Cougars tame Grizzlies 5-1
By GREER SMITH ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER Mar 14, 2023 Updated 7 hrs ago
HIGH POINT — Four pitchers for High Point Christian combined on a two-hitter that included hitless relief and the Cougars topped Oak Grove 5-1 in nonconference baseball on a chilly and windy night Tuesday at Truist Point.

HPCA scored all of its runs in the fourth after being held hitless and to just three base runners on walks in the first three innings. The Cougars batted around, pounding out four hits and drawing three walks in ending its scoring drought,

Bryson King and Mack Jackson started it with back-to-back walks and Maddox Perez sent a single through the hole, scoring King and tying the score at 1-all. Another walk loaded the bases, setting the plate for Evan Goodwin, who laced a two-run single to right. That marked the end for starter Jarred Lindholm.

After a strikeout, Yates Sikes smashed a two-run double off reliever Cale Waters, upping the lead to 5-1.

Lindholm, who held the Cougars hitless in the first three innings, was charged with all five runs. He struck out six and walked six.

Oak Grove, which mustered both of its hits against Cougar starter Hunter Kelly, rallied in the third. Jake Smith led off with a double and Kelly was replaced by Brock Powell after issuing his fourth walk. Powell issued a walk that loaded the bases, and Bo Tiller lofted a sacrifice fly to center that scored Smith.

Powell got out of the jam with a strikeout and a liner to third. He picked up the win as the pitcher of record when the Cougars took the lead.

Bryson King replaced Powell in the fourth and got out of a jam with a groundout and two runners out. King had three strikeouts, all in the fifth after a leadoff walk. Trace Aufderhar came on in the sixth, walked three and recorded five strikeouts. Two of the walks gave Oak Grove in the seventh but Aufderhar ended the game with his third strikeout of the inning.

Waters also allowed a single in the fourth then issued a strikeout for the final out with two on. Over the last three innings, he struck out five (including three in the fifth), allowed one walk and one hit.

HALIFAX 3 LAWRENCE 1
LAW : 0-0-0-0-0-0-1---1-5-1
HAL : 1-2-0-0-0-0-X---3-5-2
WP—Ashlynn Cooke
LP—Sam Hughson
LAW—Megan Stotesbury 2-3
HAL—Maddie Bethel 2-3
LAWRENCE 0-1 HALIFAX 3-1

The Nashville Graphic September 1939
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12-Charleston (South) - Ben Burnham (Carmel Christian)
13-Furman (South) - Garrett Hein (Concord First Assembly)
16-Howard (West) - Bryce Harris (Greensboro Day)
1-Kansas (West) - M.J. Rice (Prolific Prep CA via Durham Academy)
)2-Marquette (East) - Keeyan Itejere (GRACE Christian)
8-Memphis (East) - Elijah McCadden (Greenfield School)
11-NC State (South) Gregg Gantt (Trinity Christian), Alex Nunnally (Cary Academy), K.J. Keatts (GRACE Christian,)
11-Pittsburgh (Midwest) - K.J. Marshall (Trinity Christian)
15- Princeton (South) - Vernon Collins (Greensboro Day)
6-Texas Christian (West) - Tyler Lundblade (Greensboro Day)
10-Utah State (South) - Connor Gillis (Gaston Christian)

ADs/Coaches:

Providence Day has openings for regular season games in 2023-24 on the following dates:

November: 14, 16
December: 16
January: 6, 11, 25

Please let me know if you would be interested in scheduling. Thank you!

Ron Johnson

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A 5800 Sardis Road Charlotte, NC 28270
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CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN 15 NORTHWOOD TEMPLE 2
CFC : 9-0-4-1-1---15
NTA : 0-1-1-0-0---2
WP—Fisher Stancil
CFC—Rhett Alphin 2-2, Cason Pope 2-3, L.McLamb 1-1, Burns 1-1, Brock 1-2, T.McLamb 1-3
CFCA 2-1 NTA 1-1

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY, SALEM ACADEMY
HIGH POINT – Westchester Country Day raced past Salem Academy 9-0 in girls soccer Wednesday at Westchester.
It was the first match of the season for the Wildcats.

PARROTT 9 ROCKY MOUNT 8

Despite 14 Hits Rocky Mount Academy Falls In Eight Innings To Arendell Parrott Academy. Rocky Mount Academy came out slow in the first inning against Arendell Parrott Academy getting behind 3-0. The bats began to heat up but it wasn't enough in a 9-8 loss on Thursday in extra innings.

Westchester baseball races past Gaston Day
Michael Lindsay | Enterprise Sports Writer Mar 9, 2023 Updated 7 hrs ago
HIGH POINT – Westchester Country Day reached the state championship series last year. And early this season it’s showing its eagerness to get back.

The Wildcats batted around in all three of their at-bats – getting runners on, moving them and driving them in with timely hits – while pitcher Josh Hammond was dominant on the mound in beating Gaston Day 19-0 in four innings Thursday in nonconference baseball at Westchester.

“We talked a lot about it after our game Tuesday about being more aggressive at the plate and they showed that tonight,” Westchester coach Rob Woodall said. “Their swings were much more aggressive. They were putting the bat on the ball and doing what they needed to do from that standpoint.

“I was happy to see that, and we just have to keep building off what we did there. And, of course, Josh Hammond on the mound – that’s just Josh Hammond. That’s just what he does."

Tate Vogler, who doubled, and Cameron Daniel each went 2 for 2 with two RBIs for the Wildcats (2-0), who opened their season earlier in the week with an 8-2 win against the Forsyth Home Educators. Carson Daniel, who tripled, and Bryce Hooker, each had a hit and three RBIs as Westchester totaled nine hits for the game.

“I feel like we played well,” said Hooker, a senior catcher. “Coming off the win Tuesday, we hit better today, played better as a team and made the plays we’re always going to make.

“Coach Rob has always told us that we need to jump out right out of the gate and put up as many runs as we can. … It feels good. Coming off the state championship loss last year, we knew we had to come out hot and set the standard right away.”

The Wildcats, who reached last year’s NCISAA 2A championship series against The Burlington School, scored five runs in the first, 10 in the second and four in the third. Cameron Daniel highlighted the first with a two-run single, Carson Daniel had a two-run triple in the second, and four batters drew bases-loaded walks in the third.

Westchester – sending 10 batters to the plate in the first, 14 in the second and 10 in the third – applied constant pressure at the plate and on the base paths. The Spartans (1-4) made a handful of miscues, and the Wildcats were in position to take advantage and scored runs in bunches.

On the mound Hammond was stellar after a bit of a bumpy start, putting two runners on in the first. But he didn’t allow a hit until a slow roller near the mound in the fourth and struck out nine of the 15 batters he faced in earning the complete-game shutout. He struck out all three batters in the second and two of the three in the third.

And that’s exactly the type of performance early in the season that Westchester’s looking for.

“It’s huge for us,” Woodall said. “We’ve talked this season about coming in with energy all the time and not letting it be different. If we’re winning by 20 or losing by 20, we’re having energy all the time.

“These guys are working really hard to do that and carry them into their next level. They feel like they left something on the field last year and they want to get back.”

The Wildcats will play again Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against Northwest Guilford at Finch Field. They will then open PTAC play Tuesday at home against Greensboro Day.

mlindsay@hpenews.com | @HPEmichael

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY 19, GASTON DAY 0

GD 000 0 – 0 1 5
WCDS 5(10)4 X – 19 9 0

WP – J. Hammond (4IP, 9K, 1BB, 1H, 0R, WP, HBP); LP – Smith (.2IP, 2K, 3BB, 3H, 5R, WP)

Leading hitters: GD – Heilig (1-2); WCDS – Vogler (2-2, 2B, 2RBI), Cam. Daniel (2-2, 2RBI), Car. Daniel (1-2, 3B, 3RBI), Hooker (1-3, 2B, 3RBI), C. Hammond (1-1, RBI), Engle (1-1, 2B, RBI)

Commitment Alert: 2023 Ned Hull commits to Elon
by Patrick O'Brien

Each and every time Phenom Hoops gets to report or sees a commitment from a player we have seen over the years, it is always a fantastic day. It is great to see players achieve their goal to play at the next level and it is such a great accomplishment for that player.

Here is the latest commitment.
Player: Ned Hull
Class: 2023
Committed to: Elon

What Was Said by Phenom Hoops:

“Hull is a senior guard that continues to grab your eyes with his IQ and feel for the game. Helping run the show and offense, Hull also does a great job in making quality decisions, setting up his teammates well, and being a big threat with his jumper and range. He hit some big-time threes for his team, and is such a strong leader on the court.”

“Leadership comes in various forms for this Charlotte Latin squad, which certainly includes Hull and the poised manner in which he sets the tone. He’s a smooth offensive player with the ability to reliably pass, handle, and knock down jumpers from the perimeter. That being said, Hull can also attack the basket and make plays whenever necessary. He’s a solid defender and rebounder who positions himself to force turnovers and make an impact on the glass. Hull should be a great piece at the next level.”

“He shoots the ball at a high percentage from anywhere beyond the arc, consistently makes smart decisions with the ball in his hands, and simply knows how to outwork his assignment on both ends of the floor. Hull can create, both for himself and others, or spot-up and pose a lethal shooting threat. He possesses a very smooth jumper and, though he doesn’t force it, every shot looks like it’s going in. Hull truly does so much for this group, and should honestly be regarded as a main leader. He sets the tone, makes the extra pass, and understands how to do the little things.”

“Hull is a name that grabbed the attention recently at the Myers Park Summer League and only continued to do much of the same during the Live Period. Hull is a high IQ, fundamentally sound guard that can get his own shot when he wants and can really shoot the ball at a high rate. He doesn’t need much time or space to get it off, and one thinks that it is going in nearly every time. But he can score in other ways also while playing within an offense. Really expect him to be a name that gains traction throughout the summer and next season for Charlotte Latin.”

SALEM BAPTIST 11 HICKORY CHRISTIAN 0
HCA : 0-0-0-0-0---0
SBC : 2-2-7-0-X---11
WP—Brandon Lloyd
SBC—Andrew Baker 3-3, Avery Smith 2-2, Pleasant 1-2, Hedrick 1-2
HCA 0-1 DBC 1-0

How Christ School's seniors, transfers blended together for NCISAA state basketball title
Zachary Huber Asheville Citizen Times


Carmel Christian's Jaeden Mustaf thought he had a clear path to the rim to tie the NCISAA Class 4A boys basketball state championship game with a little over a minute to play.

But Christ School center Anthony Robinson rotated off his man, chased down Mustaf and swatted his layup attempt off the backboard emphatically. The Greenies' Lleyton Thomas-Johnson grabbed the rebound and threw it ahead to forward Jamari Briggs for the layup at the other end, giving them a four-point lead.

The Greenies then hit the free throws they needed to secure the 53-48 victory on Saturday at Forsyth Country Day over top-seeded Carmel Christian, the defending state champion.


It's the seventh state championship in program history, but its first in 12 years.

“I’m very happy for the kids that they had this opportunity,” coach Josh Coley said. “They’ll be able to tell that story for the rest of their life. Our seniors will take that with them for the rest of their life."


It’s an incredible ending to Coley’s second season leading Christ School (31-4). He took over the program after a 3-13 shortened season after the COVID pandemic, and said he never thought this kind of success would come so soon.

“I told my wife, I said we are way ahead of where I ever imagined we could be, but I’m not complaining at all,” Coley said. “It is a blessing to sit back and look at where we are vs. where we were 18 months ago.”

HPCA edges Ledford late in close softball battle

WALLBURG – High Point Christian found itself in a tough spot. But it came through with clutch plays to win the game.

The Cougars, trailing by a run and down to their last out, scored three runs in the top of the seventh to surge past Ledford 7-5 in a meeting of two of the area’s top softball programs Monday night at Ledford.

“It was awesome – it really was,” said HPCA coach Lin Hayworth, a former Ledford assistant coach. “This place is special to me too, because I worked here and helped coach (Charlie) Brown. He was really good to me, and I learned a lot from him like I did from Mike (North Davidson’s Mike Lambros).

“In a way, we just sort of battled through. Whatever happens happens and you’ve got to figure it out. And they did – they figured it out. This group scratches and claws, and they don’t give up. We talk about not giving up, not giving in – and they didn’t.”

Blakely Bowman and Lila Allred, who doubled, each had two hits for the Cougars (2-0), last year’s NCISAA 3A state champions. Lexi Hall, Maci Burkhart and Lauren Sexton – who doubled in the game-winning runs – each had a hit and two RBIs.

“It felt great,” said Hall, a senior pitcher/infielder. “We’re a really good unit and we work really well. We really pulled through in those clutch situations. It was great. I love being in those do-or-die situations. It’s amazing. That’s how a team’s supposed to run – as a unit. We’re supposed to be working together and we’ll always pull for each other.”

Laci Jarrell reached on an error to lead off the seventh, then moved to second on a pitch to the backstop. After a pair of outs, the Cougars were still no closer. But Hall laced a hard grounder through the middle to score Jarrell and tied the score.

Hall then stole second and advanced to third as the ball reached the outfield, and behind her Bowman walked and took second. Sexton, facing a new pitcher, drove a 2-0 pitch to center to give HPCA back the lead after the Panthers had rallied in the sixth.

“We had a little talk and my assistant coach, Todd Smith, said, ‘She’s going to bang it,’” Hayworth said. “And he was right. … We talk about how there’s always going to be adversity – not everything’s going to go right. Even though momentum changed a lot, we kept our heads about us. The kids played hard and they played together.”

Hall picked up the win in late relief, striking out three in two innings for the Cougars. Grace Henry took the hard-fought loss in middle relief for Ledford – perennially a 20-win team in NCHSAA play for much of the last decade.

Ava Francis had a double and a solo home run for the Panthers (1-1), who held a slim lead much of the game until HPCA scored four straight over the fifth and sixth innings. Ivye Francis added a two-run home run to key a four-run outburst in the sixth.

Leah Leonard also had two hits, including a double, while Henry had a hit and an RBI for Ledford, which had a runner on in the seventh and brought the tying run to the plate with one out but just couldn’t answer.

“I’m really proud of the way we came back in the sixth inning,” said Panthers coach Jonathan Evans, in his first season after moving over from Wheatmore. “We competed. We didn’t have a lot of offensive momentum, and we found some in that inning. So, I’m really proud of how we fought back. Just an inch or two away from probably winning that game.

“I thought we hit balls hard for the most part all night. They just found people. It’s always a tough decision to move runners and to bunt and things like that when you’ve got girls who are hitting balls right at people. So, we didn’t play our best offensive game but I don’t think it was a poor effort either.”

Te Cougars will host West Rowan today at 4:30 p.m. at Wallburg Baptist Church, while Ledford will welcome county rival East Davidson on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

mlindsay@hpenews.com | @HPEmichael

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN 7, LEDFORD 5

HPCA 000 031 3 – 7 9 1

LHS 100 004 0 – 5 8 3

WP – Hall (2IP, 3K, 2BB, 2H, 0R); LP – Henry (2.1IP, 1K, 1BB, 3H, 4R)

Leading hitters: HPCA – Burkhart (1-4, 2RBI), Hall (1-3, SF, 2RBI), Bowman (2-3), Sexton (1-4, 2B, 2RBI), L. Allred (2-3, 2B); LHS – I. Francis (1-4, HR, 2RBI), Leonard (2-4, 2B), A. Francis (2-4, 2B, HR, RBI), Henry (1-3, RBI)

HALIFAX 11 PUNGO 1
PCA : 1-0-0-0-0---1
HAL : 6-5-0-0-X---1
WP—Ashlynn Cooke
HAL—Maddy Bethel 3-3
HALIFAX 2-1

GIRLS SOCCER

Wilson Christian delivers Strother’s first win

First-year head coach Jordan Strother notched his first win leading the girls soccer team at his alma mater, Wilson Christian, with a 5-1 conquest of visiting Southside Christian on Monday afternoon.

Sophomore Bri Little scored three goals and freshman Melanie Raper dropped in the other two for WCA, coming off a 3-2 loss to Greenfield in its season opener Friday. Little and Raper each connected for a first-half goal to give the Lady Chargers a 2-0 halftime lead but the Warriors cut that in half about 17 minutes into the second half.

Wilson Christian then scored the last three goals. Senior Kate Hoskins delivered a pair of assists while Lily Hoskins added one helper. The Lady Chargers posted 11 shots to nine by the Warriors while WCA goalkeeper Skylar Davis registered eight saves.

“It feels good to get that first win underneath my belt,” Strother said. “The girls played really well, they connected the ball really well. The through ball worked really well for them tonight and they were able to beat the defense with the through ball.

“There’s only 14 girls on the team so I can’t work with much but they hustled the whole game.”

The Lady Chargers will visit Beddingfield on Tuesday.

Knights open season with shutout win
A Greenfield School girls soccer team that enters the 2023 season with aspirations of contending for an NCISAA 2-A state championship set exactly the tone it wanted to open the season Thursday night, dispatching visiting Fayetteville Academy 5-0 at Forbes Field.
The 2-A Knights of the NCISAA 2-A/3-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference piled up a 4-0 lead at halftime before adding an insurance marker in the second half against the 2-A Eagles of the 2-A/3-A Coastal Rivers Conference.
Yazi Bulluck notched a goal two assists, Avery Williams scored twice and added an assist and Darcy Dean added a goal and an assist for the Knights.
“We were all very excited and eager to get this 2022-2023 campaign started,” emailed Greenfield head coach Randol Mendoza. “The memory of a 1-A state championship loss is still fresh in our minds as we welcomed an NCISAA 2-A quarfterfinalist at Forbes Field. We seemed to pick up right where we left off with four goals in the first 30 minutes of the game. Our players arrived physically prepared and highly motivated as evidenced by the result of the first game of the season.”
Seventh grader Sydney Coolbaugh, the younger sister of Landyn Coolbaugh, a star for Greenfield’s boys team, scored the first goal of her varsity career in the game’s 60th minute.
“The Coolbaugh family comes from a goal-scoring pedigree,” Mendoza noted.
Greenfield outshot Fayetteville Academy 14-3, and goalkeeper Jeallen Holland made three saves for the clean sheet.
The Knights will head up the road Friday to visit local rival Wilson Christian, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m.

NORTHWOOD BASEBALL WINS OPENING DAY

It is a new Era in Northwood Temple Baseball. With only 4 returning players from last years team, one would be wondering how this team would live up to expectations for the ’23 season.

This team led by Senior Dakota Inman, got the Rock for the start on the mound. Dakota has had a brilliant Career for Northwood and is now putting his mark in his final season. Lee Christian started the day with scoring two runs in the first. Lead off walk by catcher Bailey Burd, base hit by 1st baseman Jacob Laney, which scored Burd. Northwood’s defense had a few mental errors but things settled down.

Dakota Inman on the mound had 11k’s , 1 walk, spreading 5 hits on 3 earned runs.

The Eagles answered back in the first with two runs to tie the game. Dakota Inman base hit with 2 stolen bases, and Tanner Shoe’s RBI single got things started for the Eagles. Then “In The Big Inning” came…with a combination of hits, walk, errors, the 3 things needed for the BIG INNING, happened.

Back to back Hit batters by Lincoln Brown and Bryaden Robinson, then Brown scored scored on Chris Furne’s single to right. Now back to the top of the order with Kaden Burns hit a run double to center. Dakota Inman and Colin Bowers followed with back to back hits which produced 2 more runs. In this inning Northwood sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 7 times with 4 hits.

Then the “BIG INNING came again in the bottom of the 4th, with Taeveon Whitted leading off with a single, followed by Antonio Banks and Lincoln Brown hits which produced 3 runs. Then the bases are loaded for Taeveon who has already batted in the inning, connecting with a bases clearing 3 run double which ended the scoring on the day for the Eagles with a total of 18 runs.

All three phases of the game was completed for a huge win and confidence builder for a young team. Next game is at home when the Eagles host Cape Fear Christian at 3:30 pm on Thursday, March 9th.

See You At The Nest!

David Huff
Head Baseball Coach

LEGION COLLEGIATE 13 CANNON 5
LCA : 0-4-0-9-0---13-17-1
CAN : 5-0-0-0-0---5-8-2
WP—Amelia Mason
LP—Emma Farley
LCA—Sydney Emanuel 3-4, Amelia Mason 3-4, Rayna Blackwell 3-4, Peyton Murray 2-4,Macie Tillman 2-4
CAN—Brie Biddle 2-3, K.Sturgill 1-2, Evans 1-2, Hartung 1-2, Campurciani 1-3, M.Sturgill 1-3, Wagner 1-3
CANNON 1-1

Knights use second-half rally to beat Chargers
By Andrew Schnittker

The Greenfield and Wilson Christian girls soccer teams delivered a thrilling chapter to the local rivalry on Wilson Christian’s field Friday night, with the Knights capturing a 3-2, come-from-behind victory.

The Lady Chargers delivered a season-opening statement with their ability to hang with an NCISAA 2-A state title contender in Greenfield, as the connection of Maddie Reynell (two goals) and Bri Little (two assists) gave WCA a 2-0 halftime lead.

“I’m extremely pleased with how they played tonight,” said Wilson Christian first-year head coach Jordan Strother after his first game coaching his alma mater. “They didn’t quit. They hustled until the very end. They showed some fight that I don’t think they realized they had.”

The Knights, however, struck for three second-half goals in order to secure the victory to improve to 2-0 on the young season.

Darcy Dean notched the game-winning goal for the Knights and assisted on Greenfield’s first goal, with Avery Williams and Yazi Bulluck each also recording a goal and an assist.

“I think in the second half, we really came together and played as a team,” Dean said. “We communicated and connected passes better than the first half.”

The Lady Chargers wasted little time seizing the momentum to start this one, striking just 3:32 into the action.

Little sent a ball across to Reynell, who tapped it past Greenfield goalkeeper Jeallen Holland for the 1-0 lead.

“It was huge,” Strother said. “I really think that’s what the girls needed, to see that goal go in early to help build that confidence and to show them that they are capable of playing really well.”


Wilson Christian executed a strong game plan throughout the rest of the opening 40 minutes, with the backfield, anchored by Little and Chloe Villaverde, doing its best to limit Greenfield’s opportunities.

“Wilson Christian was very opportunistic in the first half,” said Greenfield head coach Randol Mendoza. “They had two shots and they put both shots in the back of the net. So the biggest difference was that they made the best out of every chance they had in the first half. So us playing with a 2-0 at halftime forced us to pay attention to the details that can help turn this thing around.”

The Lady Chargers connected on their only other shot in the first half, with Little again sending a pass up to Reynell, who buried a shot from the top of the 18 to make it 2-0.

“We spaced the ball really well and we moved the ball really well,” Strother said. “We created passes in open space to transition into those offensive goals.”

The second half, however, was all Greenfield.
The Knights dented the scoreboard just 3:38 into the second half, with Williams firing home a pass from Dean to make it 2-1.

Not one minute later, Bulluck took a pass from Williams and buried a top-shelf shot from the top of the box, tying the game at two and tilting momentum to the Knights.

“We were more patient in the buildup of the play,” Mendoza said. “We were able to find each other, find passes in between lines and that to numerical advantages in the attacking third. With a little bit of patient and extra focus, you saw Yazi, Darcy and Avery all get on the score sheet. So it was back to seeing what we had been seeing in the last game.”

With about 22 minutes left, Dean received a feed upfield from Bulluck, dribbled inside the 18 and fired home a shot to give the Knights a lead they would not relinquish.

“Going forward, I think that I’m going to work on getting into space and calling for the ball,” Dean said.

The Lady Chargers did their best to push for the equalizer, but the Knights held on for the victory.

“Wilson Christian did a great job defending,” Mendoza said. “They were organized. It’s always a task in trying to get past Bri Little and Chloe Villaverde. They have some key pieces there that make them take, and they definitely proved that they’re hard to break down.”

Greenfield outshot Wilson Christian 12-3, with Holland making two saves in goal. Skylar Davis made three saves for WCA.

Mendoza said after the game that he was pleased with how his group responded to some early adversity.

“There’s going to plenty of times this season where we’re going to be up against it, and tonight was the first test of many,” Mendoza said. “It asks a little bit more of the players, the teammates. It brings the unity a little bit closer as well because you’re having to fight back and try to get a goal in, get a second goal in to tie the game. So they showed character in coming back.”

The Lady Chargers will now get set to host NCCSA 2-A East Region foe Southside Christian on Monday.

Strother, in his first year as WCA’s head coach after spending last season as an assistant on Don Samson’s staff, expressed excitement about his team’s prospects for this season.

“I feel really good about what this team can accomplish,” Strother said. “I know it’s just one game, but what I saw tonight was glimpses of a really good team.”

Greenfield will visit Coastal Christian on Tuesday, and look forward to welcoming back senior forward Chloe Howard, who missed the team’s first two games for a pre-planned vacation.

“From here, it’s just getting a few practices in to where we’re showing them positions on the field and where we want them to receive balls so we can find teammates, maximize the space and ultimately try to stretch out the opponent as much as possible,” Mendoza said. “But that’ll come with us having a few more sessions where we’re teaching them a little bit more of the build-up play.

BASEBALL Saturday

12:00--Freedom Christian vs Westchester
2:30--Harrells vs Trinity/Durham
5:00--Greenfield vs Thales/Rolesville
7:30--Wilson Christian vs Rocky Mount

2023 Patriot Invitational


Baseball Softball


Friday 3/3/23


3:30pm Faith vs Fayetteville Faith vs TEACH

6:00pm GFS vs Freedom Harrells vs CFC

8:30pm TSDCH vs Wilson CFC vs Wilson


Saturday 3/4/23


10:00am WCDS vs Harrells Freedom vs Thales

12:30pm Harrells vs TSDCH Faith vs CFC

3:00pm Freedom vs WCDS TEACH vs Freedom

5:30pm Fayetteville vs GFS Thales vs Harrells

8:00pm Wilson vs Faith Wilson vs TEACH

1A

Name School
Zeke Brock Cape Fear Christian Academy
John Henderson Jr. Crossroads Christian School
Sawyer Elkins Lee Christian School
Antonio Perkins Northside Christian Academy
Kyrell Shaw Northside Christian Academy
Josh Bullock Northside Christian Academy
Arael Jones United Faith Christian Academy
Alex Bates United Faith Christian Academy
Lance Gill United Faith Christian Academy
JD Bowden United Faith Christian Academy
Evan Morton United Faith Christian Academy
Tyler Chapin Victory Christian Center School

1A

Name School
Jada Bryant Cresset Christian Academy
Elyssa Phillips Crossroads Christian School
Isreal Thorpe Crossroads Christian School
Brianna Carelock Northside Christian Academy
Amani Womack Northside Christian Academy
Tyler Collins Northside Christian Academy
Zoe Henderson Northside Christian Academy
Reagan Stoop Pungo Christian Academy
Makenzie Slaughter Ridgecroft School
Tiana Gongora United Faith Christian Academy
Lydia Babirye Victory Christian Center School
Valeria Batista Victory Christian Center School

DURHAM ACADEMY 11 TRINITY /DURHAM 0
DUR : 3-2-2-2-2---11-12-0
T/D : 0-0-0-0-0---0-1-2
WP—Jack Goldstein
LP—Brandon Clark
DUR—Mark Caveney 2-2, Thomas Pollard 2-3, Sam Schaeffer 2-4, CW Hollenbeck 2-4, Emmey Christian 2-4, Chen 1-3
T/D—Cavender 1-2

DURHAM 1-0 TRINITY 0-2