Vance High basketball star Torin Dorn offered by Charlotte

Vance High 6-4 junior basketball player Torin Dorn, has been offered his first scholarship by Charlotte, Vance coach Will Robinson said.

Dorn, the son of former UNC football player Torin Dorn, averaged 7 points per game last season at Vance. He carries a 4.0 GPA.

-- Former Vance player Al'lonzo Coleman is now playing pro ball in Argentina, Robinson said.

Ardrey Kell volleyball stops Butler, stays unbeaten, eyes title

Ardrey Kell’s volleyball team won a big Southwestern 4A conference game at Butler Tuesday, running its record to 18-0 overall, 11-0 in the conference.

It’s the Knights best start in school history and puts the team one game away from at least a share of the Southwestern 4A league championship. The Knights can lock that up Thursday at home against East Mecklenburg on Senior Night.

Ardrey Kell coach Zoe Bell said the key to her team’s season has been its ability to control the ball at all times and stay aggressive defensively. That’s set up by players like right side hitter Madison Wauchope, middle hitters Marshae Bradbury and Serena Jackson, who lead the team in blocks, and Caitlin Watkins and Rachel Eppley who lead the team in kills. Setting everybody up is Sarah Wyczawski.

“It’s a total team effort,” Bell said. “They’re learning that everybody has a part on this team, and the thing that gives us a chance is our ball control and when you can be offensive every time the ball comes over, it’s hard to beat.”

-- The Knights unbeaten season will be tested Saturday at Hough, during a non-conference match with regional powers Hough and Mount Tabor.

-- Here are photos from Tuesday night's match.

South Caldwell joins Observer Sweet 16 poll

Welcome 4A South Caldwell to the Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16 high school football poll.

Checking in at No. 16, the Spartans are unbeaten at 7-0 and have won five games by shutouts.

South Caldwell running back Zac Pollard ran for 232 yards on 21 carries in last week’s 55-0 win over Fred T. Foard. It was Pollard’s fifth straight 200-yard game. He has 1,559 yards on 127 carries this season.

-- East Lincoln (7-0), No. 16 last week, beat Lincolnton (2-5) 13-8 last week, but fell out of the poll, as did West Rowan (5-2). East Lincoln QB Garrett Young, averaging 311 yards passing per game, suffered a knee injury on his team’s third series.

Freshman Chaz Surratt replaced Young last week, completing 6-of-12 passes for 114 yars, including a 39-yard scoring pass.

Rk.  Sch. (No. 1 votes)			Rec	Pts	Prv
1.	Butler (3)	4A	6-0	48	1
2.	Rock Hill South Pointe	4A	6-0	45	2
3.	Mallard Creek	4A	5-1	42	4
4.	Rock Hill Northwestern	4A	4-2	38	8
5.	Porter Ridge	4A	6-0	32	3
6.	Charlotte Catholic	3A	5-1	31	5
7.	Crest	3A	6-1	27	6
8.	South Point	3A	7-0	27	9
9.	A.L. Brown	3A	6-1	23	7
10.	Concord	3A	7-0	22	10
11.	Statesville	3A	6-1	19	T11
12.	Independence	4A	6-1	15	13
13.	Hough	4A	6-1	10	14
14.	York	4A	6-0	9	T16
15.	Charlotte Country Day	IND	6-0	6	15
16.	South Caldwell	4A	7-0	4	NR

Dropped Out: East Lincoln (2A, 7-0); West Rowan (3A, 5-2). For rules on the poll and eligible teams visit charlotteobserver.com/preps; a three-man panel of Observer sportswriters voted

NY Giant Hakeem Nicks donates shoes to his high school coach's team

Hakeem Nicks: Former Independence star and Super Bowl champion N.Y. Giants’ receiver donated shoes to Dutch Fork (S.C.), which is coached by Nicks’ high school coach, Tom Knotts.

Read more at this link

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Associated Press Top 10 state polls

BC-FBH--North Carolina Prep Poll
¶   AP prep football poll for N.C.
¶   AP prep football poll for North Carolina
¶   By The Associated Press
¶    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of September 25, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:
^Class 4-A=
† 1. Matthews Butler (12)           (5-0) 120 1
† 2. Richmond County                (5-0) 106 2
† 3. New Bern                       (5-0) 92  3
† 4. Indian Trail Porter Ridge      (5-0) 72  4
† 5. Charlotte Mallard Creek        (4-1) 63  5
† 6. Garner                         (6-0) 54  6
† 7. East Forsyth                   (6-0) 47  8
† 8. Wilmington New Hanover         (5-0)  46  7
† 9. Scotland County                (4-1) 27  9
†10. Fayetteville Britt             (5-1) 9   10
¶ 
¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<
^Class 3-A=
† 1. Northern Guilford (12)         (5-0) 120 1
† 2. Belmont South Point            (6-0) 101 2
† 3. Havelock                       (5-1) 92  3
† 4. Charlotte Catholic             (5-1) 77  4
† 5. Statesville                    (5-1)  60  6
† 6. Kannapolis Brown               (5-1)  56  5
† 7. Concord                        (6-0)  48  8
† 8. Clayton Cleveland              (6-0) 41  7
† 9. Shelby Crest                   (5-1) 22  9
†10. Wilson Hunt                    (5-0) 20  NR
¶ 
¶   Others receiving 10 or more points:  West Rowan 15 (5-1). <
^Class 2-A=
† 1. Tarboro (12)                   (5-0) 120 1
† 2. East Lincoln                   (6-0) 104 2
† 3. Jacksonville Northside         (6-0) 89  3
† 4. South Iredell                  (5-1) 74  4
† 5. Reidsville                     (5-1) 69  5
† 6. Edenton Holmes                 (6-0) 61  6
† 7. Boonville Starmount            (6-0) 42  7
† 8. Carrboro                       (6-0) 32  10
† 9. East Duplin                    (5-1)  29  8
†10. South Columbus                 (5-1)  25  9
¶ 
¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<
^Class 1-A=
† 1. Swain County (12)              (6-0) 120 1
† 2. Warsaw Kenan                   (6-0)  101 2
† 3. Murphy                         (5-1) 87  3
† 4. Southwest Onslow               (4-1) 75  4
† 5. Manteo                         (5-0) 66  5
† 6. Albemarle                      (5-1) 59  6
† (tie) Hendersonville              (5-1) 59  7
† 8. Plymouth                       (5-1) 30  9
† 9. Ayden-Grifton                  (4-1) 26  8
†10. Goldsboro                      (4-1)  14  NR
¶ 
¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

York, East Lincoln join Sweet 16 party

The Sweet 16 appears to be settling down.

This week, the top 13 teams remain pretty much the same, with nationally ranked Butler still sitting atop the poll.

Hough, a third-year school, continues it amazing run since a season-opening loss and the team jumps up two spots to No. 14, its higher-ever ranking. Hough has won five in a row since losing 31-14 to No. 13 Independence to start the season.

Country Day, an unbeaten private school power, moved up a spot to 15 and two new teams join the team, in a tie for No. 16.

East Lincoln, a 2A school in Denver, is 6-0 and averaging 45.33 points per game. York, a 4A school in South Carolina, is 5-0, and allowing just 9.6 points per game. York has held three teams to seven points or less.

Rk. School (No. 1 votes) Cl Rec Pts Prv
1. Butler (3) 4A 5-0 48 1
2. Rock Hill South Pointe 4A 5-0 44 2
3. Porter Ridge 4A 5-0 40 3
4. Mallard Creek 4A 4-1 39 4
5. Charlotte Catholic 3A 5-1 34 5
6. Crest 3A 5-1 32 6
7. A.L. Brown 3A 5-1 30 T7
8. Rock Hill Northwestern 4A 4-1 29 T7
9. South Point 3A 6-0 25 9
10. Concord 3A 6-0 21 10
T11. Statesville 3A 5-1 18 T11
T11. West Rowan 3A 5-1 18 T11
13. Independence 4A 5-1 12 13
14. Hough 4A 5-1 8 16
15. Charlotte Country Day IND 5-0 6 T16
T16. York 4A 5-0 2 NR
T16. East Lincoln 2A 6-0 2 NR

Dropped Out: Providence Day (IND, 4-2); Ardrey Kell (4A, 4-1). For rules on the poll and eligible teams visit charlotteobserver.com/preps; a three-man panel of Observer sportswriters voted

11th annual serve for Cure volleyball highlighted by Ardrey Kell-Latin match

The 11th Serve For the Cure volleyball tournament is Saturday at Charlotte Latin School. All proceeds go to the Charlotte affiliate of the Susan G. Komen foundation, which is dedicated to fighting breast cancer.

Play begins at 9 a.m. and teams will play 30 minute “rounds” or to when one team reaches 60 points. The final round begins at 3:30 p.m.

Event organizer and Charlotte Latin coach Suzie Pignetti is a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with the disease in 1997, but has been cancer-free since treatment.


Admission is $5 for adult and free for students and children. Door prizes will be given away hourly. There will also be raffles and pledge monies accepted.

Participating teams: Ardrey Kell, Charlotte Christian, Country Day, Charlotte Latin, Covenant Day, Hough, Kings Mountain, Mallard Creek, Marvin Ridge, North Meck, Porter Ridge, Providence Day, Providence, South Meck and Weddington.

One of the day’s featured matches will be unbeaten Ardrey Kell playing private school power Charlotte Latin at 10:20 a.m. Latin also plays public school power Providence at 9:40 a.m.