Five Cabarrus squads reach softball playoffs

As promised, here are the first-round match-ups for the five South Piedmont 3A teams that qualified for the softball playoffs (local teams in bold).

No. 5 Burlington Williams (9-8) at No. 1 Central Cabarrus (22-2)
No. 4 Southern Guilford (13-8) at No. 2  Jay M. Robinson (16-4)
No. 3 Hickory Ridge (13-7) at No. 2 Berry (7-11)
No. 4 Northwest Cabarrus (13-8) at No. 1 North Iredell (17-3)
No. 5 Mount Pleasant (11-11) at No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (17-6)

As in baseball, first-round games are slated to be played by Friday.

For full 3A and other classifications' brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Baseball playoff match-ups announced for five Cabarrus squads

Five South Piedmont Conference teams made it into the 3A baseball playoffs when the N.C. High School Athletic Association released its brackets Wednesday.

Here are the Cabarrus County teams' first-round match-ups (with local teams bolded):

No. 5 North Guilford (12-10) at No. 1 Northwest Cabarrus (22-4)
No. 4 Asheboro (10-12) at No. 2 Jay M. Robinson (16-11)
No. 3 Mount Pleasant (14-10) at No. 2 Harding (3-12)
No. 4 Hickory Ridge (14-12) at No. 1 East Rowan (10-12)
No. 5 Cox Mill (13-13) at No. 1 Charlotte Catholic (15-8)

For complete 3A and other classification brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Check back later this morning for softball playoff brackets.

Charger, Spider duo reach 3A boys' tennis championships

Cox Mill's Victor Nechar and Concord's doubles partners B.J. Beecher and Mason Croley will compete at this weekend's 3A boys' tennis championships at Burlington Tennis Center.

Semifinalists in both singles and doubles at the regional level qualify for the state championships, which will take place May 11-12.

Here's a list of 3A qualifiers (Cabarrus players in bold):

3A -Burlington Tennis Center

SINGLES--FIRST ROUND

Chaz Fitzpatrick (Eastern Wayne) vs. Pierce Beary (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons)

Joey Hatala (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge) vs. Daniel May (Hickory)

Matt Daly (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Soren Wonde (Cleveland)

Paul Hogan (Lenoir Hibriten) vs. Victor Nechar (Concord Cox Mill)

Chaney Barnes (Kings Mountain) vs. Hayden Faulkenbury (China Grove Jesse Carson)

Eric Greene (Western Alamance) vs. Nick Jones (Wilson Fike)

Kyle Johnson (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Isaac Sluder (Waynesville Tuscola)

Russell Turner (Eastern Wayne)) vs. John Dangerfield (Cameron Union Pines)

DOUBLES--FIRST ROUND

Will Hoff-Michael Kearney (Pikeville Charles B. Aycock) vs. Ricky Ydrovo-Thomas Freeman (Thomasville Ledford)

Matthew Martinez-Zach Sachee (Charlotte Catholic) vs. Alex Arditti-Luke Kessel (Hickory)

Killian Steer-Matt Galush (Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons) vs. Julian Marrero-Eric Joyner (Northern Nash)

Sandler Gensch-Logan Andrew (Belmont South Point) vs. Bobby Hatala-Woody Watson (Waxhaw Marvin Ridge)

Tito Poplawski-David Howerton (Asheville) vs. B.J. Beecher-Mason Croley (Concord)

Aaron Weber-Bryan Zhang (Chapel Hill) vs. Edwin Burnett-Patrick Evans (South Brunswick)

Parks Thompson-Julian Hawkins (Statesville) vs. Michael Turlington-Adam Greer (West Henderson)

Phillip Packard-Drayton Williams (Wilson Fike) vs. Andrew Stephenson-Jack Harrison (Burlington Williams)

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.

SPC teams fall in tennis playoffs

The South Piedmont Conference had a bad day on the tennis courts in the first round of 3A dual-team playoffs.

Concord, the conference champions, lost to Charlotte Catholic 8-1 at Frank Liske Park, while No. 2 seed Jay M. Robinson dropped its match 6-0 to North Piedmont champs Statesville. Wildcard Central Cabarrus lost to Southern Carolina champions Marvin Ridge 6-0.

For full brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

Three Cabarrus tennis teams make 3A dual team playoffs

Concord, Jay M. Robinson and Central Cabarrus will begin play in the 3A dual-team boys' tennis playoffs Tuesday.

The South Piedmont Conference champion Spiders will host Charlotte Catholic. Senior Mason Croley and junior B.J. Beecher lead Concord.

The young Bulldogs, the second-place SPC finishers, are led by sophomore Ky Mu Baek and junior Mike Messina, will travel to face the North Piedmont champion Statesville.

Central Cabarrus, a wildcard team led by seniors Eli Lowder and Justin Morgan, travels to Marvin Ridge High.

For full boys' tennis dual-team brackets, visit the NCHSAA website.

The individual boys' tennis regional tournaments take place Friday and Saturday. The 3A Midwest regional, which is hosted by Concord, will take place at Les Myles Park.

Playoff schedule

The boys' tennis dual-team playoffs are just the first of many postseason tournaments getting under way in the coming weeks. Here is the full NCHSAA playoff schedule.

Boys' golf

Regional:  May 7

State: May 14-15

Boys' tennis

Individual

Regional:  May 4-5

State: May 11-12

Dual team

1st round: May 1

District: May 8

Sectional: May 14

Regional: May 16

State: May 19

Track and field

3A

Regional: May 12

State: May 18-19

Lacrosse

1st round: May 4

District: May 8

Sectional: May 11

Regional: May 15

State: May 18-19

Girls' soccer

1st round: May 9

2nd round: May 12

District: May 16

Sectional: May 19

Regional: May 23

State: May 25-26

Softball

1st round: May 11

2nd round: May 15

District: May 18

Sectional: May 22

Regional: May 24-26

State: June 1-2

Baseball

1st round: May 11

2nd round: May 15

District: May 18

Sectional: May 22

Regional: May 24-26

State: June 1-2

Stay tuned for the independent school schedule later in the week.

Updated Wells Fargo Cup standings announced

The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Wells Fargo Cup standings were updated Tuesday through the winter season. Jay M. Robinson, which ranks 12th in 3A with 162.5 points, is the lone Cabarrus County school in the top 15.

Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons, Marvin Ridge (362.5) and Charlotte Catholic (322.5) were the top three schools in the class, respectively.

The Wells Fargo Cup, formerly known as the Wachovia Cup, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall athletic performance within each of the state’s four classes. The Cup program is in its 33rd year.

Here are the 3A standings:

SCHOOL POINTS

1. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 517.5

2. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 362.5

3. Charlotte Catholic 322.5

4. Chapel Hill 280

5. Asheville 207.5

6. Rocky Mount 200

7. Orange 195

8. Hickory 187.5

    West Carteret 187.5

    Northern Guilford 187.5

11. Weddington 177.5

12. Jay M. Robinson 162.5

13. Burlington Williams 160

14. North Buncombe 150

15. Berry Academy 132.5

For other classes' standings, visit the NCHSAA's website.