Daily Roundup: October 28, 2022

October 29, 2022, 2:38 am | by Tim Hower

FOOTBALL

No. 1 New Hanover 10, No. 3 Hoggard 7

The Wildcats forced four turnovers and allowed only 92 total yards in the hard-fought home victory that gave them the Mideastern Conference title.

Sean Worthy recovered a muffed punt in the end zone early in the third quarter to increase New Hanover’s (9-1, 7-0) lead to 10-0.

Senior kicker Ben Novotny drilled a 41-yard field to open the scoring. Hoggard (7-3, 5-2) tried a fake punt on the opening series of the game, but didn’t convert and the Wildcats capitalized on the great field position.

The Vikings also scored on a special teams turnover. A high snap on a punt went over Novotny’s head and Blake Edwards was able to recover the ball in the end zone with 29 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

New Hanover got interceptions from Gunner Robinson and Cornelius Allen.

Hoggard’s defense was also stout, allowing only 116 yards. Standout defensive end Malakahi West had at least three sacks.

It was the lowest scoring game between the rivals since the Wildcats won 6-2 in the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 4, 2011.

With the victory, New Hanover now leads the all-time series 30-29.

Both teams will find out their 4A playoff seed and first round opponent when the brackets are released Saturday.

No. 6 Trask 27, No. 6 Pender 8

Quarterback Jamiel Davis called his own number for a touchdown that gave the Titans the lead for good in a victory that snapped a three-game losing streak in the series.

After going winless in 2020 and 2021, Trask (7-3, 4-1 Waccamaw) made huge strides this season under first-year coach Lawrence Ches.

Isaac Turner had a pair of long touchdown runs in the third quarter to increase the lead to 21-0.

Now, the Titans will host a first round playoff game for the first time since 2004. They will find out their seed and first round opponent for the 2A playoffs when the brackets are released Saturday.

No. 2 North Brunswick 35, No. 10 Ashley 14

Junior quarterback TT Green rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to give the Scorpions their ninth victory for the first time since 2013.

Green opened the scoring on a 22-yard run with 8:45 remaining in the first quarter.

The advantage doubled to 14-0 later in the quarter when Green found Jayden Armstrong for a 53-yard score. Just over three minutes later, Green called his own number from 19-yards out.

North Brunswick (9-1, 6-1 Mideastern) got a pair of first half field goals (22 and 27 yards) from Jacob Molina.

The other touchdown was a 5-yard run from Jabril Dashiell.

Ashley’s (1-9, 0-7) scores came on a 7-yard pass from Braden Quinn to Xander Davis in the third quarter and a 5-yard run from Tyjhere Crudup in the fourth quarter.

No. 7 South Brunswick 45, No. 9 West Brunswick 40

Fourth quarter interceptions from Bazil Abram and Brendan Hoagland helped seal the home victory for the Cougars.

South Brunswick (5-5, 2-5 Mideastern) built a 35-13 lead following a 6-yard rushing touchdown from Ethan Overton with 6:27 remaining in the second quarter.

The junior running back found the end zone four times in the opening half.

West Brunswick (1-9, 1-6) fought back and cut the deficit to 35-28 on a 9-yard keeper from Javan Mccray with 9:02 left in the third quarter.

The Cougars responded on the ensuing drive with a 9-yard touchdown run around the left side from quarterback Jameson Prince.

Dow Pender tacked on a 36-yard field goal to increase the lead to 45-34.

No. 4 Laney 41, No. 5 Topsail 13

Ty Little threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns in his final regular season home game to lift the Buccaneers to a dominant win.

Sophomore Hampton Roderick hauled in eight catches for 159 yards and two scores. Daren Brown also had a big performance with six catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

Laney (6-4, 4-3 Mideastern) trailed 7-2 before scoring 39 consecutive points to build an insurmountable 41-7 lead after three quarters.

A 53-yard touchdown pass from Little to Roderick midway through the first quarter put the Buccaneers on top for good.

Sean Leonard finished with 17 carries for 103 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown on fourth-and-3.

Topsail (5-5, 3-4) got touchdown passes from Jack Lambert to Shane Mabberley (53 yards) in the first quarter and a Eli Hebron to Zach Hobson (3 yards) in the fourth quarter.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

NCISAA 3A State Championship

at Hagan Stone Park in Pleasant Garden

Coastal Christian finished second in the team standing with 54 points by placing four runners in the top 12.

The Centurions were bested by Forsyth Country Day, who finished with 43 points.

Tyler Niloff led the way for Coastal Christian with a fourth place finish in a time of 16:15.27. He was followed by teammate Corban Cazier (16:19.70).

Thad O’Neill was seventh in 16:22.25, while Sam Morgan placed 12th in 16:57.17. Coastal Christian also counted a 26th-place finish from Caleb Cottle (17:44.23).

Cape Fear Academy scored 263 points to finish 10th. They were led by Christian Miller, who was 23rd with a time of 17:40.87.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

NCISAA 3A State Championship

at Hagan Stone Park in Pleasant Garden

Eighth grader Emma Gibbs of Cape Fear Academy was the top area finisher. She completed the course in 19:21.81 to place fourth.

The Hurricanes were fourth as a team with 113 points. Cary Christian claimed the title by scoring 61 points.

CFA’s other counting runs came from Kylie Petrides (17th in 20:47.74), Pennie Utnage (20th in 20:52.68), Fraley Kelley (35th in 21:58.99) and Priya Belle (37th in 22:05.38).

Zoe Bos was Coastal Christian’s top finisher. She was 11th with a time of 20:14.32. Teammate Cheyanne Grevin placed 14th in 20:40.97.

The Centurions scored 189 team points to finished in seventh place.

GIRLS TENNIS

NCHSAA 4A State Championship

New Hanover sophomores Sophia Catino and Hanna Davis reached the quarterfinals in doubles before suffering a straight set loss.

Catino and Davis rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Lake Norman’s Faith Valentine and Carissa Bauer in the opening round.

In the quarterfinals, they suffered a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Julianne Izod and Riley Jennings of Apex Friendship.

NCHSAA 3A State Championship

Carys Subach and Annie Stidham of South Brunswick saw their season come to a close with a 6-0, 6-2 loss to Lake Norman Charter’s Sidney Ross and Ananya Sriram in the opening round of doubles action.

Ross and Sriram went on to win 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.