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SOFTBALL

East Burke 9, Patton 6

Grace Hammack 3/4 (2 runs, RBI, stolen base)

Katherine Greene 2/4 (run, 4 RBI, HR)

Taylor Bostian 2/4 (run, 2 RBI)

Madilyn Johnson 2/4 (2 runs, 2 RBI)

Danielle Foxx 2/5 (2 runs)

WP: Kaylee Paige (4 K)

Bunker Hill 9, Draughn 4

GIRLS SOCCER

Patton 4, East Burke 0

EB: Chloe Cook (4 saves)

MS FOOTBALL

East Burke 38, Heritage 12

Caden Buff (9-161 rushing, TD) (70 yd TD kick return)

Cannon Morrison (2-142 rushing, 2 TD)

Jordan Fox (7-35 rushing, TD) (2 pt conv run)

Darren Hammons (4-18 rushing) (two 2 pt conv runs)

Barger Shook (2 pt conv run)

Nathan Rees (INT)

Josh Hess (sack)

Kolby Byrd (sack)

-EBMS: 4-0-

JV Cavaliers enjoy successful turnaround season

In a shortened season during the Covid pandemic and a few schools not able to field a JV football team, the East Burke JV Cavaliers were still able to enjoy a bit of success in an effort to rebuild and restore the program's winning tradition.

The season ended Monday with an overall record of 2-2 (2-1 in Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference) after it was announced by head coach Derrick Minor that this week's opponent Fred T. Foard won't be able to field a team for Wednesday's scheduled home game.

"I am so proud of our JV team and what they have accomplished in this short season," said Minor. "They have been committed all summer and into the winter as each week we patiently wondering and hoping that they'd get to play."

Freshman running back Jacob Dellinger and sophomore quarterback Ben Mast was the key intervals to East Burke's offense.

Dellinger averaged 198.2 rushing yards per game with ten touchdown runs and a season-high 273 yards vs. Bunker Hill.

Mast compiled 144 passing yards on 7 of 10 completions with one touchdown pass and a season-high 112 yards vs. Erwin.

Corbin McNeil (4-116, TD) and Luke Wilson (3-28) were the leading receivers for the JV Cavs.

Mast (153, 3 TD), Conner Newton (112, TD), and Levi Coble (108, TD) were also able to rush for more than 100 yards.

Minor also noted having a tough young offensive line and key defenders included Wilson, Coble, and KJ Byrd.

The two losses for East Burke came against tough skilled teams Erwin and Hibriten as Minor is confident this season is great preparation for the years ahead.

"Finishing second in the conference (to Hibriten) and to have a solid team all season speaks to the potential we have here at East Burke. We have moved almost everyone up to help our depth on varsity."

"I love these guys and I am so proud of them, the future is bright for Cavalier football."

Spring 2021 Football 2A West Playoff Projections

HIBRITEN (7-0) Northwestern Foothills 2A 1st (2AA) vs Salisbury/East Lincoln/Pisgah

ASHE COUNTY (7-0) Mountain Valley 1A/2A 1st (2AA) vs Burns/Salisbury

MOUNT PLEASANT (7-0) Rocky River 2A 1st (2AA) vs Oak Grove

NORTH DAVIDSON (6-0) Central Carolina 2A 1st (2AA) vs Maiden/Burns

MAIDEN (6-0) South Fork 2A 1st (2A/2AA) vs North Davidson/Walkertown

FORBUSH (6-0) Western Piedmont 1st (2A) vs Draughn/West Lincoln

SHELBY (5-2) Southwestern 2A 1st (2A) vs Walkertown/Bunker Hill

HENDERSONVILLE (5-2) Mountain Six 2A 1st (2A) vs West Lincoln/Mountain Heritage

MOUNTAIN HERITAGE (4-1) Western Highlands 1A/2A 4th, 2A 1st (2A) 

vs Bunker Hill/Hendersonville

BUNKER HILL (6-1) Northwestern Foothills 2A 2nd (2A) vs Mountain Heritage/Shelby

OAK GROVE (5-1) Central Carolina 2A 2nd (2AA) vs Mount Pleasant

BURNS (5-2) Southwestern 2A 2nd (2AA) vs Ashe County/North Davidson

WEST LINCOLN (5-2) South Fork 2A 2nd (2A) vs Hendersonville/Forbush

WALKERTOWN (4-0) Western Piedmont 2A 2nd (2A) vs Shelby/Maiden

SALISBURY (5-2) Central Carolina 2A 3rd (2AA) vs Hibriten/Ashe County

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Softball

Draughn 6, East Burke 5

East Burke

Kaylee Paige 2/3 (2 RBI)

Grace Hammack 2/3 (run, 2 stolen bases)

Allie Cooke 1/2 (2 runs, walk, stolen base)

Danielle Foxx 1/2 (2 runs, 2 walks)

Destiny Brooks 1/3 (RBI)

Kayleigh Icard 0/3 (2 RBI)

Madyson Johnson 0/3 (walk)

LP: Paige (4 inn, 2 K)

Draughn

Katie Cozort 3/4 (3 RBI, 2 runs, walk, stolen base)

Maddie Crouch 2/3 (run, walk, stolen base)

Dakota Melasun 2/4 (2 RBI)

Chloe Gary 1/3 (RBI, run)

Regan Winkler 1/3 (walk)

Katie Lail 0/3 (run, walk) 

Maddison Powell 0/3 (run, walk)

WP: Melasun (8 inn, 5 K)

Soccer

Draughn 9, East Burke 1

EB: Serenity Powell goal, Chloe Cook 5 saves, Jordan Robinson 3 saves

D: Haley Lowman 6 goals

Foothills Power 5 (Spring 2021 Football #4)

#1 Watauga (4-0) McDowell 26-12 W

#2 Hibriten (5-0) East Burke 49-0 W

#3 Bunker Hill (4-1) West Iredell 44-0 W

#4 Alexander Central (3-2) St Stephens 35-28 W

#5 Maiden (4-0) East Lincoln 46-38 W

Honorable Mention:

Draughn (3-2), West Caldwell (3-2), West Lincoln (3-2), South Caldwell (2-1), Newton-Conover (2-2)

Foothills Power 5 (Spring 2021 Boys Soccer FINAL)

#1 Hibriten (17-1) 2A State Runner-Up

#2 Hickory (14-2) 3A Regional Finals

#3 East Lincoln (12-2-1) 2A Third Round

#4 Watauga (13-2) 3A Third Round

#5 Foard (14-3) 2A Third Round

Foothills Power 5 (2021 Softball #1)

#1 Alexander Central (4-0) St Stephens 21-0 W, McDowell 3-2 W, Freedom 11-1 W, Hickory 13-0 W

#2 South Caldwell (4-0) Hickory 11-0 W, Freedom 18-0 W, McDowell 6-4 W, St Stephens 21-1 W

#3 Hibriten (4-0) Patton 8-0 W, Draughn 6-1 W, West Caldwell 10-0 W, East Burke 20-0 W

#4 East Lincoln (3-0) Lincolnton 15-0 W/10-0 W, Newton-Conover 6-0 W

#5 West Lincoln (3-0) Lake Norman Charter 12-0 W/10-0 W, Maiden 4-0 W

Honorable Mention: Bunker Hill (3-0), Bandys (2-1), Maiden (2-1)

HS Football (Spring 2021 Week Five)

Foard (1-2) @ Draughn (2-2)

Last Meeting: Draughn 55, Foard 52 (2019); 2-1, Foard (4th meeting)

Last Week: Foard lost to West Caldwell 13-0, Draughn lost to Hibriten 56-6

Leading Performers

Foard: Justin Simpkins, Alex Fisher

Draughn: Desmond Hedrick, Nigel Dula

From The Coach

"Fred T. Foard is a very solid team, they play extremely hard and are very physical. We are bouncing back from two straight losses, though the score against Hibriten doesn't indicate how well our team played at times."

"Defensively, we must do a better job tackling Foard is a 'smash mouth' run-first team, we are still a little banged up on defense so several young guys will have to step up. Offensively, we found a couple different things that worked for us last week so we have to continue to grow off of that."

"I like our matchup in several key spots, but eventually it will come down to winning the game in the trenches."

-Chris Powell

  

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

Last Meeting: Hibriten 48, East Burke 14 (2019); 17-11, E Burke (29th meeting)

Last Week: Hibriten defeated Draughn 56-6, East Burke lost to Bunker Hill 47-7

Leading Performers

Hibriten: Daren Perry, Marcus Jones

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Cash Norman

From The Coach

"Hibriten is one of the top teams in the state and we have to be ready. Defensively, we have to play assignment football and be disciplined against their option attack. Offensively, we have to do a better job of controlling the ball and converting third downs. Special Teams can not give up any big plays."

"We have to bounce back from last week's disappointing loss and respond together."

-Derrick Minor

 

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Blane Fulbright (EB) 111-735, 6 TD (183.7)

Nigel Dula (D) 59-329, 3 TD (82.2)

Passing

Desmond Hedrick (D) 22/52, 258 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT (64.5)

Eli Tillery (D) 15/28, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT (58.0)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 10-146, TD (36.5)

Beckett Nelson (D) 8-125, 3 TD (31.2)

Scoring

Blane Fulbright (EB) 42

Carter Crump (EB) 32

Beckett Nelson (D) 24

Nigel Dula (D) 22

Dawson Langley (EB) 22

Eli Tillery (D) 20

NWFAC Standings

Hibriten 3-0

Bunker Hill 3-1

East Burke 3-1

Draughn 2-2

West Caldwell 2-2

Foard 1-2

Patton 1-3

West Iredell 0-4

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MS Football

East Burke 22, East McDowell 0

Caden Buff (11-115 rushing, 2 TDs)

Darren Hammons (5-20 rushing, two 2-point conv runs)

Barger Shook (35 yd TD INT return)

JV Football

Hibriten 28, East Burke 14

Jacob Dellinger (32-217 rushing)

KJ Byrd (2-47 rushing, TD)

Ben Mast (7-20 rushing, TD)

Tackles: Daniel Powell (12), Gavon Franklin (7), Brady Bostian (6, forced fumble)

HS Softball

Hibriten 20, East Burke 0 (5)

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GIRLS SOCCER

Draughn 2, Patton 1

Goals: Ambria Blalock, Haley Lowman

East Burke 2, West Iredell 1 (OT)

Goals: Meah Walsh (2)

Assists: Alia Castrejon, Abigail Wall

Saves: Chloe Cook (8)

East Burke 1, Bunker Hill 0 (Monday)

Goal: Kloie Grubbs

Saves: Chloe Cook (5)

SOFTBALL

East Burke 5, West Iredell 2

Allie Cooke (3/3, run, stolen base)

Madyson Johnson (2/3, 2 RBI, run, triple)

Danielle Foxx (2/4, RBI)

Kaylee Page (2/4, run)

Kayleigh Icard (2/4, RBI, run)

Taylor Bostian (1/3, RBI, run)

Kayleigh Icard (6 Ks)

3/22 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Softball

Draughn 16, Patton 8

Bunker Hill 15, East Burke 4

Allie Cooke (3/4, triple)

Danielle Foxx (3/4)

Foothills Power 5 (Spring 2021 Football #3)

#1 Watauga (3-0) St Stephens 49-13 W

#2 Hibriten (4-0) Draughn 56-6 W

#3 Bunker Hill (3-1) East Burke 47-6 W

#4 Alexander Central (2-2) McDowell 39-7 W

#5 East Lincoln (4-0) Bandys 24-20 W

Honorable Mention:

Maiden (3-0), West Caldwell (2-2), West Lincoln (2-2) 

HS Football (Spring 2021 Week Four)

Draughn (2-1) @ Hibriten (3-0) (Friday, 7:30)

Last Meeting: Hibriten 56, Draughn 0 (2019); 3-0, Hibriten (4th meeting)

Last Week: Draughn lost to Bunker Hill 44-6, Hibriten defeated North Rowan 43-0

Leading Performers:

Draughn: Beckett Nelson, Desmond Hedrick

Hibriten: Daren Perry, Cedric Shuford

East Burke (3-0) @ Bunker Hill (2-1) (Saturday, 5:00)

Last Meeting: Bunker Hill 37, East Burke 14 (2019); 5-2, B Hill (8th meeting)

Last Week: East Burke defeated Patton 37-6, Bunker Hill defeated Draughn 44-6

Leading Performers:

East Burke- Blane Fulbright, Carter Crump, Dalton Teague

Bunker Hill: Jay Abrams, Carson Elder, Chadz Stevenson, Kaliq Ramseur

From The Coach:

"(Bunker Hill) looks good on film and they got a lot of fast guys. It's going to come down to our offense controlling the ball and the clock and our defense making stops. We just got to make sure we don't give them the open field to run"

-Derrick Minor

Leading Statistical Leaders

Rushing

Blane Fulbright (EB) 87-656, 5 TD (218.7) (Week Three Player of Week)

Carter Crump (EB) 34-256, 4 TD (85.3) (Week Three Player of Week)

Nigel Dula (D) 41-247, 3 TD (82.3)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 14/25, 201 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT (67.0)

Desmond Hedrick (D) 15/37, 201 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT (67.0)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 10-146, TD (48.7)

Beckett Nelson (D) 7-115, 3 TD (38.3)

Scoring

Blane Fulbright (EB) 36

Carter Crump (EB) 32

Beckett Nelson (D) 24

Nigel Dula (D) 22

Dawson Langley (EB) 22

NWFAC 2A Standings

East Burke 3-0

Hibriten 2-0

Bunker Hill 2-1

Draughn 2-1

Foard 1-1

West Caldwell 1-2

Patton 0-3

West Iredell 0-3

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Girls Soccer: Hibriten 2, Draughn 0

Softball: Hibriten 6, Draughn 1

JV Football: East Burke 30, Bunker Hill 0

Jacob Dellinger (273 yards rushing, 3 TDs)

Conner Newton (43 yards rushing) (TFL)

Ben Mast (35 yards rushing, TD) (forced fumble)

KJ Byrd (2 INTs, fumble recovery)

Daniel Powell (fumble recovery)

Andrew Childress (TFL)

MS Football: East Burke 44, Liberty 14

Calvin Vue (4/4 passing, 60 yards, two 2-point conv rushing/passing)

Caden Buff (119 yards rushing, TD, 2-point conv)

Cannon Morrison (58 receiving yards, 2-pt conv; 57 rushing yards, TD)

Darren Hammons (3 rushing TDs)

Vernon Quintana (47 yard TD INT return)

Jacob Hodges (2 forced fumbles)

Josh Hess (fumble recovery)

Jordan Fox (fumble recovery)

Foothills Power 5 (Spring 2021 Football #2)

#1 Watauga (2-0) Hickory 23-6 W

#2 Hibriten (3-0) North Rowan 43-0 W

#3 East Burke (3-0) Patton 37-6 W

#4 East Lincoln (3-0) North Lincoln 40-30 W

#5 Bunker Hill (2-1) Draughn 44-6 W

HS Football (Spring 2021 Week Three)

Bunker Hill (1-1) @ Draughn (2-0)

Last Meeting: Bunker Hill 28, Draughn 27 (2019); Draughn leads 4-3 (8th meeting)

Last Week: Bunker Hill defeated Foard 32-7, Draughn defeated Patton 39-21

Leading Performers

Bunker Hill: Jay Abrams, Carson Elder

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Beckett Nelson

From The Coach:

"We are thankful and blessed to be able to play another week. As a staff, we were very pleased with the way our guys played last week, especially with all the changes that took place. For us, this will be our first 'normal' week after playing a Thursday game and a Saturday game"

"Bunker Hill is a very good football team, Coach (Patrick) Clark and his staff have done a phenomenal job over the last couple of years getting that program turned around (and) this year is no different. They are very athletic and have a lot of play makers on both sides of the ball"

"Our keys to victory this week are pretty simple: execute in all three phases of the game, be sound in our assignments, and win the game in the trenches on both sides of the ball. If we do that, we feel we can be successful Friday night"

-Chris Powell

Patton (0-2) @ East Burke (2-0)

Last Meeting: Patton 49, East Burke 21 (2019); Patton leads 6-5 (12th meeting)

Last Week: Patton lost to Draughn 39-21, East Burke defeated West Iredell 43-6

Leading Performers

Patton: Deshawn Cantrell-Vazquez, Waylon Rutherford, Kalen Byrd

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Dawson Langley, Carter Crump

From The Coach:

"Patton is a better team than their record shows, they played a close game early on with Draughn. Their kids play hard and we have to be ready. I respect Coach (Mark) Duncan and he's trying to build a program the right way.

The key for us is to play our game, execute on offense and play disciplined on defense and win on special teams. Our guys are continuing to learn how to do things the right way. Every game is the most important game of the season and we have to continue believing in the hard work that got us to this point and continue the momentum we have"

-Derrick Minor

Stats Leaders

Rushing

Blane Fulbright (EB) 52-365, 4 TD (182.5)

Nigel Dula (D) 32-222, 3 TD (111.0)

Carter Crump (EB) 22-139, TD (69.5)

Dawson Langley (EB) 21-138, 3 TD (69.0)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 13/20, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT (100.5)

Desmond Hedrick (D) 9/25, 129 yards, INT (64.5)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 7-119, TD (59.5)

Beckett Nelson (D) 3-70, 2 TD (35.0)

Scoring

Blane Fulbright (EB) 26

Nigel Dula (D) 22

Dawson Langley (D) 22

Beckett Nelson (D) 18

Eli Tillery (D) 14

Carter Crump (EB) 12

3/10 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

MS Football

East Burke 26, West McDowell 8

Caden Buff (12-124 rushing, 3 TDs)

Cannon Morrison (1-65 rushing, TD; 2-36 receiving, fumble recovery)

Barger Shook (3/4, 44 yards passing, 1 two-point conversion, forced fumble)

Darren Hammons (TFL)

Jacob Hodges (TFL)

Joshua Hess (TFL)

Vernon Quintana (INT)

Calvin Vue (INT)

Boys Soccer

East Burke 1, Bunker Hill 1

EBHS: 5-7-2

Collegiate Cats/Cavs #4

Cross Country

Amber Opp (Draughn 2017) completed her senior season at The Citadel with her best finish coming at Coastal Carolina's Chanticleer Challenge (12th, 23:22).

Her best time of 20:54 came at the Newberry Invitational finishing in 21st place.

Opp finished her career with the Lady Bulldogs being the team's leading finisher in 11 meets with her best personal record (18:21) coming in the 2019 season at the USCB Land Shark Invitational.

Freshman Bayleigh Gentieu (Draughn 2020) competed in two meets in her first season with the Lady Bulldogs with her best time coming at 25:54 at the NAIA Southern States Showdown.

Basketball

Makenzie Crump (East Burke 2018) played in 14 games for Wingate University averaging 1.3 points and rebounds with season-highs of seven points (vs Coker) and five rebounds (vs Coker/Newberry).

Crump also totaled two assists and two blocks for the Lady Bulldogs.

Hope Ramsey (Draughn 2018) played in 19 games for Montreat averaging 1.3 points per game and also totaling 14 rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and two steals.

Ariana Hawkins (East Burke 2019) played in six games in her sophomore season at Newberry College totaling five points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal.

She also drew her first collegiate loss in a road contest at Catawba College.

Swimming

Morgan Hall (East Burke 2019) set a new personal record time of 27.39 at Mars Hill in the 50 freestyle event at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship meet.

Other season-best times for Hall were in the 100 freestyle (1:02.08, vs King & Lees McRae) and the 200 freestyle (2:18.03, vs Piedmont).

Wrestling

Noah Gilbert (East Burke 2017) completed his four-year career at Queens University of Charlotte with a career mark of 37-25.

Gilbert compiled a 7-4 mark this season which included two pinfalls and a win by decision and major decision.

Volleyball

Kira Suttles (Draughn 2019) made her debut last Friday for the Pfeiffer volleyball team vs Mary Baldwin as the Lady Falcons won in a two-match sweep 3-1 and 3-2.

Suttles recorded 19 assists, seven digs, and one serving ace in game one and followed with 18 assists, five digs, one kill, and one serving ace in game two.

Golf

Ezekiel Sigmon (Draughn 2019) recently tied for fifth place for Pfeiffer in their own Invitational match.

Sigmon scored 78 in both days for a total score of 156 (+12 par) as the Falcons won with a total score of 593 (+17 par).

Ben Leonard (Draughn 2019) tied for 18th place at the CIU Spring Invitational for Montreat scoring 79 on both days.

 

Foothills Power 5 (Spring 2021 Football #1)

#1 Watauga (1-0) Alexander Central 21-7 W

#2 North Lincoln (2-0) West Lincoln 10-6 W, West Meck 34-0 W

#3 Hibriten (2-0) Bunker Hill 50-13 W, West Caldwell 62-6 W

#4 East Burke (2-0) West Caldwell 18-13 W, West Iredell 43-6 W

#5 East Lincoln (2-0) Mountain Island Charter 28-27 W, Lincolnton 41-0 W

Honorable Mention:

Draughn (2-0), McDowell (2-0), Maiden (2-0), Freedom (2-0)

Wildcats dominate Panthers

Morganton- On a cold Saturday night along the banks of the majestic Catawba River, the Wildcats caught fire.

After trailing by one point at the end of the first quarter, Draughn outscored Patton 21-0 in the second quarter to roll towards a 39-21 win to move to 2-0 for a second consecutive season in the Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference.

For Draughn head coach Chris Powell, it's his first coaching win at Freedom High School - his alma mater - as Patton will be having their home games played at FHS due to field issues on their campus.

"This stadium will always have special meaning to me," said Powell, a 2003 FHS graduate. "At the same time, it's just another field to play on. It doesn't matter where we play, we are going to play to the best of our ability and our kids did that I'm proud of them."

The game opened with Beckett Nelson picking off Patton quarterback Kalen Byrd for a 33-yard interception touchdown return but the Wildcats missed on the extra point.

The Panthers responded with a score on the following drive, an 11-yard touchdown run by Deshawn Cantrell-Vazquez.

It soon turned into the Wildcats game to win as the second quarter started out with freshman quarterback Eli Tillery completing a 29-yard touchdown pass to Zach Pinkerton followed by a Tillery two-point conversion pass to Nigel Dula for a 14-7 lead.

Tillery tossed his second touchdown pass to Nelson for 18 yards and Omarion Conley scored a two-yard touchdown run as the Wildcats led 27-7 at the halftime break.

After giving up a third-quarter touchdown pass to Patton, the Wildcats went back on an offensive onslaught with Dula scoring a nine-yard touchdown run and Nelson getting his second touchdown reception off a 36-yard pass from Desmond Hedrick.

Draughn finished with 332 total yards to Patton's 262 and also forced three Panther turnovers with adding a fumble recovery by Eli Pritchard and an interception by Will Price.

The Wildcats now focus their attention towards next Friday's home matchup with Bunker Hill, a bit of a revenge game after falling short against the Bears 28-27 last season on the road.

"We helped them out last year by starting off slow and they took advantage, we got to have a good week of prep and move forward. I'm just extremely proud of our kids' heart and effort."

-Verse of the Day-

"He made the earth by his power: he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding. When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar: he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses."

-Jeremiah 51:15-16 (NIV)

Cavs set new rushing record, gain first win over West Iredell

Statesville- The "SWORDS" are sure still continuing to be restored for the East Burke football team.

The Cavaliers came to West Iredell looking for their first 2-0 start in Northwestern Foothills 2A Conference play and to gain their first victory over the Warriors in four tries.

A strong rushing game, led by Blane Fulbright's career-high 240 yards and two touchdowns, and a shutdown defense gave EB all that in a 43-6 road win.

"You can't do this alone, I got a great coaching staff that works tremendously hard," said first-year East Burke coach Derrick Minor. "They bought in 100 percent and when the kids bought in, good things are going to happen."

Fulbright was joined in the rushing stats by quarterback Carter Crump (97 yds, TD), Dawson Langley (65 yds, 2 TDs), freshman Jacob Dellinger (22 yds), and Dalton Teague (7 yds) to finish with a grand total of 431 yards.

It set a new 2A program record for the Cavaliers (2-0) breaking the mark set in 2009 vs. Bunker Hill (410).

The overall record is 526 yards set in 2008 vs. Starmount. 

The game's opening drive all went to EB's rushing game going 11 plays ending with a 14-yard touchdown run by Langley.

After West Iredell opened with a three-and-out, the Cavaliers went back to work on another 11 play drive with Fulbright crossing the endzone from four yards out and Langley adding a two-point conversion run for a 14-0 first-quarter lead.

Fulbright scored again to open the second quarter on a nine-yard touchdown run plus Langley's two-point conversion run.

The defense then got on the board as Crump picked off a West Iredell pass in front of the home sideline and raced 74 yards towards the endzone for a 30-0 halftime advantage.

The Cavaliers continued to keep the pedal to the metal opening the second half with an onside kick recovered by Michael Magni and Crump scored in two plays off a 15-yard QB keeper.

Langley scored the final points for the Cavaliers with a third-quarter 19-yard touchdown run to enforce the running clock rule.

EB's defense shut out West Iredell for three quarters and limited them to 177 total yards as led by Logan Johnson (7 tackles, 3 passes defended), Landon Langley (5 tackles, 2 passes defended), Elijah Hess (3 tackles), and Austin Sellers (third quarter INT).

"We want to win the next one, this is just a continual process with these guys every day."

East Burke is back at home next Friday hosting Patton.

-VERSE OF THE DAY-

"Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."

-Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV)

HS Football (Spring 2021 Week Two)

Draughn (1-0) vs Patton (0-1) (@ Freedom HS, Saturday)

Last Meeting: Draughn 44, Patton 6 (2019); 7-4, Patton (12th meeting)

Last Week: Draughn defeated West Iredell 14-3, Patton lost to Foard 28-6

Leading Performers

Draughn: Nigel Dula, Zach Poteet, Holden Curry

Patton: Kalen Byrd, Tay'Adrian Brawley, Noah Morgan

Coach's Quote

"We were excited to open the much anticipated season with a win last week, even though we did not play anything close to our best ball."

"This Saturday against Patton, we must do a better job on the offensive side of the ball. We have to start off better and not wait till the second half."

"Defensively, we have to be sound on our responsibilities. (Patton) does a great job of flying to the football so we have to execute our schemes, especially upfront."

"Patton and we are both dealing with a lot of the same issues in numbers and youth. They moved the ball at will last week against Foard and have the ability to make big plays down the field."

-Chris Powell

East Burke (1-0) @ West Iredell (0-1)

Last Meeting: West Iredell 43, East Burke 20 (2019); 3-0, W Iredell (4th meeting)

Last Week: East Burke defeated West Caldwell 18-13, West Iredell lost to Draughn 14-3

Leading Performers

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Noah Rooks

West Iredell: Elijah Munoz, Eric Hayes

Coach's Quote

"We are thankful to be playing another week, our guys have momentum going into week two and are believing in each other"

"West Iredell has a tough team and good skill players, we will need to continue to be disciplined on both sides of the ball and special teams"

"Unfortunately our JVs will not play this week so those guys will move up and give us even more depth"

-Derrick Minor

Leading Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 14-147, 2 TD (Week One Player of Week)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 28-125, 2 TD (Week One Player of Week)

Dawson Langley (EB) 12-73, TD

Passing

Desmond Hedrick (D) 8/21, 93 yards

Eli Tillery (D) 5/8, 91 yards, INT

Carter Crump (EB) 1/7, 36 yards, 2 INT

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 5-79

Austin Sellers (EB) 1-36

3/3 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Soccer

East Burke 1, West Caldwell 0 (Tuesday)

Chimoua Yang goal

Landon Thorne assist

Eduardo Sanchez shutout in goal, 6 saves

East Burke 3, West Iredell 0

Goals: Jorge Ambrocio, Josh Aguirre, Brandon Cuellar

Assists: Landon Thorne, Chimoua Yang

Saves: Marco Benitez 2, Eduardo Sanchez 1

Patton 5, Draughn 0

Foothills Power 5 (2021 Basketball FINAL)

BOYS

#1 North Lincoln (15-3) NCHSAA 2A regional finals

#2 Hickory (10-2) NCHSAA 3A second round

#3 East Lincoln (11-4) NCHSAA 2A first round

#4 Patton (8-1) NCHSAA 2A first round

#5 West Caldwell (8-3) NCHSAA 2A second round

Honorable Mention: Lake Norman Charter (10-4), Alex Central (6-3), McDowell (6-3), Hibriten (5-3), Lincolnton (8-6)

GIRLS

#1 Hickory (11-3) NCHSAA 3A regional finals

#2 Freedom (11-1) NCHSAA 3A third round

#3 Bunker Hill (12-1) NCHSAA 2A third round

#4 Newton-Conover (15-1) NCHSAA 2A second round

#5 South Caldwell (8-7) NCHSAA 4A third round

Honorable Mention: Alex Central (11-4), East Lincoln (10-5), Lake Norman Charter (9-5), Patton (8-6), Foard (7-4), Draughn (6-4)