Monroe High to host four HS football games in 2 days starting Friday

Monroe High School will host the two-day Union County Gridiron Clash this week. On Friday, Pinecrest plays Cuthbertson at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, South Mecklenburg, ranked No. 16 in the Observer’s Sweet 16, will play Porter Ridge at noon. No. 12 Charlotte Christian plays No. 8 Weddington at 4 p.m, and Hunter Huss plays Monroe at 8 p.m.

Pinecrest is ranked No. 12 in the CarolinaPreps 4A power poll. Cuthbertson is No. 9 in the Sweet 16. Charlotte Christian has won three straight private school state titles. Weddington reached the N.C. 3A state finals in 2014.

▪ Mallard Creek remained No. 7 in MaxPreps national poll. Among Carolinas teams, Spartanburg moved up four spots to No. 13.

▪ Former Butler High quarterback Riley Ferguson was 37-for-51 for 473 yards and three touchdowns to lead Coffeyville (Kan.) Junior College to a 48-42 win over Iowa Western Saturday. Ferguson also ran for two scores. Iowa Western, which led 35-14 early in the third quarter, was ranked No. 3 nationally in the National Junior College Athletic Association. Iowa Western had its 16-game win streak snapped and damaged its hopes of a third national championship game appearance in four years.

▪ Charlotte Christian, a private school ranked No. 12 in the Observer’s Sweet 16, shut down Myrtle Beach Saturday, winning 24-3. Myrtle Beach was ranked No. 3 in the S.C. 3A poll. Charlotte Christian forced four turnovers, including three interceptions. In two weeks, the Knights (1-1) have allowed a total of eight points to two of the Carolinas’ best programs – Myrtle Beach and Charlotte Catholic. Catholic beat the Knights 5-0 two weeks ago.

Soccer

Providence Day lost 3-1 to Raleigh Ravenscroft in the championship game of the eight-team Ravenscroft tournament Saturday. Chargers BJ Hahn and Jordan Sienkowski made all tournament.

▪ Austin Acks of Charlotte Latin had a hat trick in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Wake Christian.

▪ Big matches on tap (All rankings are N.C. state coaches): Mooresville (4-0-1) at No. 3 4A Hough (2-0-1), Wed, 6; No. 11 Marvin Ridge (1-0-3) at No. 5 4A Charlotte Catholic (0-0), Tue, 7; No. 2 3A IND Country Day (1-1-3) at No. 3 3A Weddington (5-0), Tue, 6

Volleyball

Tuesday, SouthLake Christian will host Concord First Assembly on Dig Pink Night, a game to raise money for cancer awareness. Proceeds go toward medical expenses for Trina Law, wife of SouthLake Dean of Students and cross-country coach Donovan Law. Trina Law is battling cancer.

▪ Providence Day defeated Forsyth Country Day, Raleigh Ravenscroft and Cary Academy last week, led by Lexi Mitchell, who had 24 aces in the three matches.

▪ Nation Ford won the Nation Ford Volleyball Invitational Saturday. Rock Hill and Covenant Day tied for third. Nation Ford’s Jessica Kemp was tournament MVP.

Field Hockey

Providence Day beat Myers Park 1-0 in the semifinals of the Cary Academy Tournament Saturday and beat East Chapel Hill 3-2 in the finals. East Chapel Hill was 2014 N.C. state champ. Chargers Celine Ives (MVP) and Grayson Buben were named all-tournament.

This story was originally published August 31, 2015 at 9:53 PM with the headline "Monroe High to host four HS football games in 2 days starting Friday."