HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS
South Piedmont Conference champ Salisbury (4A) and runner-up Carson (5A) have earned first-round byes for the dual team tennis state playoffs.
Salisbury and Carson will play home matches in Wednesday’s second round. Carson will play Northwest Cabarrus or North Henderson. Salisbury will play Forbush or Mount Pleasant.
The first round is Monday.
West Rowan will be at home Monday against Robinson. East Rowan will play at Montgomery Central. South Rowan will play at Newton-Conover.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
MOUNT ULLA — Lydia Wilson had 22 kills as West Rowan beat East Rowan 3-1 on Thursday in South Piedmont Conference volleyball.
Maddie Sides had 16 kills for the third-place Falcons (13-7, 10-4).
Brinley Hiatt had 39 assists and 21 digs. Wilson had 18 digs, while Sides had 15.
Averie Little had three aces for West.
Paisleigh Goodman had 13 kills for the Mustangs (12-17, 6-8). Bristol Smith had 12 kills and four blocks.
Rylie Minton had three aces. Emory Stewart made 29 digs.
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CONCORD — South Rowan won 3-1 at Robinson in SPC action on Thursday.
Mary Kate Okula and Cressley Patterson had 13 kills for the second-place Raiders (17-4, 12-2).
Makenna Barham had four aces. Tenley Shell made 27 digs, while Patterson had 13. Aubree Knight had 37 assists.
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SPC tournament action starts on Oct. 12. Carson is the top seed.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
CONCORD — The Salisbury Hornets suffered a 5-2 road loss to Northwest Cabarrus on Thursday night despite jumping out to an early two-goal lead.
Salisbury falls to 15-2-2 on the season.
The Hornets came out aggressively and took a 2-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes.
Salisbury’s first goal came from Kevin Reyes applying pressure to the Northwest Cabarrus goalkeeper. The goalkeeper’s attempted clearance struck Reyes, and the ball ricocheted into the path of Carlos Cruz, who finished the opportunity for his second career goal with the Hornets.
Salisbury quickly added a second goal off a set piece. Reyes played a short free kick out wide to Henry Austin, who delivered a dangerous cross into the penalty area. A Northwest Cabarrus defender inadvertently headed the ball into his own net, giving the Hornets a two-goal advantage.
Northwest Cabarrus responded by earning two penalty kicks in the first half, converting both opportunities to level the match at 2-2 heading into halftime.
The second half saw Salisbury control possession for extended stretches and create opportunities to regain the lead. However, Northwest Cabarrus found the breakthrough approximately 15 minutes after the restart, using a long ball over the top to get behind the Salisbury backline and take a 3-2 lead.
The hosts extended their advantage shortly afterward by converting a third penalty kick. Northwest Cabarrus added its fifth goal with less than 15 minutes remaining, again capitalizing on a long ball over the top to complete the scoring at 5-2.
Despite the result, Salisbury showed attacking intent throughout the match, particularly during stretches of second-half possession. The Hornets will look to regroup and respond as they prepare for their upcoming Senior Night on Tuesday against Carson.
Coach Landon Goodman emphasized the importance of learning from the result and turning the team’s attention toward the next challenge.
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CHINA GROVE — Jabeer Mamadu scored three goals as Concord rolled 8-2 against Carson in SPC action on Thursday.
The Spiders are 10-0 in the SPC and 12-4-1 overall.
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Robinson edged South Rowan 1-0 in SPC play on Thursday.
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MOUNT ULLA — East Rowan topped West Rowan 3-1 in overtime in Thursday’s SPC action.
Patrick Sanchez scored twice for the Mustangs (7-9, 4-6). Joey Lino scored a goal. Giovanni Fuentes made six saves.
LOCAL GOLF
SALISBURY — GARS members played the first round of the GARS
annual ABCD Tournament at Corbin Hills.
A Flight handicap winner was Mike Williams with a net of 63.71.
A Flight scratch winner was Gene White with a 75.
B Fight handicap winner was John Struzick with a net of 61.08.
B Flight scratch winner was John Pakilla with a 79.
C Flight handicap winner was Ken Safrit with a net of 60.24.
C Flight scratch winner was Les Loman with a 79.
D Flight handicap winner was Mike Van Hecke with a net of 61.32.
D Flight scratch winner was Bob Turner with an 86.
Williams and White tied for low gross score with 75s.
Safrit won low net score. Super Senior was Bill Rogers with a net of 61.79.
Five members shot their age or better.
Struzick, 80, shot a 76. Wayne Kluttz, 82, shot a 77. Ed Miller, 82, shot an 82. Bobby Clark, 86, shot an 84.
Winsten Mahaffey, 89, shot an 81.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
The Erwin boys captured the first Tri-County Conference Cross Country championship yesterday with 38 points.
