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 all-conference spring teams

I-Meck 4A baseball all-conference team

Tommy Bullock - Mooresville

Devan Watts - Mooresville

Chris Hill-Huntley - West Charlotte

Jesse Seaford - Lake Norman

Josh Ladowski - Lake Norman

John Stires- Lake Norman

Ivan Acuna - Hopewell

Mitch Nowicki- Hopewell

Craig Zalewa - Hopewell

Alex Chiuchiolo - Mallard Creek

David Folk - Mallard Creek

Kyle Bynum - Mallard Creek

Anderson Castillo - Vance

Andrew Altamira - Hough

Brandon Casas - Hough

Brandon Gragilla - Hough

Pierce Suttles - Hough

Zack Ruttkamp- North Mecklenburg

Player of the Year: Ryder Ryan - North Mecklenburg

Co-Pitchers of the Year: Ryder Ryan - North Mecklenburg, Kayden Krause -  Mallard Creek

Coach Of The Year: Shawn McGeorge - Mallard Creek

I-Meck 4A softball all-conference team

Shelby Bailey - Lake Norman

Dominique Wilson - Lake Norman

Kayla Mcguffery - Lake Norman       

Mackenzie Winslow - Lake Norman  

Kasey Moffett - Lake Norman

Sydney Ditto - Lake Norman

Patricia Thompson - Hopewell

Shelby Wiggs - Hopewell

Brooke Myers - Hopewell

Ada Thompson - Hopewell

Kayla Hall - Hough

Katelyn Shifflett - Hough

Leah Murray - Hough

Katrina Cassel - Hough

Kelsey Clark - Mooresville

Brandi Stamey - Mooresville

Sarah Doolen - Mooresville

Megan Curazo - North Mecklenburg

Katie Stokes - North Mecklenburg

Adrianne Mcdonald - Mallard Creek

Player of the Year:  Shelby Bailey - Lake Norman

Pitcher of the Year: Dominique Wilson - Lake Norman

Co-Coaches of the Year:  Bob Hall - Lake Norman, Dana Catchpole and Janna Lewis - Hopewell

I-Meck 4A girls' soccer all-conference team

Hopewell:  Jessica Burroughs, Kelly Flanders, Logan Sandate

Hough:  Brandi Arey, Courtney Carroll, Courtney Crump, Brianna Cuevas, Marnie Merritt, Sarah Moon

Lake Norman:  Kristin Brown, Kendall Fischlein, Amanda Karlsson, Justine Lockman, Riley Orr, Kelsey Steiner, Samantha Stoney

Mallard Creek:  Sabrina Baker, Trisha Clarke, Michaela Manning, Bree Roberts, Kelly Teague

Mooresville:  Meredith Cottrell, Peyton Roberts, Erin Settles

North Mecklenburg:  Malorie Bolster, Jill Robson

Vance: Kara Mitchell

West Charlotte: Chinh Rahlan

Player of the Year: Kendall Fischlein, Lake Norman

Coach of the Year: Beth Pressley, Lake Norman

I-Meck 4A boys' tennis all-conference team

Tyler Armato - Hopewell

Venton Bell - Mallard Creek

Clayton Bruin - Lake Norman

Greg Dow - Lake Norman

Ryan Farley - Lake Norman

Sean Gallagher - Lake Norman

Perry Hicks - Mooresville

Clay Kennedy - Hough

Spencer Llewellyn - Mooresville

Austin Schafers - Lake Norman

Brady Sowers - Mooresville

Jacob Stechly - Mooresville

Sean Wydra - Hough

Player of the Year: Ryan Wydra (Hough)

Coach of the Year: Adrian Singerman (Lake Norman)

All-I-Meck 4A boys' golf all-conference team

Hough: Seth Gandy, Peyton White, Clay Brown, Patrick Cover, Blake Wagoner

Lake Norman: Sean Shalvoy, Jonathan Moon

Mallard Creek: Keegan Sarchett, Tyler Murphy

North Meck: David Barkley

Mooresville: Nolan Watts

Hopewell: Brandon Holst

Player of the Year: Seth Gandy - Hough

Coach of the year: Erik Herberth - Hough

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.

I-Meck 4A winter all-conference teams

I-Meck 4A boys’ basketball all-conference

C.J. Bryce, Hopewell

Dre Howell, Mooresville

Tahjai Watt, North Meck

Kishawn Pritchett, Lake Norman

Dominique Henderson, Mallard Creek

Dupree Potter, Mallard Creek

Caleb Davis, Vance

Torin Dorn, Vance

Malek Massey, Vance

Luke Maye, Hough

Drexler Clark, Hough

Trey Foster, West Charlotte

Gabon Williams, West Charlotte

Austin Harris, West Charlotte

Player of the Year: Kennedy Meeks, west Charlotte

Coach of the Year: Justin Batts, Hough

I-Meck 4A girls’ basketball all-conference

Bryanna Curry, Hopewell

Mariah Washington, Hopewell

Kelsey Dean, Hough

Julia Brown, Hough

Brandi Arey, Hough

Argia Gibson, Lake Norman

Chantel Williams, Mallard Creek

Brianna Nichols, Mallard Creek

Amber Sherrill, Mooresville

Jasmine Bullock, North Meck

Jasmine Cash, North Meck

Jessica Gaston, West Charlotte

Rachel Porter, West Charlotte

Diamond Foggie, Vance

Player of the Year: Destiny Barrino, North Meck

Coach of the Year: Jennifer Baker, North Meck

I-Meck 4A wrestling all-conference

106 - Austin Powell (Hough),  Samuel Crisp (Mooresville)

113 - Conner Kominek (Lake Norman),   Tucker Key (Mooresville)

120 - Jamie Wright (Mooresville), Cody Karns  (Lake Norman)

126 - Kevin O’Brien (Hough), Antonio Patterson (West Charlotte)

132 - Jalen Hill (North Meck),  Hunter Owens (Hough)

138 - Josh Motsinger (Vance),  Tanner Russ (Hough)

145 - Adam Nivens (Hough), Eddie McGrail (Lake Norman)

152 - Jarred Brooks (Mooresville), Jacob Efird (Hough)

160 - Sebastian Barreto (Hough), Marquel Thompson (North Meck)

170 - Ryan Devlin (Lake Norman), Palmer Maples (Hough)

182 - Dontrez Patterson (Mooresville), Gore Vaughn (Hopewell)

195 - Deshjion Whitlock (Hopewell), Austin Newell (Hough)

220 - Jackson Dowless (Lake Norman), Kenan Ralph (Mallard Creek)

285 - Connor Brooks (Hough), Brendan Latham (Lake Norman)

Wrestler of the Year: Cody Karns (Lake Norman)

Coach of the Year:  Tripp Rogers (Hough)

I-Meck 4A swimming and diving all-conference

Girls

200 medley relay

Hough (Alexandria Kitchens, Ally Dupay, Katie O’Brien, Emily Allen)

Lake Norman (Elle Tucker, Kalyn Fetter, Erin Dickerman, Courtney Fulton)

200 free

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Lauren McRae , Mallard Creek

200 IM

Megan Dupay , Hough

Ally Dupay, Hough

50 free

Emily  Allen, Hough

Shannon Bauer, Hough

Diving

Karly Adams, Hough

Katelyn Abernathy, Hough

100 fly

Katie O’Brien, Hough

Heather Merritt, Hough

100 free

Emily Allen, Hough

Rachel Bright, Hough

500 free

Ally Dupay, Hough

Morgan Holbrook, Lake Norman

200 free relay

Hough (Emily Allen, Heather Merritt, Shannon Bauer, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Maddy Gillman, Erin Dickerman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

100 back

Heather Merritt, Hough

Alexandria Kitchens, Hough

100 breast

Jessica Merritt, Hough

Kalyn Fetter, Lake Norman

400 free relay

Hough (Katie O’Brien, Heather Merritt, Ally Dupay, Jessica Merritt)

Lake Norman (Courtney Fulton, Maddy Gillman, Christine Wirt, Morgan Holbrook)

Boys

200 medley relay

Hough (Jack Manchester, Andrew Botelho, Trey Poff, Jeffery Manchester)

Lake Norman (Austin Tucker, Justin Lindly, Austin Hill, Eric Koehler)

200 free

Jack Manchester, Hough

Charles Blinn, Lake Norman

200 IM

Andrew Botelho, Hough

Brian Davis, Hough

50 free

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Patrick Cowley, Hough

Diving

Charles Mitchell, Hough

Colby Hendrix, Lake Norman

100 fly

Trey Poff, Hough

Josh Moore, Vance

100 free                              

Brody Heck, Lake Norman

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

500 free

Trey Poff, Hough

Evan Heldman, Hough

200 free relay

Lake Norman (John Suther, Eric Koehler, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Hough (Andrew Petry, Alex Kirven, Patrick Cowley, Jeffery Manchester)

100 back

Jack Manchester, Hough

Austin Hill, Lake Norman

100 breast

Mark Brittain, Hopewell

Brian Davis, Hough

400 free relay

Hough (Andrew Petry, Andrew Botelho, Patrick Cowley, Jack Manchester)

Lake Norman (John Suther, Austin Hill, Charles Blinn, Brody Heck)

Coach of the Year: Tim Queen, Hough

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

Lake Norman-area wrestlers reach finals

Seven Lake Norman-area wrestlers will compete for state championships Saturday at the N.C. High School Athletic Association's state tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.

Here is the complete list:

4A

Hough’s Palmer Maples (170)

Lake Norman Cody Karns (120), Brendan Latham (285)

2A

Bandys’ Andrew Brotherton (170), Anthony Christopher (195)

South Iredell’s Matthew Insogna (106)

East Lincoln’s Jeremy Tarleton (170)

For more, see the full brackets.

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):

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

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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)

Davidson Day players named all-state

Davidson Day's Maya Caldwell and Justin Jordan were named all-state by the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association.

Caldwell, an eighth-grader, averaged a double-double for the Lady Patriots, tallying 15.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game.

Jordan, a senior, led Davidson Day with 17.4 points and 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Wildcats, Huskies lead the way at 4A West wrestling regionals

Lake Norman and Hough combined to qualify 15 wrestlers  for the 4A state tournament at last weekend's 4A West regional.

The Wildcats were led by regional champions Conner Kominek (113 pounds) and Cody Karns (120). They will be joined by teammates Michael Ready (138), Eddie McGrail (145), Ryan Devlin (170), Matt Ready (195), Jackson Dowless (220) and Brendan Latham (285) at the 4A state tournament, which will take place Thursday-Saturday in Greensboro.

Four Huskies, Tanner Russ (138), Jake Efird (152), Palmer Maples (170) and Charles Smith (182), won regional championships. Three others, Austin Powell (106), Steven Owen (132) and Adam Nivens (145) also qualified for states.

Mooresville's Sam Crisp won the 106-pound regional championship. Jamie Wright (120), Kane Price (138), Jared Brooks (152) and Dontrez Patterson (182) also move on to states.

Hopewell's Gore Vaughn (182) as well as North Mecklenburg's Jalen Hill (132) and Marquel Thompson (170) also qualified for states.

At the 2A West regional, Bandys' Andrew Brotherton (170) and Anthony Christopher (195) won titles. Fellow Trojans Camron Crowe (138) and Zac Whisnant (220) will accompany them to states.

South Iredell’s Matthew Insogna (106), Jose Lopez (120), John Bustle (152) and Eythan Kramm (160) as well as East Lincoln’s James Daniel (126), Moses Boyter (145), Jeremy Tarleton (170) and Trenton Henderson (195) also made the cut for the 2A state tournament.

Lady Huskies fall in I-Meck tournament finals

Hough lost to Mallard Creek 47-45 in the I-Meck 4A girls' basketball tournament final on Friday. The Lady Huskies will have a rematch with the Mavericks today in the first round of the 4A playoffs. The game is set to tip off at 7 p.m.

Check out the full boy's and girls' basketball playoff brackets.

Hough wrestling reaches quarterfinals

Hough made the most of its playoff debut Tuesday night.

The Huskies, the I-Meck 4A champions, beat South Meck 49-27 in the first round before escaping with a 32-31 win against Asheville Roberson to reach the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A dual-team state quarterfinals.

The area's other playoff team, Lake Norman, was ousted in the second round by undefeated Winston-Salem Parkland. The Wildcats won their first-round match against East Gaston 49-21.

Hough will travel to Southeast Guilford on Thursday to face Northwest Guilford. The winner will wrestle either Parkland or Southeast Guilford for a chance to compete in Saturday's state championship match.

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.

Allen shines to lead Hough to 2nd title

Sophomore Emily Allen set four North Carolina records on her way to leading Hough's girls to a second straight 4A swimming title.

Allen won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle titles and helped the 200- and 400-free relays also claim championships. Jessica Merritt (200 free) also won an individual state title for the Huskies.

On the boys' side, Jack Manchester won the 100 backstroke and 200 free state titles while also helping the 200-free relay finish second behind Green Hope, which finished 69 points ahead of second-place Hough to claim the 4A boys' title.

Lake Norman, behind freshman Brody Heck's fourth-place finish in the 100 free, finished 10th on the boys' side. The Lady Wildcats were 19th.

For more, see the full NCHSAA 4A meet results.

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

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

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

I-Meck all-conference honors announced

The I-Meck released all-conference honors for baseball, girls' soccer and softball. Here are the honors by sport:

Baseball

Player of the Year: Ryder Ryan, North Meck
Pitcher of the Year: Brandon Gragilla, Hough
Coach of the Year: Shawn McGeorge, Mallard Creek

All-Conference team (by school):
Mallard Creek
Kyle Bynum
Kirk Morgan
Kayden Krause
Jamel Harbison

Hough
Johnny Piedmonte
Jared Sobo
Nick Bernado

Mooresville
Andrew Meadows
Ryan Brennan
Joe Cobb

Hopewell
Tristan Baker
Joe Bertone

Lake Norman
Ian Edmiston
Jack Edmiston
Alex Cagide
Jon Stires

West Charlotte
Marcus Holmes

Vance
Cameron Leland

Girls' soccer

Coach of the Year: David Smith, Hough
Player of the Year: Allison Stearns, Hough

All-Conference team (by school):
Hopewell
Kelly Flanders
 
Hough
Brandi Arey
Morgan Byrne
Lindsey Byrne
Courtney Carroll
Regan Collins
Brianna Cuevas
Marnie Merritt
Hannah Robinson
Allison Stearns

Lake Norman
Sam Condron
Kendall Fischlein
Sydney Foushee
Courtney Reilly
Kelsey Steiner
Taylor Waters
Jenna Weston
 
Mallard Creek
Allie Gartland
Rachel Kramer
Kelly Teague
 
Mooresville
Erin Settle
 
Vance
Kara Mitchell

Softball

Coach of the Year: Marylee Giurintano, Hough

Player of the Year: Kayla Pine, Lake Norman
Pitcher of the Year: Stacey Houser, Lake Norman.

All-conference team (by school):
Lake Norman
Kayla Pine- Sr. P/OF
Stacey Houser- Sr. P/SS
Kayla McGuffey- Jr. C
Shelby Bailey- Jr. 3B
Gabby Chester- Sr. OF
MacKenzie Winslow- So. OF
Arin Hall- Sr. 2B

Hough
Katelyn Shifflett- So. SS
Leah Murry- Fr. OF
Kayla Hall- Jr. OF
Jasmine Lamontagne- Jr. P/OF

Hopewell
Bre Blakely- Sr. IF/C
Madalynn Randall- Sr. OF
Lauren Parker- Jr. OF

Mooresville
Kelsey Clark- Jr. 1B
Brandi Stamey- Jr. SS

Mallard Creek
Ambery Kimrey- Sr. SS
Melissa Race- Sr. C

North Mecklenburg
Diamond Brown- Sr. SS
Katie Stokes- Fr. P

Hough plays Mallard Creek for spot in state semifinals

Mallard Creek, the I-Meck regular-season champion, will host the I-Meck tournament winner Hough at 7 p.m. in the fourth round of the 4A playoffs.

Mallard Creek, the conference's top seed, goes into the state quarterfinals with a 19-8 record after a tough 4-2 win on the road at Asheville T.C. Roberson Friday.

Hough also won on the road, defeating South Caldwell 3-2 Friday, heading into the game with a 20-10 mark.

Regardless of who wins Tuesday night between the two teams, the I-Meck will be represented in the regional finals. The winner will play either West Forsyth or Mount Tabor.

Davidson Day's Brown wins state titles

Jordan Brown claimed three state track championships this past weekend for Davidson Day.

Brown won the 100- and 200-meter titles as well as the 4x200 relay championship (along with Aaron Seward, Miles Boone and Jordan Young) at the 1A/2A independent school track and field championships.

State champs Lake Norman lead the way in all-conference lacrosse team

Lake Norman's Danny Brown and coach Kevin Gowin were named Conference 10 player and coach of the year, respectively.

Here is the entire boys' lacrosse all-conference team:

Goalie: John Clark, Lake Norman Charter; CJ Schiemer, Lake Norman

LSM: Randon Hassell, Lake Norman Charter; Cole Maxon, Lake Norman

Midfield: JT Del Tufo, Lake Norman; Jake Koferi, Lake Norman Charter; Micharl Hart, Hough; Andrew Gobble, Lake Norman Charter; James, Hopewell (no first name listed); Bryan Kos, Lake Norman; Brendan Friss, Mooresville; Ben Craig, Hough; Sanders Poff, Hough

Attackers: Danny Brown, Lake Norman; Will Scott, Lake Norman; Josh Ford, Lake Norman Charter; Matt Wine, Lake Norman Charter; Hunter Howe, Hough; Joey Ruggerio, Hough

Defenders: Kyle Gradert, Lake Norman; Ryan Breman, Lake Norman; Ben Douglas, Hough; Ian Radcliff, Lake Norman; Taylor Day, Lake Norman Charter; Zachary Friss, Mooresville

I-Meck's all-conference tennis, golf teams announced

Hough's David Sargent was named I-Meck golfer of the year, while Mooresville's Jake Combs and Hough's Ryan Wydra split the conference boys' tennis player of the year honors.

Lake Norman's Chris Carroll was tennis coach of the year. No coach of the year for golf was announced.

Here are the rest of the all-conference teams:

Boys' golf

PEYTON WHITE                HOUGH

CONNER LEWIS                HOUGH

SETH GANDY                     HOUGH

DAVID YANG                     HOUGH

PHILLIP PARRISH              NORTH MECK

CLAY BROWN                   HOUGH

NOLAN WATTS                 MOORESVILLE

ANDREW JOHNSON        LAKE NORMAN

TYLER MURPHY               MALLARD CREEK

ALEX COHLMA                 LAKE NORMAN

BRANDON HOLST            HOPEWELL

Boys' tennis

Armato, John (Hopewell)

Black, Collin (Hough)

King, Noah (Hough)

Ciuffo, AJ (Hough)

Duncan, Marquis (Vance)

Jacobo, Jeff (North Meck)

Llewellyn, Spencer (Mooresville)

Lowery, Patrick (Lake Norman)

Rajan, Shravan (Lake Norman)

Coody, Hamit (Lake Norman)

Dow, Greg (Lake Norman)

Gallagher, Sean (Lake Norman)

Two area teams in soccer semis

Hough's undefeated girls' soccer team will host Providence at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cornelius. The Lady Huskies are playing in the4A  state semifinals. The winner will face either Wilmington Hoggard or Raleigh Green Hope.

South Iredell will host Cuthbertson in the 2A state semis Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Lake Norman Charter lost to Thomas Jefferson in the state semifinals Saturday. 

North Lincoln is lone area team left in softball playoffs

North Lincoln will travel to Madison High in Marshall Tuesday to play its fourth-round 2A playoff game Tuesday.

The Knights (17-6) defeated West Lincoln 3-2 in the third round.

Lake Norman to play for lacrosse title Friday night

Lake Norman's boys' lacrosse team will face Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons at 7:30 p.m. in Cary for the state championship.

The Wildcats, which defeated Myers Park 13-7 Wednesday, go into the title game with a 22-0 record. Cardinal Gibbons is also undefeated this season with a 20-0 mark.

Lake Norman has outscored its opponents 350-76 this year.

Playoff update (May 18)

Other sports' playoffs are well under way, here are the games scheduled for Friday and Saturday (local teams in bold):

Baseball (third-round games to be played Friday)

2A
East Davidson at East Lincoln


4A
Hough at South Caldwell

Softball (third-round games to be played Friday)

1A
Lake Norman Charter at Bessemer City
Lincoln Charter at South Stanly

2A
West Lincoln at North Lincoln


4A
Hough at Alexander Central

Girls' soccer (fourth-round games)

1A
Thomas Jefferson at Lake Norman Charter (state semifinal to be played Saturday)

2A
South Iredell at Shelby (Saturday)

4A
Lake Norman at Hough (Friday)

*For full playoff brackets, follow the links in each subhead.