Friday’s HS Rewind: stars, scores, notes from a busy night of high school spring sports
Friday’s Charlotte-area spring sports results and stars
Friday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Rah Anderson, Chambers baseball: two hits, four RBIs in a 17-2 win over West Charlotte.
Case Gibbs, Providence Day: complete game four-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over Charlotte Latin.
Dalton Hazlett, Northwest Cabarrus: 3-for-3 batting and threw a ho-hitter in a 11-0 win over Central Cabarrus.
Will Hollmeyer, West Cabarrus baseball: complete-game two-hitter in a 5-1 win over Mooresville.
Mary Liese Grise, South Meck girls soccer: four goals in a 9-0 win over Olympic.
Baseball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 17, West Charlotte 2: Chambers’ Rah Anderson had two hits and four RBI.
Hopewell 11, North Mecklenburg 3
Mallard Creek 13, West Mecklenburg 1
SO MECK 4A
Myers Park 7, South Mecklenburg 1
Olympic 4, Ardrey Kell 2: Despite the loss, Ardrey Kell (9-1) remained ahead of Olympic (8-2) in the conference race.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 15, East Mecklenburg 0: John McKillop’s double and home run led the Cougars.
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 5, Cannon School 4: Jakob Vanderhave worked five innings for the victory, and James Lowe threw two innings of one-hit relief.
Covenant Day 2, Charlotte Christian 1: Winning pitcher James Cosper scattered seven hits. Losing pitcher Grant Nichols struck out 10.
Providence Day 3, Charlotte Latin 0: Providence Day’s Case Gibbs fired a complete-game four-hit shutout.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 7, Cox Mill 5 (8 innings)
South Iredell 2, A.L. Brown 0
West Cabarrus 5, Mooresville 1: Will Hollmeyer fired a complete-game two-hitter.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Piedmont 5, Marvin Ridge 4
Sun Valley 3, Cuthbertson 2
Weddington 10, Porter Ridge 5: The Warriors (8-4) topped the Pirates (7-5) in a battle for first-place.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 5, North Gaston 4
Forestview 25, Hunter Huss 4: Forestview’s John Clanton and Carter Roberts each drove in four runs.
Stuart Cramer 12, Ashbrook 1: Dylan Jennings drove in four runs for the victors.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Jesse Carson 10, South Rowan 6
Northwest Cabarrus 11, Central Cabarrus 0: Dalton Hazlett fired a five-inning no-hitter and was 3-for-3 at-bat.
West Rowan 11, East Rowan 4
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 9, West Iredell 0: The Mustangs won their fifth in a row.
Fred T. Foard 18, Statesville 0
North Lincoln 6, North Iredell 4: Cason McGinnis led the Knights with a single and two doubles.
St. Stephens 13, Hickory 11
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Central Academy 16, Anson County 6: Caleb Ernst’s double and home run led CATA.
West Stanly 18, Forest Hills 4
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 15, Gaston Day 5: Hickory Grove’s Cole Nelson (four RBI) and Colby Vanhook (three RBI) led the attack.
Metrolina Christian 6, Concord Academy 2
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 10, Newton-Conover 0
Lincolnton 5, East Burke 1
Maiden 10, Bunker Hill 1
West Lincoln 10, West Caldwell 0: Grae Ponder threw a complete-game shutout.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Lincoln Charter 7, Mountain Island Charter 1: Matt Cipriano hit a double and launched two home runs.
Pine Lake Prep 15, Bradford Prep 5: Tate Allison and Gage Childers each had three hits for the Pride.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Shelby 10, Bessemer City 1
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 6, Union Academy 4
Softball
SO MECK 4A
Berry Academy 18, Palisades 11: Berry’s Kian Chisholm slammed a double and two triples, and Amya Porter homered with four RBI. Janiya Johnson went 4-for-5 for Palisades.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 8, Charlotte Catholic 7: Abi Sawyers pitched three shutout innings down the stretch to preserve the Bulldogs’ victory.
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 9, Covenant Day 1: Morgan Banks spun a three-hitter and struck out 10 for the victory.
Charlotte Latin 18, Charlotte Country Day 0: Sophia Cartafala’s four RBI’s paced Latin.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Lake Norman 3, Cox Mill 2: Lake Norman’s Kendall Robinson drove in two runs, while Cox Mill’s Ashley Bunn had two hits.
South Iredell 13, A.L. Brown 3: Abby Crew had two doubles and three RBI for the Vikings, who blew open a close game with nine runs in the bottom of the fifth.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Marvin Ridge 8, Porter Ridge 1: The Mavericks clinched the regular-season title and improved to 8-0 in league play, as Addison Studney doubled and homered and Anna Phifer scattered seven hits and struck out 10.
Piedmont 11, Sun Valley 2: Winning pitcher Ashlyn Pressley helped herself with two doubles and three RBI.
Weddington 1, Cuthbertson 1
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 12, Ashbrook 0: Madison Ladin tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out 10.
Kings Mountain 11, North Gaston 1: Alaina Love had two of North Gaston’s five hits.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Jesse Carson 5, East Rowan 3
Northwest Cabarrus 15, Concord 4: The Trojans’ Allison Burley singled, homered and drove in four runs, and Lanie Ervin had five RBI.
West Rowan 10, Central Cabarrus 1: The Vikings led 1-0 after 4½ innings, but the Falcons surged.
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 17, West Iredell 0: Jaelyn Freeston and Kaitlyn Gust each drove in three runs.
Fred T. Foard 15, Statesville 0
North Iredell 6, North Lincoln 5
St. Stephens 9, Hickory 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Metrolina Christian 14, Concord Academy 0: Anna Clay pitched a shutout, and Sarah Jayne Braswell homered and drove in three runs.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 13, Newton-Conover 1
East Burke 13, Lincolnton 2
Maiden 15, Bunker Hill 1
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Christ the King 22, Langtree Charter 14: The victorious Crusaders scored in six of seven innings. Jessie James had three hits and three RBI for Langtree Charter.
Lincoln Charter 7, Mountain Island Charter 4: Bailey Polaski’s three hits and three RBI led the Eagles.
Pine Lake Prep 16, Bradford Prep 0: Pine Lake’s Kristen Armstrong pitched a two-hitter and struck out 10.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Shelby 5, Bessemer City 2: Tristen Kiser had two hits and both of Bessemer City’s RBI’s.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
South Stanly 10, Gray Stone Day 0
Union Academy 9, Mount Pleasant 3: Winning pitcher Gracie Hollingsworth tossed a five hitter, struck out 12, and drove in four runs with a double and home run.
NONCONFERENCE
Hickory Grove Christian 15, Greater Cabarrus Stallions 0
Hickory Ridge 3, Southwestern Randolph 0: Hickory Ridge (16-1) went on the road and knocked off a team that had been unbeaten in its first 15 games and ranked No. 1 in the state in same polls. Anna Dew led the Bulls, pitching a three-hitter.
Myers Park 7, Hough 0
West Cabarrus 9, Independence 7: Kamryn Weeks had three hits and four RBI for the Wolverines.
Girls’ soccer
SO MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 9, Harding 0: Nine different players scored goals for the Knights, with Charlotte Memon getting a goal and an assist. Grace Meyers had three assists.
South Mecklenburg 9, Olympic 0: The Sabres’ Mary Liese Grise (four goals) and Nadia Bolden (three goals) led the way.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 6, A.L. Brown 0: Hickory Ridge’s Ava Trzebiatowski scored twice and added an assist.
Mooresville 2, Cox Mill 1: Melanie Inman scored the winning goal with eight minutes left.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Forestview 2, Ashbrook 0
Kings Mountain 6, North Gaston 1
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 4, West Rowan 0: Grace Pehi-Toh, Ella Hicks and Madeline Shepfler scored for the Vikings, who got all their goals in the second half. The Vikings also scored on a West Rowan own goal.
Jesse Carson 6, East Rowan 0
Lake Norman Charter 9, South Rowan 0: The Knights outshot South Rowan 18-0, with Kayle Patel (three goals, one assist) and Aleyna DeVoe (two goals) leading the offense.
Northwest Cabarrus 9, Concord 0
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 7, West Iredell 2: The Mustangs outscored West Iredell 4-0 in the second half.
Fred T. Foard 10, Statesville 1
Hickory 1, St. Stephens 0
North Iredell 1, North Licoln 1
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Gaston Day 1, Hickory Grove Christian 1 (Gaston Day wins 2-0 on PK’s)
METRO 8 1A
Bradford Prep 2, Queens Grant Charter 0: Ashlyn Vasquez got the shutout in goal, with Kylie Marlow and Avery Hamrick scoring goals.
NONCONFERENCE
Carmel Christian 3, Legion Collegiate (SC) 0
Heritage 3, Hough 0: In a meeting of 4A state powerhouses, host Heritage got the victory. Allison Travis, Erin Coleman and Bryanna Parks scored for Heritage (13-1-2). Hough is now 14-1-1.
Independence 2, Hopewell 1: The Patriots’ Abbey Stengel and Samantha Swinson scored goals, while Mackenzie Smith scored for Hopewell.
Lincoln Charter 9, Corvian Community 0: Isabella Lohri scored five goals for the Eagles.
Boys’ lacrosse
Ardrey Kell 12, Page 8
Cannon School 9, Providence Day 8
Christ School 17, Charlotte Country Day 8
Lake Norman 10, Lake Norman Charter 7
Marvin Ridge 22, Porter Ridge 2: Ryan Ormond (four goals, two assists) and Colin Blankner (10 ground balls) led the Mavericks. Blankner won 16-of-21 faceoffs.
Pine Lake Prep 13, Mountain Island Charter 1
Weddington 19, Cuthbertson 2
Girls’ lacrosse
Asheville School 16, Davidson Day 7
Lake Norman 20, Lake Norman Charter 4
Legion Collegiate (SC) 20, Ardrey Kell 16
Marvin Ridge 20, Porter Ridge 2
West Forsyth 13, Charlotte Latin 4
Track and field
CABARRUS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hickory Ridge swept the boys’ and girls’ team championships in the annual meet, held this year at West Cabarrus High.
In the boys’ competition, Hickory Ridge’s Khareem Thompson won the long jump and triple jump, and Joshua Clark of West Cabarrus took the 110-meter hurdles and the 300 hurdles.
Boys’ team scores: Hickory Ridge 188; West Cabarrus 135.5; A.L. Brown 82.5; Cox Mill 79; Northwest Cabarrus 67; Jay M. Robinson 58; Concord 52.5; Central Cabarrus 28.5; Mount Pleasant 5.
In the girls’ competition, Hickory Ridge’s Alesia Silvertain swept the shot put and discus. Other double-winners were Central Cabarrus’ Sydney Krauss (100 hurdles and triple jump; second in 100 meters); Robinson’s Coryn Tucker (400 meters, 200 meters, third in 100 meters); and Cox Mill’s Zaiyon Evans (100 meters, 200 meters).
Girls’ team scores: Hickory Ridge 156; Northwest Cabarrus 145; West Cabarrus 104; Central Cabarrus 80; Jay M. Robinson 76; A.L. Brown 36; Cox Mill 35; Mount Pleasant 16; Concord 15.
PROVIDENCE MEET
Six athletes had big meets in the Friday Night Lights meet at Providence High. Team scores were not kept.
Boys’ standouts: Ardrey Kell’s Xavier Branker (first in 110-meter hurdles and 400 meters) and Berry Academy’s Nolan Maske (first in high jump, second in long jump).
Girls’ standouts: Ardrey Kell’s Tyler Glover (first in discus and shot put); Myers Park’s Aria Wegh (first in high jump and 300 hurdles, third in 100 meters); Providence’s Keely Bradle (first in 3,200 meters, ran on first-place 4-by-800 relay team); and North Mecklenburg’s Sahlay Reid (first in long jump and triple jump).
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Thursday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Matt Cipriano, Lincoln Charter baseball: double, HR, six RBIs in a 14-6 win over Community School of Davidson. For the season, Cipriano is hitting .500 with six homers and 34 RBIs.
Gershom Kotay, Jeremiah Stallings, Garinger: each scored three times in an 18-17 win over Monroe. Garinger got its first win of the season
Madden McMahan-Waters, Hough softball: 4-for-4, HR and nine RBIs in a win over Mallard Creek. Hough (12-4, 11-0) clinched the Queen City conference title.
Jaden Redfern, North Meck softball: two home runs, seven RBIs in a win over Chambers.
Grady White, Lake Norman Charter baseball: five RBIs in an 11-4 win over Concord.
Baseball
BIG SOUTH 3A
South Point 12, Kings Mountain 11: South Point took a 12-6 lead into the bottom of the seventh and hung on. Gavin Smith got the final out in relief. The victory left South Point tied with Kings Mountain for second place, each at 8-2. Crest (8-1) is first.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Lake Norman Charter 11, Concord 4: Grady White drove in five runs for the victors, while Gabriel Bibby had two hits and scored twice for Conciord.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Lincoln Charter 14, Community School of Davidson 6: Senior Matt Cipriano had a big day for the Eagles, smacking a double and a home run and driving in six runs. In 17 games this spring, he is hitting .500, with six homers and 34 RBIs.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Cherryville 13, Highland Tech 3: Cherryville’s Kanon Willis and Tobin Miller each drove in three runs.
METRO 8 1A
Piedmont Community Charter 10, Queens Grant Charter 8: Christian Bernash went 3-for-4, with a double and triple, and drove in four Queens Grant runs.
NONCONFERENCE
A.L. Brown 11, Salisbury 10 (9 innings)
Ardrey Kell 6, Butler 5: The visiting Knights improved to 14-3 overall. Butler is 9-1 in conference games but 2-9 outside the Southwestern 4A.
Carolina Royals 11, Corvian Community 3
Central Academy 12, Pine Lake Prep 10: Pearson Morgan hit two doubles and drove in four CATA runs.
Charlotte Catholic 9, Hickory Grove Christian 6: The Cougars rallied for a victory, as Alex Hoffman collected three hits.
Charlotte Christian 10, Lexington (SC) 0: The Knights won easily, but the big story here was the dedication of the school’s baseball field in the name of Greg Simmons, the school’s late baseball coach. Simmons died earlier this year of cancer.
Charlotte Country Day 7, Carmel Christian 4: Winning pitcher Alex Steeler tossed three two-hit innings, and James Lowe went 4-for-4 with a home run. Carmel Christian’s Griffin Brooks had two hits and an RBI.
East Forsyth 14, Hough 8: East Forsyth, ranked near the top in most 4A state polls, scored five runs on wild pitches and pulled away from the Huskies in the later innings.
Garinger 18, Monroe 17: What happens when two winless teams meet? In this case, you get a thriller. Garinger (1-17) rallied after trailing 15-6 after 4½ innings. Gershom Kotay and Jeremiah Stallings each scored three runs for the victors. Davin Davis drove in four runs for Monroe (0-14).
Hickory Ridge 11, Olympic 4
Metrolina Christian 4, Covenant Day 4: Carter Helein had two hits and two RBI for Metrolina, while Hudson Shoudy drove in two runs for Covenant Day.
North Mecklenburg 13, Carolina International 0: North Meck’s Drew Rhoden and Jake Neville each homered.
North Stanly 8, Parkwood 2
Softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hough 33, Mallard Creek 1: Believe it or not, this was a battle for first place. Hough (12-4, 11-0) clinched the regular-season title, thanks to Madden McMahan-Waters’ big day. She went 4-for-4, including a home run, and drove in nine runs. Camryn Blank added three hits and five RBI. Mallard Creek dropped to 8-2 in conference play.
North Mecklenburg 25, Chambers 1: The Vikings’ Jaden Redfern hit two home runs and drove in seven runs.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Independence 13, East Mecklenburg 1: Natalie Johnson led the Patriots with a double, home run and three stolen bases.
CISAA
Providence Day 7, Cannon School 4: Annabelle Cicoletti homered for the Chargers, and Rachel Lyons got the victory on the mound. Jolie Matthews went 3-for-4 for Cannon School.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 19, A.L. Brown 7: Cox Mill’s Allyson Campbell went 5-for-5, with two triples and four RBI. She scored five times and stole two bases.
Mooresville 12, West Cabarrus 2: Avrelle Harrell drove in three runs, and Maddie Colby added two RBI.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 7, Stuart Cramer 3: Stuart Cramer’s Delani Wilson homered.
South Point 16, Hunter Huss 4 (Game 1)
South Point 15, Hunter Huss 3 (Game 2)
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
South Rowan 14, Lake Norman Charter 4
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Anson County 15, Forest Hills 1
Central Academy 16, Monroe 1: Caitline Saunders led CATA with two hits and three RBI.
West Stanly 18, Parkwood 3
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Metrolina Christian 6, Hickory Grove Christian 5: Alaina Griffin’s walk-off RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh won it for the Warriors. Anna Clay was the winning pitcher.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Mountain Island Charter 11, Pine Lake Prep 2
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Cherryville 10, Highland Tech 0: Cherryville’s Raylei Gidney tossed a four-hitter, and Taylor Digh hit two doubles and a triple, with four RBI.
NONCONFERENCE
Butler 20, Olympic 0: Butler’s Ava Williams slammed two doubles and a home run, and Sydney Reynolds had a double and two triples.
Queens Grant Charter 16, Greater Cabarrus Stallions 0 (Game 1): Katelynn Hartis and Melissa Detweiler each drove in five runs.
Queens Grant Charter 18, Greater Cabarrus Stallions 3 (Game 2): Detweiler had two doubles and three RBI, and Alyssa Steele tripled and drove in three runs.
Weddington 1, Legion Collegiate (SC) 0
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hopewell 5, Mallard Creek 2: Emily Buck scored three goals for Hopewell, and Caia Sutton added two goals.
Hough 9, Chambers 0: The Huskies were led by Avery Rush (two goals, two assists) and Sydney Lassiter (two goals).
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 8, Butler 1: The Cougars’ Margurite McPhillips got the three-goal hat trick, and Gabby Chamorro added a goal and two assists.
Independence 5, East Mecklenburg 1: The Patriots coasted, behind Samantha Swinson (three goals, two assists) and Abbey Stengel (two goals, one assist).
CISAA
Charlotte Latin 6, Charlotte County Day 0: Lucy Dempsey and Ella Smith each had two goals and an assist for the Hawks.
Providence Day 4, Cannon School 0: Chandler Brooks got the clean sheet in goal for the Chargers.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
South Iredell 7, West Cabarrus 0: The Vikings’ Ariana Cousins scored four times.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 9, Sun Valley 0
Marvin Ridge 4, Piedmont 0
Weddington 2, Porter Ridge 0: Skylar Alepa and Lilly Devereaux got the Warriors’ goals.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 5, Stuart Cramer 1: Candace Setzer scored all of Crest’s goals.
South Point 10, Hunter Huss 0: Grace Smith had two goals and two assists, and Phoebe Smith had three assists.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Forest Hills 3, Central Academy 2 (OT): Forest Hills trailed 2-0 early in the second half.
Parkwood 7, Anson County 0
West Stanly 6, Monroe 2
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 2, Hickory Christian 0: The Patriots improved to 3-0 at the conference’s halfway point.
University Christian 2, Statesville Christian 1
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 4, West Lincoln 0
Lincolnton 3, Bunker Hill 0: The Wolves got goals from Emily Morris, Lola Cortes and Kaysi Araya-Jimenez, and goalkeeper America Torres got the shutout.
Maiden 1, East Burke 1
Newton-Conover 5, West Caldwell 1
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 4, Shelby 2: Aca Stilwell scored twice for East Gaston.
NONCONFERENCE
Ardrey Kell 3, Lake Norman 0: Caroline McSweeney got the shutout in goal, and Taylor Suarez, Elie Newman and Carly Montgomery scored goals.
Mooresville 9, North Mecklenburg 0
Boys’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 23, Butler 3
Charlotte Country Day 14, Charlotte Latin 4: Country Day’s Mac Summercamp had five goals and an assist.
Hough 19, R.J. Reynolds 7: The Huskies traveled to Winston-Salem and scored a big victory in a meeting of teams that entered with 14-2 records. Sawyer Hamilton scored four goals in the third quarter, when Hough pulled away.
Legion Collegiate (SC) 5, South Mecklenburg 2
Mooresville 17, South Iredell 3
North Lincoln 11, Watauga 5
Providence 8, Myers Park 7: Ethan Miles had three goals for Providence, and goalkeeper Hayden Leslie stopped 73 percent of Myers Park’s shot. Mason Adams had 11 ground balls for Myers Park and won 17-of-18 draws.
SouthLake Christian 18, Lincoln Charter 5
Girls’ lacrosse
Mooresville 13, South Iredell 12: South Iredell’s Shaiyan St. Brice had four goals and one assist.
Myers Park 21, Providence 2
Parkwood 14, Sun Valley 11
Providence Day 17, Cannon School 4
R.J. Reynolds 23, Hough 10
South Mecklenburg 19, Independence 3
Weddington 21, Cuthberton 4: The Warriors bolted to a 16-2 halftime lead.
West Forsyth 12, Charlotte Country Day 2
Boys’ tennis
Charlotte Latin 5, Charlotte Country Day 4: This tightly-contested contest included three of six singles matches that went to tiebreakers. In No. 2 singles, Latin’s Emilio Lleranos edged Aaryon Chopra 6-1, 6-7, 10-7.
Covenant Day 5, Charlotte Christian 4
South Point 9, North Gaston 0: The Raiders clinched the Big South 3A championsbhip.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Wednesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Tyler Baughn, Community School of Davidson soccer: six goals an an assists in a 10-1 win over Langtree Charter. In nine matches, she has 26 goals, three assists.
Addison Crawford, Central Academy softball: struck out 14 against Charlotte Latin and broke the school’s single-season and career strikeout records. She has 107 strikeouts this season and 205 in her career.
Scarlett Davis, Central Cabarrus: three goals and an assist in a 6-1 win over South Rowan.
Kristyn Embler, Hickory Ridge softball: allowed four hits and struck out 10 in an 8-2 win over South Iredell.
Woody Gray, East Mecklenburg baseball: double, triple, six RBIs in a 24-10 win over Independence.
Baseball
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
East Mecklenburg 24, Independence 10: Woody Gray doubled and tripled, driving in six East Mecklenburg runs.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 11, Sun Valley 10
Marvin Ridge 12, Piedmont 2
Weddington 7, Porter Ridge 5
METROLINA ATHLETIC
SouthLake Christian 13, Gaston Day 7: Seth Moon had two hits and three RBI for SouthLake Christian.
NONCONFERENCE
Cherryville 7, West Lincoln 2 (8 innings): Landon Hahn had three hits for the Ironmen, who erupted for five runs in the top of the eighth.
East Rowan 12, Lake Norman 10: Cobb Hightower drove in four runs for East Rowan, while Lake Norman’s Grayson Peel slammed two doubles.
Forestview 10, Palisades 8: Palisades’ Micah VanFossen had two hits, two RBI and scored twice. Forestview’s Carter Roberts drove in three runs.
Gray Stone Day 12, Langtree Charter 8: Langtree’s Tyler Fristick had three hits and two RBI.
Hopewell 7, Butler 5 (10 innings): Davis Turner got the victory in relief for Hopewell.
Hunter Huss 6, West Mecklenburg 4: Clifton Whitworth led Huss with three hits and two RBI. West Mecklenburg’s Isaac Garcia tripled and homered.
Jay M. Robinson 14, Chambers 3: Robinson’s Simon Liam collected three hits and three RBI. Chambers’ Rah Washington slammed two doubles.
Parkwood 10, South Stanly 0
Piedmont Community Charter 5, Bradford Prep 4: Piedmont Community rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Zach Kelley had three hits for Bradford Prep.
Providence 5, Hough 4
South Iredell 14, Bandys 11: Bode Younts and Andrew Williams each drove in three runs for the victors.
Stuart Cramer 10, Lincolnton 0: The Storm’s Dylan Jennings and Zach Camacho each had two RBI.
West Iredell 4, Starmount 3 (9 innings): Cade Gaither and Eli Pharr each had two hits for the victors.
Softball
SO MECK 4A
Olympic 24, Harding 4
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 8, South Iredell 2: Kristyn Embler pitched a four-hit victory, striking out 10.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Porter Ridge 4, Piedmont 3: Piedmont tied the game with two runs in the top of the seventh, but the Pirates got the walk-off winner in the bottom of the inning.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 4, South Rowan 2
East Rowan 10, Northwest Cabarrus 0 (Game 1)
East Rowan 14, Northwest Cabarrus 2 (Game 2)
Lake Norman Charter 16, Concord 0: The Knights’ Quinn Clark smacked two doubles and drove in three runs.
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Bradford Prep 12, Langtree Charter 1: Bradford Prep’s Jordan Freeman hit two home runs and drove in five runs.
NONCONFERENCE
Charlotte Latin 1, Central Academy 0: Emily Hidell’s RBI single in the top of the seventh won it for the Hawks. CATA pitcher Addison Crawford struck out 14, breaking the school single-season and career strikeout records. She has 107 this season and 205 for her career.
Cox Mill 17, Ardrey Kell 12 (8 innings): Cox Mill’s Allison Campbell had five hits and four RBI, while Ardrey Kell’s Emersyn Presutty tripled and homered.
Forestview 17, Palisades 1: Forestview’s Kaitlin Barnes doubled, homered and drove in four runs, and Karon Sloop also homered with four RBI.
Lake Norman 9, North Iredell 2 (9 innings): Lake Norman broke open a tight game with seven runs in the top of the ninth. Kendall Robinson led the Wildcatrs with three hits.
Mallard Creek 9, Jay M. Robinson 3: The Mavericks’ Camryn Andrews led the way with two hits and three RBI.
Marvin Ridge 10, Providence 3: Lexi Kirby slammed two homers for the Mavericks, driving in six runs.
Mooresville 8, Mount Pleasant 0: Maddie Altieri homered, and Emily Murphy and Macy Crum each drove in three for Mooresville.
Mountain Island Charter 8, Piedmont Community Charter 0: Izabel Leppert tossed a three-hit shutout.
Myers Park 2, Cuthbertson 0
North Lincoln 3, Lincoln Charter 2
Parkwood 6, South Mecklenburg 2: The Wolf Pack stunned SoMeck 4A leader South Mecklenburg, with winning pitcher Ashley Creech tossing a five-hitter.
West Iredell 14, Bunker Hill 0: West Iredell’s Julee Dagenhart had three hits and three RBI.
Girls’ soccer
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Providence 1, Rocky River 0 (forfeit)
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 6, South Rowan 1: The Vikings’ Scarlett Davis scored three times and added an assist.
Northwest Cabarrus 9, East Rowan 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Christ the King 7, Lincoln Charter 0
Community School of Davidson 10, Langtree Charter 1: Junior Tyler Baughn totaled six goals and an assist. In nine matches this season, she has 26 goals and three assists.
Pine Lake Prep 2, Mountain Island Charter 1: Pine Lake’s Maddie Hitashue and Avery Garrett scored goals, while Harmoni Carter tallied for the Raptors.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Thomas Jefferson Academy 7, Cherryville 0
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant 2, Albemarle 1
South Stanly 3, North Stanly 1
Union Academy 5, Gray Stone Day 2: Hadassa Garcia-Salinas’ two goals led the Cardinal.
METRO 8 1A
Queens Grant Charter 3, Piedmont Community Charter 0: The Stallions handed Piedmont its first conference loss in seven matches and tied for first place.
NONCONFERENCE
Jay M. Robinson 4, Jesse Carson 3: The Bulldogs’ Eden West scored two goals.
Boys’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 13, Myers Park 8
Lake Norman 10, Marvin Ridge 7
Lake Norman Charter 15, Community School of Davidson 4
Lincoln Charter 14, Mountain Island Charter 4: The Eagles won behind Ethan Gallagher’s three goals and five assists.
Girls’ lacrosse
Charlotte Catholic 15, Butler 1
Community School of Davidson 9, Lake Norman Charter 8: The host Spartans rallied from a 5-3 deficit. Gaby Bernardo had five goals and an assist for Lake Norman Charter.
Lake Norman 19, Mooresville 5
Myers Park 11, Marvin Ridge 10
South Mecklenburg 18, Charlotte Christian 6
Boys’ tennis
Myers Park 9, South Caldwell 0
Boys’ golf
Charlotte Latin 294, Christ School 310, Charlotte Country Day 321, Asheville Christian 329: The Hawks won this event at Biltmore Country Club in Asheville, with Davis Sayman shooting a 1-over 71 and Aston Lee adding a 72. Jackson Adams (75) and Griffin Cheatwood (76) rounded out the charlotte Latin scoring.
Track and field
Ardrey Kell meet: The host Knights won both the boys’ and girls’ competition. Chance Bryant won the 100-meter dash and the long jump for Ardrey Kell, while Berry Academy’s La’Savion Kinard took the 400 meters and was second in the 200 meters. Providence’s Devin Coleman swept the shot put and discus.
Boys’ team scores: Ardrey Kell 136, Providence 93, Berry Academy 62, East Mecklenburg 57, Palisades 17.
In the girls’ competition, Ardrey Kell’s Molly Marshall took the 100 and 200 meter dashes and was second in the long jump. Teammate Zoe Cousin won the 100 hurdles and long jump.
Girls’ team scores: Ardrey Kell 162, Providence 74, Berry Academy 38, East Mecklenburg 37, Palisades 37.
Cannon School meet: Hickory Ridge swept the boys’ and girls’ team competition. The Bulls’ Alescia Silverain won both the shot put and discus, and Charlotte Christian’s Aron Boykin took both of those events among the boys.
Boys’ team scoring: Hickory Ridge 168, Charlotte Christian 129, Cannon School 88, Community School of Davidson 44, Sugar Creek Charter 19, Woodlawn School 5.
Girls’ team scoring: Hickory Ridge 176, Charlotte Christian 127, Cannon School 116, Community School of Davidson 22, Woodlawn School 18.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Tanner Kaler, Northwest Cabarrus baseball: struck out 16 in a 5-1 win over Central Cabarrus.
Evie McMahon, Charlotte Latin girls lacrosse: four goals, three assists in a 15-14 win over Charlotte Catholic.
Rah Washington, Chambers baseball: two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored in a 12-1 win over West Charlotte.
Delani Wilson, Stuart Cramer softball: double, home run and five RBIs in a 17-4 win over South Point.
Bo Ziegler, Providence Day baseball: complete-game four-hitter and a career-high 13 strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Charlotte Latin.
Baseball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 12, West Charlotte 1: Chambers’ Rah Washington had two hits, two RBI and scored three runs.
Hopewell 14, North Mecklenburg 0
Mallard Creek 11, West Mecklenburg 1
SO MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 10, Olympic 3: The visiting Knights took a big step toward clinched the regular-season title, running their conference record to 9-0 and opening a two-game lead on second-place Olympic (7-2). The teams have a rematch Friday evening at Ardrey Kell. The Knights also play Thursday at Southwestern 4A leader Butler.
Myers Park 7, South Mecklenburg 6: South Meck’s Cam Bagwell had a huge game, going 4-for-4, with two doubles, a home run and five RBI.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 13, East Mecklenburg 3: Jake Kernodle and John McKillop each drove in three runs for the Cougars.
Independence 20, Rocky River 1 (Game 1)
Independence 16, Rocky River 1 (Game 2)
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 8, Covenant Day 0
Charlotte Country Day 4, Cannon School 2: The Buccaneers won on Strike Out Cancer Night at Country Day, as Malik Wood doubled and drove in a run.
Providence Day 4, Charlotte Latin 0: Bo Ziegler was the story of this game, as the Chargers’ pitcher fired a complete-game four-hitter and logged a career-high 13 strikeouts.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 14, Cox Mill 12: This slugfest ended, naturally, with a home run. Bowen Powell slammed a walkoff two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.
Mooresville 12, West Cabarrus 1: Blue Devils’ starter Noah Hildebran fired a four-hitter, and Luke Modrak doubled and tripled.
South Iredell 11, A.L. Brown 0: The Vikings’ Brice Warren homered and drove in three runs.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 3, Sun Valley 2: Tristan Potts fired a complete-game victory.
Marvin Ridge 11, Piedmont 5
Porter Ridge 9, Weddington 2: Carter Sterchi threw six innings for the victory, with relief from Caleb Gant.
BIG SOUTH 3A
North Gaston 3, Crest 1: Crest suffered its first loss in nine conference games but remained tied for the lead with Kings Mountain.
South Point 7, Kings Mountain 6: The Mountaineers scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 6-5 lead, but South Point rallied in the bottom of the inning. It was the first loss in nine conference games for Kings Mountain, while South Point improved to 7-2.
Stuart Cramer 10, Ashbrook 4: Dylan Jennings had three hits for the Storm.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Jesse Carson 8, South Rowan 0
Lake Norman Charter 11, Concord 0: Winning pitcher Jacob Duldan threw a shutout in a game shortened to four innings by the 10-run rule. He struck out 10, and he doubled and drove in three runs at the plate.
Northwest Cabarrus 5, Central Cabarrus 1: Winning pitcher Tanner Kaler fanned 16.
West Rowan 7, East Rowan 6
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 9, Statesville 0 (Game 1): Levi Clark fired a complete-game shutout for the Mustangs.
East Lincoln 16, Statesville 0 (Game 2): Kade Scott followed Clark’s lead, throwing a shutout in the nightcap.
North Lincoln 8, Hickory 5: Chad Matthews and Josh Fox each doubled and homered for the Knights.
St. Stephens 10, North Iredell 4: Bryson Morrison homered for North Iredell, while Landon Harris had three hits for St. Stephens.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Central Academy 15, Anson County 3: CATA’s Ben Green slammed two doubles and a home run, driving in four runs, and Ryan Ramirez scored three times.
Parkwood 14, Monroe 1
West Stanly 13, Forest Hills 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 12, Concord Academy 1: Trig Browning smacked two home runs and drove in five runs, and Carson Cabbage had a single and two doubles.
Metrolina Christian 16, SouthLake Christian 2: Chase Kiker pitched the Warriors to victory.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
East Burke 11, Bunker Hill 0
Maiden 4, Bandys 3
Newton-Conover 9, West Lincoln 4
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Christ the King 17, Langtree Charter 3 (Game 1): Jake Dulski hit a grand slam, as the Crusaders scored 10 runs in the first inning.
Christ the King 14, Langtree Charter 7 (Game 2): Patrick Walsh had three hits and four RBI for the victors.
Lincoln Charter 8, Community School of Davidson 1: Jacob Smith doubled, hit two home runs, and drove in three for Lincoln Charter.
Pine Lake Prep 5, Bradford Prep 0: Pine Lake’s Trey Schubert pitched four-hit ball for six innings, with Jeter Bynum finishing the shutout.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Burns 11, East Gaston 1: The Bulldogs improved to 8-1 in the conference and remained in a first-place tie with Cherryville.
Cherryville 16, Highland Tech 4: Chase Miller, Colin Huss and Kanon Willis each drove in three runs for the Ironmen.
Shelby 14, Bessemer City 4
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Jay Robinson 21, Albemarle 0: The Bulldogs’ Jake Barber led the attack with three hits and three runs.
Mount Pleasant 2, Union Academy 1: Williams Brennan fired a three-hitter, as the Tigers improved to 8-1 and remained second behind 9-1 North Stanly.
NONCONFERENCE
Corvian Community 16, Leadership Academy 5: Cole Fiorillo went 5-for-6, with five runs scored and six driven in. Daniel Fisher added two doubles and three RBI for Corvian.
High Point Wesleyan 11, Carmel Christian 1
Softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hough 15, West Charlotte 0 (Game 1): Madden McMahan-Waters and Mia Khan led Hough with three RBI each.
Hough 17, West Charlotte 0 (Game 2): Mia Kobelbeck and Mathea Brodland each drove in three runs for the Huskies.
SO MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 1, South Mecklenburg 0: The Knights (6-3 in conference) handed the Sabres their first loss in nine conference games. Savannah Campbell scattered seven hits for the victory, while losing pitcher Taylor Barlow struck out 11 and tossed a four-hitter. Ardrey Kell scored its run in the top of the first, as a Grace McKee sacrifice brought Emersyn Presutty home.
Berry 20, Olympic 1 (Game 1): Tianna Long and Kian Chisholm each had a double and two triples for Berry.
Berry 12, Olympic 1 (Game 2): Berry’s Makalia Murray had two hits and three RBI.
Myers Park 11, Palisades 0 (Game 1)
Myers Park 17, Palisades 5 (Game 2): This victory gave the Mustangs a 9-1 record, good for a half-game lead over second-place South Mecklenburg.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 15, Garinger 0 (Game 1): Reagan Ryan tripled, homered and drove in three for the Cougars.
Charlotte Catholic 16, Garinger 0 (Game 2): The Cougars’ Laura Anderson smacked three doubles.
Providence 9, Independence 4
CISAA
Cannon School 17, Charlotte Country Day 1: Cannon’s Emma Hartung drove in four runs, and Brie Biddle had three hits, three RBI and three runs scored.
Charlotte Christian 8, Providence Day 1: The Knights won behind Morgan Banks’ three-hitter. Banks struck out 16. Kaylin Garlick led the offense, going 4-for-4, with three doubles and six RBI.
Charlotte Latin 5, Covenant Day 4: Latin won it with two runs in the top of the seventh. Sydney Thune led the Hawks with two hits and two runs. Covenant Day’s Charlotte Hall drove in two.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 6, Lake Norman 2
Mooresville 14, South Iredell 3
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 10, Porter Ridge 1: Brooklyn Pearson tossed a complete-game victory, and Kyklie Nerell homered.
Marvin Ridge 12, Sun Valley 4: The Mavericks ran their conference record to 7-0 and kept their 2½-game lead over runner-up Piedmont.
Piedmont 9, Weddington 6: Sarah Belk led the Panthers with three hits.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 16, Ashbrook 0
Forestview 13, North Gaston 4: The visiting Jaguars scored 12 runs in the third inning.
Stuart Cramer 17, South Point 4: The Storm’s Delani Wilson doubled, homered and drove in five runs.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 6, East Rowan 5
Jesse Carson 11, Northwest Cabarrus 1
West Rowan 10, Lake Norman Charter 0
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 15, Statesville 0 (Game 1): Betsy Eatmon homered and drove in four runs.
East Lincoln 17, Statesville 0 (Game 2): Eatmon followed up with another homer, and Tatum Martin slammed two doubles and drove in three runs.
Fred T. Foard 8, West Iredell 2
North Lincoln 21, Hickory 1
St. Stephens 4, North Iredell 1
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Parkwood 16, Forest Hills 0: Parkwood’s Madison Roland singled, doubled, homered and drove in seven runs.
West Stanly 16, Central Academy 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 9, Concord Academy 2
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 8, Maiden 7
East Burke 15, Bunker Hill 2
West Caldwell 11, Lincolnton 1
West Lincoln 10, Newton-Conover 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Pine Lake Prep 17, Bradford Prep 2: Caitlin Green led the Pride with two hits and three RBI.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Bessemer City 9, Shelby 1
Burns 10, East Gaston 0: The Bulldogs are now 9-0 in conference play.
Cherryville 16, Highland Tech 4: Cherryville remained second in the conference (7-2), dropping Highland Tech (6-3) to third.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2a
Jay M. Robinson 22, Albemarle 1
South Stanly 15, Gray Stone Day 0
Union Academy 10, Mount Pleasant 6: Riley Griffin led Union Academy with a double, a home run, and four RBI.
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 9, West Mecklenburg 0
Hough 9, North Mecklenburg 0: The Huskies improved to 13-0-1 and 7-0, with Kylee Thompson, Sarah Funderburk, Jacie Williams and Ava Houser each scoring two goals. Funderburk added two assists.
Mallard Creek 9, West Charlotte 0: The Mavericks’ Charlotte Stavis (three goals, two assists) and Victoria Blain (three goals) led the way.
SO MECK 4A
Myers Park 9, Palisades 0: Charlotte Simas scored twice, and seven Mustang teammates added single goals.
Olympic 7, Berry Academy 1
South Mecklenburg 2, Ardrey Kell 1: The Sabres improved to 5-1-1 in the conference and handed the Knights (6-1) their first loss.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 9, Rocky River 0
Charlotte Catholic 9, Garinger 0: Mary Morgan’s two goals and two assists led the Cougars.
Providence 2, Independence 0: The Panthers remained atop the conference at 7-0.
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 3, Cannon School 2: Sarah Little scored both Cannon goals.
Charlotte Latin 4, Covenant Day 1: Lucy Dempsey scored twice for the Hawks, and Avery Cheatwood added two assists.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 1, South Iredell 0: The Vikings had a chance to tie the match but missed a penalty kick in the final minute.
Hickory Ridge 9, West Cabarrus 0: Emma Milliron (two goals, two assists) led Hickory Ridge.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 2, Weddington 1
Marvin Ridge 4, Porter Ridge 1
Sun Valley 5, Piedmont 1: Bella Kaplan led the Spartans with three goals.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 5, Ashbrook 0
Forestview 2, North Gaston 0
Kings Mountain 2, Hunter Huss 2
South Point 8, Stuart Cramer 0: Senior Grace Smith passed the 100-goal mark for her career, scoring five times. She has 22 goals and 13 assists in 14 matches this season.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Lake Norman Charter 6, West Rowan 0: The Knights went on the road and posted a shutout, outshooting the Falcons 13-1. Madison Buffington scored twice.
Northwest Cabarrus 7, Jesse Carson 2
South Rowan 4, Concord 1
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 5, Statesville 0: The Mustangs improved to 7-0-1 in the conference and kept a slim lead over Hickory (7-1). The teams meet May 9 in a regular-season finale.
Fred T. Foard 6, West Iredell 1
Hickory 2, North Lincoln 0
St. Stephens 2, North Iredell 0
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Forest Hills 3, West Stanly 2
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
University Christian 2, Hickory Christian 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT ATHLETIC
Lake Norman Christian 13, North Hills Christian 1: Jacie Kirwin and Ali Skinner each scored five goals for the victors.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 9, Bunker Hill 0
East Burke 5, West Caldwell 2
Newton-Conover 3, Maiden 0
West Lincoln 1, Lincolnton 1
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson 8, Bradford Prep 0: Tyler Baughn led the victors with four goals, and Lexi Shields added three.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Shelby 7, Bessemer City 0
NONCONFERENCE
High Point Wesleyan 3, Carmel Christian 2: Olivia Boyce and Annie Childers got Carmel Christian’s goals.
Boys’ lacrosse
Ardrey Kell 19, Parkwood 0
Cannon School 18, Charlotte Country Day 5
Charlotte Catholic 12, Hough 9: Charlotte Catholic entered this match ranked No. 2 in the state in 4A, while Hough was No. 3.
Charlotte Latin 16, Greensboro Day 10: Alex Baldecchi had four goals and two assists for the Hawks, and Dylan Mulligan added four goals and an assist. Goalkeeper Bryce Hoben made 15 saves.
Cuthbertson 19, Porter Ridge 13
Lake Norman Charter 20, Pine Lake Prep 5: Jack Dalton led the Knights with six goals and five assists. Tyler Price added six goals and eight ground balls.
Providence Day 12, Charlotte Christian 7
Girls’ lacrosse
Asheville 23, North Lincoln 0
Butler 14, Sun Valley 8: The Bulldogs broke a 5-5 halftime tie, as Kendall Middleton scored seven goals, added an assist, collected six ground balls, and won 15-of-18 faceoffs.
Charlotte Country Day 23, Cannon School 3
Charlotte Latin 15, Charlotte Catholic 14: The Hawks (11-4) got four goals and three assists from Evie McMahon, while Ardyn Henry scored six goals. Charlotte Catholic dropped to 10-3.
Cuthbertson 20, Porter Ridge 6: Cuthbertson’s Olivia Brooks scored five goals and added three assists, as her team tallied 15 times in the second half.
Lake Norman 17, Hough 11
Lake Norman Charter 15, Pine Lake Prep 10: Goalkeeper Aubrey Hamm made 17 saves, for a 63 percent save ratio in the victory.
Providence Day 16, Charlotte Christian 3: The Chargers’ Alex Emery and Lucy Dyer each scored five times.
Boys’ tennis
Cannon School 5, Charlotte Country Day 4: Isaac Szagyi and Cole Haigney won No. 1 and 2 singles respectively for Cannon School, then teamed for a victory in doubles. The Buccaneers’ Benjamin Farnham and Jonathan Randolph each won in singles and doubles.
Carmel Christian 9, High Point Wesleyan 0
Providence Day 9, Charlotte Christian 0: The Chargers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s private schools, improved to 10-0 overall.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Monday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Conner Barozzini, Hickory Grove baseball: home run, five RBIs in a 15-0 win over SouthLake Christian. He also pitched three innings of no-hit ball.
Brie Biddle, Cannon School softball: two home runs, three RBIs in a 15-0 win over Country Day.
Jason Johnson, Gaston Day: home run, six RBIs, in a 24-12 win over Spartanburg Day.
Monroe High softball: beat Garinger 30-15 and won its first game in at least 15 years.
Ali Skinner, Lake Norman Christian: six goals, assist in a 10-1 win over Concord Academy.
Baseball
SO MECK 4A
South Mecklenburg 16, Berry Academy 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 15, SouthLake Christian 0: Conner Barozzini homered and drove in five runs for the Lions. He also pitched three innings of no-hit ball, and two Hickory Grove relievers each pitched another inning without allowing hits.
NONCONFERENCE
Butler 5, Community School of Davidson 4
Carolina Royals 14, Queens Grant Charter 2: The Royals scored 13 times in the top of the first.
Gaston Christian 9, Providence Day 5: Freshman Meridian Leffew slammed two doubles, and David Nicks added a double and home run for the victors. Chase Jackson drove in three Providence Day runs.
Gaston Day 24, Spartanburg Day 12: Jason Johnson homered and drove in six runs for Gaston Day, and Brody Smith added two doubles.
Independence 15, West Charlotte 3: The Patriots’ Will Perry got the victory on the mound.
Mountain Island Charter 5, Piedmont Community Charter 1: The Raptors won behind two hits, two stolen bases and an RBI by Jack Ostendorf.
North Iredell 7, Lake Norman 3: Colby Umberger singled, doubled and drove in two runs for the victors.
Softball
CISAA
Cannon School 15, Charlotte Country Day 0: The Cougars remained atop the conference (4-0), as Brie Biddle smacked two home runs and drove in three runs. For the season, Biddle is batting .596 with six homers.
Covenant Day 4, Providence Day 2: The Lions, perhaps the area’s youngest varsity softball team, moved into a second-place tie with Charlotte Christian (each is 3-1), as Charlotte Hall drove in two runs. Covenant Day’s starting lineup features four seventh-graders and five freshmen.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 18, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1
NONCONFERENCE
East Mecklenburg 17, Berry Academy 3: Freshman Zya Dunlap doubled, homered and drove in four runs for the Eagles.
Monroe 30, Garinger 15: The Redhawks won their first game in at least 15 years, capturing this slugfest. Accurate records date back to 2008, and Monroe had not won a varsity softball game in that time – until Monday.
Sun Valley 23, Forest Hills 2: Twin sisters Georgia and Katie Beijan led the Spartans, with each collecting three hits and three RBI. Georgia Beijan had two triples.
Girls’ soccer
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 9, East Rowan 0: Ella Hicks and Scarlett Davis each scored twice for the Vikings.
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 5, Statesville Christian 2
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Pine Lake Prep 3, Lincoln Charter 0: Every Garrett, Gracie Hughes and Ansley Nixdorf each scored goals, and Maddison Harris got the shutout in goal.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day 9, North Stanly 0
Mount Pleasant 2, South Stanly 0
Union Academy 4, Jay M. Robinson 1: The Cardinals (6-0 in conference) opened a two-game lead over Robinson (6-2).
NONCONFERENCE
Ashbrook 6, Garinger 0
Hopewell 4, Sun Valley 3: the host Titans won behind goals from Julia Needelman, Mackenzie Smith, Kathryn Cosentine and Emily Buck.
Lake Norman Christian 10, Concord Academy 1: Ali Skinner scored six goals and added an assist, and Jacie Kirwin scored four goals.
Piedmont 6, Butler 0
Boys’ lacrosse
Christ the King 17, Mountain Island Charter 1
Marvin Ridge 19, Parkwood 2: The Mavericks jumped to a 9-0 first-quarter lead and coasted. Ryan Ormond scored four goals, and Aidan Pelino collected 10 ground balls for the Mavs.
Pine Lake Prep 11, Community School of Davidson 8
Girls’ lacrosse
South Iredell 25, Patton 1: Shaiyan St. Brice had five goals and two assists, and Lily Goldstein added four goals.
South Mecklenburg 16, Hough 7
Weddington 20, Sun Valley 1: The Warriors’ Elektra Koulouris scored four goals, added four assists, and won 6-of-8 draws. Abbey McCarthy added four goals and two assists for the victors.
Boys’ tennis
Charlotte Country Day 8, Covenant Day 1: Covenant Day’s Hamilton Huitt beat Zach Lu in No. 1 singles, but the Buccaneers’ Aaryon Chopra took the No. 2 match, and the Bucs won five of six singles contests. Chopra teamed with Azod Bajwaj in taking No. 1 doubles.
Coaching opening
East Mecklenburg athletics officials say they are looking for a defensive backs coach for the Eagles’ football team. The person hired might have some defensive coordinator duties, officials say. If interested, contact Jason Fowler, at jason.fowler@cms.k12.nc.us.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
This story was originally published April 18, 2023 at 3:47 PM.