Top performers - week 5

Will Grier, Davidson Day

Junior quarterback passed for 505 yards and eight touchdowns in the Patriots' 53-21 win over Parkwood.

Sanders Poff, Hough

Senior wide receiver caught for 200 yards on five catches to help the Huskies defeat Vance 33-30 and get off to a 4-1 start, a school best.

Josh Ladowski, Lake Norman

Sophomore ran for 139 yards on 16 carries while also passing for 98 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats defeated North Meck 35-7.

Garrett Young, East Lincoln

Senior quarterback threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns as the Mustangs beat Bessemer City 41-12.

Friday's scores

Vance 30 at Hough 33

North Meck 7 at Lake Norman 35

Hopewell 44 at West Charlotte 26

Mallard Creek 56 at Mooresville 11

Bessemer City 12 at East Lincoln 41

North Lincoln 17 at Cherryville 27

Bandys 30 at Draughn 0

South Iredell 65 at West Caldwell 0

SouthLake Christian 35 at Hickory Grove Christian 6

Parkwood 21 at Davidson Day 53

Community School of Davidson at Spartanburg Christian - N/A

This week's games

Hough (4-1) at Hopewell (1-3)
West Charlotte (1-4) at North Meck (1-3)
Lake Norman (3-2) at Mallard Creek (3-1)
Mooresville (3-2) at Vance (3-2)
East Lincoln (5-0) at North Lincoln (0-5)
Bandys (4-0) at Newton-Conover (2-3)
Bunker Hill (4-1) at South Iredell (4-1)
Asheville School (1-2) at Davidson Day (4-1)
Community School of Davidson at Westminster Catawba (0-4)

SouthLake Christian (5-0) - BYE

Knights take first SPC 1A/2A golf meet

Lake Norman Charter kicked off the 2012 Southern Piedmont 1A/2A girls' golf season with a convincing win at Deer Brook Golf Club in Shelby on Monday.

The Knights, the defending SPC champions, fired a match low score of 142 to win the SPC's first tournament of the year.

Lake Norman Charter was led by senior Maegan Ports (40), sophomore Kaelyn Pack (48) and freshman Kate Beeken (54).  Ports also earned match medalist honors with the lowest score of the round.

The East Lincoln Mustangs finished second with a team score of 154.  East Lincoln was led by senior Brittany Smith, who placed second individually and shot a 41.  Lincolnton's Alexis Killian rounded out the top three individual scorers with a round of 42.

Team Scores

Lake Norman Charter - 142

East Lincoln - 154

North Lincoln - 163

Cherryville - 171

Highland Technology - 176

West Lincoln - 178

Top Individuals

Maegan Ports (Lake Norman Charter) - 40

Brittany Smith (East Lincoln) - 41

Alexis Killian (Lincolnton) - 42

Kaelyn Pack (Lake Norman Charter) - 48

Courtney Brown (Cherryville) - 50

Margo Lovelace (North Lincoln) - 51

North Meck names new coaches

North Mecklenburg High School has appointed two new coaches to its staff, athletic director Kevin Wilson announced Tuesday.

Gary Workman, a longtime Central Cabarrus wrestling coach, will take over the Vikings' wrestling program effective immediately. He will have close to 25 returning wrestlers, including nine seniors, back to the program. Workman takes over for Sean Finkbeiner, who resigned in July to take a job at Raleigh's Athens Drive High.

Sean Ryan will begin fall baseball workouts as he takes over the North Meck baseball program. Ryan received a full scholarship to play baseball at Rutgers and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. Ryan replaces Andy Carter.

Top performers - Week 3 and 4

Covering social media during the Democratic National Convention kept me from my normal job last week, so I didn't have time to put up any blog posts. But better late than never, right?

Week 3

Josh Stilley, Hough

Junior quarterback threw for 272 yards and two scores on 13-of-26 passing in the Huskies' 27-22 win against Providence.

Randy Schroeder, SouthLake Christian

Senior passed for 330 yards and three touchdowns on 10-of-13 passing as his Eagles shut out Wake Christian 65-0.

Alex Scearce, Lake Norman Charter

Versatile senior led his team with 180 rushing and 64 receiving yards as the Chargers upset Lincolnton 30-28. He scored three total touchdowns in the win.

Week 3 scores

East Meck 20 at North Meck 27

Ardrey Kell 38 at Hopewell 33

Providence 22 at Hough 27

Burns 6 at Mooresville 28

Lake Norman 24 at Statesville 34

East Lincoln 48 at Bandys 20

North Lincoln 16 at Bunker Hill 39

South Iredell 41 at West Iredell 7

Wake Christian 0 at SouthLake Christian 65

Providence Day 24 at Davidson Day 15

Lincolnton 28 at Lake Norman Charter 30

Community School of Davidson (BYE)

Week 4

Dre'an Long, Hough

Senior broke his own single-game rushing record with a 216-yard, two-touchdown performance in the Huskies' 41-12 win against Berry Academy.

Joey Gass, SouthLake Christian

Senior fullback rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in his Eagles' 50-0 win over High Point Christian.

Aaron Seward, Davidson Day

Senior receiver caught for 158 yards and two touchdowns as the Patriots defeated Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 62-7. 

Friday's scores

Hough 41 at Berry Academy 12

North Meck 32 at Myers Park 36

Lake Norman 21 at West Iredell 7

Northwest Cabarrus 0 at Mooresville 49

East Gaston 30 at East Lincoln 54

Bandys 42 at North Lincoln 18

SouthLake Christian 50 at High Point Christian 0

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 7 at Davidson Day 62

Wake Christian 0 at Lake Norman Charter 67

Hopewell (BYE)

Community School of Davidson (BYE)

This week's games

Vance (3-1) at Hough (3-1)

North Meck (1-2) at Lake Norman (2-2)

Hopewell (0-3) at West Charlotte (1-3)

Mallard Creek (2-1) at Mooresville (3-1)

Bessemer City (0-4) at East Lincoln (4-0)

North Lincoln (0-4) at Cherryville (1-3)

Bandys (3-1) at Draughn (3-1)

South Iredell (3-1) at West Caldwell (0-4)

SouthLake Christian (4-0) at Hickory Grove Christian (2-1)

Parkwood (1-3) at Davidson Day (3-1)

Community School of Davidson (0-2) at Spartanburg Christian

Lake Norman Charter (BYE)