victors.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 10, Maiden 0: Winner Terick Bumgarner fired a three-hitter and fanned 10, and Nolan Jones added two doubles and two RBI.
Lincolnton 25, West Caldwell 1
West Lincoln 13, Newton-Conover 3
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
East Davidson 18, Lexington 0
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Cherryville 2, Shelby 1: Ironmen pitcher Eli Newsome threw a three-hitter and struck out nine.
Highland Tech 12, Bessemer City 0
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Draughn 9, C.D. Owen 6: Draughn’s Thomas Lambert had three hits and three RBI.
Madison County 11, Mitchell County 2
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
North Stanly 17, Gray Stone Day 1 (Game 1)
North Stanly 10, Gray Stone Day 0 (Game 2)
Union Academy 12, Jay M. Robinson 5: Andrew Chandler led the Cardinals with two hits and three RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Alexander Central 5, North Davidson 0: Caleb Williams threw a complete-game three-hit shutout.
Alexander Central 10, Davie County 8 (Saturday): Konor Davis (double, three RBI) and Maddox Jack (two RBI) helped the Cougars to victory.
Carolina Royals 9, Charlotte Stampede 7 (Saturday)
Charlotte Christian 2, South Caldwell 0: The Knights’ Calvert Clark fired a three-hit shutout and struck out 13.
Christ the King 4, Bishop McGuinness 3: Nick Wilson and Dominic Rametta each had two hits for the victors.
Combine Academy 1, Carmel Christian 0
Community School of Davidson 7, Bradford Prep 1
Grace Christian (Sanford) 11, North Hills Christian 0
Hibriten 11, West Caldwell 1 (Saturday): Cameron Hodges led Hibriten with three hits and four RBI.
Hickory Christian 8, Pinnacle Academy 2
Montgomery Central 3, Forest Hills 2 (Game 1): Forest Hills pitcher Evan Greene threw a four-hitter and struck out 10.
Montgomery Central 13, Forest Hills 2 (Game 2)
North Mecklenburg 3, Berry Academy 2: Kyle Wade was the winning pitcher, tossing a five-hitter and striking our 12. Thomas Soriano had two hits for Berry Academy.
Porter Ridge 8, Parkwood 2 (Saturday)
Rocky River 17, Lee Park Prep 9: Rocky River scored 11 times in the bottom of the first inning.
Socastee (SC) 2, South Rowan 1 (Saturday)
South Davidson 20, Carolina International 9: James Hatch smacked three hits for the losing Comets.
South Mecklenburg 7, Cox Mill 6 (9 innings, Saturday): Cox Mill scored twice in the top of the ninth for a 6-4 lead, but the Sabres rallied. Brody Taylor had three hits, including a home run, for the Sabres. Tyler Zedalis homered and drove in two runs for Cox Mill.
West Stanly 6, Mount Pleasant 2 (Saturday)
Girls’ softball
SOUTH MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 5, South Mecklenburg 4: Allison Smith drove in three runs for Ardrey Kell, which rallied with a run in the bottom of the seventh after the Sabres had scored twice in the top of the inning.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 5, Lake Norman 4: Anna Dew homered and drove in two runs for the Ragin’ Bulls.
Mooresville 18, South Iredell 1
West Cabarrus 3, A.L. Brown 0: Emily Pedrick pitched five innings of no-hit ball for the Wolverines.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Hoke County 4, Southern Lee 0
Pinecrest 10, Lee County 1
Richmond Senior 12, Union Pines 0: Makayla Parks slammed two home runs and drove in six runs for the Raiders.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 16, Ashbrook 0: The Jaguars’ Lily Cabe drove in three runs.
North Gaston 10, Kings Mountain 4: North Gaston broke open a close game with five runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 10-4 lead.
South Point 14, Hunter Huss 2: Ashleigh Burns had two hits and three RBI for South Point.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 5, East Rowan 0: Winner Brantleigh Parrott tossed a three-hitter and struck out 13.
Jesse Carson 10, Northwest Cabarrus 1: Lonna Addison earned the victory on the mound, striking out 10. At the plate, she homered.
South Rowan 15, Concord 0: Skye Fernandez led the Raiders with three RBI.
West Rowan 12, Lake Norman Charter 0: Winning pitcher Carmen Freeze tossed a four-hitter.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 8, West Iredell 1: Taliyah Thomas led the Mustangs with three hits.
North Lincoln 2, North Iredell 0 (9 innings)
St. Stephens 3, Hickory 0
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 15, Maiden 4: Bandys’ Annie Andrews went 4-for-5, scoring five times and driving in three runs.
West Lincoln 16, Newton-Conover 0: Anna Beirerich had three hits for West Lincoln.
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS 2A
East Rutherford 1, Brevard 0 (8 innings)
R-S Central 7, Hendersonville 0
CENTRAL CAROLINA 1A-2A
South Davidson 19, Lexington 0
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Cherryville 10, Shelby 0
Highland Tech 10, Bessemer City 0: Emma Ghorley singled, tripled and homered, driving in six runs.
WESTERN HIGHLANDS 1A-2A
Draughn 6, C.D. Owen 0
Madison County 10, Mitchell County 0
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
North Stanly 19, Gray Stone Day 3: Callie Parker went 3-for-4, scored four times, and drove in three runs for the Comets.
South Stanly 3, Mount Pleasant 2: South Stanly’s Kassie Swink had three hits.
Union Academy 16, Jay M. Robinson 0: Gracie Hollingsworth slammed two home runs and drove in six Cardinal runs.
NONCONFERENCE
Burns 13, Freedom 1
Hough 5, Weddington 4: Hough’s Jenna Borkley had two hits and two RBI, and Weddington’s Layla Manning scored three times and had two hits.
Piedmont 13, Cox Mill 3: Piedmont’s Natalya Salo doubled, homered and drove in five runs.
South Caldwell 9, Lincoln Charter 0: South Caldwell’s Liz Jarden had four hits.
West Stanly 3, Piedmont 2: Winning pitcher Teagan Ritchie also had an RBI.
Girls’ soccer
SOUTH MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 1, South Mecklenburg 0: Ellie Riechman’s goal decided this defensive struggle. Ardrey Kell’s Emily Casey had eight saves in goal, while Sabres’ goalkeeper Lillian Heaslet stopped seven shots.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Lake Norman 2, Hickory Ridge 1
South Iredell 4, Mooresville 0: Olivia Oswalt (two goals) led the Vikings.
SANDHILLS 3A-4A
Hoke County 0, Lee County 0
Southern Lee 7, Scotland County 2
BIG SOUTH 3A
South Point 13, Hunter Huss 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Concord 9, South Rowan 1: The Spiders rolled behind Sophia Guerrero (four goals) and Isabel Ashley (three goals, five assists).
Lake Norman Charter 9, West Rowan 0: The Knights’ Eliza Rich (three goals, two assists) and Rylie Cook (two goals) led the way.
Northwest Cabarrus 5, Jesse Carson 0
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 8, West Iredell 1
Hickory 1, St. Stephens 0 (OT)
North Iredell 1, North Lincoln 0
NONCONFERENCE
Asheville 1, Freedom 1: Skylar Georges scored for Freedom, off a Malia Withrow assist.
Avery County 2, Ashe County 0
Burns 2, East Rutherford 0
Coastal Christian 5, Carmel Christian 0 (Saturday)
Cox Mill 4, Providence 1: Four different players scored goals for the Chargers, and Kierann Fisher had two assists.
Cuthbertson 1, Myers Park 1: Cuthbertson’s Caroline Palmer and the Mustangs’ Catherine Kalariotes got the goals in this draw.
Hibriten 7, McDowell 1
Legion Collegiate 8, Arborbrook Christian 2
Piedmont 4, York (SC) 0: Caitlin Bain scored twice for the Panthers.
South Caldwell 0, Newton-Conover 0
Sun Valley 8, Richmond Senior 1
Watauga 9, Crest 0: Brelyn Sturgill and Georgia Parker each scored twice for the Pioneers.
Woods Charter 6, Gray Stone Day 1
Boys’ lacrosse
Cardinal Gibbons 17, Christ the King 4 (Saturday)
Hough 19, Cape Fear 0 (Saturday): Peyton Turner led the Huskies with three goals and three assists.
Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha 14, Christ the King 2
Jacksonville (FL) Bolles 8, Lake Norman 6
Marvin Ridge 11, Cuthbertson 3
Mooresville 14, Independence 4
Myers Park 8, Jacksonville (FL) Bolles 6 (Saturday)
Sun Valley 7, Parkwood 2
Weddington 20, Porter Ridge 2
West Forsyth 9, Hickory 5
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 18, Louisville (KY) Sacred Heart 6 (Saturday)
Cuthbertson 15, Providence 8
Louisville (KY) Sacred Heart 15, Marvin Ridge 8: Brooke Lattanzi scored six goals for Marvin Ridge.
Mooresville 14, Independence 10: Tatiana Verity led Mooresville with six goals.
R.J. Reynolds 20, Lake Norman 6
West Forsyth 14, Hickory 4
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This story was originally published March 21, 2022 at 1:04 PM.