Husky, Wildcat named lacrosse All-Americans

Lake Norman's Kyle Gradert and Hough's Mike Hart were named All-Americans by the state's coaches.

Gradert, a senior defender/long-stick midfielder, was also named Conference 10 Player of the Year.

Here is the complete All-Conference boys' lacrosse team:

First team

Goalie: Michael Clark- LN Charter

Defenders: Kyle Gradert- Lake Norman, Randall Hassell- LN Charter, Ian Radcliff- Lake Norman

LSM: Brendan McCarthy- Lake Norman

Midfielders: Mike Hart- Hough, Matt Kos-Lake Norman, Hudson Harris- LN Charter, Brendan Friss- Mooresville, Shane Gottenberg- Lake Norman(Face-off specialist)

Attackers: Petey Fabian- LN Charter, Bryan Kos- Lake Norman, Josh Ford- LN Charter

Second team

Goalie: Perrin Robinson- Lake Norman

Defenders: Truman Spittell- LN Charter, JD Bunch- Lake Norman, Frankie Walsh- Hough

LSM: Griffin Stechmiller- LN Charter

Midfielders: Robert Berry- Mooresville, Eddie Hendrickson- Lake Norman, Jake Nanney- Lake Norman, Connor Wilson- Hopewell

Attackers: Eric Koehler- Lake Norman, Luke Koferl- LN Charter, Joey Ruggerio- Hough

Honorable mention

Goalie: Robert Odom- A.L. Brown

LSM: Josh Shipman- Hopewell

Midfielders: Joseph Clontz- A.L. Brown

Attackers: Jonathan Oracion-Hough

Player of the Year: Kyler Gradert, Lake Norman

Coach of the Year: Matt Wiehl, LN Charter

I-Meck 4A tennis tournament update

The semifinals for the I-Meck 4A tennis tournament were set after opening-round play at Hopewell High on Monday.

Semifinals and finals are set for Tuesday starting at 3:30 p.m.

Here are the full brackets:

Singles

Doubles

Brackets set for lacrosse conference tourney

The Conference 10 boys' lacrosse tournament gets under way on Wednesday at Hough High.

Wednesday's first round
No. 6 A.L. Brown vs. No. 3 Hough - 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Hopewell vs. No. 4 Mooresville - 7:30 p.m.

Friday's semifinals
Winner of No. 6/No. 3 game vs. No. 2 Lake Norman Charter - 5:30 p.m.
Winner of No. 5/No.4 game vs. No. 1 Lake Norman - 7:30 p.m.

Monday's finals

Winner of No.6/No. 3 vs. No. 2 game vs. winner of No. 5/No.4 vs. No. 1 game - 7 p.m.

Admission each day will be $5.

Knights lead 1A Wells Fargo Cup standings

Lake Norman Charter leads the way in the 1A standings for the Wells Fargo Cup, the N.C. High School Athletic Association announced.

The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Cup program, formerly known as the Wachovia Cup, is in its 33rd year.


Lake Norman Charter was atop the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A conference cup standings after winning boys’ and girls’ basketball titles. East Lincoln was second while North Lincoln came in third.

In the I-Meck 4A, conference championships in wrestling as well as in boys’ and girls’ swimming kept Hough on top of the league's conference cup standings after the winter sports season. Lake Norman was second with Mallard Creek close behind in third. North Mecklenburg was fourth followed by Mooresville and Hopewell.

Hough was tied for fourth in 4A.

The conference cup, presented by the N.C. High School Athletic Association, recognizes schools with the best overall athletic performances.

Here are the complete standings for all four classes (Lake Norman-area programs in bold):


1A
School                                                                     Points
1.   Lake Norman Charter                              360
2.   Hendersonville                                             335
3.   Kernersville Bishop McGuinness                  300
4.   Raleigh Charter                                            217.5
5.   Durham N.C. School Science and Math       215
6.   Southwest Onslow                                     192.5
7.   West Wilkes                                                185
8.   North Rowan                                               165
      Lincoln Charter                                          165
10. Mitchell                                                        157.5
11. Monroe                                                        142.5
12. East Surry                                                    140
      Murphy                                                        140
      Winston-Salem Preparatory                         140
      Franklin Academy                                         140
 
 
2A
School                                                                Points
1.  Carrboro                                                        387.5
2.  Waxhaw Cuthbertson                                    312.5
3.  Corinth-Holders                                             272.5
4.  North Lincoln                                               270
5.  South Iredell                                                 215
6.  Shelby                                                            212.5
7.  Salisbury                                                         207.5
8.  Hillsborough Cedar Ridge                               197.5
9.  Pittsboro Northwood                                     160
     Burlington Cummings                                     160
11. Hampstead Topsail                                     157.5
      Newport Croatan                                          157.5
13. North Surry                                                   152.5           
14. Brevard                                                         150
      Canton Pisgah                                                150
      Swansboro                                                    150
 
 
3A
School                                                                Points
1.  Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons                                460
2.  Waxhaw Marvin Ridge                                    375
3.  Charlotte Catholic                                           347.5
4.  Chapel Hill                                                      285
5.  Weddington                                                 197.5                       
     Concord J.M. Robinson                                  197.5
7.  Northern Guilford                                            192.5
8.  Jacksonville                                                 172.5
9.  West Carteret                                                 160
10. Hickory                                                          150
11. Charlotte Berry Academy                                145
12. Statesville                                                        142.5
13. West Henderson                                              137.5
14. Ledford Senior                                                 132.5
15. Concord                                                          130
      Newton Fred T. Foard                                     130
 
4A
School                                                                   Points
1.  Cary Green Hope                                              372.5
2.  Raleigh Broughton                                             297.5
3.  Ardrey Kell                                        257.5
4.  Providence                                                      247.5
     Hough                                                          247.5
6.  Cary                                                             222.5
7.  Southern Pines Pinecrest                                   215
8.  Fayetteville Jack Britt                                     205
9.  Winston-Salem Mount Tabor                         200
10. Asheville T.C. Roberson                                  190
11. Southeast Raleigh                                            187.5
12. New Bern                                                       172.5
13. Greensboro Grimsley                                     165
14. Raleigh Leesville Road                                     157.5
15. Winston-Salem Parkland                                 155
      Raleigh Millbrook                                            155

Huskies ousted by Olympic

Hough's run in the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 4A playoffs ended Thursday night, as the Huskies fell to nationally-ranked Olympic 75-55 in the regional semifinals.

Despite early foul trouble, sophomore Luke Maye led the Huskies with another double-double - 14 points and 10 rebounds. Drexler Clark had 11, while Theo Mack added 9.

The third-year Huskies finish their year 23-6.

North Meck's girls play tonight

Lake Norman-area teams haven't had much success this week, with Bandys' and Lake Norman Charters' girls as well as Hough's boys losing in their respective regional semifinals.

But North Mecklenburg's girls' basketball team will look to change that tonight. The Lady Vikings will face Porter Ridge at 7 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center for a chance to play in the 4A semifinals Saturday night.

For updates from tonight's game, follow @sergiotovar on Twitter.

Knights end their season

Lake Norman Charter's girls' basketball team lost to Bishop McGuinness 82-63 at Tuesday night's 1A West regional semifinals in Greensboro to end its season.

The Knights finished the year 23-6.

For more, see the full game recap.

Area trio claims individual state titles

East Lincoln's Jeremy Tarleton, Bandys' Anthony Christopher and Lake Norman's Cody Karns were crowned state champions at Saturday's N.C. High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament in Greensboro.

Here are the scores for the championship matches:

2A

170 pounds: Jeremy Tarleton (East Lincoln) DEC Andrew Brotherton (Bandys) 11-6

195 pounds: Anthony Christopher (Bandys) DEC Kyle Colborn (Croatan) 9-3

4A

120 pounds: Cody Karns (Lake Norman) DEC Irvin Enriquez (Pinecrest) 12-5

Four Lake Norman-area squad reach regional semifinals

Hough beat West Charlotte for a second straight time to earn its first trip to the regional boys' basketball semifinals.

Lake Norman Charter's, Bandys' and North Mecklenburg's girls moved on to this week's regional semifinals.

Here are Friday's third-round scores and the regional semifinal matchups for local teams (in bold):

Boys' basketball playoffs
Friday's third round
1A
(1) Winston-Salem Prep def. (4) Lake Norman Charter 66-55

2A
(1) Smoky Mountain def. (4) East Lincoln 78-69

4A
(6) Hough def. (2) West Charlotte 61-52

Regional semifinals
4A
(6) Hough (23-5) vs. (1) Olympic (27-0) – March 7 at 7.p.m., Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Girls' basketball playoffs

Friday's third round

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter (22-5) def. (2) South Davidson 42-40

2A
(2) Bandys def. (6) East Burke 58-55

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg  def. (5) West Mecklenburg 61-52

Regional semifinals

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter (23-5) vs. (4) Bishop McGuinness (22-7) – March 5 at 8:30 p.m., UNC-Greensboro's Fleming Gym

2A
(2) Bandys (27-2) vs. (4) Pisgah (24-6)  – March 6 at 7:30 p.m., UNC-Greensboro's Fleming Gym

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg (26-3) vs. Porter Ridge (25-3) – March 8 at 7 p.m., Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

NCHSAA basketball playoff update (Feb. 28)

All six of the Lake Norman area teams that reached the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs moved on to their respective sectional finals.

Third-round game are scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m.

Here are Wednesday's second-round scores and Friday's matchups for local teams (in bold):

Boys' basketball playoffs
Wednesday's second round
1A
(4) Lake Norman Charter def. (5) Albemarle 61-46

2A
(4) East Lincoln def. (5) Mountain Heritage 74-43

4A
(6) Hough def. (3) McDowell 76-54

Friday's third round

1A

(4) Lake Norman Charter (23-4) at (1) Winston-Salem Prep (28-2)

2A

(4) East Lincoln (21-7) at (1) Smoky Mountain (25-3)

4A

(6) Hough (22-5) at (1) West Charlotte (26-3)

Girls' basketball playoffs
Wednesday's second round

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter def. (6) East Surry 55-45

2A
(2) Bandys def. (7) Madison 70-43

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg def. (8) Watauga 69-64 (OT)


Friday's third round

1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter (22-5) at (2) South Davidson (25-2)

2A
(6) East Burke (24-5) at (2) Bandys (26-2)

4A
(5) West Mecklenburg (15-9) at (1) North Mecklenburg (25-3)

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/nchsaa-basketball-playoff-update-feb-26.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/nchsaa-basketball-playoff-update-feb-26.html#storylink=cpy

NCHSAA basketball playoff update (Feb. 26)

Only seven of 17 Lake Norman-area teams moved beyond the first-round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs on Monday.

In 4A, Hough's boys and North Mecklenburg's girls reached Wednesday's second round.

The Huskies, which defeated Vance 59-57 on a last-second Sanders Poff layup, will travel to McDowell, while the Lady Vikings will host Watauga.

Here are the first-round scores and second-round matchups for local teams (in bold):

Read more here: http://cabprepsports.blogspot.com/#storylink=cpy

Boys' basketball playoffs
Monday's first round
1A
(4) Lake Norman Charter def. (13) West Montgomery 87-44

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/#storylink=cpy

2A
(1) Sylva Smoky Mountain def. (16) South Iredell 88-45

(4) East Lincoln def. (13) North Lincoln 68-57

4A
(3) McDowell def. (14) Lake Norman 61-52

(6) Hough def. (11) Vance 59-57

Wednesday's second round
1A
(5) Albemarle (21-3) at (4) Lake Norman Charter (22-4)

2A
(5) Mountain Heritage (18-9) at (4) East Lincoln (20-7)

4A
(6) Hough (21-5) at (3) McDowell (21-5)

Girls' basketball playoffs
Monday's first round
1A

(3) Lake Norman Charter def. (14) North Moore 76-44

2A
(9) North Henderson def. (8) North Lincoln 52-40(6) East Burke def. (11) South Iredell 63-55(2) Bandys def. (15) Newton-Conover 68-37

4A
(1) North Mecklenburg def. (16) Lake Norman 62-43
(3) Alexander Central def. (14) Hopewell 58-40(6) Mallard Creek def. (11) Hough 57-53


Wednesday's second round

1A

(6) East Surry (19-7) at (3) Lake Norman Charter (21-5)

2A
(7) Madison (19-9) at (2) Bandys (25-5)

4A
(8) Watauga (12-13) at (1) North Mecklenburg (24-3)

Knights, Mustangs to play for SPC title

The Southern Piedmont 1A/2A boys' basketball tournament is set. Lake Norman Charter and East Lincoln won Wednesday night's semifinals to earn the shot for a tourney championship.

The girls' final had been decided on Tuesday. Lincolnton and Lake Norman Charter will face each other Friday at 6:30 for the tournament title.The boys' final will follow. Tip-off is expected at 8 p.m.

Here are the the semifinal scores and final match-ups:

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (at East Lincoln High)

Semifinals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (4) West Lincoln 55-43

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (3) North Lincoln 74-53

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (5) Lincolnton 61-41

(2) East Lincoln def. (3) Bessemer City 75-54

Finals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton vs. (2) Lake Norman Charter – Friday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (2) East Lincoln – Friday 8 p.m.

Viking wins state indoor titles

North Mecklenburg's Sabrina Moore won the girls' long jump and 55-meter dash to lead the area at Saturday's indoor track championships.

Moore's Vikings were ninth at the 4A state meet. Lake Norman was 23rd.

On the boys' side, I-Meck schools Hopewell, North Meck and Vance tied for 20th place.

In the 1A/2A/3A meet, North Lincoln's boys were state runners-up. They were led by Andrew Fea and Joshua Mosteller, who finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,600 meters. On the girls' side, North Lincoln was eighth.

Lincoln Charter's Lappin among 1A/2A swim champs

Lincoln Charter's Christina Lappin won two events, the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, at the 1A/2A meet to lead area swimmers.

Lincoln Charter finished third among the girls followed by Lake Norman Charter at fourth. South Iredell was sixth while Pine Lake Prep, led by Alyssa Marsh's 100-yard backstroke championship, was ninth. East Lincoln finished 12th and Community School of Davidson was 25th.

Lake Norman Charter, which finished third among the boys, claimed a state title in the 200-yard medley relay (Chris Cardwell,  Drew Queen, Corrin Rothwell and Austin Jones). The 200-medley relay broke last year's Knight state record with a 1:38.52.

North Lincoln finished sixth in the boys' rankings while Lincoln Charter was 11th and CSD was 12th.

Lake Norman Charter divers Adyson Lowe and Nathan Lane defended their state championships. Teammate Erin Lee was third in the girls' event. Lane set a new 1A/2A state record with a score of 380.15.

Here are the full 1A/2A meet results.

Hough wins I-Meck wrestling tournament

After winning its first regular-season conference title, Hough solidified its position atop the I-Meck 4A by claiming its tournament championship on Saturday.

The Huskies, led by I-Meck champs Sebastian Barreto, Palmer Maples and Austin Newell, outlasted runner-up Lake Norman 204-186 to claim the title.

The Huskies also qualified for their first dual-team playoffs. Hough will host South Meck on Tuesday night in the first round. The winner will take on either Asheville Roberson or Porter Ridge that same night.

Lake Norman will travel to Winston-Salem Parkland to take on MEGA 7 4A champion East Gaston. The winner will take on either undefeated Parkland or wildcard Ardrey Kell.

Here's the full 4A dual team wrestling bracket.

Huskies, Knights lead conferences in standings

Hough and Lake Norman Charter lead their respective conferences in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup standings after the fall season.

The Huskies are atop the I-Meck ranking after winning the boys' soccer and volleyball titles. Lake Norman is in second place after winning the conference's girls' tennis and cross country titles.

Lake Norman Charter leads the Southern Piedmont Conference after claiming the girls' golf, boys' soccer, volleyball and girls' tennis conference titles. North Lincoln is second in the league while East Lincoln is third.

Bandys and South Iredell are second and third, respectively, in the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference barely behind Maiden.

The Wells Fargo Conference Cup recognizes schools with the best overall athletic performances within individual conferences. Points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.

Here are the complete conference standings:

I-Meck 4A

Hough 51

Lake Norman 47

Mallard Creek 38.5

Hopewell 30

Mooresville 29

North Mecklenburg 28.5

West Charlotte 10

Vance 10.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A

Lake Norman Charter 95

North Lincoln 89

East Lincoln 84

Lincolnton 73

West Lincoln 72

Highland Tech 63

Cherryville 51

Bessemer City 21

Catawba Valley 2A

Maiden 33

Bandys 32

South Iredell 31

Newton-Conover 30

J.C. Draughn 28.5

East Burke 26

Bunker Hill 22.5

West Caldwell 13

Top seeds to meet for I-Meck volleyball title

Hough and Lake Norman, the No. 1 and 2 teams in the I-Meck 4A respectively this regular season, will meet again tonight in the conference tournament title match.

The Huskies defeated Hopewell 25-9, 25-7, 25-8 Tuesday night to move onto the championship. The Wildcats defeated Mallard Creek in a tight 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 27-25) in Tuesday's semifinal.

The I-Meck title game is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. at Hough High.

The Huskies have won both of this season's meetings with Lake Norman.

Tennis dual playoffs get under way

The first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls' tennis dual team playoffs was played Tuesday night. Only two of the six Lake Norman area teams that reached the postseason - Lake Norman Charter and Lake Norman High - moved on to the second round, which is scheduled to be played Oct. 23.

Here are Tuesday's results (with local teams in bold):

1A
Lake Norman Charter def. Community School of Davidson 5-4

2A
Maiden def. North Lincoln 6-2
Brevard def. Bandys 9-0

4A
R.J. Reynolds def. Hough 5-1
Lake Norman def. Myers Park 6-0

Second-round match-ups:
1A
Lake Norman Charter at Mt. Airy

4A
Lake Norman at Ardrey Kell

Knights win SPC golf title, Smith is Player of the Year

Lake Norman Charter claimed the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A girls' regular season golf title. The Knights' 829 total strokes put them 90 ahead of second-place East Lincoln (919).

The Mustangs' Brittany Smith was SPC Player of the Year, outlasting runner-up Maegan Ports from Lake Norman Charter with a 198. Ports finished the year with a 203.

North Lincoln finished third as a team with a 935.

Here is the All-SPC 1A/2A girls' golf team:

Brittany Smith	East Lincoln
Maegan Ports	Lake Norman Charter
Alexis Killian	Lincolnton
Taylor Shellman	Highland Tech
Kaelyn Pack	Lake Norman Charter
Margo Lovelace	North Lincoln
Courtney Brown	Cherryville
Brittany Buckstad	Lake Norman Charter
Kayla Thomas	Lake Norman Charter
Caroline Cole	Highland Tech

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

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)

Lake Norman top performers - Week 1

Will Grier, Davidson Day

Patriots quarterback passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns against Harrells Christian Friday. Aside from making 26 of 37 passes, he also ran for 150 yards and a score on 13 rushes.

Tijuan Sifford, Hopewell

Quaterback passed for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the Titans' loss to Providence. Sifford also ran for a 70-yard touchdown.

Lamarcus Smith-Kelley, Lake Norman Charter

Sophomore had a big game for Knights. He rushed for two touchdowns, including a 80-yarder, while also returning a kick for 96 yards for another score in Lake Norman Charter's 82-6 win against Community School of Davidson.

Friday's scores

(Winners in bold)

North Raleigh Christian 42 at Cannon 3

Community School of Davidson 6 at Lake Norman Charter 82

Harrells Christian 29 at Davidson Day 46

SouthLake Christian 48 at Westminster Catawba 0

St. Stephens 0 - Bandys 35

South Iredell 17 at Lake Norman 16

East Lincoln 35 at Newton-Conover 21

Fred T. Foard 16 - North Lincoln 13

Hough 14 at Independence 31

Hopewell 19 at Providence 30

Mooresville 14 at West Rowan 21

North Meck (BYE week)

This week's games

North Meck at Providence

Hopewell at East Lincoln

Myers Park at Hough

Mooresville at South Meck

North Iredell at Lake Norman

North Lincoln at Madison

Statesville at South Iredell

Bandys at Fred T. Foard

Trinity Christian at SouthLake Christian

Davidson Day at North Raleigh Christian

Lake Norman Charter at Village Christian

First Assembly at Cannon

Community School of Davidson at Cherryville

Titan assistant inherits girls' basketball coaching job

Hopewell High announced that longtime assistant Tyrelle Anderson will be its new girls' basketball head coach Wednesday.

Anderson, who was born and raised in Queens, N.Y., replaces Gary Richmond, who stepped down from the post after this past season. Anderson was an assistant under Richmond for five seasons.

Anderson’s coaching career began as director of  basketball pperations for Pick n’ Roll Basketball Camp in Hempstead, N.Y., in 1998. He served in this capacity for four years. For the next three years, he served as the assistant coach and lead skill developer for Ahead of the Game AAU boys’ basketball organization in Brooklyn.

Since retiring from FDNY-EMS in 2003 and relocating to Charlotte, Anderson has assisted various basketball organizations in the surrounding area. He was head coach for the Queen City Jewels 2010 girls' AAU basketball team and assistant coach of the 2012 Queen City Dynasty girls' basketball team.

He also held the position of director of basketball operations for the Queen City Dinasty girls' showcase group from 2009-10.

He currently serves as the head coach of the Charlotte Lady Warriors Elite summer basketball team.

Knights, Huskies lead area in final Wells Fargo Cup standings

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its final Wells Fargo Cup standings and Lake Norman Charter and Hough fared the best out of Lake Norman area schools. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Cup program, formerly known as the Wachovia Cup, is in its 33rd year.


Here are the final standings, with local teams highlighted:

1A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness       527.5
    Durham N.C. School of Science and Math     527.5
3. Lake Norman Charter         447.5
4. Hendersonville           432.5
5. Monroe            325
6. West Wilkes            320
7. Raleigh Charter           302.5
8. North Rowan           252.5
9. Riverside (Martin)           242.5
10. Ayden-Grifton            227.5
11. North Stokes           215
12. Thomas Jefferson Classical       207.5
13. Mount Airy           197.5
      Misenheimer Gray Stone Day       197.5
15. Elkin             195 
 
2A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Carrboro            602.5
2. Shelby              415
3. Waxhaw Cuthbertson         400
4. Salisbury             370
5. North Lincoln           362.5
6. Burlington Cummings         350
7. Wilson Beddingfield         307.5
8. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge         282.5
9. Pittsboro Northwood         255
10. Kill Devil Hills First Flight       242.5
11. Kinston              237.5
12. Newton-Conover           222.5
13. Swansboro             220
14. West Davidson           210
15. West Stokes           207.5
 
3A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons        775
2. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge         642.5
3. Charlotte Catholic           575
4. Chapel Hill             435
5. Northern Guilford           347.5
6. Weddington             305
7. Asheville             280
8. Hickory               277.5
9.  North Buncombe           272.5
10. Rocky Mount               245
11. Orange             240
12. Burlington Walter Williams       235
13. West Carteret           222.5
14. Pikeville Charles B. Aycock       220
15. Berry Academy           217.5
 
4A
SCHOOL             POINTS
1. Morrisville Green Hope        510
2. Charlotte Myers Park         400
3. Raleigh Broughton           377.5
4. Cornelius W.A. Hough         357.5
5. Charlotte Ardrey Kell         355
6. Southern Pines Pinecrest         345
7. Lake Norman           292.5
8. Pfafftown Ronald Reagan        285
9. Charlotte Providence         275
10. Raleigh Wakefield         270
11. Raleigh Millbrook           260
12. Apex             255
13. Winston-Salem Mount Tabor       242.5
14. Watauga             237.5
15. East Chapel Hill           227.5