11/3 playoff update

NCHSAA boys' soccer

The Observer's Sweet 16's No. 1 team, Hough, was eliminated in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys' soccer playoffs as Ardrey Kell outlasted them 2-1 Wednesday.

The Huskies were one of six local teams that fell in the first round of their respective brackets. Only Lake Norman Charter, which had a bye in the 1A bracket, 2A's East Lincoln and South Iredell and 4A's Lake Norman will play in the next round.

Here are scores from first-round play (local teams in bold):

1A

Thomas Jefferson def. Pine Lake Prep 5-1

Lake Norman Charter BYE

2A

Shelby def. North Lincoln 3-0

East Lincoln def. Maiden 6-2

South Iredell def. Starmount 3-1

Surry Central def. Bandys 6-1

4A

Lake Norman def. Sun Valley 1-0

Watauga def. Mooresville 2-1

Porter Ridge def. Hopewell 4-1

Ardrey Kell def. Hough 2-1

Second-round game must be played by Saturday.

1A

North Moore at Lake Norman Charter

2A

Polk County at East Lincoln

South Iredell at Cuthbertsom

4A

Lake Norman at Olympic

NCHSAA girls' tennis

Lake Norman's girls' tennis team was eliminated from the NCHSAA dual team playoffs Monday, losing to Myers Park 5-1. The Mustangs lost Wednesday in the state semis to Greensboro Grimsley.