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(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
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
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.
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:
Cox Mill, the South Piedmont Conference tournament's fourth-seed, ousted the top boys' team, Concord, 90-85 in overtime on Tuesday.
Here's what the South Piedmont 3A conference basketball tournaments are shaping up after Monday's first-round games (scores below):
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.
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.
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.
Jay M. Robinson's Tyler Gomez and Hunter Rogers were named the South Piedmont Conference's male and female swimmers of the year, respectively.
Cox Mill's Jamie Carter was voted SPC coach of the year by her peers.
Here is a list of the all-conference team:
BOYS
|
First
|
Last
|
Year
|
Robinson
|
Tyler
|
Gomez
|
Jr
|
Robinson
|
Griffin
|
Fiedler
|
Sr
|
A.L. Brown
|
Davied
|
Sanchez
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Justus
|
Cochran
|
Jr
|
Concord
|
Greg
|
Leeman
|
Sr
|
H Ridge
|
Quinn
|
Montgomerie
|
Jr
|
Concord
|
Sam
|
Jones
|
Fr
|
Northwest
|
Brian
|
Gilley
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Tucker
|
Wall
|
So
|
Robinson
|
Ryan
|
Buddendeck
|
Sr
|
A.L. Brown
|
Daniel
|
Sanchez
|
So
|
Robinson
|
Ben
|
Masius
|
Jr
|
Cox Mill
|
Austin
|
Kirby
|
Sr
|
Robinson
|
Dillon
|
Roey
|
Jr
|
Concord
|
Ryan
|
Harvey
|
Sr
|
Mt. Plesant
|
Brett
|
Holland
|
Sr
|
Cox Mill
|
Brett
|
Cicenia
|
Sr
|
H Ridge
|
Zach
|
Cary
|
Jr
|
Robinson
|
Graham
|
Petrea
|
Sr
|
A.L. Brown
|
Luke
|
Hill
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Evan
|
Johnson
|
So
|
Cox Mill
|
Kyle
|
Kerby
|
Sr
|
H Ridge
|
Nick
|
Hinojosa
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Scott
|
Pless
|
Jr
|
GIRLS
|
First
|
Last
|
Year
|
Robinson
|
Hunter
|
Rogers
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Lucy
|
Suddreth
|
Sr
|
Robinson
|
Ashton
|
Brown
|
Fr
|
Robinson
|
Becca
|
Stanton
|
Jr
|
Central
|
Sydney
|
Vandenberg
|
So
|
Cox Mill
|
Lexi
|
Wrist
|
Jr
|
Concord
|
Brianna
|
Clark
|
Sr
|
H Ridge
|
Anna
|
Quan
|
Sr
|
Concord
|
Hailey
|
Knox
|
Jr
|
Cox Mill
|
Mackenzie
|
O'Brien
|
Jr
|
Northwest
|
Corrine
|
Enriquez
|
Jr
|
Cox Mill
|
Madeline
|
Cowart
|
Jr
|
Central
|
Alex
|
Vandenberg
|
Fr
|
Northwest
|
Emily
|
Robinson
|
So
|
H Ridge
|
Kristin
|
Mulchi
|
Sr
|
Robinson
|
Sydney
|
Kopelic
|
Sr
|
Robinson
|
Taylor
|
Gomez
|
Jr
|
Robinson
|
Kelly
|
Jamieson
|
Jr
|
Robinson
|
Kathryn
|
Lambertsen
|
Sr
|
Robinson
|
Megan
|
Maglione
|
Sr
|
Northwest
|
Emma
|
Prager
|
Fr
|
H Ridge
|
Maddy
|
Goers
|
So
|
Central
|
Sydney
|
Kramer
|
Fr
|
Cox Mill
|
Mallory
|
Hinic
|
So
|