Area college signees

These area athletes signed with colleges recently:

Charlotte Christian: James Finch (Oglethorpe, soccer); Morgan Franklin (Catawba College, women’s basketball); Jacob Kaplan (Berry, lacrosse); Huston Pashoian (Virginia Military, lacrosse); Kyrie Pennington (Carson-Newman, volleyball); Joe Ruppert (Hampden-Sydney, lacrosse)

Hopewell: Anyla Kryeziu (Montreat, volleyball)

Providence Day: Jonah Edwards (Kenyon College, track); Patrick Ahern (Stonehill College, track); Bailey Robinson (Wheaton, soccer); Evan Gray (Boston College, track); Corey Michocki (Loyola, MD, soccer); Tanner Love (Williams College, wrestling); Hayes Donahue (Hampden-Sydney, football); Blake Henderson (Hampden-Sydney, football)

Victory Christian: Hezekiah McKinnon (Mars Hill, football)

SoMeck 8 all-conference basketball teams

As voted on by SoMeck 8 conference coaches


GIRLS

Ra’Shika White, Berry; Erin Whalen, Ardrey Kell; Brianna Hambrick, Harding; Meghan Fleury, Providence; Jordan Muhammad, Ardrey Kell; Marshae Bradbury, Ardrey Kell; Raven Dean, Ardrey Kell; Ali Fitch, South Meck; Jenesai Mohammad, Olympic; Courtney Sanderson, South Meck

Players of the year: Sophie Rossitch, Charlotte Catholic; Myicha Drakeford, Harding

Coach of the year: Bobby Conrad, Charlotte Catholic

BOYS

Steven Santa Ana, Ardrey Kell; Malik Constantine, Olympic; Joshua Lancaster, Berry; Devin Cooper, Ardrey Kell; Robbie Anderson, Charlotte Catholic; Daryl White, Harding; Devarious Christian, Berry; Grant Hedberg, South Meck; Teyon Henry, Harding; Quindon Cottman, Berry

Player of the year: CJ Jackson, Olympic

Coach of the year: Maurice Jones, Berry

Ardrey Kell to replace girls basketball, wrestling coaches

Ardrey Kell athletics director Cheryl Feeney said the school has openings for a head wrestling coach and a head girls basketball coach.

Feeney said she wasn’t sure if wrestling coach Tim Higgins or girls basketball coach Jennifer McVicker would remain at the school.

McVicker led the Knights to the N.C. 4A Western Regional championship game in March, ending the school’s most successful season. Ardrey Kell beat a nationally ranked team in a Christmas tournament and finished 27-5. In two seasons, McVicker was 52-9.