SPC 3A tournaments update

Here's what the South Piedmont 3A conference basketball tournaments are shaping up after Monday's first-round games (scores below):

Girls

(1) Jay M. Robinson def. (8) Mount Pleasant 80-22

(4) Central Cabarrus def. (5) A.L. Brown 46-41

(3) Concord def. (6) Hickory Ridge 67-55

(7) Cox Mill def. (2) Northwest Cabarrus 50-45

Boys

(1) Concord def. (8) Mount Pleasant 69-51

(4) Cox Mill def. (5) Central Cabarrus 58-54

(3) Northwest Cabarrus def. (6) Jay M. Robinson 71-70

(2) A.L. Brown def. (7) Hickory Ridge 74-50

Semifinals (All played at Concord High)

Girls

(1) Jay M. Robinson vs. (4) Central Cabarrus – Wednesday 6 p.m.

(7) Cox Mill vs. (3) Concord – Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Boys

(1) Concord vs. (4) Cox Mill – Tuesday 6 p.m.

(3) Northwest Cabarrus vs. (2) A.L. Brown – Tuesday  7:30 p.m.

Read more here: http://cabprepsports.blogspot.com/#storylink=cpy

Roses leads Cannon at 3A swim meet

Cannon School's girls' swimming team was fourth at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A swim meet on Monday in Greensboro.

The Lady Cougars were led by the 200-yard medley championship relay team of Diana Dale, Maija Roses, Darby West and Isabella Jacoby. The same quartet finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Roses, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke state championships.

The Cannon boys placed 10th.

For more, check out the full meet results.

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/roses-leads-cannon-at-3a-swim-meet.html#storylink=cpy

SPC tournament gets under way Monday

The South Piedmont Conference basketball tournaments start today.

On the boys' side, Concord finished as the top seed after claiming the regular-season title with an unblemished 14-0 mark in SPC play. A.L. Brown (12-2) lost to the Spiders 68-66 in a dramatic regular-season finale on Friday to end up as the No. 2 seed.

Jay M. Robinson's girls are their bracket's No. 1 seed after also finishing 14-0 in conference games. Northwest Cabarrus (11-3) enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed.

First-round games are scheduled for today at the higher seeds. The boys' semifinals are slated for Tuesday, while the girls are set to play on Wednesday. Finals are scheduled for Friday. Semis and finals will be played at Concord high.

Here are the brackets:

South Piedmont Conference 3A

Girls

(8) Mount Pleasant at (1) Jay M. Robinson

(5) A.L. Brown at (4) Central Cabarrus

(6) Hickory Ridge at (3) Concord

(7) Cox Mill at (2) Northwest Cabarrus

Boys

(8) Mount Pleasant at (1) Concord

(5) Central Cabarrus at (4) Cox Mill

(6) Jay M. Robinson at (3) Northwest Cabarrus

(7) Hickory Ridge at (2) A.L. Brown

Eagles ready for playoffs

First Assembly's boys' and girls' basketball teams both earned spots in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association's 2A playoffs.

The Lady Eagles earned the tournament's No. 6 seed. They's slated to host No. 11 Caldwell Academy on Tuesday. The winner of that game will face No. 3 Calvary Baptist at Charlotte Country Day on Thursday in a state semifinal.

First Assembly's boys earned a first-round bye by claiming the tournament's No. 3 seed. The Eagles will face either O'Neal School or Westchester Country Day at Country Day on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Both championships are scheduled for  Friday and will be played at Country Day.

Cannon's girls, a 12th-seed in the 3A bracket, will play Charlotte Christian on Tuesday. No. 4 Cary Academy awaits the winner. The 3A semifinals and finals will be held at Charlotte Latin.

Click here for full brackets.

NCISAA swim meet to be held Monday, Tuesday

The 1A/2A/3A independent schools' state swim meets are  scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Finals are slated to start at 3:30 p.m.

Read more here: http://lknprepsports.blogspot.com/2013/02/southlake-trio-wins-wrestling-titles.html#storylink=cpy

Fiedler defends 100 butterfly title

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.

Cox Mill finished ninth, while Concord was 10th in the boys' standings.

The Lady Bulldogs were fourth. The Lady Spiders were sixth while Hickory Ridge was ninth, A.L. Brown was 12th and Cox Mill was 14th.

Here are the full results.

Ragin' Bulls duo perform at state runners-up

Hickory Ridge's Jordan Warren won a state championship in the triple job and took second in the high jump to lead Cabarrus County's athletes at the 1A/2A/3A indoor track state meet. Teammate Elizabeth Olesen was second in the girls' high jump.

The Ragin' Bulls finished were tied for 19th among the boys and 26th in the girls' standings.

Jay M. Robinson's 4x800 meter relay, made up of Ashleigh Andrejchak, Brooke Johns, Katie Miller and Natalie Andrejchak, finished third. The Lady Bulldogs were 30th.

Click here for full results.

Robinson wins SPC wrestling tourney

Behind six individual conference champions, Jay M. Robinson claimed another South Piedmont Conference wrestling tournament title.

The Bulldogs' David Cline (106), Jonah Swinson (126), Hamilton Jones (138), Jake Glunt (152), Kenan Robertson (160) Harrison Marchese (220) won SPC titles.

Mount Pleasant was tournament runner-up, while Hickory Ridge was third. Concord, which was regular-season runner-up, did not place any wrestlers.

Robinson, the SPC regular-season champion, and Concord will represent the league in the 3A dual-team state tournament, which kicks off Tuesday.

Robinson will travel to Marvin Ridge to face North Iredell in the first round. The winner will face either Marvin Ridge or Asheboro later that night.

Concord will travel to North Piedmont champs West Iredell. In the second round, the winner takes on Charlotte Catholic or Southwest Randolph.

All-SPC swim honors announced

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