North Davidson, Starmount advance in baseball playoffs

North Davidson 11, Watauga 4: North Davidson jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and coasted past visiting Watauga last night in a third-round game of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs.

The Black Knights (23-3) will play next week's quarterfinal at Charlotte Ardrey Kell. Watauga finished 18-11.

Watauga 003 010 0 -- 4 5 3

N. Davidson 260 012 x -- 11 14 0

Tyler Moore, John Sharpe (2) and Adam Church; Zach White and Ben Redmond. WP -- White (10-1). LP -- Moore. 2B -- Levi Michael (ND). 3B -- Redmond (ND). Records -- Watauga 18-11, North Davidson 23-3.

Starmount 4, Surry Central 3 (8): Daniel Swaim went 3 for 4 with an RBI to lead Starmount past Surry Central last night in eight innings in the third round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.

Surry Central 101 010 00 -- 3 5 3

Starmount 002 100 01 -- 4 7 2

Reece, McLamb (4) and Boyles; Tyler Jackson and Tyler Howard. WP-- Jackson (9-0). LP -- McLamb. 3B -- Woodring (SC). Records -- Surry Central 15-10, Starmount 16-9.

McGuinness 4, Abermarle 3: Third baseman Garrett McAuliffe started a double play with one out and the bases loaded in the seventh inning as Bishop McGuinness held on to win its third-round game in the NCHSAA 1-A tournament.

McGuinness 200 200 0 -- 4 9 2

Abermarle 010 002 0 -- 3 11 0

Ethan Lodics, Matt Rembielak (6), Tony Barker (7) and Greg Hrycaj; John McClune, Alex Robichaud (4) and Austin Keck. WP -- Lodics (2-2). McClune. SV -- Barker (1). 2B -- Martin Murray (BM), Cory Dick (A), Jesse Duke (A). Records -- Bishop McGuinness (10-13), Abermarle (10-15).

Softball

Glenn 5, Eastern Randolph 4: Whitney Swaim and Kelsey Barnes each had two-run singles in a five-run fourth inning, and Glenn held off visiting Eastern Randolph last night to advance to the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs.

Kat Zimmer (16-2) pitched five innings for the win, and Sarah Gentle pitched the last two for the save.

Starmount 000 00 -- 0 0 4

C. Davidson 420 4x -- 10 6 0

Jessica White, Taylor Hutchens (3) and Rebecca Aplin; Chelsea Leonard and Gina Antonucci. WP -- Leonard. LP -- White. 3B -- Leonard. Records -- Starmount 15-10, Central Davidson 28-0.

Central Cabarrus 4, North Forsyth 0: Senior Morgan Peeler shut down North Forsyth on two hits, and Central Cabarrus won at home last night to advance to the third round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs.

E. Davidson 002 000 2 -- 4 11 3

Forbush 021 003 0 -- 6 7 3

Spencer Embler and Addie Chaney; Lauren Harris and Ciera Cockerham. WP -- Harris (19-3). LP -- Embler. 2B -- Leslie Long (F). HR -- Brita Stanley (F) , Haley Purdue (F). Records -- Forbush 22-4.

Track and field

NCISAA 3-A championships: Bradford Church won the long jump and helped the Forsyth Country Day boys to second place after one day of competition in the NCISAA 3-A championships at FCD.

With five boys finals and five girls finals completed, Cary Academy led Charlotte Providence Day 35-25 in the girls standings, and Providence Day led FCD 35-23 in the boys standings.

TEAM LEADERS

Boys: 1. Providence Day 35; 2. Forsyth Country Day 23; 3. Durham Acad. 21; 4. Charlotte Country Day 20; 5. Charlotte Latin 18

Girls: 1. Cary Academy 35; 2. Providence Day 25; 3. Durham Academy 24; 4. Charlotte Latin 23; 5. Ravenscroft 22

BOYS LEADERS AND AREA TOP 8

Shot Put: 1. Brian Davis (Providence Day) 47-11; 2. Lee Rose (Char. Christian) 46-5.5; 3. David Pless (Asheville) 43-3. Long jump: 1. Bradford Church (FCD) 21-4; 2. Lakeem Jackson (Christ School) 21-2.25; 3. Blake Wylie (Providence Day) 20-4.5; 6. Stephen Rusterholz (FCD) 19-10. Pole Vault: 1. Kyle Young (North Raleigh) 13-6; 2. Si. Ward (Charlotte Latin) 13-0; 3. 3. Brian Bartlett (Char. Christian) 12-6; 4. Peter Bambalis (FCD) 11-6. 4x800: 1. Durham Academy 8:06.62; 2. Providence Day 8:21.17; 3. Asheville School 8:28.59; 4. FCD 8:31.27. 3200: 1. Fred Ward (Durham) 9:49.24; 2. Nick Kisley (Cary) 9:58.53; 3. Clay Sankey (Providence Day) 10:06.24

GIRLS LEADERS AND AREA TOP 8

Discus: 1. Jessica Ekstrom (Cannon) 105-9; 2. Nbebba Okwara (Charlotte Latin) 104-0; 3. Maggie Rich (Asheville) 100-5; 6. Katie Pollock (FCD) 85-8. Long Jump: 1. Tyler Ford (Cary Academy) 18-0.25; 2. Mimi Morlu (Providence Day) 16-10.25; 3. Krista Gross (Cannon) 15-4.75. High Jump: 1. Sarah Beacham (Ravenscroft) 5-4; 2. Nicole Kofman (Cary) 5-0; 3. Missy Roberson (Ravenscroft) 4-10; T8. Anne Symons (FCD) 4-8. 4x800: 1. Durham Academy 9:53.10; 2. Charlotte Latin 9:54.90; 3. Providence Day 10:00.95; 4. FCD 10:02.07. 3200: 1. Adrianne Soo (Durham) 11:28.57; 2. Maegan Whiting (North Raleigh) 11:33.46; 3. Rachel Park (Cary) 11:46.48

Tennis

NCHSAA championships: Mount Airy's Nick John and Dusty Roberson stayed in contention for a state title yesterday during early-round play in the NCHSAA 1-A championships at the Cary Tennis Center.

John and Roberson won two doubles matches by 6-1, 6-1 scores, defeating Spring Creek's Daniel Richter and Colby Strickland in the first round and Hampstead Topsail's Josh Grant and Conor Hughes in the semis.

CLASS 1-A SINGLES

Quarterfinals: Akash Dadlani (Albemarle) def. Taylor Dalrymple (Topsail) 6-4, 6-4; Caleb Shelton (South Stokes) def. Cole Caplan (Science and Math) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Keith Funkhouser (Science and Math) def. Zach High (Polk) 6-4, 6-3; Grant Harrison (West Montgomery) def. Blake Pleasants (Topsail) 6-3, 6-2.

Semifinals: Dadlani (Albemarle) def. Shelton (South Stokes) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Harrison (West Montgomery) def. Funkhouser (NCSSM) 6-1, 6-1.

CLASS 1-A DOUBLES

Quarterfinals: Tyler Grove-Robert Beal (Hendersonville) def. Will Inscoe-Sheldon Miller (East Bladen) 6-0, 6-0; Houston Callaway-Ethan Lyon (East Wilkes) def. Bobby Schultz-Mac Schultz (Raleigh Charter) 6-3, 7-6 (5); Josh Grant-Conor Hughes (Hampstead Topsail) def. Logan Oliver-Cody Miller (Alleghany) 6-3, 6-3; Nick John-Dusty Roberson (Mount Airy) def. Daniel Richter-Colby Strickland (Seven Springs Spring Creek) 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinals: Grove-Beal (Hendersonville) def. Callaway-Lyon (East Wilkes) 6-1, 6-1; John-Roberson (Mount Airy) def. Grant-Hughes (Topsail) 6-1, 6-1.

CLASS 2-A SINGLES

First round: James Chase (First Flight) def. Kyle Eiswald (Surry Central) 6-1, 6-3; Tyler Cook (Graham) def. Joe Goodman (Salisbury) 6-3, 6-3; Ryan Poage (Shelby) def. Tyson Lane (East Duplin) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0; Michael Reilly (Cardinal Gibbons) def. Won Lak Choi (Newton-Conover) 6-3, 7-6(1); Will Rollinson (Cardinal Gibbons) won by default; Nolan Outlaw (East Duplin) def. Mason McGlamery (Wilkes Central) 6-1, 6-0; Amir Najmabadi (Carrboro) def. Josh Gill (Newton-Conover) 6-0, 6-3; Lucas Ford (South Columbus) def. Kirk Johnson (Surry Central) 6-4, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Cook (Graham) def. Chase (First Flight) 7-6 (6), 6-1; Reilly (Gibbons) def. Poage (Shelby) 6-0, 6-1; Rollinson (Gibbons) def. Outlaw (East Duplin) 6-2, 6-0; Najmabadi (Carrboro) def. Ford (South Columbus) 6-4, 6-4.

CLASS 2-A DOUBLES

First round: William Gray- Taylor Sullivan (First Flight) def. Andrew Dixon-Zane Crow (Shelby) 6-0, 6-2; Kory Adams-Matt Delafield (Northwood) def. Landon Rogers-Scott Buchanan (Ledford) 7-6(3), 6-2; Nathan Poteat-Cody Poplin (North Wilkes) def. Danny Siegel-Tony Stoll (Swansboro) 6-1, 6-2; Chris Geaslen-Chris Betz (Gibbons) def. Alan Pernell-Will Huggins (Newton-Conover) 6-2, 6-2; Ryan Daly-Jonathan Fedorkowicz (Gibbons) def. Hang Choi-Alex Burchins (Newton-Conover) 6-1, 6-0; Ian Cook-Tommy Taylor (First Flight) def. Chase Smith-Anand Patel (Ashe County) 6-0, 6-3; Avery Nelson-Huntley Nero (Lenoir Hibriten) def. Eric Simmons-Trey Cash (Greene Central) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5; Ethan Caudell-Bradley Walters (Saint Pauls) def. Vince Kunath-Dexter Blackwell (North Henderson) 6-1, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Gray-Sullivan (First Flight) def. Adams-Delafield (Northwood) 6-1, 6-1; Geaslen-Betz (Gibbons) def. Poteat-Poplin (North Wilkes) 6-2, 6-0; Daly-Fedorkowicz (Gibbons) def. Cook-Taylor (First Flight) 6-1, 6-0; Caudell-Walters (Saint Pauls) def. Nelson-Nero (Hibriten) 6-2, 7-6(4).

CLASS 3-A SINGLES

First round: Trey McKee (Lake Norman) def. Blake Vail (Pikeville Aycock) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(2); Charles Wolbers (Sun Valley) def. Patrick Sonnleitner (Southern Lee) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; Luke Synn (Hickory) def. Martin Wdowiak (Beddingfield) 6-0, 6-7 (6), 6-0; Jason Hull (Western Guilford) def. Andrew Treske (Marvin Ridge) 6-2, 6-1; Andrew Baird (Marvin Ridge) def. Gregory Patterson (Western Alamance) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; Jacob Wright (Ashe. Roberson) def. Michael Barnes (Southern Nash) 6-1, 6-3; Daniel Tobben (Charlotte Catholic) def. Pete Conaty (Southern Lee) 7-5, 6-1; Andrew McKinnon (Lake Norman) def. Drew Jackson (Eastern Wayne) 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: McKee (Lake Norman) def. Wolbers (Sun Valley) 6-1, 6-3; Synn (Hickory) def. Hull (Western Guilford) 6-1, 6-0; Wright (T.C. Roberson) def. Baird (Marvin Ridge) 6-0, 6-2; Tobben (Charlotte Catholic) def. McKinnon (Lake Norman) 1-6, 6-4, 3-0 retired).

CLASS 3-A DOUBLES

First round: Joe Wimmer-Whit Hutton (Hickory) def. Alex Durham-Travis Kirkpatrick (Rocky Mount) 6-3, 6-2; Michael Huber-David Anderson (Charlotte Catholic) def. Brandon Reid-Patrick Lewis (Western Guilford) 6-2, 6-1; Luke Gillis-Tripp Hawkins (Statesville) def. Ben Evans-Dylan Quinn (Aycock) 6-0, 6-0; Sean Huber-Michael Klochany (Charlotte Catholic) def. Jared Bryant-Rajiv Dinakaran (Western Alamance) 6-4, 6-3; Adam Blaser-Ross Powell (Williams) def. Adam Beam-Brandon Burchfield (Concord) 7-6 (2), 6-0; Brandon Rouse-Ross Wilson (Forestview) def. Addison Westbrook-Blake Cooper (Aycock) 6-3, 6-1; Travis Sandman-Evan Hurley (SE Guilford) def. Chris Sparks-Brendan Byers (Western Alamance) 6-0, 6-1; Brooks Frederick-Brandon Hoge (Roberson) def. Nicolas Finet-Kyle Ramsey (Southern Nash) 6-4, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: M. Huber-Anderson (Charlotte Catholic) def. Wimmer-Hutton (Hickory) 6-2, 6-4; Gillis-Hawkins (Statesville) def. S. Huber-Klochany (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 6-0; Blaser-Powell (Williams) def. Rouse-Wilson (Forestview) 6-2, 6-3; Sandman-Hurley (SE Guilford) def. Frederick-Hoge (Roberson) 7-5, 6-1.

CLASS 4-A SINGLES

First round: Ryan Noble (Fay. Sanford) def. Alfredo Henriques (Charlotte Ardrey Kell) 6-0, 6-1; Tim Bayus (East Chapel Hill) def. Ryan Matthews (NW Guilford) 6-2, 6-4 ; Matt Oakes (Weddington) def. Gabriel Byrd (Fay. Smith) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0; Jake Bowling (Green Hope) def. Patrick Cunningham (Mount Tabor) 6-3, 6-2; Andrew Malizia (Chapel Hill) def. Anthony Lopez (Hopewell) 6-1, 6-0; Merritt Trigg (Myers Park) def. Daniel Gonzalez (Southeast Raleigh) 6-1, 6-0; Landon Kinsey (Greensboro Page) def. Sam Weissler (East Chapel Hill) 6-3, 6-1; Daniel Hall (Pinecrest) def. Chuck Kuang (Myers Park) 6-3, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Noble (Sanford) def. Bayus (East Chapel Hill) 6-1, 6-0; Bowling (Green Hope) def. Oakes (Weddington) 6-3, 6-2; Malizia (Chapel Hill) def. Trigg (Myers Park) 6-1, 6-3; Kinsey (Page) def. Hall (Pinecrest) 6-3, 6-1.

CLASS 4-A DOUBLES

First round: Andrew Bock-Ryan Anderson (Fay. Sanford) def. Skylar Warren-Trey Peterson (Ashe. Reynolds) 6-2, 6-3; Sean Weber-Jeff Cobb (Millbrook) def. Alex Weber-Garrison Kinney (West Forsyth) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Brendan O'Connor-Ryan Forbes (Ardrey Kell) def. Bradley Thwaites-Michael Hieronymus (Pinecrest) 6-0, 6-0; Jack Parks-J.B. Weaver (Broughton) def. Forrest Cannon-Gray Cannon (Robinson) 6-1, 6-1; Viking Edeback-Wesley Barrett (Apex) def. Mitch Wasson-Seshank Arimilli (NW Guilford) 6-1, 6-2; Peter Tonon-Mickey Worthington (Ardrey Kell) def. Will Kent-Nick Garrett (Hoggard) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2; Connor Sherwood-Jon Roy (Grimsley) def. Pierce Hoover-Adam Flur (Northern Durham) 6-3, 6-2; Graham Battle-Steve Lake (Watauga) def. Dana Parziale-Will Davis (Pinecrest) 6-4, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Bock-Anderson (Sanford) def. Weber-Cobb (Millbrook) 6-2, 6-1; O'Connor-Forbes (Ardrey Kell) def. Parks-Weaver (Broughton) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Edeback-Barrett (Apex) def. Tonon-Worthington (Ardrey Kell) 6-2, 6-1; Sherwood-Roy (Grimsley) def. Battle-Lake (Watauga) 6-3, 6-1.