Thursday’s fall sports rewind: Catholic soccer puts opponents on notice
The Charlotte Catholic boys’ soccer team dealt with injuries and inexperience last fall, but the Cougars gave notice Thursday night that they are ready to regain their position as a state soccer power.
Before a home crowd, Charlotte Catholic won the soccer version of the Battle of Park Road, blanking South Mecklenburg 2-0. The visiting Sabres entered the match ranked 15th in the Observer’s Sweet 16.
Cristian Chamorro and Domenico McPhillips each scored for the Cougars.
South Mecklenburg put plenty of pressure on the Charlotte Catholic defense, as Patrik Burling had four shots and Cullen Ferguson had three. But Cougars’ goalkeeper Gavin Banks turned in a clean-sheet effort.
Thursday’s standouts
Megan Brown (Gaston Day volleyball): Brown had 30 kills, four aces, 17 digs and 30 service points in her team’s 3-1 victory over SouthLake Christian.
Will Grainger (Charlotte Country Day soccer): Grainger’s two goals led his team to a 3-0 road victory over Davidson Day.
Allison Oberlin-Pope (East Mecklenburg volleyball): Oberlin-Pope led the Eagles to a 3-1 victory at Hopewell, totaling seven service aces and 12 kills.
Ava Pritchett (Providence volleyball): Pritchett, a senior, had 13 kills and nine digs in her team’s 3-1 victory at South Mecklenburg.
Boys’ soccer
METROLINA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Gaston Day 9, SouthLake Christian 0: The two-time defending private school 2A state champions cruised, as Ben Spencer had three goals and two assists, and Marco Wright added two goals. Goalkeeper Xavier Porter registered his second shutout of the season.
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Carmel Christian 1, Marvin Ridge 0: The host Cougars, who finished second in the private school 4A state playoffs last year, opened with a victory.
Charlotte Country Day 3, Davidson Day 0: The Buccaneers’ Will Grainger scored twice, and Philip Preslar added a goal.
Community School of Davidson 5, Gray Stone Day 1
Fred T. Foard 5, Lake Norman Charter 4
Hickory Christian 2, Hickory Grove Christian 2 (Hickory Christian won 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Hopewell 1, Christ the King 1: Drew Hansen scored for defending 1A state champion Christ the King in its season opener.
Myers Park 7, Pine Lake Prep 0
Providence 3, R.J. Reynolds 0: The Observer’s top-ranked boys’ soccer team dominated this match at the Matthews Sportsplex, behind goals by Taylor Uzacki, Sebastian Ugarte and 2021 Observer Player of the Year Ewan Gath. Colton White got the shutout in goal.
Providence Day 6, Legion Collegiate (SC) 3
Sun Valley 1, East Mecklenburg 1: Sasha Kleyner scored for Sun Valley.
Weddington 2, Ardrey Kell 1: Noah Upchurch scored for Ardrey Kell, but the Knights could come back from a 2-0 halftime deficit.
AREA NONCONFERENCE
A.L. Brown 2, Reagan 2: Benji Landaverde (one goal, one assist) and Ethan Martinez (one goal) led A.L. Brown.
Lincoln Charter 8, Cabarrus Stallions 3: Ethan Walker scored four goals, and Marion Nieves had four assists for the Eagles.
North Lincoln 2, Langtree Charter 1
Piedmont 5, Parkwood 1
Richmond Senior 1, Forest Hills 1
West Cabarrus 3, Glenn 2
Girls’ golf
Carmel Christian 128, Gaston Christian 155: Bethany Welch and Stenna Jauch each shot a 42 to lead Carmel Christian.
Girls’ tennis
Alexander Central 7, Bunker Hill 2
Charlotte Catholic 5, Providence 4
Charlotte Country Day 9, Davidson Day 0: Tenley Hippensteel defeated Vivian White 6-1, 7-5 in No. 1 singles and teamed with Alex Cone to win No. 1 doubles.
East Lincoln 6, South Point 2: Freshman Karyn Sink won in straight sets for the Mustangs in No. 1 singles, and Molly McGuirk edged Soga Czerwinsky of South Point in a marathon No. 2 singles match.
East Lincoln 8, Lincolnton 1: Karyn Sink and Molly McGuirk swept the top two singles matches and teamed to win in doubles.
Girls’ volleyball
METROLINA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Gaston Day 3, SouthLake Christian 1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23): Megan Brown led Gaston Day, with 30 kills and four aces.
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Arborbrook Christian 3, Charlotte Latin 2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-13): Arborbrook Christian, ranked 13th in the Observer’s Sweet 16, rallied from a 2-0 deficit and downed a strong Latin team.
Ardrey Kell 3, Weddington 1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-20)
East Mecklenburg 3, Hopewell 1 (20-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-12): Allison Oberlin-Pope (12 kills) and Abigail Leo (11 kills) led the Eagles.
Legion Collegiate (SC) 3, Providence Day 1 (31-33, 25-14, 25-16, 25-23)
Marvin Ridge 3, Mallard Creek 0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-8): Josie Zettlemoyer had 15 kills and 10 digs, and Meredith Meck totaled 34 assists for Marvin Ridge. Ava Humphries led the Mavericks with six service returns and three digs.
North Mecklenburg 3, Garinger 0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-10)
Palisades 3, Stuart Cramer 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-22): This was the first varsity victory in any sport for Palisades, a new Charlotte-Mecklenburg high school.
Providence 3, South Mecklenburg 1 (25-21, 25-14, 23-25, 25-16): Ava Pritchett had 13 kills, and Ave Leahy added 12 kills and 13 service returns for Providence.
Salisbury 3, Corvian Community 0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-9)
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Calvary Day 3, Statesville Christian 1 (25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20)
Concord Academy 3, Cabarrus Stallions 0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-17): Belly Snyder had seven service aces, and Bailey McClure had 20 assists and nine digs for the victors.
Davie County 3, Crest 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-15)
East Rowan 3, A.L. Brown 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-9)
Highland Tech 3, Lincolnton 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-15): The Rams’ Madison Thompson paced the victory with 15 kills.
Kings Mountain 3, St. Stephens 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-23): Meile Songaila had 10 kills, nine digs and one block for the victorious Mountaineers.
Lincoln Charter 3, North Lincoln 1 (25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18)
Mooresville 3, Statesville 2 (25-23, 25-18, 16-25, 23-25, 18-16): Statesville’s Lacie Evans totaled 26 assists and 11 digs.
Mount Pleasant 3, West Cabarrus 0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-17)
Piedmont 3, Parkwood 1
Porter Ridge 3, Central Academy 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-18)
South Point 3, East Gaston 0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-15): South Point’s Laney Pilkington had 12 kills.
South Stanly 3, Forest Hills 0
Sun Valley 3, Northwest Cabarrus 0 (25-2, 25-6, 25-13)
T.C. Roberson 3, Cox Mill 0 (25-21, 25-10, 25-10)
West Iredell 3, Bunker Hill 0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-7)
Junior varsity football
Charlotte Catholic 28, South Mecklenburg 24
Hickory 18, Alexander Central 6
Hickory Ridge 55, Hunter Huss 6
Independence 26, Jay M. Robinson 0
Mooresville 45, Davie County 14
Statesville 6, Jesse Carson 0
Sun Valley 36, Olympic 12
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Wednesday’s Rewind: No. 1 Providence starts strong
The Charlotte area’s top-ranked boys’ high school soccer team opened its season impressively Wednesday night, as Providence traveled to Winston-Salem and blanked Mount Tabor 4-0.
The Panthers, No. 1 in the Observer’s preseason Sweet 16 ratings, got off to a fast start with an early goal from Nick DeGabrielle.
Koble Ankrah, Noah Franks and Brock Gramann also scored for Providence, which built a 3-0 halftime lead against the Spartans.
The Panthers won’t get much rest, as they’re back in action Thursday night. They’ll face another Winston-Salem team, R.J. Reynolds, in a 7 p.m. match at the Matthews Sportsplex.
Wednesday’s standouts
Joshua Higginbotham (Porter Ridge soccer): Higginbotham scored with 24 seconds left in the match, lifting his team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over visiting Independence.
Ella Moore (Mooresville girls’ cross-country): Moore, a senior, took first place by a margin of nearly 1½ minutes in the girls’ division of a Greater Metro 4 4A meet in Concord.
Quinn McGuire (Ardrey Kell soccer): A senior, McGuire scored two goals and added an assist as the Knights blanked host North Mecklenburg 5-0.
Eli Petko (Weddington soccer): A junior, Petko had the biggest scoring night of an Observer-area player. He had four goals and two assists in his team’s 9-0 rout of Monroe.
Boys’ soccer
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Ardrey Kell 5, North Mecklenburg 0: Quinn McGuire had two goals, Samuel Lee added a goal and two assists, and Ryan Hull had a goal and an assist for the Knights.
Butler 3, Queen’s Grant Charter 0
Corvian Community 5, Mallard Creek 1: Corvian Community, a 1A school, trounced its 4A neighborhood rival in the Battle of Johnston Oehler Road. It was the Cardinals’ first victory over a 4A opponent in the school’s four-year soccer-playing history. Mallard Creek beat Corvian Community 4-1 last year.
Hopewell 4, Lake Norman Charter 3
Myers Park 1, Hough 0: The fourth-ranked Mustangs blanked the No. 3 Huskies in this battle of Charlotte-area soccer powers. It was the season-opener for Myers Park, which is back in action Thursday night at Pine Lake Prep and then faces private school power Rabun Gap (Ga.) School on Saturday.
Porter Ridge 2, Independence 1: Joshua Davidson scored in the first half, giving the visiting Patriots a 1-0 halftime lead. But the Pirates battled back, tying the match on a Landon Jewett goal with seven minutes remaining and then winning on Joshua Higginbotham’s goal with less than a half-minute to play.
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Ashbrook 6, West Lincoln 0
Bandys 4, West Iredell 1: West Iredell’s Ethan King scored, with Asher Frisbee getting the assist.
Concord 3, Western Alamance 0: The Spiders, ranked fifth in the Observer’s Sweet 16, blanked the state’s defending 3A champions.
Cox Mill 1, West Forsyth 1: Pat Cormier’s second goal of the season helped the Chargers gain a tie on the road.
Davie County 2, South Iredell 1
East Gaston 5, Kings Mountain 0: Junior Yahir Gonzalez scored three goals, and goalkeeper Bairon Castro made four saves in earning the shutout.
Hickory Ridge 9, Parkland 0
Jay M. Robinson 2, West Stanly 1: Ivan Molina and Justin Vides scored for the victors.
Lake Norman 1, R.J. Reynolds 1
Lincoln Charter 2, Bradford Prep 1
Mooresville 4, East Forsyth 3: Mooresville trailed 3-1 at halftime, but the Blue Devils battled back. Levi Bankirer’s goal tied the match, and Ivan Quintero scored the game-winning goal;
Mount Pleasant 5, East Rowan 2: Leo Nascimetto and Jackson Smith each scored twice for the Tigers, and Nascimetto added three assists, playing a role in each score.
North Iredell 2, Watauga 1
Thomas Jefferson Academy 8, Piedmont Community Charter 1
Union Academy 13, Anson County 0: Corbin Esquivel led the Cardinal onslaught, with three goals and an assist. James Rogers had four assists.
Weddington 9, Monroe 0: Eli Petko’s four goals, along with two goals and two assists from Carter McClain, paced the Warriors.
Cross-country
GREATER METRO 4 4A MEET
Mooresville swept first place in the boys’ and girls’ division of a conference meet, run at Frank Liske Park in Concord.
Ella Moore led a 1-2-3 sweep for Mooresville in the girls’ race, with a time of 20 minutes 11.1 seconds on the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course. Lauren Vanderpool and Mariah Knight were second and third.
Mooresville had 24 points, followed by Hickory Ridge (41), Cox Mill (74), West Cabarrus (99) and A.L. Brown (142).
The boys’ winner was Mooresville’s Clark Kremar, in 17:11.9. Teammate Michael Martinez was second, followed by Hickory Ridge’s Eli Witte.
Boys’ team scores: Mooresville 38; Hickory Ridge 41; West Cabarrus 60; Cox Mill 116; and A.L. Brown 122.
Girls’ tennis
Concord 6, Mallard Creek 3: The Spiders went 3-0 in doubles matches, with Jane Mikesh and Kaylin Williams leading the way in the No. 1 match.
Lake Norman Charter 9, Community School of Davidson 0
Salisbury 9, North Davidson 0
Girls’ volleyball
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Lake Norman Charter 3, Community School of Davidson 0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-19)
North Mecklenburg 3, Carolina International 0 (25-9, 25-5, 25-15): Brooklyn Bradley totaled seven assists for the Comets in the loss.
Parkwood 3, Queen’s Grant Charter 0 (25-23, 25-5, 25-15)
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Central Academy 3, Cabarrus Charter 0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-6)
Cherryville 3, Lincolnton 2 (20-25, 25-23, 27-25, 23-25, 15-7): Cherryville’s Emily Allen had 13 kills, and Tayler Digh added 19 digs.
Hickory Ridge 3, South Rowan 2 (25-22, 25-12, 22-25, 15-25, 15-12): South Rowan’s Leah Rymer had 15 assists and eight kills.
Lake Norman Christian 3, HOPE Academy 0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-7)
North Iredell 3, South Iredell 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-21)
North Stanly 3, Forest Hills 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-18)
Salisbury 3, South Stanly 0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-21)
Union Academy 3, Pine Lake Prep 0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21): The visiting Cardinals improved to 3-1 on the season.
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Tuesday’s Rewind: Garinger volleyball snaps 60-game losing streak
Tuesday was a really nice day for Garinger High athletic followers.
The Wildcats have suffered through tough times in some of their athletic programs over recent years, but on the second day of the 2022-23 public school athletic season, Garinger went unbeaten.
The Wildcats won both their volleyball and boys’ soccer opening matches and did so in convincing style.
The volleyball team’s victory ended a 60-match losing streak.
Both teams traveled to Harding, with the girls’ volleyball squad sweeping the Rams, 25-16, 25-14 and 25-14; and the boys’ soccer squad rolling to an impressive 10-0 victory.
The last Garinger volleyball victory came in September 2018. The Wildcats went winless in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Under coach David Garrett, Garinger was a soccer power in the middle of the last decade, compiling a 19-5-1 record in 2015.
Garrett left the school for several seasons, returned in the COVID-abbreviated winter 2020 campaign, and then coached the Wildcats to a 13-7-2 record and a 4A state playoff berth last fall. In four seasons prior to last year, Garinger’s combined record was 14-42-2.
The Wildcats have a tough schedule ahead, with matches Aug. 26 against Laney and the following day against East Chapel Hill.
TUESDAY’S STANDOUTS
Anne Bradley Bing (Gaston Day volleyball): Bing had 15 kills, 11 digs and 22 service returns in her team’s 3-0 sweep of Hickory Christian.
Grayson Gilbert (West Lincoln soccer): Gilbert stopped 10 of 11 Crest shots, helping his team to a 2-1 victory.
Ryan Mitchell (Charlotte Latin soccer): Mitchell had the hat trick and added an assist to his three goals, as the Hawks trounced Metrolina Christian 8-1.
Mya Sellers (East Mecklenburg volleyball): Sellers, a senior, had seven service aces as the Eagles blanked Berry Academy 3-0.
Marco Wright (Gaston Day soccer): Wright broke a number of scoring records as a junior, and he’s off to a big start again. He scored three times in his team’s 9-0 rout of Hickory Christian.
BOYS SOCCER
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Charlotte Country Day 3, Christ School 2: The visiting Buccaneers improved to 3-0 on the season.
Charlotte Latin 8, Metrolina Christian 1: The Kyle Searles Era got off to a good start, as the Hawks steamrolled the host Warriors. It was the first game with Searles as head coach at Charlotte Latin. He replaced Lee Horton, who retired in May after 27 years at the school.
Ryan Mitchell’s three goals and Parker Rubinacci’s two scores led the Hawks. Edward Guggenheimer assisted on the first two Hawks goals. Eli Robinson scored for Metrolina Christian.
Davidson Day 8, The Burlington School 1: The Patriots opened their season in a big way, scoring six times in the first half.
East Mecklenburg 5, Berry Academy 0: Cesar Velaso and Ramon Espinoza each had a goal and an assist in the Eagles’ home shutout victory.
Olympic 4, Chambers 0
South Mecklenburg 2, Marvin Ridge 0: The Sabres, No. 15 in the Observer’s preseason Sweet 16 rankings, scored an impressive road victory. Luke Faucette and Alesio Scaldaferri each notched a goal, and Cullen Ferguson assisted on each tally. South Mecklenburg faces a strong Charlotte Catholic team on the road Thursday.
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Cabarrus Stallions 3, Statesville Christian 1
East Lincoln 1, Langtree Charter 0: Jackson Thrap scored on an assist from Brandon Lefevers, and goalkeeper Braxton Reeves earned the shutout.
Forest Hills 4, Burns 2: The Yellow Jackets took a 75-mile trip and rallied for a victory, outscoring Burns 3-0 in the second half.
Forsyth Country Day 4, Gaston Christian 0: Owen Fowler scored twice for the winning Furies.
Gaston Day 9, Hickory Christian 0: Marco Wright scored three goals, Roman Edmond had two goals and two assists, and Ben Spencer added a goal and an assist for the high-scoring Spartans.
Glenn 4, South Iredell 1
Lake Norman 3, Mount Tabor 1: The host Wildcats outscored Mount Tabor 2-0 in the second half.
Piedmont 3, Central Academy 2: The visiting Panthers erased a 1-0 halftime deficit.
Statesville 5, Maiden 0: Tanner Davis had two goals and an assist, and Edwin Santibanez added a goal and two assists for the Greyhounds. Goalkeeper Sam Buckner got the clean sheet.
West Lincoln 2, Crest 1: Joel Sellers scored the game-winning goal, and Mark Aguilar got West Lincoln’s other tally.
GIRLS TENNIS
Ardrey Kell 9, Providence 0
Central Academy 7, Piedmont 2
Weddington 9, Hough 0: The Warriors pulled off an impressive opening-match victory against always-tough Hough. Savannah Schultz scored a three-set victory for Weddington in No. 1 singles, and Peyton Price (No. 2) and Olivia Russo (No. 3) won in straight sets.
VOLLEYBALL
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Christ the King 3, Lake Norman Charter 2 (25-23, 25-27, 26-23, 12-25, 15-13): The Crusaders won a nailbiter in the decisive fifth set.
Cox Mill 3, Hopewell 0: The Chargers won in Heather Waltz-Schoch’s first match as head coach.
East Mecklenburg 3, Berry Academy 0 (25-9, 25-22, 25-16): Mya Sellers had seven service aces, and Sophie Gerlach had 13 digs for the Eagles.
Hough 3, T.C. Roberson 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-20): The No. 14-rated Huskies opened their season by sweeping an Asheville-area power.
Porter Ridge 3, Rocky River 0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-11)
Queen’s Grant 3, Monroe 1
Sun Valley 3, Myers Park 0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-20)
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Anson County 3, Albemarle 0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-10)
Cabarrus Stallions 3, Statesville Christian 1
Cherryville 3, North Gaston 2 (18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12): The Ironmen rallied from a 2-1 set deficit, as Rileigh Kiser totaled 15 digs and 27 assists.
East Rutherford 3, West Lincoln 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-17)
Forestview 3, East Gaston 0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-19): Laura Mullins had nine kills and Lily Harmon added 14 digs for the Jaguars.
Gaston Day 3, Hickory Christian 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-12): Anne Bradley Bing totaled 15 kills, and Megan Brown had 13 kills, seven service aces and 17 digs for the victors.
Kings Mountain 3, East Lincoln 0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-14): Meile Songaila’s nine digs and 17 kills led the Mountaineers. Camden Pasour totaled 16 assists, eight digs and three kills.
Legion Collegiate (SC) 3, Weddington 0 (29-27, 26-24, 25-21)
North Lincoln 3, Maiden 2 (25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13)
Piedmont 3, Central Academy 2 (21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 22-25, 15-10)
South Point 3, Highland Tech 1 (25-14, 23-25, 28-26, 25-23): Alise Mayers had 11 kills for Highland Tech.
Statesville 3, Starmount 0 (25-12, 28-26, 28-26)
Stuart Cramer 3, Shelby 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-11): Sarah Lutmer had five kills, five aces and four digs, and Ainsley Vandermeer added 14 digs for the Storm.
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Monday’s HS Rewind: Hough falls to Asheville-area soccer power
Hough opened its rugged early-season non-conference boys’ soccer schedule Monday night with a 1-0 road loss to Asheville-area power T.C. Roberson.
The host Rams scored in the first half on a goal by Ben Nus, off an assist from Noah Ballard.
Hough, No. 3 in the Observer’s preseason Sweet 16 ratings, was able to get six shots on goal but couldn’t get the tying tally.
T.C. Roberson’s victory avenged a 3-2 season-opening loss last season at Hough.
The Huskies have another tough road match Wednesday, traveling to fourth-ranked Myers Park. That clash is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Monday’s standouts
Genesis Alanis (East Mecklenburg volleyball): A senior, Alanis had seven digs and five service aces as the Eagles downed Olympic 3-1.
Antoni Ceciliano (Lincoln Charter soccer): A junior striker, Ceciliano had the biggest scoring total on the opening day of the season for North Carolina’s public and charter schools. He had four goals as the Eagles trounced Thomas Jefferson Academy 5-1.
Cole Wilson (Cox Mill soccer): Wilson scored three goals, leading the second-ranked Chargers to a 5-1 victory over visiting East Forsyth.
Boys’ soccer
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Community School of Davidson 6, Lake Norman Charter 0: The visiting Spartans blew it open with four second-half goals. Riley Hall got the clean sheet in goal.
Independence 2, Sun Valley 1: Charlie Gottlieb scored one goal and assisted on the other, leading the Patriots to a road victory. Josh Davidson scored once, and Luca Martinez had an assist for the Patriots.
AREA NONCONFERENCE
A.L. Brown 9, Parkland 0: The Wonders rolled to a home victory, behind two goals apiece from Fabian Candela-Godinez and Erik Soto-Flores. Ismael Hernandez added a goal and two assists.
Concord 1, North Iredell 0: Concord, ranked fifth in the Sweet 16 preseason poll, got a goal from Richard Leon Marcial and hung on. Will Bowers made two saves in earning the shutout in goal.
Cox Mill 5, East Forsyth 1: The second-ranked Chargers opened in a big way, as Cole Wilson scored three times and Pat Cormier and David Boone each scored once.
Lincoln Charter 5, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1: Antoni Ceciliano scored four times in leading the hosts. Ethan Yates added a goal and two assists.
Mooresville 2, West Forsyth 1
South Rowan 5, Mount Pleasant 1: The visiting Tigers trailed only 2-1 at halftime, but the Raiders pulled away.
West Cabarrus 5, Davie County 0: Drew Waller scored twice, and Jason Salinas, Andrew Nyanor and Grant Stillwell added single tallies for the Wolverines.
Volleyball
MECKLENBURG NONCONFERENCE
Ardrey Kell 3, Cox Mill 2 (15-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-13): The top-ranked team in the Observer’s preseason Sweet 16 ratings, survived a tough test from the visiting Chargers. Cox Mill won the first sets before the Knights rallied.
Christ the King 3, Carmel Christian 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-12)
East Mecklenburg 3, Olympic 1 (25-8, 25-16, 24-26, 25-16): Sophie Gerlach had 15 assists, and Genesis Alanis had seven digs and five aces for the victorious Eagles.
Lake Norman Charter 3, Pine Lake Prep 1 (25-20, 18-25, 25-15, 25-20)
Mallard Creek 3, Weddington 1 (25-20, 24-26, 27-25, 25-22): The Mavericks knocked off the seventh-ranked Warriors in a very closely-played match.
Myers Park 3, Hopewell 0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-19)
AREA NONCONFERENCE
Alexander Central 3, Statesville 1 (25-14, 25-23, 16-25, 25-21): Ashlyn Merritt had seven kills and Sarah Hollar totaled five blocks for Alexander Central.
Cabarrus Stallions 3, Cabarrus Charter 0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-11)
East Rowan 3, North Stanly 1 (25-15, 25-19, 27-29, 25-19): Riley Hill totaled 26 digs, and Leah Hinceman had 14 kills for East Rowan.
Kings Mountain 3, Highland Tech 0 (25-19, 25-6, 25-6): Camden Pasour had 31 service points, seven digs and 19 assists for the Mountaineers. Meila Songaila added 19 kills and six digs.
Lake Norman 3, Hickory 2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-9)
Mount Pleasant 3, Montgomery Central 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-12)
Thomas Jefferson Academy 3, Lincolnton 1
West Rowan 3, South Iredell 2 (25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 15-6): West Rowan’s Anna Grace Blackledge totaled 19 kills and 11 digs.
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This story was originally published August 16, 2022 at 4:38 PM.