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

North Meck looks to learn from loss

North Mecklenburg's girls' basketball team fell to Porter Ridge 67-46 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 4A western regional semifinals Friday night.

The Lady Vikings were outscored 14-4 in the opening four minutes of the game and couldn't crawl out of the hole. The I-Meck 4A regular-season champions finished their year 26-4.

"It doesn't diminish what we accomplished this year and the fact that we made that big turnaround from the year before and since I got there," said fourth-year North Meck coach Jennifer Baker.

Junior Destiny Barrino and sophomore reserve Jaydah Hayden led North Meck in scoring against the Pirates, tallying 14 points each.

Although the Vikings lose four seniors, Kelly Beasley, Jasmine Bullock, Jasmine Cash and Kelsey Ellison, Baker hopes the rest of her team learns from the program's first trip to regionals since 2008.

"You're dealing with a lot of kids who had never been here before. ... Now they know what it feels like," she said. "Hopefully, when they're presented with the challenge again, they'll step up and knock their opponent down."

With Barrino, whose 12 points per game led the team, slated to return alongside with fellow junior Brianna Jones and other young players, Baker hopes her team can carry this year's success onward.

"Our future looks bright," she said.

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.

Bandys ends season

Bandys' girls' basketball team fell to Pisgah 57-45 in Wednesday's N.C. High School Athletic Association's 2A regional semifinals to end its season.

The Lady Trojans had 18 points from Madi Story and 10 points and 10 rebounds from Sarah Goble, but that wasn't enough to overcome Pisgah.

Bandys finishes its year 27-3.

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

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. 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)

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.

NCHSAA basketball playoff brackets

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

MEN'S 2013 STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

Games are hosted by higher seed. First round games are scheduled for Monday. Game time is 7 p.m. unless a doubleheader is played at 6:30 pm and 8 pm.

Records include conference tournament results. Seeds are indicated.

CLASS 4-A

EAST

16  Holly Springs (12-13) at  1 Clayton (25-2)

9    Wilmington Ashley (16-8) at 8 Wilmington New Hanover (15-9)

12  Knightdale (14-11) at 5 Hope Mills South View (22-4)

13  Fayetteville Terry Sanford (13-11) at 4 Wilmington Hoggard (16-8)

14  Greenville Rose (10-14) at 3 Fayetteville Seventy-First (24-2)

11  Fayetteville Pine Forest (15-11) at 6 Garner (21-4)

10  Southeast Raleigh (15-10) at 7 Richmond Senior (18-8)

15  East Wake (8-16) at 2 Hoke County (24-2)

MIDEAST

16  Cary Panther Creek (10-13) at 1 Durham Jordan (21-4)

9    Southern Pines Pinecrest (14-9) at 8 Apex Middle Creek (18-8)

12  Raleigh Wakefield (13-11) at 5 Durham Hillside (18-7)

13  Lee (14-12) at 4 Cary Green Hope (21-5)

14  Lumberton (10-15) at 3 Apex (18-9)

11  Northern Durham (13-9) at 6 Raleigh Millbrook (16-10)

10  Roxboro Person (14-10) at 7 Ralelgh Leesville Road (18-8)

15  Raleigh Enloe (11-13) at 2 Raleigh Broughton (22-5)

MIDWEST

16 Greensboro Grimsley (7-17) at 1 Southwest Guilford (26-0)

9   Pfafftown Ronald Reagan (19-5) at 8 Northwest Guilford (17-8)

12 South Mecklenburg (13-12) at 5 Charlotte Ardrey Kell (22-5)

13 Jamestown Ragsdale (12-13) at 4 Greensboro Dudley (20-6)

14 Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds (12-14) at Charlotte Independence (22-5)

11 East Forsyth (14-12) at 6 Davie (20-5)

10 Greensboro Ben Smith (16-10) at 7 Greensboro Page (19-7)

15 Charlotte Myers Park (12-14) at 2 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (23-3)

WEST

16 East Mecklenburg (12-14) at 1 Charlotte Olympic (24-0)

9  Charlotte Garinger (8-16) at 8 South Caldwell (8-14)

12 East Gaston (11-13) at 5 Watauga (13-10)

13 Charlotte Mallard Creek (18-8) at 4 Monroe Sun Valley (17-8)

14 Lake Norman (12-12) at 3 McDowell (20-5)

11 Charlotte Vance (20-6) at 6 Cornelius W.A. Hough (20-5)

10 Indian Trail Porter Ridge (7-17) at Asheville A.C. Reynolds (12-12)

15 Mint Hill Rocky River (9-15) at 2 West Charlotte (24-3)

CLASS 3-A

EAST

16 Jacksonville (10-15) at 1 Rocky Mount (22-2)

9  South Brunswick (3-20) at 8 Currituck (9-16)

12 Pikeville C.B. Aycock (13-12) at 5 Hertford (12-12)

13 Greenville D.H. Conley (15-11) at 4 West Brunswick (12-11)

14 North Lenoir (13-13) at 3 West Craven (22-4)

11 Nash Central (13-9) at 6 Wilson Hunt (20-5)

10 Winterville South Central (17-9) at 7 Havelock (16-9)

15 Northern Nash (8-13) at 2 Erwin Triton (22-3)

MIDEAST

16 Eastern Guilford (12-13) at 1 Chapel Hill (22-4)

9   Eden Morehead (15-8) at 8 Spring Lake Overhills (17-8)

12 Mayodan Dalton McMichael (16-9) at 5 Southern Wayne (16-8)

13 Asheboro (13-13) at 4 Oxford Webb (21-5)

14 Orange (10-14) at 3 Eastern Alamance (22-5)

11 Southern Guilford (11-14) at 6 Southern Lee (14-10)

10 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (15-11) at 7 Northern Guilford (15-12)

15 Fayetteville Douglas Byrd (10-15) at 2 Fayetteville Westover (21-4)

MIDWEST

16 Central Cabarrus (10-15) at 1 Concord (22-2)

9   Weddington (14-12) at 8 China Grove Jesse Carson (17-10)

12 Anson (12-13) at 5 Charlotte Harding University (13-10)

13 West Rowan (12-13) at 4 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge (14-9)

14 Northwest Cabarrus (15-9) at 3 Statesville (20-3)

11 Kannapolis A.L. Brown (19-7) at 6 North Forysth (20-6)

10 Charlotte Berry Academy (13-10) at 7 Concord Cox Mill (17-10)

15 North Iredell (10-14) at 2 Northeast Guilford (22-3)

WEST

16 Gastonia Forestview (10-14) at 1 Gastonia Hunter Huss (21-3)

9  R-S Central (13-13) at 8 Franklin (18-8)

12 Shelby Crest (13-9) at 5 Asheville (16-9)

13 Asheville Erwin (14-11) at 4 Morganton Freedom (20-5)

14 Morganton Patton (7-18) at 3 Newton Fred T. Foard (22-4)

11 Hickory St. Stephens (19-7) at 6 Hickory (21-6)

10 Enka (12-14) at 7 Gastonia Ashbrook (18-8)

15 West Henderson (5-17) at 2 Waynesville Tuscola (23-4)

 

CLASS 2-A

EAST

16  Northwest Halifax (13-9) at 1 Kinston (22-2)

9   Warren County (17-0) at 8 Pittsboro Northwood (16-10)

12 Wilson Beddingfield (12-10) at 5 Bertie (20-3)

13 Roanoke Rapids (14-11) at Elizabeth City Northeastern (21-4)

14 North Pitt (11-12) at Corinth Holders (22-3)

11 South Granville (16-01) at Farmville Central (20-5)

10 Edenton Holmes (14-7) at Bunn (20-6)

15 Durham School of the Arts (9-10) at 2 Carrboro (22-3)

MIDEAST

16 SouthWest Edgecombe (13-10) at 1 Jacksonville Northside (22-3)

9  Newport Croatan (19-5) at 8 St. Pauls (16-8)

12 Siler City Jordan-Matthews (19-7) at 5 Burlington Cummings (20-4)

13 South Lenoir (14-10) at 4 North Brunswick (16-8)

14 East Duplin (8-17) at 3 Fairmont (21-5)

11 Eastern Randolph (16-10) at 6 Whiteville (19-7)

10 South Columbus (15-7) at 7 Clinton (19-7)

15 East Bladen (15-10 at 2 Graham (22-5)

MIDWEST

16 High Point T.W. Andrews (8-16) at 1 Waxhaw Cuthbertson (24-3)

9 North Surry (9-16) at 8 Lexington (10-16)

12 Marshville Forest Hills (14-11) at 5 West Stokes (21-6)

13 East Davidson (8-17) at 4 Wilkes Central (21-5)

14 Ashe County (6-18) at 3 Trinity (19-4)

11 Randleman (17-7) at 6 Trinity Wheatmore (21-5)

10 Boonville Starmount (9-16) at 7 Monroe Piedmont (20-5)

15 Salisbury (9-17) at 2 Central Davidson (21-3)

WEST

16 South Iredell (6-18) at 1 Sylva Smoky Mountain (23-3)

9  Lincolnton (13-11) at 8 Canton Pisgah (16-10)

12 Black Mountain C.D. Owen (11-16) at 5 Burnsville Mountain Heritage (18-9)

13 North Lincoln (10-15) at 4 East Lincoln (19-4)

14 North Henderson (9-14) at 3 East Burke (22-5)

11 Newton-Conover (16-10) at 6 West Caldwell (20-5)

10 Madison (11-12) at 7 East Rutherford (21-6)

15 Claremont Bunker Hill (7-17) at 2 Shelby (23-3)

CLASS 1-A

EAST

16 Williamston Riverside (10-14) at 1 Plymouth (23-0)

9   Weldon (10-14) at 8 Mattamuskeet (3-11)

5  Rocky Mount Prep (19-3, independent qualifier) at 12 Southeast Halifax (8-13)

13 Chocowinity Southside (13-13) at 4 Columbia (12-12)

14 North Carolina School of Science and Math (6-14) at 3 Saxapahaw River Mill Academy (14-12)

11 Franklin Academy (9-13) at 6 Robersonville South Creek (21-6)

10 Camden (18-7) at 7 Durham Voyager Academy (16-9)

15 Gates (6-18) at 2 Northampton (15-7)

MIDEAST

16 Hobbton (11-13) at 1 East Carteret (21-5)

9   Rosewood (16-6) at 8 West Columbus (5-15)

12 Red Springs (6-16) at 5 Southwest Onslow (17-5)

13 Lakewood (10-13) at 4 East Columbus (11-12)

14 Princeton (9-16) at 3 Wallace-Rose Hill (19-7)

11 Pamlico (11-12) at 6 Union (15-11)

10 Pender (12-13) at 7 Ayden-Grifton (13-11)

15 Dixon (7-18) at 2 Goldsboro (17-6)

MIDWEST

16 Chatham Central (7-15) at 1 Winston-Salem Prep (26-2)

9 North Moore (14-11) at 8 Monroe Central Academy (9-15)

12 Mount Airy (13-11) at 5 Albemarle (20-3)

13 West Montgomery (10-12) at 4 Lake Norman Charter (21-4)

14 East Montgomery (12-13) at 3 Monroe (21-4)

11 Gastonia Highland Tech (9-14) at 6 Bessemer City (18-7)

10 Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (14-11) at 7 South Stokes (15-10)

15 South Stanly (8-16) at  2 North Rowan (24-3)

WEST

16 Cherryville (11-14) at 1 Hendersonville (21-3)

9   Cherokee (14-12) at 8 Avery (12-14)

12 Mitchell (3-22) at 5 Swain (19-7)

13 Robbinsville (15-9) at 4 Highlands (15-10)

14 East Surry (15-11) at 3 Elkin (20-7)

11 Blue Ridge (8-16) at 6 North Wilkes (12-12)

10 West Wilkes (10-15) at 7 Hiwassee Dam (12-14)

15 Murphy (13-12) at 2 Hayesville (20-6)

WOMEN'S 2013 STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

CLASS 4-A

EAST

16 Fayetteville Pine Forest (14-10) at 1 Southeast Raleigh (25-0)

9   Harnett Central (20-5) at 8 East Wake (18-7)

12 Clayton (14-9) at 5 Lumberton (18-6)

13 Fayetteville E.E. Smith (9-12) at 4 Scotland (21-3)

14 Wilmington Hoggard (10-14) at 3 Wilmington Laney (23-1)

11 Wilmington New Hanover (13-11) at 6 Wilmington Ashley (18-6)

10 Hope Mills South View (19-6) at 7 Fayetteville Jack Britt (18-6)

15 Knightdale (8-16) at 2 Fayetteville Seventy-First (25-0)

MIDEAST

16 Raleigh Enloe (11-14) at 1 Raleigh Millbrook (27-0)

9  Apex (16-10) at 8 Southern Pines Pinecrest (16-9)

12 Raleigh Athens Drive (14-12) at 5 Durham Hillside (23-4)

13 Wake Forest-Rolesville (13-12) at 4 Holly Springs (24-3)

14 Richmond Senior (7-17) at 3 Southern Durham (18-6)

11 Northern Durham (13-8) at 6 Raleigh Broughton (21-5)

10 Durham Jordan (14-9) at 7 Raleigh Wakefield (16-8)

15 Apex Middle Creek (13-12) at 2 Cary Green Hope (24-2)

MIDWEST

16 East Forsyth (9-15) at 1 Charlotte Myers Park (27-0)

9  Southern Alamance (21-5) at 8 Northwest Guilford (15-11)

12 Kernersville Glenn (13-12) at 5 Charlotte Ardrey Kell (24-3)

13 Southeast Guilford (20-6) at 4 Southwest Guilford (19-7)

14 Pfafftown Ronald Reagan (14-9) at 3 West Forsyth (19-4)

11 Matthews David Butler (15-11) at 6 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (18-7)

10 Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds (17-8) at 7 Greensboro Dudley (19-8)

15 Mint Hill Rocky River (13-12) at 2 Greensboro Page (23-1)

WEST

16 Lake Norman (13-11) at 1 North Mecklenburg (23-3)

9 East Gaston (8-17) at 8 Watauga (11-13)

12 Charlotte Olympic (5-16) at 5 West Mecklenburg (13-9)

13 West Charlotte (13-12) at Asheville T.C. Roberson (19-4)

14 Huntersville Hopewell (11-12) at 3 Alexander Central (23-4)

11 Cornelius W.A. Hough (18-7) at 6 Charlotte Mallard Creek (18-9)

10 Monroe Sun Valley (5-19) at 7 McDowell (16-9)

15 Charlotte Providence (11-14) at 2 Indian Trail Porter Ridge (22-3)

 

CLASS 3-A

EAST

16 Jacksonville White Oak (15-10) at 1 Eastern Wayne (25-1)

9  West Brunswick (3-18) at 8 Currituck (6-17)

12 Pikeville C.B. Aycock (12-13) at 5 South Brunswick (4-19)

13 Havelock (15-11) at 4 Hertford (7-14)

14 Wilson Hunt (13-10) at 3 West Craven (22-5)

11 Nash Central (13-8) at 6 Greenville D.H. Conley (20-6)

10 Winterville South Central (20-6) at 7 Rocky Mount (15-9)

15 Southern Wayne (13-11) at 2 Northern Nash (21-1)

MIDEAST

16  Rockingham County (13-12) at 1 Northern Guilford (26-1)

9   Eastern Guilford (17-9) at 8 Southern Vance (19-6)

12 Burlington Williams (15-11) at 5 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (18-6)

13 Oxford Webb (13-11) at 4 Eastern Alamance (21-6)

14 Cameron Union Pines (12-12) at 3 Spring Lake Overhills (17-6)

11 Southern Guilford (12-13) at 6 Fayetteville Westover (17-9)

10 Southern Lee (13-12) at 7 Erwin Triton (13-13)

15 Asheboro (9-17) at 2 Chapel Hill (24-1)

MIDWEST

16 Kannapolis A.L. Brown (9-15) at 1 Ledford (23-3)

9  Monroe Parkwood (16-8) at 8 Charlotte Berry Academy (19-7)

12 Anson (12-11) at 5 North Iredell (16-7)

13 Northwest Cabarrus (12-12) at 4 Weddington (20-6)

14 East Rowan (15-10) at 3 Concord Jay Robinson (22-5)

11 China Grove Jesse Carson (19-7) at 6 West Rowan (24-2)

10 Concord (16-9) at 7 Southwestern Randolph (19-5)

15 Central Cabarrus (10-16) at 2 Charlotte Harding University (18-4)

WEST

16 Gastonia Ashbrook (17-7) at 1 Hickory (24-2)

9  R-S Central (16-10) at 8 Newton Fred T. Foard (18-8)

12 Morganton Patton (18-8) at 5 Asheville (10-14)

13 Asheville Erwin (14-12) at 4 Waynesville Tuscola (19-7)

14 Lenoir Hibriten (8-16) at 3 Shelby Crest (18-4)

11 Belmont South Point (19-5) at 6 Franklin (21-6)

10 Enka (11-15) at 7 Gastonia Forestview (20-6)

15 West Henderson (7-16) at 2 Morganton Freedom (22-3)

CLASS 2-A

EAST

16 Wendell Corinth-Holders (8-15) at 1 Pasquotank (22-1)

9   Granville Central (21-6) at Wilson Beddingfield (12-11)

12 Warren County (11-13) at 5 Bertie (19-5)

13 Carrboro (15-10) at 4 Bunn (20-6)

14 Franklinton (11-14) at 3 Kinston (21-4)

11 North Pitt (12-11) at 6 North Johnston (19-6)

10 Elizabeth City Northeastern (16-8) at 7 Hillsborough Cedar Ridge (16-9)

15 Greene Central (9-15) at 2 Pittsboro Northwood (22-4)

MIDEAST

16 Tarboro (11-15) at 1 Reidsville (21-3)

9   West Bladen (19-6) at 8 Fairmont (12-13)

12  Clinton (18-8) at 5 Siler City Jordan-Matthews (23-4)

13  Burlington Cummings (10-13) at 4 St. Pauls (12-13)

14 Newport Croatan (6-17) at 3 Whiteville (19-6)

11 Graham (16-10) at 6 East Duplin (21-6)

10 South Lenoir (17-6) at 7 East Bladen (21-6)

15 Edenton Holmes (13-9) at 2 Jacksonville Northside (22-4)

MIDWEST

16 Trinity Wheatmore (10-15) at 1 High Point T.W. Andrews (24-1)

9  Winston-Salem Atkins (13-11) at 8 East Davidson (17-9)

12  North Stanly (14-11) at 5 Wilkes Central (15-11)

13 Trinity (11-13) at 4 Waxhaw Cuthbertson (16-10)

14 East Bend Forbush (11-15) at 3 Thomasville (17-5)

11 Central Davidson (15-7) at Marshville Forest Hills (18-8)

10 Ashe County (12-12) at 7 Surry Central (17-9)

15  Lexington (12-13) at 2 North Surry (23-3)

WEST

16 West Caldwell (7-13) at 1 Burnsville Mountain Heritage (25-2)

9  North Henderson (9-15) at 8 North Lincoln (17-9)

12 Black Mountain C.D. Owen (13-13) at 5 East Rutherford (19-7)

13 West Lincoln (11-13) at 4 Canton Pisgah (21-6)

14 Sylva Smoky Mountain (7-17) at 3 Lincolnton (21-4)

11 South Iredell (15-9) at 6 East Burke (22-5)

10 Shelby (4-17) at 7 Madison (18-9)

15 Newton-Conover (15-10) at 2 Catawba Bandys (24-2)

CLASS 1-A

EAST

16 Manteo (12-10) at Williamston Riverside (25-1)

9  Southeast Halifax (11-10) at 8 Columbia (13-12)

12 Perquimans (14-10) at 5 Weldon (20-4)

13 Gaston KIPP Pride (10-12) at 4 Gates (15-10)

14 Roxboro Community (8-16) at 3 Ocracoke (16-3)

11 Raleigh Charter (9-12) at 6 Plymouth (19-4)

10 Chocowinity Southside (12-14) at 7 Franklin Academy (15-8)

15 Camden (7-17) at 2 Saxapahaw River Mill Academy (23-3)

MIDEAST

16 Wallace-Rose Hill (7-15) at 1 Lejeune (22-0)

9  Rocky Point Heide Trask  (15-11) at 8 South Robeson (13-8)

12 Red Springs (10-12) at Warsaw James Kenan (19-4)

13 Hobbton (13-11) at 4 Goldsboro (17-5)

14 Ayden-Grifton (8-15) at 3 East Columbus (17-5)

11 East Carteret (12-12) at 6 Pamlico (15-6)

10 Princeton (13-11) at 7 Rosewood (16-7)

15 Southwest Onslow (8-16) at 2 Lakewood (26-1)

MIDWEST

16 Albemarle (7-15) at 1 Monroe (24-1)

9  Mount Airy (13-11) at 8 Monroe Central Academy (9-15)

12 Winston-Salem Prep (14-11) at 5 West Montgomery (16-5)

13 Chatham Central (11-13) at 4 Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (19-7)

14 North Moore (13-11) at 3 Lake Norman Charter (20-5)

11 Cherryville (4-21) at 6 East Surry (18-7)

10 North Rowan (12-11) at 7 Bessemer City (10-14)

15 South Stokes (13-12) at 2 South Davidson (23-2)

WEST

16 Murphy (8-18) at 1 Cherokee (24-2)

9 Mitchell (9-16) at 8 Blue Ridge (11-14)

5 Queen’s Grant (17-7, independent qualifier) at 12 Highlands (7-17)

13 Hendersonville (2-21) at 4 Hiwassee Dam (19-7)

14 Rosman (16-8) at 3 Avery (19-7)

11 East Wilkes (9-15) at 6 West Wilkes (20-7)

10 Hayesville (14-12) at 7 Robbinsville (19-7)

15 Andrews (9-17) at 2 North Wilkes (22-2)

Huskies ousted in quarterfinals

Hough's wrestling team lost a close 34-31 match to Northwest Guilford in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A dual-team quarterfinals on Thursday.

The Huskies, the I-Meck 4A regular-season and tournament champions, end their season 25-3.

Hough will host the 4A West individual regional on Feb. 22-23. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for the state champion meet Feb. 28-March 2 in Greensboro.

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 place at 4A diving championships

Hough's Harrison Mitchell barely missed repeating as 4A state diving champion at Wednesday's 4A state diving meet in Raleigh.

The junior finished as state runner-up by 1.83 points.

On the girls' side, the Huskies' Karly Adams, a sophomore, finished third. Hough's Katelyn Abernathy and Morgan Donnelly finish fifth and eighth, respectively.

The 4A state swim meet takes place today at Cary's Triangle Aquatic Center.

The 1A/2A dive meet will be held on Friday, while the 1A/2A swimming championships are scheduled for Saturday.

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

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