10/24 playoff update

NCHSAA volleyball
South Piedmont Conference volleyball teams had mixed results in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 3A playoffs.

The top three seeds - No. 1 Hickory Ridge, No. 2 Cox Mill and No. 3 Mount Pleasant - moved on to the second round, while No. 4 Concord and No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus were eliminated. Here are Saturday's scores:

North Iredell def. Concord 3-0
Mount Pleasant def. Berry Academy 3-1
Cox Mill def. Asheboro 3-0
Hickory Ridge def. Morehead 3-0
Charlotte Catholic def. Northwest Cabarrus 3-0

Second-round play will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. Here is the schedule for the three remaining Cabarrus County teams:

Mount Pleasant at North Iredell
Cox Mill at Marvin Ridge
West Iredell at Hickory Ridge


NCISAA soccer
Both Cabarrus County soccer teams in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association boys' soccer playoffs were eliminated in first-round play Saturday. Here are the scores:

2A
St. David's School def. First Assembly 5-1

3A
Charlotte Country Day def. Cannon 5-1


NCISAA girls' tennis
Cannon, the No. 10 seed in the NCISAA girls' tennis dual team playoffs, dropped its opening match to No. 7 Charlotte Latin 9-0 Saturday. The Cougars finish the season with a 7-7 dual record.

NCISAA releases soccer, volleyball playoff brackets

Three Cabarrus County teams have made the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association girls' tennis and boys' soccer playoffs. Cannon School made both tournaments, while First Assembly qualified in soccer.

First round play is scheduled for today in the soccer bracket, while girls' tennis is slated for Saturday.

Girls' tennis
NCISAA 3A girls' tennis
No. 10 Cannon (7-6) at No. 7 Charlotte Latin (11-5)

Soccer
NCISAA 2A
No. 12 First Assembly (9-6-2) at No. 5 St. David's (14-4-1)

NCISAA 3A
No. 12 Cannon (7-8-3) at No. 5 Charlotte Country Day (11-5-2)

Five SPC teams reach 3A volleyball playoffs

Five South Piedmont Conference teams were selected to play in the  N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A volleyball playoffs. 

The SPC's top five teams - No. 1 Hickory Ridge, No. 2 Cox Mill, No. 3 Mount Pleasant, No. 4 Concord and No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus - will start play in the postseason tournament Saturday.

Here are the draws for local teams, which are highlighted:

No. 4 Concord (10-11) at No. 1 North Iredell (24-0)

No. 3 Mount Pleasant (13-9) at No. 2 Berry Academy (15-4)

No. 4 Asheboro (11-13) at No. 2 Cox Mill (18-6)

No. 5 Morehead (12-10) at No. 1 Hickory Ridge (20-4)

No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus (9-11) at No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (21-5)

For links to the full brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

A.L. Brown, Robinson win cross country championships

A.L. Brown won the South Piedmont Conference boys’ cross country championship, while Jay M. Robinson won the girls’ title.

The Wonder boys were led by senior Jose Navarette’s second place finish. Robinson junior Clifford Buck won to lead his Bulldogs to a second-place finish. Hickory Ridge wrapped up the boys’ top three.

On the girls’ side, Robinson’s Natalie Andrejchak, Alyssa Lashway and Brooke Johns finished as the top three, respectively, to lead the Bulldogs to their title. A.L. Brown finished second while Northwest Cabarrus was third.

A.L. Brown's Brian Landis and Robinson's Justin Gutierrez were named boys' and girls' SPC Coach of the Year, respectively.

Three Cabarrus teams make girls' tennis dual playoffs

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its girls' tennis dual team brackets Monday morning.

Three Cabarrus County teams - Cox Mill, Mount Pleasant and Northwest Cabarrus - made the playoff tournament.

The Chargers will host defending 3A champions Charlotte Catholic, while the Tigers and the Trojans will travel to East Rowan and Weddington, respectively.

First round of play is slated for tomorrow.

Here are the full 3A brackets. Local teams are bolded.

No. 1 Nash Central (15-0) at No. 1 Aycock (22-1)

No. 2 Jacksonville (12-3) at No. 1 South Brunswick (12-4)

No. 2 Eastern Wayne (13-4) at No. 1 Currituck (6-8)

No. 2 Rocky Mount (10-6) at No. 1 West Carteret (13-0)

No. 2 Chapel Hill (9-3) at No. 1 Walter Williams (15-1)

No. 2 Ledford (14-7) at No. 1 Union Pines (16-0)

No. 2 Northern Guilford (14-2) at No. 1 Asheboro (15-3)

No. 2 Western Harnett (11-4) at No. 1 Cardinal Gibbons (20-5)

No. 2 Mount Pleasant (15-2) at No. 1 East Rowan (14-0)

WC Northwest Cabarrus (11-6) at No. 1 Weddington (12-1)

No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (16-2) at No. 1 Cox Mill (14-2)

WC Marvin Ridge (11-3) at No. 1 Forestview (11-1)

No. 2 Jesse Carson (14-3) at No. 1 Hickory (15-2)

WC Harding (7-1) at No. 1 Patton (11-2)

No. 2 South Point (6-2) at No. 1 Asheville (15-3)

WC Hibriten (10-5) at No. 1 Franklin (12-2)

Kannapolis guard commits to Virginia

COURTESY OF TEVEN JONES

Former A.L. Brown basketball star Teven Jones committed to the University of Virginia Wednesday, ESPN's Dave Telep reports.

Jones, who averaged 21 points per game for the Wonders as a senior last season, is attending prep school at Fishburne Military Academy, just west of Charlottesville, Va. He is the fourth pledge of a 2012 Cavalier class that some analysts rank among the nation’s top 15. The point guard will join center Mike Tobey as well as forwards Evan Nolte and Justin Anderson at Virginia next season.

"They see me fitting in there as a point guard," Jones told ESPN.com. "Their point guard is going to be a senior next year. With their recruiting class, they feel like I'm a steal because I was underrated a lot."

Jones was also an All-South Piedmont Conference wide receiver for the A.L. Brown football team.


- Freelance writer Jay Edwards contributed

Cougars ready to host invitational

Cannon School will the host the 13th annual Cannon Cross Country Invitational Sept. 10 at 8:15 a.m. Thirty-four schools from all over the region, both public and private, will participate in the meet. With more than 1,100 runners competing in varsity, junior varsity and middle school divisions, it will be the largest Cannon Invitational to date.

“With many teams and several top individuals returning to this year’s meet from last year’s record performances, it is shaping up to be one of the most competitive Cannon Invitationals ever,” said Russ Campbell, Cannon’s cross country coach.

Participating high schools include:

Augusta (Ga.) Prep

Cannon School

Central Cabarrus

Charlotte Country Day

Charlotte Latin

Cox Mill

Hickory Ridge

Jay M. Robinson Concord

Mount Pleasant

North Raleigh Christian

-Staff reports