Lake Norman top performers - Week 2

Dre’an Long, Hough

Senior ran for a school-record 174 yards and a score in Huskies’ 35-11 win over Myers Park.

Aaron Seward, Davidson Day

He caught seven passes for 219 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-35 win over North Raleigh Christian.

Garrett Young, East Lincoln

Senior threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns on 18-of-26 passing in 61-59 win over Hopewell.

Tijuan Sifford, Hopewell

Senior threw for a school-record 472 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-59 loss to East Lincoln

Friday's scores 

(Winners in bold)

North Meck 13 at Providence 41

Hopewell 59 at East Lincoln 61

Myers Park 11 at Hough 35

Mooresville 35 at South Meck 14

North Iredell 6 at Lake Norman 31

North Lincoln 7 at Maiden 28

Statesville 30 at South Iredell 20

Bandys 32 at Fred T. Foard 0

Trinity Christian 8 at SouthLake Christian 22

Davidson Day 42 at North Raleigh Christian 35

Lake Norman Charter 61 at Village Christian 0

First Assembly 25 at Cannon 14

Community School of Davidson 0 at Cherryville 16

This week's games

East Meck at North Meck

Ardrey Kell at Hopewell

Providence at Hough

Burns at Mooresville

Lake Norman at Statesville

East Lincoln at Bandys

North Lincoln at Madison

South Iredell at West Iredell

Wake Christian at SouthLake Christian

Providence Day at Davidson Day

Lincolnton at Lake Norman Charter

Community School of Davidson (BYE)

Lake Norman top performers - Week 1

Will Grier, Davidson Day

Patriots quarterback passed for 369 yards and four touchdowns against Harrells Christian Friday. Aside from making 26 of 37 passes, he also ran for 150 yards and a score on 13 rushes.

Tijuan Sifford, Hopewell

Quaterback passed for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the Titans' loss to Providence. Sifford also ran for a 70-yard touchdown.

Lamarcus Smith-Kelley, Lake Norman Charter

Sophomore had a big game for Knights. He rushed for two touchdowns, including a 80-yarder, while also returning a kick for 96 yards for another score in Lake Norman Charter's 82-6 win against Community School of Davidson.

Friday's scores

(Winners in bold)

North Raleigh Christian 42 at Cannon 3

Community School of Davidson 6 at Lake Norman Charter 82

Harrells Christian 29 at Davidson Day 46

SouthLake Christian 48 at Westminster Catawba 0

St. Stephens 0 - Bandys 35

South Iredell 17 at Lake Norman 16

East Lincoln 35 at Newton-Conover 21

Fred T. Foard 16 - North Lincoln 13

Hough 14 at Independence 31

Hopewell 19 at Providence 30

Mooresville 14 at West Rowan 21

North Meck (BYE week)

This week's games

North Meck at Providence

Hopewell at East Lincoln

Myers Park at Hough

Mooresville at South Meck

North Iredell at Lake Norman

North Lincoln at Madison

Statesville at South Iredell

Bandys at Fred T. Foard

Trinity Christian at SouthLake Christian

Davidson Day at North Raleigh Christian

Lake Norman Charter at Village Christian

First Assembly at Cannon

Community School of Davidson at Cherryville

Bandys pitcher to play in All-America game

Bandy’s Hunter Harvey was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America baseball game, the Baltimore-based apparel company earlier this week.

The game, which showcases 36 of the country’s top high school players, will be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago Aug. 18. It will air at 1:30 p.m. on the MLB Network.

Harvey, a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, was 8-2 on the mound for Bandys as a junior this spring. He’s the son of former MLB relief pitcher Bryan Harvey, a two-time all-star. Hunter’s brother, Kris, is a member of the Pittsburg Pirates organization.

Local baseball players named all-state

Several Lake Norman area baseball players were named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association's All-State teams.

Hough's Brandon Gragilla and Johnny Piedmonte led the way in 4A, while North Mecklenburg sophomore Ryder Ryan was named I-Meck Player of the Year and to the all-state squad.

East Lincoln's Addison Parrish and Bandy's Hunter Harvey were named to the 2A all-state team.

Here is a complete list of all-state selections by classification (with local players highlighted):

4A

1.  Trevor Pence            New Bern                  POY            Mideastern

2.  Matthew Parrish      West Johnson            POY         Greater Neuse

3.  Curt Britt            Scotland                  POY            Southeastern

4.  Wood Myers            Jordan                  POY            PAC-6

5.  Will Gilbert            Green Hope            POY            Tri-Nine

6.  Vance Vizciano      Wakefield                  POY            Cap Eight

7.  Tommy Marshall      Southern Alamance      POY            Metro 7

8.  Matt Orth            Southwest Guilford      POY            Piedmont Triad

9.  Corey Randall      Davie County            POY          Central Piedmont

10. Trent Thornton      Ardrey Kell            POY            Southwestern

11. Mike Herbert      Providence            POY            Southwestern

12. Ryan Ryder            North Mecklenberg      POY            I-Meck

13. Matt Profitt            Watauga                  POY            Northwestern

14. Michael Downing      Terry Sanford            POY            Mid-South

15. Alex Rayburn      Durham Jordan          

16. Brad Stone            Ardrey Kell

17. Landon Lassiter      North Davidson

18. Chance Shepard      Ashley

19. Keaton Haack      NW Guilford

20. Jackson Campana      Providence

21. Garrett Suggs      Fuquay-Varina

22. Corey Kimber      Dudley

23. Jimmy Boyd            Middle Creek

24. Ty Buttrey            Providence

25. Dylan Ward            East Forsyth

26. Matt Eddy            Pinecrest

27. Ryan Foster            Davie County

28. Matt Tenuta            Apex

29. Brandon Gragilla      Hough

30. Johnny Piedmonte Hough

4A Player of the Year: Curt Britt - Scotland County

3A

1.   Harry Ferrguson            Currituck            POY      Northeastern Coastal

2.   Davis Kilpatrick            DH Conley            POY      Coastal

3.   Jacob Page                  Hunt                  POY      Big East

4.   Chastin Radford             North Lenoir      POY      Eastern Carolina

5.   Max Shrock                  Card Gibbons      POY      Carolina

6.   Nick Collins                  Union Pines      POY      Cape Fear

7.   Scott Ellington            Williams            POY      Mid State

8.   Jailyn Davis                  NE Guilford      POY      Mid Piedmont

9.   Sean Grant                  West Iredell      POY      North Piedmont

10. Corey Seager            NW Cabarrus      POY      South Piedmont

11. Alex Bostic            Weddington      POY      Southern Carolina

12. Tyler Chadwick          Marvin Ridge      POY     Southern Carolina

13. Eddie Hull                  Charlotte Cath      POY      Mega 7

14. Nick Triplett                  Crest                  POY      Big South

15. Davis Hanvey            Hickory            POY      Northwestern

16. Dustin Greene            Burns            POY      South Mountain Ath

17. Colby Fox                  No Buncombe      POY      Mountain Ath

18. Rob Howard                  Tuscola            POY      WNC

19. Markel Jones            West Brunswick

20. Brody Koener            JM Robinson

21. Reily Hovis                  Forest View

22. Nick Monroe            Eastern Alamance    

23. Nick Debo                  Orange

24. DC Arendas                  Northern Guilford

25. Jeremy Schellhorn      Weddington

26. Zach Mozingo            Eastern Wayne

27. Kevin Wise                  Southern Wayne

3A Player of the Year: Corey Seager - Northwest Cabarrus

2A

1.   Trent Hansley      Topsail                  POY      East Central

2.   Chad Briley            No Pitt                  POY      Eastern Plains

3.   Clay Lockamon      Roanoke Rapids            POY      Northern Carolina

4.   Matt Fuhr            South Granville            POY      Carolina 12

5.   Matt Lowry            No Brunswick            POY      Waccamaw

6.   Alex Britt            Fairmont                  POY      3 Rivers

7.   Christian Snyder      Providence Grove      POY      Mid-State

8.   Dylan Richardson      Randleman            POY       Pac-6

9.   Tyler Stroup            East Davidson            POY       Central Carolina

10. Jake Walser            West Davidson            POY      Central Carolina

11. Colby Barnette      Piedmont                  POY      Rocky River

12. Addison Parrish      East Lincoln          POY     Southern Piedmont

13. Hunter Harvey      Bandys                  POY       Catawba Valley

14. Blaine Durham      West Stokes            POY      Northwest

15. Stefan Susi            Wilkes Central            POY       Mountain Valley

16. Roberto Taft      Polk                        POY       Western Highlands

17. Hunter Donaldson No Henderson            POY      WNC Athletic

18. Hunter Smith      Surry Central

19. Cameron Tekker      Cuthbertson

20. John Mangum      Cuthbertson

21. Ridge Beheler      East Rutherford

22. Lucas Owens      East Rutherford

23. Bryant Battle      North Pitt

24. Chance DuCharme First Flight

25. Joel Booker            Polk                      

26. Andrew Webster      Northwood                            

27. Zack Cooper            South Granville

28. Cody Trogdon      Randleman

29. Easton Welch      Randleman

30. Hunter Smith      Whiteville

31. Nathan Hood       Whiteville

32. Kyland Tyler            Whiteville

2A Player of the Year: Matt Lowry - North Brunswick

1A

1.   Terrence Jackson            Creswell                  POY            Tideland

2. Austin Freese                  Perquimans            POY            Four Rivers

3. Jonathan Hayes            Gates County          POY            Tar-Roanoke

4. Austin Benson            Southwest Onslow      POY          Coastal Plains

5. Matt Sugg                  Ayden-Grifton            POY            Carolina

6. Chad Sykes                  Voyager Academy       POY            Carolina 12

7. Stephen Wallace            South Stanley            POY            Yadkin Valley

8. Zach Wall                  Hayesville               POY            Smoky Mtn.

9. Jacob Rhodes                  Hiwassee Dam            POY            Smoky Mtn.

10. Jackson Reister            Mitchell               POY            Western Highland

11. Russ Weiker                  South Stanley          

12 Grayson Short            South Stanley

13. Jordan Starnes            South Stanley

14. Samuel Linn                  Hendersonville

15. J. P. Lisk                  South Stanley

16. Will Sheppard            West Wilkes

17. Hunter Hamilton            West Montgomery

18. Cody McKenzie            West Montgomery

19. Loy Stone                  Voyager Academy

20. Brett Godwin            Midway

21. Riley Baggett            Midway

22. Brandon Marsh            Northside

23. Hunter Early                  Manteo

24. J. P. Padgett                  Dixon

25. Matt Rouse                  Dixon

26. Will Gurganus            Riverside

27. Tyler Woodhouse            Camden

1A Player of the Year: Stephen Wallace - South Stanley

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

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

Hough reaches state baseball semifinals

In only its second year as a program, Hough will play in the 4A regional finals after defeating I-Meck foe Mallard Creek 4-2 in the fourth round of the playoffs Wednesday.

With the game being postponed because of storms Tuesday night, the Huskies (21-10) were able to bring ace pitcher Brandon Gragilla onto the mound.

Despite being on short rest, having pitched against South Caldwell Friday, the 6-foot-5 junior left-hander, who’s 11-1 for the year, had another strong performance.

“He wanted it tonight,” said Hough coach Jimmy Cochran. “He did what he’s done all year for us.”

But Gragilla had a slow start, allowing the first Maverick batter he faced in the game, Jamel Harbison, to lead off with a triple. After the Huskies got the next two batters out, Kyle Bynum drove in Harbison to get Mallard Creek (20-9) the early 1-0 lead.

But Hough answered in its next outing, as A.J. Girting, who reached first on a walk to start the second inning, was driven in by a Nick Daddio single to tie the game.

In the top of third, the Huskies got the lead when Jared Sobo scored off a Johnny Piedmonte sacrifice fly. Daddio would go on to again score Girting.

Mallard Creek’s David Folk scored in the bottom of the inning, but Hough would add to its buffer in the fourth, when Eric Siler reached home off a Maverick error at first base.

Gragilla, whose only lost of the year came against the Mavericks, was glad to get the key win.

“It’s a great accomplishment to get this far,” he said. “Our team has done a good job. It feels good.”

Hough will face East Forsyth in the best-of-three, home-and-away state semifinal series, which begins Thursday.

“It’s amazing,” said Cochran. “I’m happy beyond belief for my guys. Last year we struggled and it wasn’t really a fun experience for our guys, but they stuck it out and came back hungry. It’s paid off.”