12/31 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Volleyball

Draughn 3, West Caldwell 0

Foard 3, East Burke 0

NWFAC standings

Foard 13-0

Patton 9-2

West Iredell 8-3

Draughn 8-5

Bunker Hill 4-7

East Burke 4-7

Hibriten 1-12

West Caldwell 1-12

Next Week's Schedule

Monday 1/4

Basketball: Heritage @ Walter Johnson

Tuesday 1/5

Volleyball: Draughn @ Patton, East Burke @ West Iredell

Wednesday 1/6

Basketball: Hibriten @ Draughn, East Burke @ Bunker Hill

Swimming: East Burke vs Patton

Thursday 1/7

Basketball: Liberty @ Heritage, West McDowell @ East Burke

Volleyball: Patton @ East Burke

Friday 1/8

Basketball: Draughn @ Foard, East Burke @ Hibriten

Swimming: Draughn vs Hibriten (@ Valdese Rec)

Lady Wildcats complete sweep of Lady Cavaliers

 Icard- As the season is starting to come to a close, the Draughn and East Burke volleyball teams met again in a week after the Lady Wildcats won in a three-set sweep just before Christmas.

The Lady Wildcats again defeated the Lady Cavaliers in three sets as the action was fierce between both squads.

"The East Burke-Draughn rivalry is always a hard match," said Lady Wildcats coach Jamie Ward. "It doesn't matter how your season is going or how your team looks because it's emotional."

The opening set of play saw six early ties with East Burke gaining a 4-3 advantage after a Faith McDowell spike kill.

Draughn was able to jump ahead as much as 19-11 after three kills by Madison Powell and Alexis Crump dishing out serves.

Jordan Newton led a Lady Cavalier comeback until a duo block by Chloe Gary and Georgia Goulding sealed the opening set win.

The Lady Wildcats gained the early advantage in the second set with Goulding, Powell, and Bailey Bryant doing work at the net as Jordan Newton, Danielle Foxx, and Erin Newton countered for the Lady Cavaliers.

EB held a strong lead in the third set until a late five-point run helped Draughn steal the lead away.

It was a close and fierce ending as Kayleigh Icard set up many saves to keep the ball in play to return over the net.

Powell (10 saves) and Goulding sealed the deal for the Lady Wildcats, who now have two games remaining in the 2020 season including today's road trip to West Caldwell.

"I'm just proud of the girls for coming out and playing hard in all three matches," said Ward.

Jordan Newton led the Lady Cavaliers with 10 kills with Foxx (8 blocks, 5 kills) and Erin Newton (16 assists, 3 kills) making contributions.

Draughn also won the JV match (25-19, 25-15) and was led by Helena Hatley (3 kills, serving ace) and Speed Hatley (3 serving aces, kill) with Bella Williams, GiGi Smith, Emma Lewis, and Ella Heavner also leading at the service line.

The JV Lady Cavaliers were led by Katherine Greene (9 digs, 5 kills), Allison Teague (6 digs, 2 serving aces), and Chloe Cook (6 digs).

Draughn 3, East Burke 0

D 25 25 26

EB 17 16 24

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 0 (Monday)

The Lady Cavaliers gained a three-set sweeping win over West Caldwell Monday night in Gamewell.

The win for EB improved upon playing four sets with the Lady Warriors to open the season in late November.

Danielle Foxx led the Lady Cavaliers with nine kills and three blocks as Kayleigh Icard (3) and Jordan Newton (2) dished out serving aces.

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 0

EB 25 25 25

WC 17 19 20

-VERSE OF THE DAY-

"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."

-Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV)

12/22 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Volleyball

East Burke 3, Hibriten 2

EB 25 24 25 18 15

HIB 21 26 22 25 11

Draughn 3, Hibriten 1 (Monday)

HIB 18 11 28 21

D 25 25 26 25

Foothills Power 5 (2020 Volleyball #4)

 #1 Foard (9-0)

Bunker Hill 3-0 W

#2 Watauga (9-1, 9-0)

McDowell 3-0 W

Freedom 3-0 W

#3 Maiden (6-1)

Newton-Conover 3-0 W

Lake Norman Charter 3-1 L

#4 West Iredell (7-2)

West Caldwell 3-0 W

#5 Hickory (7-1)

South Caldwell 3-0 W

Alex Central 3-0 W

Honorable Mention

Patton (6-1), Bandys (7-2), Lake Norman Charter (5-3)

Lady Cavs cross country finish runner-up at NWFAC championships

 Conover- There was no repeat of an East Burke sweep from last season at Saturday's Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference Championship meet.

This year's Lady Cavaliers placed runner-up to first place Patton (39-47).

Foard won the boys 5K race scoring 41 points with East Burke (100) placing fourth and Draughn (114) sixth.

The meet held at Riverbend Park was divided in half among the conference teams as East Burke, Patton, West Caldwell, and West Iredell raced the first half and Bunker Hill, Draughn, Foard, and Hibriten took part in the second half 5K races.

Meah Walsh led the EB girls with a third-place time of 22:24.91 followed by Piper Strong (6th, 25:59.67), Kylie McFalls (12th), Madison Fowler (16th), Janie Ennis (18th), and Mary Blankenship (19th) finishing in the top 20.

Ambria Blalock (4th, 25:25.65) had the best finish for the Lady Wildcats, not scoring as a team, along with Libby Toole (30th), Savannah Gentieu (34th), and Cora Hunt (36th) competing in the race.

The winning streak came to an abrupt end for Draughn junior Reed Farrar as he placed third (18:38.92) in just under a minute's difference from the 5K race winner Ben Trimm (17:53.68) of Foard.

Grady Wooden (19th) was the only other top 20 runner for the Wildcats.

The Cavaliers were led at the finish line by Luke Elliott (6th, 19:57.64), Caleb Johnson-White (10th), and Davin Price (19th).

The 2A regionals are set for January 15th at McAlpine Park.

12/18 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Volleyball (Thursday)

Draughn 3, Bunker Hill 0

BH 14 12 9

D 25 25 25

Swimming

Draughn vs East Burke (@ Valdese Aquatic Center)

Girls: Draughn 72, East Burke 45

Boys: Draughn 85, East Burke 68

200 Medley Relay

Girls: 1st- DHS (2:13.23) (Rhyannon Reasoner, Sarah Mull, Georgia Goulding, GiGi Smith)

Boys: 1st- DHS (1:56.31) (Jake Hudson, Trey Jensen, Jaxon Smith, Sean Owens), 2nd- EBHS (2:01.16) (Robbie Stringfield, Alex Lennex, Jeremy Gray, Landon Lennex)

200 Freestyle

Girls: 1st- Abby Wood (D) (2:44.72), 2nd- Rachel Stephens (EB) (3:08.65)

Boys: 1st- Jaxon Smith (D) (1:48.67) -NEW SCHOOL RECORD-, 2nd- Robbie Stringfield (EB) (2:22.78), 3rd- Davey Stamey (EB) (2:38.64)

200 Individual Medley

Girls: 1st- Sarah Mull (D) (2:58.43), 2nd- Leena Brittain (EB) (3:52.66)

Boys: 1st- Landon Lennex (EB) (2:24.06), 2nd- Jake Hudson (D) (2:26.21), 3rd- Jeremy Gray (EB) (2:53.21)

50 Freestyle

Girls: 1st- Georgia Goulding (D) (26.87), 2nd- GiGi Smith (D) (29.06), 3rd- Alisia Burkeen (EB) (37.16)

Boys: 1st- Trey Jensen (D) (25.95), 2nd- Sean Owens (D) (28.14), 3rd- Davey Stamey (EB) (30.21)

100 Butterfly

Girls: 1st- Abby Wood (D) (1:24.67), 2nd- Leena Brittain (EB) (1:51.70)

Boys: 1st- Landon Lennex (EB) (1:09.90), 2nd- Clay Davis (D) (1:23.32)

100 Freestyle

Girls: 1st- Georgia Goulding (D) (59.34), 2nd- Rachel Stephens (EB) (1:20.39), 3rd- Faith McDowell (EB) (1:27.33)

Boys: 1st- Brady Carswell (D) (1:12.17), 2nd- Clay Davis (D) (1:14.05), 3rd- Jacob Gersh (EB) (1:15.12)

500 Freestyle

Girls: 1st- Rhyannon Reasoner (D) (6:42.47), 2nd- Dessie Maiella (EB) (7:47.86), 3rd- Alisha Burkeen (EB) (9:04.18)

Boys: 1st- Alex Lennex (EB) (5:40.75), 2nd- Jake Hudson (D) (5:42.89), 3rd- Elias Phipps (D) (9:01.57)

200 Freestyle Relay

Boys: 1st- DHS (2:06.45) (Brady Carswell, Elias Phipps, Clay Davis, Trey Jensen), 2nd- EBHS (2:29.98) (Zane Austin, Kaleb Castle, Jacob Gersh, James Starnes)

100 Backstroke

Girls: 1st- Rhyannon Reasoner (D) (1:12.53), 2nd- Dessie Maiella (EB) (1:32.60), 3rd- Jocelyn Olvera (EB) (2:04.48)

Boys: 1st- Jaxon Smith (D) (55.22), 2nd- Robbie Stringfield (EB) (1:07.30), 3rd- Sean Owens (D) (1:14.12)

100 Breaststroke

Girls: 1st- Sarah Mull (D) (1:34.08), 2nd- Faith McDowell (EB) (1:39.74)

Boys: 1st- Alex Lennex (EB) (1:13.11), 2nd- Trey Jensen (D) (1:17.41), 3rd- Jeremy Gray (EB) (1:26.78)

400 Freestyle Relay

Girls: 1st- DHS (4:21.69) (Rhyannon Reasoner, Abby Wood, Sarah Mull, Georgia Goulding), 2nd- EBHS (5:47.28) (Faith McDowell, Leena Brittain, Rachel Stephens, Dessie Maiella)

Boys: 1st- DHS (4:09.44) (Jake Hudson, Brady Carswell, Sean Owens, Jaxon Smith), 2nd- EBHS (4:12.64) (Davey Stamey, Landon Lennex, Jeremy Gray, Alex Lennex), 3rd- EBHS (6:14.91) (Zane Austin, Kaleb Castle, James Starnes, Jacob Gersh)

Foothills Power 5 (2020 Volleyball #3)

 #1 Foard (8-0 NWFAC)

West Iredell 3-0 W

Hibriten 3-0 W

#2 Watauga (7-1, 7-0 NWC)

Hickory 3-0 W

St Stephens 3-0 W

#3 Maiden (5-0 S Fork)

Lake Norman Charter 3-2 W

Lincolnton 3-0 W

Bandys 3-0 W

#4 West Iredell (6-2 NWFAC)

Foard 3-0 L

Draughn 3-0 W

#5 McDowell (5-2 NWC)

South Caldwell 3-0 W

Alex Central 3-0 W

Honorable Mention:

Bandys (5-2 S Fork)

Cavs cross country sweeps West Iredell meet

 Statesville- For the first time this season, and since last year's Northwestern Foothills 2A championship meet, the East Burke cross country teams earned a sweep Friday at West Iredell.

The Cavalier boys scored 42 points to Draughn's 47 and were led at the finish line by Luke Elliott (2nd, 19:09.89), Caleb Johnson-White (3rd, 20:02.64), and Davin Price (6th, 20:29.65).

Reed Farrar once again came in first place for the Wildcats in his fourth consecutive race completing a 5K time of 17:51.72.

Other key Wildcat finishers included Grady Wooden (7th), Jonathan Garcia (8th), and Ryan Williams (11th).

There was also a JV boys race compiled of Hagan Suchocki (1st, 24:22) and Ben Thao (3rd, 26:27) for East Burke and Jesus Martinez-Ortega (2nd, 25:33) and Jacob Betances (4th, 26:29) for Draughn.

The Lady Cavaliers, scoring 15 points to Hibriten's 46, were led by a first-place finish from Meah Walsh (22:16.01) followed by Piper Strong (3rd, 24:26.68), Kylie McFalls (6th, 27:17.99), Madison Fowler (7th, 27:37.58), Janie Ennis (9th, 27:55.26), and Mary Blankenship (10th, 28:20.64).

Leading finishers for the Lady Wildcats were Ambria Blalock (2nd, 24:21.08) and Regen Bridges (5th, 25:01.01).

The Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference Championship meet is set for next Saturday at Bunker Hill.

 

Lady Cats battle in three-set loss to West Iredell

Valdese- The Draughn volleyball team gave it all they got Thursday night hosting West Iredell despite falling in three sets (18-25, 17-20, 20-25).

The quartet of Christon Carswell, Madison Powell, Georgia Goulding, and Bailey Bryant led at the net to build up an early advantage in the opening set before the visiting Lady Warriors stole away the first set win.  

The Lady Wildcats (3-4 NWFAC) continued to battle forcing three ties in the second set of play as Sara Walker recorded a serving ace.

Walker (2 aces) and Powell (2 kills, serve) continued to help Draughn battle back in the last set but fell short.

The Lady Wildcats host Bunker Hill next Thursday.

(Christon Carswell and Georgia Goulding get up over the net in an attempt to block a West Iredell return) (David Harmon)

Heritage 3, West McDowell 1

The Lady Eagles returned home after Tuesday's road win at East Burke Middle to defeat visiting West McDowell in four sets (25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20).

Bailey Mozeley and Lyrical Edwards led at the net for Heritage (4-2) with Heather Garcia and Macy Auton leading at the service line.

Ally Auton and Kyndall Bennett were other key contributers for the Lady Eagles.

"I'm proud of every one of these girls, they hustled their tails off," said Heritage coach Daphne Mozeley.

-VERSE OF THE DAY-

"By wisdom, a house is built, and through understanding, it is established"

-Proverbs 24:3 (NIV)

 

Foothills Power 5 (2020 Volleyball #2)

 #1 Foard (6-0 NWFAC)

Draughn 3-0 W

East Burke 3-0 W

#2 Watauga (5-1, 5-0 NWFAC)

South Caldwell 3-0 W

Alex Central 3-0 W

#3 Patton (5-1 NWFAC)

West Caldwell 3-0 W

Bunker Hill 3-0 W

#4 Hickory (5-0 NWFAC)

McDowell 3-2 W

Freedom 3-0 W

#5 West Iredell (5-1 NWFAC)

East Burke 3-0 W

Bunker Hill 3-0 W

Hibriten 3-0 W

Honorable Mention

East Lincoln (4-1 S Fork)

McDowell (3-2 NWC)

Draughn (3-3 NWFAC)

Foothills 2021-2025 Realignment Projections

1A/2A (8)

Bessemer City

Cherryville

Draughn

Highland Tech

Thomas Jefferson

East Burke

Patton

West Lincoln

2A (8)

Brevard

Chase

East Rutherford

Hendersonville

Madison

Owen

Polk County

R-S Central

2A (8)

Burns

Bunker Hill

East Gaston

Hunter Huss

Lincolnton

Newton-Conover

Shelby

West Caldwell

2A/3A (8)

Bandys

Maiden

East Lincoln

Foard

North Iredell

North Lincoln

Statesville

West Iredell

3A/4A (8)

Ashe County

Freedom

Hibriten

Hickory

St Stephens

Alexander Central

South Caldwell

Watauga

Wildcats cross country finishes runner-up at Hibriten

 Lenoir- The two-meet winning streak to start the season for the Draughn boys cross country team ended Thursday at Hibriten finishing runner-up to Patton (30-33).

Junior Reed Farrar, however, won his third consecutive 5K race setting a new season PR of 17:04.41.

Andrew Albright (3rd, 18:06.14), Grady Wooden (6th, 19:33.38), and Jonathan Garcia (7th, 19:47.90) were other leading finishers for the Wildcats.

The Lady Wildcats placed third (48 pts) and were led by Regen Bridges (2nd, 24:34.22) and Ambria Blalock (3rd, 24:58.41).

Draughn travels to West Iredell next Tuesday in the final regular-season meet before the conference championships.

12/3 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Cross Country

East Burke @ Foard

Girls: 1st (32 pts)

Meah Walsh (2nd, 21:18.20)

Piper Strong (4th, 24:24.88)

Kylie McFalls (10th, 26:25.38)

Janie Ennis (11th, 26:32.95)

Madison Fowler (12th, 26:45.04)

Boys: 3rd (55 pts)

Luke Elliott (2nd, 18:01.54)

Caleb Johnson-White (7th, 19:16.86)

Davin Price (11th, 19:56.42)

Jake Bevins (22nd, 22:28.74)

Caleb Duncan (28th, 23:32.42)

Volleyball

Draughn 3, West Caldwell 0

WC 22 13 15

D 25 25 25

Foard 3, East Burke 0

FTF 25 25 25

EB 9 9 10

Danielle Foxx

5 blocks, 3 kills, 2 digs

Aubree Grigg

2 blocks, 2 kills, dig

Jordan Newton

2 kills, block, dig

Sara Suddreth

4 assists, 3 digs, ace 

Kayleigh Icard

12 digs, kill

Reese Abernathy

4 digs, kill

Erin Newton

4 assists, kill

Faith McDowell

2 digs, kill

Gabby Wingate

kill, assist

Catherine Hammack

2 digs

12/1 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Volleyball

East Burke 3, Hibriten 1

HIB 25 9 12 16

EB 20 25 25 25

Erin Newton

12 assists, 5 digs, 4 kills, 2 blocks

Sara Suddreth

11 assists, 4 aces, 3 digs

Danielle Foxx

9 kills, 2 blocks, dig

Aubree Grigg

5 kills, 2 blocks, dig

Jordan Newton

5 kills, 2 digs, ace

Faith McDowell

2 kills, 2 digs, assist

Reese Abernathy

4 digs, 3 aces

Gabby Wingate

3 kills, dig

Kayleigh Icard

11 digs

Catherine Hammack

3 digs

Jillian Duckworth

2 digs

Foard 3, Draughn 0

FTF 25 25 25

D 13 6 13

West Iredell 3, East Burke 0 (Monday)

EB 11 21 20

WI 25 25 25

Danielle Foxx

7 kills, block, assist

Aubree Grigg

3 digs, 6 blocks, 3 kills

Reese Abernathy

11 digs, 3 kills, block, assist

Erin Newton

8 assists, 5 digs, kill, block

Sara Suddreth

4 digs, 4 assists

Gabby Wingate

4 digs, kill

Jordan Newton

4 digs, kill

Kayleigh Icard

11 digs

Faith McDowell

kill

Catherine Hammack

dig