Daily Roundup: May 3, 2024
COASTAL PREPS THREE STARS OF THE NIGHT
GIRLS SOCCER
***The rankings by each area team come from the Coastal Preps Power Rankings***
No. 5 Cape Fear Academy 2, No. 6 Coastal Christian 1
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Goals from freshmen Claire Furmidge and Priya Belle in the final five minutes gave the Hurricanes a thrilling victory that clinched the Coastal Plain Independent Conference title.
“In both games against them we were down 1-0, but we always feel like if there’s time left there is still a chance,” CFA coach Meade McFarlane said. “These girls always believe.”
With time winding down, the Hurricanes (17-1, 9-0) increased their intensity. Belle made a great run down the right side and was fouled just outside the box. McFarlane shouted for Furmidge to take the free kick, and she delivered in a big way by curling in a left-footed shot with 4:14 on the clock.
“I wasn’t going to take it because I had a free kick earlier in the game and it wasn’t the best,” said Furmidge, who leads the team with 17 goals.
Just over a minute later, the Hurricanes won a corner kick. Lucy Lauber played the ball to the back post. Coastal Christian (10-4-2, 7-2) goalkeeper Emily White collided with a defender, which allowed the ball to find the foot of Belle for the game winner.
“They had been dominating us for about 20 minutes until Claire scored,” McFarlane said. “We were on our heels, but we just kept fighting.”
CFA has now won 15 consecutive conference matches dating back to 2022.
After suffering a 3-0 loss to NCISAA 4A powerhouse Charlotte Latin on March 23, the Hurricanes have reeled off 11 straight victories. That should allowed them to receive the No. 1 seed for the upcoming NCISAA 3A playoffs. Brackets will be revealed Sunday afternoon.
The Centurions grabbed a 1-0 lead when Miranda Short scored on a rebound in the 65th minute. The visitors nearly scored five minutes earlier on a long-distance shot, but CFA goalkeeper Naomi Shanewise was able to leap and deflect the ball over the crossbar.
GIRLS LACROSSE
***The ranking by each team are their playoff seed***
No. 2 Topsail 19, No. 15 New Hanover 6
Second round NCHSAA 4A playoffs
Lillian Austin and Avery White each finished with seven points for the victorious Pirates.
Austin led all players with six goals, one assist and seven draw controls, while White scored five goals and dished out a pair of assists.
Topsail (19-0) has now outscored its opponents 306-78.
Melina Toronto won four draws and added two goals and two assists. Martha Smith chipped in one goal, one assist and four draw controls.
Cina Houston found the back of the net twice. The other goals came from Chloe Cowan, Emma Johnson and Avery Leitner.
Goalie Hannah Austin finished with six saves.
The Pirates will host the winner of No. 7 Willow Spring/No. 10 Green Hope at a time to be announced Tuesday.
No. 3 Chapel Hill 20, No. 19 Hoggard 10
The Vikings saw their season come to a close on the road against a talented Chapel Hill team.
Freshman Camden Reed finished with five draw controls, two goals and one assist. Hoggard (9-12) also got a pair of goals and three draw controls from Logan Campbell.
Camryn Lynge scored twice, while Katie Coble, Adriyana Garrison, Emme Griggs and Vella Meadows all found the back of the net once.
The Vikings graduate six seniors, but return 16 underclassmen.
Other scores
No. 6 Pinecrest 12, No. 11 Laney 11
BOYS LACROSSE
***The ranking by each team are their playoff seed***
No. 12 Ashley 16, No. 5 Willow Spring 4
Second round NCHSAA 4A playoffs
A seven-goal performance from Cooper Wert was instrumental in sending the Screaming Eagles into the third round for just the third time in school history.
Wert also dished out a pair of assists. Ashley (15-3), which led 9-2 at halftime, got four goals from Ethan Tribble as well as one goal and three assists from Zaccori Stalls.
Harrison Bayley was dominant on faceoffs, winning 17 of 23. Goalie William Griffen made 11 saves.
Anthony Blackburn, Will Dittmar, Andrew Kays and Colin Mahoney found the back of the net once.
The Screaming Eagles will take on the winner of No. 4 Topsail/No. 13 Broughton on Tuesday at a time to be announced.
BASEBALL
***The rankings by each area team come from the Coastal Preps Power Rankings***
No. 11 Wilmington Christian Academy 13, Liberty Christian 0 (4 innings)
First round NCCSA 2A playoffs
Cayden Woolard and Max Clark combined on a no-hitter with eight strikeouts, and the Patriots surpassed 10 runs for the fourth consecutive game.
WCA (15-6) led 6-0 after the first inning and tacked on seven more runs in the third. The home team worked 12 walks and stole 14 bases.
Eight of the nine starters scored at least once. Micah Harmon, Matthew Naylor, Matthew Roberts and Ryder Whitacre all crossed the plate twice.
Harmon doubled home a pair of runs in the third inning to increase the lead to 12-0. Freshman shortstop Landen Edwards had two of the Patriots’ five hits.
Woolard got the start and struck out seven of the 10 batters he faced. Clark recoded the final three outs.
SOFTBALL
***The rankings by each area team come from the Coastal Preps Power Rankings***
No. 15 Wilmington Christian Academy 16, No. 16 New Hanover 0 (3 innings)
The Patriots concluded their regular season by cruising at home behind a two-hitter from pitcher Amelia Naylor.
Naylor struck out six batters and issued only one walk. She also went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk, double, four RBI and one run scored.
WCA (5-12) scored nine runs in the first inning before adding seven more in the second.
Peyton Hedge crossed the plate three times, while Ryleigh Davis finished with two RBI and two runs scored. Harlow Adkins, Olivia Levandoski, Lily Montes De Oca and Lydia Naylor all scored twice.
The Patriots will open the NCCSA 2A playoffs Thursday against Union Grove Christian.
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