Monday, October 31, 2011

Mooresville, South Caldwell join Sweet 16 football poll

The top eight spots remained the same in the Observer’s Sweet 16 football poll as teams get ready for the postseason Friday.

But there was plenty of movement below that.

Two new teams join the poll. Mooresville (9-2) is back in, at No. 13, after winning its sixth straight game Friday night, a 37-21 win over Lake Norman.

South Caldwell (10-1) is ranked for the first time this season, at No. 16. The Spartans lost their season-opener, 25-14 Aug. 19 at Freedom, but have won 10 straight. In the streak, South Caldwell has allowed 5.4 points per game while scoring 46 per game.

Former No. 15 Freedom (10-1), which will not make the playoffs because of violating NCHSAA rules for fighting, fell out of the poll. The  Patriots season is over. West Rowan, the three-time N.C. 3A champ, jumped three spots to No. 9.

Independence dropped one spot to No. 10 after losing 38-26 to No. 2 Butler in a game that was closer than the score, and Olympic fell two spots, to No. 12, after losing 55-20 to No. 3 Charlotte Catholic.


Rk.     Team (Class)     Rec.    Pvs.
1     Mallard Creek (4A)     10-0    1
2     Butler (4A)     9-1    2
3     Charlotte Catholic (3A)     10-0    3
4     Belmont South Point (3A)     10-0    4
5     Porter Ridge (4A)     10-0    5
6     Burns (3A)     10-1    6
7     Rock Hill South Pointe (3A)     9-1    7
8     A.L. Brown (3A)     10-1    8
9     West Rowan (3A)    9-2    12
10     Independence (4A)     9-2    9
11     South Iredell (2A)     11-0    11
12    Olympic (4A)    9-2    10
13    Mooresville (4A)    9-2    NR
14    Lincolnton (2A)    10-1    13
15    Albemarle (1A)    10-1    16
16    South Caldwell (4A)    10-1    NR

Dropped Out: Freedom (3A, 10-1). On the bubble: Ardrey Kell (4A, 7-3); Berry (3A, 7-3); Crest (3A, 8-3); Marvin Ridge (3A, 9-1); Providence Day (IND, 8-2); Salisbury (2A, 9-2)
Note: To be ranked in the Observer’s Sweet 16, a team must be in the Observer’s coverage area, field football and basketball teams and not allow a student-athlete to re-class after ninth grade. For a detailed look inside the poll, including the criteria used to compile it, visit?
 http://bit.ly/prNoYM.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Final prep football pairings

Update (6:09 p.m.)

Click here for final pairings

Friday, October 28, 2011

N.C. High School Average Daily Memberships released (used for football playoffs)

The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released the average daily memberships for its member schools. The NCHSAA will use those to determine which classification teams fit into when playoff brackets are released Saturday afternoon.

Click here to see them

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Limited number of Indy-Butler tickets to be sold at gate

Independence High athletics director said a limited number of tickets will be sold at the gate Friday night at 5 p.m. for the Southwestern 4A championship game between Butler and Independence.

The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Independence High

Gates will open at 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

West Rowan football coach Scott Young suffers heart attack, plans to coach Friday

West Rowan football coach Scott Young woke up Monday night at 11:48 with what he said was the worst pain you could imagine in his chest. He was having a heart attack.

Young jumped in his truck and drove to Rowan Regional Medical Center, where doctors said he had a completely blocked artery and performed surgery to insert a stent inside the artery to open it up and allow blood to flow through again.

"Last Thursday, I felt a little mild pain in the chest," Young said. "But I went to the football game (last Friday) and went to my son's baseball game on Sunday. I felt fine. (Monday) night, that all changed."

West Rowan principal Jamie Durant said Joe Nixon, the school's offensive line coach, would take over the team while Young is out. But Young, whose team has won three straight N.C. 3A state championships, doesn't plan to be out long. He said he hoped to get out of the hospital Wednesday and to be at the Falcons' game Friday at West Iredell.

West Rowan (8-2, 5-0 North Piedmont 3A) leads West Iredell (6-3, 4-1) and Statesville (5-5, 4-1) by a game heading into Friday's regular-season finale.

"I'm good now and trying to get some rest," Young said. "We've got a big game Friday. It'll be a challenge for us because (West Iredell is) so good at receiver and we're so young at (defensive back). So if the doctor tells me I ain't good, I won't go. If he says I have his blessing, I'll go be in the press box Friday night."

Monday, October 24, 2011

Albemarle, Crest join Sweet 16 (and Meck County football standings)

Traditional powers Albemarle and Crest are back in the Sweet 16 as we head into the final week of the regular season.

Rock Hill Northwestern (6-3) and Salisbury (8-2) fell out of the poll this week, opening up slots for Albemarle’s Bulldogs and Crest’s Chargers. Also, 4A Olympic moved up one spot to No. 10 after rallying from 14 points down in the second half to beat Berry 41-34. Olympic plays at No. 3 Catholic Friday.

Albemarle, the two-time reigning N.C. 1AA champion, was ranked in the preseason, but dropped out after losing 9-7 in its season opener to West Stokes, a 2A team. West Stokes is now 10-0. Since that loss, Albemarle has won nine straight games. Two have been relatively close: a 21-14 win at 3A Mount Pleasant and a 27-14 win over 1A West Montgomery.

In the past four weeks, however, Albemarle has outscored opponents 195-9 with two shutouts. Albemarle plays traditional rival South Stanly (8-2, 5-1) for the Yadkin Valley championship Friday.

Crest, which got to the N.C. 3AA championship game last season, started this year 1-2, but has won seven straight games since then. The Chargers (8-2, 5-0) will play No. 4 South Point (9-0, 5-0) for the Big South 3A championship Friday.

Rk.     Team (Class)     Rec.    Pvs.
1     Mallard Creek (4A)     9-0    1
2     Butler (4A)     8-1    2
3     Charlotte Catholic (3A)     9-0    3
4     Belmont South Point (3A)     9-0    4
5     Porter Ridge (4A)     9-0    5
6     Burns (3A)     9-1    6
7     Rock Hill South Pointe (3A)     8-1    7
8     A.L. Brown (3A)     9-1    8
9     Independence (4A)     9-1    9
10     Olympic (4A)     9-1    11
11     South Iredell (2A)     10-0    10
12    West Rowan (3A)    8-2    14
13    Lincolnton (2A)    9-1    14
14    Crest (3A)    8-2    NR
15    Freedom (3A)    9-1    16
16    Albemarle (1A)    9-1    NR

Dropped Out: Salisbury (2A, 8-2); Rock Hill Northwestern (4A, 6-3). On the bubble: Ardrey Kell (4A, 6-3); Berry (3A, 6-3); Mooresville (4A, 8-2); Rock Hill Northwestern (4A, 6-3); Salisbury (2A, 8-2)
Note: To be ranked in the Observer’s Sweet 16, a team must be in the Observer’s coverage area, field football and basketball teams and not allow a student-athlete to re-class after ninth grade. For a detailed look inside the poll, including the criteria used to compile it, visit?
 http://bit.ly/prNoYM.

MECKLENBURG COUNTY STANDINGS
Southwestern 4A
    Conf.    All

Butler    6-0    8-1
Ardrey Kell    5-1    6-3
Independence     5-1    9-1
Myers Park    3-3    6-4
S. Mecklenburg    2-4    3-7
Providence    2-4    2-7
Rocky River    1-5    3-7
E. Mecklenburg    0-6    0-10

CISAA
    Conf.    All

Providence Day    1-1    7-2
Charlotte Latin    1-1    7-2
Country Day    1-1    7-2
Charlotte Christian    1-1    5-4

ME-GA 7 3A/4A
    Conf.    All

Charlotte Catholic     5-0    9-0
Olympic    5-0    9-1
Berry     3-2    6-3
W. Mecklenburg    2-3    4-6
Harding    1-4    3-7
East Gaston     1-4    3-6
Garinger     1-5    1-9

I-Meck 4A
    Conf.    All

Mallard Creek     6-0    9-0
Mooresville    5-1    8-2
Hough    3-3    4-6
Lake Norman    3-3    4-6
Vance    3-3    4-6
Hopewell    2-4    3-6
West Charlotte    2-4    3-7
North Mecklenburg    0-6    1-9

Mecklenburg County football standings

Southwestern 4A
    Conf.    All

Butler    6-0    8-1
Ardrey Kell    5-1    6-3
Independence     5-1    9-1
Myers Park    3-3    6-4
S. Mecklenburg    2-4    3-7
Providence    2-4    2-7
Rocky River    1-5    3-7
E. Mecklenburg    0-6    0-10

CISAA
    Conf.    All

Providence Day    1-1    7-2
Charlotte Latin    1-1    7-2
Charlotte Latin     1-1    7-2
Charlotte Christian    1-1    5-4

ME-GA 7 3A/4A
    Conf.    All

Charlotte Catholic     5-0    9-0
Olympic    5-0    9-1
Berry     3-2    6-3
W. Mecklenburg    2-3    4-6
Harding    1-4    3-7
East Gaston     1-4    3-6
Garinger     1-5    1-9

I-Meck 4A
    Conf.    All

Mallard Creek     6-0    9-0
Mooresville    5-1    8-2
Hough    3-3    4-6
Lake Norman    3-3    4-6
Vance    3-3    4-6
Hopewell    2-4    3-6
West Charlotte    2-4    3-7
North Mecklenburg    0-6    1-9

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Saturday's first round volleyball results/pairings

Here are Western pairings for the first round of the N.C. high school playoffs which begin Saturday

4A
Saturday's first round results:
So. Alamance 3, E. Forsyth 1; Mt Tabor 3, Butler 1; SE Guilford at NW Guilford; Ardrey Kell 3, Davie 0; W-S Reagan 3, Myers Park 0; Ragsdale 3, Grimsley 1; N. Davidson at Providence; Glenn 3, Page 1; N. Meck 3, E. Gaston 0; Lake Norman 3, Sun Valley 0;  Watauga 3, Roberson 0; AC Reynolds 3, S. Caldwell 0; Hopewell 3, Porter Ridge 2; Hough 3, S. Meck 0; Mooresville at McDowell; Alexander Central 3, Olympic 0
Tuesday's second round: Mt Tabor at So Alamance; Ardrey Kell vs. NW Guilford/SE Guilford; Ragsdale at Reagan; W-S Glenn vs. Providence/N. Davidson; N. Meck at Lake Norman, 6; AC Reynolds at Watauga; Hopewell at Hough; Alexander Central vs. McDowell/Mooresville

3A: N. Iredell 3, Concord 0; Mt Pleasant at Berry; Statesville at Marvin Ridge; Cox Mill 3, Asheboro 0; Hickory Ridge 3, Morehead 0; Parkwood at West Iredell; Charlotte Catholic 3, NW Cabarrus 0; Carson 3, Weddington 2; Erwin 3, Kings Mountain 2; St. Stephens 3, Tuscola 0; Crest 3, R-S Central 1; W. Henderson 3, N. Buncombe 0; Enka 3, Freedom 0; Fred T Foard 3, N. Gaston 0; Franklin 3, Forestview 0; Hickory 3, Patton 0
Tuesday's second round: Mt.  Pleasant/Berry at N. Iredell; Cox Mill vs. Marvin Ridge/Statesville; Parkwood/W. Iredell at Hickory Ridge; Carson at Catholic; Erwin at St. Stephens; Crest at W. Henderson; Foard at Enka; Hickory at Franklin

2A: Pisgah 3, Owen 0; Polk Co. 3, Smoky Mtn 1; Chase 3, W. Lincoln 0; N. Henderson 3, Maiden 2;  N. Lincoln 3, E. Burke 1; Mtn Heritage 3, E. Rutherford 0; Newton-Conover 3, E. Davidson 0; E. Lincoln 3, Trinity 0; Piedmont 3, Salisbury 0; Bandys 3, Forbush 0; N. Stanly at Central Davidson;  Randleman 3, Surry Central 1; Wilkes Central at Wheatmore; W. Stanly vs. W. Davidson; Starmount 3, W. Stokes 0; N. Surry 3, Draughn 0
Tuesday's second round: Pisgah at Polk Co; N. Henderson at Chase; Mtn Heritage at N. Lincoln; E. Lincoln at Newton-Conover; Bandys at Piedmont; Randleman vs. Central Davidson/N. Stanly; Wheatmore/Wilkes vs. W. Davidson/W. Stanly; Starmount at N. Surry

1A: Murphy 3, Hayesville 0; Robbinsville at Blue Ridge; Swain County 3, Hiwassee Dam 0; Rosman 3, Highlands 0; Hendersonville 3, Bessemer City 0; Cherryville 3, Gray Stone Day 0; Lake Norman Charter 3, Mitchell 0; Avery 3, Anderson 0; Union 3, N. Moore 1; S. Stokes 3, W. Montgomery 2;  Albemarle 3, Lincoln Charter 0; S. Stanly 3, Monroe Central 1; N. Stokes 3, Chatham 0; W. Wilkes 3, Mt Airy 1; Alleghany 3, Bishop McGuinness 0; E. Surry 3, E. Wilkes 0
Tuesday's second round: Blue Ridge/Robbinsville at Murphy; Swain Co. at Rosman; Cherryville at Hendersonville; Avery at Lake Norman Charter; S. Stokes at Union; S. Stanly at Albemarle;W. Wilkes at N. Stokes; E. Surry at Alleghany

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Arizona offers Olympic junior Allerik Freeman; now has 21 offers

Olympic junior point guard Allerik Freeman was on an unofficial visit to Kansas and Kansas State last weekend when he got a call out of the blue from Arizona, which offered him.

Coach Ty Baumgardner said Freeman, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound all-conference star, now has 21 Division I offers.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Charlotte Christian's Rooks impressive at adidas Phenom Basketball Showcase

The 8th annual N.C. Phenom 150 camp in Winston-Salem Saturday had 216 players from five states participating. In the past players like P.J. Hairston (UNC), Jackson Simmons (UNC), Anthony Gill (South Carolina), Deuce Bello (Baylor) and John Cannon (Georgia) have attended the camp and gotten national recognition from a bevy of scouts.

One of the top performers this year was Charlotte Christian junior Patrick Rooks, a 6-3 combo guard who has committed to Clemson. The left-hander has been known for his shooting but has really worked to improve his ball-handling skills.

"Before the event, Rooks was primarily known as a shooting guard, but the talented Rooks has worked hard in the off season on his ball handling and passing ability," said event organizer Rick Lewis. "He has really elevated his game and has become a better all around player. He will not be known just as a shooter anymore."


Two other hot prospects at the event were 6-6 sophomores Cody and Caleb Martin of Davie County High in Mocksville. Both have several ACC offers and showed off good size and a good overall skill set.

Lewis felt that Rockbridge (VA) 6-0 junior guard Andrew Rowsey had the best overall camp. Known as an undersized shooting guard last season, Rowsey worked on his point guard skills and demanded the ball last weekend.

"He was excellent in dribble penetration and kicking out to open teammates and definitely made his teammates better," Lewis said. "Throughout the day, he was constantly knocking down jumpers and made an equal impression on the defensive end of the floor. He accepted all challenges and was one of the favorites by all the scouting services in attendance."

This year's camp again attracted a bevy of recruiting gurus: Jason Jordan of ESPN High School; Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop; Corey Cooper and Kerry Willis of Courtcred.com; Jacey Zimbal of NC State Rivals; Mike Talbot of Starhooopers; Thom Jones of TJ Recruiting; Jonathan Watford of Hoop Scout; Patrick Stanwood of Hoop Masters; CJ Watson of Premo Hoops; Joshusa Capers of Coast 2 Coast; Rising Starz; and Phenom Hoop Report.

Francis, Cooper, Watford and Willis all returned for the middle school event Sunday



Ones in bold were there for Sunday too.





Other top performers:

Andrew White, 6-6 Senior G, The Miller (Va) School: Smooth jumper with a great dribble pull up and college ready body
Chuck Ogbodo, 6-11 junior center, High Point Christian: Long athletic star getting major college interst from ACC schools.
Tyrek Coger, 6-8 junior center, Raleigh Upper Room: Decommitted from Missouri; showed off "soft" hands and dribble drills from the high post.
Jaylan Robertson, 6-0 sophomore guard, Clayton: Transferred to Raleigh Word of God, scoring point guard
Kovacevic Dusn, 6-9 freshman, Rabun Gap: Perhaps biggest surprise of camp. Showed off 3-point range and ball handling ability. He's one to watch.
Gejuan Long, 6-5 junior wing, Winston-Salem Mount Tabor: Athletic wing who attacked the basket.
Harry Giles, 6-6, 8th grader, Winston-Salem: Could be the future of N.C. Basketball. Dominated the middle school players (5-8th grade) on Sunday. Great around the rim but also wonderful passer, rebounder and finisher. Scary good this young.
Others:
Diante Balwin, 5-11, HP Christian
Mark Pollock, 6-7, Charlotte Catholic
Jackson Kent, 6-6, HP Christian;
6'5 Sophomore Dominque Kelmar-Poto of Dunn, NC
6'5 junior Matthew Madigan of Winston-Salem Reagan
6'3 senior JT Miller of Clinton, NC
6'3 Freshman Muhammad Muhammad of Durham Riverside
6'1 Freshman PG Brian Thornton of Chapel Hill HS 6'10 senior Thor Emilsson of Forsyth Country Day in Winston-Salem, NC
6'7 Zane Waterman of Glen HS in Kernersville, NC
6'7 freshman Robert Brown of Raleigh Millbrook
6'6 junior Trey Chapman of High Point Wesleyan 6'0 junior PG James Daniels of Phoebus HS in Hampton, VA

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Myers Park beats rival South Meck 31-14 on the road Friday

Myers Park quarterback Ross Jeffries completed 9-of-15 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Mustangs to a 31-14 win over rival South Mecklenburg.

Myers Park (6-3, 3-2 Southwestern 4A) won its second straight game and has won three of its past four. Myers Park is in fourth place in the conference behind Butler (7-1, 5-0), Independence (8-1, 4-1) and Ardrey Kell (5-3, 4-1). Myers Park has a big home game with Independence Friday.

South Mecklenburg (3-6, 2-3) lost its second straight game.

Friday night, Kennedy Barkely (4 catches 80 yards) and Napoleon Belk (5-87) had big games for the Mustangs.

Myers Park 0 10 14 7 -- 31
S. Meck 7 0 7 0 -- 14

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Shrine Bowl selects players, will announce Thursday

Shrine Bowl Media Release:

North and South Carolina Shrine Bowl Coaches gathered in Fort Mill, South Carolina at the Shrine Bowl Headquarters on Thursday, October 6th , for the arduous task of selecting 88 players from the more than 400 name submissions from the two Carolinas.

Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl said, “Tar Heel Head Coach Mark Barnes of Crest High School  in Shelby  and South Carolina Head Coach Chuck Jordan of Conway High School in Conway,  along with their respective coaching staffs selected 44 players each, in what they termed would well represent their respective states.  This final selection process culminates nearly a year of extraordinary work that these coaching staffs’ dedicate to the selection process in addition to their regular jobs.”

Once the final list was submitted to Shrine Bowl Officials, the Shrine Bowl designees notified each player’s Head Coach informing him of his player’s selection.  The coach in turn informed the player(s).       

Earlier today, Billy Benfield, Chairman of The Shrine Bowl Board Of Governors and Connie Altman, General Game Chairman announced that GoUpstate.com will again present an Internet Webcast that will include  the Shrine Bowl Player Selection Rosters for 2011.  The Webcast is slated to begin at 1PM on Thursday, October 13th 2011.

To access the video, members of the press may watch the official release that includes, interviews with Tar Heel Head Coach Mark Barnes and Sandlapper Head Coach Chuck Jordan, including quotes useable for stories, and  the 2011 roster of players for both teams.  To gain access simply click on to http://www.shrine-bowl.com at 1PM Thursday.

This years game, the 75th Annual, will again be played at beautiful Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday, December 17th at 1:00 PM EST.  General admission Tickets will be available at all BI-LO Stores in North and South Carolina.   You may also buy tickets from the Shrine Bowl Office in advance for $15.00 general admission. Game day, at the Gate Price is $20.00 general admission. Stop in your local BI-LO Store or call for your Shrine Bowl tickets at 1-800-648-2695, or go online at www.shrine-bowl.com.

 -- Source: Shrine Bowl media release

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Associated Press N.C. Football Poll; Mecklenburg standings

¶   RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of October 11, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

^Class 4-A=

† 1. Charlotte Mallard Creek (13)        (7-0)      139 1

† 2. Greensboro Page (1)                 (7-0)      120 2

† 3. Matthews Butler                     (6-1)      110 3

† 4. Scotland County                     (7-0)      100 4

† 5. Garner                              (8-0)      77  5

† 6. Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor             (7-0)      63  7

† 7. Richmond County                     (6-1)      54  6

† 8. Indian Trail Porter Ridge           (7-0)      42  9

† 9. Raleigh Leesville Road              (7-0)      28  10

†10. New Bern                            (6-1)      16  NR

¶  

¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

^Class 3-A=

† 1. Belmont South Point (9)            (8-0)       132 1

† 2. Charlotte Catholic (4)             (7-0)       127 2

† 3. Havelock (1)                       (8-0)       109 3

† 4. Asheville                          (7-0)       92  4

† 5. Fayetteville Byrd                  (8-0)       80  5

† 6. Lawndale Burns                     (7-1)       74  6

† 7. Kannapolis Brown                   (7-1)       45  7

† 8. Morganton Freedom                  (7-1)       42  8

† 9. Hope Mills Gray's Creek            (7-1)       23  9

†10. West Rowan                         (6-2)       12  10

¶  


¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: Wilson Hunt (7-0) 11, Franklin (8-0) 10. <

^Class 2-A=

† 1. Lincolnton (10)                    (7-1)       132 1

† 2. South Iredell (4)                  (8-0)       122 2

† 3. High Point Andrews                 (7-0)       112 3

† 4. East Duplin                        (7-1)       79  5

† 5. Salisbury                          (7-1)       75  6

† 6. Kinston                            (7-1)       68  10

† 7. Burlington Cummings                (7-1)       58  7

† 8. Jacksonville Northside             (8-0)       47  8

† 9. Tarboro                            (5-2)       35  4

†10. Wilkes Central                     (7-0)       32  9

¶  


¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<


^Class 1-A=

† 1. Wallace-Rose Hill (13)             (7-1)       139 1

† 2. Albemarle                          (7-1)       120 2

† 3. Swain County (1)                   (7-1)       111 3

† 4. Plymouth                           (7-0)       98  4

† 5. Mitchell County                    (7-1)       85  6

† 6. Ayden-Grifton                      (6-1)       55  T7

† 7. Manteo                             (6-1)       54  T7

†T8. Mt. Airy                           (6-2)       38  9

†T8. Hendersonville                     (5-2)       38  5

†10. South Stanly                       (6-2)       13  10

Here are Mecklenburg County standings
Football Standings
Southwestern 4A
    Conf.    All

Butler    4-0    6-1
Ardrey Kell    3-1    4-3
Independence     3-1    7-1
Myers Park    2-2    5-3
S. Mecklenburg    2-2    3-5
Rocky River    1-3    3-5
Providence    1-3    1-6
E. Mecklenburg    0-4    0-8

CISAA
    Conf.    All

Providence Day    1-0    5-1
Charlotte Latin    1-1    5-2
Charlotte Latin     0-0    6-1
Charlotte Christian    0-1    4-3

ME-GA 7 3A/4A
    Conf.    All

Berry     3-0    7-0
Charlotte Catholic     3-0    7-0
Olympic    3-0    7-1
Harding    1-2    3-5
East Gaston     1-3    3-5
W. Mecklenburg    1-3    3-5
Garinger     0-4    0-8

I-Meck 4A
    Conf.    All

Mallard Creek     4-0    7-0
Hough    3-1    4-4
Mooresville    3-1    6-2
Hopewell    2-2    3-4
West Charlotte    2-2    3-5
Lake Norman    1-3    2-6
Vance    1-3    2-6
North Mecklenburg    0-4    1-7

Monday, October 10, 2011

Area football, soccer, volleyball leaders

 FOOTBALL LEADERS


RUSHING    School    Att.-Yds.    TD
Jevande Gramling    South Stanly    113-1,480    14
Cameron Mattox    South Iredell    165-1,304    19
Jela Duncan    Mallard Creek    116-1,203    12
Devante Hamilton    South Stanly    95-1,011    10
C.J. Kiser    Forest Hills    115-1,010    19
Lee Wright    York    155-989    14
Matt Johnson    Maiden    115-969    10
Elijah Hood    Charlotte Catholic    87-946    18
Will Jenkins    Maiden    78-907    4
Adam Nix    South Mecklenburg    142-850    7
Ross Rushing    Metrolina Christian    90-808    10
Daniel Jackson    Nation Ford    125-795    8
Jackson Campbell    Hough    140-793    NA
Jonathan Adams    Carolina Pride    95-745    11
TJ Mixon    West Charlotte    89-738    9
Josh Glisson    Butler    95-720    NA

PASSING    School    Cmp-Att.    Yds.    TD
Will Grier    Davidson Day    142-219    2,365    35
Sayer Robinson    West Iredell    119-183    1,774    20
Riley Ferguson    Butler    85-119    1,608    26
Mason Rudolph    Northwestern    145-207    1,586    17
Andrew Goodman    Mallard Creek    70-132    1,531    21
James Haigh    Providence    90-211    1,386    11
Ross Rushing    Metrolina Christian    99-162    1,358    12
Tyler Chadwick    Marvin Ridge    93-147    1,271    9
Randy Schroeder    Southlake Christian    76-142    1,253    16
Michael Radford    Country Day    57-105    1,205    11
Jared Lee    Forest Hills    67-125    1,091    19
Eric Lynch    Charlotte Christian    75-150    1,075    10
Cameron Wells    Nation Ford    77-147    1,140    13
Chase Ferguson    Providence Day    55-109    1,037    7
Spencer Carroll    York    86-165    949    10
Grayson Foster    Charlotte Latin    64-104    898    7
D. Fuller    Shelby    47-125    757    5
Matt Johnson    Maiden    44-99    741    4
Devin Pearson    South Pointe    52-91    713    6

RECEIVING    School    Rec.-Yds.    TD
B.J. Boyd    Northwestern    62-874    10
Aaron Seward    Davidson Day    42-737    12
Demitri Allison    Southlake Christian    33-706    12
Matt Yates    Providence    30-639    6
Dijuan Ussery    Nation Ford    27-564    8
CJ Gibbs    West Iredell    40-556    6
Zach Ferguson    Butler    34-549    NA
Jamal Little    Forest Hills    32-542    6
Evan Gates    Davidson Day    27-539    3
Jamel Harbison    Mallard Creek    26-508    9
Corey Miller    Mallard Creek    21-494    7
Uriah LeMay    Butler    23-466    NA
Bryon Fields    Providence Day    17-447    4
Carter Hill    Marvin Ridge    26-440    4
Jordan Brown    Davidson Day    24-414    7
Jeb Blazevich    Charlotte Christian    26-406    5
Marquez North    Mallard Creek    13-389    4
Kam Summers    West Iredell    22-395    6
Montay Crockett    South Pointe    16-386    3
Jay Jay McCullough    Nation Ford    27-379    5
Vincent Davidson    West Iredell    21-376    4
Channing Stribbling    Butler    17-343    NA
Marshall Burlingame    Charlotte Latin    25-327    1
Bryan Erb    Country Day    9-310    6
Dupree Hart    Northwestern    45-302    2

TACKLES    School    No.
Garrett Honeycutt    S. Stanly    105
Scott Miller    South Iredell    104
Isiah Akins    Rocky River    99
Ty Currecne    York    98
Anthony Smith    S. Stanly    93
Andre Foulks    York    92
Tahja Watt    North Meck    87
Tre Hunt    Davidson Day    80
Chris Dickerson    North Meck    76
John Bustle    South Iredell    76
Ben Craig    Hough    70
Sean Wiggins    Butler    69
Eythan CQ Kramm    South Iredell    67
Tyric Laney    Forest Hills    64
Nate Mays    Hough    60
Peter Kalambayi    Butler    60
Drik Simpson    York    58
David Moore    Butler    57
Brian Mittl    Charlotte  Latin    56
Jordan Abrams    Providence    55
D. Leach    Shelby    54
Tyrin Edwards    Butler    52
Dakota Painter    Maiden    51
Josiah Starnes    Carolina Pride    51
Dillion Painter    Maiden    50
Corey Dover    York    50


INTERCEPTIONS    School    No.

Michael Fisher    South Iredell    6
Demitri Allison    Southlake Christian    5
Sidney Lawson    Rocky River    5
Sam Hatfield    Southlake Christian    4
Andre Diouf    Southlake Christian    4
Channing Stribbling    Butler    4
Sam Dexter     Charlotte Christian    4
Nate Mays    Hough    4
Bryon Fields    Providence Day     3
Grant McGarity    Providence Day    3
Desmond Lawrence    Charlotte Christian    3
Jeremiah Robinson    Carolina Pride    3
Tylan Murrell    Hough    3
Brandon Mobley    Hough    3
Tony Davis    Carolina Pride    3
Jordan Young    Davidson Day    3
Devante Gibson    Northwestern    3
Jordan Brown    Davidson Day    3
Luke Stennett    Marvin Ridge    3
Ty Smith    Charlotte Latin    3

SACKS    School    No.
Brandon Jackson    Independence    13
Mitchell Jeter    Rock Hill    12.5
Taylor Jurney    Southlake Christian    12
Scott Richardson    Southlake Christian    11
Tahja Watt    North Meck    9
Adam Smits    Marvin Ridge     9
Chris Dickerson    North Meck    7
Shamal Sanders    York    7
Andre Foulks    York    7
Khalil Rankin    Rocky River    7
Michael Croom    Rock Hill    6.5
R.J. Neely    Rock Hill    6.0
Josh Stapoli    North Meck     6
Boyd Palmer    Carolina Pride    6.0
Impa Kasanganay    Providence    6
Daniel Garces    Providence    6
James Yeldell    Providence Day    5.5
Peter Kalambayi    Butler    5
Blake Henderson    Providence Day    4.5
Nick Velardo    Providence Day    4.5
Ben Greenberg    Providence Day    4.5
Ty Currecne    York    4.5
Tre Hunt    Davidson Day    4
Landon Prater    Maiden    4
Jaleel Roberts    Providence    4
James Wylie    York    4
Spencer Ball    Charlotte Latin    4
Eythan Kramm    South Iredell    4

 



Volleyball

KILLS    School    No.
Eve Davis    Charlotte Latin    427
Meredith Peacock    Hickory Gove    314
Kaitlyn Massey    Charlotte Catholic    313
Madie Greer    North Meck    254
Jessie Penner    Providence Day    246
Kellie Williams    Charlotte Latin    240
Taylor Portland    Country Day    222
Caitlin Watkins    Ardrey Kell    221
Mattie Newson    Country Day    217
Anna Parsons    Hickory Grove    196
Rachel Eppley    Ardrey Kell    196
Casey Rieger    Providence    191
Sara Fairley    South Meck    198
Megan Edwards    Providence    183
Taylor Larsen    Charlotte Catholic    160
Emma Vail    Ardrey Kell    157
Alexis Bednarick    Lake Norman    148
Katharine Franz    Country Day    142
Hannah Griffin    Hickory Grove    132
Amanda Carter    Cox Mill    124
Kat Kennedy    Hough    120
Kailyn Overcash    Hough    120
Bailey Wall    First Assembly    118
Emily Olliver    Westminster Catawba    113
Asya Patterson    Cox Mill    110
Madison Poovey    Lake Norman    109
Emily Carmichael    North Meck    104

ASSISTS    School    No.
Emma Price    Charlotte Latin    714
Molly Lindway    Charlotte Catholic    634
Megan Lewis    Country Day    589
Caroline Zybala    Ardrey Kell    536
Taylor Anderson    Hickory Grove    507
Katie Metzger    Providence Day    462
Jennifer Hart    North Meck    440
Nikki Hero    Hough    407
Briana Gottberg    Lake Norman    352
Meredith Furr    Cox Mill    280
Maryanne Grayson    Providence    279
Katherine Boguski    Providence    266
Colleen Sanderson    South Meck    226
Hannah Muolo    First Assembly    190
Emily Stevens    Cox Mill    152
Mallory Johns    Myers Park    152
Lily Duggan    Ardrey Kell    150
Autumn Norville    Westminster Catawba    150

ACES    School    No.
Jennifer Hart    N. Mecklenburg    119
Kaitlyn Massey    Charlotte Catholic    87
Eve Davis    Charlotte Latin    75
Anna Schweihs    Charlotte Catholic    66
Mattie Newson    Country Day    64
Molly Lindway    Charlotte Catholic    62
Riley Strickland    Charlotte Catholic    59
Meredith Peacock    Hickory Grove    59
Caitlin Watkins    Ardrey Kell    56
Hannah Griffin    Hickory Grove    52
Emily Carmichael    North Meck    51
Sara Fairley    South Meck    51
Katelynn Granger    North Meck    50
Madie Greer    North Meck    50
Taylor Larsen    Charlotte Catholic    50

DIGS    School    No.
Riley Strickland    Charlotte Catholic    462
Mattie Newson    Country Day    419
Kaitlyn Massey    Charlotte Catholic    302
Taylor Portland    Country Day    282
Molly Lindway     Charlotte Catholic    269
Jensen Schott    Lake Norman    268
Taylor Larsen    Charlotte Catholic    266
Rachel Eppley    Ardrey Kell    249
Amanda Carter    Cox Mill    245
Eve Davis    Charlotte Latin    231
Emma Price    Charlotte Latin    221
Ashley Finke    Charlotte Latin    218
Sarah Wyczawski    Ardrey Kell    192
Alexis Bednarick    Lake Norman    179
Kellie Williams    Charlotte Latin    172
Christen Zammit    Lake Norman    160
Emily Carmichael    North Meck    158
Lexi Dixon    Cox Mill    146
Meredith Peacock    Hickory Grove    145
Anna Norby    South Meck    143
Ashley Johnston    Westminster Catawba    142
McKenzie Spears    Hickory Grove    141
Briana Gottberg    Lake Norman    135
Cameron McDuffie    Ardrey Kell    127
Emily Usher    Charlotte Latin    124
Madie Greer    North Meck    120
Annie Spence    Providence    118
Jennifer Hart    North Meck    100

Boys’ Soccer
GOALS    School    No.

R. Minogue    Charlotte Catholic    22
Eric Suarez    Myers Park    19
Brandon Jordi    Charlotte Latin    18
C.J. Bradley    Davidson Day    17
Lucas De Oliviera    S. Mecklenburg    15
Nathaniel Goodwin    Hough    15
C.J. Bradley    Davidson Day    14
Tanner Roberts    Hough    13
Hussein Ali    Myers Park    13
Reed Dowdy    Charlotte Latin    9
John Kendall    Country Day    9
Jackson Goyette    Davidson Day    8
Adib Najafian?    Hickory Ridge    8
Chuka Anyafo    Charlotte Latin    6
William Houck    Myers Park    6
Carl Cederholm    Country Day    6
Carson Clough    Charlotte Latin    6
Jackson Goyette    Davidson Day    5
Santiago Patino    Hough    5
George Kaloudis    Myers Park    5

ASSISTS    School    No.
Bennett Yort    S. Mecklenburg    12
Nathaniel Goodwin    Hough    10
Ryan Fine    Charlotte Latin    10
Reed Dowdy    Charlotte Latin    9
Eric Frederick    Hickory Ridge    8
Brandon Jordi    Charlotte Latin    7
Tanner Roberts    Hough    7
Cheyn Roux    Hough    7
Santiago Patino    Hough    6

GOALS AGAINST    School    GAA

Danny Zwick    First Assembly    0.55
Robert Haggard    Country Day    0.62
Nick Gardner    Charlotte Latin    1.12

SHUTOUTS    School    No.

Austin McCarty    Davidson Day    8
Nick Gardner    Charlotte Latin    7
Robert Haggard    Country Day    4
Jason Bradley    Hough    3

Maiden QB commits to Charlotte 49ers football team

Maiden quarterback Matt Johnson has committed to play for Charlotte. He hopes to start when the 49ers begin play in 2013. Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior, was the 2010 offensive player of the year in the Catawba Valley conference. This season, he has thrown for 741 yards and four scores and has rushed for 969 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Was Butler sleepwalking? Thoughts on A. Kell, West Meck, Mallard Creek and Hough

-- I’m not sure there’s a better 4-3 team in the state than Ardrey Kell. In the past three weeks, the Knights have beaten one top 10 team (Independence) and had a lead on another (Butler) with two minutes to play.

No. 2 Butler rallied for a 43-40 win Thursday with a pretty last-ditch drive that fans will talk about for awhile, but Ardey Kell scored the most points on Butler in three years and nearly pulled off the year’s biggest upset.

And Ardrey Kell’s no fluke. Defensive end Romeo Okwara, I’ve been saying for weeks, is the area’s best defensive player. Quarterback Jonah Duggan gets 100 yards rushing nearly every week and tailback Quay Gilmore is a big play guy. This is not a team you want to play in the first round of the playoffs. The Knights are physical and tested. They’re also not afraid of anybody.

-- May not be a better 3-5 team in the area than West Meck. Coach Jeff Caldwell’s team lost to No. 12 Berry 21-19 Sept. 30 and nearly upset No. 11 Olympic Thursday before losing 20-19. With two winnable conference games with East Gaston (3-5) and Garinger (0-8) left on the schedule, the Hawks could get into position for a decent playoff seed.


-- After seeing Butler a few times, I kind of felt the two-time reigning state champions were kind of sleep walking through the regular-season and waiting for the playoffs. I’ve seen the same type of pattern from Mecklenburg County’s previous two dominant teams, Tom Knotts-led squads at West Charlotte and Independence.

-- I think you can cue the “Star Wars” Death Star music now, though. I think the Bulldogs woke up on the final drive of the Ardrey Kell game. It was amazing to see how precise a team could be, when they needed to be, after looking a little lackadaisical for the first 46 minutes of the game.

-- In four conference games, Mallard Creek has allowed 23 points. The Mavericks have shut out two of their past three opponents. They’ve not been tested at all since beating Butler 28-20 on Aug. 19. Will it matter in November? This is the state’s most talented team and the Mavericks are stocked for the next three years. But they’ll need to find ways to stay focused for the rest of the regular season, and probably the first two weeks of the playoffs, too.

-- Second-year Hough is second place in the I-Meck, tied with Mooresville. How? Defense. Hough’s allowed 68 points in its conference games. That is well behind Mallard Creek (23 allowed) but 15 fewer than anybody else.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mallard Creek's Harbison commits to Minnesota

Mallard Creek wide receiver Jamel Harbison committed to Minnesota, coach Mike Palmieiri said.

Harbison has 21 receptions for 372 yards and seven touchdowns and is among the top 10 in receptions and receiving touchdowns in the Observer's 131-school coverage area in North and South Carolina. Scout.com, a national recruiting website, lists him a 3-star recruit. Harbison, 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds, runs a 4.5 second 40.

Harbison and the Mavericks (6-0) play North Mecklenburg Thursday.

Click here for a feature story on Harbison.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mallard Creek still atop Associated Press N.C. 4A football poll

¶   RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of October 4, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

^Class 4-A=

† 1. Charlotte Mallard Creek (11)       (6-0) 110 1

† 2. Greensboro Page                    (6-0) 93  3

† 3. Matthews Butler                    (5-1) 88  4

† 4. Scotland County                    (6-0) 75  5

† 5. Garner                             (7-0) 58  6

† 6. Richmond County                    (5-1) 45  2

† 7. Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor            (6-0) 44  7

† 8. Wilmington Hoggard                 (6-0)  28  9

† 9. Indian Trail Porter Ridge          (6-0) 25  10

†10. Raleigh Leesville Road             (6-0) 23  8

¶  

¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

^Class 3-A=

† 1. Belmont South Point (7)             (7-0) 103 2

† 2. Charlotte Catholic (3)              (6-0) 101 1

† 3. Havelock (1)                        (7-0) 85  3

† 4. Asheville                           (6-0) 73  4

† 5. Fayetteville Byrd                   (7-0) 59  6

† 6. Lawndale Burns                      (6-1) 58  5

† 7. Kannapolis Brown                    (6-1) 35  7

† 8. Morganton Freedom                   (6-1) 30  8

† 9. Hope Mills Gray's Creek             (6-1) 17  10

†10. West Rowan                          (5-2) 15  9

¶  

¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

^Class 2-A=

† 1. Lincolnton (7)                     (6-1) 103 1

† 2. South Iredell (3)                  (7-0) 98  2

† 3. High Point Andrews                 (6-0) 83  3

† 4. Tarboro (1)                        (5-1) 78  4

† 5. East Duplin                        (6-1)  54  5

† 6. Salisbury                          (6-1) 52  6

† 7. Burlington Cummings                (6-1) 40  7

† 8. Jacksonville Northside             (7-0) 32  9

† 9. Wilkes Central                     (6-0) 27  10

†10. Kinston                            (6-1) 14  NR

¶  

¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

^Class 1-A=

† 1. Wallace-Rose Hill (9)              (5-1)  108 1

† 2. Albemarle (1)                      (6-1) 92  2

† 3. Swain County (1)                   (6-1) 87  3

† 4. Plymouth                           (6-0) 73  4

† 5. Hendersonville                     (5-1) 67  5

† 6. Mitchell County                    (6-1) 59  6

† 7. Manteo                             (5-1) 34  7

† 7. Ayden-Grifton                      (5-1) 34  8

† 9. Mt. Airy                           (5-2) 25  9

†10. South Stanly                       (6-1) 19  10

¶  

¶   Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

Monday, October 3, 2011

Olympic Trojans jump into the Sweet 16

Welcome Olympic to the Sweet 16.

Since losing to nationally-ranked Butler on Aug. 26, coach Barry Shuford’s team has won five straight games.

The Trojans (6-1, 2-0 MEGA 7 3A/4A) are averaging 43.6 points in their wins and have won two conference games by a combined score of 90-6.

Olympic is tied with Charlotte Catholic (6-0, 2-0) in the conference standings for second place behind No. 12 Berry (6-1, 3-0).

-- Sun Valley (3-3) was upset by Anson Senior (3-4) Friday and had its three-game win streak snapped. The Spartans fell out of the poll this week.

-- Rock Hill Northwestern lost for the second time this season and dropped to No. 13. That allowed for several teams to move up. Independence also moved back into the top 10 after an easy win at Providence Friday.


Football Sweet 16
Rk.     Team (Class)     Rec.    Pvs.

1     Mallard Creek (4A)     6-0    1
2     Butler (4A)     5-1    2
3     Charlotte Catholic (3A)     6-0    3
4     Belmont South Point (3A)     7-0    5
5     Porter Ridge (4A)     6-0    6
6     Burns (3A)    6-1    7
7     Rock Hill South Pointe (3A)    5-1    8
8     A.L. Brown (3A)    6-1    9
9     Independence (4A)    6-1    11
10     South Iredell (2A)    7-0    10
11    Olympic (4A)    6-1    NR
12    Berry (3A)    6-1    12
13    Rock Hill Northwestern (4A)    4-2    6
14    Lincolnton (2A)    6-1    14
15    West Rowan (3A)    5-2    16
16    Freedom (3A)    6-1    12
Dropped Out: Sun Valley (4A, 3-3). On the bubble: Albemarle (1A, 6-1); Ardrey Kell (4A, 4-2); Charlotte Country Day (IND, 5-1); Mooresville (4A, 5-2); Salisbury (2A, 6-1)
Note: To be ranked in the Observer’s Sweet 16, a team must be in the Observer’s coverage area, field football and basketball teams and not allow a student-athlete to re-class after ninth grade. For a detailed look inside the poll, including the criteria used to compile it, visit?
 http://bit.ly/prNoYM.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Hough beat rival North Meck behind Campbell's big day

 Jackson Campbell ran 22 times for 122 yards and a touchdown as second-year Hough beat rival North Mecklenburg 28-16 on the road Friday night.

Hough (3-4, 2-1 I-Meck 4A) vaulted into second-place in the league standings and the Huskies have won two of three games.

Hough quarterback Josh Stilley threw for 68 yards and a score and wasn't sacked. Hough ran up 286 all purpose yards.

On defense, the Huskies got big performances from Jared Sobo (11 tackles, 1 pass bat down), Connor Millikin (9 tackles, 1 interception, 1 bat down) and Brandon Mobley (8 tackles, 1 INT)

Hough plays at West Charlotte (3-4, 2-1) Thursday in a battle of second place teams.