Eagle signs with St. Andrews
(From left) First Assembly coach Frankie Cantadore, Nate Cantadore, Frank Cantadore, his father, and Andrew Brown, St. Andrews University head coach |
News and information about Cabarrus County high school and recreational sports.
(From left) First Assembly coach Frankie Cantadore, Nate Cantadore, Frank Cantadore, his father, and Andrew Brown, St. Andrews University head coach |
Central Cabarrus, Jay M. Robinson and Hickory Ridge
wrestlers claimed state championships at Saturday's N.C. High School Athletic
Association wrestling tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.
The first champion of the night was Robinson 160-pounder
Kenan Robertson. The senior defeated Hillsborough Orange's David Peters-Logue
in a hard-fought 2-1 decision to win his weight-class title.
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.
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