Foothills Power 5 (21-22 Basketball #4)

BOYS

#1 Hickory (10-1, 2-1) Dick's Sporting Goods Classic champion

Maiden 48-36 W

South Caldwell 76-56 W

Alexander Central 52-41 W

#2 Alexander Central (10-2)

Dick's Sporting Goods Classic:

Foard 60-20 W

St Stephens 51-27 W

Hickory 52-41 L

#3 Freedom (8-3)

Freedom Inv:

TC Roberson 66-64 W(OT)

West Caldwell 71-67 W

Enka 80-46 L

#4 St Stephens (10-3, 1-2)

Dick's Sporting Goods Classic:

Bunker Hill 63-51 W

Alexander Central 51-27 L

South Caldwell 53-48 W(OT)

#5 East Lincoln (9-2, 2-0)

East Lincoln Winter Jam:

Hunter Huss 81-58 W

Southlake Christian 54-53 L

Lake Norman 61-56 L

GIRLS

#1 Freedom (11-1) Freedom Christmas Inv champion

Statesville 66-26 W

Forbush 47-40 W

Hibriten 31-25 W

#2 Newton-Conover (9-1, 1-0) Dick's Sporting Goods Classic champion

St Stephens 50-45 W

South Caldwell 50-38 W

Alexander Central 52-43 W

#3 Watauga (11-1) High Country Holiday Classic champion

Surry Central 55-23 W

Providence Academy (TN) 53-33 W

Ashe County 63-58 W

#4 Draughn (8-3, 3-0) IDLE

#5 East Lincoln (10-2, 3-0)

East Lincoln Winter Jam:

Hough 62-51 W

Lincoln Charter 55-38 W

Cox Mill 44-41 L

12/30 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

BASKETBALL

Draughn boys @ High Country Holiday Classic (Watauga)

Draughn 71, Ashe County 66 (OT) (First Meeting) (Schutt/D Pritchard 18)

Surry Central 78, Draughn 76 (D Pritchard 28) (First Meeting)

East Burke boys @ McDowell Christmas Tournament

McDowell 63, East Burke 41 (Crump 15, Coffey 11) (98th meeting, 60-38 McDowell)

Pisgah 71, East Burke 70 (Coffey 27) (Second Meeting, 1-1)

East Burke girls @ McDowell Christmas Tournament

McDowell 52, East Burke 50 (Stilwell 18, Grigg 15) (97th meeting, 66-31 McDowell)

East Burke 48, Madison 23 (Moore 10) (First Meeting)

Leading Scorers (thru 12/30)

BOYS

Daylin Pritchard (D) 19.0

Logan Coffey (EB) 12.2

Luke Rector (D) 12.0

Brayden Schutt (D) 10.7

Carter Crump (EB) 10.4

GIRLS

Aubrie Snyder (D) 16.6

Ella Abernathy (D) 15.5

Braelyn Stilwell (EB) 11.5

Aubree Grigg (EB) 10.6

Ally Moore (EB) 8.1

Honoring Coach Owens: Valdese Rec renovation project

Wayne Owens is the original patriarch of the Valdese Recreation Department to many serving the youth in the 1950s to 70s.

Fast forward five eras later, the memory lives on among former and current Valdese citizens in an attempt to renovate the upstairs portion of the Valdese Recreation Center in his memory.

"Our (Valdese) Community Center was our hangout," said David Brinkley in a promotional YouTube video to spearhead the renovation project.

"It was a wonderful place to play and we had good leadership there (with Wayne Owens)."

Brinkley started the project fund by donating $50,000 with the Town of Valdese looking to match that amount.

The renovation project will cost $350,000 as 110,000 has already been raised for a difference of 240,000 dollars needed.

The funded project will include new floors, paint, six retractable basketball goals, bleachers, wall padding, scoreboards, a gym dividing curtain, and a newly renovated lobby.

New Valdese Parks and Recreation Director David Andersen noted if the total funds are met, the project could begin next July with the renovation project completed by the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Brinkley and Anita Bumgarner were former Valdese Tiger athletes playing under Owens and have many long-lasting memories of his days working at the Valdese Rec Center.

"He never had a dull moment and was able to work with everyone," said Bumgarner. "He was a good man, straight as an arrow, and didn't put up with any ridiculousness."

"Wayne was like a father figure to a lot of us," said Brinkley. "He not only taught us (sports) but taught us sportsmanship and how to have character and integrity."

Brinkley added, "He didn't tolerate partiality and wanted to have things done the right way (when coaching)."

Contributions for this renovation project can be made online or by check to the Town of Valdese.

https://www.townofvaldese.com/recreation-1/honoring-coach-wayne-owens/

Make check out to Town of Valdese - Wayne Owens Gym Project 
Mail to: Valdese Parks & Recreation Department PO Box 339 Valdese, NC 28690

Foothills Power 5 (21-22 Basketball #3)

BOYS

#1 East Lincoln (8-0, 2-0)

South Iredell 56-54 W

West Iredell 86-30 W

#2 South Caldwell (6-0)

Draughn 70-48 W

McDowell 75-68 W

#3 Alexander Central (8-1)

South Iredell 44-30 W

Pine Lake Prep 52-31 W

#4 Hickory (7-1, 2-1)

North Lincoln 70-64 W

St Stephens 63-60 W

#5 Maiden (6-3, 2-0)

Foard 69-54 W

East Burke 52-50 W

West Lincoln 47-45 W

Honorable Mention:

St Stephens (8-2, 1-2), Freedom (6-2), Patton (7-3, 1-0), Draughn (6-5, 2-1), North Lincoln (5-4, 1-2)

GIRLS

#1 South Caldwell (6-0)

Draughn 62-50 W

#2 Alexander Central (9-0)

South Iredell 57-35 W

Pine Lake Prep 64-27 W

#3 East Lincoln (8-1, 3-0)

South Iredell 61-38 W

Statesville 71-58 W

West Iredell 81-19 W

#4 Freedom (8-1)

Chase 60-8 W

AC Reynolds 42-41 L

Patton 44-30 W

#5 Draughn (8-3, 3-0)

Owen 70-57 W

South Caldwell 62-50 L

Avery County 65-50 W

Mitchell 66-44 W

Honorable Mention:

Watauga (8-1), Foard (7-1, 2-0), Newton-Conover (6-1, 1-0), St Stephens (6-1, 1-0), Hibriten (7-2)

12/21 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

Mitchell @ Draughn

JV Girls: Mitchell 39, Draughn 30 (Humphries: 8)

JV Boys: Mitchell 48, Draughn 40 (Houston: 8)

V Girls: Draughn 66, Mitchell 44 (E Abernathy: 23, Snyder 16, J Abernathy 11) (4th meeting, 3-1 Mitchell)

V Boys: Draughn 80, Mitchell 45 (Z Pritchard: 15, D Pritchard: 14, Rector; 14) (3rd meeting, 3-0 Draughn)

East Burke @ Bandys

JV Boys: Bandys 43, East Burke 36 (Shook: 10)

V Girls: Bandys 53, East Burke 52 (Moore/Stilwell: 12) (17th meeting, 14-3 Bandys)

V Boys: Bandys 57, East Burke 37 (Crump: 10) (13th meeting, 8-5 E Burke)

Draughn Swimming wins two meets

The Draughn boys swimming team had major success in their last two meets before the Christmas break tying Hickory for first place (154 pts) in a meet at the Hickory YMCA and defeating Owen 77-52 this past Saturday in Asheville.

Trey Jensen (50 freestyle 24.28/24.70) and Jake Hudson (500 freestyle 5:46.59/5:58.51) were double event winners for the Wildcats.

Versus Owen, Jensen added a win in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.06) and Hudson a win in the 100 butterfly (1:03.50).

Brady Carswell (200 freestyle 2:42.36) and William Abernathy (100 backstroke 1:19.38) were other individual event winners from Saturday's meet.

Hudson (200 IM 2nd, Hickory), Jensen (100 breast 2nd, Hickory), Abernathy (200 IM, Asheville 2nd/Hickory 3rd), Carswell (100 breast 3rd 2x), Karson Ingram (100 fly 3rd, Hickory), Marshall Brinkley (200 free 4th, Hickory), Griffin Stephens (100 free 2nd/50 free 4th, Asheville), Mason Kirkland (50/100 free 3rd, Asheville), and Elias Phipps (500 free 3rd, Asheville) added points to the Wildcats total scores.

In addition, Hudson, Jensen, Carswell, and Abernathy teamed up to win the 200 freestyle (1:47.73/1:49.68) and 200 medley (2:03.26/Asheville) relays.

The 200 freestyle relay win in Hickory was separated by 1.97 seconds from second place St Stephens.

The Lady Wildcats placed third at the Hickory YMCA and fell to Owen 68-32.

The 200 freestyle relay placed second in Hickory, finishing 4.3 seconds off the winning time by St Stephens, and were consisted of Rhyannon Reasoner, Ally Auton, Sarah Mull, and GiGi Smith.

Smith (50/100 free 3rd), Reasoner (500 free/100 back 3rd), Mull (200 IM/100 breast 3rd), and Abby Wood (200 free 4th) were other key Lady Wildcat swimmers in Hickory.

Reasoner led Saturday in Asheville winning the 500 freestyle (6:41.08) and 100 backstroke (1:13.47).

The Wildcats will be hosting their first meet on January 5th at the Jimmy C Draughn Aquatic Center.

12/18 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

Draughn @ Avery County

JV Boys: Avery County 55, Draughn 27 (Mull: 11)

V Girls: Draughn 65, Avery County 50 (9th meeting, 5-4 Avery) (Snyder: 19)

V Boys: Avery County 80, Draughn 71 (4th meeting, 2-2) (Rector: 23)

Maiden @ East Burke

JV Girls: Maiden 39, East Burke 16 (Fortenberry: 12)

JV Boys: Maiden 41, East Burke 19 (Shook: 8)

V Girls: East Burke 50, Maiden 26 (Lawing: 12) (13th meeting, 12-1 E Burke)

V Boys: Maiden 52, East Burke 50 OT (Hill: 16) (13th meeting, 9-4 E Burke)

Heritage girls 39, Walter Johnson 16 (Davis: 11)

Walter Johnson boys 51, Heritage 29 (Moore: 9)

Wrestling

East Burke 48, Maiden 36

145 Caleb Johnson-White (pinfall)

152 Jeremy McNabb (pinfall)

160 Jackson Spencer (forfeit)

195 Ezekiel Pierce (forfeit)

220 Ze Yang (pinfall)

126 Grayson Phillips (pinfall)

132 Zachary Ward (forfeit)

138 Connor Mobley (pinfall)

-Caleb Johnson-White 145 champion at Foard's Tigerland Classic-

12/16 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

South Caldwell @ Draughn

JV Girls: South Caldwell 39, Draughn 26 (D: Brown 8)

JV Boys: South Caldwell 47, Draughn 29 (D: Cooper 9)

V Girls: South Caldwell 62, Draughn 50 (D: E Abernathy 15) (8th meeting, 7-1 S Caldwell)

V Boys: South Caldwell 70, Draughn 48 (D: E Pritchard 9) (7th meeting, 4-3 Draughn)

Wrestling

Burke Brawl @ Draughn

Freedom 24, Draughn 12

Patton 36, Draughn 12

Mason Beck (138, 2-0, 2 forfeits)

Hampton Blackwell (170, 2-0, forfeit/pinfall)

12/14 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

Draughn @ Owen

JV Boys: Draughn 42, Owen 34 (D: Mull 12, Jensen 9)

V Girls: Draughn 70, Owen 57 (1st Meeting)

V Boys: Draughn 73, Owen 43 (1st Meeting) (D: Rector 18, Tillery 14, D Pritchard 13)

Patton @ East Burke

JV Girls: Patton 43, East Burke 10 (EB: Hill 6)

JV Boys: East Burke 53, Patton 39 (EB: Crawford 18, Shook 11)

V Girls: East Burke 50, Patton 27 (30th meeting, 28-2 E Burke) (EB: Stilwell/Moore 10)

V Boys: Patton 55, East Burke 21 (28th meeting, 14-14) (EB: Hill/Coffey 5)

MS Basketball

Heritage girls 43, West McDowell 41

MS Wrestling

East Burke 66, East McDowell 42

Foothills Power 5 (21-22 Basketball #2)

BOYS

#1 East Lincoln (6-0, 1-0)

North Gaston 75-45 W

Ashbrook 61-32 W

Hickory 50-47 W

#2 St Stephens (8-0, 1-0)

Maiden 59-47 W

Avery County 75-31 W

West Iredell 74-35 W

#3 South Caldwell (4-0)

Bandys 60-53 W

#4 Alexander Central (6-1)

Newton-Conover 62-36 W

North Iredell 65-39 W

Bunker Hill 67-51 W

#5 Hickory (5-1, 0-1)

Ashbrook 68-31 W

Freedom 74-54 W

East Lincoln 50-47 L

GIRLS

#1 Freedom (6-0)

Draughn 58-38 W

Hickory 45-32 W

East Burke 55-40 W

#2 South Caldwell (5-0)

Bandys 61-27 W

McDowell 46-26 W

#3 Alexander Central (7-0)

Newton-Conover 58-35 W

North Iredell 55-29 W

Bunker Hill 77-63 W

#4 Watauga (7-0)

AC Reynolds 43-36 W

TC Roberson 62-38 W

Avery County 67-43 W

#5 St Stephens (6-1, 1-0)

Maiden 66-41 W

Avery County 72-46 W

West Iredell 55-20 W

Honorable Mention:

Foard (6-1, 1-0), East Lincoln (5-1, 1-0)

12/10 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

Maiden @ Draughn

JV Girls: Draughn 34, Maiden 33 (Brown 12)

JV Boys: Maiden 41, Draughn 19 (Mull/Miller 6)

V Girls: Draughn 72, Maiden 31 (Snyder 17) (9th meeting, 7-2 Draughn)

V Boys: Draughn 58, Maiden 55 (D Pritchard 27) (9th meeting, 8-1 Draughn)

Freedom @ East Burke

JV Girls: F d. EB

JV Boys: Freedom 48, East Burke 36 (Franklin 9)

V Girls: Freedom 55, East Burke 40

V Boys: Freedom 75, East Burke 43 (Cox 10)

Wrestling

Draughn @ Freedom quad

Hibriten 84, Draughn 0

Statesville 60, Draughn 6 (Mason Beck: pinfall)

Freedom 42, Draughn 30

MS Basketball

East Burke girls 23, Heritage 20 (EBMS: Garro/Brinkley 8, HMS: Rector 6)

East Burke boys 47, Heritage 38 (EBMS: Keaton 17, HMS: Moore 15)

East Burke swimming sweeps West Caldwell

Valdese- The East Burke swimming teams hosted their first Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference home meet with West Caldwell at the Jimmy C. Draughn Aquatic Center.

The Cavaliers swept the Warriors 99-14 (boys) and 52-40 (girls).

Tristan Carswell (50 freestyle: 29.82, 100 freestyle: 1:09.35), Landon Lennex (100 butterfly: 1:06.64, 500 freestyle: 5:46.60), and Robbie Stringfield (200 IM: 2:38.02, 100 backstroke: 1:08.46) led the Cavaliers with two individual event wins.

Taylor Lennex (200 freestyle: 2:20.31) and Jeremy Gray (100 breaststroke: 1:26.75) were other individual event winners.

The Cavaliers also captured the 200 medley (2:08.37), 200 freestyle (2:04.45), and 400 freestyle (4:20.87) relays.

The Lady Cavaliers were led by individual event wins from Ella Oxentine (500 freestyle: 9:46.91), Alia Riley (100 backstroke: 1:42.61), and Gracie Stamey (100 breaststroke: 2:20.02).

Oxentine and Stamey joined Grace Hammack and Marabeth Huffman on the winning 200 medley relay (3:08.91).

East Burke is back in action on January 5th at the Lenoir Aquatic Center.

21-22 East Burke Girls Basketball

Last Year's Record: 4-9 NWFAC

Current Record: 2-2

Returners: Aubree Grigg, Kassie Turner, Serenity Powell, Ally Moore, Zoie Smith, Kamiah Lawing, Taylor Bostain

Newcomer: Braelyn Stilwell

Coach's Outlook:

"I can't ask for a better team in giving effort, we're a new team learning to play together and learning to adjust."

-Crystal Bartlett

12/8 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

East Burke @ Draughn basketball

JV Girls: Draughn 45, East Burke 16 (D: Blalock 17, EB: Fortenberry 12)

JV Boys: East Burke 42, Draughn 38 (EB: Crawford 16, D: Mull 16)

V Girls: Draughn 53, East Burke 46 (D: E Abernathy 14, EB: Grigg 15)

V Boys: Draughn 79, East Burke 68 (D: D Pritchard 17, EB: Coffey 22)

Wrestling (Tuesday)

Draughn 36, NCSD 18

West Caldwell 72, Draughn 12

Hampton Blackwell (2-0, 2 pinfalls)

Cole Fink (2-0, pinfall, forfeit)

12/7 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

HS Basketball

Freedom girls 58, Draughn 38 (23rd meeting, 22-1 Freedom)

Freedom boys 65, Draughn 62 (24th meeting, 22-2 Freedom)

East Burke girls 50, Patton 34 (29th meeting, 27-2 E Burke)

Patton boys 61, East Burke 46 (27th meeting, 14-13 E Burke)

MS Basketball (Monday)

East Burke girls 45, Table Rock 31

Heritage girls 40, East McDowell 29

MS Wrestling (Monday)

Table Rock 51, East Burke 42

21-22 East Burke Boys Basketball

Last Year's Record: 3-3 NWFAC

Current Record: 0-3

Returners: Carter Crump, Logan Coffey, Chance Keller, Dawson Langley, Christian Primm

Key Newcomers: Ian Cox, Everette Dennie, Devenaire Hill

Coach's Outlook:

"We're still young, having a new team, and still having to learn"

-Jerome Ramsey

21-22 Draughn Boys Basketball

Last Year's Record: 4-6 NWFAC

Current Record: 2-2

Returners: Brayden Schutt, Matt Reep, Luke Rector, Eli Pritchard, Tanner Woody, Eli Tillery, Trey Kincaid

Other Key Players: Zaydin Pritchard, Daylin Pritchard, Beckett Nelson

Coach's Outlook:

"We're still trying to figure out our identity and chemistry, we have a different personal (this season) and figuring where everyone fits."

-Yates Jensen

Foothills Power 5 (21-22 Basketball #1)

BOYS

#1 Hickory (3-0) 

Newton-Conover 84-59 W/62-17 W

Ashbrook 71-55 W

#2 East Lincoln (3-0)

West Lincoln 84-41 W

Ashbrook 43-33 W

Lincolnton 56-37 W

#3 St Stephens (5-0)

Bandys 58-49 W/67-43 W

Bunker Hill 65-30 W/57-44 W

West Caldwell 58-38 W

#4 South Caldwell (3-0)

West Caldwell 60-41 W/57-49 W

Maiden 79-73 W

#5 Patton (3-1)

Draughn 102-76 W/77-61 W

Newton-Conover 79-57 W

Freedom 76-74 L

Honorable Mention

Freedom (2-0), Alexander Central (3-1) North Lincoln (3-1), Hibriten (2-1), Maiden (2-1), Draughn (2-2)

GIRLS

#1 Freedom (3-0)

Weddington 61-20 W

East Burke 65-58 W

Patton 59-19 W

#2 Newton-Conover (4-0)

Hickory 56-46 W/53-47 W

Patton 50-25 W

North Lincoln 59-16 W

#3 South Caldwell (3-0)

Maiden 60-31 W

Patton 54-34 W

Piedmont Charter 58-44 W

#4 Alexander Central (4-0)

South Iredell 55-31 W

Davie County 56-20 W

Bunker Hill 62-40 W

West Wilkes 60-27 W

#5 Watauga (4-0)

Mountain Heritage 67-43 W/75-67 W

Mitchell 50-26 W

Lake Norman 49-46 W

Honorable Mention

McDowell (2-0), Draughn (3-1), Foard (3-1), St Stephens (3-1), East Lincoln (2-1)

21-22 Draughn Girls Basketball

Last Year's Record: 6-4 NWFAC

Current Record: 3-1

Returners: Maddison Powell, Kaitlyn Kincaid, Rylee Woody, Regan Winkler, Bailey Bryant, Jenna Abernathy, Ella Abernathy, Katie Cozort

Key Newcomer: Aubrie Snyder

Coach's Outlook:

"I knew we had the ability to start off the season like this, I'm excited (for our team)."

-Liz Taylor

12/1 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Basketball

Draughn 71, Bandys 63 (Luke Rector 20, Daylin Pritchard 19, Zaydin Pritchard 18) (9th meeting, 7-2 Draughn)

Patton 77, Draughn 61 (Daylin Pritchard 22, Brayden Schutt 13) (35th meeting, 24-11 Patton)

Freedom 70, East Burke 47 (Carter Crump 15, Logan Coffey 11) (113th meeting, 93-20 Freedom)

Girls Basketball

Draughn 76, Bandys 45 (Aubrie Snyder 22, Ella Abernathy 21) (9th meeting, 8-1 Bandys)

Draughn 58, Patton 48 (Ella Abernathy 27, Jenna Abernathy 12, Bailey Bryant 10) (31st meeting, 16-15 Patton)

Freedom 65, East Burke 58 (Braelyn Stilwell 19, Aubree Grigg 12, Ally Moore 11) (111th meeting, 79-32 Freedom)

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football FINAL)

T-1 Maiden (13-1) 2A Fourth Round

T-1 Statesville (12-1) 3A Fourth Round

#3 Bunker Hill (10-2) 2A Second Round

#4 West Lincoln (9-3) 2A Second Round

#5 Hibriten (8-4) 3A Third Round

11/24 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Basketball

GIRLS

Draughn 53, Patton 36

P 10 7 11 8-36

D 6 16 13 18-53

(30th meeting, 16-14 Patton)

Aubrie Snyder 24, E Abernathy 9, Winkler 7, Bryant 6, J Abernathy 5, Cozort 2

BOYS

Patton 102, Draughn 76

P 21 25 27 29 -102

D 19 15 16 26-76

(34th meeting, 23-11 Patton)

Brayden Schutt 17, Luke Rector 14, Reep 9, Tillery 9, E Pritchard 8, D Pritchard 8, Kincaid 6, Z Pritchard 3, Nelson 2

Draughn @ Buncombe County Aquatic Center (Saturday)

Boys: Draughn 85, Owen 60

200 Medley Relay (William Abernathy, Trey Jensen, Jake Hudson, Brady Carswell) 1st, 2:01.43

200 Freestyle Relay (Jake Hudson, William Abernathy, Brady Carswell, Trey Jensen) 1st, 1:50.88

200 Free (Brady Carswell) 1st, 2:42.61

200 IM (Jake Hudson) 1st, 2:24.43

50 Free (Trey Jensen) 1st, 24.94

500 Free (Jake Hudson) 1st, 5:53.90

100 Breast (Trey Jensen) 1st, 1:15.40

50 Free (Mason Kirkland) 2nd

100 Fly (Karson Ingram) 2nd

100 Back (Griffin Stephens) 2nd

200 Free (Elias Phipps) 3rd

200 IM (William Abernathy) 3rd

100 Free (Griffin Stephens) 3rd

100 Breast (Brady Carswell) 3rd

Girls: Owen 74, Draughn 37

200 IM (Sarah Mull) 1st, 2:52.88

100 Fly (GiGi Smith) 1st, 1:14.78

500 Free (Rhyannon Reasoner) 1st, 6:44.33

100 Back (Rhyannon Reasoner) 1st, 1:13.79

100 Free (GiGi Smith) 2nd

100 Breast (Sarah Mull) 2nd

200 Free (Ally Auton) 3rd

MS Basketball (Monday)

Heritage girls 48, Liberty 18 (Zoe Rector 22)

Liberty boys 48, Heritage 32 (D'Andre Moore/Brodie Wooden 11)

East Burke girls 39, West McDowell 22 (Kara Brinkley 18, Addie Brittain 17)

West McDowell boys 42, East Burke 25 (Calvin Vue/Sam Keaton 7)

MS Wrestling (Monday)

West McDowell 78, East Burke 30

Liberty 63, Heritage 42

HS Football (Fall 2021 FINAL Offensive Stats)

RUSHING

Nigel Dula (D) 213-1901, 20 TD (season-high: 478 vs Elkin/County Record) (158.4 avg) (1st @ DHS) (20 TDs: 1st @ DHS) (CAREER: 2728 yds, 1st @ DHS/27 TDs, 2nd @ DHS)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 225-1067, 16 TD (season-high: 183 vs Newton-Conover) (118.5 avg) (CAREER: 2428 yds, 6th @ EBHS/27 TDs, 5th @ EBHS)

Carter Crump (EB) 84-405, 4 TD (season-high: 131 vs West Lincoln)

Justice Cunningham (D) 56-306, 2 TD (season-high: 78 vs Highland Tech)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 29-114 (season-high: 30 vs Freedom)

PASSING

Eli Tillery (D) 113/206, 1659 yards, 16 TD, 12 INT (season-high: 258 vs Avery County) (138.2 avg) (3rd @ DHS) (CAREER: 2019 yds, 2nd @ DHS/20 TDs, 2nd @ DHS)

Carter Crump (EB) 22/49, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT (season-high: 36 vs Patton) (21.3 avg)

RECEIVING

Daylin Pritchard (D) 36-623, 12 TD (TDs: 1st @ DHS) (season-high: 116 vs Avery County) (4th @ DHS) (CAREER: 4th @ DHS/TDs: 1st @ DHS)

Tywan Nemorian (D) 17-330, 2 TD (season-high: 82 vs Avery County) (7th @ DHS) (CAREER: 353 yds, 10th @ DHS)

Nigel Dula (D) 26-316, TD (season-high: 106 vs Madison) (8th @ DHS) (CAREER: 450 yds, 7th @ DHS)

Connor Pinkerton (D) 18-193, 2 TD (season-high: 56 vs Elkin)

Jacob Mull (D) 10-90, TD (season-high: 16 vs Mitchell)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 7-69 (season-high: 30 vs Freedom)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 10-57 (season-high: 21 vs Maiden)

SCORING

Nigel Dula (D) 160

Blane Fulbright (EB) 112

Eli Tillery (D) 108

Daylin Pritchard (D) 82

Carter Crump (EB) 32

Will Price (D) 30

Justice Cunningham (D) 22

Tywan Nemorian (D) 14

Connor Pinkerton (D) 12

Sterling Radabaugh (D) 9

John Robert Abernathy (D) 6

Riley Cooper (D) 6

Spencer Goins (EB) 6

Alexis Hernandez (EB) 6

Jacob Mull (D) 6

Zach Pinkerton (D) 6

Donnell Wilkins (D) 2

Dylan Rhoney (D) 1

11/20 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Wrestling

East Burke @ Dekota Smith Inv (S Caldwell)

126: Zach Ward 1-2 (pinfall) 

132: Grayson Phillips 2-2 (2 pinfalls)

145: James Wilson 1-2 (decision)

152: Caleb Johnson-White 1-2 (m decision)

195: Ezekiel Pierce 3-2 (2 pinfalls, decision) 4th

220: Ze Yang 4-1 (3 pinfalls, forfeit) 3rd

MS Basketball (Thursday)

East Burke girls 42, Jacobs Fork 16 (Hermione Garro/Kara Brinkley 14)

Heritage girls 48, Walter Johnson 14 (Taylor Holder/Cali Absher 10)

Walter Johnson boys 64, Heritage 21 (D'Andre Moore 12)

MS Wrestling (Thursday)

Heritage 60, Walter Johnson 33

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Boys Soccer)

#1 Hickory (22-4-1) 3A State runner-up

#2 Lincolnton (20-1-3) 2A Regional Finals

#3 East Lincoln (14-9-2) 3A Fourth Round

#4 Hibriten (18-2-0) 3A Second Round

#5 Foard (13-7-0) 3A Second Round

Honorable Mention:

North Lincoln (11-13-0) 3A Third Round

Valdese Pee-Wee Complete Undefeated Season

The Valdese Tigers pee-wee football team completed a 9-0 undefeated championship season after defeating Oak Hill 32-6 in the Burke County Youth Football Championships this past Saturday at Patton High School.

Remi Treadway led the way for the Tigers with 210 rushing yards and three touchdowns covering 18, 9, and 61 yards along with punching in a 2-point conversion run and passing to Brylan Pearson for another two-point conversion.

Pearson scored the other touchdown for Valdese and ran in two 2-point conversions with recording three tackles for loss on defense.

"I'm just so proud of the whole team, they all improved tremendously from the first week of practice," said Valdese head coach Craig Treadway.

According to Treadway, the Tigers started out with just three kids having playing experience and had to sit out of the East Burke pre-season Jamboree.

"We were simply not ready for any gameplay at that point as we were still teaching positions due to having so many first-year players."

The Tigers started off the season with a 28-12 road win over Glen Alpine and a 28-0 home win over East Burke when Remi Treadway scored all four touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 defense) against the Royals.

A test followed for Valdese on the road against Oak Hill pulling out a 50-48 win over the Bulldogs with Treadway scoring seven touchdowns.

The games that followed saw the Tigers outscore their opposition 202-60 including a 28-0 home win over neighboring rival Drexel.

"We preached effort from day one and I told them repeatedly to give us effort and good things would happen. The kids worked hard and it paid off week after week all the way through the championship game."

VALDESE TIGERS PEE-WEE (9-0)

#3 Abram Briggs

#5 Remi Treadway

#22 Brylan Pearson

#24 Robert Cathan Preston

#33 Brayden Suttles

#50 JT Smith

#60 TJ Lee

#62 Xander Mayfield

#63 Laken Mitchell

#65 Anthony Shawver

#67 Easton Powell

#71 Austin Adkins

#77 Simon Shull

#80 Kaiden Peterson

#85 Kamdin Ward

Head Coach: Craig Treadway

Asst Coach: Jimmy Lambert

Asst Coach: Thomas Blackwell

Asst Coach: John Kendrick

Valdese 28, Glen Alpine 12

Valdese 28, East Burke 0

Valdese 50, Oak Hill 48

Valdese 28, Drexel 0

Valdese 36, Mull 6

Valdese 30, Salem 12

Valdese 36, Ray Childers 6

Valdese 40, Salem 30 (Playoff)

Valdese 32, Oak Hill 6 (Championship)

HS Football (Fall 2021 1A Second Round)

#16 Draughn (6-5) @ #1 Eastern Randolph (9-0)

First Meeting

Last Week: Draughn defeated Elkin 56-9, Eastern Randolph idle

Winner Plays: #8 Mountain Heritage/#9 Murphy

Leading Performers

Draughn: Nigel Dula, Eli Tillery, Will Price, Connor Pinkerton

Eastern Randolph: Na'Hiem Lilly, Stratton Barwick, Elias Alston

Other Local Playoff Matchups

2A: Polk County @ Shelby, Burns @ Hendersonville, Chase @ Reidsville, West Lincoln @ Maiden, Bunker Hill @ Salisbury

3A: Hickory @ North Davidson, West Rowan @ Crest, Kings Mountain @ West Charlotte, Concord @ Hibriten, East Lincoln @ Statesville

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Volleyball)

#1 North Iredell (26-2) 3A State runner-up 

#2 Foard (26-4) 3A Regional Finals

#3 Watauga (22-5) 4A Regional Finals

#4 Patton (17-6) 2A Second Round

#5 Hickory (14-10) 3A Second Round

HS Football (Fall 2021 1A First Round)

#17 Elkin (3-6) @ #16 Draughn (5-5)

First Meeting

Last Week: Elkin lost to South Stokes 33-7, Draughn lost to Mountain Heritage 45-20

Winner Plays: #1 Eastern Randolph

Leading Performers

Elkin: Jackson Sturdivant, Joe Snow, Raejay Hincher, Beau Callahan

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Daylin Pritchard, Will Price

From The Coach

"We're excited just to be in the playoffs especially moving up to the 16 seed and getting a home game"

"It's been an up and down season for us, we're blessed and fortunate to still play"

"Elkin is a good football team and they are in the playoffs for a reason, they have a good athlete (Hincher) that can line up at WR, RB, DB, and sometimes QB"

"They are big up front (seniors 6'2 Keenan Kimber, 6'7 Logan Wilmoth), we know we got to play a good football game"

"Offensively there are some things we can exploit and we got to get that swagger back on defense"

-Chris Powell

Other Local Matchups

2A: #30 Mount Pleasant @ #3 Maiden, #19 Surry Central @ #14 West Lincoln, #22 East Davidson @ #11 Bunker Hill, #26 Lincolnton @ #7 Monroe, #31 Newton-Conover @ #2 East Surry

3A: #21 Hickory @ #12 Smoky Mountain, #20 West Rowan @ #13 North Lincoln, #26 Freedom @ #7 Hibriten, #18 East Lincoln @ #15 Oak Grove, #31 Enka @ #2 Statesville

4A: #27 Cuthbertson @ #6 Watauga, #23 South Caldwell @ #10 Chambers

Collegiate Cats/Cavs #6

GIRLS SOCCER

Lowman at Lees McRae

Haley Lowman (Draughn 2021) excelled in her freshman soccer season at Lees McRae scoring four goals in 16 games for the Lady Bobcats.

Her first goal came on a penalty kick vs. USC Aiken with scoring another goal in the 77th minute vs. UNC Pembroke.

Lowman then added a two-goal performance vs Erskine College and her lone assist came against Emmanual (GA).

Her last game vs. Southern Wesleyan saw Lowman make two shots (1 on goal) in 24 minutes as a reserve forward.

Lees McRae (11-3-2) hosts a Conference Carolinas tournament quarterfinal matchup Saturday.

VOLLEYBALL

Suttles at Pfeiffer

Kira Suttles (Draughn 2019) completed another season at Pfeiffer University ranking second in assists (428) with a season-high total of 29 vs. Roanoke.

She also recorded 100 digs, 14 serving aces, six kills, and five blocks in 30 games for the Lady Falcons.

CROSS COUNTRY

Opp at The Citadel

Amber Opp (Draughn 2017) raced her final 5K for The Citadel finishing 53rd at the Southern Conference Championship with a time of 21:21.

Her best finish of the fall 2021 season came in fourth at the Sand Shark Invitational with a time of 19:56.

Blackwell at Catawba

Tommy Blackwell (Draughn 2020) had his best time of 26:31 at the SAC Championship finishing in 43rd place.

FOOTBALL

Viggers at Wingate

Will Viggers (Draughn 2018) made an appearance in three games for Wingate, all wins for the Bulldogs against Carson-Newman, Tusculum, and Limestone.

BASKETBALL

The following are on college basketball rosters for this coming winter season:

Nick Bridges (Draughn 2017, Montreat)

Makenzie Crump (East Burke 2018, Wingate)

Jeremiah Daye (Draughn 2019, Warren Wilson)

Maya Chrisco (East Burke 2021, Caldwell CC)

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #10)

#1 Maiden (10-0, 7-0) Newton-Conover 25-7 W (Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Champs)

#2 Statesville (9-0, 7-0) Hickory 34-13 W (Western Foothills 3A Champs)

#3 North Lincoln (8-2, 6-1) East Lincoln 37-14 W

#4 Watauga (8-2, 5-0) Ashe County 48-0 W (Northwestern 3A/4A Champs)

#5 East Lincoln (7-3, 4-3) North Lincoln 37-14 L

Honorable Mention

Bunker Hill (9-1, 6-1), West Lincoln (8-2, 5-2), South Caldwell (7-2, 3-2), Hibriten (6-3, 4-1), Hickory (6-4, 5-2)

10/27 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Golf

NCHSAA 1A/2A Championships @ Longleaf Golf Club (Monday-Tuesday)

Lindsey Hodge (D) 30th 192, +48 par (round 1 94, round 2 98)

Boys Soccer

West Caldwell 4, East Burke 3

West Lincoln 4, East Burke 3 (Monday)

-EBHS: 3-15-2, 2-11-1 CVAC-

MS Volleyball

Heritage 3, Liberty 0

JV Football

East Burke 54, West Caldwell 0

Asher Gebhard 3-85 rushing, 2 TD

Caden Buff 9-56 rushing, TD, 3 2-pt conv

Levi Coble 9-53 rushing, TD, 2 2-pt conv, INT defense

Mason Robison 1-39 rushing, TD

Darren Hammons 5-14 rushing, TD, 2 pt conv

Hayden Parker 15 tackles

Gavon Franklin 26 yd fumble TD return

Barger Shook TFL, forced fumble, fumble recovery

Kolby Byrd fumble recovery

Trey Miller TFL

-EBHS: 3-5, 2-4 CVAC-

MS Football

East Burke 30, Walter Johnson 24 (Tuesday)

DJ Weston rushing TD

Zayne Newman rushing TD, 2 pt conv

Calvin Vue TD pass, 2 pt conv

Vernon Quintana TD reception

Trentyn Cole 2 pt conv

Ossie Burkeen fumble recovery

-EBMS: 4-3, 3-2 FAC-

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #9)

#1 Maiden (9-0, 6-0) Lincolnton 27-7 W

#2 Statesville (8-0, 6-0) St Stephens 57-14 W

#3 Watauga (7-2, 4-0) Freedom 41-0 W

#4 North Lincoln (7-2, 4-1) West Iredell 50-0 W

#5 East Lincoln (7-2, 4-2) North Iredell 42-0 W

Honorable Mention

Bunker Hill (8-1, 5-1), South Caldwell (7-1, 3-1), West Lincoln (7-2, 4-2), Hickory (6-3, 5-1), Hibriten (5-3, 3-1), Draughn (5-4, 4-1)

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Ten)

Polk County (4-3, 2-2) @ Draughn (5-3, 4-1) (Saturday)

First Meeting

Last Week: Polk County lost to Chase 31-13, Draughn defeated Madison 35-7

Leading Performers

Polk County: Casey Beiler, Angus Weaver, Antonio Simpson

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Will Price, Donnell Wilkins

West Lincoln (6-2, 3-2) @ East Burke (1-5, 0-4)

Last Meeting: West Lincoln 69, East Burke 21; 2-1, W Lincoln (4th meeting)

Last Week: West Lincoln defeated West Caldwell 35-12, East Burke lost to Lincolnton 35-20

Leading Performers

West Lincoln: Jordan Truesdale, Mason Avery, Trace Gilmore

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Carter Crump, Brady Bostain

From The Coach

"West Lincoln will be tough physically, their guys always play hard."

"We have a great opportunity to bounce back this week after two games within a week, we can finally focus on one opponent."

"We are getting healthy and look forward to having our whole team in the field."

-Derrick Minor

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 110-987, 12 TD (123.4 avg)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 139-718, 6 TD (119.7)

Justice Cunningham (D) 49-265, 2 TD

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 24-116

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 71/128, 1232 yards, 12 TD, 6 INT (154.0)

Carter Crump (EB) 15/36, 139 yards, TD, 3 INT (27.8)

Receiving

Daylin Pritchard (D) 18-361, 8 TD

Tywan Nemorian (D) 14-302, 2 TD

Nigel Dula (D) 17-292, TD

Scoring

Nigel Dula (D) 100

Eli Tillery (D) 74

Daylin Pritchard (D) 56

Blane Fulbright (D) 46

Will Price (D) 24

Carter Crump (EB) 24

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula

D season rushing yards (99 for 1st: Keith Loomis 1085)

D career rushing yards (154 for 2nd)

D season rushing TDs (12)

Trent Corn 14, Keith Loomis 16

D career rushing TDs (19)

Dustin Bryant 19, Adam Estep 19, Keith Loomis 28

Eli Tillery

D career passing yards (3138 for 1st: Braxton Cox 4729)

Daylin Pritchard

D season receiving yards (23 for 5th)

D season receiving TDs (8)

Denver Treadway 9, Nick Chrisco 10, Khe-Nai Banks 10

Blane Fulbright

EB career rushing yards (98 for 6th)

10/21 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Cross Country

W Highlands Championship @ Owen (Wednesday)

Draughn boys (2nd, 44)

Reed Farrar (2nd, 17:12.00)

Andrew Albright (4th, 18:09.62)

Ryan Williams (11th, 19:25.15)

Draughn girls (4th, 107)

Ambria Blalock (8th, 23:21.37)

Regen Bridges (11th, 23:36.39)

Volleyball

Alexander Central 3, Draughn 2 (Wednesday)

Girls Tennis

Highland Tech 5, Draughn 3 (Wednesday)

Singles: Maddison Powell, Kaitlin Kincaid

Doubles: Kincaid/Regan Winkler

MS Football

East McDowell 28, East Burke 12 (Wednesday)

Boys Soccer

Patton 7, Draughn 0

Lincolnton 5, East Burke 0 (Wednesday)

JV Football

West Lincoln 22, East Burke 16

Levi Coble 16-73 rushing, TD, two 2-pt conv

Caden Buff 9-63 rushing, TD

Barger Shook 9 tackles, TFL, sack

Diego Ramos 4 tackles, fumble recovery

NCHSAA Foothills Area Football Playoff Projections

1A West

#24 Cherryville @ #9 Starmount

#18 Draughn @ #15 Andrews

#27 Alleghany @ #4 Thomas Jefferson

2A West

#32 Trinity @ #1 Shelby

#17 SW Randolph @ #16 West Lincoln

#21 Surry Central @ #12 Burns

#20 Pine Lake Prep @ #13 Bunker Hill

#26 Lincolnton @ #7 Monroe

#19 North Surry @ #14 Chase

#31 Newton-Conover @ #2 Maiden

3A West

#32 Ben L. Smith @ #1 Kings Mountain

#17 Central Davidson @ #16 North Lincoln

#21 Hickory @ #12 Smoky Mountain

#20 East Lincoln @ #13 Crest

#30 Enka @ #3 Statesville

#28 Freedom @ #5 Concord

#23 Rockingham County @ #10 Hibriten

4A West

#20 South Caldwell @ #13 Myers Park

#28 Providence @ #5 Watauga

10/19 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Football

Draughn 35, Madison 7

RUSHING

Nigel Dula (24-200, 3 TD, two 2-pt conv runs)

Justice Cunningham (9-32)

PASSING

Eli Tillery (12/18, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT)

RECEIVING

Nigel Dula (3-106, TD)

Daylin Pritchard (4-52, TD)

Tywan Nemorin (3-39)

Connor Pinkerton (1-15)

Jacob Mull (1-8)

Defense

Donnell Wilkins (2 TFL)

Thomas Lambert (2 TFL)

Will Seagle (TFL, sack)

Daylin Pritchard (TFL)

Josh Elkins (TFL)

Luke Rector (TFL)

Malachi Silver (INT)

Chase Davis (sack)

Hampton Blackwell

Justice Cunningham

Will Price

Holden Curry

Zaydin Pritchard

Cross Country

CVAC championship (Monday)

East Burke boys (2nd, 79)

Caleb Johnson-White (9th, 19:41.92)

Jonathan Garcia (13th, 20:00.39)

Jackson Spencer (14th, 20:08.77)

East Burke girls (2nd, 61)

Meah Walsh (1st, 20:22.90)

Cadence Willis (11th, 24:52.03)

Kylie McFalls (14th, 26:01.76)

Boys Soccer

Madison 3, Draughn 0 (Monday)

Bunker Hill 3, East Burke 0 (Monday)

Volleyball

Bandys 3, East Burke 0 (Monday)

EBHS: 4-18, 4-10 CVAC

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #8)

#1 Maiden (8-0, 5-0) Bunker Hill 62-13 W

#2 Statesville (7-0, 5-0) North Iredell 44-0 W

#3 Watauga (6-2, 3-0) Hibriten 49-13 W

#4 North Lincoln (6-2, 4-1) Foard 49-3 W

#5 East Lincoln (6-2, 3-2) St Stephens 42-6 W

Honorable Mention

South Caldwell (6-1, 2-1), West Lincoln (6-2, 3-2), Hickory (5-3, 4-1), Draughn (4-3, 3-1), Freedom (4-3, 1-2)

JV Cavs gain first conference win

Icard- The East Burke JV football team returned at full strength Thursday for a home Catawba Valley Athletic Conference 2A match-up with Lincolnton.

Led by the dynamic rushing duo of Levi Coble and Caden Buff, the JV Cavaliers collected their first conference win in a 30-0 shutout win over the visiting Wolves.

"That is the key of being back at full strength," said East Burke football coach Derrick Minor. "The guys are healthy for the first time since playing Freedom, just a break out night and everybody got to play. It's just a fun night to have success and walk off the field victorious."

Buff led the JV Cavaliers with 120 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown followed by Coble with 115 yards, two rushing touchdowns, and two 2-pt conversions to spark the offensive drives, including each having a best run of 37 yards.

Coble also grabbed an interception on defense along with Nathan Rees, Asher Gebhard, and Cannon Morrison.

Other defensive standouts included Diego Ramos (5 tackles, 2 TFL), Patrick Hernandez (5 tackles, TFL), Gavon Franklin (6 tackles), Hayden Parker (5 tackles, forced fumble), and Jordan Fox (fumble recovery).

The JV Cavaliers next travel to West Lincoln next Thursday.

 

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Nine)

Rosman (0-6, 0-2) @ Draughn (3-3, 2-1)

First Meeting

Last Week: Rosman lost to Owen 50-7, Draughn was idle

Leading Performers

Rosman: Carson Lyday, Alex Jenkins, Corey Rackley

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Daylin Pritchard

W Highlands standings

Mitchell 3-0

Mtn Heritage 3-0

Draughn 2-1

Madison 1-1

Avery 1-2

Owen 1-3

Rosman 0-4

East Burke (1-4, 0-3) @ Lincolnton (3-4, 3-1)

First Meeting

Last Week: East Burke lost to Bunker Hill 31-8, Lincolnton defeated West Caldwell 27-7

Leading Performers

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Carter Crump, Jacob Dellinger

Lincolnton: Andre Bost, Bernard Wingate, Anthony Odum

CVAC standings

B Hill 4-0

Maiden 4-0

Lincolnton 3-1

N-Conover 2-2

W Lincoln 2-2

Bandys 0-3

E Burke 0-3

W Caldwell 0-4

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Blane Fulbright (EB) 114-571, 4 TD (114.2 avg)

Nigel Dula (D) 77-656, 7 TD (109.3 avg)

Justice Cunningham (D) 38-233, 2 TD (38.8 avg)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 23-107 (21.4 avg)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 50/94, 866 yards, 9 TD, 5 INT (144.3 avg)

Carter Crump (EB) 14/33, 139 yards, TD, 2 INT (32.5 avg)

Receiving

Daylin Pritchard (D) 12-269, 7 TD

Tywan Nemorian (D) 10-224, TD

Nigel Dula (D) 11-145

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 62

Nigel Dula (D) 60

Daylin Pritchard (D) 50

Blane Fulbright (D) 34

Justice Cunningham (D) 22

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula 

(D career rushing yards) 486 for 2nd

(D career rushing TDs) 14

Trent Corn 14, Dustin Bryant 19, Adam Estep 19, Keith Loomis 28

Eli Tillery (D career passing yards) 3504 for 1st (Braxton Cox; 4729)

Beckett Nelson (D career receiving yards) 45 for 5th

Daylin Pritchard (D season receiving TDs) 7

Denver Treadway 9, Nick Chrisco 10, Khe-Nai Banks 10

Blane Fulbright (EB career rushing yards) 232 for 6th

10/14 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

 Volleyball

Mountain Heritage 3, Draughn 2

(JV 20-0)

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 0

10/13 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Cross Country

W Highlands Preview @ Owen

Draughn boys (2nd, 54)

Reed Farrar (2nd, 17:47.45)

Andrew Albright (5th, 18:40.14)

Grady Wooden (14th, 21:07.52)

Draughn girls (4th, 98)

Ambria Blalock (10th, 24:50.57)

Libby Toole (26th, 30:40.94)

Chloe Pyatte (29th, 31:35.63)

East Burke @ United Way Inv

Boys Inv

Jackson Spencer (39th, 20:03.10)

Caleb Johnson-White (54th, 20:45.83)

Christopher Price (55th, 20:46.01)

Girls Inv

Meah Walsh (3rd, 21:11.30)

Mekenzie Harris (27th, 24:21.04)

Kylie McFalls (56th, 26:16.26)

Mixed Run

Chloe Cook (15th, 29:51.06)

Caleb Duncan (22nd, 26:07.88)

Jesus Martinez-Ortega (24th, 26:39.22)

Boys Soccer

Newton-Conover 9, East Burke 0

MS Football

East Burke 36, Heritage 6

EBMS: Zayne Newman (2 rushing TDs), DJ Weston (rushing TD), Trentyn Cole (rushing TD), Calvin Vue (passing TD, 2 pt conv), Vernon Quintana (receiving TD), Ossie Burkeen (2 pt conv), Brayden Smith (2 pt conv), Aiden Deal (2 TFL), Curtis Taylor (sack), Kendale Cook (INT), Bryson Church (fumble recovery)

HMS: D'Andre Moore (TD pass), Jesiah Johnson (TD reception)

10/12 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Tennis

Draughn 7, Mountain Heritage 2 (Monday)

Boys Soccer

Bandys 5, East Burke 0

Avery County 7, Draughn 0 (Monday)

Volleyball

West Lincoln 3, East Burke 0

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #7)

#1 Maiden (7-0, 4-0) Bandys 46-0 W

#2 Bunker Hill (7-0, 4-0) East Burke 31-8 W

#3 Statesville (6-0, 4-0) West Iredell 56-7 W

#4 Watauga (5-2, 2-0) Alexander Central 28-21 W

#5 McDowell (5-1, 3-0) Enka 37-7 W

Honorable Mention:

South Caldwell (5-1, 1-1), North Lincoln (5-2, 3-1), East Lincoln (5-2, 2-2), West Lincoln (5-2, 2-2), Hibriten (4-2, 2-0), Hickory (4-3, 3-1)

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Eight)

Bunker Hill (6-0, 3-0) @ East Burke (1-3, 0-2)

Last Meeting: Bunker Hill 47, East Burke 6 (2021); B Hill leads 6-2, 9th meeting

Last Week: Bunker Hill defeated West Lincoln 15-7, East Burke lost to Newton-Conover 19-12

Leading Performers

Bunker Hill: Carson Elder, Chadz Stevenson, Kaden Robinson

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Logan Johnson, Luke Wilson

From The Coach

"Bunker Hill is fast and physical"

"We had 2 games in 5 days so hopefully we can bounce back after a tough last-second loss"

"Every week is a challenge on and off the field and Bunker Hill is going to be another one. During adversity, you find the guys that are fully committed. We will not give up and will continue to persevere."

-Derrick Minor

CVAC Standings

Bunker Hill 3-0

Maiden 3-0

Lincolnton 2-1

N-Conover 2-1

W Lincoln 1-2

Bandys 0-2

E Burke 0-2

W Caldwell 0-3

10/6 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Soccer

Maiden 2, East Burke 1 (OT)

Landon Thorne goal

Oswaldo Apadoca assist

Eduardo Sanchez 6 saves

Mountain Heritage 7, Draughn 0 (Tuesday)

Girls Tennis

Owen 7, Draughn 2 (Tuesday)

Singles: Maddison Powell, Brianna Nations

DHS: Western Highlands 1A Champs

Volleyball

Maiden 3, East Burke 0