Archive - Nov 2011 - Sports Article
November 29th
St. Stephens spoiled the head coaching debut at Bandys for Mark Story.
The Indians (1-1) pulled out to an early lead and never looked back, cruising to the 66-43 victory in Catawba on Tuesday.
Bandys (0-1) fell behind in the first quarter due to 12 turnovers, and were outscored 39-14 in the first half. Dillion Spencer and Jordan James led the Indians in the early going with seven points each in the first half.
The Fred T. Foard girls basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 50-32 victory against the West Lincoln Lady Rebels.
North Lincoln 50, Bunker Hill 36
The Bears fell to 0-3 on the season with a loss to the Knights on Tuesday.
Gray Brotherton scored 21 points, while Travis Cannon added 12 points for the Knights (1-0).
Jordan McGinnis led Bunker Hill with seven points, while Nathan Sherrill added six points.
Prep wrestling
St. Stephens 54, Ashe Co. 30
113: Body Miller (ASHE) pinned Chris Hovis 1:34
November 28th
Less than two weeks after playing in the football playoffs, rivals Maiden and Lincolnton went at it again — this time on the basketball court.
The Wolves held off a fourth quarter rally by the Blue Devils to earn an 88-84 triple overtime victory in Lincolnton.
Lorenzo Carter and Alonzo Moseley scored a combined 67 of the Wolves' 88 points in the game. Carter scored 39, while Moseley added 28 points.
Lincolnton pulled ahead 10-2 early in the contest behind six points from Carter, but Maiden gathered itself and eventually tied the contest at 19-19 before the end of the quarter.
November 27th
Nov. 28
Bunker Hill basketball at Alexander Central
Maiden basketball at Lincolnton
Nov. 29
St. Stephens basketball at Bandys
North Lincoln at Bunker Hill basketball
Fred T. Foard basketball at West Lincoln
Maiden wrestling at Hibriten (vs. Hibriten and East Burke), 6 p.m.
N-C wrestling at Alexander Central, 7 p.m.
Nov. 30
Fred T. Foard basketball at Bandys
Bandys wrestling at North Surry High School (West Wilkes HS), 6 p.m.
Fred T. Foard wrestling at Bunker Hill (North Stokes), 5 p.m.
St. Stephens basketball at Maiden
By
Michael Marot, AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carolina finally found a venue where it could win on the road — Indianapolis.
Cam Newton threw for 208 yards and ran for one touchdown Sunday, while DeAngelo Williams scored twice to help the Panthers hold off the winless Colts 27-19 for their first road victory in nearly two years. Carolina had lost 12 consecutive road games since beating the Giants in New York on Dec. 27, 2009.
Jonathan Stewart ran 10 times for 70 yards, while Williams finished with 15 carries for 69 yards. Newton ran nine times for 53 yards.
November 22nd
CVCC freshman Matrice Sweezy does a good job giving the basketball to her teammates.
She also succeeds when she keeps the ball in her hands.
Sweezy scored a game-high 17 points for the Lady Bucs on Tuesday, leading her team to the 69-41 victory over Mount Olive at CVCC’s Multipurpose Complex.
“She shoots the ball well, but I’d rather see her distribute the ball,” said CVCC coach Tommy Edwards. “She shoots the ball really well. She’s been a pleasant surprise for us, both handling the ball and scoring. We were fortunate when she decided to play for us.”
November 21st
For the first time in nearly 40 seasons, a Brown won’t be on the sideline as a coach for the Maiden football team next season.
Brian Brown resigned as the head football coach of the Blue Devils on Monday.
Brown held a meeting Monday with his players and coaches to announce the decision.
“I said when I took this job that I didn’t know how long I’d be doing it,” Brown said in a phone interview. “I just think it’s time. I just have some other things I want to do.”
Brown, a former player at Maiden, spent 13 seasons as a member of the Blue Devils’ coaching staff.
Monday, Nov. 21
Fred T. Foard wrestling at Gamewell HS (vs. Patton, East Lincoln, West Caldwell), 5:15 p.m.
St. Stephens wrestling at Maiden, 7 p.m.
N-C wrestling at North Gaston Quad (Hopewell, North Lincoln), 5 p.m.
Mt. Olive at L-R men's basketball, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
Bandys basketball at North Iredell
Bunker Hill basketball at North Lincoln
N-C basketball at St. Stephens
Bandys/Foard wrestling at FTF vs. Parkland, 6 p.m.
Bunker Hill wrestling at Cavalier Quad (East Burke HS), 5 p.m.
Fred T. Foard boys basketball at Freedom (scrimmage)
By
Associated Press Sports Writer Jenna Fryer
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart insisted he wasn't a title contender when NASCAR's championship race began.
When it became clear he actually was a viable threat, he kicked it into another gear and vowed to go for broke in his pursuit of Carl Edwards.
Did he ever.
By
Associated Press Sports Writer Larry Lage
DETROIT — Matthew Stafford shook off a couple of early interceptions, then went about leading the Detroit Lions to yet another memorable comeback.
The Lions quarterback matched a career-best with five touchdown passes, the final one a 7-yarder to Brandon Pettigrew with 2:32 left, and the Lions rallied for a 49-35 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
"We were killing ourselves with turnovers," he said. "We knew that we'd be able to score in the second half if we could just keep our hands on the ball."
