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

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

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)

I-Meck 4A finals set

The I-Meck 4A basketball tournament finals are set.

No. 2 seed Hough will face No. 4 Mallard Creeek in the girls' finals, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at Lake Norman High.

The Mavericks upset the regular-season champion North Mecklenburg in Thursday's first semifinal, while the Huskies beat West Charlotte.

On the boys' side, West Charlotte will face third-seeded Vance, which knocked out No. 2 Hough Thursday night.

West Charlotte defeated fourth-seeded Mallard Creek in the semifinals.

These are the scores and championship match-ups:

I-Meck 4A (All games at Lake Norman High)

Semifinals

Girls

(4) Mallard Creek def. (1) North Meck  57-52

(2) Hough  def. (3) West Charlotte 58-53

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (4) Mallard Creek 77-46

(3) Vance def. (2) Hough 59-49

Finals

Girls

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (2) Hough – Friday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (3) Vance – Friday 8:15 p.m.

Davidson Day falls in quarterfinals

Davidson Day's basketball teams failed to make it out of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association quarterfinals, which were held on Thursday at Charlotte Country Day.

The boys fell 55-46 to Gaston Day, which is the 2A tournament's second-seeded team.

The girls 66-34 to the top-seeded Carolina Day.

Wrestling regionals start Friday

The N.C. High School Athletic Association will hold its regional wrestling tournaments Friday and Saturday.

Regional hosts include: Hendersonville (1A West), Piedmont (2A Midwest), West Lincoln (2A West) and Hough (4A West).

The top four finishers in each weight class will qualify for next week's state tournaments. For up-to-date updates, see the NCHSAA regional brackets.

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-meck-4a-spc-1a2a-semifinals-set.html#storylink=cpy

Knights, Mustangs to play for SPC title

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

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

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

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

Semifinals

Girls

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

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

Boys

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

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

Finals

Girls

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

Boys

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

I-Meck 4A, SPC 1A/2A tournament update

Here are updated results and match-ups for the I-Meck 4A and Southern Piedmont 1A/2A tournaments:

I-Meck 4A (All-games at Lake Norman High)

Girls

(1) North Meck def. (8) Mooresville 52-28

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Hopewell 41-26

(3) West Charlotte def. (6) Lake Norman 38-34

(2) Hough def. (7) Vance 65-50

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (8) Hopewell 83-50

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Lake Norman 46-43

(3) Vance def. (6) North Meck 62-49

(2) Hough def. (7) Mooresville 59-47

Semifinals

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 4 p.m.

(3) West Charlotte vs. (2) Hough – Thursday 7 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 5:30 p.m.

(3) Vance vs. (2) Hough – Thursday 8:30 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (First round at higher seeds; semifinals, finals at East Lincoln High)

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (8) Highland Tech 48-30

(4) West Lincoln def. (5) Bessemer City 56-46

(3) North Lincoln def. (6) East Lincoln 70-39

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (7) Cherryville 80-31

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (8) West Lincoln 75-27

(5) Lincolnton def. (4) Highland Tech 43-42

(3) Bessemer City def. (6) Cherryville 95-58

(2) East Lincoln  def. (7) North Lincoln 66-53

Semifinals

Girls

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

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

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (5) Lincolnton – Wednesday 8 p.m.

(3) Bessemer City vs. (2) East Lincoln – Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Finals

Girls

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

Boys

Winner of 1/5 vs. winner of 3/2  – Friday 8 p.m.

Davidson Day teams reach state quarterfinals

Both Davidson Day basketball teams won first-round games to reach the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state quarterfinals, which will be held at Charlotte Country Day on Thursday.

The Lady Patriots, the tournament's No. 9 seed, defeated St. David's School and will face top-seeded Carolina Day School at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Davidson Day's boys, the seventh-seeded team in their tournament, outlasted Fayetteville Christian 59-58. The Patriots will face second-seeded Gaston Day at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

Cannon's girls fell in the first-round of the 3A playoff, losing to fifth-seeded Charlotte Christian 60-45. The Cougars, the 12th-seed in the tournament, finish the season 11-15.

For more, see the full brackets.

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

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Roses leads Cannon at 3A swim meet

Cannon School's girls' swimming team was fourth at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A swim meet on Monday in Greensboro.

The Lady Cougars were led by the 200-yard medley championship relay team of Diana Dale, Maija Roses, Darby West and Isabella Jacoby. The same quartet finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Roses, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke state championships.

The Cannon boys placed 10th.

SouthLake Christian's boys, led by junior John Baker's runner-up finishes in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke, were eighth, while the Lady Eagles tied for 17th-place.

For more, check out the full meet results.

Conference tournaments update

I-Meck 4A (All-games at Lake Norman High)

Girls

(1) North Meck def. (8) Mooresville 52-28

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Hopewell 41-26

(3) West Charlotte vs. (6) Lake Norman – Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Vance – Tuesday 4 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte def. (8) Hopewell 83-50

(4) Mallard Creek def. (5) Lake Norman 46-43

(3) Vance vs. (6) North Meck – Tuesday 8 p.m.

(2) Hough vs. (7) Mooresville – Tuesday 5:15 p.m.

Semifinals

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 4 p.m.

Boys

(1) West Charlotte vs. (4) Mallard Creek – Thursday 5:30 p.m.

Southern Piedmont 1A/2A (First round at higher seeds; semifinals, finals at East Lincoln High)

Girls

(1) Lincolnton def. (8) Highland Tech 48-30

(4) West Lincoln def. (5) Bessemer City 56-46

(3) North Lincoln def. (6) East Lincoln 70-39

(2) Lake Norman Charter def. (7) Cherryville 80-31

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter def. (8) West Lincoln 75-27

(5) Lincolnton def. (4) Highland Tech 43-42

(3) Bessemer City def. (6) Cherryville 95-58

(2) East Lincoln  def. (7) North Lincoln 66-53

Semifinals

Girls

(1) Lincolnton vs. (4) West Lincoln – Tuesday 8 p.m.

(3) North Lincoln vs. (2) Lake Norman Charter – Tuesday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) Lake Norman Charter vs. (5) Lincolnton – Wednesday 8 p.m.

(3) Bessemer City vs. (2) East Lincoln – Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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