Spider, Wonders named to Shrine Bowl roster

Concord quarterback B.J. Beecher as well as A.L. Brown's Kalif Phillips and Keeon Johnson were named to the North Carolina team that will play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, which will be played Dec. 15 at Wofford College in Spartanburg.

Here's the full roster:

Last Name	First Name	High School
Phillips	Kalif	A. L. Brown
Johnson	Keeon	A. L. Brown
Prince	R.J.	Albemarle
Oliver	Demetrius	Ashbrook
Beecher	B.J.	Concord
Rogers Jr.	Dane	Crest
Patterson	Quinton	Crest
Wiggins	Sean	David W. Butler
Blankenship	Cole	Davie County
Lewis	Garry	Douglas Byrd Senior
Blair	Chris	East Forsyth
Clay	Aaron	Eastern Alamance
Thorb	Tim	Garner Magnet
Roane	Patrick	Gray’s Creek
Coplon	A.J.	Havelock
Cooper	Pharoh	Havelock
Wilson	Daryl	Hendersonville
Francis	Khris	Hillside
Wiggins	Korrin	Hillside
Neal	Lewis	Hunt
Tocho	Jack	Independence
Walker	Brian	Mallard Creek
Matau	Christian	New Bern
Logan	T.J.	Northern Guilford
Mann	Dequaivs	Northern Nash
Wogan	Matt	Porter Ridge
Covington	Devante	Richmond Senior
Crowder	Tyrone	Richmond Senior
Jones	Nazair	Roanoke Rapids
Diggs	Malik	Scotland
Robinson	Artemis	Scotland
McCauley	Eric	Shelby
Smith	Lachasten	South Iredell
Starnes	Jordan	South Stanly
Gilmore	Greg	South View
Mumford	Tristan	Statesville
Parker	Carlis	Statesville
Deleon	Jeff	T. C. Roberson
Suber	Noah	T. C. Roberson
Lewis	Tyquan	Tarboro
Gould	Ryan	West Forsyth
Dueitt	Blake	William A. Hough
Donaldson	Kirk	Zebulon Vance
Braynt	Larenz	Zebulon Vance

Eagles named all-conference

Several First Assembly soccer and volleyball players were named to their respective All-Metrolina Athletic Conference teams. Josh Denton, Michael Djali and Clarence Massalay were named all-conference in soccer, while Kathryn Eudy and Caroline Zwick were honored in volleyball.

Here are the complete All-MAC teams:

Boys' soccer

Caleb Allen – Covenant Day School

Aaron Armstrong – Gaston Christian School

Cameron Church – Covenant Day School

Josh Denton – First Assembly Christian School

Michael Djali – First Assembly Christian School

Zach Dunn – Northside Christian Academy

Yohei Kawabata – Northside Christian Academy

Jonathan Love – Hickory Grove Christian School

Christian MacArthur – SouthLake Christian Academy

Joey Magnani – Gaston Christian School

Clarence Massalay – First Assembly Christian School

Matthew McKnight – Covenant Day School

Justin Melton – Gaston Christian School

Alex Pardue – Hickory Grove Christian School

Dylan Ritch – Hickory Grove Christian School

Mark Steele – Covenant Day School

Michael Stewart – Covenant Day School

Rhem Stubbs – SouthLake Christian Academy

Ty Stubbs – SouthLake Christian Academy

Volleyball

Hannah Billiard – Covenant Day School

Sumerlyn Carruthers – Westminster Catawba Christian School

Megan Embry – Covenant Day School

Kathryn Eudy – First Assembly Christian School

Christina Goforth – Covenant Day School

Hannah Griffin – Hickory Grove Christian School

Meghan Haigler – Metrolina Christian Academy

Katie McGuire – SouthLake Christian Academy

Hunter Moxley – Westminster Catawba Christian School

Shelly Nassar – Covenant Day School

Emily Oliver – Westminster Catawba Christian School

Anna Parson – Hickory Grove Christian School

Chezney Templeton – Hickory Grove Christian School

Caroline Zwick – First Assembly Christian School

Cabarrus playoff update (May 14)

This past weekend was a busy one in playoff action. Here is a recap of results (Cabarrus County teams in bold).

Baseball

3A

Hickory Ridge def. East Rowan 8-7

Mount Pleasant def. Harding 11-0

Asheboro def. Jay M. Robinson 2-0

Northwest Cabarrus def. North Guilford 6-3

Charlotte Catholic def. Cox Mill 12-5

Tuesday's second round games:

Mount Pleasant at Hickory Ridge

Jesse Carson at Northwest Cabarrus

Click here for full baseball brackets.

Softball

3A

North Iredell def. Northwest Cabarrus 13-0

Hickory Ridge def. Berry Academy 22-0

Jay M. Robinson def. South Guilford 6-0

Central Cabarrus def. Burlington Williams 7-2

Mount Pleasant def. Charlotte Catholic 5-0

Tuesday’s second-round games:

Hickory Ridge at North Iredell

Jay M. Robinson at Marvin Ridge

Jesse Carson at Central Cabarrus

Mount Pleasant at Weddington

Click here for full baseball brackets.

Girls' soccer

3A

West Rowan def. A.L. Brown 2-0

Marvin Ridge def. Jay M. Robinson 5-0

Cox Mill def. Parkwood 6-1

Tuesday’s third-round games:

Cox Mill at Charlotte Catholic

Click here for full girls' soccer brackets.

Boys' tennis

All of Cabarrus County representatives to the boys' tennis 3A state championship dropped early matches.

Victor Nechar (Cox Mill) lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to Lenoir Hibriten’s Paul Hogan in the first round of singles play.  B.J. Beecher and Mason Croley (Concord) also lost in the first round of doubles play, dropping their match 6-3, 6-2 to Tito Poplawski-David Howerton (Asheville).

Five Cabarrus teams reach girls' soccer playoffs

South Piedmont Conference girls' soccer champion Cox Mill and four other Cabarrus County teams reached the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs.

The Chargers (13-6-1) will host Rockingham in the first round, which is slated for Wednesday.

No. 2 seed Jay M. Robinson will also have a first-round home game, hosting Southwest Randolph.

No. 3 A.L. Brown will travel to Charlotte to play Berry Academy, while No. 4 Hickory Ridge and No. 5 Mount Pleasant will play at West Rowan and Charlotte Catholic, respectively.

For full girls' soccer playoff brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Trojans win SPC tourney title

Northwest Cabarrus added a SPC tournmanent title to its regular season conference crown Thursday, defeating Jay M. Robinson 12-2 in five inning. Northwest was impressive in the conference tournament, defeating its opponents 30-5 in its three games.

The Trojans will be the top seed out of the SPC when the 3A playoffs get under way Friday. Brackets are expected to be released Tuesday.

Central wins softball tournament

With an 8-1 win against Jay M. Robinson, Central Cabarrus capped its season undefeated against SPC opponents and claimed the SPC softball tournament title.

The Vikings finished their season 21-2 and will be the No. 1 seed out of their conference in the playoffs. The 3A softball brackets should also be released Tuesday. First-round games are scheduled for Friday.

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.

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

Cannon senior named All-CISAA

Eric Rossitch, a Cannon School senior from Concord, was named to the All-Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association boys’ soccer team. Rossitch led Cannon to a 6-9-3 season, including a 1-5-1 record in the CISAA. The Cougars were ousted from the 3A state tournament in a 5-1 first-round loss to Charlotte Country Day.

For a full list of All-CISAA selection, see today's high school fall sports update in the Observer.

Top five SPC teams make soccer playoffs

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released its boys' soccer playoffs Monday morning and five South Piedmont Conference teams made it into the postseason.

First-round games have to be played by Wednesday. Here are the match-ups for local teams (in bold):

No. 4 Northwest Cabarrus at No. 1 Statesville
No. 3 Hickory Ridge at No. 2 Berry Academy
No. 4 North Forsyth at No. 2 Jay M. Robinson
No. 5 Morehead at No. 1 Central Cabarrus
No. 5 Cox Mill at No. 1 Charlotte Catholic

For a full 3A bracket and more, visit the NCHSAA website.

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.

Quick hits: May 16

SPC baseball teams see mixed results in first round

Northwest Cabarrus and Jay M. Robinson were the only two South Piedmont Conference teams that made it out of the first round of play in the NCHSAA 3A baseball playoffs. The Trojans (18-7) will host Parkwood tomorrow, while the Bulldogs (15-10) will travel to Marvin Ridge. Here are first-round scores for SPC teams:

Weddington 8 - Hickory Ridge 4

NW Cabarrus 8 - North Forsyth 0

Mt. Pleasant 0 - Jesse Carson 1

Marvin Ridge 9 - Cox Mill 2

West Iredell 0 - Jay M. Robinson 5

Cox Mill girls finishes third at 3A track and field meet

Behind junior Tori Elliott's performance, Cox Mill finished tied for third place at last weekend's 3A track and field championships. Elliott won the long jump, while also finishing second in the 100- and 200-meter races as well as leading the Charger 4x100 team to a second-place finish. Cox Mill's Ameenah Bey Shaw also helped, finishing second in the triple jump

The Chargers finished the meet with a score of 42, only nine points behind state champions Winterville South Central.

Concord, behind Juanita Leto's second-place finishes in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, finished 17th with 16 points. Hickory Ridge was 22nd, while A.L. Brown and Jay M. Robinson finished 30th and 36th, respectively.

The Trojans' Jill Moore claimed the 100-, 200-, 400- and 800-meter wheelchair titles.

Robinson boys place 7th in state track meet

Braedon Koerwitz's state championship in the 1,600-meter race helped Jay M. Robinson finish seventh at Friday's 3A track and field meet. Neshawn Dingle also contributed by finishing second in the state in the boys' shot put.

The Bulldogs wrapped up the meet with a score of 25, which was 17 points behind state champions Fayetteville Douglas Byrd.

Hickory Ridge finished 11th, while Northwest Cabarrus and Mount Pleasant tied for 29th place. Central Cabarrus (32nd) and A.L. Brown (42nd) also saw representation at the meet.

For full track and field results from the 3A state meet, click here.

3A softball brackets announced

Five South Piedmont Conference teams made it into the 3A softball playoffs. Here are the matchups for local teams. Games will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Central Cabarrus at Parkwood

S. Guilford at Northwest Cabarrus

Jesse Carson at Jay M. Robinson

Cox Mill at Marvin Ridge

Hickory Ridge at N. Iredell

For the 3A West softball brackets, go here.

Cougars named No. 1 seed in softball playoffs

After a 15-2 year, the Cannon softball team claimed the NCISAA 3A softball championships' top seed. Here are the brackets for the tournament, which kicks off today:

No. 1 Cannon School vs. No. 8 Charlotte Country Day

No. 5 Charlotte Latin vs. No. 4 Providence Day

No. 3 High Point Christian vs. No. 6 Wesleyan Christian

No. 7 Cary Academy vs. No. 2 Hickory Grove

First Assembly, Cannon soccer wrap up season

The First Assembly and Cannon girls' soccer teams both lost its opening games in the NCISAA 2A playoffs to finish their seasons. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the tournament's top seed, Caldwell Academy, while the Cougars dropped a 3-1 game to Greensboro Day School. First Assembly wraps up the year with a 6-9-3 record, while Cannon finishes 6-10-4.

Eagle baseball reaches second round

First Assembly's baseball squad claimed a 3-2 win against Asheville Christian in a close 12-inning game Friday in the first round of the NCISAA 2A playoffs. The Eagles (12-9) will play No. 1-overall seed Kerr-Vance Academy (20-6) Tuesday. The game will be held in Hendersonville.

Cougars to fact top boys' lacrosse seed

Cannon won its first-round game against Greensboro Day School 15-5 to reach the second round of the NCISAA boys' lacrosse championships. The Cougars (5-13) will travel to Asheville to face No. 1 seed Christ School Tuesday.

Bulldogs in state quarterfinals

The Jay M. Robinson boys' tennis team will travel to Charlotte Catholic Tuesday in sectional finals for the NCHSAA dual tennis tournament. The Bulldogs are playing for a chance to go to the state semifinals. The match will be held at 4 p.m.

Cannon tennis wins

Cannon's boys' tennis team (8-8) won its first-round match in the NCISAA dual team tennis championships. The Cougars, which defeated North Raleigh Christian 7-2 Friday, will play No. 1 seed Providence Day (17-2) Tuesday.

Girls' soccer playoff brackets announced

The N.C. High School Athletic Association announced its girls' soccer playoff brackets this morning.

Five Cabarrus County teams claimed spots in the postseason tournament, which begins Wednesday.

Jay M. Robinson, the South Piedmont Conference's No. 1 seed, will host North Forsyth, while Cox Mill will play West Iredell. Mount Pleasant will travel to Marvin Ridge, while Hickory Ridge will face Statesville and Northwest Cabarrus will play Weddington.

For a complete 3A West playoff bracket, click here.

Soccer All-Observer, all-region and all-Mecklenburg teams announced

Matt Sarett from Cannon School and Angel Rebollar from Jay M. Robinson were selected to the All-Observer and all-region first team in boys' soccer.

Click here to see the full list and all the other teams recognized.

Concord, Jay M. Robinson fall in third round.

Concord and Jay M. Robinson both lost third round soccer playoff matches today, ruining the chances of a South Piedmont Conference match-up in the quarterfinals of the N.C. 3A tournament.

Robinson (20-3-1) fell to Charlotte Catholic (21-1-3) 1-0, ending a 16-game win streak. The Bulldogs were out-shot 13-3 in the contest.

Marvin Ridge (19-2-1) beat Concord 2-0 (10-8-1).

Marvin Ridge will face Charlotte Catholic in the quarterfinals.

Rainy conditions could affect playoff games

Langston Wertz Jr. posted on the Prep Insiders blog today about how this weeks rain is affecting the playoff games in football and soccer this week. Many soccer games in the Charlotte area have been rescheduled to Thursday, which is leaving some schools only 24 hours to get the already damaged fields ready for Friday night's football games.

Look for some of these matches to get postponed until Saturday.

Concord, Jay M. Robinson still alive on soccer playoffs

With a 4-2 upset win over Statesville, Concord moved onto the third round of the state 3A playoffs where they will face Marvin Ridge.

Jay M. Robinson also moved onto the third round with a 2-1 overtime win against North Iredell. The Bulldogs will play Charlotte Catholic in the next round.

If both teams win, they will see each other in the state quarterfinals this weekend.

Northwest Cabarrus fell to Marvin RIdge in the second round, 2-1.

Soccer: Three South Piedmont teams advance to second round

Concord, Jay M. Robinson and Northwest Cabarrus moved on to the second round of the NCHSAA 3A soccer tournament with wins last night.

Concord won 1-0 over No. 2 seed Waddell, Northwest Cabarrus powered past Northeast Guilford 3-0 and Jay M. Robinson breezed past Southern Guilford 7-0.

Hickory Ridge lost 2-0 to a No. 1 seeded Statesville while Central Cabarrus was manhandled by a very tough Charlotte Catholic team, 9-0.

Concord will face Statesville in the second round. Northwest Cabarrus will play Marvin Ridge and Jay M. Robinson will play North Iredell.

NCHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament seeding announced

The brackets for the NCHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament were released today. Five teams from the South Piedmont conference made the tournament.

Here are their first round pairings:

Hickory Ridge vs. Statesville

Concord vs. Waddell

Northwest Cabarrus vs. Northeast Guilford

Jay M. Robinson vs. Southern Guilford

Central Cabarrus vs. Charlotte Catholic

First round matches will be played Tuesday and Wednesday.

Also, Jay M. Robinson is ranked fourth in this weeks Observer Sweet 16 Soccer Poll, moving up one spot from last week.

Four Cannon soccer players named all-conference

Four Cannon School boys soccer players were named to the CISAA All-Conference team: Dillon Freer, Zach Roositch, Matt Sarett and Zach Tysinger.

The four players are joined by:

Country Day: John Kendall and States Lee.
Charlotte Christian: Will Readhead.
Charlotte Latin: Michael Grace, Jonathan Grad, David Limentani, Will McGinnis, Will O'Brien and Harper Williams.
Providence Day: Richie Erb, PJ Heacock and Conor Redmond.

Playoff update: Oct. 28

Cannon School won 4-3 over North Raleigh Christian in the NCISAA 3A boys soccer tournament.

The Cannon volleyball team fell short in the NCISAA tournament against Wesleyan Christian, losing in three straight.

Concord and Hickory Ridge both lost in the second round of the NCHSAA 3A volleyball tournament to Weddington and West Iredell, respectively, both in three games.

Playoff update: Oct. 27

The second round of the NCHSAA state volleyball playoffs are tonight. In the 3A division, Hickory Ridge faces West Iredell and Concord faces Weddington.

The second round of the NCISAA volleyball playoffs are also tonight. Cannon School faces Wesleyan in the 3A division.

Concord is also in the second round of the State Dual Team Tennis tournament, where they will face Charlotte Catholic today.

Finally, Cannon School will face North Raleigh Christian in the second round of the boys soccer NCISAA tournament.

Cabarrus soccer scores: Oct. 26

Scores from last night's games around the region:

Jay M. Robinson 15, Mount Pleasant 1

Concord 3, Hickory Ridge 2

Northwest Cabarrus 7, A.L. Brown 2