Tuesday’s HS Rewind: stars, scores, notes from a busy night of high school spring sports
Tuesday’s Charlotte-area spring sports results and stars
Tuesday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Tanner Kaler, Northwest Cabarrus baseball: struck out 16 in a 5-1 win over Central Cabarrus.
Evie McMahon, Charlotte Latin girls lacrosse: four goals, three assists in a 15-14 win over Charlotte Catholic.
Rah Washington, Chambers baseball: two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored in a 12-1 win over West Charlotte.
Delani Wilson, Stuart Cramer softball: double, home run and five RBIs in a 17-4 win over South Point.
Bo Ziegler, Providence Day baseball: complete-game four-hitter and a career-high 13 strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Charlotte Latin.
Baseball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 12, West Charlotte 1: Chambers’ Rah Washington had two hits, two RBI and scored three runs.
Hopewell 14, North Mecklenburg 0
Mallard Creek 11, West Mecklenburg 1
SO MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 10, Olympic 3: The visiting Knights took a big step toward clinched the regular-season title, running their conference record to 9-0 and opening a two-game lead on second-place Olympic (7-2). The teams have a rematch Friday evening at Ardrey Kell. The Knights also play Thursday at Southwestern 4A leader Butler.
Myers Park 7, South Mecklenburg 6: South Meck’s Cam Bagwell had a huge game, going 4-for-4, with two doubles, a home run and five RBI.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 13, East Mecklenburg 3: Jake Kernodle and John McKillop each drove in three runs for the Cougars.
Independence 20, Rocky River 1 (Game 1)
Independence 16, Rocky River 1 (Game 2)
CISAA
Charlotte Christian 8, Covenant Day 0
Charlotte Country Day 4, Cannon School 2: The Buccaneers won on Strike Out Cancer Night at Country Day, as Malik Wood doubled and drove in a run.
Providence Day 4, Charlotte Latin 0: Bo Ziegler was the story of this game, as the Chargers’ pitcher fired a complete-game four-hitter and logged a career-high 13 strikeouts.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 14, Cox Mill 12: This slugfest ended, naturally, with a home run. Bowen Powell slammed a walkoff two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.
Mooresville 12, West Cabarrus 1: Blue Devils’ starter Noah Hildebran fired a four-hitter, and Luke Modrak doubled and tripled.
South Iredell 11, A.L. Brown 0: The Vikings’ Brice Warren homered and drove in three runs.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 3, Sun Valley 2: Tristan Potts fired a complete-game victory.
Marvin Ridge 11, Piedmont 5
Porter Ridge 9, Weddington 2: Carter Sterchi threw six innings for the victory, with relief from Caleb Gant.
BIG SOUTH 3A
North Gaston 3, Crest 1: Crest suffered its first loss in nine conference games but remained tied for the lead with Kings Mountain.
South Point 7, Kings Mountain 6: The Mountaineers scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 6-5 lead, but South Point rallied in the bottom of the inning. It was the first loss in nine conference games for Kings Mountain, while South Point improved to 7-2.
Stuart Cramer 10, Ashbrook 4: Dylan Jennings had three hits for the Storm.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Jesse Carson 8, South Rowan 0
Lake Norman Charter 11, Concord 0: Winning pitcher Jacob Duldan threw a shutout in a game shortened to four innings by the 10-run rule. He struck out 10, and he doubled and drove in three runs at the plate.
Northwest Cabarrus 5, Central Cabarrus 1: Winning pitcher Tanner Kaler fanned 16.
West Rowan 7, East Rowan 6
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 9, Statesville 0 (Game 1): Levi Clark fired a complete-game shutout for the Mustangs.
East Lincoln 16, Statesville 0 (Game 2): Kade Scott followed Clark’s lead, throwing a shutout in the nightcap.
North Lincoln 8, Hickory 5: Chad Matthews and Josh Fox each doubled and homered for the Knights.
St. Stephens 10, North Iredell 4: Bryson Morrison homered for North Iredell, while Landon Harris had three hits for St. Stephens.
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Central Academy 15, Anson County 3: CATA’s Ben Green slammed two doubles and a home run, driving in four runs, and Ryan Ramirez scored three times.
Parkwood 14, Monroe 1
West Stanly 13, Forest Hills 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 12, Concord Academy 1: Trig Browning smacked two home runs and drove in five runs, and Carson Cabbage had a single and two doubles.
Metrolina Christian 16, SouthLake Christian 2: Chase Kiker pitched the Warriors to victory.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
East Burke 11, Bunker Hill 0
Maiden 4, Bandys 3
Newton-Conover 9, West Lincoln 4
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Christ the King 17, Langtree Charter 3 (Game 1): Jake Dulski hit a grand slam, as the Crusaders scored 10 runs in the first inning.
Christ the King 14, Langtree Charter 7 (Game 2): Patrick Walsh had three hits and four RBI for the victors.
Lincoln Charter 8, Community School of Davidson 1: Jacob Smith doubled, hit two home runs, and drove in three for Lincoln Charter.
Pine Lake Prep 5, Bradford Prep 0: Pine Lake’s Trey Schubert pitched four-hit ball for six innings, with Jeter Bynum finishing the shutout.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Burns 11, East Gaston 1: The Bulldogs improved to 8-1 in the conference and remained in a first-place tie with Cherryville.
Cherryville 16, Highland Tech 4: Chase Miller, Colin Huss and Kanon Willis each drove in three runs for the Ironmen.
Shelby 14, Bessemer City 4
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Jay Robinson 21, Albemarle 0: The Bulldogs’ Jake Barber led the attack with three hits and three runs.
Mount Pleasant 2, Union Academy 1: Williams Brennan fired a three-hitter, as the Tigers improved to 8-1 and remained second behind 9-1 North Stanly.
NONCONFERENCE
Corvian Community 16, Leadership Academy 5: Cole Fiorillo went 5-for-6, with five runs scored and six driven in. Daniel Fisher added two doubles and three RBI for Corvian.
High Point Wesleyan 11, Carmel Christian 1
Softball
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Hough 15, West Charlotte 0 (Game 1): Madden McMahan-Waters and Mia Khan led Hough with three RBI each.
Hough 17, West Charlotte 0 (Game 2): Mia Kobelbeck and Mathea Brodland each drove in three runs for the Huskies.
SO MECK 4A
Ardrey Kell 1, South Mecklenburg 0: The Knights (6-3 in conference) handed the Sabres their first loss in nine conference games. Savannah Campbell scattered seven hits for the victory, while losing pitcher Taylor Barlow struck out 11 and tossed a four-hitter. Ardrey Kell scored its run in the top of the first, as a Grace McKee sacrifice brought Emersyn Presutty home.
Berry 20, Olympic 1 (Game 1): Tianna Long and Kian Chisholm each had a double and two triples for Berry.
Berry 12, Olympic 1 (Game 2): Berry’s Makalia Murray had two hits and three RBI.
Myers Park 11, Palisades 0 (Game 1)
Myers Park 17, Palisades 5 (Game 2): This victory gave the Mustangs a 9-1 record, good for a half-game lead over second-place South Mecklenburg.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Charlotte Catholic 15, Garinger 0 (Game 1): Reagan Ryan tripled, homered and drove in three for the Cougars.
Charlotte Catholic 16, Garinger 0 (Game 2): The Cougars’ Laura Anderson smacked three doubles.
Providence 9, Independence 4
CISAA
Cannon School 17, Charlotte Country Day 1: Cannon’s Emma Hartung drove in four runs, and Brie Biddle had three hits, three RBI and three runs scored.
Charlotte Christian 8, Providence Day 1: The Knights won behind Morgan Banks’ three-hitter. Banks struck out 16. Kaylin Garlick led the offense, going 4-for-4, with three doubles and six RBI.
Charlotte Latin 5, Covenant Day 4: Latin won it with two runs in the top of the seventh. Sydney Thune led the Hawks with two hits and two runs. Covenant Day’s Charlotte Hall drove in two.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Hickory Ridge 6, Lake Norman 2
Mooresville 14, South Iredell 3
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 10, Porter Ridge 1: Brooklyn Pearson tossed a complete-game victory, and Kyklie Nerell homered.
Marvin Ridge 12, Sun Valley 4: The Mavericks ran their conference record to 7-0 and kept their 2½-game lead over runner-up Piedmont.
Piedmont 9, Weddington 6: Sarah Belk led the Panthers with three hits.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 16, Ashbrook 0
Forestview 13, North Gaston 4: The visiting Jaguars scored 12 runs in the third inning.
Stuart Cramer 17, South Point 4: The Storm’s Delani Wilson doubled, homered and drove in five runs.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 6, East Rowan 5
Jesse Carson 11, Northwest Cabarrus 1
West Rowan 10, Lake Norman Charter 0
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 15, Statesville 0 (Game 1): Betsy Eatmon homered and drove in four runs.
East Lincoln 17, Statesville 0 (Game 2): Eatmon followed up with another homer, and Tatum Martin slammed two doubles and drove in three runs.
Fred T. Foard 8, West Iredell 2
North Lincoln 21, Hickory 1
St. Stephens 4, North Iredell 1
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Parkwood 16, Forest Hills 0: Parkwood’s Madison Roland singled, doubled, homered and drove in seven runs.
West Stanly 16, Central Academy 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 9, Concord Academy 2
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 8, Maiden 7
East Burke 15, Bunker Hill 2
West Caldwell 11, Lincolnton 1
West Lincoln 10, Newton-Conover 0
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Pine Lake Prep 17, Bradford Prep 2: Caitlin Green led the Pride with two hits and three RBI.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Bessemer City 9, Shelby 1
Burns 10, East Gaston 0: The Bulldogs are now 9-0 in conference play.
Cherryville 16, Highland Tech 4: Cherryville remained second in the conference (7-2), dropping Highland Tech (6-3) to third.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2a
Jay M. Robinson 22, Albemarle 1
South Stanly 15, Gray Stone Day 0
Union Academy 10, Mount Pleasant 6: Riley Griffin led Union Academy with a double, a home run, and four RBI.
Girls’ soccer
QUEEN CITY 3A-4A
Chambers 9, West Mecklenburg 0
Hough 9, North Mecklenburg 0: The Huskies improved to 13-0-1 and 7-0, with Kylee Thompson, Sarah Funderburk, Jacie Williams and Ava Houser each scoring two goals. Funderburk added two assists.
Mallard Creek 9, West Charlotte 0: The Mavericks’ Charlotte Stavis (three goals, two assists) and Victoria Blain (three goals) led the way.
SO MECK 4A
Myers Park 9, Palisades 0: Charlotte Simas scored twice, and seven Mustang teammates added single goals.
Olympic 7, Berry Academy 1
South Mecklenburg 2, Ardrey Kell 1: The Sabres improved to 5-1-1 in the conference and handed the Knights (6-1) their first loss.
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Butler 9, Rocky River 0
Charlotte Catholic 9, Garinger 0: Mary Morgan’s two goals and two assists led the Cougars.
Providence 2, Independence 0: The Panthers remained atop the conference at 7-0.
CISAA
Charlotte Country Day 3, Cannon School 2: Sarah Little scored both Cannon goals.
Charlotte Latin 4, Covenant Day 1: Lucy Dempsey scored twice for the Hawks, and Avery Cheatwood added two assists.
GREATER METRO 4 4A
Cox Mill 1, South Iredell 0: The Vikings had a chance to tie the match but missed a penalty kick in the final minute.
Hickory Ridge 9, West Cabarrus 0: Emma Milliron (two goals, two assists) led Hickory Ridge.
SOUTHERN CAROLINA 4A
Cuthbertson 2, Weddington 1
Marvin Ridge 4, Porter Ridge 1
Sun Valley 5, Piedmont 1: Bella Kaplan led the Spartans with three goals.
BIG SOUTH 3A
Crest 5, Ashbrook 0
Forestview 2, North Gaston 0
Kings Mountain 2, Hunter Huss 2
South Point 8, Stuart Cramer 0: Senior Grace Smith passed the 100-goal mark for her career, scoring five times. She has 22 goals and 13 assists in 14 matches this season.
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Lake Norman Charter 6, West Rowan 0: The Knights went on the road and posted a shutout, outshooting the Falcons 13-1. Madison Buffington scored twice.
Northwest Cabarrus 7, Jesse Carson 2
South Rowan 4, Concord 1
WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A
East Lincoln 5, Statesville 0: The Mustangs improved to 7-0-1 in the conference and kept a slim lead over Hickory (7-1). The teams meet May 9 in a regular-season finale.
Fred T. Foard 6, West Iredell 1
Hickory 2, North Lincoln 0
St. Stephens 2, North Iredell 0
ROCKY RIVER 2A-3A
Forest Hills 3, West Stanly 2
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
University Christian 2, Hickory Christian 0
SOUTH PIEDMONT ATHLETIC
Lake Norman Christian 13, North Hills Christian 1: Jacie Kirwin and Ali Skinner each scored five goals for the victors.
CATAWBA VALLEY 2A
Bandys 9, Bunker Hill 0
East Burke 5, West Caldwell 2
Newton-Conover 3, Maiden 0
West Lincoln 1, Lincolnton 1
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson 8, Bradford Prep 0: Tyler Baughn led the victors with four goals, and Lexi Shields added three.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
Shelby 7, Bessemer City 0
NONCONFERENCE
High Point Wesleyan 3, Carmel Christian 2: Olivia Boyce and Annie Childers got Carmel Christian’s goals.
Boys’ lacrosse
Ardrey Kell 19, Parkwood 0
Cannon School 18, Charlotte Country Day 5
Charlotte Catholic 12, Hough 9: Charlotte Catholic entered this match ranked No. 2 in the state in 4A, while Hough was No. 3.
Charlotte Latin 16, Greensboro Day 10: Alex Baldecchi had four goals and two assists for the Hawks, and Dylan Mulligan added four goals and an assist. Goalkeeper Bryce Hoben made 15 saves.
Cuthbertson 19, Porter Ridge 13
Lake Norman Charter 20, Pine Lake Prep 5: Jack Dalton led the Knights with six goals and five assists. Tyler Price added six goals and eight ground balls.
Providence Day 12, Charlotte Christian 7
Girls’ lacrosse
Asheville 23, North Lincoln 0
Butler 14, Sun Valley 8: The Bulldogs broke a 5-5 halftime tie, as Kendall Middleton scored seven goals, added an assist, collected six ground balls, and won 15-of-18 faceoffs.
Charlotte Country Day 23, Cannon School 3
Charlotte Latin 15, Charlotte Catholic 14: The Hawks (11-4) got four goals and three assists from Evie McMahon, while Ardyn Henry scored six goals. Charlotte Catholic dropped to 10-3.
Cuthbertson 20, Porter Ridge 6: Cuthbertson’s Olivia Brooks scored five goals and added three assists, as her team tallied 15 times in the second half.
Lake Norman 17, Hough 11
Lake Norman Charter 15, Pine Lake Prep 10: Goalkeeper Aubrey Hamm made 17 saves, for a 63 percent save ratio in the victory.
Providence Day 16, Charlotte Christian 3: The Chargers’ Alex Emery and Lucy Dyer each scored five times.
Boys’ tennis
Cannon School 5, Charlotte Country Day 4: Isaac Szagyi and Cole Haigney won No. 1 and 2 singles respectively for Cannon School, then teamed for a victory in doubles. The Buccaneers’ Benjamin Farnham and Jonathan Randolph each won in singles and doubles.
Carmel Christian 9, High Point Wesleyan 0
Providence Day 9, Charlotte Christian 0: The Chargers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s private schools, improved to 10-0 overall.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
Monday’s #BIG5 Top Performers
Conner Barozzini, Hickory Grove baseball: home run, five RBIs in a 15-0 win over SouthLake Christian. He also pitched three innings of no-hit ball.
Brie Biddle, Cannon School softball: two home runs, three RBIs in a 15-0 win over Country Day.
Jason Johnson, Gaston Day: home run, six RBIs, in a 24-12 win over Spartanburg Day.
Monroe High softball: beat Garinger 30-15 and won its first game in at least 15 years.
Ali Skinner, Lake Norman Christian: six goals, assist in a 10-1 win over Concord Academy.
Baseball
SO MECK 4A
South Mecklenburg 16, Berry Academy 0
METROLINA ATHLETIC
Hickory Grove Christian 15, SouthLake Christian 0: Conner Barozzini homered and drove in five runs for the Lions. He also pitched three innings of no-hit ball, and two Hickory Grove relievers each pitched another inning without allowing hits.
NONCONFERENCE
Butler 5, Community School of Davidson 4
Carolina Royals 14, Queens Grant Charter 2: The Royals scored 13 times in the top of the first.
Gaston Christian 9, Providence Day 5: Freshman Meridian Leffew slammed two doubles, and David Nicks added a double and home run for the victors. Chase Jackson drove in three Providence Day runs.
Gaston Day 24, Spartanburg Day 12: Jason Johnson homered and drove in six runs for Gaston Day, and Brody Smith added two doubles.
Independence 15, West Charlotte 3: The Patriots’ Will Perry got the victory on the mound.
Mountain Island Charter 5, Piedmont Community Charter 1: The Raptors won behind two hits, two stolen bases and an RBI by Jack Ostendorf.
North Iredell 7, Lake Norman 3: Colby Umberger singled, doubled and drove in two runs for the victors.
Softball
CISAA
Cannon School 15, Charlotte Country Day 0: The Cougars remained atop the conference (4-0), as Brie Biddle smacked two home runs and drove in three runs. For the season, Biddle is batting .596 with six homers.
Covenant Day 4, Providence Day 2: The Lions, perhaps the area’s youngest varsity softball team, moved into a second-place tie with Charlotte Christian (each is 3-1), as Charlotte Hall drove in two runs. Covenant Day’s starting lineup features four seventh-graders and five freshmen.
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 1A-2A
East Gaston 18, Thomas Jefferson Academy 1
NONCONFERENCE
East Mecklenburg 17, Berry Academy 3: Freshman Zya Dunlap doubled, homered and drove in four runs for the Eagles.
Monroe 30, Garinger 15: The Redhawks won their first game in at least 15 years, capturing this slugfest. Accurate records date back to 2008, and Monroe had not won a varsity softball game in that time – until Monday.
Sun Valley 23, Forest Hills 2: Twin sisters Georgia and Katie Beijan led the Spartans, with each collecting three hits and three RBI. Georgia Beijan had two triples.
Girls’ soccer
SOUTH PIEDMONT 3A
Central Cabarrus 9, East Rowan 0: Ella Hicks and Scarlett Davis each scored twice for the Vikings.
FOOTHILLS ATHLETIC
Davidson Day 5, Statesville Christian 2
CATAWBA SHORES 1A-2A
Pine Lake Prep 3, Lincoln Charter 0: Every Garrett, Gracie Hughes and Ansley Nixdorf each scored goals, and Maddison Harris got the shutout in goal.
YADKIN VALLEY 1A-2A
Gray Stone Day 9, North Stanly 0
Mount Pleasant 2, South Stanly 0
Union Academy 4, Jay M. Robinson 1: The Cardinals (6-0 in conference) opened a two-game lead over Robinson (6-2).
NONCONFERENCE
Ashbrook 6, Garinger 0
Hopewell 4, Sun Valley 3: the host Titans won behind goals from Julia Needelman, Mackenzie Smith, Kathryn Cosentine and Emily Buck.
Lake Norman Christian 10, Concord Academy 1: Ali Skinner scored six goals and added an assist, and Jacie Kirwin scored four goals.
Piedmont 6, Butler 0
Boys’ lacrosse
Christ the King 17, Mountain Island Charter 1
Marvin Ridge 19, Parkwood 2: The Mavericks jumped to a 9-0 first-quarter lead and coasted. Ryan Ormond scored four goals, and Aidan Pelino collected 10 ground balls for the Mavs.
Pine Lake Prep 11, Community School of Davidson 8
Girls’ lacrosse
South Iredell 25, Patton 1: Shaiyan St. Brice had five goals and two assists, and Lily Goldstein added four goals.
South Mecklenburg 16, Hough 7
Weddington 20, Sun Valley 1: The Warriors’ Elektra Koulouris scored four goals, added four assists, and won 6-of-8 draws. Abbey McCarthy added four goals and two assists for the victors.
Boys’ tennis
Charlotte Country Day 8, Covenant Day 1: Covenant Day’s Hamilton Huitt beat Zach Lu in No. 1 singles, but the Buccaneers’ Aaryon Chopra took the No. 2 match, and the Bucs won five of six singles contests. Chopra teamed with Azod Bajwaj in taking No. 1 doubles.
Coaching opening
East Mecklenburg athletics officials say they are looking for a defensive backs coach for the Eagles’ football team. The person hired might have some defensive coordinator duties, officials say. If interested, contact Jason Fowler, at jason.fowler@cms.k12.nc.us.
Steve Lyttle on Twitter: @slyttle
