Concord's boys' basketball team defeated Weddington in Wednesday's second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs to move on to the sectional finals.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Spider reach sectional finals
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Spiders, Bulldogs move on to second round
Cabarrus County high school basketball teams didn't have much luck in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.
Of the 10 boys' and girls' basketball teams that qualified for the playoffs, only two won first-round games on Monday night.
On the boys' side, South Piedmont Conference regular-season champion Concord defeated Central Cabarrus in the first round. The Spiders, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region of the bracket, will host Weddington on Wednesday in the second round.
Jay M. Robinson was the lone girls' team to reach the second round, defeating Ledford Monday. The Lady Bulldogs will host Carson on Wednesday.
Here are the first-round score and second-round matchups for local teams (in bold):
Boys tournament
(1) Concord def. (16) Central Cabarrus 89-39
(3) Statesville def. (14) Northwest Cabarrus 104-64
(6) North Forysth def. (11) A.L. Brown 82-75
Monday, February 25, 2013
Chargers win SPC tourney, have coaches reinstated (updated)
Cox Mill hit a half-court shot in the closing seconds of the South Piedmont Conference boys' basketball tournament championship to defeat A.L. Brown 54-53 and win its first tourney title.
The Chargers, the tournament's No. 4 seed, defeated the top-seeded teams - Concord and Brown, respectively - to win the title.
Cox Mill's celebration didn't last long. The Chargers will allegedly be without coach Brad Hinson and assistant coach Jody Barbee for their first playoff game in school history.
The coaches were allegedly suspended after taking part in a Harlem Shake video with their players. NBC Charlotte sportscaster Chris Clark has the video on his Facebook page.
UPDATE: Our friends at WCNC are now reporting that Hinson and Barbee have been reinstated.
Just talked with Cox Mill officials. They told me Brad Hinson and Jody Barbee will be on the sidelines coaching tonight against Berry.
— Chris Clark (@Cdclarksports) February 25, 2013
Cox Mill will host Berry Academy on Monday for a first-round 3A playoff game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Lady Bulldogs claim SPC crown
Jay M. Robinson defeated Concord 43-28 in the SPC girls' basketball tournament finals.The Bulldogs, which have not lost a game to SPC opponents this season, also won the regular-season conference title.
Robinson will host East Rowan today at 7 p.m. to open postseason play.
Local playoff matchups
The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its basketball playoff brackets during the weekend. Here are the first-round matchups for local teams (in bold):Boys tournament
(16) Central Cabarrus (10-15) at (1) Concord (22-2)
Eagles are state runner-up
Bulldogs lead way at 3A Midwest wrestling regionals
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Friday, February 22, 2013
First Assembly reaches 2A semis
First Assembly's boys' basketball team defeated Westchester Country Day 59-52 on Thursday to reach the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association's 2A state semifinals.
Hickory Ridge hosts 3A Midwest wrestling regional
Thursday, February 21, 2013
SPC girls' final set
Top-seeded Jay M. Robinson will face Concord in the South Piedmont Conference girls' basketball tournament championship on Friday.
Robinson defeated Central Cabarrus, while Concord beat Cox Mill to reach the title game.
The boys' championship will feature Cox Mill and A.L. Brown.
Both championships will be played at Concord High. The girls' game will start at 6 p.m. and the boys will follow.
Here are complete semifinal scores and championship match-ups:
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Cox Mill upsets top-seeded Concord, moves on to finals
Cox Mill, the South Piedmont Conference tournament's fourth-seed, ousted the top boys' team, Concord, 90-85 in overtime on Tuesday.
Lady Eagles move on to 2A quarterfinals
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
SPC 3A tournaments update
Here's what the South Piedmont 3A conference basketball tournaments are shaping up after Monday's first-round games (scores below):
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Roses leads Cannon at 3A swim meet
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Monday, February 18, 2013
SPC tournament gets under way Monday
Eagles ready for playoffs
NCISAA swim meet to be held Monday, Tuesday
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Robinson falls in 3A semifinals
Jay M. Robinson barely got by host Southwest Randolph 32-31 Thursday night in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A dual-team wrestling quarterfinals.
But the Bulldogs couldn't muster a win against Fred T. Foard in the semis, dropping the match 38-27.
Robinson, the SPC regular-season and conference champions, finish the year 28-7.
The Bulldogs and other local wrestlers will compete in the 3A Midwest individual regional on Feb. 22-23 at Hickory Ridge. The top four wrestlers in each class will qualify for the 3A state meet in Greensboro on Feb. 28-March 2.
Eagles named all-conference
The Metrolina Athletic Conference announced its boys' and girls' all-conference basketball teams. Five First Assembly players – Cassidy Crawford, Zaria Wright, Kriston Beasley, Nate Cantadore and Stefan Fundic – were honors.Here is the complete all-conference lists:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Bulldogs reach 3A wrestling quarterfinals
Jay M. Robinson beat North Iredell and Asheboro Tuesday night to get to the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 3A dual-team quarterfinals.
The Bulldogs, the South Piedmont Conference champions, defeated North Iredell 38-33 in the first round before dropping Asheboro 57-19 in the second.
Robinson will travel to Southwest Randolph on Thursday for the state quarterfinals. The winner will face Fred T. Foard or Ashbrook for a shot to wrestle at Saturday's 3A state championship match.
Cabarrus County's other playoff representative, Concord, lost in the first round. The Spiders dropped their match 42-25 to West Iredell.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Fiedler defends 100 butterfly title
Jay M. Robinson's Griffin Fiedler claimed the 100-yard butterfly state championship at the 3A state meet Friday. The senior was the defending 100 fly medalist.
Griffin led the way for area athletes to help the Bulldogs boys finish fifth. He was part of the runner-up 400-yard freestyle relay along with Ryan Buddendeck, Dillon Roey and Tyler Gomez.
A.L. Brown's Davied Sanchez was runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke, the event the senior won last year.
The Lady Bulldogs were fourth. The Lady Spiders were sixth while Hickory Ridge was ninth, A.L. Brown was 12th and Cox Mill was 14th.
Here are the full results.
Ragin' Bulls duo perform at state runners-up
Hickory Ridge's Jordan Warren won a state championship in the triple job and took second in the high jump to lead Cabarrus County's athletes at the 1A/2A/3A indoor track state meet. Teammate Elizabeth Olesen was second in the girls' high jump.The Ragin' Bulls finished were tied for 19th among the boys and 26th in the girls' standings.
Jay M. Robinson's 4x800 meter relay, made up of Ashleigh Andrejchak, Brooke Johns, Katie Miller and Natalie Andrejchak, finished third. The Lady Bulldogs were 30th.
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Robinson wins SPC wrestling tourney
Behind six individual conference champions, Jay M. Robinson claimed another South Piedmont Conference wrestling tournament title.The Bulldogs' David Cline (106), Jonah Swinson (126), Hamilton Jones (138), Jake Glunt (152), Kenan Robertson (160) Harrison Marchese (220) won SPC titles.
Mount Pleasant was tournament runner-up, while Hickory Ridge was third. Concord, which was regular-season runner-up, did not place any wrestlers.
Robinson, the SPC regular-season champion, and Concord will represent the league in the 3A dual-team state tournament, which kicks off Tuesday.
Robinson will travel to Marvin Ridge to face North Iredell in the first round. The winner will face either Marvin Ridge or Asheboro later that night.
Concord will travel to North Piedmont champs West Iredell. In the second round, the winner takes on Charlotte Catholic or Southwest Randolph.