Bulldogs, Wonders earn 3A dual playoff spots

Two South Piedmont 3A teams - Jay M. Robinson and A.L. Brown - made the N.C. High School Athletic Association's dual team 3A wrestling playoffs. First- and second-round dual match-ups will take place Tuesday. Regional matches are slated for Thursday while the state championships are scheduled for Saturday.

Here are the western part of the 3A bracket (local teams in bold):

At Jay M. Robinson High

No. 1 West Henderson (17-7) vs. WC East Rowan (19-5)

No. 1 Robinson (18-1) vs. No. 2 Ashbrook (19-6)

At North Gaston High

No. 1 North Gaston (26-8) vs. No. 2 Ledford (33-11)

No. 1 Freedom (13-6) vs. No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (26-7)

At Fred T. Foard High

No. 1 Enka (27-5) vs. No. 1 Fred T. Foard (28-1)

No. 1 Weddington (22-20) vs. No. 2 West Iredell (12-7)

At North Iredell High

No. 1 Southwest Randolph (32-3) vs. No. 2 A.L. Brown (19-14)

No. 1 North Iredell vs. WC St. Stephens (26-7)

For the full brackets , check out the NCHSAA's website.

Robinson leads local teams at swim regionals

Jay M. Robinson's boys finished third while its girls were fourth at Friday's 3A West swimming regionals to lead the way for Cabarrus County teams.

Both Cox Mill teams weren't far behind the Bulldogs, finishing fifth among the girls and fourth among the boys.

Robinson's Griffin Fielder won the 200-yard freestyle title, while Cox Mill's Ethan Garrison won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle races as well as the 100-yard butterfly title. A.L. Brown's Davied Sanchez won the 100-yard backstroke.

For full results, the event's PDF results can be found on the NCHSAA's website.

Here are final standings of local teams:

Girl standings:

4. Robinson 149
5. Cox Mill 137
8. Concord 87
13. Hickory Ridge 50
18. Northwest Cabarrus 32
21. Central Cabarrus 18
27. Mount Pleasant 2

Boys standings:

3. Robinson 175
4. Cox Mill 170
5. Concord 148
8. A.L. Brown 127
9. Mount Pleasant 89.5
12. Hickory Ridge 62
13. Northwest Cabarrus 57

Cabarrus football playoff update - week 2

NCHSAA football
Both A.L. Brown and Concord won Friday, moving on to the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs. The Wonders (12-1) defeated Weddington 41-20 in the 3AA bracket, while the Spiders (10-3) routed Rockingham County 35-8 in the 3A tournament.


Here are the state quarterfinal match-ups (local teams in bold):

A.L. Brown at Charlotte Catholic

Concord at West Rowan

NCISAA football

First Assembly defeated fellow Cabarrus County team Cannon 28-3 to reach the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Divions II finals. The Eagles (8-3), the tournament's No. 2 seed, will host No. 4 seed Asheville School for the title.

Freshman places fourth in 3A cross country championship

Natalie Andrejchak

Jay M. Robinson's Natalie Andrejchak was fourth at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A cross country championships, finishing the 5K race with a time of 19.10. The freshman led the Bulldogs to a ninth-place finish at the meet.

Northwest Cabarrus' Emma Hand was the next best Cabarrus County performer, finishing 41st with a time of 20:37. Fellow Trojan Maddie Lowe was 57th. Robinson's Alyssa Lashway was 63rd, running a 21:13, one second faster than teammate Brooke Johns.

Robinson's boys were also ninth as a team in their race. They were led by Clifford Buck's 30th place finish. McCann Sheridan and Andrew Fried were 38th and 43th, respectively.

Last SPC teams knocked out of 3A soccer playoffs

The two remaining South Piedmont Conference teams, Central Cabarrus and Hickory Ridge, were eliminated in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A boys' soccer playoffs.

Central, the SPC champs, were upset 2-0 at home by West Iredell, while Hickory Ridge, the conference's No. 3 seed in the playoffs, lost 2-0 at Statesville.

Cabarrus football playoff update - week 1

NCHSAA football
Only A.L. Brown and Concord moved on to the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs. The Wonders defeated Ledford in the 3AA bracket, while Concord defeated South Piedmont Conference foe Northwest Cabarrus in the 3A tournament.

Here are full scores (local teams in bold):

3A
West Rowan def. Mount Pleasant 31-12
Statesville def. Cox Mill 32-22
Concord def. Northwest Cabarrus 30-6

3AA
Charlotte Catholic def. Hickory Ridge 42-14
A.L. Brown def. Ledford 54-28

Friday's games:
Rockingham County at Concord
Weddington at A.L. Brown

NCISAA football
Cannon and First Assembly both got out of the first round of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Division II playoffs. Cannon upset Christ School 37-27 to win the school's first football playoff game, while defending champions First Assembly dominated a 48-29 game against North Raleigh Christian.

First Assembly (7-3) will host Cannon (6-4) Friday in the state semifinals. It will be the Concord schools first meeting of the season.

Central, Hickory Ridge move on to second round

Of the five South Piedmont Conference teams that made the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A boys' soccer playoffs, only conference champions Central Cabarrus and No. 3 Hickory Ridge got out of the first round.

Here are the scores (local teams in bold):


Statesville def. Northwest Cabarrus 6-0

Hickory Ridge def Berry Academy 2-1
North Forsyth def. Jay M. Robinson 2-0
Central Cabarrus def. Morehead 2-1
Charlotte Catholic def. Cox Mill 2-1


Second-round games have to be played by Saturday:


Hickory Ridge at Statesville

West Iredell at Central Cabarrus