Patriots, Eagles earn volleyball playoff berths

Davidson Day and SouthLake Christian earned spots in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association volleyball playoffs.

Davidson Day is the 2A tournament's No. 6 seed after going 13-3 this season. The Patriots will host No. 11 seed Halifax Academy, which comes into the tournament with a 13-7 record.

SouthLake has a first-round bye after earning the No. 2 seed in the 3A tournament. The undefeated Eagles (25-0) will host the winner of the game between No. 7 Covenant Day (17-8) and No. 10 Forsyth Country Day (12-6).

For full brackets, visit the NCISAA's volleyball website.

10/24 playoff update

NCHSAA volleyball
Lake Norman-area volleyball teams had a pretty good weekend. Of the nine local teams that made the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, seven moved on to the second round of play. Here are the scores from Saturday's first-round matches:

1A
Lake Norman Charter def. Mitchell 3-0
Albemarle def. Lincoln Charter 3-0

2A
North Lincoln def. East Burke 3-1
East Lincoln def. Trinity 3-0

4A
North Meck def. East Gaston 3-0
Lake Norman def. Sun Vally 3-0
Hopewell def. Porter Ridge 3-2
Hough def. South Meck 3-0
McDowell def. Mooresville 3-0


Second round matches (Tuesday 7 p.m.):
Avery at Lake Norman Charter
Mountain Heritage at North Lincoln
East Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Hopewell at Hough
North Meck at Lake Norman

NCISAA boys' soccer
The lone Lake Norman-area soccer team in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association boys' soccer playoffs, Davidson Day, fell in the first round of play in the 2A bracket. The Patriots, the SPAA conference champions and theh tournament's No. 10 seed, lost to No. 7 Caldwell Academy 4-1 Friday.

Girls' tennis playoff update - first round

Lake Norman-area girls' tennis squads had mixed results in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual team playoffs, as only two of the six local teams moved on to the second round.

Lake Norman and Lake Norman Charter were the lone two teams who won their first-round matchups.

The Wildcats will travel to Northwest Guilford, while the Knights will host East Wilkes. Both teams will play Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Here are the scores of Tuesday's matches.

1A
Lake Norman Charter defeated Pine Lake Prep 5-1

2A
Brevard defeated Bandys 6-2
West Davidson defeated North Lincoln 5-4

4A

Lake Norman defeated Davie 5-1

Grimsley defeated Hough 5-1

For full brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Volleyball playoffs begin Saturday

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its volleyball playoff brackets Thursday. First round of play begins Saturday.

Several Lake Norman-area squads made the postseason.

Lake Norman Charter, which was undefeated in its first season in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A, claimed a No. 1 seed in the 1A playoffs, while Hough claimed a top seed in the 4A brackets after outlasting I-Meck co-champions Lake Norman in five sets 25-14, 21-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-10.

Here are the draws for local teams, which are highlighted:

1A

No. 3 Mitchell (2-18) at No. 1 Lake Norman Charter (23-0)

WC Lincoln Charter (13-4) at No. 1 Albermarle (21-6)

2A

No. 5 East Burke (12-9) at No. 1 North Lincoln (14-10)

No. 3 Trinity (8-12) at No. 2 East Lincoln (9-9)

4A

No. 3 North Meck (18-8) at No. 1 East Gaston (13-10)

No. 2 Sun Valley (3-16) at No. 2 Lake Norman (20-5)

No. 5 Hopewell (5-18) at No. 1 Porter Ridge (11-11)

No. 4 South Meck (11-8) at No. 1 Hough (23-3)

No. 4 Mooresville (16-7) at No. 1 McDowell (17-4)

For links to the full brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Mustangs win SPC girls' golf title

Behind Brittany Smith's 18-hole score of 83, the East Lincoln girls' golf team was crowned Southern Piedmont 1A/2A champions Monday. Tori Morgan, who shot a 102, and Taylor Johnson, who shot a 111, also scored for the Mustangs.

East Lincoln's final score of 296 was only one stroke better than runners-up Lake Norman Charter. The Knights were led by Maegan Ports, who shot an 88, as well as Kaelyn Pack and Brittany Buckstad.

North Lincoln, which finished the tournament with a score of 305, finished third.


East Lincoln
Brittany Smith - 83
Tori Morgan - 102
Taylor Johnson - 111
TOTAL - 296

Lake Norman Charter
Maegan Ports - 88
Kaelyn Pack - 99
Brittany Buckstad - 110
TOTAL - 297

North Lincoln
KC Krisler - 98
Hanna Nixon - 103
Brooke Bennes - 104
TOTAL - 305

Girls' tennis dual team brackets released

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its girls' tennis dual team brackets Monday morning.

Six Lake Norman-area teams - Lake Norman Charter (1A), Pine Lake Prep (1A), North Lincoln (2A), Bandys (2A), Hough (4A) and Lake Norman (4A) - made their respective postseason tournaments.

First round of play is slated for tomorrow.

Here are the full brackets. Local teams are bolded.

1A brackets

BYE No. 1 N.C. School of Science and Math

WC NH-East (4-6) at No. 1 Gates (8-7)

BYE No. 1 Riverside (9-3)

WC Franklin Academy (8-8) at No. 1 Dixon (5-2)

BYE No. 1 Spring Creek (9-1)

WC Lejeune (10-1) at No. 1 Pender (3-3)

BYE No. 1 East Columbus (9-5)

No. 2 Raleigh Charter (10-8) at No. 2 Rosewood (6-4)

BYE No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (8-2)

WC North Stokes (11-5) at No. 1 East Montgomery (19-0)

No. 1 Pine Lake Prep (2-8) at No. 1 Lake Norman Charter (10-2)

No. 2 Bishop McGuinness (14-2) at No. 2 East Wilkes (14-3)

BYE No. 1 Union Academy (3-4)

WC Chatham Central (13-6) at No. 2 Gray Stone (12-3)

BYE No. 1 Mt. Airy (22-1)

WC Hendersonville (10-4) at No. 1 Elkin (16-2)


2A brackets

No. 2 Tarboro (17-2) at No. 1 First Flight (13-0)

No. 2 Swansboro (13-3) at No. 1 Roan Rapids (13-3)

No. 2 Reidsville (12-5) at No. 1 Cedar Ridge (17-2)

WC Croatan (13-3) at No. 1 Fairmong (13-0)

No. 2 Warren (10-2) at No. 1 Topsai (14-4)

No. 2 Holmes (13-5) at No. 1 Greene Central (17-7)

No. 2 Carrboro (13-4) at No. 1 Whiteville (13-2)

WC East Duplin (12-4) at No. 1 Jordan Matthews (14-3)

No. 2 Bandys (14-3) at No. 1 Brevard (14-0)

No. 1 Salisbury (15-1) at No. 1 Surry Central (8-7)

WC Bunker Hill (15-5) at No. 1 Polk County (14-1)

No. 2 Trinity (6-10) at No. 1 Cuthbertson (10-1)

No. 1 Maiden (18-2) at No. 1 Wilkes Central (12-4)

No. 2 Central Davidson (14-3) at No. 1 Shelby (15-0)

WC West Davidson (13-6) at No. 1 North Lincoln (8-2)

No. 2 North Stanly (8-3) at No. 1 Wheatmore (17-2)


3A brackets

No. 1 Nash Central (15-0) at No. 1 Aycock (22-1)

No. 2 Jacksonville (12-3) at No. 1 South Brunswick (12-4)

No. 2 Eastern Wayne (13-4) at No. 1 Currituck (6-8)

No. 2 Rocky Mount (10-6) at No. 1 West Carteret (13-0)

No. 2 Chapel Hill (9-3) at No. 1 Walter Williams (15-1)

No. 2 Ledford (14-7) at No. 1 Union Pines (16-0)

No. 2 Northern Guilford (14-2) at No. 1 Asheboro (15-3)

No. 2 Western Harnett (11-4) at No. 1 Cardinal Gibbons (20-5)

No. 2 Mount Pleasant (15-2) at No. 1 East Rowan (14-0)

WC Northwest Cabarrus (11-6) at No. 1 Weddington (12-1)

No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (16-2) at No. 1 Cox Mill (14-2)

WC Marvin Ridge (11-3) at No. 1 Forestview (11-1)

No. 2 Jesse Carson (14-3) at No. 1 Hickory (15-2)

WC Harding (7-1) at No. 1 Patton (11-2)

No. 2 South Point (6-2) at No. 1 Asheville (15-3)

WC Hibriten (10-5) at No. 1 Franklin (12-2)


4A brackets

No. 2 Person (16-3) at No. 1 Hoggard (7-4)

No. 2 Panther Creek (15-2) at No. 1 Clayton (19-1)

WC Smithfield Selma (15-5) at No. 1 Terry Sanford (16-0)

No. 2 Millbrook (15-5) at No. 1 Pinecrest (11-2)

No. 2 Scotland County (9-4) at No. 1 East Chapel Hill (17-3)

No. 2 New Hanover (14-3) at No. 1 Broughton (18-0)

No. 2 Garner (12-4) at No. 2 Jack Britt (11-3)

WC Enloe (10-4) at No. 1 Green Hope (19-1)

No. 2 Hough (11-2) at No. 1 Grimsley (12-3)

No. 2 Southwest Guilford (7-10) at No. 1 Porter Ridge (10-5)

WC Southeast Guilford (13-3) at No. 1West Forsyth (10-0)

No.1 Providence (10-2) at No. 1 Olympic (9-4)

No. 2 Page (14-2) at No. 1 Northwest Guilford (12-2-1)

No. 2 Davie (8-5) at No. 1 Lake Norman (15-2)

WC Reagan (11-4) at No. 1 AC Reynolds (11-2)

No. 2 Myers Park (11-3) at No. 1 Watauga (13-4)

Davidson Day senior commits to VMI

Photo courtesy of Paul Cotter

 Davidson Day guard/forward Dorian Albritton committed to play basketball at Virginia Military Institute, the school announced Wednesday.

The 6-foot-4 senior averaged 11 points and five rebounds per game last season for the 22-10 Patriots.



“It’s a great feeling to know that the hard work I’ve invested provided me with a number of college options,” said Albritton in a statement. “It was a challenging process, but I felt that VMI sets me up for success beyond graduation. Also, I was very impressed with the coaching staff. I really like their style of play.”

Albritton, who also considered Boston University, Yale, Colgate, Winthrop and New Hampshire, will sign his national letter of intent next month.

“I am very proud and excited for Dorian,” said Davidson Day boys' basketball coach Ron Johnson in a statement. “He's worked incredibly hard to earn this opportunity.”