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Fall Sports Guide 2010: On a wing & a prayer C SPORTS Steve Hanf ■■■

hoosing the cover subjects for our annual preview sections always involves a great deal of thought. With 15 schools to cover, talented athletes and intriguing storylines abound. Somehow, it always seems to fall into place. While there are plenty of talented players out there in every sport, one of football’s best seniors is Southwest Guilford’s Airyn Willis. And it just didn’t seem right not to

welcome High Point Christian Academy to the varsity with one of its top players in junior Colby Grant. Once the cover subjects were chosen, the idea of what to call this section was simply your friends in the sports department having a little fun with the English language. The phrase “on a wing and a prayer” is widely thought to have originated during World War II, made famous in a song about a plane

limping home after a bombing run. For our purposes, the wing is Willis and the new Southwest offense not built specifically for him, but certainly suited for his speed and athleticism. As for the prayer part, well, that was easy given High Point Christian Academy’s focus on offering a high-level athletic department that focuses on still-higherlevel goals off the field. There’s no truth to the rumor

that the Enterprise put this section together “on a wing and a prayer,” limping home to deadline! It certainly proved to be a labor of love with three sportswriters and two photographers, and we’re grateful to all the area athletic directors and coaches who helped us land this project at your doorstep once again. Enjoy! shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

2010 Fall Sports Guide Table of Contents

Southwest Guilford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4-6 High Point Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 8-10 T. Wingate Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 11-13 High Point Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 14-16 Wesleyan Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 17-19 Westchester Country Day . . . . . . . . Pages 20-21 Trinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 23-25 Ledford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 26-28 Wheatmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 29-31 Thomasville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 32-33 East Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 34-36 Ragsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 37-39 Southern Guilford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 39-41 Bishop McGuinness . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 42-44 Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 45-46 BEHIND THE FALL SPORTS GUIDE

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2010 Football Roster

Southwest ready to light up the scoreboard BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

HIGH POINT – Airyn Willis made quite a splash in the offseason by landing a scholarship offer from Georgia Tech. So even if Southwest Guilford wanted to disguise its plans for the upcoming season, there really wouldn’t be much point. “We’re not hiding what we want to do. We’re trying to get Airyn Willis the football,” said fourth-year Cowboys coach Scott Schwarzer. “He’s got a chance be a thousand-thousand guy – running and throwing – and we know teams are going to try to take him away from us.” The 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior speedster found the end zone 11 times last year while splitting time at running back, receiver and even QB. But when coaches decided in the offseason to run a spread-op-

Southwest Guilford will be looking for big things offensively and defensively out of (front, from left) Ryan Bristow, Bryan Hatchell and Kevin Stanfield as well as (back, from left) Raymond Bridges, Aaron Fletcher, Larry Edwards and Herbert Bridges. SONNY HEDGECOCK HPE

tion offense, they knew who their quarterback would be – even before he committed to Georgia Tech, which runs the same offense. “He came to me in the spring and said, ‘Coach, I want to play quarterback,’ and he has a chance to go down there and play quarterback,” Schwarzer said. “We’ve had more fun as a coaching staff putting it in. Chris Shoffner, our new offensive coordinator, he understands it. We’ve had our ups and downs with it. We’re never going to be as effective as a team that’s run it for years and years, but we’re getting there.” There’s a lot to like about an offense that starts by putting the ball in Willis’ hands each snap. Or in the hands of talented backup QBs DeMario Smith and Herbert Bridges, both of whom have excelled in the new offense. Once the quarterback gets on the move, the options abound. Raymond Bridges, Herbert

Bridges, Larry Edwards and Aaron Fletcher will get plenty of opportunities in the running game along with J.J. Garrison, Caleb Crosby and Braxton Daye. Talented receivers include Jarvis Dow, Micah McMaster and Lateef DeGroat as the Cowboys will look to pass sparingly but hit for big plays when they do. “The type kids we have, those little guys who can move, we’ve got the horses,” Schwarzer said. “Our biggest problem right now is depth on the offensive line.” Four starters return up front in Anson Robinson, Ryan Bristow, Kevin Stanfield and Bryan Hatchell, but Robinson could be out for the year due to illness. Others in the mix this fall include Quin Peeler, Zack Lowers, Brandon Banks and Tristan Cheviron. Several of those players will see

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No. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 12 17 18/50 20 21 22 23 25 30 31 32 33 34 35 41 45 51 52 55 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 74 77 80 81 82 85 86 88 90

Name Airyn Willis Robert Howze Herbert Bridges Raymond Bridges DeMario Smith Lateef DeGroat Jarvis Dow Larry Edwards Micah McMaster Jarvis Davis Brandon Banks Princeton Brown DaQuan Brooks Jon Ervin Kevin Ngongo Braxton Daye John Gehris Jake Schlaudecker Aaron Fletcher J.J. Garrison Terrill Garrison Caleb Crosby Gerquan McLaurin Archer Butler Ryan Bristow James Rogers Quin Peeler Bryan Hatchell Willie Morris Andrew Manson Barry Hedgebeth Kevin Stanfield Anson Robinson Rayshawn Williams Kadin Muhammad Jeshawn Baker Tristan Cheviron Zack Lowers Cody Fields LaMark Hairston Max Micelli Giovanni Lewis Michael Greene Tanner Butler Troy Holiday Macauley Rivas

Hgt. 6-2 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-9 6-3 5-8 5-7 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-6 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-11

Wgt. 200 165 165 170 165 180 160 175 175 190 230 160 160 150 200 210 190 170 200 180 160 165 180 200 250 275 220 200 220 220 180 250 210 200 220 230 220 230 180 180 175 180 160 175 160 200

Class 12 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 12 11 12 12 10 12 11 12 11 10 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 10 10 11 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12

Pos. QB/DB A-Back/DB WR/DB A-Back/DB QB/DB WR/DB WR/DB A-Back/DB WR/DB B-Back/OLB OL/DL WR/DB B-Back/OLB A-Back/DB B-Back/ILB WR/ILB WR/OLB B-Back/ILB B-Back/ILB B-Back/OLB WR/DB A-Back/DB WR/DB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/ILB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/ILB WR/DB QB/DB WR/DB WR/DB K/DB WR/DB K

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Aug. 20 – SE Guilford Aug. 27 – E. Guilford Sept. 3 – at Ledford Sept. 10 – vs. Andrews Sept. 17 – Open Sept. 24 – at Reynolds

Oct. 1 – at NW Guilford Oct. 8 – at Ragsdale Oct. 15 – Glenn (HC) Oct. 22 – at E. Forsyth Oct. 29 – vs. HP Central Nov. 5 – Parkland

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20 – Football vs. SE Guilford, 7:30 23 – Soccer vs. N. Guilford, 6 24 – Volleyball vs. W. Guilford, 6:30 24 – Soccer vs. Grimsley, 7 24 – Tennis at NE Guilford, 4:30 25 – Volleyball vs. SE Guilford, 6:30 25 – Tennis vs. NW Guilford, 4:30 25 – Cross country at NE Guilford, 5 26 – Volleyball at NE Guilford, 6:30 26 – Soccer at Southeast Guilford, 7 26 – Tennis at Andrews, 4:30 27 – Football vs. Eastern Guilford, 7:30 30 – Volleyball vs. N. Guilford, 6:30 30 – Tennis at Ragsdale, 4:30 30 – Cross country at City/County, 5 30 – Golf at Asheboro, 4:30 31 – Volleyball at S. Guilford, 6:30 31 – Soccer vs. W. Guilford, 7

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time on defense, which returns five starters from a unit that struggled at times. Southwest, after winning its first three games, lost seven straight in a 4-7 campaign that included just one win in the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference. The defense allowed 21.5 points per game and the offense managed just 13.8. Raymond Bridges, who Schwarzer said could be an all-conference performer on both sides of the ball, returns in a strong secondary. He’ll play free safety along with DeGroat, Princeton Brown and even Willis when needed. The Bridges also will play some corner along with Robert Howze. Banks is a college prospect and returns to lead the way up front at one of the ends. Others along the line will include Peeler, Willie Morris, James Rogers, Lowers, Stanfield, Bristow and Andrew Manson. John Gehris, a three-year starter who Schwarzer called “arguably one of the best players I’ve ever coached,” leads the way at inside linebacker after playing OLB last fall. Joining him on the inside will be Fields and Kevin Ngongo, while outside linebackers will be Fletcher, Daye, Gerquan McLaurin and Jarvis Davis. “The key on defense will be for us to be a ‘bend-don’t-break’ defense,” Schwarzer said. “We cannot give up big plays – we were the worst third-down-and-long team in the country last year. We know we’re going to give up some yardage. We just can’t give up big plays.” Tanner Butler returns from last season in the kicking game, while Macaulay Rivas and McMaster are also getting in some work. Special teams will be just as important as the offense’s development and the defense’s improved toughness as Southwest tries to make strides this season after several close defeats a year ago. “We’ve got to find a way to win the ones we’re not supposed to win, and early success is important,” Schwarzer said. “Three years in a row with Andrews we’ve been right there, Ragsdale two of the last three years, Glenn was close two years in a row. We’ve just got to find a way to turn the corner. The culture has started to change here.”

September 1 – Soccer at NE Guilford, 7 1 – Tennis vs. Glenn, 4 2 – Volleyball at NW Guilford, 6:30 2 – Soccer at N. Guilford, 7 2 – Tennis at W. Guilford, 4:30 2 – Cross country vs. W. Guilford, 5 2 – Golf vs. Grimsley, 4:30 3 – Football at Ledford, 7:30 7 – Volleyball vs. Ragsdale, 6:30 7 – Soccer vs. SE Guilford, 7 7 – Tennis at E. Forsyth, 4:30 7 – Golf vs. Asheboro, 4:30 8 – Tennis vs. HP Central, 4:30 8 – Cross country vs. Andrews, 4:30 8 – Golf at E. Guilford, 4 9 – Volleyball at Glenn, 6:30 9 – Soccer at Trinity, 7 9 – Tennis at SE Guilford, 4:30 9 – Golf vs. NGuil, EGuil, 4:30 10 – Football vs. Andrews, 7:30 13 – Soccer vs. NE Guilford, 7 14 – Volleyball at E. Forsyth, 6:30 14 – Soccer vs. Reynolds, 7 15 – Tennis at Andrews, 4:30 15 – Cross country at PTC Preview, 5 16 – Volleyball vs. HP Central, 6:30 16 – Soccer at NW Guilford, 7 16 – Tennis vs. SE Guilford, 4:30 16 – Golf at N. Guilford, 4:30 20 – Volleyball at W. Guilford, 6:30 20 – Tennis at NW Guilford, 4:30 21 – Volleyball vs. Parkland, 6:30 21 – Soccer at Ragsdale, 7 21 – Golf at Guilford Co. Inv., 1

22 – Volleyball at E. Guilford, 6:30 22 – Tennis vs. Ragsdale, 4:30 22 – Cross country host PTC, 5 23 – Soccer vs. Glenn, 7 23 – Tennis at Wesleyan, 4 24 – Football at R.J. Reynolds, 7:30 25 – Cross country at Guilford County Inv., 9 a.m. 27 – Tennis at Glenn, 4:30 27 – Golf at Ragsdale, 4:30 28 – Volleyball vs. NW Guilford, 6:30 28 – Soccer vs. E. Forsyth, 7 29 – Tennis vs. E. Forsyth, 4:30 29 – Cross country at NW Guilford, 5 29 – Golf at HP Central, 4:30 30 – Volleyball at Ragsdale, 6:30 30 – Soccer at HP Central, 7 30 – Tennis vs. Page, 4:30

October 1 – Football at Northwest Guilford, 7:30 2 – Cross country at Hagan-Stone Classic, 9 a.m. 4 – Volleyball at N. Guilford, 6:30 4 – Tennis at HP Central, 4:30 4 – Golf at E. Forsyth, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. Glenn, 6:30 5 – Soccer at Parkland, 7 6 – Cross country host PTC, 5 6 – Golf at NW Guilford, 4 7 – Volleyball vs. E. Forsyth, 6:30 8 – Football at Ragsdale, 7:30 11 – Volleyball vs. Andrews, 6:30 11 – Golf host PTC match, 4:30 12 – Volleyball at HP Central, 6:30 12 – Soccer vs. NW Guilford, 7 12 – Tennis at PTC tourney, TBA 13 – Cross country host PTC, 5 14 – Volleyball at Parkland, 6:30 14 – Soccer vs. Ragsdale, 7 15 – Football vs. Glenn, 7:30 18 – Volleyball at PTC tourney, TBA 18 – Golf at PTC tourney, 1 19 – Soccer at Glenn, 7 20 – Cross country at PTC Champs., TBA 21 – Soccer at E. Forsyth, 7 22 – Football at East Forsyth, 7:30 26 – Soccer vs. HP Central, 7 28 – Soccer vs. Parkland, 7 29 – Football vs. HP Central, 7:30

November 5 – Football vs. Parkland, 7:30

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Among the top Southwest Guilford runners this year will be girls (from left) Caitlin Spinks, Adrianna Sarrimanolis and Shelby Jones and boys (from left) Hassan Rahim, Nathan Fuchs, Corey Albrecht and Joe Zhan.

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Coach: Glenn Boulton Last year in review: The girls finished second in the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference and seventh in the regionals. The boys finished fourth in the PTC and 13th in the regional. Key returners: One returning all-conference runner in Caitlin Spinks, plus Adrianna Sarrimanolis, Shelby Jones and

Carly Misenheimer for the girls, and Hassan Rahim, Joe Zhan, Nathan Fuchs and Corey Albrecht for the boys. Key newcomers: Senior Ryan Gargano. The coach says: “Overall, we have had an excellent preseason. We look forward to having successful seasons on both teams.”

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The Cowgirls will be looking to make net gains this fall with key players such as (from left) Morgan Jackson, Carrie Lee and Jacklyn Pfuhl. SONNY HEDGECOCK HPE

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD TENNIS

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Coach: Keith Murphy

Last year in review: Finished 5-10 overall, 5-7 Piedmont Triad 4A, fifth in the league and narrowly missing a tie for fourth save for a 5-4 loss to High Point Central. Individually at PTC tournament,

the Cowgirls had first-round wins by Michelle Marrara, Morgan Jackson, Jacklyn Pfuhl, Sally Han and Paola Ibe, but SWG did not make it to the second day. Jackson and Heather Min were All-PTC.

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SOUTHWEST GUILFORD SOCCER

Out to spike the competition this year for Southwest Guilford are (from left) Courtney Ramirez, Rachael McKinney, Whitney Tobin and Sarah Warnock.

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Coach: Rob Szitas (sixth season)

Last year in review: Undefeated regular season (20-0-3), undefeated Piedmont Triad Conference champs (12-0), lost in second round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs to Ardrey Kell, ended year 21-1-3; eight players made all-conference. Key returners: All-conference players Stephen McDaniel (senior defender), Andrew Daniel (senior forward) and Gray DePasquale (senior midfielder); McDaniel was the conference defensive player of the year. Daniel was the

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SOUTHWEST GUILFORD VOLLEYBALL

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Coach: Cindy Seymour

Last year in review: Finished 6-16 overall and fourth in the Piedmont Triad 4A.

Key returners: Senior Sarah Warnock, who led in attacks and digs last season, will return as outside hitter. Senior Rachael McKinney will play

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The Cowboys will be looking for a kick this season out of players such as (from left) Christian Olds, Sotos Pagiavlas, Gray DePasquale and Jak Keck.

opposite Warnock, and Courtney Ramirez will round out the front row as middle hitter. Key newcomers: Junior Whitney Tobin will start as setter this season after a two-year hiatus from the position. The coach says: “We have five seniors on this

year’s squad and plenty of reserve players anxious to get playing time. These seniors are determined to put Southwest volleyball back on the map! Whitney has stepped up and committed herself to setting for us. She hustles on the court and has great hands. She’s going to get the ball out to the attackers and drive this offense.”

team’s leading scorer, and DePasquale was an all-region performer. Others returning who either started or saw significant action are Greg Funk (senior central defender), Jak Keck (senior defender), Erik Collazo (junior midfielder), Gabe Dobbins (junior defender), Casey Bolt (senior forward), Lucio Covarrubias (senior forward) and Danny Gillespie (sophomore keeper). Key newcomers: Players who saw some varsity action last year but will be heavily involved this season are Alex

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SOUTHWEST GUILFORD GIRLS GOLF

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Coach: Ryan Richmond (first year as head coach after assisting boys team last spring; will be boys head coach this year) Key returners: Senior Sarah Adams is a solid performer with a good swing. We’re expecting great things from her. Senior Paige Lummert has a good long game and senior Kirsten Lee brings a

solid short game. Sophomore Alyssa Nance also returns. Key newcomer: Sophomore Chrissy Moore is new to the team and new to golf. The coach says: “We’re hoping to be competitive. They’re a great group of girls – I’ve had them all in class.”

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Bison headliners are back in the spotlight BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

HIGH POINT – The offensive stars return. The defensive stars return. Are the stars aligned for High Point Central’s football team to make some noise in November and December? “We’ve had a chance to develop these guys for three, four years,” said fourth-year Bison head coach Wayne Jones. “The expectations for them are going to be high. We expect them to compete for a conference championship and go deep in the playoffs, and each of them have the ultimate goal to compete for a state championship.” Last year’s squad finished 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the brutal Piedmont Triad 4A Conference. The Bison avenged a 14-7 regular-season

High Point Central’s fearsome defense can’t wait to get its hands on opposing ball carriers. The line will include (front, from left) Merritt Blanks, Antoine Copes, Sean Myers and Jonathan White, while the secondary boasts (back, from left) Aaron Leach, Tyreek Sparks and Brian Primus. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE

loss to Glenn with a 14-13 win in the opening round of the 4A playoffs, then fell 21-6 to powerful Dudley in the second round. That run came on the heels of a 6-6 mark two years ago and 3-8 record in Jones’ debut year. “We’ve improved three wins each year,” Jones remarked. “If we improve by three again this year, that will speak highly of the kids and the coaching staff.” It could happen, despite a challenging schedule that begins tonight with a trip to R.J. Reynolds. Quarterback Drew Adams and receiver Derek Grant return for senior years in which they’ll continue being recruited by college coaches at various levels. Running back Lashuran Monk is back after a breakout sophomore season in which he led the team in rush-

ing. Toss in three full-time starters back from the offensive line, and you’ve got to like Central’s chances of scoring some points out of its spread option attack. “We’re not real big, so we’ll make sure we get the ball on the perimeter to athletes in space, try to chip away at people,” Jones said. “We’re definitely excited about having those guys. Sean (Monk) is one of those guys, you get him to the open field, he can cause trouble. Derek does a great job catching the football – I’d like to see him be more of a game-changer this year. Drew does a good job operating the offense. I’m looking forward to Drew spreading the ball out and trying to make them defend five people.” Adams slumped a bit last year

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No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 25 28 30 32 33 34 43 50 52 54 55 62 64 66 70 72 74 75 76 77 86 88

Name Jacorey Davis Rubin Crosby Robert McCauley Jonathan White Lashuran Monk Drew Adams Derek Grant Eugene Hopson Brian Primus Aaron Leach Tyreek Sparks Justin Johnson Darnell White Triston Davis Brian Kearns Germaine Pratt Travis Dillard Lefonze Williams Cody Wilson Austin Miller Ari Craig Merritt Blanks Max Law Tyrone Little Charlie Green Jamel Jacobs Tim Latimore Jawan Hilton Anderson Spencer Taylor Oots Alex McFee Jay Chapman Sean Myers Greg Aiken Thomas Primus Rashawn Spears Vince Carrono Marquis Hairston Brandon Kearns

Hgt. 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-8 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-0 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-4 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-0

Wgt. 160 180 185 270 180 185 200 160 200 190 165 170 160 150 170 165 170 180 158 160 158 245 150 159 220 215 200 245 250 215 220 245 260 260 265 205 306 180 155

Class 11 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 11 11 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 12 12 10 12 12 12 11 12

Pos. WR/FS LB/RB LB/RB DE/TE RB/DB QB WR WR LB/RB OLB/RB DB/WR WR/QB DB/WR OLB QB WR/DB DB/WR RB/DB DB/RB K DB/RB DE/TE K OLB OL DE DE OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL DL OL DE WR

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Aug. 20 – at Reynolds Aug. 27 – Grimsley Sept. 2 – Lexington (Thurs.) Sept. 10 – at Smith Sept. 17 – Andrews Sept. 24 – E. Forsyth

Oct. 1 – Open Oct. 8 – NW Guilford (HC) Oct. 15 – at Parkland Oct. 22 – Glenn Oct. 29 – at SW Guilford Nov. 5 – at Ragsdale

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Coach: Kim Stalnaker (sixth season for girls golf, 12th season coaching the boys). Last year in review: Girls finished fourth in Piedmont Triad Conference. Breana Boyd was All-PTC as a senior and advanced to the 4A state championship as an individual qualifier and finished 37th overall. Key returners: Mari Norcross (senior), Madeline Rhoten (senior), Kate Mann (senior), Laura Galanti (senior who injured knee during the summer) and freshman Jennifer Galanti. The coach says: “No superstars here, just a great group of International Baccalaureate scholar-athletes that hope to have some fun and improve as golfers and competitors. This team is actually any coach’s dream. Once again, I won’t have to worry about discipline problems or grades. We hope to relax, have fun and enjoy the great fall golf courses and the nice fall weather and possibly improve our games. We need to encourage our underclass women to come out and try this game of golf; otherwise, we may lose our Lady Bison golf team next year!”

High Point Central’s small girls golf team hopes to get a big boost this season from Laura Galanti (left) and Jennifer Galanti as the squad prepares for play in the tough Piedmont Triad 4A. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE

SPOTLIGHT Stars return for HPC football FROM PAGE 8

with 1,177 yards in the regular season to go with 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, but the smart senior – No. 1 in his class – will be getting looks from Football Championship Subdivision schools, Jones said. Grant, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound receiver, also is hearing from those colleges as well as D-Is. Another talented receiver in the mix is JV call-up Justin Johnson. Monk catches the ball well out of the backfield and will get plenty of touches along with offensive reserves such as Tyreek Sparks and Jacorey Davis. The line will be anchored by right tackle Vince Carrono, right guard Thomas Primus and left guard Anderson Spencer. That trio started all last year, while center Taylor Oots played a major role last fall due to injury. Oots and Jawan Hilton are fighting for the center spot, with newcomer Greg Aiken and former defensive player Sean Myers also filling in on what so far is a solid but thin line.

For all the talent that returns on offense, Jones said the defense was ahead of that unit in early practices. That’s because three linemen and two outside linebackers return in starting roles, led by East Carolina commit Jonathan White. The 6-4, 270-pound White is expected to “be a dominating force out there,” Jones said. “We want him to play hard every down, every series, demand that people are going to have to double-team you. We want him to disrupt the ball in the backfield, get in throwing lanes, just cause trouble.” Should White command those double-teams, look out: At the other defensive end spot, the 6-3, 245-pound Merritt Blanks – MVP of the line last year – lies in wait along with fellow lineman Myers (6-4, 260): “They give us a good front on the defense,” Jones said. Aaron Leach and Brian Primus return at outside linebacker, with varsity backup Robert McCauley likely the third piece of that puzzle. Central’s talented secondary last year – an interception waiting to happen on every passing play – only returns Sparks at strong safety, but Jones likes how the secondary looks with Davis, Monk and Travis Dillard rotating into the corner and safety spots.

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August

20 – Football at R.J. Reynolds, 7:30 23 – Tennis vs. E. Forsyth, 4:30 24 – Volleyball at Andrews, 6:30 25 – Soccer at Trinity, 7 25 – Cross country vs. Ashe/Grims, 4:30 26 – Volleyball vs. Grimsley, 6:30 26 – Soccer vs. Asheboro, 7 26 – Tennis vs. Grimsley, 4:30 27 – Football vs. Grimsley, 7:30 30 – Soccer at Asheboro, 7 30 – Tennis at NW Guilford, 4:30 30 – Cross country at City/County, 4:30 31 – Volleyball vs. E. Forsyth, 6:30 31 – Tennis at Andrews, 4:30

September 2 – Football vs. Lexington, 7:30 7 – Volleyball vs. NW Guilford, 6:30 7 – Soccer at Andrews, 6 7 – Tennis vs. Glenn, 4:30 8 – Volleyball at S. Guilford, 6:30 8 – Tennis at SW Guilford, 4:30 8 – Cross country vs. Andrews, 4:30 9 – Volleyball at Parkland, 6:30 9 – Soccer at Grimsley, 7 10 – Football at Smith, 7:30 13 – Soccer vs. Andrews, 6 13 – Tennis at Ragsdale, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. Glenn, 6:30 14 – Soccer vs. E. Forsyth, 7 15 – Tennis at E. Forsyth, 4:30 15 – Cross country at PTC Preview, 4:30 16 – Volleyball at SW Guilford, 6:30 16 – Soccer at S. Guilford, 6 16 – Tennis vs. Andrews, 4:30 17 – Football vs. Andrews, 7:30 21 – Volleyball at Ragsdale, 6:30 21 – Soccer vs. NW Guilford, 7 21 – Tennis vs. S. Guilford, 4:30 22 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 7 22 – Tennis vs. NW Guilford, 4:30 22 – Cross country at SW Guilford, 4:30

23 – Volleyball at E. Forsyth, 6:30 23 – Soccer at Parkland, 7 23 – Tennis vs. Asheboro, 4:30 24 – Football vs. E. Forsyth, 7:30 27 – Volleyball vs. S. Guilford, 6:30 27 – Golf at Ragsdale, 4:30 28 – Soccer at Glenn, 7 29 – Volleyball at Trinity, 6:30 29 – Tennis at Glenn, 4:30 29 – Cross country host PTC, 4:30 29 – Golf host PTC, 4:30 30 – Volleyball at NW Guilford, 6:30 30 – Soccer vs. SW Guilford, 7

October 4 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 4 – Golf at E. Forsyth, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. Parkland, 6:30 5 – Soccer at Ragsdale, 7 6 – Tennis vs. Ragsdale, 4:30 6 – Cross country at Ragsdale, 4:30 6 – Golf at NW Guilford, 4 7 – Volleyball at Glenn, 6:30 7 – Soccer at E. Forsyth, 7 8 – Football vs. NW Guilford, 7:30 11 – Golf at SW Guilford, 4:30 12 – Volleyball vs. SW Guilford, 6:30 12 – Tennis at PTC tourney, TBA 13 – Cross country at SW Guilford, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. Ragsdale, 6:30 14 – Soccer at NW Guilford, 7 15 – Football at Parkland, 7:30 18 – Volleyball at PTC tourney, TBA 18 – Golf host PTC tourney, 1 19 – Soccer vs. Parkland, 7 20 – Cross country at PTC Champs., 4 21 – Soccer vs. Glenn, 7 22 – Football vs. Glenn, 7:30 26 – Soccer at SW Guilford, 7 28 – Soccer vs. Ragsdale, 7 29 – Football at SW Guilford, 7:30

November 5 – Football at Ragsdale, 7:30

“Hopefully that front four and those linebackers will cause enough trouble in people’s backfield that we can get some more picks,” Jones said. “A lot of times a good pass defense in the secondary starts with having a good front, not giving a quarterback a chance to make his reads and pick you apart.” Both Bison kickers return in soccer standouts Max Law (kickoffs) and Austin Miller (punting, PATs, field goals). shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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Coach: Kim Foust (fourth year) Last year in review: Last year was a difficult year for volleyball at Central. When we took over the program three years ago, the volleyball team had only won a single match the previous season. Through hard work we have increased participation and increased wins to five last year. We had one all-conference player (Jenny Lindh). One of our key wins was senior night against Glenn (31), which was the second year in a row we won the senior night game. While we were improved, we still were not where we wanted to be.

Key returners: Taylor Hamrick, junior, moving to setter

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Top Bison spikers this fall are expected to be (from left) Kameron Hardy, Mary Bryan Smith and Tevyn Jones.

Setting goals

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High Point Central’s soccer team will be led by (from left) Austin Miller, Joel Chambers, Jesus Martinez and Max Law.

Leading the way this fall for the Bison cross country teams will be (from left) Stephanie Verdi, Carly Griffin, Richard Segal, Stephanie Blair and Josh Skinner. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE

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Coach: Mark C. Claar

Key returners: Seniors Stephanie Blair, Carly Griffin, Stephanie Verdi and Sarah King, plus Makenzie O’Brien, Jacky Poston, Victoria Chu for the girls. For the boys, seniors Ben Horne,

Taylor Tutton, Arthur Wall, Jes Smothers, and Jeremy Anderson. Key newcomers: Jeremy Williams, a senior

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Bison net work

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Among the top players for High Point Central’s tennis team are (from left) Hannah Howell, Miller Heiman and Sara Howell.

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2010 Football Roster

Run game key in Raiders’ run to playoffs BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

HIGH POINT – The date of the 2AA championship game is prominently displayed on the bulletin board in the T. Wingate Andrews football office. To make a run to that magical Saturday in December, the Red Raiders will have to run the ball and not get run over on defense. “To be successful we have got to stop the run – we didn’t stop the run at all last year,” said fourthyear Raiders coach Rodney McKoy. “And we have to be able to run the ball. We’ve made changes to get into more running situations.” Andrews capped the 2009 season with a 7-5 record and 4-1 mark in

A strong Red Raider defensive line will be led by (front, from left) Antonio Jackson, Maurlon Miller, Andy Embree and Jeremy Wright, while the athletic secondary includes (back, from left) Byron Phillips, Jalen Turner, Mike McGill and Chris Paulings. DON DAVIS JR. HPE

the Piedmont Athletic 2A Conference. Some of those wins came in contests in which the Raiders never did stop the run, but simply outscored the opposition. Some of the losses included crushing penalties and lapse after lapse in defending the run. “We cleared up some issues we had with kids doing the right things,” McKoy said. “That’s important to me for kids to act the right way inside the building and outside the building, and we addressed some issues on work habits. I think the product will be a little bit different from what it’s been.” For starters, McKoy himself is moving from the offensive side to the defense. But he didn’t leave the cupboard bare for those in charge

of the offense. One of the area’s leading passers in Marquez Swinton, the leading receiver in Mark Johnson, and strong running back Xavier Quick all return. Swinton, despite being only a junior, has started 21 straight games since bursting onto the scene as a freshman when an injury had the Red Raiders in need of help. Last year, Swinton threw for 1,539 yards. Johnson, a senior, was his favorite target with 44 catches for 790 yards and eight touchdowns. The only negative was how many times the duo failed to connect: Swinton was plagued with 14 interceptions last fall to go with just 13 TDs. “This is the year for his experi-

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No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 27 30 32 33 34 35 42 44 48 51 52 53 55 56 61 65 73 74 75 89

Name Mark Johnson Chris Paulings Tiquan McClain Ryan Bostic Marquez Swinton Mike McGill Jamaril Milliken Xavier Quick Rodderick Campbell Khyree Jones Darrin Miller Jake Hagler Davie Wade Nicholas Robinson Eli Mason Kuachour Ret Byron Phillips Bryan Bostic Qualin Price Rakwan Hayes Jeremy Wright Derrick Graham Adam Hebbard Antonio Watts Brytine Chandler Shae Wright Kenova Childress Lyelle Davis Jacob Hairston Antonio Jackson Andy Embree Maurlon Miller Simeon Robbins Jerry Brown Terrence Hood Teonce Jones Maurice Biggers Jalen Turner Justin Ratliff

Hgt. 6-2 5-9 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-8 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-0 5-7 6-2 5-7 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-7 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-7 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-6

Wgt. 175 170 140 150 170 180 160 195 170 175 145 150 150 140 150 150 170 145 175 160 195 145 145 150 160 170 180 165 230 220 175 255 165 215 260 275 245 290 145

Class 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 10 12 11 12 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 12 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 11 10 11 11 11

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Aug. 20 – Smith Aug. 26 – Clt. CD (Thurs.) Sept. 3 – Grimsley Sept. 10 – at SW Guilford Sept. 17 – at HP Central Sept. 24 – Lexington

Oct. 1 – Open Oct. 8 – at Atkins Oct. 15 – Trinity Oct. 22 – at Randleman Oct. 29 – at Carver Nov. 5 – Wheatmore

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The Red Raiders will be seeking net gains from top tennis performers (from left) Patricia Geigel, Cierra Atkins and Helena McGill.

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Coach: Jerry Young (Head coach for six years, assistant for four)

ley, plus junior Patricia Geigel, were allconference and qualified for regionals.

Last year in review: Finished second in the PAC-6 2A at 6-3; qualified for state playoffs for the first time in four years; seniors Bria Byrd and Ashley Bai-

Key returners: Senior captain Patricia Geigel returns as the No. 1 player in

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Set for success The T. Wingate Andrews volleyball team will be led by players such as (from left) Jacqueline Vera, Cherish McArthur, Nora McKiver and Jill Ricks.

ence to show,” McKoy said of Swinton. “He played really good as a freshman, played decent as a sophomore, but had too many interceptions that put him and the defense in a bad situation. I think he’s going to iron out some of those youthful mistakes, and by us running the ball equally, teams will have to stop that as well.” Quick will help there. The senior enjoyed several strong games early in the year before suffering an injury, and a revolving door at running back ensued. This season, Quick will be joined by Southwest Guilford transfer Derrick Graham and former JV standout Rodderick Campbell, plus returning fullback Antonio Watts, as the squad shifts from the spread attack to a more multiple look. And while more focus will be put on the run game, Swinton still will be able to find reliable receivers in Johnson, second-year starter Ryan Bostic, and young talents Eli Mason and Davie Wade. The offensive line returns Antonio Jackson at left tackle and Jalen Turner at right guard. Inexperienced players who McKoy likes nevertheless because of their good size up front include Teonce Jones, Jacob Hairston, Maurlon Miller, Jerry Brown and Simeon Robbins. Those in the mix at tight end will be Kenova Childress, Khyree Jones and Mike McGill. Experience won’t be an issue on the defen-

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August

20 – Football vs. Smith, 7 24 – Volleyball vs. HP Central, 5 26 – Football vs. Charlotte Country Day, 7:30 26 – Volleyball vs. Dudley, 5 26 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 30 – Volleyball vs. Ragsdale, 5 30 – Tennis at S. Guilford, 4:30 31 – Tennis vs. HP Central, 4:30

September 2 – Soccer vs. E. Guilford, 6 2 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 3 – Football vs. Grimsley, 7:30 7 – Volleyball at Dudley, 5 7 – Soccer vs. HP Central, 6 7 – Tennis at Atkins, 4:30 8 – Cross country at HP Central, 4:30 9 – Soccer at S. Guilford, 6 9 – Tennis vs. Trinity, 4:30 10 – Football at SW Guilford, 7:30 13 – Soccer at HP Central, 6 13 – Tennis at Randleman, 4:30 14 – Volleyball at Atkins, 5 14 – Soccer at E. Guilford, 6 15 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 15 – Cross country at S. Guilford, 4:30 16 – Volleyball vs. Trinity, 5 16 – Tennis at HP Central, 4:30 17 – Football at HP Central, 7:30 20 – Tennis vs. Wheatmore, 4:30 21 – Volleyball at Randleman, 5 21 – Soccer vs. S. Guilford, 6 22 – Volleyball at W. Guilford, 5 22 – Tennis vs. Atkins, 4:30 22 – Cross country at Wheatmore, 4:30 23 – Volleyball at Carver, 5 23 – Soccer at Lexington, 6

sive line, where a number of players return. McKoy fully expects the experienced group to be tougher against the run. Three-year starters Jeremy Wright and Jackson will be on the ends, with Miller, Shae Wright and Andy Embree taking up space in the middle. The linebacking corps will be paced by returner McGill, with Childress and sophomore Rakwan Hayes alongside him. The new defense will employ five defensive backs this season, and several players return in the secondary in Darrin Miller, Tiquan McClain and Chris Paulings. New football player Byron Phillips – a baseball standout – looks good at free safety, and Jamaril Milliken also should

23 – Tennis vs. S. Guilford, 4:30 24 – Football vs. Lexington, 7:30 27 – Volleyball at Ragsdale, 6:30 27 – Soccer at Atkins, 7 27 – Tennis at Trinity, 4:30 28 – Volleyball vs. Wheatmore, 5 29 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 7 29 – Tennis vs. Randleman, 4:30 29 – Cross country at Randleman, 4:30 30 – Volleyball vs. Atkins, 5

October 4 – Volleyball at SW Guilford, 5 4 – Soccer at Randleman, 7 4 – Tennis at E. Guilford, 4:30 5 – Volleyball at Trinity, 5 5 – Cross country host PAC-6, 4:30 6 – Soccer at Carver, 7 6 – Tennis at Wheatmore, 4:30 7 – Volleyball vs. Randleman, 5 8 – Football at Atkins, 7:30 11 – Volleyball at SW Guilford, 5 11 – Soccer vs. Wheatmore, 7 12 – Volleyball vs. Carver, 5 13 – Soccer vs. Atkins, 7 13 – Cross country at Trinity, 5 14 – Volleyball at Wheatmore, 5 15 – Football vs. Trinity, 7:30 18 – Soccer at Trinity, 7 20 – Soccer vs. Randleman, 7 20 – Cross country at PAC-6 Champs., 4:30 22 – Football at Randleman, 7:30 25 – Soccer vs. Carver, 7 27 – Soccer at Wheatmore, 7 29 – Football at Carver, 7:30

November 5 – Football vs. Wheatmore, 7:30

help in the secondary. “I challenge them every day to be a little tougher than they were against the run,” McKoy said. “I know if we can stop the run we can be decent against the pass.” Andrews’ kicking game, which got a boost last year when Duke-bound defensive star Quan Stevenson delivered some surprises, has Childress kicking as well as Stevenson this year, McKoy said. McClain will handle the punting. “We’re pretty decent,” McKoy summed up. “Just shake that injury bug. The last few years we kept the boat afloat – the ship didn’t sink. I believe this team can go as far as it desires.” shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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HPC VOLLEYBALL Bison seek more wins

SOUTHWEST SOCCER Cowboys get mix of old, new

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this year after playing defense (back row) last year; Charlotte Adams, junior, leading defensive player on the team, only 10 digs; Tevyn Jones, 60 percent kill percentage for last season; Rese Chorpening and Kameron Hardy. Key newcomers: Halie Havener, sophomore; Jasmine White, senior; Rebekah Stanton, junior hitter; Mary Smith, sophomore hitter from Westchester, can play any position, great volleyball knowledge.

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D.J. Troupe (left) and Chris Willis hope to lead the Red Raider soccer team to success in the PAC-6 2A this fall.

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Coach: Cory D. Notestine

The coach says: T. Wingate Andrews men’s soccer will be returning all but two of its starters. Andrews will also be looking toward senior Chris Willis and

juniors Carlos Carabajal and D.J. Troupe for leadership as the team begins its second season in the PAC-6. The young men have been coming out and working hard and they look forward to a successful season.

ANDREWS TENNIS No. 1 returns for Raiders FROM PAGE 12

singles. Jasmine Malachi, a sophomore who played Nos. 5 and 6, is back, along with Helena McGill, who played Nos. 6 and 7 last year.

Key newcomer: Cierra Atkins, a senior playing for the first time, should be at Nos. 5 or 6 singles.

The coach says: “We hope to have a few players join the team after school starts to help balance out our teams. Losing four of the top six in singles will be hard to replace. Sierra

Smith, the No. 5, moved to West Virginia. Geigel will again carry the team, hoping to repeat as PAC-6 2A singles tournament runner-up, all-conference, and regional qualifier. I am looking forward to watching Jasmine Malachi and Helena McGill improve and help the team win. This is a rebuilding year, but we will play hard, and are excited about the new season. Hopefully we can finish third or fourth in the PAC-6. Defending champion Wheatmore will be the team to beat.”

The coach says: “After losing six seniors a year ago, we bring a younger team into this season. With everyone around the conference graduating players, the conference race should be very competitive. The atmosphere feels different in practice, which creates an excitement for the season which was not felt last year. We look for Tevyn Jones to have another good season as a hitter and are really excited to have Mary Smith. Moving Taylor Hamrick to setter has been a smooth transition, as she has embraced the position and worked hard and learned the ins and outs of being a setter (the team leader). We look to reach our potential this year and not fall short of it in years past by working hard and together.”

HPC CROSS COUNTRY Numbers better for Bison FROM PAGE 10

who is making the transition from track, and Whitney Hodges. The coach says: “Overall I am excited about the cross country team this year. Our numbers are better than ever and the kids are working hard. I am not sure what the other teams are looking like, so it is hard for me to make comparisons. I am looking forward to the season and I know my team is going to compete to the best of their abilities. Blair and Griffin will be two of our strongest girls runners. Verdi is looking strong as well and will continue to improve throughout the year. The boys team has a strong line of underclassmen, led by Matt Blake, a 10th-grader who is running very well at practice. Other runners for the boys team include, Jacob Cartee, Jack Farrar, Thomas Gooding, Chris Hoffman, Matt Tutton and Michael Verdi.”

Lugo (junior midfielder), Hayden Appelberg (sophomore midfielder), Christian Olds (sophomore midfielder) and Sotos Pagiavlas (senior central defender). Arriving from the JV to contribute this year will be seniors Ben Martinez (midfielder) and Irving Barrera (defender/midfielder), as well as senior newcomer Nathan Cohen (midfielder). The coach says: “I think we have a good nucleus of returning players from last year’s team. We’d like to duplicate that success if possible, but we have a real mix of younger players without a lot of experience and we’re just going to have to put the right people in the right positions. Some players will be playing positions they did not play last year, and we’ll have to see how people adjust to their new roles. Hopefully the adjustment period will be quick. I think we have an extremely difficult conference, but it’s wide-open. We’d like to be right there near the top in the mix.”

SOUTHWEST TENNIS Cowgirls battle in tough PTC FROM PAGE 6

Key returners: Morgan Jackson (junior), Jacklyn Pfuhl (soph.), Michelle Marrara (junior), Paola Ibe (senior). The coach says: “Ever optimistic, my returning key players will need to step up to compete in this, our second year of 4A. Morgan Jackson and Jacklyn Pfuhl at Nos. 1 and 2 (not necessarily in that order) should stand solid against the onslaught of what the other schools have to offer in their talent spots. Jacklyn has matured nicely over this past year and Morgan has done well to develop her shot selection. Paola Ibe and Michelle Marrara will have their work cut out for them defending their talent at 3 and 4 (again, not necessarily in that order). New to the top six are Grace Lim (sophomore) and Carrie Lee. They will have ample opportunity to show their grit and determination in their quest for wins.”

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Cougars ready for Friday night lights BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

HIGH POINT – Endless hours of planning and preparation the last three years have all led up to this: High Point Christian Academy at Bishop McGuinness, 7:30 p.m., Friday. Welcome to varsity football, Cougars. “We’re excited about the challenge that lies ahead and we’ve had fun with it,” said HPCA coach Steve Lechner, in his third year leading the new program. “But we’re not going to know the full intensity of a varsity game until the first snap occurs. As a coach, that’s part scary and part exciting. We feel like our preparation has been on target. The school had a plan about how to do this in a staged approach and I think we’ve worked it very well the last three years.” The Cougars made nice strides in two seasons of junior varsity action, going 3-5 in their first year – winning three of their last four games – and 5-2 last season. The program boasts 55 players in all: 29 on the varsity, including some freshmen who will suit up for both squads, and 26 on the JV, which consists of sevenththrough ninth-graders.

No. 3 8 9 12 17 21 22 34 43 44 47 52 55 70 72/27 74 77 78 80 82 85

Name Jacob Choi Shawn Millsap Rockill Brown T.J. Johnson Aaron Quate Seth Boling Thomas Jarrell Matt Haas Joe Frejosky Alex Cobb Thomas Held Andrew Shoemaker Tulley Dominguez Brandon Bennett Colby Grant Wilson Craft Matt Ardoin Daniel Fulk Hayden Harrington Josh Craft Dylan Gibson

Class 12 11 10 12 11 11 10 12 12 10 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 12

Pos. K/G/DT QB/DE RB/TE/LB RB/LB WR/DE/S WR/CB RB/LB RB/S RB/LB RB/LB TE/DE G/LB C/LB OL/DE/LB OL/RB/DT G/DT T/DT OL/DT WR/S TE/DE WR/CB

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Aug. 20 – at Bishop Aug. 27 – at Faye. Chr. Sept. 3 – Village Chr. Sept. 10 – SouthLake Sept. 17 – at 1st Assembly Sept. 25 – Northside (HC)

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High Point Christian coach Steve Lechner will turn to players such as (from left) Brandon Bennett, Daniel Fulk, Aaron Quate and Hayden Harrington in this first season. As a school, High Point Christian Academy enters its first year of competition at the 3A ranks within the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association. For football purposes, the Cougars compete in the Central Piedmont Football Conference against Asheville Christ School, Forsyth Country Day, First Assembly of Concord, Hickory Grove of Charlotte, Northside Christian of Charlotte, SouthLake Christian of Huntersville and Westminster Catawba of Rock Hill, S.C.

That league competes in the NCISAA Division II football ranks – smaller teams instead of the Charlotte Latins of the world. The top half of the CPFC made the state playoffs last year and First Assembly took the title with a 13-0 record. The goal for the Cougars this season, said Lechner, is to compete near the top of the conference and earn a playoff bid. A number of players with three years of experience could make that goal a reality. Colby Grant has matured into

a talented leader on the offensive and defensive lines while also playing some fullback. He had a 100-yard rushing game last year from the fullback spot. Andrew Shoemaker has been the team’s middle linebacker from the start and is a playmaker on defense while serving on the offensive line and as a backup QB. Shawn Millsap has been the only Cougars’ quarterback these three years and has grown into a physical presence with a strong arm. Hayden Harrington is

a talented wide receiver who prepped for last season by working with former Carolina Panther Ricky Proehl in Greensboro. He was ready to be a force for the Cougars – until suffering a seasonending injury in the third practice. But Harrington stayed with the team throughout last year and has returned as both a breakaway threat and a tough possession receiver. He also plays safety. Aaron Quate, with the

Oct. 1 – Open Oct. 8 – Westminster Catawba Oct. 15 – at Christ School Oct. 22 – at Forsyth CD Oct. 29 – Hickory Grove

Cougars for two years, is a force on defense anywhere from safety to defensive end, and he can play three positions on offense. Joe Frejosky, a senior who offers versatility at running back and linebacker, is “the spiritual leader of the team,” said Lechner, while Brandon Bennett is another steady player with three years of experience who can suit up at

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Some of the Cougars’ top runners this fall will be (boys, from left) Ridge Ivery, Aaron Cliff, Trent Gabriel, Will Cliff and David Loy as well as (girls, from left) Courtney Hale, Sydney Harris, Abby Cliff and Jackie Love.

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CROSS COUNTRY

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Coach: Heather Foster (seventh season) Last year in review: Boys – Triad Athletic Conference champs; third in state in NCISAA 2A; Girls – third in TAC, 14th in state. Key returners: Boys – Six of top seven from last year; freshmen Will Cliff, David Loy and Austen Zente, sophomore Connor Flater, junior Davis Pack and senior Trent Gabriel. Loy, Pack and Flater were All-TAC: Girls – Senior and fourth-year runner Abby Cliff is our most experienced runner, having earned All-TAC honors

in previous seasons. Also returning is junior and third-year runner Courtney Hale, who has worked hard in summer training and will hopefully be one of our top five. Jackie Love and Abby Auman are returning eighth-graders showing improvement. Key newcomers: Junior Tess Allison is new to cross country but coming off a successful track season in distance. Freshman Sydney Harris has looked good in early-season practices and will compete for the top spot with Cliff. Rachel Dahlheimer is a sophomore transfer

from Northern Guilford who has experience and should be one of our top runners by season’s end. The coach says: “With HPCA’s transition to 3A and a move to the PACIS, the competition will be much tougher, but the boys should still fare well with an experienced core coming off the most successful season in team history. Last year’s team saw all seven guys finish in the top 50 at state. Returning runners who will provide depth are junior Jake McKinney and eighth-grader Aaron Cliff. Ninth-grade newcomer Ridge Ivory has

looked strong in workouts and will help. With four seventh-graders on the roster, this team should be strong for several years to come. David Loy and Will Cliff should be able to compete with anyone in the conference by the end of the season. Leadership will be provided from Davis Pack and Trent Gabriel, both middle-distance track specialists who will be counted on for scoring with their extensive experience. Though still a relatively young team, most of these young men have been running since seventh grade and have the experience and motivation

August

20 – Football at Bishop, 7:30 20 – Volleyball vs. Asheville Chr., 6:30 21 – Volleyball vs. TBA, at Super Six tourney, 9 a.m. 21 – Soccer vs. United Faith, at Wesleyan, 1 24 – Soccer at Durham Academy, 5 24 – Tennis at Durham Academy, 4 25 – Volleyball vs. Bishop, 6 26 – Cross country at SouthLake, 4 27 – Football at Fayetteville Chr., 7 27 – Soccer at Wesleyan, 6 27 – Tennis at Wesleyan, 4 30 – Cross country at Guilford City/ County, 4:45 31 – Volleyball vs. Cannon, 5:30 31 – Soccer vs. Caldwell, 4:30 31 – Tennis at Cannon, 4

September 2 – Volleyball vs. Westchester, 5 2 – Soccer at Cannon, 5 2 – Tennis vs. Westchester, 4 2 – Cross country at NCISAA Preview, 4 3 – Football vs. Village Chr., 7 3 – Volleyball vs. Caldwell, 4:30 7 – Volleyball at G’boro Day, 6 7 – Soccer at G’boro Day, 5 7 – Tennis at G’boro Day, 4:30 9 – Soccer vs. N. Raleigh Chr., 4:30 9 – Tennis at Salem, 4 10 – Football vs. SouthLake Chr., 7 10 – Volleyball at N. Raleigh tourney, TBA 10 – Tennis vs. Asheville Chr., 5 11 – Volleyball at N. Raleigh tourney, TBA 11 – Cross country at Cannon, TBA 14 – Volleyball at Calvary, 6 14 – Soccer at Calvary, 6:30 14 – Tennis at Calvary, 4 14 – Cross country at Forsyth CD, 4:30 16 – Volleyball vs. Providence Day, 5:30

to compete with the best. They are not intimidated by the move to 3A, but welcome the challenge. The team has been working hard during the summer and early this season

16 – Soccer vs. Wesleyan, 4:30 16 – Tennis at Salem, 4 17 – Football at Concord First Assembly, 7:30 20 – Volleyball vs. SouthLake, 5:30 21 – Soccer at Cary Academy, 4:30 23 – Volleyball at Hickory Grove, 5:15 23 – Tennis at Covenant, 4 24 – Volleyball vs. Durham Academy, 5 24 – Soccer at Westchester, 7 25 – Football vs. Northside Chr., 7 27 – Volleyball vs. Wesleyan, 5:15 28 – Volleyball at Forsyth CD, 6:30 28 – Soccer at Forsyth CD, 5:30 28 – Tennis at Forsyth CD, 4

October 1 – Tennis at Cary Academy, 4:30 5 – Volleyball at Wesleyan, 6:30 5 – Soccer vs. Calvary, 4:30 5 – Tennis vs. Calvary, 4 7 – Volleyball vs. Covenant, 5:30 7 – Tennis vs. G’boro Day, 4 7 – Cross country at G’boro Day, 4:30 8 – Football vs. Westminster Catawba, 7 8 – Soccer at Christ School, 4:30 9 – Soccer at Asheville Chr., 3 12 – Volleyball vs. G’boro Day, 5:15 12 – Soccer vs. G’boro Day, 4:30 12 – Tennis vs. Wesleyan, 4 14 – Volleyball vs. Forsyth Home, 5 15 – Football at Asheville Christ School, 4:30 15 – Volleyball vs. Forsyth CD, 5:15 15 – Soccer vs. Forsyth CD, 4:30 15 – Tennis vs. Forsyth CD, 4 19 – Volleyball at Ravenscroft, 5:30 19 – Soccer vs. Hickory Grove, 4:30 19 – Tennis at Westchester, 4 21 – Volleyball vs. Calvary, 5:15 21 – Cross country at PACIS Champs., TBA 22 – Football at Forsyth Country Day, 7 29 – Football vs. Hickory Grove Baptist, 7

and are excited about the challenges ahead. ... For the girls, with a renewed outlook and focus this team is motivated and working hard to have a successful season.”

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Coach: Doug Balser (first year at HPCA)

Scarborough – junior setter; Tara Moseley – junior middle blocker.

Last year in review: Record 34-3, first in the Triad Athletic Conference, won the NCISAA 2A championship. Bethany Gesell was 2A state player of the year.

Key newcomers: Cayla Cecil – freshman outside hitter

Key returners: Bethany Gesell – senior right-side hitter; Ellen Fay – junior libero; Kathryn Cox – junior middle blocker; Macy

The coach says: “HPCA has a great volleyball tradition and this once again looks like a strong season. I am excited about being a part of this program and helping continue the winning tradition. The

team has been blessed with an outstanding group of young ladies who are committed to working hard and being their best both on and off of the court. As long as the girls stay committed to the team and willing to give everything on the court, this will be a successful season. This season we are moving up to 3A and really looking forward to the challenge of moving into the PACIS.

The girls will have to work very hard, but we are focused on competing for the conference title. Gesell will once again be the team leader. Her powerful offensive game will be on display from Day 1. She is hitting the ball as well as ever and will really challenge opposing defenses. There is no doubt she will once again be one of the top players in the state. She has shown tremendous leadership

skills during preseason workouts and I will be counting on her to continue this leadership throughout the season. Fay will be the defensive leader. As the libero, we are going to rely on her exceptional defensive prowess. By the end of the season she will be one of the best defenders in the state. The

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HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TENNIS

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Coach: Adriana Hernandez (first year)

Last year in review: Finished second in the Triad Athletic Conference. Jenna Curry (No. 4 seed), Sydney Curry (No. 6) won conference singles titles, and Jenna Curry-Carly Black won conference doubles (No. 3 seed).

Key returners: Jenna Curry (senior), Sydney Curry (sophomore), Carly Black (No. 3, junior) and Sarah Bridger (No. 5, sophomore); Mary Kathryn Field, Natalie Adams and Catherine Byles (all juniors) plus Hartlea Love and Brooke Stoll (sophomores) were on the team but did not play.

Key newcomers: Alexa Keaney (sophomore) and Linya Cheng (senior exchange student from China).

The coach says: “My favorite quotes are: 1) ‘Success is a

journey, not a destination’ by Ben Sweetland and 2) ‘Success is when preparation meets opportunity’ by Henry Hartman. This upcoming season will be exciting and challenging. With the graduation of two seniors and our school moving from 2A to 3A, we are going to have tougher competition. This is going to be a big rebuilding season for our team. However, I believe that our team has the skill and a competitive spirit to bring outstanding opposition to any competitor we face. Most importantly, each member of the team has the potential and skill to rise to that challenge. I also think that my experience as a former college player and two-time MIAA Champion can help with strategy and improving of mechanics. Overall, I see this is going to be a balance of enjoying the process of competing and improving, having fun, playing smart in order to win and most importantly display-

HIGH POINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SOCCER

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Coach: Shawn Mehegan (seventh season)

Shep Byles and freshman attacker Zach Hamilton.

Last year in review: Cougars finished 15-6-2, won the Triad Athletic Conference regular season championship, were runners-up in the TAC Tournament and reached the NCISAA 2A Final Four for the third year in a row.

The coach says: “We are excited about the opportunity to compete at the 3A level and join the PACIS. Every game will be exciting and challenging. Our team is training hard and ready for the challenge. The team will look for leadership from seniors Reid Ashby, Drew Hardee and Chance Penland. We hope to finish strong in the PACIS and reach the 3A state playoffs.”

Key returners: Senior Reid Ashby, All-TAC with 16 goals and 26 assists; junior Thomas Suits, All-TAC center back; senior defenders Chance Penland and Drew Hardee; junior midfielder Jalen Hill; and sophomore center midfielder Jonny Lind.

Key newcomers: Freshman center midfielder

Top Cougars back on the pitch this fall are (from left) Thomas Suits, Chance Penland, Reid Ashby, Drew Hardee and Jonny Lind. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

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A new coach at High Point Christian Academy will turn to (from left) Jenna Curry, Hartlea Love, Sarah Bridger, Sydney Curry and Carly Black for a strong tennis season. ing an honorable attitude that represents our Christian school well. I like the fact that we are playing a tough schedule and tougher schools. It’s going to best prepare us to achieve our

goals of qualifying for state, and I would like our team to get to the top three. With hard work we have a chance to win. Bridger, Black and Curry are very close to each other and

can easily fight back and forth for the No. 1 spot. Bridger, only a sophomore, is playing really well so far and I see her playing at the No. 1 spot starting off the season.”

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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE

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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CROSS COUNTRY

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Coach: Brian Roberts (second season) Last year in review:

Second-place finish in boys and girls in the PACIS 3A; Drew Thompson was league Runner of the Year

and the first in school history selected All State. Key returners: Boys

– Drew Thompson, Zach Hostetler, Chris Kabrich, Bradley Davis; Girls – Aubrey Thompson, Noelle Coryell, Madeline Pace, Kristen Cossaart. Key newcomers: Brian Gottwalt, a transfer from Guilford High School in Connecticut.

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Wesleyan brings back a number of talented runners in (boys, from left) Zach Hostetler, Drew Thompson, David Leonard, Chris Kabrich and Brian Gottwalt and (girls, from left) Madison Hancock, Aubrey Thompson, Madeline Pace and Kristen Cossaart.

The coach says: For the boys, “We are definitely a young team with only one senior, David Leonard. He should be breaking into the top seven by the end of the season and will definitely add some needed leadership with his enthusiasm and dedication to the sport. We will be led by a group of ninth- through 11th-graders, and they have been working hard all summer. It will be a great chance to see if our summer runs pay off for us. Our first big test will come Sept. 21 when we run at Durham Academy, the two-time defending 3A champions. We will once again be led by Drew Thompson, who is a MileSplit U.S. Second-team Elite Runner. Thompson will receive some needed support from Zach Hostetler and Brian Gottwalt, both of whom have shown great potential in the preaseason. We are predicted to finish 11th in the state, but I feel like we may break into the top 10. Our first goal is to win the PACIS Championship,

August

20 – Soccer host Sanford Classic, vs. United Faith, 7 20 – Cross country at Brevard Inv., 9 a.m. 21 – Volleyball at Summer Slam, 9 a.m. 21 – Soccer host Sanford Classic, vs. N. Raleigh, 3 24 – Soccer at Calvary, 7 24 – Cross country host quad, 4 26 – Tennis vs. Charlotte CD, 4:30 27 – Volleyball at Clt. Latin, 5:30 27 – Soccer vs. HP Christian, 7:15 27 – Tennis vs. HP Christian, 4 30 – Cross country at City/County, 4:55 31 – Volleyball at Calvary, 6 31 – Soccer at Charlotte CD, 7:15 31 – Tennis vs. Calvary, 4

September 2 – Volleyball vs. Clt. Christian, 6 2 – Soccer at New Mexico tourney, Sandia Prep, 4 2 – Tennis at Charlotte Christian, 4 2 – Cross country vs. New Garden, 4:30 6 – Soccer at New Mexico tourney, St. Pius, 9 a.m. 7 – Volleyball at Providence Day, 6 7 – Tennis vs. Cary Academy, 4 9 – Tennis at Cannon, 4 10 – Soccer vs. Cannon, 7:15 10-11 – Volleyball at N. Raleigh tourney, TBA 11 – Cross country at Seahawk Inv., 8 a.m. 14 – Volleyball vs. G’boro Day, 6:30 14 – Soccer vs. G’boro Day, 7:15 14 – Tennis vs. G’boro Day, 4:30 14 – Cross country at PACIS, 4:30 16 – Volleyball vs. Calvary, 6

which we lost by seven points last year, and then plan for an end-of-season peak at state. Our motto is ‘Run for the One,’ and if we do that consistently, we will have a great season.” ... For the Girls, “The girls are even younger than the boys, although they have two senior members in Sarah Donaldson and

16 – Soccer at HP Christian, 4:30 16 – Tennis vs. Grace Academy, 4:30 21 – Volleyball vs. Forsyth CD, 6:30 21 – Soccer vs. Forsyth CD, 7 21 – Tennis vs. Forsyth CD, 4 21 – Cross country at Durham Academy, 4:30 23 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4 24 – Volleyball vs. St. Mary’s, 5 24 – Soccer vs. Ashe. Christ School, 7 25 – Soccer vs. Rabun Gap, 1 25 – Cross country at Hagan-Stone Classic, 10 a.m. 27 – Volleyball at HP Christian, 5:15

October 1 – Soccer vs. Calvary, 7 5 – Volleyball vs. HP Christian, 6:30 5 – Soccer vs. Durham Academy, 6 5 – Tennis at Durham Academy, 4:30 7 – Volleyball at Forsyth CD, 6:30 7 – Soccer at Forsyth CD, 7 7 – Tennis at Forsyth CD, 4 7 – Cross country at PACIS, 4:30 12 – Volleyball vs. N. Raleigh Christian, 6:30 12 – Soccer at N. Raleigh Christian, 6 12 – Tennis at HP Christian, 4 12 – Cross country vs. HP Christian, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. Cary Academy, 5:30 14 – Soccer at Clt. Latin, 7 14 – Tennis vs. Kerr-Vance, 4 14 – Cross country at Salem, 4:30 18 – Volleyball at G’boro Day, 6 18 – Soccer at G’boro Day, 6 18 – Tennis at G’boro Day, 4:30 19 – Volleyball vs. Cary Christian, 5 21 – Tennis at N. Raleigh Christian, 4 21 – Cross country at PACIS Champs., 4:30

Christa Johnston, who will be key role players for us and could break into our top seven. We will be led by a group of freshmen, with any of them being our No. 1. Aubrey Thompson, sister of Drew, has been training a lot this summer and will more than likely push

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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY TENNIS

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Coach: Gaylon Peel

Key returners: The top four players from last year all return in Ginny Brodd, Christina Drake, Morgan Speight and Jesse Millis.

Key newcomers: More depth, talent and experience in the singles and doubles positions will be provided by additional players Sydney Broeur, Morgan Allred, Dakota Griffin and Lauren Southards.

The coach says: “Wesleyan is looking forward to a strong finish in the conference this year, with a return to the state playoffs. I’m excited about the depth and chemistry of this team. We have a lot of players

who have worked on improving their tennis skills throughout the year and the effort is evident. We are stronger from No. 1 through No. 6 than we have been in recent years. Our doubles teams have been together for a couple of years and the experience and confidence they play with will be important in close matches. I’m just looking forward to coaching this team and watching them compete at a very high level.”

Wesleyan Christian Academy’s girls team will enjoy a full season on the school’s new courts. From left, Christina Drake, Morgan Allred and Dakota Griffin will spark the Trojans. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VOLLEYBALL

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Coach: Lindsay Hall (second year as the varsity coach)

Last year in review: Finished 16-7 overall and first in the PACIS; two all-conference players in Kelsey Templeton and Bernetta Moore.

Key returners: Taylor White, a senior outside hitter and setter; Bernetta Moore, a junior outside hitter; and Morgan Powell, a senior right/left side hitter.

Key newcomer: Sophomore middle hitter Jodi Smith.

The coach says: “I feel we have a very good chance to win the PACIS this year. We have two new additions joining our conference this year – Calvary Baptist and High Point Christian – which should be some good competition. I have a great group of girls on and off the court. Watch out for Bernetta Moore! She is the most amazing hitter I have ever seen at a high school level. She could and should go Division I in college. I’m just happy I have her for two more years. She’s a smart player who I can always depend on and is good in every area of volleyball. Our team went to the Appalachian State camp this summer and Bernetta got recruited to play at a Division II school in Pittsburgh as a junior! Bernetta and Taylor White are captains this year. I hope and feel with this team we can make it to the state playoffs and do well at them!”

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Defending conference champion Wesleyan Christian Academy will be tested against new foes this year, but players such as (from left) Taylor Bailey, Laura Hanson, Breonna McDuffie, Taylor White, Ali Carr and Morgan Powell are up to the task.

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WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SOCCER

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Last year in review: Finished 15-7-4, advanced to the NCISAA 3A quarterfinals.

The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senior centerbacks Carter Robbins and Manuel Martinez will anchor an experienced defense and Chase Kenny and Chad Staples will battle for the starting spot between the pipes. Riley Beck and John Tyner, a pair of seniors, will provide athleticism and pace to the Wesleyan back-four. Talented sophomores Grant Martin and Bob Gigliotti should compete for starting positions in the backfield. Despite losing All-State midfielder Jordan Lessard (Wheaton College) and All-PACIS selection Aaron Vidovich (Anderson College), the midfield should prove creative and solid. Wesleyan will undoubtedly miss Vidovichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s composure and Lessardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative play-making ability. However, Wesleyan returns two midfield starters in Cole Manring (junior) and Sam McBride (junior). That duo should

combine with senior midfielders Matt Rickman and Matt Clark, plus Erik Casterline (junior) and Ted Salmon (sophomore), to provide WCA with legitimate depth and presence in the middle of the pitch. The experienced Trojan midfield will feed a talented, albeit inexperienced, group of frontrunners. Junior forwards Mitchell Tobon, Daniel Mallard and Juan Pablo Marin will share minutes with sophomores Brandt Bronico, Craver Stamey and Hudson Owens. This group of Wesleyan frontrunners possesses depth, pace, tenacity, skill and a goal-scoring touch. The Trojans will be led by a group of eight seniors who desire unity, service and sacrifice for Wesleyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010 side. Our team philosophy is best summed up with Matthew 16:24: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; On and off the field, Wesleyan players strive to fulfill the Great Commission through a disciplined approach to life. We encourage each other to live out

Perennial state power Wesleyan looks to reload with (front, from left) Matt Clark, Riley Beck, Mitch Purgason and Manuel Bedoya as well as (back, from left) John Tyner, Carter Robbins, Matt Rickman and Heath Andrews. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

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WESLEYAN XC Key runners return to the trails for the Trojans FROM PAGE 17

Noelle Coryell for our top spot. Madeline Pace or Kristen Cossaart could potentially challenge for the top spot. It will be a great season for the girls to push and challenge each other, and through their challenges they will ultimately be improving. I am also excited about the addition of my assistant coach, Mary Olzer, a competitive local distance runner. She is bringing a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm

for the sport that I hop will propel our girls program to the next level. With the addition of Calvary and High Point Christian to our conference, we will definitely have to fight to earn that second-place finish again. The ladies also have a preseason ranking of 11th in the NCISAA 3A polls, and we are hoping to hold off our peak until late October and also break into the top 10 at state.â&#x20AC;?

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Coach: Scott Reitnour (eighth season)

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WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE

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WESTCHESTER SOCCER

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Coach: Adam Schwartz, 11 years with soccer program (nine as head coach)

Last year in review: 10-6-2 (second in Triad Athletic Conference); lost to St. David’s in NCISAA 2A quarterfinals.

Key returners: Jose Valencia, junior midfield; Matt Crooker, junior defender; Tyler Thompson, junior midfield, Angel Valencia, junior midfield; Dylan Gaffney, senior keeper; Adam Goho, senior defender; Harry Keefe, junior defender; Trigg Fariss, senior midfielder; Gasser Elsayed, senior defender.

Key newcomers: Lasse Palomaki, junior midfielder from Finland; Kevin Permenter, senior forward from High Point Central; Tristian Winkle, sophomore midfield from Ledford; George Freiberger, junior forward from Bishop.

The coach says: “Everybody associated with the Westchester soccer program is very excited about the upcoming season! The players have worked extremely hard in the offseason to prepare for a late run into October. Our expectations are very high, and we are ready to work together to

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August

20 – Volleyball at Calvary, 4 20 – Soccer vs. Asheville Christian, 7:30 21 – Volleyball vs. Gaston Day, 9 a.m.; vs. Gaston Christian, 2:15 (at Calvary) 21 – Soccer vs. Gaston Day, 6 24 – Tennis at Calvary, 4 25 – Volleyball vs. Forsyth Home, 4:30 26 – Volleyball vs. Caldwell, 5:15 26 – Soccer vs. American Hebrew, 6 27 – Soccer vs. Davidson Day, at FCD, 6 27 – Tennis vs. Gaston Day, 4:30 28 – Soccer at Forsyth CD, 6 31 – Volleyball vs. Metrolina, 4:30 31 – Soccer vs. First Assembly, 6 31 – Tennis vs. Burlington Chr., 4

September

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Among the top Wildcat runners this fall will be (from left) Luke Vandeplancke, Avery Goho and Chris Anderson.

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

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and endurance running cross country.

Last year in review: Girls finished second in the Triad Athletic Conference.

Key newcomers: Girls – first-year runner Anna Hudson.

Key returners: The boys will be led by junior Chris Anderson, who made all-conference last year. Senior Aaron Caffey and junior Luke Vandeplancke proved to be valuable to the team last year as they improved significantly throughout the season. Scott will be depending on last year’s newcomers to the program, Cameron Ball and Bo Henley, to show that kind of improvement in order for the boys to contend. Girls – former All-State runner Avery Goho is a sophomore who will also be swimming. She and senior Carson Thorn are the constants that will return for the girls. Also returning will be track standout Leigh Tyson, a sprinter and jumper that has the courage to try to get better by building her strength

The coach says: “All of the oohing and aahing a few years ago when Westchester Country Day School revived its cross country program with a senior and five seventh-grade girls leading them to a runner-up conference finish and seventh-place finish at the 1A/2A state championships has subsided and seems like a distant memory. Some of our kids leave for a year to study abroad; some leave for a year or more to study at top prep schools around the nation; and others are so versatile that they explore other sports. So the number of runners will be down significantly for both teams. Despite the losses, there is talent, enthusiasm and great work ethic from the runners that do return.”

2 – Volleyball at HP Christian, 5 2 – Tennis at HP Christian, 4 2 – Cross country at Montreat, 4:45 7 – Volleyball at Salem, 5 7 – Tennis vs. O’Neal, 4 9 – Volleyball vs. Calvary, 5:15 9 – Tennis vs. Calvary, 4 9 – Cross country at Salem, 5 10 – Soccer vs. Calvary, 7 13 – Soccer at Caldwell, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. American Hebrew, 5 14 – Soccer vs. Salem, 7 14 – Tennis vs. Salem, 4 15 – Volleyball vs. Carolina Friends, 5:15 16 – Tennis at Burlington Chr., 4

16 – Cross country at Caldwell, 5 17 – Volleyball at Burlington Christian, 5 17 – Soccer vs. Burlington Christian, 7 21 – Volleyball at Elon, 4:30 21 – Soccer at Elon, 4:30 21 – Tennis vs. Carolina Friends, 4 22 – Tennis at Elon, 4 23 – Volleyball vs. Salem, 5:15 23 – Soccer vs. Carolina Friends, 6 23 – Cross country host TAC, 5 24 – Soccer vs. HP Christian, 7 24 – Tennis vs. Cape Fear Christian, 4 27 – Volleyball vs. Salem, 6 27 – Soccer at Trinity School, 4:30

October 4 – Soccer vs. Caldwell, 7 5 – Volleyball vs. Trinity School, 5:15 5 – Soccer at American Hebrew, 4:30 5 – Tennis at Carolina Friends, 4 6 – Tennis vs. Elon, 4 7 – Volleyball at Caldwell, 5:15 7 – Soccer at Salem, 4:30 7 – Cross country at American Hebrew, 5 12 – Volleyball at American Hebrew, 5 12 – Tennis vs. Trinity School, 4 14 – Soccer at TAC tourney, TBA 14 – Cross country at Salem, 5 15 – Volleyball at Salem, 4:30 15 – Tennis at O’Neal, 4 19 – Volleyball at TAC tourney, TBA 19 – Tennis vs. HP Christian, 4 21 – Cross country at TAC Champs., TBA

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A new coach will turn to top Wildcats (from left) Whitley Glosson, Jessi Stockinger and Molly Harris this fall.

WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

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Coach: Bea Brown (first year)

Key returners: Three players with the most experience are seniors Whitley Glosson (middle hitter) and Molly Harris (outside hitter), and junior Jessi Stockinger (outsider hitter). Whitley Glosson earned all-conference honors last season. The other returning senior is Abby Procton, who is a middle blocker.

Others expected to play key roles: Kennedy Thompson (a sophomore who is the primary setter), Bailey Gilliam

(a sophomore outside hitter) and Sarah Kate Christiansen (a sophomore defensive specialist). The coach says: “The goal is to increase the number of games that we win. We have good leaders, the girls are dedicated and have a strong desire to win. We have discussed the Wildcat winning formula, which is ‘If it brings us together, it is the right thing to do. If it separates us, it is the wrong thing to do.’ The goal is to win the conference title and go to the state playoffs.”

WESTCHESTER TENNIS

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Coach: Amy Dillingham

Last year in review: 16-2, with the two losses to 3A schools: Triad Athletic Conference champs, finished fifth out of 17 schools at NCISAA 2A state tournament. Key returners: All-conference selections Katie Rice and Kristen McDowell (both juniors) plus sophomore Olivia Greeson and junior Alex Simpson. Key newcomers: Year-round players Erica Sawyer (freshman) and Taylor Freeman (seventhgrader). The coach says: “I’m looking for the new additions to make an immediate impact in the starting lineup, helping to replace the two seniors we lost. Everyone else seems to be returning at a higher level than last season, so I’m expecting them to push themselves and each other throughout the

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The Wildcats will hope to make a racket this fall in the Triad Athletic Conference with top players (from left) Alex Simpson, Kristen McDowell, Olivia Greeson and Katie Rice. fall. We also are going to get the chance to experiment with some new doubles team combinations, so that should be interesting. We hope to retain our title as confer-

ence champions and to have a higher finish at states this year. We are all excited for tennis season to be here again and are ready to go!”

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HPCA FOOTBALL Cougars eager for varsity challenge FROM PAGE 14

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Top talents (from left) Macy Scarborough, Ellen Fay, Bethany Gesell and Kathryn Cox are back with hopes of leading High Point Christian to another state title.

HPCA VOLLEYBALL Defending 2A state champs set for 3A test FROM PAGE 15

players who will be moving to new positions this year. Scarborough and Cox both played key roles in last year’s championship, but will be filling new jobs. Kathryn will be moving from outside hitter to starting middle blocker. Macy will take over the setting duties

and be counted on to get the ball to the team’s big hitters – Gesell, Cox and Moseley. Moseley was a substitute on last year’s team, but will move into a starting role at middle blocker. She has good instincts around the net and will be a great defensive player.”

SOCCER Westchester eager for title run accomplish these championship goals. Caldwell is going to be our greatest competition in the conference (state Final Four the last two years), but we also know how strong the TAC is every year. We will not underestimate any of our opponents. Our out of conference schedule is also very tough, so we have to be prepared to play every night.”

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linebacker or along the offensive line. “You’ve got to have kids who are willing to be versatile, be flexible, and you’ve got to have a system that allows for that,” Lechner said. “We have both of those things here. We’ve got to have those guys – we don’t have overwhelming numbers.” Other keys for this season include newcomers Matt Haas at tailback and Rockill Brown at fullback and tight end. Alex Cobb will play fullback and outside linebacker and is one of four sophomores on the varsity along with Brown, Josh Craft and Thomas Jarrell. Jarrell, a tailback and cornerback, retuned two interceptions for touchdowns last season. All-state swimmers Thomas Held and Matt Ardoin also will look to make a splash on the football field. Held was an impact player last season at defensive end, while Ardoin is a two-way lineman

who Lechner said is “one of the most fun guys on the team, always up and encouraging kids.” Tulley Dominguez has been the center for three years, and Daniel Fulk has put in the work to become a starter on the offensive line while also seeing some action on the defensive front. The Cougars also return kicker Jacob Choi, a student from Korea who played football for the first time last year but enjoyed the game so much he’ll also play some defense in addition to kicking. Following tonight’s opener at Bishop and a trip to Fayetteville, the Cougars play their first home game Sept. 3 against Village Christian. HPCA will play at the High Point Athletic Complex this season, on the field next to Simeon Stadium. shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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Talented newcomers in Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equation BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

TRINITY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alex Mebane originally was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a math person,â&#x20AC;? and Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football coach said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run the numbers. Last season, his Bulldogs roster boasted 23 seniors, which went a long way toward explaining how the football team survived when Wheatmore High opened and took half of Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshmen, sophomores and juniors. This season? Trinity has 11 seniors in all, six who played last year, and a whopping 13 players on the varsity roster who played on Friday nights last fall. And yet, those numbers add up to something Mebane likes a great deal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got more weap-

ons on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team offensively than any team Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve coached in the history of my coaching career,â&#x20AC;? said Mebane, in his 28th year of coaching overall and fifth season leading Trinity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s varsity team is the most talented team Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been at Trinity High School. A lot of the kids are good players, good athletes, who just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played before for whatever reason.â&#x20AC;? And Mebane spent plenty of time scouring the halls for those baseball, wrestling and track standouts in the offseason just so Trinity, once bursting with players, could have 60 kids in the program. The varsity roster this year will carry 27 players and the JV just 33. Wheatmore coach

Eugene Everhart also estimated about 60 in the Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have a numbers concern because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very difficult to build a football program when you only have one middle school team feeding two high school teams,â&#x20AC;? Mebane said. Some of the inexperience at least can be offset by the fact senior Rhyne

Kivett returns at quarterback. Kivett owns two years of starting experience in the option attack and accounted for 12 touchdowns last year despite missing time due to injury. The other returning starters on offense are linemen Zach McNeill and Chris Sexton as well

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Hgt. 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-4 5-8 5-8 6-0 5-7 5-5 5-11 5-8 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-2

Wgt. 180 160 160 175 155 150 175 150 165 200 180 165 200 140 140 185 195 170 190 190 225 185 215 290 135 215 210

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Coach: Mike Sink

Key returners: Junior Scheynen Loeffler will anchor the defense with sophomores Chase Clark and David Gonzalez. Midfielders include returning starters Josh Gross (senior) and juniors Jackson Auman and Shane Smith. The forwards will be led by senior Trevor Dean and Ryan Warren, with help from junior Jesus Diaz.

Dylan Seay is a sophomore keeper.

Among the players leading the way for Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team this season will be (from left) Courtney Cox, Abby Thompson and Patience Barnette.

Key newcomers: Freshman midfielder Drew Mostoller; other key players will be sophomore David Newcomer and freshman Taylor Berry, plus freshman goalie Joel Villa.

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Coach: Tim Kelly (seventh year as cross country coach, 22nd year at the school) Last year in review: Girls went 27-0 and won the PAC-6 2A championship. The boys were 25-2 and won the conference championship.

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The Bulldogs will be paced by (from left) Scheynen Loeffler, Ryan Warren, Trevor Dean and Josh Gross this fall.

Key returners: The top returning runners for the girls are senior Allison Floyd, junior Torey Loewen, sophomore Elizabeth Adkins, sophomore Natalie Hunter,

senior M.K. Adkins and senior Allie Lewis. The top returning runners for the boys are junior Ryan Kozlowski, junior Ethan Cox, sophomore Evan Altizer, junior Matt Hapeman and senior Brennan Austin. Key newcomers: A new runner for the girls is junior Tyler Cottle. She ran last year before an injury ended her season. In the two meets she participated in, she

Coach: Erin Bass (second year with the girls team, fourth with boys)

Last year in review: Finished third in the PAC-6 2A: Katlyn Staub and Kate Akerman were named all-conference; Staub finished in the top four in the conference in singles

1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Prov. Grove, 5 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Asheboro, 6 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at S. Guilford, 5 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. S. Guilford, 4:30 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at W. Stokes, 7:30 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Ledford, 5 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Randleman, 4:30 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at SW Randolph, 5 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Ledford, 7 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Carver, 5 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at E. Davidson, 4:30 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. SW Guilford, 6 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Andrews, 4:30 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Surry Central, 7:30 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at E. Davidson, 7 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Wheatmore, 4:30 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Randleman, 5 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. S. Guilford, 6 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Atkins, 4:30 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Atkins, 5 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Andrews, 5 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Asheboro, 7:30 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. S. Guilford, 5 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. E. Davidson, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Carver, 4:30 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Wheatmore, 5

22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at HP Central, 7 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Randleman, 4:30 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Wheatmore, 5 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Atkins, 5 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. S. Guilford, 7:30 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Randleman, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Andrews, 4:30 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Carver, 5 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Ragsdale, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. HP Central, 5 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Andrews, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Wheatmore, 4:30 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Randleman, 5 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Randleman, 5

October 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Wheatmore, 6 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Atkins, 4:30 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Andrews, 5 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Atkins, 6 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Carver, 4:30 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Andrews, 5 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Wheatmore, 5 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Randleman, 7:30 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Carver, 6 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Atkins, 5 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Randleman, 6 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at PAC-6 tourney, 1 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country host PAC-6, 5 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Carver, 5 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Andrews, 7:30 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at PAC-6 tourney, TBA 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Andrews, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Wheatmore, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at PAC-6 Champs., TBA 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Wheatmore, 7:30 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Atkins, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Carver, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Atkins, 7:30

November 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Carver, 7:30

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20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Ledford, 7:30 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Ledford, 5 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Asheboro, 6 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Asheboro, 4 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Ledford, 6 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country vs. ED/Ledford, 5 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Asheboro, 5 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. HP Central, 6 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at E. Davidson, 4:30 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. E. Davidson, 5 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at S. Guilford, 4:30 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. E. Davidson, 7:30 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at S. Guilford, 6 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Ledford, 4 31 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country vs. SGuil/Ashe, 5

The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our team this season is young, but they are working hard.â&#x20AC;?

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Akerman (No. 3, senior).

Key returners: Emily Lim at No. 1 singles (played at Trinity freshman year, played for N.C. School of Science and Math last year, is back to finish with Trinity as a senior); Katlyn Staub (No. 2, junior); Kate

Key newcomers: Freshman Madison Sadler (No. 5 or 6); freshman Kali Cox and junior Ashley Pierce, both exhibition players with poten-

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TRINITY XC Mixed bag for Bulldogs FROM PAGE 24

finished first and second. The boys have freshman Jarrod Rogers and junior Jay Allen, a transfer who should challenge to finish in the top five. Both could develop into really good runners. They are tremendous competitors.

The coach says: “Both teams lost some outstanding runners. We had the runners of the year in Kenny Collishaw and Brittany Reeves, who graduated. Ryan Kozlowski has a chance to replace Kenny for that honor. We have two girls – Allison Floyd

and Torey Loewen – that have a chance to replace Brittany Reeves for that honor. We feel our girls should have another outstanding year. We return five of our top six. Out of those five, Floyd, Loewen, Elizabeth Adkins, Hunter and MK Adkins were allconference. We feel we can challenge for another conference championship. The boys team will have a more difficult challenge. We had the Nos. 1 and 2

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Old/new coach eager to lead Panthers BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

WALLBURG – Chuck Henderson’s departure for rival Asheboro and Chris Adams’ late arrival as the new Panthers coach could have led to a few doubts about this year’s team. The arrival of 110 hopefuls out for the first days of Ledford football practice put to bed any of those fears. “It’s been good for a number of reasons,” said Adams, the former baseball head coach and football assistant at Ledford who returned after serving as assistant principal at Central Davidson High School. “The coaching staff has done an excellent job, the kids have been very committed, bought into what we want to do. It’ll take us a while to feel some things out, get everybody where they need to be, but all in all I’ve had fun and I’m glad to be back.”

Last season proved to be a bit of a roller coaster for the Panthers, who opened 0-3, won three straight against county rivals to get back on track, and ended up 6-6 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. Ledford’s season ended with a 14-13 setback against Carson High in the first round of the 3A playoffs. As far as Adams is concerned, last year’s highs, lows and everything in between are ancient history. “I’ve not looked at one film from last year,” Adams said. “I told them coming in that every position’s open, every kid has a new start. Maybe you had a bad year, maybe you had a good year – I’m looking to see what you can do now.” The Ledford defense possesses a familiar look and returns a number of key starters. The line is anchored by returners Ty Anderson, D.J. Miller and Brandon Spong, all

seniors, while fellow senior Patrick Graven is a three-year starter who leads the unit from his inside linebacker spot. Other players in the mix up front include Josh Vivod, Hampton Stephens, Chase Averett, Ricky Hall and Christian Jones. Joining Graven at inside linebacker will be Lance Saunders and Blake Bowers, while the outside linebackers should be Justin Wilder and Tola Odedere. Also competing for time will be Cody Dull, Cody Essick, Zach Williams and Diego Talavera. The secondary contains a few questions due to graduation losses, but Adams likes how Kameron Conrad has performed at free safety and what he’s seen out of Andrew McNamara and newcomer Jared Hall – a baseball player out for football for the first time

LEDFORD FOOTBALL, PAGE 28

No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 34 40 41 42 50 51 52 53 54 55 60 63 64 65 66 70 71 72 74 75 76 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Name Darien Green Pete Guy Ryan Trudniak De Greene Tyreke Crump Deyonta Dow Matt Ross Patrick Graven Jacob Graven Jared Hall Erik Connolly Duke Boger Gunnar Wright Colt Hensley D.J. Miller Andrew McNamara Kameron Conrad Chase Averett Justin Wilder Lance Saunders Zach Williams Brock Phillips Cody Dull Tola Odedere Cody Essick Josh Weavil Blake Bowers Ricky Hall Zach Welch Austin Glisson Jeremy Johnson Sam Henderson Diego Talavera Matt Bashore Randy Hall Ty Anderson David Flowers Sam Hill Christian Jones Ryan Kime Josh Vivod Caleb Dillon Austin Crispino Hampton Stephens Dylan Miller Brandon Spong Chase Williams Michael Crawford Jeff Krauch Jared Christian Jonathan Colyn Pete Lanser

Hgt. 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-6 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-7 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-7 5-7 5-10 6-3 5-6

Wgt. 140 190 145 173 215 150 155 180 179 145 165 165 170 140 185 152 170 180 175 180 175 185 138 175 150 160 160 165 190 195 195 255 190 201 195 235 185 190 180 185 235 180 200 220 150 185 170 140 150 140 185 130

Class 12 11 10 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 11

Pos. WR FB WR RB TE WR DB LB DB DB QB QB TE DB DL DB DB DL OLB LB OLB FB OLB OLB OLB TE LB DL OL OL OL OL LB OL OL OL OL DL DL OL DL OL OL DL WR DL WR WR WR WR TE WR

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Oct. 1 – at C. Davidson Oct. 8 – N. Forsyth Oct. 15 – at SW Randolph Oct. 22 – Asheboro (HC) Oct. 29 – at S. Guilford Nov. 5 – NE Guilford

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Coach: John Ralls Key returners: Last year’s No. 1, sophomore Morgan Brock; No. 3, junior Bethany Deal; and sophomore Sarah Edwards. Key newcomers: Freshman Alexis Kershaw, sophomore Katherine Brinkley.

The coach says: “Morgan and Alexis are both good golfers. We are counting on Bethany, Sarah and Katherine to improve and contribute, as well. We are looking to improve our performance from the past three years. These look to be our top five golfers.”

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Coach: Kara Mendenhall Berrier (seventh year at LHS)

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Ledford’s golf team will look to compete with (from left) Bethany Deal, Alexis Kershaw and Morgan Brock.

Last year in review: Finished 15-7 overall, 7-3 in the Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference, second in the conference and conference tournament, Davidson County tournament champs for the second year in a row, made it to the first round of the state playoffs; players named all-conference were Carman Pericozzi (graduated), Taylor Ballard (graduated), and

Key returners: Senior middle hitter Stevi Williams, junior setter/rightside hitter and server Cady Ray, outside hitter Kaitlyn Otey, and senior outside hitter Sara Katherine Kirkpatrick. Key newcomers: Sophomore middle hitter Haylee Leonard and junior right-side hitter Madelyn Leonard.

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Coach: Randy Grimes (12th season) Last year in review: First place in the Mid-Piedmont Conference; all six starters made All-MPC; Tiffany Vanhpraseuth made the all-region team; lost to Chapel Hill in the NCHSAA 3A semifinals on a day when five of the top six players were sidelined by swine flu.

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August

20 – Football at Trinity, 7:30 21 – Volleyball at Davidson Co. tourney, 9 a.m. 23 – Volleyball vs. Trinity, 5:30 23 – Soccer vs. Wheatmore, 7 23 – Tennis at C. Davidson, 4:30 24 – Volleyball at C. Davidson, 5:30 24 – Soccer at Trinity, 6 24 – Cross country at Trinity, 5 25 – Tennis vs. N. Davidson, 4:15 26 – Soccer vs. Davie Co., 7 27 – Football vs. N. Davidson, 7:30 30 – Soccer vs. C. Davidson, 7 30 – Tennis vs. Trinity, 4 31 – Volleyball at E. Davidson, 5:30 31 – Tennis at E. Davidson, 4:30

September Cady Ray (rising senior).

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Ledford’s tennis team will feature (from left) Emily Chambliss, Brielle Anthony, Rebekah Mattox, Claire Parker, Kathryn Stroup and Drew Sapp this fall.

Key returners: No. 1 Kathryn Stroup, No. 2 Elona Jones, No. 3 Katherine Sullivan, No. 4 Drew Sapp, No. 5 Brielle Anthony, No.

1 – Volleyball vs. N. Davidson, 5:30 1 – Soccer at E. Davidson, 7 1 – Tennis at S. Guilford, 4:30 2 – Volleyball vs. W. Davidson, 5:30 2 – Soccer vs. Lexington, 7 2 – Cross country at E. Davidson, 4:30 3 – Football vs. SW Guilford, 7:30 7 – Volleyball at Trinity, 6 7 – Cross country at W. Davidson, 5 8 – Volleyball vs. E. Davidson, 5:30 8 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 7 8 – Tennis vs. NE Guilford, 4:30 9 – Volleyball vs. C. Davidson, 5:30 9 – Soccer at W. Davidson, 7 11 – Cross country at Hagan-Stone, TBA 13 – Soccer at Wheatmore, 6 13 – Tennis at SW Randolph, 4:30 13 – Cross country at Davidson Co. Champs., 5 14 – Volleyball at S. Guilford, 6 14 – Tennis vs. Wheatmore, 4:15 14 – Cross country at NE Guilford, 5:30 15 – Soccer vs. E. Davidson, 7 15 – Tennis at N. Forsyth, 4:30 16 – Volleyball vs. NE Guilford, 6 16 – Soccer vs. N. Davidson, 7 17 – Football vs. W. Davidson, 7:30 18 – Cross country at Weddington, TBA

6 Logan Allen; all players moved up one slot from last season. Key newcomers: Logan Allen (sophomore). The coach says: “We are all excited and optimistic for another fun and successful season. Our goal is to win the Mid-Piedmont Conference and make a good showing in the state 3A playoffs. We are working very hard to stay in shape and remain healthy for the entire season. Our

20 – Soccer vs. W. Davidson, 7 20 – Tennis vs. Asheboro, 4:30 21 – Volleyball at SW Randolph, 6 21 – Cross country host MPC meet, 5:30 22 – Volleyball at W. Davidson, 5:30 22 – Tennis vs. S. Guilford, 4:30 23 – Volleyball at N. Forsyth, 6 23 – Soccer at N. Davidson, 7 23 – Tennis at N. Davidson, 4:15 24 – Football at E. Davidson, 7:30 25 – Cross country at Greensboro Inv., TBA 27 – Soccer at S. Guilford, 7 27 – Tennis at NE Guilford, 4:30 28 – Volleyball vs. Asheboro, 6 28 – Tennis at W. Davidson, 4:30 28 – Cross country at N. Forsyth, 5:30 29 – Soccer vs. NE Guilford, 7 29 – Tennis vs. SW Randolph, 4:30 30 – Volleyball vs. S. Guilford, 6

October 1 – Football at C. Davidson, 7:30 4 – Soccer at SW Randolph, 7 4 – Tennis vs. N. Forsyth, 4:30 5 – Volleyball at NE Guilford, 6 5 – Cross country host MPC, 5:30 6 – Soccer at N. Forsyth, 7 6 – Tennis at Asheboro, 4:30 7 – Volleyball vs. SW Randolph, 6 8 – Football vs. N. Forsyth, 7:30 11 – Soccer vs. Asheboro, 7 12 – Volleyball vs. N. Forsyth, 6 12 – Cross country at NE Guilford, 5:30 13 – Soccer vs. S. Guilford, 7 14 – Volleyball at Asheboro, 6 15 – Football at SW Randolph, 7:30 p.m. 18 – Soccer at NE Guilford, 7 19 – Cross country at MPC Champs., TBA 20 – Soccer vs. SW Randolph, 7 22 – Football vs. Asheboro, 7:30 25 – Soccer vs. N. Forsyth, 7 27 – Soccer at Asheboro, 7 29 – Football at S. Guilford, 7:30

November 5 – Football vs. NE Guilford, 7:30

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Coach: Tom Kotris (third season as head coach) Last year in review: Boys and girls were Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference champions. Abdul Butt, Jacob Crickenberger, Anthony Hughes, Chris Murphy, Jonathon Perdomo and Josh Phillips were all-conference. All except Butt and Crickenberger return. For the girls, Abby Carlson, Alex Crouch, Sam Miller, Mary-Catherine Perryman, Katie Reynolds and Lauren Skinner were All-MPC. The boys finished sixth in the NCHSAA 3A regional. The girls finished eighth.

Key returners: Anthony Hughes (sophomore), Chris Murphy (junior) and seniors Jonathan Perdomo, Josh Phillips and Jonathan Phillips for the boys; juniors Abby Carlson, Alex Crouch, Taylor McGhee and sophomore Sam Miller for the girls.

Key newcomers: Former head coach Shawn Loggins is helping out more in an assistant capacity. Last year he mainly helped run meets. This year he is at every practice and providing invaluable input. He is one of the top coaches in the state at the high school level and his input may be the biggest reason for any improvement we make. Among the girls: sophomore Jessie Dull, freshman Landon Smith, junior Karley Braswell and sophomore Charlotte Lamb, a transfer from South Mecklenburg.

The coach says: For the boys, “With four strong returning runners, we just need a decent No. 5, a guy who can run 17 or 18 (minutes), to show better than we did last year. There are several strong candidates – a couple of freshmen and a few new runners – who should be able to fulfill that requirement. Overall we are much deeper than in the past. After looking

at last year’s regional results, the guys have bought into the fact that we could be one of the best teams in the state. On average, our guys have generally improved by about a minute each year. Last year, if all of our guys had run about 20 seconds faster in regionals, we would have gone to the state meet. In addition, we feel we have a good shot at defending our conference championship and winning the county championship, although we expect great competition from Central Davidson in the county meet.” ... For the girls, “We are going to be missing a few runners who decided not to return; however, we are actually stronger and faster than last year’s team. The light bulb went off for Alex Crouch during track season and she realized she could compete with the top-end girls. She has been a beast in practice and is very focused on getting to the state meet, at the very least as an individual qualifier, which is very realistic for her. Sam Miller and Abby Carlson are key returning runners who are looking very strong in practice. One of our x-factors is Taylor McGhee. She had some injury issues during cross country (stress fracture) and track (respiratory) that kept her off everyone’s radar. However, she is every bit as good as Alex Crouch and is looking incredibly strong. In addition, we picked up some new runners – in particular Landon Smith and Jessie Dull – who look like the real deal. Both have smooth strides and are very strong, physically and mentally. We expect the girls to repeat as conference champions and hope to improve on both our county and regional showings, maybe even placing in both. We have a lot of new runners, so until we line up and race, we don’t fully know what we have, but we feel really good about what we are seeing.”

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The coach says: “I am very excited this year to be coaching such a great group of girls. This team is very special because of the enthusiasm, chemistry and love of the game. We are going to be young this year, but should be pretty solid. Most of these girls spend their offseason playing JO ball or beach volleyball, and I have seen a lot of improvement. We are going to have some tough matches this year with North Davidson, Southern Guilford, Southwestern Randolph and Asheboro, but are looking forward to the competition. That is what makes the season fun. We would love to become the Davidson County champions for the third year in a row and give Southern Guilford a run for first place in the conference.”

The Panthers will look to spike the opposition with top talents (on floor, from left) Stevi Williams, Molly Saintsing, Cady Ray and Emily Vernon as well as (on stand, from left) Sara Katherine Kirkpatrick and Kaitlyn Otey.

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– at the corners. Others helping in the defensive backfield will be Jacob Graven, Colt Hensley and Matt Ross. “Coach (Marlon) Morris does a great job coaching that group,” Adams said of the defense. “I feel like the defensive line and linebackers are our strength, and if you’ve got an area where you want to be experienced, that’s not a bad place for it to be.” Adams said he’ll look for the famil-

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Warriors seek success in Year 2 BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

TRINITY – The numbers were positively awful last year for Wheatmore High School’s first-year football program. This season, the numbers are simply positive. “We’ve had a good start, around 60 kids, and that’s a big step to have a JV team,” said coach Eugene Everhart, in his second year at the school after a long tenure at Central Davidson. “We have definitely progressed physically, obviously we’re a year older. We have a few new faces, but we lost a few faces just from the discouragement.” Granted, there was plenty to get you down during an 0-11 season in which the Warriors scored just 32 points and allowed 40 or more in 10 of 11 games. But hope abounds at the sparking new school, which wasn’t even open when last year’s football season began. This fall, Wheatmore has a school, a stadium, a locker room, a senior class – all the things that were lacking when making the split from Trinity High last year. “We’re going to go play with a whole school, so that helps us,” Everhart said. “I think our kids understand what they are a little bit now. Not having

No. 1 2 3 5 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 23 24 31 32 42 43 44 50 52 54 60 61 63 64 66 70 75 76 77 80 88

Name Curtis Seay Bryant Everhart Garrett Rains Van Peedin Marvin Taylor Jacob Miller Christian Barker Matthew Peek Adam Baig Michael Proctor Josh Rickert Chris Clubb Tanner Nance Dalton Stevenson Jeff Grubb Andrew Bazen Cody Campbell Dalton Albertson Aaron Robbins Jacob Gulledge Josh Hinesley Jerrod Sechrist Dillon Moore Brandon Swift Dakota Spence Chad Wilson Dakota Phillips Uriah Dickens Tyler Cook Kris Brown Parker Brady Justin Takac

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Aug. 20 – S. Davidson Aug. 27 – at Prov. Grove Sept. 3 – W. Davidson Sept. 10 – at E. Mont. Sept. 17 – E. Davidson Sept. 24 – at SW Randolph

Oct. 1 – Open Oct. 8 – Carver Oct. 15 – Atkins Oct. 22 – at Trinity Oct. 29 – Randleman Nov. 5 – at Andrews

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A more physical Wheatmore defense will be powered by players such as (from left) Kris Brown, Jerrod Sechrist, Chris Clubb and Jacob Miller. a place to go, not knowing what Wheatmore meant – I think our kids have an understanding about what high school athletics is about than what they did last year.” Can that translate to wins? Everhart and his Warriors certainly hope so, despite the long odds – and the history of long losing streaks – that beset many new schools. On offense, quarterback Van Peedin and running back Josh Rickert return after spearheading last season’s attack. Peedin, a senior, found the going tough behind a small, inexperienced line, but Rickert – just a junior – managed to break free

for some long runs. He averaged 43.8 yards rushing per game. “They’re a lot better now than when the season ended,” Everhart said. “Van Peedin came out with a lot more confidence. Josh has a great nose and instinct. He understands how to play the running back position.” A pair of wide receivers return in Bryant Everhart and Justin Takac, while tight end Dalton Albertson also is back. The offensive line remains nearly intact with the return of Tyler Cook, Aaron Robbins, Josh Hinesley and Dakota Spence, while newcomer Chad Wilson and defen-

sive lineman Brandon Swift also should spend plenty of time up front. The fact that so many players return after last year’s challenges made this season’s practices that much easier. “We were able to come in with those older kids on the first day of mini-camp and they knew our base offense,” Everhart said. “Last year we were still learning right from left at this point. Obviously we’re far, far ahead of where we were this time last year. Our depth is much better. We can practice against each other better than we could last year.”

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Coach: Misty Wolfe (second season)

Key newcomers: Expecting great runs from: Jo Watson (junior), Brooke Turner (junior), Jessi Burton (sophomore), Alexis Rowell (freshman), Madison Fountain (freshman), Levi Foley (freshman), Ben Cole (freshman), Ben Harrison (freshman), Zach Lax (freshman), Jake Hunsucker (junior); other new runners: Jessica Cutts (freshman), Candice Lockhart (freshman), Morgan Latham (freshman), Kristine West (sophomore), Katie Smith (sophomore), Allison Couse (freshman), Brooke Patterson (freshman). The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have an extremely talented team with young leadership. We are excited to host our first home meet Sept. 8 on our new trail designed by Rick Maness. It will be a challenging run and we are anxious to see what times our runners post on this course.â&#x20AC;?

August

20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. S. Davidson, 7:30 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. S. Davidson, 5 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Ledford, 6 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. SW Randolph, 4:30 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at E. Davidson, 4:30 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Providence Grove, 5 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at W. Davidson, 6 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at W. Davidson, 4:30 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at S. Davidson, 6 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. W. Davidson, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Providence Grove, 7:30 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Asheboro tourney, TBA 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at E. Davidson, 5 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. E. Davidson, 6

Last year in review: PAC-6 2A Conference records: Boys 11-5, second place; girls 12-4, second place; overall records: Boys 15-10; girls 18-7; allconference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jordan Fulp, Lexa Wall and Shay Pencola. The girls team posted the first varsity athletic victory in school history against SW Randolph.

Key returners: Sophomores â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lexa Wall, Shay Pencola, Hannah Johnson, Taylor Walker, Claire Webb, Jordan Fulp and Jacob Self; juniors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thomas Carota, Michael Turnbill and Jared Fryar; seniors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wesley Wright and Dakota Patterson.

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September

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WHEATMORE SOCCER

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Coach: Norman Askew

The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the second year of Wheatmore soccer and we believe it will be a successful one. We are returning every starter from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team and the experience should make us a more balanced team. Leadership will come from our seniors: forwards Justin Resor and Alan Byrd; midfielders Eric Lagueruela and Avery Musgrave;

defenders Aaron Rowell, Ross Blake and Derrick Greene; and keeper David Warren. Our returning conference goalie of the year, Ricky Lockhart, and defender Chris Thomas will anchor our defense. Our underclassmen will be a key ingredient on the success of the team. Forward Jorge Soto and midfielders Bradley Barnett and Ryan Smith will look to score goals. We have a good conference and it should make for an exciting year.â&#x20AC;?

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1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. W. Davidson, 5 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. E. Davidson, 4:30 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at S. Davidson, 4:30 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at E. Davidson, 4:30 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. W. Davidson, 7:30 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at W. Davidson, 7:30 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Providence Grove, 6 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Carver, 4:30 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. SW Randolph, 6 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country vs. SW Randolph, 4:30 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at SW Randolph, 5 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Atkins, 4:30 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at E. Montgomery, 7:30 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. E. Davidson, 5 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Ledford, 6 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Trinity, 4:30 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Carver, 5 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Ledford, 4:30 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Providence Grove, 6 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Randleman, 4:30 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country vs. Providence Grove, 4:30 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Atkins, 5 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. E. Davidson, 7:30 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at SW Randolph, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Andrews, 4:30 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Trinity, 5

21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Lexington, 6 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Carver, 4:30 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country host PAC-6 meet, 4:30 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Randleman, 5 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Providence Grove, 4:30 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at SW Randolph, 7:30 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at S. Davidson, 5 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Carver, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Atkins, 4:30 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Andrews, 5 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Lexington, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Atkins, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Trinity, 4:30 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Randleman, 4:30 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Carver, 5 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. S. Davidson, 4:30

October 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Trinity, 6 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Randleman, 4:30 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Atkins, 5 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Providence Grove, 6 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Randleman, 6 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Andrews, 4:30 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Andrews, 4:30 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Trinity, 5 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Carver, 7:30 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at PAC-6 tourney, TBA 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Andrews, 6 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Randleman, 5 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Carver, 6 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at Trinity, 5 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Andrews, 5 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Atkins, 7:30 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at PAC-6 tourney, TBA 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Atkins, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Trinity, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at PAC-6 Champs., TBA 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Trinity, 7:30 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Randleman, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Andrews, 6 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Randleman, 7:30

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Coach: Rodney Kirby (second year at Wheatmore)

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Last year in review: Finished 12-10, fourth in the PAC-6 2A at 5-5; lost in the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs to Providence Grove. Courtney Rains and Abby Allison were All-PAC.

we also have more talent on offense than last year and will not have to rely on just one or two to make a play. Every team is going to make mistakes. The key is to take advantage of your opponents’ mistakes and to try and make your own mistakes few and far between. Our goal is to win the con-

ference and go as far as possible in the playoffs. In our conference, Randleman is going to be very good again. They have most of their team coming back and they have a great coaching staff. Trinity and Andrews should also be tough again. Both have extremely good staffs and a lot of talent.”

there by Jacob Miller, Curtis Seay, Cody Campbell and returning starter Kris Brown. The secondary features returning starter Marvin Taylor at one corner and part-time starters Matthew Peek and Michael Proctor. “I think it’s very important for us to be a lot more physical with people and it’s important for us to play at an upgraded tempo,” said Everhart, whose team competes in

the Piedmont Athletic 2A Conference. “It would help if we had some success early. We’re going to line up and give it our best shot and see what happens. We’re intending to go out and try to win football games. We’re not concerned with any kind of moral victories. We want to put some games on the left side of the column.”

iar defense to carry the team while the offense transitions from a spread attack to more of a traditional I-formation that Adams saw in his days as an assistant. “It’ll look more like old-timey Ledford football when folks come out to watch it,” Adams said. “We’ll be physical, get multiple looks. We will run the ball first and be able to throw it – try to be really good at play-action.” The biggest beneficiary of the focus on the running game figures to be De Greene. The junior enjoyed a solid regular season with 827 yards and six touchdowns last fall. The 5-foot6, 173-pound speedster has “great stature for a tailback, that small target,” Adams said. “He’s going to get to tote it a bunch. He’ll have to be a physical runner.” The good news is that Greene, Wilder and new fullbacks Brock Phillips and Pete Guy – a pair of baseball players “perfect” for fullback, Adams said – will be finding holes created by a strong line. Adams said it all starts with returning right tackle Sam Henderson. He’s joined by right guard Zach Welch, center Austin Glisson, left guard Matt Bashore and left tackle Austin Crispino. Tight end Tyreke Crump is a returning starter. Others expected to see time up front include Jonathan Colyn, Gunnar Wright, Josh Weavil, Jeremy Johnson, Caleb Dillon, Randy Hall, Sam Hill, Ryan Kime and David Flowers. The questions on offense revolve around the passing game. The two quarterbacks battling it out in the early going were sophomore Duke Boger and junior Erik Connolly. Boger split time at the position last year on JV, while Connolly was a defensive player. Boger had the edge in early workouts, Adams said. After losing several top receivers, Ledford also is looking at a number of newcomers running passing routes. Deyonta Dow, the other JV quarterback last season, is an athletic addition to the position. He’s joined by hopefuls Dylan Miller, Jeff Krauch, Chase Williams and Ryan Trudniak along with Darien Green, Michael Crawford, Jared Christian and Pete Lanser. Wilder and Greene have boomed punts in early practices, Adams said, while soccer player Josh Lee could be helping with placekicking duties. “We’ll get there,” Adams said. “It’s just new. They’ve come a long way and I think we’ve got enough options in the arsenal that we can make some things happen.”

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Key returners: With no senior class last year, Wheatmore did not lose anyone to graduation. The Warriors are going to be really strong in the middle with senior Courtney Rains. At the other middle is junior Abby Allison, who was the most improved player last year and after a summer of club volleyball is playing extremely well. At outside is junior Lindsay Whitaker, who is a very consistent hitter and also a good blocker, and senior Betty Denny, a versatile player. At right-side are juniors Laura Fortner and Abbey Byrd, plus senior Madison Drye. Also back are setters Hannah Cranford and Emily Grantham, who both have good hands and understand the game very well, plus defensive specialists Katy Davis, Paige Hudson and Brittany Lowe.

Key newcomers: Freshman setter Kelly Davis and freshman outside hitter Kathryn Johnson. Davis is an extremely athletic setter with very good hands, while Johnson has a great swing from the outside and is also an excellent defensive player. Both will see a lot of time on the floor and get better as the season progresses. The coach says: “We are a very defensive-oriented team with good blocking at the net and a very talented group of defensive specialists, but

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A quicker and more physical defense also includes several top returners. The line features Jerrod Sechrist, Tanner Nance and Hinesley. Moving from up front to linebacker will be Chris Clubb. He’ll be joined

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Thomasville doesn’t lack for motivation BY ELIOT DUKE THOMASVILLE TIMES

THOMASVILLE – The Bulldogs have experience when it comes to entering a new season after losing to a rival in the playoffs. Two years ago, a motivated Thomasville squad still stewing over a playoff defeat to JordanMatthews ran through its competition en route to an undefeated state championship season. This year, the only variation to the theme is the opponent, as Thomasville fell to arch-rival Lexington in the third round of the 2009 playoffs, leading to one long summer in Bulldog country. “It’s not good at all losing to Lexington,” senior quarterback Sam Nelson said. “We don’t want to have that happen again. Lexington hadn’t beaten us in 16 years.” Should history repeat itself in 2010, the Bulldogs will come back stronger, hungrier and ready to claim their fifth state title in seven years. While last year featured a plethora of fresh faces, this squad returns much of the same team that won the Central Carolina Conference. “We have to put last year behind us and come out this year and work hard,” said senior safety Isaiah Williams of losing to the Yellow Jackets. “If

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The hits figure to keep on coming for the Thomasville defense thanks to players such as Chris Ross (21), Zerrick Baker (32) and Davonte Gordon-Hunter. everybody has a positive attitude, we can go pretty far.” By the time conference play rolls around in October, the Bulldogs will be battle-tested more than perhaps any team in the state. With games against perennial powers Albermarle, Mount Airy and A.L. Brown, Thomasville will have to come out ready to play in order to avoid a 1-4 start like last year. “We had a tough schedule last season and we were a young team,” senior linebacker James Boyd said. “Last year can’t do anything but help us this year. That’s

the good thing about playing a tough schedule. If we can improve during these non-conference games, we’ll be that much better when conference play starts.” Offensively, the Bulldogs return key pieces but also are looking for newcomers to step in and fill voids left from graduation. Nelson returns for his second season under center after passing for 1,541 yards and 19 touchdowns. Favorite target Brandon Lucas, however, graduated, leaving a glaring hole at wide receiver. Sharuan Mouzone will see more balls his way after catching 17 passes

for 223 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore. Shaquan Johnson also is expected to see more playing time at receiver once he fully transitions from the running back position. Like most seasons in Thomasville, the offense will focus on the running game, and the Bulldogs have a pair of ball carriers who should make life miserable for opposing defenses. Seniors Quin Riley and Kesean Green each tallied 1,000 yards rushing in 2009 and scored a combined 20 touchdowns. Both had

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Name Hgt. Isaiah Williams 5-10 Edwin Allen 5-6 Shaquan Johnson 5-10 Quin Riley 5-10 Shameek Spence 5-10 Sam Nelson 6-1 Robert Davis 6-2 Justin Hubbard 6-1 Michael Rogers 5-11 Tevin Davis 6-2 Ian Flowers 5-10 Chris Ross 6-0 Quindale Williams 5-9 Davonte Gordon-Hunter 5-9 Devon Bethea 5-9 Gabe Pesqueria 5-8 James Boyd 5-10 Lawson Hodges 5-7 Zerrick Baker 5-10 Kesean Green 6-0 Tyler Pedley 6-1 Ryan Wilfoung 6-0 Dezmond Wilson 6-0 Lawrence Thomas 5-11 James Gregg 6-2 Breyon Watkins 6-0 Antonio Myers-Pullin 6-0 Jay Spires 5-11 Jordan Hagens 6-0 Jaquan Daniels 6-5 Shawn Davis 5-8 Robert McGhee 5-11 Anthony Irving 6-3 Daniel Morgan 6-1 Sherrod Young 6-0 Dean Small 6-2 Eddie Welborn 5-7 Jaleel Rogers 6-0 Quaman Thomas 5-10 Sharaun Mouzone 6-1 Emrick Melton 5-10 James Burgess 6-0 Kenneth Mitchell 6-2

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Shanice Ray (3), Kabria Hines (11) and Talesha Green are looking to lead the Bulldog volleyball team to a strong season.

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Thomasville’s soccer squad boasts talents in (front, from left) Luis Lopez, Erik Orellana, Luis Monreal and Julian Loera plus (back, from left) Izzy Escamilla, Raul Rodriguez and Chikis Ayala.

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Coach: Huey Turner (fourth year, 4819 overall)

Last year in review: Finished 12-9 overall, 1-9 in the Central Carolina 2A Conference.

The coach says: “By far the youngest team in the conference last year while starting as many as six freshmen. We should be much better this year with returning senior striker Izzy Escamilla (31 goals and 11 assists). Sophomore Julian Loera will anchor a much stronger defense with seniors Gleb Chuphakin and Troy Butler covering the wings. Seniors Alex Beasley and Walker Williams bring some punch at the halfback position, while sophomore Rob Styers brings some power and accuracy to a midfield that struggled at times last

year. Eric Orellana and Chikis Ayala anchor a solid midfield with several JV players fighting for playing time on what I feel is the deepest and strongest team that I have had since I have been at Thomasville. With East Davidson and Salisbury being loaded with experience, I expect us to be competitive every game, but it is a big hill to climb to catch up with their talent and experience. I believe that we will surprise some teams because we are as conditioned and strong as we have ever been. I do not see us quitting with anybody and I feel we have a good chance to fight for at least the third playoff spot in the conference. Speed will be our biggest weapon that we will bring into a topheavy conference and hopefully we will catch some teams sleeping and looking past us. Go Dawgs!”

Coach: Amber Gray (second season) Last year in review: Record was 7-7 overall, 4-6 and fourth place in the Central Carolina 2A Conference; made playoffs for first time, but lost to Randleman in first round. Careena Mock and Emily Stires made all-conference. Key returners: Kabria Hines, senior outside hitter/blocker; Jonesha Davis, junior setter; Joselyn Spires, sophomore setter. Key newcomers: Shanice Ray, senior outsidemiddle hitter and blocker; Talesha Green, senior middle hitter/blocker; Margaret Gainey, junior outside hitter; Kirby Rowe, junior setter; Alexis

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THOMASVILLE – Youth has been a problem for East Davidson the last few seasons, but that is not the case in 2010. The majority of the team consists of upperclassmen, including 14 seniors. There is plenty of experience to go around, but there is still one problem. “There isn’t anyone else in the league young anymore, either,” said coach Bryan Lingerfelt, who begins his ninth season with the program. East limped home to a 4-7 record and missed out on a trip to the playoffs for a second straight season last year, but with some talent prepared to come back, optimism was going to be high. Lingerfelt remains optimistic about the possibilities of a sound season, though the team was dealt a crushing blow in the offseason. Dylan Gallimore, an All-CCC performer who rushed for nearly 1,200 yards, was involved in a car crash and suffered a head injury. He was making great progress and was on schedule to be a part of the team for his senior year, but one simple test may keep him from doing so.

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East Davidson will be powered this year by top returners such as (from left) Blake Dodd, Max Suits and Allen Godbolt. “It has been a roller coaster with one doctor saying he could not play and another saying he could play,” said Lingerfelt. “He took a test right before camp but failed a part of the test that showed a part of the brain that was damaged had not completely healed. He can take it again in September, but I would say there is a slim chance he would play this year. I am real sad he is probably not going to play his senior year.” Instead of feeling sorry for themselves with the possible loss of one

of their premier players, the remaining East squad has worked that much harder, and in the process, learned a new system that will be implemented on the offensive side. Lingerfelt has installed a flexbone offense that will get plenty of players involved in the backfield, instead of the hard-nosed, smashmouth football fans have seen in the past. “We are learning something new to the coaches and the players and it will probably take us a year to figure it out, but I think it is the best direc-

tion for our program to go,” Lingerfelt said. The man behind the operation will be senior quarterback Taylor Warren. He will decide who gets the ball or if he wants to keep it himself. “He is going to be the decision maker and I just told him it all hinges on him. The pressure is off me now, so it ought to be good,” joked Lingerfelt. “He has done well with it and worked hard in the spring, so hopefully the work will translate into success.”

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Name Jamar Harrington Ray Tolley Asa Bohannon Justin Rutledge Justin Weavil Blake Dodd Troy Swicegood Josh Craven Tyler LeQuire Taylor Warren George Hicks Kirk Kanoy Dakota Lilly Max Suits Justin Mounts Blake Small Dylan Robinson Brock Goodyear Zach Greely Storm Stidham Allen Godbolt Nathan Bundy Elliot Springfield Jeremy Moose Jason Moore Darren McDonald Mark Mullins Darien McDonald Bryce Hedrick Gary Hunt Josh White Blake Simmons Zach Hunt Colton Childers Jordan Hill Matthew Niblock Taylor Booze

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Class Pos. 12 SE/DB 12 SL/LB 11 FB/LB 11 SL/LB 12 SE/DB 12 SL/DB 11 SL/DB 10 SE/DB 12 QB/DB 12 QB/DB 11 SE/DB 11 SE/DB 11 SL/LB 10 SL/DB 12 SL/DB 11 SL/LB 12 FB/LB 11 SE/DB 12 SL/DB 11 FB/LB 12 FB/DL 11 OL/LB 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/LB 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL

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Aug. 20 – Randleman Aug. 27 – at Trinity Sept. 3 – at N. Davidson Sept. 10 – SW Randolph Sept. 17 – at Wheatmore Sept. 24 – Ledford

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August

20 – Football vs. Randleman, 7:30 21 – Volleyball at Davidson Co. tourney, TBA 23 – Soccer at Davie Co., 7 24 – Volleyball vs. N. Davidson, 5:30 24 – Tennis vs. Wheatmore, 4:30 24 – Cross country at Trinity, 5 25 – Soccer at Randleman, 6 25 – Tennis vs. Trinity, 4:30 26 – Volleyball at Trinity, 6 27 – Football at Trinity, 7:30 30 – Volleyball vs. Wheatmore, 5:30 30 – Soccer vs. Wheatmore, 7 31 – Volleyball vs. Ledford, 5:30 31 – Tennis vs. Ledford, 4:30

Long-time Golden Eagles coach Bob Schilly is hoping for improvement out of this season’s East Davidson cross country team.

September

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Coach: Bob Schilly (14th year) Last year in review: Girls finished fifth in the Central Carolina 2A Conference; boys placed third in the CCC; Rodney Wright earned allconference honors. Key returners: For the girls, Vic-

toria Callahan and Greta Parker are back. The boys team is headlined by returners Wright, Steven Hicks, Ben Stogner, Steven Torres and Charlie Branson. Key newcomers: Ariel Grimsley is a freshman with potential and Dillon Hester is a promising new-

comer for the boys team. The coach says: “Our women’s team is more than twice the size of last year’s team. We should be more competitive this year. We have a very good group of hardworking young men. We may surprise a few teams.”

1 – Soccer vs. Ledford, 7 1 – Tennis at Wheatmore, 4:30 2 – Volleyball at N. Davidson, 5:30 2 – Cross country host quad, 5 3 – Football at N. Davidson, 7:30 7 – Soccer vs. Randleman, 7 7 – Tennis vs. Lexington, 4:30 7 – Cross country at N. Davidson, 5 8 – Volleyball at Ledford, 5:30 8 – Soccer vs. N. Davidson, 7 8 – Tennis at Thomasville, 4:30 9 – Volleyball vs. Trinity, 5:30 10 – Football vs. SW Randolph, 7:30 13 – Volleyball at Wheatmore, 5:30 13 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 7 13 – Tennis at C. Davidson, 4:30 13 – Cross country at Davidson Co. Champs., 5 14 – Volleyball vs. Lexington, 5:30 14 – Cross country at Salisbury, 5 15 – Soccer at Ledford, 7 15 – Tennis vs. W. Davidson, 4:30 16 – Volleyball at Thomasville, 5:30 17 – Football at Wheatmore, 7:30 18 – Cross country at River Run Inv., TBA 20 – Soccer at Trinity, 6

20 – Tennis at Salisbury, 4:30 21 – Volleyball at C. Davidson, 5:30 21 – Cross country at W. Davidson, 5 22 – Soccer vs. Lexington, 7 22 – Tennis at Lexington, 4:30 23 – Volleyball vs. W. Davidson, 5:30 24 – Football vs. Ledford, 7:30 25 – Cross country at Greensboro Inv., TBA 27 – Volleyball at Randleman, 6 27 – Soccer at Thomasville, 7 27 – Tennis vs. Thomasville, 4:30 28 – Volleyball at Salisbury, 5:30 28 – Cross country at C. Davidson, 5 29 – Soccer at C. Davidson, 7 29 – Tennis vs. C. Davidson, 4:30 30 – Volleyball at Lexington, 5:30

October 2 – Cross country at Hagan-Stone Classic, TBA 4 – Soccer vs. W. Davidson, 7 4 – Tennis at W. Davidson, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. Thomasville, 5:30 5 – Cross country at Lexington, 5 6 – Soccer at Salisbury, 7 6 – Tennis vs. Salisbury, 4:30 7 – Volleyball vs. C. Davidson, 5:30 8 – Football at Lexington, 7:30 11 – Soccer at Lexington, 7 11 – Tennis at CCC tourney, 3:30 12 – Volleyball at W. Davidson, 5:30 12 – Cross country host CCC, 5 13 – Soccer vs. Thomasville, 7 14 – Volleyball vs. Salisbury, 5:30 15 – Football vs. Thomasville, 7:30 18 – Soccer vs. C. Davidson, 7 19 – Cross country at CCC Champs., 5 20 – Soccer at W. Davidson, 7 22 – Football vs. C. Davidson, 7:30 25 – Soccer vs. Salisbury, 7 29 – Football at W. Davidson, 7:30

November 5 – Football vs. Salisbury, 7:30

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Soaring spikers? East Davidson’s Golden Eagles will be looking for a fun and successful volleyball season.

EAST DAVIDSON TENNIS

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Coach: Bill Morris

The coach says: “I am very excited for our upcoming season. We have eight returning players and three new players coming out. We lost several seniors. We look to be a stronger team with our returning player from last season and the three new ones. Playing for East are Morgan Sikes, senior; Summer Pope, junior; Ashley Taylor, freshman; Haley Myers, junior; Emma Whitley, junior; Lauren Myers, junior; Taylor Blankenship, sophomore; Kori Shadrick, junior; Alyssa Harvell, junior: Beth Trotter, freshman; and Stephine Harris, freshman. I look forward to a good season. The returning women and new members look to strengthen the team for now and the future.”

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Coach: Greg Fowler (28th year at school, second year leading girls golf team) Key returners: Katie Nance is a junior who qualified for the regionals and then the 2A state meet, where she finished in the top 30. Paige Byrd is a senior who played last year for the first time. Key newcomers: Katie McAdams (a junior) and Marissa Branson (a sophomore), both playing for the first time. The coach says: “I hope all the young ladies have fun and improve throughout the golf season.”

as running back Jordan Johnson. Sexton and Johnson both started on defense last year and are making the switch to offense this fall. Two of the top newcomers are at wide receiver, where Nathan Willett and Jake Smith now play. Willett hasn’t played football since middle school and Smith is out for the first time, but both are good athletes who should be able to make up for the graduation of Ryan Spencer (40 catches for 668 yards). “We’ll be fine there,” Mebane said. The same goes for the tight end spots, where Daulton Rogers and Daniel Robbins are solid. Mebane called Rogers a Division I prospect given his size and speed. Robbins suffered an injury early in his JV season last fall, but has bounced back well. The running game will get a boost from sophomore Colin Stout, who played at Archdale-Trinity before heading to High Point Christian Academy last year. He’s back as Trinity’s fullback. “We’ve got a quarterback who can run it and throw it, a tight end who runs a 4.6 (time in the) 40, two receivers that can do what Ryan Spencer did last year, we run the triple-option as well as anybody in the state,” Mebane explained. “If we stay healthy, people are going to have major issues dealing with our offense. The question is, can we deal with the numbers issue in terms of depth and injuries, and can we bring these talented athletes along and use their abilities so they’re not paralyzed while trying to learn a system? We can’t be as complex. These kids are just

learning how to play football in a lot of these cases.” How does the Trinity defense stack up? “Ditto,” Mebane offered. The lone returning starters are Sexton and Brad Auman on the line. Sexton and McNeill will “tag team” at the ends so neither player is forced into going both ways an entire game. Rogers and Kegan Dunn also will play up front, while Stout and standout wrestler Cameron King will step in at linebacker. Varsity backup Coulter Pruitt will lead the way at outside linebacker, and the secondary will include former East Montgomery product Aaron Taylor after he moved into the district. “What we have on defense is a mix of a few returners that are solid players and a very inexperienced cast with some pretty talented athletes,” Mebane said. Questions abound on special teams as well – “let’s don’t punt,” Mebane said with a laugh – although soccer player Scheynen Loeffler is out to provide a boost in that department. How far will all this unproven talent carry the Bulldogs in the Piedmont Athletic 2A Conference after Trinity went 6-6 overall and 3-2 in the league last year? “When you have a team this inexperienced, it’s important to have some success early,” Mebane summed up. “If we develop that confidence, I’m very sure our kids will figure out how to play once we get to our conference games. I’ll be disappointed and surprised if we don’t contend for the conference championship this year.” shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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Talented Tigers seeking leadership BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

JAMESTOWN – The talent comes and goes for the Ragsdale football program, and the transition from last fall to this one should prove no exception for the Tigers. Nine of 25 graduated seniors have moved on to college squads. Twenty seniors who helped Tommy Norwood’s team go 13-1 last year are in place. But one question remains to be answered for the Tigers. “We’ve got to find out who the leaders are going to be on the football team,” said Norwood, entering his 13th year leading Ragsdale. “We’ve got to see who’s going to stand up and take those kids’ places. In some key spots we’ve got the starters coming back, but we’ve just got to see who’s gonna rise to the top.” The defense lost storied leaders such as Billy Stone, Walt Sparks and Daniel McNeill, while the booming kicks of Kasey Redfern also must be replaced. The offense, meanwhile, could pick up where it left off despite losing speedster DeSean Anderson in the passing game. Quarterback Luke Heavner is back for his senior season, and despite passing for 1,948

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A new-look Ragsdale defense will be seeking big things out of Caleb Cates and (back, from left) Robert Pompey and Trey Swaim. yards and 22 touchdowns to go with only eight interceptions, he’s being challenged mightily for the starting job by junior Garrison Herndon. Heavner boasts more speed and owns plenty of varsity experience, while Herndon can put some zip on the ball and enjoyed a good year on JV. Norwood admitted that Herndon likely could start for most of the teams the Tigers play.

Whoever ends up throwing the passes will have a fleet of talented receivers at his disposal. Big target Tyquan Roberts returns along with fellow senior Deshawn Shouse. Three JV call-ups in Erik Romer, Justin Briley and Brandon Walker join junior transfer Anthony Stewart – similar to Anderson in size and speed – among those battling for playing time. “It’s just flip a coin with

those six,” Norwood said. “I feel comfortable with those. That’s been a real pleasant surprise.” The running game also possesses a talented incumbent being pushed by top-notch competition. Donovan Smith rushed for 1,443 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, but fellow senior Barry Brown (257 yards in reserve) and a talented sophomore are fighting for carries. The offensive line includes good depth highlighted by returning starters Andy Willard at right tackle and Matt Martin at center. Four players competing for time at guard include Andrew Chappell, Jon Christ, Colorado Pratt and Keith Tankersley, while those at the tackles should be Austin Greene, Ryan Hurley and Dalton Gray. At tight end, Pete Romer returns and Karson Redfern is up from JV to get playing time there. Redfern will try to follow in his brother’s footsteps in the kicking game after performing those tasks last season for the JV. Ryan Wall, who kicked occasionally last fall, and Brad Davis also are competing for the job. The familiar names are much harder to find on the defensive side of the

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Name Erik Romer Avery Washington Anthony Stewart Luke Heavner Justin Briley Garrison Herndon Trey Swaim Kris Steele Joerell London Isaiah Brown D-onovan Smith Ryan Wall Deshawn Shouse Randy Nguyen Brandon Walker Frank Youngblood Caleb Cates Grant Desjardins Barry Brown Julian Lofton Brandon Swinton Chris Bailey-Burke Sharif Diaz Darren Primes Trey Grimes Isaiah Olgesby-Mann Michael Baldwin Gene Stumpff Brad Davis Barry Harris Josh Barber Robert Pompey Tony Walters Duncan Sparks Lareal Jones Brian Nwokolo Will Sams Jon Christ Andrew Chappell Matt Martin Larry Ogunjobi Colorado Pratt Keith Tankersley Austin Greene Jared Barber Chris Whitesell Andy Willard Ryan Hurley Dalton Gray Chaka McCoy Karson Redfern Ladarious Carmichael Pete Romer Tyquan Roberts

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Aug. 20 – at S. Guilford Aug. 27 – at Dudley Sept. 3 – W. Guilford Sept. 10 – at Page Sept. 17 – Person Sept. 24 – Parkland (HC)

Oct. 1 – at E. Forsyth Oct. 8 – SW Guilford Oct. 15 – at NW Guilford Oct. 22 – Open Oct. 29 – at Glenn Nov. 5 – HP Central

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Coach: Audrey Gore, 25 years at Ragsdale (16 as volleyball coach)

Key returners: Senior Brittany Morris, a libero/defense specialist, should be one of the top defensive players in the area after averaging 20 digs a match last year. She has a hard-nosed, go-getit attitude with no ball beating her to the floor. Senior setter Kathryn Carter, a great setter and great team player who plays every minute, has improved her hitting skills as well. Morgan Hooks, a senior outside hitter who was

all-conference last year, has great arm speed and tremendous blocking skills. Ciara Jackson, who starts in the middle for the second year, brings her athletic skills from the basketball court and is seen as a good blocker. Key newcomers: Five members of last year’s junior varsity squad. The coach says: “I am excited about the start of the 2010 season and don’t

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ball. Safeties Avery Washington and Chris BaileyBurke are the top returning starters. They’ll be joined in the secondary by cornerbacks Kris Steele, Joerell London and Sharif Diaz, plus safeties Gene Stumpff and Isaiah Brown. Up front, Caleb Cates shifts to defensive end after two years as a starter on the offensive line. The other ends will be Grant Desjardins, who saw some action last year, along with Brian Nwokolo and Will Sams. A big front line will be filled in by Chaka McCoy – who got some playing time last fall – Lareal Jones and JV call-up Larry Ogunjobi. And while the linebacking corps appears the most damaged without Stone and Sparks, three of the four players in the mix this year saw decent action last fall. Trey Grimes got several starts, while Trey Swaim and Robert Pompey played a good deal. Brandon Swinton also is competing for playing time there. “Last year was a special group because they’d

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Last year in review: Finished fourth in the Piedmont Triad 4A, posted a first-round playoff win before losing in second round. Key returners: Stenson Croom is the senior leader both in leadership and in his play. He will anchor our

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20 – Football at S. Guilford, 7:30 23 – Volleyball at S. Guilford, 6:30 24 – Volleyball at Grimsley, 7 24 – Soccer vs. SE Guilford, 7 25 – Tennis at E. Forsyth, 4:30 26 – Soccer at W. Guilford, 7 27 – Football at Dudley, 7:30 30 – Volleyball at Andrews, 5 30 – Soccer at NE Guilford, 7 30 – Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 30 – Cross country at Guilford Co. Champs., 4:30 31 – Volleyball at Parkland, 6:30 31 – Soccer vs. N. Guilford, 7

September

1 – Tennis at NW Guilford, 4:30 2 – Volleyball at E. Forsyth, 6:30 2 – Soccer vs. Page, 7 3 – Football vs. W. Guilford, 7:30 4 – Cross country at Guilford College Inv., 8 a.m. 7 – Volleyball at SW Guilford, 6:30 7 – Soccer at Page, 7 8 – Tennis at Glenn, 4:30 9 – Volleyball at NW Guilford, 6:30 9 – Soccer at SE Guilford, 7 10 – Football at Page, 7:30 11 – Cross country at 8-mile Relay, 8 a.m. 13 – Volleyball vs. S. Guilford, 6:30 13 – Tennis vs. HP Central, 4:30 14 – Soccer at Parkland, 7 15 – Volleyball at Page, 6:15 15 – Cross country at PTC Preview, 5 16 – Volleyball vs. Glenn, 6:30 16 – Soccer vs. E. Forsyth, 7 17 – Football vs. Person, 7:30 20 – Volleyball vs. N. Guilford, 6:30 20 – Tennis vs. E. Forsyth, 4:25 21 – Volleyball vs. HP Central, 6:30 21 – Soccer vs. SW Guilford, 7 22 – Tennis at SW Guilford, 4:30 22 – Cross country at SW Guilford, 4:30 23 – Volleyball vs. Parkland, 6:30 23 – Soccer vs. NW Guilford, 7 24 – Football vs. Parkland, 7:30

played together so long. This time we have to mature and come together,” said Norwood, whose unbeaten season came to an end following a 13-7 loss to Dudley in the third round of the 4A playoffs.

25 – Cross country at Greensboro Inv., 8 a.m. 27 – Volleyball vs. Andrews, 6:30 27 – Tennis vs. NW Guilford, 4:30 27 – Golf vs. HP Central, 4:30 28 – Volleyball vs. E. Forsyth, 6:30 28 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 7 29 – Soccer at Glenn, 7 29 – Cross country at Parkland, 4:30 29 – Golf at HP Central, 4:30 30 – Volleyball vs. SW Guilford, 6:30

October

1 – Football at E. Forsyth, 7:30 2 – Cross country at Wendy’s Invitational, 8 a.m. 4 – Volleyball vs. Page, 6:30 4 – Tennis vs. Glenn, 4:30 4 – Golf at E. Forsyth, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. NW Guilford, 6:30 5 – Soccer vs. HP Central, 7 6 – Volleyball vs. Grimsley, 7 6 – Tennis at HP Central, 4:30 6 – Cross country vs. HP Central, 4:30 6 – Golf at NW Guilford, 4:30 7 – Soccer vs. Parkland, 7 8 – Football vs. SW Guilford, 7:30 9 – Cross country at Beeson Park Invitational, 8 a.m. 11 – Golf host PTC, 4:30 12 – Volleyball at Glenn, 6:30 12 – Soccer at E. Forsyth, 7 12 – Tennis at PTC tourney, 1 13 – Cross country at E. Forsyth, 4:30 14 – Volleyball at HP Central, 6:30 14 – Soccer at SW Guilford, 7 15 – Football at NW Guilford, 7:30 18 – Volleyball at PTC tourney, TBA 18 – Golf at PTC tourney, 1 19 – Soccer at NW Guilford, 7 20 – Cross country at PTC Champs., 4:30 21 – Soccer vs. Grimsley, 7 26 – Soccer vs. Glenn, 7 28 – Soccer at HP Central, 7 29 – Football at Glenn, 7:30

November

5 – Football vs. HP Central, 7:30

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midfield and it is highly important he stays healthy. Brad Davis, a junior who had a solid year last year, will split time at keeper with sophomore Eric Hayes. Clay Guernier, Chris Green, and Ryan Wall, all seniors, return with experience defending in our back third and will have to play huge to make this team succeed. Bobby Kroma and John Pendleton,

both juniors, have experience as attackers. Kevin Herron, a senior midfielder, and Croom are expected to provide leadership as captains. Key newcomer: Mike Zigbuo, who was on the team last year but did not contribute a great deal, is ready to go this fall and besides Croom is our most creative player.

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Coach: Anne Popek The coach says: “We have several kids returning this year and it should be an exciting year for our cross country teams. On the girl’s side we have senior captain Grace Popek, who should do very well. She is coming off a good season last year with all-conference cross country and track honors. She placed sixth this summer at the AAU Grace Popek JO national meet as well as placing in the top 12 for the 4x800 at JO Nationals. Senior Brielle Burnett also competed at the JO National meet in the 4x800, 4x400 and 4x100. She will be one of our top girls this season. Junior Kim Walsh placed ninth at the JO Nationals in the steeplechase and will make a strong impact on the girls team! The boys team is still very young, but strong. We have two juniors in Paul Sidam and Patrick Francis. They should make all-conference this year. Thusan Fernado, Taylor Mitchel and Thomas Popek, all returning sophomores, should make strong contributions. Thomas Popek qualified for the AAU JO nationals in the steeple, so he should do well this season.”

TIGER SPIKERS Strong players return FROM PAGE 38

fear the 4A bracket as much as last year, our first year moving up. I only graduated two seniors from last year and feel that the group I have this year is working hard to match last season’s record and top-two finish in the Piedmont Triad Conference. This team is more defensive-minded and balanced on the floor. I have a couple of players who will have to step it up as sophomores, but feel they will not only contribute but make a huge difference on the floor. Most of the teams in our conference were young last year, so I expect the level of play to be increased from top to bottom. Northwest Guilford is always a powerhouse and even though we split in regular season last year, they took first place. We made it to the second round of the playoffs. It is always good to get back on the floor and compete.”

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Southern Guilford’s volleyball team, coming off a one-loss season a year ago, will look for more success this fall thanks to standouts (from left) Taylor Creed, Rachel Earnhardt, Audrey Earnhardt and Karley Hyatt.

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Coach: Beth Brown (seventh season) Last year in review: Went 26-1, losing in the second round of the 3A playoffs to Southern Vance; won the Mid-Piedmont Conference regular season (10-0) and

tournament; lost setter Laura Daly and middle-hitters Linzi Inman and Landra Graves. Key returners: Senior Rachel Earnhardt (outside/middle, MPC Player of the Year, all-area); junior Karley Hyatt (outside/middle, All-MPC);

juniors Peyton Daly (libero) and Staci Green (right-side hitter); assistant coach Lindsay Terrell (JV and varsity). Key newcomers: Sophomore setter Audrey Earnhardt and freshman outside hitter Taylor Creed; head JV

coach and varsity assistant Jennifer Martin. The coach says: “Our underclassmen have big shoes to fill, but if we will work hard every day and work together, this could be a great season.”

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August

20 – Football vs. Ragsdale, 7:30 23 – Volleyball vs. Ragsdale, 6 23 – Soccer vs. Randleman, 6 24 – Volleyball vs. N. Guilford, 6 24 – Soccer at E. Guilford, 6 24 – Tennis vs. Randleman, 4:30 26 – Tennis vs. Trinity, 4:30 26 – Cross country at Randleman, 5 27 – Football vs. Rockingham County, 7:30 30 – Soccer vs. Trinity, 6 30 – Tennis vs. Andrews, 4:30 31 – Volleyball vs. SW Guilford, 6 31 – Cross country at Trinity, 5

September

1 – Soccer vs. E. Guilford, 6 1 – Tennis vs. Ledford, 4:30 2 – Volleyball vs. Trinity, 6 2 – Soccer at SE Guilford, 7

2 – Tennis at Trinity, 4:30 3 – Football vs. SE Guilford, 7:30 7 – Cross country at E. Guilford, 4:30 8 – Volleyball vs. HP Central, 6 8 – Tennis at N. Forsyth, 4:30 9 – Volleyball at Randleman, 6 9 – Soccer vs. Andrews, 6 9 – Tennis vs. E. Guilford, 4:30 13 – Volleyball at Ragsdale, 6 13 – Tennis at Asheboro, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. Ledford, 6 14 – Cross country at NE Guilford, 5 15 – Soccer at Trinity, 6 15 – Tennis vs. SW Randolph, 4:30 16 – Volleyball at N. Forsyth, 6 16 – Soccer vs. HP Central, 6 17 – Football vs. W. Guilford, 7:30 20 – Volleyball at Trinity, 6 20 – Tennis at NE Guilford, 4:30 21 – Volleyball at Asheboro, 6 21 – Soccer at Andrews, 6

21 – Tennis at HP Central, 4:30 21 – Cross country vs. NE Guilford, 5 22 – Tennis at Ledford, 4:30 23 – Volleyball vs. SW Randolph, 6 23 – Tennis at Andrews, 4:30 24 – Football at Trinity, 7:30 27 – Volleyball at HP Central, 6 27 – Soccer vs. Ledford, 6 27 – Tennis vs. N. Forsyth, 4:30 28 – Volleyball at NE Guilford, 6 28 – Cross country at N. Forsyth, 5 29 – Soccer at N. Forsyth, 6 29 – Tennis vs. Asheboro, 4:30 30 – Volleyball at Ledford, 6

October

1 – Football at Randleman, 7:30 4 – Volleyball vs. E. Guilford, 6 4 – Soccer at Asheboro, 7 4 – Tennis at SW Randolph, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. N. Forsyth, 6

5 – Cross country at Asheboro, 5 6 – Soccer vs. SW Randolph, 6 6 – Tennis vs. NE Guilford, 4:30 7 – Volleyball vs. Asheboro, 6 8 – Football vs. SW Randolph, 7:30 11 – Volleyball at N. Guilford, 6 11 – Soccer at NE Guilford, 7 12 – Volleyball at SW Randolph, 6 12 – Cross country at SW Randolph, 5 13 – Soccer at Ledford, 7 14 – Volleyball vs. NE Guilford, 6 15 – Football vs. NE Guilford, 7:30 18 – Soccer vs. N. Forsyth, 6 20 – Soccer vs. Asheboro, 6 22 – Football at N. Forsyth, 7:30 25 – Soccer at SW Randolph, 6 27 – Soccer vs. NE Guilford, 6 29 – Football vs. Ledford, 7:30

November

5 – Football at Asheboro, 7:30

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2010 Football Roster

Young Storm still poised for success BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

SUMNER – With just seven seniors on the varsity roster and six sophomores also ready to play up, Southern Guilford coach Darryl Brown leads the youngest team he’s had in his six seasons as head coach. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for Southern, which as usual boasts plenty of speed and athleticism up and down the roster, no matter the grade. “The thing I’ve liked is they’re extremely coachable, eager to learn – they’ve done exactly what we’ve asked out of them from the time they started lifting in February to this summer’s offseason conditioning,” Brown said. “It’s been nice. Our senior class had some good players, but it’s nice to get some fresh faces in and get a new start with a different group of guys. “It’s a fun group,” Brown added with a smile. “I like this group a lot. I told ’em, ‘I haven’t grown to love you yet, but I like you.’ ” There’s especially a lot to like on defense. Most of the secondary returns: Dewarren Jefferson started last year and is back after missing part of the season with injury. He’ll

No. 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 26 30 32 33 34 42 50 51 54 55 56 58 65 70 72 73 75 78 79 98

Name Quashan Butler Dominique Robertson Austen Thompson Xavier Freeman Christian Stewart Matt Colvin Paul Say Malcolm Haywood Jamie Cunningham Matt Brandon Jaquan Stallings Stevon Davis Dewarren Jefferson Javone Robinson Malik Moseley Darren Mitchell Nick Bell Antonio Lucas John Williams Jamel Watson C.J. Rudd E.J. Coleman Jordan Tripp Emanuell Broni Derrick Nelson Diavonte Brown Desmond Williams Chris Brown J’lin Rose Alec Grusky Courtland Watts Caleb Teetor Manley Spinks Keemar Bachelor Josh Richardson Tevan Marshall Jonathan Winton

Hgt. 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-4 5-10 6-3 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-0

Wgt. 155 160 160 160 170 160 155 150 200 140 160 160 160 175 185 210 215 175 140 145 155 160 170 190 180 210 220 245 180 205 220 220 275 240 225 320 205

Class 11 10 12 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 12 11 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 12

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Opposing defenses won’t have much fun this year trying to stop Southern Guilford quarterback Jamie Cunningham (12) and tall target Matt Colvin. play cornerback along with Quashan Butler and athletic JV call-up Paul Say, while Austen Thompson is back at the safety spot. He’s joined there by Malcolm Haywood and Matt Colvin. Up front, nose guard Tevan Marshall and tackle Darren Mitchell will anchor the line. Mitchell earned all-conference honors last fall, and is joined on the line by Diavonte Brown. Coach Brown called Diavonte Brown “almost a carboncopy” of Mitchell, and the sophomore has plenty of talent to spare. Nick Bell, another all-

league performer, has started at inside linebacker since his sophomore year and will be counted upon for a stellar senior season. He’ll be flanked by sophomores Dominique Robertson and Stevon Davis. At outside linebacker, Xavier Freeman – a varsity cornerback last year – and JV call-up Antonio Lucas will rotate. “We have the potential to be pretty good on defense,” the coach said. “The biggest question right now is linebacker play. We know what Nick is going to give us. If those other sophomores

fall in ... we’ve got a lot of returners in the secondary and defensive line, so I expect them to be pretty decent.” Southern’s offense will have a slightly different look this season because of personnel issues. On the plus side, junior quarterback Jamie Cunningham has a year of starting experience under his belt and will be more of a threat throwing the ball. From a negative standpoint, the Storm will be lacking a proven running back for the first time in a long time. “We’ve changed the offense a little because of

Aug. 20 – Ragsdale Aug. 27 – Rockingham Sept. 3 – SE Guilford Sept. 10 – Open Sept. 17 – W. Guilford Sept. 24 – at Trinity that,” said Brown, whose team finished 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the Mid-Piedmont 3A last season. “The last five years we’ve had some really good running backs and we knew go-

Oct. 1 – at Randleman Oct. 8 – SW Randolph Oct. 15 – NE Guilford Oct. 22 – at N. Forsyth Oct. 29 – Ledford Nov. 5 – at Asheboro

ing in what we’d get out of them. I expect a little more out of the passing game this year. We’ve always been a big run-first

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Adeel Sabri (left) and Stanley Jarozewski will look to set the pace for Southern Guilford’s cross country team this season.

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Coach: David Martin (second season)

Last year in review: Boys finished fifth in the Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference. Hunter Meshaw was named to the girls’ all-conference team.

Key returners: Quinton Mitchell (junior), Stanley Jarozewski (senior).

The coach says: “We have several top returning runners from last year that are looking forward to building on a strong foundation from last season and during the offseason.”

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Players hoping to take the court by storm this fall for Southern Guilford are (from left) Francesca Riker, Lindsey Rose and Ashlee Branch.

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Coach: Tara Simoncini (third season for the girls) Last year in review: Finished 2-8 in the Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference, 4-11 overall. Won four more matches than the year before and finished ahead of North Forsyth in the final conference standings. Key returners: Junior Christina Perry has taken over the No. 1 seed with seniors Ashlee Branch, Lindsey Rose and Francesca Riker falling in behind in the second, third and fourth spots. Junior Samantha Wall will be starting the season at No. 5.

Key newcomers: Sophomore Tiaira Moragne has joined the team and moved right into the No. 6 spot. We also welcome juniors Rosie Zitawai, Iverly Delgadillo and sophomore Miranda Major. The coach says: “Every season brings new challenges. This season we lost our No. 2 seed, Ambria Vanstory, and our lineup has been completely rearranged. I hope my girls are able to keep their heads held high and reach down deep and play like I know they can play. I am excited to see how the season unfolds. I am sure there will be some challenging going on for seeds as the season progresses!”

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Coaches: Jodi Deaton and Brad Meadows (third season)

Last year in review: 8-8-1 overall, 3-5 Mid-Piedmont 3A Conference; Michael Mattocks, Julio Yanez and Kevin Comvalius were named All-MPC.

Key returners: Kevin Comvalius (senior), Rodney Stone (junior), Miguel Castellanos (junior) and Ryan Griffith (senior). Key newcomers: Ricardo Hernandez, Amilcar Martinez, Corey Drake and Rod-

ger Moevi will be added to the roster. The coaches say: “We are a very young team this year and hope to use our speed and agility to challenge our opponents. We look forward to a rewarding and successful season.”

team, and I’m not saying we’re changing that, but we’re going to need more out of our passing game than we’ve needed in the past.” Leading the ground game this fall will be “whoever’s hot,” Brown said. The top trio consists of Javone Robinson, who had a strong JV season as a freshman and did not play last year; Haywood, a speedster from Dudley’s JV; and Malik Moseley, a strong sophomore who ran for Southern’s JV last year. “We’ve been feeling our way through those guys to see what they would give us,” Brown said. In Cunningham, the Storm has a QB who Brown called “probably the hardest worker since I’ve been here. He’s improved tremendously, the kids respond to him and I look for him to take the leadership role even a little more.” The receiving corps will include deep threat Butler, possession receiver Thompson, and the height and good hands of Colvin, who was on the varsity last year but missed most of that sophomore campaign due to injury. Freeman also will get some time at receiver. Handling the protection and opening holes will be several newcomers. Center Keemar Bachelor saw his JV season end early due to injury, left guard Emanuell Broni played defense last fall for Eastern Guilford, and right tackle Caleb Teetor is up from the JV. Left tackle J’lin Rose started on the varsity last year as a sophomore and senior right guard Derrick Nelson saw limited varsity snaps. Bell and Jordan Tripp will see time at tight end. “We’re not big at all as a team, but we’re athletic,” Brown said. “We’ll be able to hold our own at the skill positions.” Matt Brandon will handle the kicking duties for Southern, sticking with football this year after playing football and soccer the past two seasons. shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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Villains hope to speed into end zone BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

KERNERSVILLE – Bishop McGuinness possesses a number of players with roughly the same physical attributes. Luckily for coach Charlie Jones, while his Villain roster is indeed short on size, many of those smaller players have speed to burn. “We’re not very tall – a bunch of 5-5s, 5-6s in the backfield,” Jones said. “We’re very lucky right now. We have good speed at our skill positions. That’s probably our advantage in a lot of cases.” Bishop returns its top two offensive threats from last year’s 9-3 team that finished 5-2 in the Northwest 1A/2A Conference. Marty DeFrancesco Jr. finished with 699 yards rushing, 452 receiving and 15 touchdowns – despite missing the final two games of his junior season due to injury. Fellow senior Jared Pluciniczak, meanwhile, tallied 868 yards on the ground and found the end zone 13 times. Both earned allconference honors. “Marty in particular is very good in space with a lot of speed and we’ve got to figure out ways to get it to him,” Jones said. “Jared is like an every-down back, Marty’s more a home run hitter. They’re

No. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 24 35 44 50 51 53 55 58 59 62 71 75 77 78 80 81 83

Name Kyle Ridenhour Marty DeFrancesco Jr. Patrick O’Shea Eric Forrester Francisco Naviera Travis Harper Jared Pluciniczak Alexander Valitutto Nick Sgroi Daniel Kammire Andrew Scheppegrell Casey Smith Peter Fields Dillon Quinn Ryan Skrzypczak Geno Guilyard Oliver Milani Max Lum Spencer Pasciolla Eric Boyers Brian Roche Dylan Ferri Michael Peterson Andrew Shortt Matt Urban Sam Leftwich Todd Turman Brendan Falls Charles Rouleau James Black Scott McVicker

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Wgt. 170 165 160 135 150 150 160 175 160 170 150 150 215 155 200 180 240 235 220 165 240 245 265 170 220 225 210 290 190 180 200

Class 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 12

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Oct. 1 – N. Raleigh (HC) Oct. 8 – E. Surry Oct. 15 – at Surry Central Oct. 22 – Mount Airy Oct. 29 – W. Stokes Nov. 5 – at N. Stokes

ning this year’s show. Another weapon for the Villains includes split end Kyle Ridenhour, another good runner who played about half of last season. Up front, 6-foot3, 265-pound guard Mike Peterson returns along with all-conference cen-

ter Matt Urban and guard Dylan Ferri. Peter Fields and Brian Roche also got experience on the line and should play there with Max Lum, an all-league linebacker last year who helps on offense.

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Lineman Todd Turman will be looking to open holes for standout Villains such as (back, from left) Peter Fields, Kyle Ridenhour and Jared Pluciniczak. what you’d call our most explosive players and they’re both alike in a lot of ways.” Last year’s backfield included a third weapon in QB Josh Rathburn, with

Bishop throwing for about 900 yards and getting more ground gains from him. In place of the graduated QB will step senior Nick Sgroi, a talented wrestler in the winter who threw

for 12 TDs two years ago as the JV quarterback. A knee injury cost him the whole football season a year ago, but Jones likes having that physical presence – with speed – run-

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Coach: Steve West (eighth season with program, third as varsity head coach) Last year in review: 12-10-1 overall, 10-2-1 Northwest 1A/2A (second place); advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA 1A playoffs; five all-conference and all-region players, three all-state picks.

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Key players such as (from left) Nick Groat, Patrick Mullin, Michael Enos and Chris Mullins hope to help the Villains succeed this soccer season despite losing key players.

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Coach: Robert Youtz (sixth season)

Last year in review: Boys won their first-ever Northwest 1A/2A Conference title, finished third at regionals and seventh at state; teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth straight year in the top nine at state. Austin Tritt, Alex Wordsworth and Preston Khan were AllNWC. The girls were NWC and regional champs for the fourth straight year. Last year was the fourth straight year of finishing in the top four at state. Meredith Bennett, Katie Pellitteri and Micheala Dimoff were All-NWC, while Meredith and Kathryn Bennett were all region and Meredith Bennett was all-state. Outside of the team success, the key highlight of the year was going to California for an invitational. Meredith Bennett broke the school record by running 19:13. The old record was 19:38.

Key returners: Boys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Senior Preston Khan is our captain. He has the fifthbest time in school history and is our only returning varsity member; sophomores Alex Preudhomme and Greg Redden, Nos. 8 and 9 last year; junior Brian Jordan, should have a key impact this year. Girls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Junior Kathryn Bennett, the top returning runner and one of our captains; junior Michaela Dimoff, consistently one of our top 5 or 6 last year and also a captain; sophomore Alex Errington, who had the third-fastest freshman time in team history last year; and sophomore Brynna Tremblay, who had the eighth-fastest time in history as a freshman. Key newcomers: Boys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Freshmen William Johnson and Sam Williams, sophomore Zach Bruns and seniors Shane Delaney and Peter LaMuraglia; Girls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Senior Bailey

Seach, freshman Carly Kreber and sophomore Brianna Eichhorn. The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The boys lost six of seven from the varsity, but this team can surprise a lot of people. They have trained a lot over the summer and we have a lot of key additions from the team last year and a lot of new runners this year that should contribute fairly well. We have a group of sophomores that should be a huge part of our success, and Preston Khan should be the guy that leads the team in most races. It will be hard to defend the conference title, but we should be in the mix and we are looking to qualify to state for the sixth straight year.â&#x20AC;? ... For the girls, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team is very young with only four seniors. We have a lot of freshmen and sopho-

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Key returners: Senior midfielder/defender Patrick Mullin was all-conference at outside back and will see more time at midfield this year. Junior Noah DeAngelo (all-state) will be asked to score more goals. He had 17 goals and 35 assists last fall. Another important player will be junior MF Michael Enos (All-NWC, all-region). Senior defender Peter Jacoby and MF Nick Groat must also take on bigger roles this fall. Key newcomers: Junior MF Brendan

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor will move to varsity full time and will need to contribute. Incoming freshmen Josh Markwell and Harrison Plemmons will see significant time on defense, filling holes from graduation. The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;People may take us lightly this year, but if they do this team is capable of making them pay. We lost our all-time leading scorer (Evan Seach, 100plus goals) and a solid defender (Atticus Lum), both of whom are playing in college and were great players along with the other seniors, but this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team is hungry. We have the highest work rate and enthusiasm I have seen since coming to Bishop. Surry Central made it to the Final Four in the 2A playoffs last year and has almost the whole team back, so they will be a challenge for us. If our young guys mature and improve, we will be ready to give them a battle.â&#x20AC;?

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Coach: Alain Tourret (third season)

August

20 – Football vs. HP Christian, 7:30 23 – Volleyball vs. Elon, 6 23 – Soccer at G’boro Day, 6:30 24 – Volleyball at HP Christian, 6:15 26 – Volleyball at N. Stokes, 6:15 26 – Tennis at N. Stokes, 4:30 27 – Soccer at FCD tourney, TBA 28 – Soccer at FCD tourney TBA 28 – Cross country at Forsyth County Inv., TBA 30 – Soccer at W. Stokes, 6:30 31 – Volleyball vs. N. Surry, 6:15 31 – Tennis vs. N. Surry, 4:30 31 – Cross country at NWC Preview, 4:30

Last year in review: 812 record, finished fourth in Northwest 1A/2A Conference, lost in first round of state playoffs. Key returners: Junior Lauren Cushing – former outside hitter, she is now my best middle. Very powerful. Loves to jumpserve; Senior Katie Davis – my setter for three years. Without her, I won’t have a team. She has very good hands, and is able to “think the game.” She is my brain on the floor! Senior Stephanie deGuzman – former right side, she is now my most powerful outside. I might also use her as a libero at the beginning of the season because of injuries. She is the best digger of the team. She loves jumpserves; Senior Jeanine Mason – former libero, she is now one of the best hitters of the team. She is also a very good digger and loves utilizing

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Bishop McGuinness has its eye on success this fall thanks to players such as (from left) Stephanie deGuzman, Lauren Cushing, Katie Davis and Jeanine Mason. strong jump-serves. The coach says: “For this coming season, I hope we will be the 1A state winner. I know, everybody has the right to dream!!! However,

my quote should be ‘This year again, one round further.’ I am very excited to start playing against other teams because I love to coach and watch these young women giving their best to play their

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Last year in review: Bishop finished 11-3. Emily Ciriano and Elizabeth Davis (both graduated) won the Northwest 1A/2A Conference in doubles, placed second at the 1A West Regionals and made it to the state semifinals.

Key returners: Katy Jones, a junior who played at No. 3 singles last season with a 12-4 record, will be challenging for the top of the lineup this season. Marie Petrangeli, a junior who played at No. 5 last year, will be challenging for a top spot.

October 1 – Football vs. North Raleigh Christian, 7:30 4 – Volleyball vs. W-S Prep, 6:15 4 – Soccer vs. W-S Prep, 6:30 4 – Tennis vs. W-S Prep, 4:30 5 – Volleyball at Mt. Airy, 6:15 5 – Tennis at Mt. Airy, 4:30 7 – Volleyball vs. W. Stokes, 6:15 7 – Soccer vs. W. Stokes, 6:30 7 – Tennis vs. W. Stokes, 4:30 8 – Football vs. E. Surry, 7:30 9 – Cross country at 4Runners Invitational, TBA 12 – Volleyball vs. S. Stokes, 6:15 12 – Soccer vs. S. Stokes, 6:30 12 – Tennis at NWC tourney, TBA 14 – Soccer at N. Stokes, 6:30 15 – Football at Surry Central, 7:30 18 – Volleyball at NWC tourney, TBA 19 – Soccer vs. Surry Central, 6:30 20 – Cross country at NWC Champs., 5 21 – Soccer at N. Surry, 6:30 22 – Football vs. Mt. Airy, 7:30 26 – Soccer vs. E. Surry, 6:30 28 – Soccer at W-S Prep, 6:30 29 – Football vs. W. Stokes, 7:30

November 5 – Football at N. Stokes, 7:30

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Coach: Jenn Anderson (third season)

favorite sport. They make me laugh, they make me cry (of joy, of course!). They also make me lose my hair – I am used to pulling it each time they lose an easy rally! – but I still love coaching them.”

1 – Volleyball at W-S Prep, 6:15 1 – Soccer vs. Reagan, 6:30 1 – Tennis at W-S Prep, 4:30 2 – Volleyball vs. Surry Central, 6:15 2 – Tennis vs. Surry Central, 4:30 3 – Football vs. Highland Tech, 7:30 4 – Cross country at Fayetteville Jungle Run, 9 a.m. 7 – Volleyball at E. Surry, 6:15 7 – Soccer vs. Mt. Airy, 6:30 9 – Volleyball vs. Mt. Airy, 6:15 9 – Soccer at W. Forsyth, 7 9 – Tennis vs. Mt. Airy, 4:30 10 – Football at S. Davidson, 7:30 11 – Cross country at Seahawk Invitational, 9 a.m. 14 – Volleyball at W. Stokes, 6:15 14 – Soccer at S. Stokes, 6:30 14 – Tennis at W. Stokes, 4:30 15 – Soccer vs. N. Stokes, 6:30 16 – Volleyball at S. Stokes, 6:15 16 – Tennis at S. Stokes, 4:30 17 – Football at S. Stokes, 7:30 18 – Cross country at River Run Inv., 9 a.m. 20 – Volleyball at G’boro Day, 6 20 – Tennis vs. S. Stokes, 4:30

21 – Volleyball vs. N. Stokes, 6:15 21 – Soccer at Surry Central, 6:30 21 – Tennis vs. N. Stokes, 4:30 23 – Volleyball at N. Surry, 6:15 23 – Soccer vs. N. Surry, 6:30 23 – Tennis at N. Surry, 4:30 24 – Football vs. N. Surry, 7:30 25 – Cross country at ECU Pirate Invitational, TBA 28 – Soccer at E. Surry, 6:30 28 – Tennis at Surry Central, 4:30 30 – Volleyball vs. E. Surry, 6:15 30 – Soccer at Mt. Airy, 6:30 30 – Tennis vs. E. Surry, 4:30

The coach says: “We have a consistent team, a team that is very close in skill level. They are always challenging each other to move up the ladder, which is great for competition! We hope to qualify for states as a team. We were very close last season – missed qualifying by one match. We are excited to have a lot of incoming players, freshmen to seniors, that will make our team stronger.”

Among the Villains seeking net gains on the tennis courts this fall will be Katy Jones (left) and Megan McDowell. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE

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mores. We should have everyone coming back next year that will be on varsity, so this year will be a springboard to next year. With that said, with the young talent we have we will be a hard team to beat. We will look to qualify to state and try and be in contention to win conference and regionals. The key will be our young runners and how much they develop, but if they stay injury-free and progress like year’s past, we should be OK. I believe this team will surprise a lot of people, as we lost five of our top seven, but we have a lot of good young talent ready to step up.”

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New coaches provide new look for Glenn BY STEVE HANF ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER

WINSTON-SALEM – Aldine Payne might be the new head coach of Glenn’s football team, but it’s his assistants who might be helping the Bobcats make the most noise this year. “We’re going to the flexbone, and Coach (Gary) Whitman and Steve Edwards know it as good as anybody around,” said Payne, Payne who takes over for Dickie Cline after serving as a Glenn assistant the past seven years. “They worked at Georgia Tech’s camp, they know the offense, can make adjustments out of it. I feel like if you get coaches who know what they’re doing, let them do it.” There’s one other little bonus with the flexbone. “It means Josh Hawkins is gonna get his hands on the ball a lot,” Payne said with a smile. Hawkins is getting looks from countless colleges, including many in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The senior rushed for 132 yards per game last season and scored 13 TDs for a Glenn team that finished 8-4 overall and 42 in the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference.

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Glenn’s defensive efforts will be paced this fall by top returners (from left) Kion Young, Ja’Vante Crump and Jaie Maness. “He’s special,” Payne said. “He’s always smiling, always happy – he’s just a special running back. He sees things that most running backs don’t see, makes something out of nothing. He made us go. We wouldn’t have been 8-4 last year if he wasn’t our tailback.” Hawkins will be the key cog in an offense led by new quarterback Cameron Campbell. Last year’s backup has grown to an imposing 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, and will be a key athlete in the backfield. The option offense also will include backup QBs Ryan Parker and Paris Harris, who will have other roles as well, and slot backs Aaron Richardson, Dominique

Fuller and Aaron Hendrix. The 6-3 Tyler Lee will be a top target in the passing game. The offensive line will be anchored by Danny Owens, Cameron Wheeler, Grant LeMasters, Aaron Reavis and Connor Manuel. Whitman coaches the linemen, while Edwards and Antwon Stevenson work with other parts of an offensive unit that has enjoyed this new system. “They’re committed to it, they like it,” Payne said of the players. “I’m a firm believer that in college, you recruit players to fit your system, where as in high school you’ve got to teach what your coaches know. That’s why we went to it.”

Payne remains a stalwart on the defensive end, where the Bobcats return all their key players in the secondary. Former outside linebacker Perry Worthy will move to cornerback opposite starter Chris Simmons. Safety Josh Caruthers also is back after seeing a lot of action last year. The team’s leading returning tackler is Kion Young, who started at inside linebacker last fall as only a sophomore. The front will have almost an entirely different look. The top returning player is end Jaie Maness, while Ja’Vante Crump is expected to use his athleti-

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Aug. 20 – at N. Davidson Aug. 27 – at W. Forsyth Sept. 3 – Carver Sept. 10 – Mount Tabor Sept. 17 – at Reagan Sept. 24 – NW Guilford (HC)

Oct. 1 – at Parkland Oct. 8 – Open Oct. 15 – at SW Guilford Oct. 22 – at HP Central Oct. 29 – Ragsdale Nov. 5 – at E. Forsyth

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cism to have a big year on the defense after shifting from offense. Others on the line will be T.J. Hines, Jarred Chandler, Tyler Tirpak, Calvin Cheeks, Brandon Williamson and Charles Williard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like our overall speed defensively, and the offense is speed,â&#x20AC;? Payne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It hits you in the mouth.â&#x20AC;? Kind of like the Bobcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schedule, which includes all 4A schools except for 2A talent Carver, and tough openers on the road at North Davidson and West Forsyth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our schedule is probably one of the toughest in the state,â&#x20AC;? Payne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could be 0-5 and be a good football team, but you have to (play a tough schedule) with a good conference. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to prepare for conference.â&#x20AC;? shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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August

20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at N. Davidson, 7:30 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball, soccer in WS/FC tourney, TBA 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at NW Guilford, 4:30 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball, soccer in WS/FC tourney, TBA 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Parkland, 4:30 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at N. Forsyth, 6 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at N. Davidson, 7 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at W. Forsyth, 7:30 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Asheboro tourney, 9 a.m. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at WS/FC Champs., 8 a.m. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at W. Forsyth, 4:30 31 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. NW Guilford, 6 31 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. N. Davidson, 7

September 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at W. Stokes, 7 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at SW Guilford, 4:30 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at W. Forsyth, 5 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Parkland, 6 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Reagan, 4:30 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Carver, 7:30 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. W. Forsyth, 6 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. W. Forsyth, 7 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at HP Central, 4:30 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. Ragsdale, 4:30 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at HP Central, 5 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. SW Guilford, 6 9 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Mt. Tabor, 7 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Mt. Tabor, 7:30 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. E. Forsyth, 4:30 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at HP Central, 6 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. NW Guilford, 7 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. NW Guilford, 4:30 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at PTC Preview, 5 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at Ragsdale, 6 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Parkland, 7 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Reagan, 7:30 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at N. Davidson, 6 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Starmount, 7

21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. E. Forsyth, 6 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at W. Forsyth, 7 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at SW Guilford, 5 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at NW Guilford, 6 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at SW Guilford, 7 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. W. Forsyth, 4:30 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. NW Guilford, 7:30 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. N. Davidson, 6 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. SW Guilford, 4:30 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Parkland, 6 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. HP Central, 7 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Ragsdale, 7 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis vs. HP Central, 4:30 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at NW Guilford, 5 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Atkins, 6

October 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at Parkland, 7:30 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. N. Forsyth, 6 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. W. Stokes, 7 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at Ragsdale, 4:30 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at SW Guilford, 6 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at E. Forsyth, 7 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis at E. Forsyth, 4:30 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at SW Guilford, 5 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. HP Central, 6 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at NW Guilford, 7 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball vs. Ragsdale, 6 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. Glenn, 7 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tennis host PTC tourney, 1 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at E. Forsyth, 5 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at E. Forsyth, 6 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at SW Guilford, 7:30 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Volleyball at PTC tourney, TBA 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. SW Guilford, 7 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cross country at PTC Champs., 5 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at HP Central, 7 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football at HP Central, 7:30 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer at Ragsdale, 7 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soccer vs. E. Forsyth, 7 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. Ragsdale, 7:30

November 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Football vs. E. Forsyth, 7:30

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Coach: Ailene Griffith (ninth season as head coach, 10th with program)

Last year in review: Finished 8-14 overall, tied for fourth in the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference; Meredith Tilley was named all-conference; graduated only two seniors.

Key returners: Meredith Tilley, senior middle hitter, returning starter; Catherine Head, junior middle hitter, returning starter; Emily Wall, junior setter, returning starter; Morgan Meyer, junior outside hitter, returning starter; Rianna Hutton, junior outside hitter; Meagan Tilley, senior right-side hitter; Erin Bentley, senior right-side hitter; and Kaitlyn Manuel, senior libero.

VILLAINS Speedsters return for Bishop football squad FROM PAGE 42

The defense took the biggest hit at graduation, and the Villains had plenty to replace considering the unit pitched five shutouts. Lum leads the group, with the only other returners being James Black at defensive end and DeFrancesco and Pluciniczak at the corners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The transitions we have to make are position-wise,â&#x20AC;? Jones explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the same guys played both last year, but defensively weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re replacing people with a lot of guys who played a lot on offense. I think the good news is we had the same coaching staff. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a huge change. Most of the guys who will be playing this year started as JV players on defense and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all played a lot and practiced, so this year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a good enough position not to be making any huge leaps.â&#x20AC;? The line will include Peterson, new starter Todd Turman, plus Urban, who

s 0LACQUES Key newcomers: Jena Reisenauer, junior middle hitter/outside hitter; Hannah Forbes, sophomore outside hitter; Faith Mahaffey, sophomore libero/setter; Julia Rothrock, senior middle hitter. The coach says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have very high hopes for the season. The PTC will be a tough fight as it usually is, but I think we should be a contender for the top spot. My girls have worked hard in the offseason and thus far at practice. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really jelled as a team and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting when that comes together. I have four returning starters whom Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m expecting great things from and other players who can step right in to fill the spots left open by graduating seniors.â&#x20AC;?

will play defense for the first time. Fields will join Lum at linebacker, with Sgroi and Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea stepping in at outside linebacker. Ridenhour will see time at safety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we had very balanced junior and senior contributions, so as the season went on we had more depth,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junior class is a little more unproven. We need some contributions from them. As the season goes on we need to try to find some guys who will step up and you can rest people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole key to our season is injuries,â&#x20AC;? Jones added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a big team â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 players. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s especially true in 1A â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one, two injuries and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting people into spots they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play all the time. It really makes you think about how to manage practice, things like that.â&#x20AC;? shanf@hpe.com | 888-3526

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Coach: Alan Reavis (second year) Last year in review: Last year was the first season for cross country at Thomasville in many years. We had six men that stuck with the program through the season. We finished with three wins, but just competing was the highlight of our season.

Key returners: Seniors Steven Stanley and Jason Stewart will return to lead the team. Stanley has greatly improved. He worked throughout the offseason and is already running better than he did at the end of last season. Junior Ben Fuson has also improved and is expected to be a key runner for the Bulldogs.

Key newcomers: Our roster has increased dramatically. Sophomore Justin Hunter didn’t run for us in 2009, but he is already showing great strength and potential. I believe he could be very competitive for us in the years to come. It also appears that we will have a woman’s team for the first time. Junior Nelibeth Diaz has been an early leader in practice.

The coach says: “The Central Carolina Conference is very competitive in cross country. As a second-year team I expect us to continue growing. Hopefully we can build a program that showcases the athletic ability of Thomasville.”

THS FOOTBALL Thomasville seeks revenge vs. Lexington

THS SPIKERS Bulldogs growing in stature

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fumbling issues last season, but the duo comes into this year ready to lead the Bulldogs back to the state title. “We’re ready to go out there and play. We can go pretty far,” Green said. “Everybody just has to come out, execute and be ready to give 100 percent. We have to come out and be physical and hit somebody in the mouth.” While some may see the THS backfield as crowded, Riley and Green look at the rotation not as a competition but a partnership. “It’s real cool because we’ve grown a lot since last year,” said Riley. “We just try to help each other out so if one of us falls the other is there to catch him.” Up front, the Bulldogs will have a load of talent and experience. Center Jordan Hagens, left guard Dean Small, left tackle Sherrod Young, right guard Daniel Morgan, right tackle Anthony Irving and tight end Kenneth Mitchell appear to be the starters, with juniors Shawn Davis and Eddie Wellborn providing depth. Defensively, the Bulldogs return a handful of playmakers who got bet-

ter and better last year, led by senior linebackers Robert Davis and James Boyd. Davis had 100 tackles in 2009 and forced three fumbles, while Davis registered 10 sacks and 16 tackles for a loss. Zerrick Baker and Dezmond Wilson also will see time at linebacker. “I think we’ll be pretty good,“ Boyd said. “We just have to take it game by game and do the best we can until we get another shot at (Lexington).” The defensive line is led by Lawrence Thomas and Breyon Watkins. Jaquan Daniels, Jay Spires, Tyler Pedley and Jaleel Rogers will rotate on the line to provide depth. Dee Dow is no longer roaming the secondary, but senior free safety Isaiah Williams returns and looks poised to pick up where his counterpart left off as one of the premier ball hawks in the conference. Cornerbacks Davonte Gordon-Hunter and Chris Ross will be tested early in the season, while the secondary also will include Shameek Spence and Tevin Davis duke@tvilletimes.com | 888-3578

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August

20 – Football at Cox Mill, 7:30 27 – Football at Mount Airy, 7:30

September 3 – Football at A.L. Brown, 7:30 7 – Tennis at C. Davidson, 4:30 8 – Tennis vs. E. Davidson, 4:30 10 – Football at Albemarle, 7:30 13 – Tennis at W. Davidson, 4:30 14 – Volleyball vs. C. Davidson, 5 14 – Cross country at Salisbury, 5 15 – Tennis vs. Salisbury, 4:30 16 – Volleyball at E. Davidson, 5 17 – Football vs. Davie County, 7:30 20 – Tennis at Lexington, 4:30 21 – Volleyball vs. W. Davidson, 5 21 – Cross country at W. Davidson, 5 22 – Soccer at C. Davidson, 6:30 22 – Tennis vs. C. Davidson, 4:30 23 – Volleyball at Salisbury, 5 24 – Football vs. Asheboro, 7:30 27 – Soccer vs. E. Davidson, 6:30 27 – Tennis at E. Davidson, 4:30 28 – Volleyball vs. Lexington, 5 28 – Cross country at C. Davidson, 5 29 – Soccer at W. Davidson, 6:30

29 – Tennis vs. W. Davidson, 4:30 30 – Volleyball at C. Davidson, 5

October 4 – Soccer vs. Salisbury, 6:30 4 – Tennis at Salisbury, 4:30 5 – Volleyball vs. E. Davidson, 5 5 – Cross country at Lexington, 5 6 – Soccer at Lexington, 6:30 6 – Tennis vs. Lexington, 4:30 7 – Volleyball at W. Davidson, 5 8 – Football vs. C. Davidson, 7:30 11 – Soccer vs. C. Davidson, 6:30 12 – Volleyball vs. Salisbury, 5 12 – Cross country at E. Davidson, 5 13 – Soccer at E. Davidson, 6:30 14 – Volleyball at Lexington, 5 15 – Football at E. Davidson, 7:30 18 – Soccer vs. W. Davidson, 6:30 19 – Cross country at Salisbury, 5 20 – Soccer at Salisbury, 6:30 22 – Football vs. W. Davidson, 7:30 25 – Soccer vs. Lexington, 6:30 29 – Football at Salisbury, 7:30 30 – Cross country at Salisbury, 5

November 5 – Football vs. Lexington, 7:30

Lambert, junior hitter/defense; Brooke Ward, junior defense; Courtney Hardaway, junior outside-middle hitter/blocker. The coach says: “Our main goal is to make the playoffs! I’m excited to see last year’s JV players contribute and play a major role this season. I’m confident with the team we’ve put together this season. They’re a great group of girls that work very well together as a team!”

EAST FOOTBALL Eagles set for new offense FROM PAGE 34

Running alongside will be fullback Allen Godbolt, slot back Blake Dodd (All-CCC), Max Suits, Ray Tolley and Justin Mounts. “We have got to go full speed every play, and if they are not going full speed we need to get someone in there that can,” said Lingerfelt. Clearing the way is a formidable offensive line. Bryce Hedrick will man the center position, while a mixture of Matthew Niblock, Elliott Springfield, Jordan Hill, Gary Hunt, Blake Simmons, Nathan Bundy, Taylor Booze and Jason Moore will rotate in at various positions on the line. When Warren does decide to throw, he has five main guys who can catch the ball and get up the field. Tyler Lequire, Brock Goodyear, Josh Craven, Justin Weavil and Dodd will all see time on the perimeter. Springfield will be a busy man, as he also heads up the defensive line. “We have him on both sides, so being in shape is going to be the key for him,” said Lingerfelt. “I told him he has six games to get in shape, but once we reach conference play he is going to have to be healthy and in shape.” His mates on the line will be Josh White, Zach Hunt, Booze, Moore and Zach Greely. At the outside linebacker positions will be Ray Tolley and Storm Stidham, while the inside is covered by Dylan Robison, Asa Bohannon and Justin Rutledge Weavil will hold down the free safety position and Justin Mounts, Jamar Harrington, Josh Craven and Troy Swicegood will man the corners. Mounts will do the punting and Warren will once again be the placekicker. The CCC could be one of the best leagues in the state with Lexington, Thomasville and Salisbury returning some big-time players from talented teams. “That is who we have to compete with and look at all the guys they have back, so it is going to be tough,” Lingerfelt said. “If we believe in ourselves and work hard, then I feel like we have a chance to compete.” kepley@tvilletimes.com | 888-3631

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