SouthLake trio wins wrestling titles

Three SouthLake Christian wrestlers claimed individual state titles at last weekend's N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association tournament.

State champions Hamilton Jones (147 pounds), Sam Bryant (162), Brian Jones (197) helped the Eagles to a third-place finish. Charlotte Latin and Providence Day were the top two finishers, respectively.

SouthLake's Dylan Boone (108), Adam Edwards (115), Gant Allen (184) were state runners-up in their weight classes.

Conference tourneys get under way

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

Girls

(1) North Meck vs. (8) Mooresville – Monday 4 p.m.

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (5) Hopewell – Monday 6:30 p.m.

(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 vs. (8) Hopewell – Monday 5:30 p.m.

(4) Mallard Creek vs. (5) Lake Norman – Monday 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Girls

(8) Highland Tech at (1) Lincolnton – Monday 7 p.m.

(5) Bessemer City at (4) West Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

(6) East Lincoln at (3) North Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

(7) Cherryville at (2) Lake Norman Charter – Monday 6:30 p.m.

Boys

(8) West Lincoln at (1) Lake Norman Charter – Monday 8 p.m.

(5) Lincolnton at (4) Highland Tech – Monday 7 p.m.

(6) Cherryville at (3) Bessemer City – Monday 7 p.m.

(7) North Lincoln at (2) East Lincoln – Monday 7 p.m.

NCISAA brackets released

Davidson Day's basketball teams will be the lone area representatives in the NCISAA 2A basketball playoffs.

The Patriots' boys, an seven-seed, will host Fayetteville Christian on Tuesday. The winner will play No. 2 Gaston Day at Charlotte Country Day on Thursday in the state semifinals.

Davidson Day's girls, a nine-seed, will travel to Raleigh Tuesday to face St. David's School. The winner will face No. 1 Carolina Day at Country Day on Thursday.

Both  finals are scheduled for Friday and will also be held at Country Day.

Cannon's girls, a 12th-seed in the 3A bracket, will play Charlotte Christian Tuesday. No. 4 Cary Academy awaits the winner. The 3A semifinals and finals will be held at Charlotte Latin.

For a full bracket, visit the NCISAA website.

NCISAA swim meet to be held Monday, Tuesday

The 1A/2A/3A independent schools' state swim meets are  scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Finals are slated to start at 3:30 p.m.

Eagles named to All-MAC basketball teams

The Metrolina Athletic Conference announced its boys' and girls' all-conference basketball teams. Four SouthLake Christian players – Veronica Dzuik, Kianna Funderburk, Giselle Verville and Jalen Sanders –  were honored.

Here are the complete All-MAC teams:

2012-13 Girls MAC All-Conference

Hannah Adamczyk – Hickory Grove Christian School

Catherine Casey – Westminster Catawba Christian School

Cassidy Crawford – First Assembly Christian School

Catherine Crouch – Covenant Day School

Amanda Dobner – Hickory Grove Christian School

Veronica Dzuik – SouthLake Christian Academy

Kianna Funderburk – SouthLake Christian Academy

Hannah Griffin – Hickory Grove Christian School

Jayla Joyner – Hickory Grove Christian School

Nora Logan – Metrolina Christian Academy

Morgan Mosteller – Covenant Day School

Nina Okoroji – Gaston Christian School

Giselle Verville – SouthLake Christian Academy

Zaria Wright – First Assembly Christian School

2012-13 Boys MAC All-Conference

David Airing – Covenant Day School

Kriston Beasley – First Assembly Christian School

Nate Cantadore – First Assembly Christian School

James Demery – Northside Christian Academy

Dustin Dodd – Hickory Grove Christian School

Josh Dominguez – Metrolina Christian Academy

Stefan Fundic – First Assembly Christian School

Keith Griffin – Hickory Grove Christian School

AJ Jackson – Westminster Catawba Christian School

Luke Morrison – Northside Christian Academy

Tyrell Nelson – Metrolina Christian Academy

Phillip Reed – Northside Christian Academy

Jalen Sanders – SouthLake Christian Academy

Keyshawn Woods – Northside Christian Academy

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.

Hough wrestling reaches quarterfinals

Hough made the most of its playoff debut Tuesday night.

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

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

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

Viking wins state indoor titles

North Mecklenburg's Sabrina Moore won the girls' long jump and 55-meter dash to lead the area at Saturday's indoor track championships.

Moore's Vikings were ninth at the 4A state meet. Lake Norman was 23rd.

On the boys' side, I-Meck schools Hopewell, North Meck and Vance tied for 20th place.

In the 1A/2A/3A meet, North Lincoln's boys were state runners-up. They were led by Andrew Fea and Joshua Mosteller, who finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,600 meters. On the girls' side, North Lincoln was eighth.

Lincoln Charter's Lappin among 1A/2A swim champs

Lincoln Charter's Christina Lappin won two events, the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, at the 1A/2A meet to lead area swimmers.

Lincoln Charter finished third among the girls followed by Lake Norman Charter at fourth. South Iredell was sixth while Pine Lake Prep, led by Alyssa Marsh's 100-yard backstroke championship, was ninth. East Lincoln finished 12th and Community School of Davidson was 25th.

Lake Norman Charter, which finished third among the boys, claimed a state title in the 200-yard medley relay (Chris Cardwell,  Drew Queen, Corrin Rothwell and Austin Jones). The 200-medley relay broke last year's Knight state record with a 1:38.52.

North Lincoln finished sixth in the boys' rankings while Lincoln Charter was 11th and CSD was 12th.

Lake Norman Charter divers Adyson Lowe and Nathan Lane defended their state championships. Teammate Erin Lee was third in the girls' event. Lane set a new 1A/2A state record with a score of 380.15.

Here are the full 1A/2A meet results.

Hough wins I-Meck wrestling tournament

After winning its first regular-season conference title, Hough solidified its position atop the I-Meck 4A by claiming its tournament championship on Saturday.

The Huskies, led by I-Meck champs Sebastian Barreto, Palmer Maples and Austin Newell, outlasted runner-up Lake Norman 204-186 to claim the title.

The Huskies also qualified for their first dual-team playoffs. Hough will host South Meck on Tuesday night in the first round. The winner will take on either Asheville Roberson or Porter Ridge that same night.

Lake Norman will travel to Winston-Salem Parkland to take on MEGA 7 4A champion East Gaston. The winner will take on either undefeated Parkland or wildcard Ardrey Kell.

Here's the full 4A dual team wrestling bracket.

Allen shines to lead Hough to 2nd title

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

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

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

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

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

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.