East Lincoln forfeits game

East Lincoln's football team was forced to forfeit its Sept. 16 win against Bessemer City after having an ineligible player dress out, the Gaston Gazette reports.  The Mustangs' record is now 3-3 (1-1 in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A).

The Mustangs travels to Lincolnton for their annual rivalry game tonight. Instead of being tied with the Wolves (5-1, 2-0) on top of the SPC standings, East Lincoln is now a game behind after the forfeit.

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Wildcat teams honored for academics

The N.C. High School Athletics Association recognized two Lake Norman High teams for their work in the classroom Tuesday, as the school's boys' track and boys' lacrosse squads were named the recipients of the AAA NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Award.

The honor is given to the team with the best grade point average in the state for the semester in which its sport competes.

Lake Norman's boy's track team had a GPA of 3.527, while the Wildcats' boys' lacrosse team earned a 3.360 this spring.

AAA NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Awards - Spring 2011

SPORT	SCHOOL	GPA
Softball	Hayesville	3.891
Baseball	Western Alamance	3.649
Men's Tennis	Walter Williams	3.880
Women's Soccer	Western Alamance	3.747
Men's Track	Lake Norman	3.527
Women's Track	Tuscola	3.683
Men’s Golf	Walter Williams	3.840
Women's Lacrosse	Mount Tabor	3.510
Men's Lacrosse	Lake Norman	3.360

Mustang running back continues to put up big numbers

East Lincoln's Marcus "Bubba" McDowell had a big game Friday night against Southern Piedmont 1A/2A rivals North Lincoln.

The senior running back rushed for 237 yards and five touchdowns on 15 carries in the Mustangs' 47-7 win.

McDowell is averaging 9.78 yards per carry this season, already surpassing the 1,000-yard mark and scoring 19 touchdowns on the ground. He's also caught nine passes for 316 yards - an average of 35 yards per catch - and five touchdowns.

The explosive, speedy McDowell and East Lincoln (4-2, 2-0) will travel to archival Lincolnton (5-1, 2-0) Friday with first place in the SPC at stake.

Sophomore golfer picked to play in junior tournament

COURTESY OF DAVIDSON DAY

Davidson Day sophomore golfer Kyle Fuller has been selected to play in the Dormie Cup, Oct. 15-16, in West End, N.C.

The competition pairs some of the top 24 junior golfers in the country in a two-day, Ryder Cup-style event. Fuller, the son of Micah and Sandra Fuller of Huntersville, is trying to raise $1,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project as part of his participation in the tournament. For details, click here.

Recently, Fuller shot a 1-under 71 in the American Junior Golf Association's Webb Simpson Tournament in Winston-Salem. He placed fourth out of 85, earning him an AJGA tour exemption in 2012.

His new playing partner and instructor is Nationwide tour player Corey Nagy, a four-time All-American and Atlantic-10 Player of the Year at UNC Charlotte.

Fuller led Davidson Day to its first Southern Piedmont Athletic Association championship and a fifth-place finish in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association's 1A tournament last year. He finished third in the state and earned all-state honors.