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

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

I-Meck announces basketball honors

North Mecklenburg's Shivaughn Wiggins and Hopewell's Sharee' Boyd were named the boys' and girls' basketball I-Meck Player of the Year, respectively.

Mallard Creek boys' basketball coach David Rutledge and Hopewell's girls' basketball coach Gary Richmond received I-Meck Coach of the Year honors.

Wiggins averaged 25 points a game to lead his Vikings to a 22-6 record on their way to second-place I-Meck finish, while Boyd, Hopewell's all-time leading scorer, averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, three steals,  three assists and two blocks per game.

Here are the full all-conference honors:

I-Meck girls' basketball all-conference
Bryanna Curry - Hopewell
Brandi Arey - Hough
Anna Diggs - Hough
Julia Brown - Hough
Marrisa Riley - Lake Norman
Amber Neely - Mallard Creek
Nicole Graham - Mallard Creek
Destiny Barrino - North Mecklenburg
Jasmine Bullock - North Mecklenburg
Diamond Foggie - Vance
Gabrielle McClain - West Charlotte
Rachel Porter - West Charlotte
Jessica Gaston - West Charlotte
Zana Tatum - Mooresville

Player of the Year: Sharee' Boyd - Hopewell
Coach of the Year: Gary Richmond - Hopewell

I-Meck boys' basketball all-conference

Tyrone Curry - Hopewell
Luke Maye - Hough
Josh Stepoli - North Meck
Tahjai Watt - North Meck
Bradley Robinson - Mallard Creek
Jamal White - Mallard Creek
Ryan Scott - Lake Norman
Shawn Lester - Mooresville
Dre Howell - Mooresville
Kendrick Johnson - Mooresville
Mike Brown - West Charlotte
Kennedy Meeks - West Charlotte
Derick Brewer - Vance
Caleb Davis -Vance

Player of the Year: Shivaughn Wiggins - North Meck
Coach of the Year: David Rutledge - Mallard Creek

Basketball tournaments ready to tip off

The I-Meck 4A basketball tournament tip off later today at Mallard Creek. Here is today's schedule:

Boys:

No. 7 Lake Norman vs. No. 2 North Meck, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Hopewell vs. No. 3 Mallard Creek, 5:20 p.m.

No. 5 Vance vs. No. 4 Mooresville, 6:45 p.m.

No. 8 Hough vs. No. 1 West Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Girls:

No. 7 Vance vs. No. 2 Hough, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Lake Norman vs. No. 3 Mallard Creek, 5:20 p.m.

No. 5 North Meck vs. No. 4 West Charlotte, 6:45 p.m.

No. 8 Mooresville vs. No. 1 Hopewell, 8 p.m.

The Southern Piedmont 1A/2A tournaments also begin today. First-round games will be played at the higher seeds. North Lincoln will host semifinals and finals. The winners of the boys' games will play again tomorrow, while the girls take the court against Wednesday. Both finals are Friday.

Here is today's line-up:

Boys:

No. 7  Bessemer City at  No. 2 Lincolnton, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 Cherryville at No. 3 East Lincoln, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Lake Norman Charter at No. 4 North Lincoln 7:30 p.m.

No. 8 West Lincoln at No. 1 Highland Tech, 7 p.m.

Girls:

No. 7  East Lincoln at  No. 2 Lake Norman Charter, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Cherryville at No. 3 Lincolnton, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 West Lincoln, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Bessemer City at No. 1 North Lincoln, 6 p.m.

Wildcats earn I-Meck's Wachovia Conference Cup

After winning titles in baseball, girls' track, girls' soccer and softball, Lake Norman claimed the Wachovia Conference Cup for the I-Meck 4A this year. Mallard Creek secured second place after winning the I-Meck's boys' track and field title.

The Wachovia Conference Cup is awarded to schools with the best overall interscholastic athletic performance in their conference. According to the N.C. High School Athletic Association, points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.

Here are the complete I-Meck Wachovia Conference Cup standings:

1. Lake Norman -124

2. Mallard Creek - 103

3. Mooresville - 94

4. Hopewell - 92.5

5. Hough 91.5

6. North Mecklenburg - 85.5

7. Vance - 51

8. West Charlotte - 34.5

Mustangs claims SPC 1A/2A cup

East Lincoln beat out North Lincoln by two points to claim the Southern Piedmont 1A/2a Wachovia Conference Cup after winning the conference's baseball, girls' soccer and softball championships this spring.

These are the SPC Wachovia Conference Cup standings:

1. East Lincoln - 171

2. North Lincoln - 169

3. Lincolnton - 152

4. West Lincoln - 146

5. Highland Tech - 125

6. Cherryville - 115

7. Challenger 78

8 Bessemer City - 70

I-Meck softball tournament begins today

The I-Meck 4A softball tournament begins today. Higher seeds will host first round play, while the semifinals and finals will be held at Hough High.

Lake Norman (21-1, 13-1 in the I-Meck) and North Mecklenburg (19-3, 12-2) will be the top two conference seeds.

Here are the final regular season standings:

1. Lake Norman 13-1, 21-1

2. N. Mecklenburg 12-2, 19-3

3. Hopewell 10-4, 17-4

4. Mooresville 8-6, 10-6

5. Hough 7-7, 7-12

6. Mallard Creek 4-10, 8-11

7. Vance 2-12, 2-15

8. West Charlotte 0-14, 0-20

I-Meck softball tournament schedule

Today:

No. 8 WC at No. 1 LN - 5:15 p.m.

No. 5 Hough at No. 4 MHS - 5:30 p.m.

No. 6 MC at No. 3 Hopewel l- 5:30 p.m.

No. 7 Vance at No. 2 NM- 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday (at Hough High):

Semifinal 1 - MC/Hopewell winner vs. Vance/NM winner - 5:30 p.m.

Semifinal 2 - WC/LN winner vs. Hough/MHS winner - 7 p.m.

Thursday (at Hough High):

Finals - Semifinal 1 winner vs. semifinal 2 winner - 6 p.m.

Bynum, Gulley win I-Meck track MVP honors

Hopewell's Cheyenne Hutchinson (center) won the girls'
100-meter hurdles at Friday's I-Meck track and field championships
held at Mallard Creek High. Deidra Laird - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com

The I-Meck track and field championships were held Friday. Here are a few highlights:

Girls

• Lake Norman's Jenny Galligher won the 1,600-meter race. She also finished second in the 800- and 3,200-meter races.

• Mallard Creek's Lauren Gulley was named girls' MVP after winning the 400 meters and finishing second in the 200. She also helped her team to a first-place finish in the 4x100 relay.
• Kaitlyn Shetler, a Mallard Creek junior, won the 800- and 3,200-meter races while also finishing third in the 1,600.
• Hopewell's Cheyenne Hutchinson won the 100-meter hurdles.

Boys

• West Charlotte's Mark Blackmon won the 800- and 1600-meter races.
• Mallard Creek's Getisso Dentamo and Lake Norman's Michael Mashburn finished second and third respectively in the mile.
• Hopewell sprinter Anthony Bynum was named boys MVP. He won the 100- and 200- meters, while leading the Titans to a 4x400 relay victory.
• Tyriq Jackson, Hopewell, won the 110-meter hurdles. His teammate, Michael Bankhead, finished second.
  

For more, check out freelance writer Herb White's article from Saturday's Observer and a picture slideshow.

I-Meck Conference tournament pairings

The I-Meck girls' tournament starts today and the boys' tournament starts tomorrow. Here arethe final conference rankings as well as the schedule for the tournament this week.

From Prep Insiders:

I-Meck girls
1. Hopewell 19-4, 10-2
2. Lake Norman 19-4, 10-2
3. Mallard Creek 15-6, 10-2
4. North Mecklenburg 14-9, 6-6
5. Mooresville 8-14, 4-8
6. Vance 3-19, 2-10
7. W. Charlotte 2-22, 1-11

Girls Monday at Vance

Hopewell, bye;

North Mecklenburg vs. Vance, 4:30;

Mallard Creek vs. Mooresville, 6;

Lake Norman vs. W. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Wednesday at Lake Norman

Mallard Creek/Mooresville winner vs. Lake Norman/W. Charlotte winner, 6;

Hopewell vs. North Meck/Vance winner, 7:30 pm.

Girls Friday at Lake Norman:

Semifinals winners in championship, 6:30 p.m.

I-Meck boys
1. Hopewell 21-1, 11-1
2. Lake Norman 19-2, 10-2
3. Vance 17-5, 9-3
4. W. Charlotte 14-9, 5-7
5. Mallard Creek 8-13, 3-9
6. North Meck 13-10, 2-10
7. Mooresville 7-15, 2-10

Boys Tuesday at Vance

Hopewell, bye;

W. Charlotte vs. Mallard Creek, 4:30 p.m.;

Vance vs. N. Meck, 6;

Lake Norman vs. Mooresville, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Thursday at Lake Norman

Lake Norman/Mooresville winner vs. Vance/North Meck winner, 6;

Hopewell vs. W. Charlotte/Mallard Creek winner, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Friday at Lake Norman

Semifinal winners in championship, 8 p.m.

McDonald's All-American nominees announced

Several local players made the nominee list for the 2010 McDonald's All-American games.

Hopewell's DeMon Brooks and Jordan Downing made the list, along with fellow I-Meck stars Paul Larsen from Lake Norman High and J.T. Terrell from West Charlotte.

Cannon School's Jarrell Eddie is also a nominee.

On the girls' side, East Lincoln standout Lindsy Wright, who will play at Wake Forest next year, made the list.

For the full list of nominees, go to www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/2010_Nominees.pdf.

Lake Norman wins I-Meck wrestling tournament

Lake Norman High School won the I-Meck Conference wrestling tournament held Saturday at Hopewell High School.

The Wildcats amassed 208.5 points, beating second place Mooresville by 10.5 points.

Santonio Thompson of Mooresville won the most outstanding wrestler award for his performance in the 135-lb. weight class.

Final standings

1. Lake Norman 208.5

2. Mooresville 198

3. Mallard Creek 125.5

4. West Charlotte 102

5. Hopewell 77

6. North Mecklenburg 43

Wachovia Cup leaders

Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo company, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the standings for fall sports in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2009-10 academic year.

The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia and the NCHSAA, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. Wachovia has sponsored the conference awards program since 1980.

The Wachovia Conference Cup, formerly known as the Wachovia Trophy, is a companion to the Wachovia Cup. The Conference Cup is awarded to schools with the best overall interscholastic athletic performance in each individual
athletic conference.

In most conferences, points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.

Here are how Lake Norman area teams are doing in their conferences.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A conference standings: East Lincoln 72, North Lincoln 62, Lincolnton 54, West Lincoln 42, Highland 35, Cherryville 16, Bessemer City 10, Challenger 8.

I-Meck 4A conference standings: Lake Norman 33.5, Mallard Creek 29.5, North Mecklenburg 29, Mooresville 27, Hopewell 23, Vance 14, West Charlotte 12.

See the standings for all the state's conferences at the Prep Insiders blog.

Lake Norman teams well represented in Sweet 16

Lake Norman high schools have a very strong showing in the first regular season boys' Observer Sweet 16 poll released today.

Hopewell (8-0) is still on top and Lake Norman (5-0) moved up to second from fourth. Fellow I-Meck teams Vance (4-0) and West Charlotte (7-0) are third and fourth, respectively. North Mecklenburg (7-0) went from being unranked in the preseason to No. 8 this week.

Hopewell plays West Charlotte tonight while Lake Norman will take on North Mecklenburg.

East Lincoln made the biggest jump, moving to sixth after not being ranked in the preseason. The Mustangs open conference play at No. 10 Cherryville tonight.

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In the girls' poll, Lake Norman (4-2) fell from 12th to 16th.

West Charlotte correction

A West Charlotte score was misreported which led to a couple mistakes in the "game of the week" article in this week's Lake Norman News. West Charlotte won the one-point game against Berry, which makes them 7-0 on the season after beating Butler in double overtime last night.

I apologize for the mistake. It has been changed in the online version.

Big week for high school basketball

Hopewell Titans before Dec. 2 game against Independence -- Corey Inscoe

If you like good high school basketball, you should be in for a thrill these next two weeks.

Cannon has a big game against Oak Ridge Military Academy tomorrow night. The Cougars (4-4) have struggled some early this season, but still have two of the best players in the area in Jarell Eddie and Keith Belfield.

I-Meck conference play finally gets started this week which means there are some high-profile match-ups coming up.

But before conference play, the No. 1 (Observer Sweet 16) Hopewell boys' team and No. 9 Concord have a non-conference game Wednesday night. Then on Friday No. 8 West Charlotte visits the Titans for both team's first conference game. Then Hopewell's next game is against No. 4 Lake Norman on Dec. 17, the last game before winter break.

North Mecklenburg boys' dive into conference play this week also with a game Friday against Lake Norman and next Tuesday visit West Charlotte. North Mecklenburg doesn't quite have the talent they did last year, but have been impressive so far this season in staying undefeated in non-conference play.

East Lincoln boys' take an undefeated team to play No. 10 Cherryville on Friday.

The girls' games will be great, too, with No. 12 Hopewell and No. 13 Lake Norman meeting next week.

Expect a lot of excitement with high school basketball leading up to the holiday tournaments.

I-Meck All-Conference football team announced

I-MECK 4A 2009-2010 FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE

Coach of the Year: Michael Palmieri, Mallard Creek
Offensive Player of the Year: Marquise Williams, Mallard Creek
Defensive Player of the Year: Dovonte Grant, Mallard Creek
Special Teams Player of the Year: Calvin Hunter, Vance
Punter of the Year: Michael Tart, Mallard Creek
Kicker of the Year: Michael Watson, Mooresville


Quarterbacks:
Brad Clay Senior North Mecklenburg

Running Backs:
James Cloud Senior Lake Norman
Taylor Beamon Senior Mallard Creek
Jalen Simmons Junior West Charlotte
Dondre Lewis-Freeman Junior Hopewell
Xavier Joplin Senior North Mecklenburg
Marshaun Edwards Senior Mooresville

Wide Receivers/Tight ends:
Jaquez Vanderburg Senior Lake Norman
Jela Duncan Sophomore Mallard Creek
Louis Mitchell Senior Mallard Creek
Tyler Hamilton Junior Vance
Michael Haffner Senior Hopewell
Taylor Chiesa Senior North Mecklenburg
Dalton Pierce Senior Mooresville

Offensive Linemen:
Kane Sherrill Senior Lake Norman
Chris Timmons Senior Lake Norman
Devin Flowers Junior Mallard Creek
Clearance Montgomery Senior West Charlotte
Jaquan Mobley Senior West Charlotte
Pablo Alva Junior Vance
Sean Beaty Senior Hopewell
Jonathan Jones Senior Hopewell
Anthony Hill Senior Mooresville

Defensive Lineman:
Chandler Caldwell Senior Lake Norman
Dirqual Ellis Senior Lake Norman
Lynden Pinnock Senior Mallard Creek
Brent Spisak Junior Mallard Creek
Alex Glover Junior Mallard Creek
Britton Grier Junior West Charlotte
Joseph Goodman Senior West Charlotte
Casey Ifedi Senior Vance
Malcolm Bryant Senior Vance
Kevin Hart Senior Hopewell
Latham York Junior North Mecklenburg

Linebacker:
Connor Donoghue Senior Lake Norman
Cameron Stephenson Senior Mallard Creek
Evan Strange Senior Mallard Creek
Barrett Blue Senior West Charlotte
Jarvaris Massey Senior West Charlotte
Darius Williams Senior Vance
Devonte Applewhite Senior Vance
Justin Avery Senior Hopewell
Chance Miller Senior Hopewell

Defensive Backs:
Davis Ray Senior Lake Norman
Matt Browning Junior Mallard Creek
Ardy Holmes Junior West Charlotte
Dechane Durante Senior Vance
Calvin Hunter Junior Vance
Justin Beatty Junior Vance
Donshae Joyce Senior North Mecklenburg
Barkley Torrence Senior Mooresville