HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Seven)

Draughn (3-2, 2-0) @ Mitchell (4-2, 2-0)

First Meeting

Last Week: Draughn defeated Avery County 42-22, Mitchell defeated Owen 55-27

Leading Performers

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

Mitchell: Ty Turbyfill, Chase Duncan, Carter Hoyle, Dalton Hollifield

Western Highlands 1A/2A Standings

Draughn 2-0

Mitchell 2-0

Mtn Heritage 1-0

Avery Co 1-1

Madison 0-1

Owen 0-2

Rosman 0-2

Newton-Conover (1-3, 1-1) @ East Burke (1-2, 0-1)

Last Meeting: Newton-Conover 41, East Burke 14 (2018); 13-13 tie, 27th meeting

Last Week: N-Conover lost to Lincolnton 21-17, E Burke lost to Maiden 43-6

Leading Performers

Newton-Conover: Aidan Luangkhot, Ben Watson, Demarcus Beatty, Zane Redmond

East Burke: Carter Crump, Blane Fulbright, Logan Johnson, Spencer Goins

Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Standings

Bunker Hill 2-0

Maiden 2-0

Lincolnton 1-1

N-Conover 1-1

W Lincoln 1-1

Bandys 0-1

E Burke 0-1

W Caldwell 0-2

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 71-644, 7 TD (128.8 avg)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 59-275, TD (91.7)

Justice Cunningham (D) 34-216, 2 TD (43.2)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 15-78 (26.0)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 42/80, 754 yards, 9 TD, 4 INT (150.8)

Carter Crump (EB) 8/18, 99 yards, TD, INT (33.0)

Receiving

Daylin Pritchard (D) 10-233, 5 TD

Tywan Nemorian (D) 6-167, TD

Nigel Dula (D) 10-142

Zach Pinkerton (D) 3-90, TD

Beckett Nelson (D) 4-53

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 62

Nigel Dula (D) 54

Daylin Pritchard (D) 38

Justice Cunningham (D) 22

Carter Crump (EB) 18

Blane Fulbright (EB) 14

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula

D season rushing yards (79 for 8th)

D career rushing yards (498 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 (3613 for 1st, Braxton Cox: 4729 yds)

Beckett Nelson

D career receiving yards (45 for 5th)

Blane Fulbright

EB career rushing yards (110 for 7th)

9/29 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Soccer

East Burke 6, West Lincoln 3

Jonathan Garcia 2 assists, goal

Landon Thorne goal, assist

Anthony Ramero goal

Joey Williams goal

Bryan Perez goal

Oswaldo Apadoca goal

Andrew Martufi assist

Eduardo Sanchez 3 saves

Marco Benitez 2 saves

MS Football

East Burke 32, Liberty 0

Offense:

Calvin Vue (2 TDs, 12/15 yds)

Ossie Burkeen (48 yd TD)

DJ Weston (42 yd TD)

Zayne Newman (5 yd TD)

Trentyn Cole (2 pt conv)

Defense:

Braxton Sigmon (3 TFL)

Kendale Cook (fumble recovery)

Zane Taylor (sack)

9/28 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Avery County 0

(JV 16-0)

Bandys 3, East Burke 0

Girls Tennis

Draughn 8, Mountain Heritage 1 (Monday)

Boys Soccer

Lincolnton 5, East Burke 0 (Monday)

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #5)

#1 Maiden (4-0, 1-0) West Lincoln 20-14 W

#2 Bunker Hill (5-0, 2-0) West Caldwell 40-0 W

#3 Statesville (4-0, 2-0) East Lincoln 23-6 W

#4 South Caldwell (4-0) OFF

#5 West Lincoln (4-1, 1-1) Maiden 20-14 L

Honorable Mention:

Draughn (3-2, 2-0), North Lincoln (3-2, 1-1), Hibriten (2-2), North Iredell (2-2, 2-0)

Valdese sweeps home opener

Valdese- The Valdese Tigers football teams hosted their first slate of home games in the Burke County Recreation League 2021 season sweeping the East Burke Royals.

Pee-Wee: Valdese 28, East Burke 0

Remi Treadway led the way for Valdese (2-0) scoring all four Tigers touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 defense).

His three touchdown runs went for 70, 70, and 38 yards while returning a fumble for 54 yards.

Brylan Pearson and Robert Cathan Preston were also key Valdese defenders.

Mighty Mites: Valdese 12, East Burke 8

The Valdese mighty mites earned their first win of the season with Brayden Suttles scoring both touchdown runs from 30 and seven yards.

Chace Mayfield, Skylar Garland, Gaige Deal, Braylon Ward, Abel Smith, and Soloman Smith all made defensive contributions.

Midgets: Valdese 36, East Burke 6

The Valdese midgets (2-0) scored five touchdowns off of four different Tigers players led by Lathan McManus two rushing scores from 10 and 52 yards and a 14-yard pass from Elijah Ward.

Walker Bowman (60 yds) and Nolan Russ (18 yds) scored the other two rushing touchdowns with Lawrence Sarver punching in three two-point conversion runs.

Henry Cooper led Valdese's defense with two tackles for loss and Bowman (TFL), Sarver (fumble recovery), and Camdyn Gibbs assisting.

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Six)

Draughn (2-2, 1-0) @ Avery County (1-4, 1-0)

Last Meeting: Draughn 48, Avery County 22 (2019); 2-1, Draughn; 4th meeting

Last Week: Draughn defeated Owen 36-7, Avery County defeated Rosman 58-12

Leading Performers:

Draughn: Nigel Dula, Eli Tillery, Beckett Nelson, Will Price

Avery County: Will Stanford, Chad Giarrusso, Logan Gillam, Elijah Holtsclaw

Western Highlands 1A/2A Standings

Avery County 1-0

Draughn         1-0

Mitchell          1-0

Mtn Heritage  0-0

Madison         0-1

Owen            0-1

Rosman       0-1

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula-

D career rushing yards (63 for 3rd)

D career rushing TDs (13)

(Christian Campbell 13, Trent Corn 14, Dustin Bryant 19, Adam Estep 19, Keith Loomis 28)

Eli Tillery

D career passing yards (46 for 3rd)

Beckett Nelson

D career receiving yards (45 for 5th)

9/21 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Mountain Heritage 0

(JV 14-0)

Boys Soccer

Mitchell 7, Draughn 2 (Monday)

Jeremiah Harris 2 goals

9/20 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Volleyball

Draughn 3, McDowell 0

(JV: 13-0)

Soccer

Newton-Conover 8, East Burke 1

Andrew Martufi goal

Oswaldo Apadoca assist

Marco Benitez 6 saves

Eduardo Sanchez 5 saves

Cross Country

East Burke @ Bunker Hill

Girls (T-3rd, 73)

Mekenzie Harris (14th)

Piper Strong (15th)

Kylie McFalls (17th)

Boys (3rd, 78)

Jonathan Garcia (7th)

Caleb Johnson-White (10th)

Jackson Spencer (12th)

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #4)

#1 Maiden (3-0) BYE

#2 Bunker Hill (4-0, 1-0) Lincolnton 20-6 W

#3 West Lincoln (4-0, 1-0) Bandys 20-17 W(OT)

#4 South Caldwell (4-0) Hibriten 44-42 W(OT)

#5 Statesville (3-0, 1-0) North Lincoln 14-5 W

Honorable Mention:

McDowell (3-0, 1-0), Freedom (3-1), Watauga (3-2), Draughn (2-2, 1-0), Hickory (2-2, 1-0)

9/16 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

JV Football: Maiden 31, East Burke 8

Caden Buff 26-206 rushing, TD

Burke Wilson 10-46 rushing, 2 pt conv run

Defense: Cannon Morrison (11 tackles), Kolby Byrd (10 tackles), Hayden Parker (8 tackles)

Volleyball

Alexander Central 3, Draughn 0

-JV: 12-0-

West Lincoln 3, East Burke 0

East Burke MS 3, Walter Johnson 0

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Five)

Owen (1-2) @ Draughn (1-2)

Last Meeting: Owen 35, Draughn 6 (2012); 2nd meeting, 1-0 Owen

Last Week: Owen lost to North Henderson 48-34, Draughn defeated Highland Tech 69-34

Leading Performers:

Owen: Will Johnson, Alex Sanchez, Kameron Moore, Eli Lanter

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Daylin Pritchard, Justice Cunningham

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 36-361, 4 TD (120.3 avg)

Blane Fulbright (EB) 44-227, TD (113.5)

Justice Cunningham (D) 19-119, TD (39.7)

Carter Crump (EB) 15-63, 2 TD (31.5)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 12-59 (29.5)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 25/40, 392 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT (130.7 avg)

Carter Crump (EB) 5/12, 65 yards (32.5)

Receiving

Daylin Pritchard (D) 4-94, 2 TD

Zach Pinkerton (D) 3-90, TD

Tywan Nemorin (D) 2-72, TD

Beckett Nelson (D) 3-48

Nigel Dula (D) 7-38

KJ Byrd (EB) 2-30

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 1-30

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 36

Nigel Dula (D) 30

Daylin Pritchard (D) 14

Carter Crump (EB) 12

Justice Cunningham (D) 12

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula (D career rushing yards) 174 for 3rd

Nigel Dula (D career rushing TDs) 11, 12 (Tyler McKinney), 13 (Christian Campbell), 14 (Trent Corn), 19 (Dustin Bryant), 19 (Adam Estep), 28 (Keith Loomis)

Eli Tillery (D career passing yards) 123 for 3rd

Beckett Nelson (D career receiving yards) 50 for 5th

Zach Pinkerton (D career receiving yards) 20 for 8th

9/15 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Golf

Draughn @ Mt Glen Golf Club

1st (148)

Lindsey Hodge (40)

GiGi Smith (47)

Sarah Mull (61)

Laney Hodge (63)

Boys Soccer

Avery County 4, Draughn 1

Jeremiah Harris goal

Spencer Kilpatrick assist

Bandys 4, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 8 saves

Volleyball

Rosman 3, Draughn 0

-JV 11-0-

Cross Country

Draughn @ Freedom

Boys (6th, 120)

Reed Farrar (2nd, 18:13.67)

Grady Wooden (22nd)

Blaine Blackwell (27th)

Girls

Ambria Blalock (25th, 25:39)

Libby Toole (62nd)

Cora Hunt (68th)

EB volleyball wins on senior night

Icard- The East Burke volleyball team picked up their first three-set win of the season sweeping visiting Lincolnton on the Lady Cavaliers senior night honoring four seniors.

Senior Gabby Wingate earned the first point for EB (2-10, 2-3 CVAC) in the opening set until Lincolnton went on a 4-1 run to grab the lead.

Key plays at the net by Katherine Greene and Trysten Hare led the comeback as the Lady Cavaliers regained an 8-7 lead after a serving ace by senior Catherine Hammack.

Senior Jordan Newton along with Aubree Grigg and Claire Cook led the charge to close out the first set win.

It was a dominating second set for the Lady Cavaliers building up a 15-8 lead leading to a 2-0 advantage over the visiting Lady Wolves.

Lincolnton gained momentum in the third set of play leading as much as 17-7 until East Burke staged a comeback led by Grigg and Wingate.

Two spikes at the net by Reese Abernathy continued to cut down Lincolnton's lead as Hare and Roky Taylor made key plays to gain the lead.

As Lincolnton battled an attempt to force a fourth set, a block by Grigg ended their efforts.

East Burke, tied for fifth with Lincolnton in the CVAC standings, visits West Lincoln Thursday.

EB soccer claims CVAC opener

It was a struggling season to start for the East Burke boys soccer team's fall 2021 season.

As the Cavaliers opened Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference play at home Monday vs Maiden, they have seemed to now be on the right track after defeating the visiting Blue Devils 4-1.

It was also senior night for East Burke (2-4-1, 1-0) honoring eight seniors and are now on a two-game winning streak including last week's 9-0 defeat of county rival Draughn.

"A win is great especially on senior night, the boys played hard and wanted to win," said Cavaliers coach Sam Wall.

Four Cavaliers each scored a goal including seniors Jonathan Garcia, Alexis Hernandez, and Landon Thorne.

Junior Qwinton Hemphill scored the other EB goal with assists from seniors Ben Childres and Bryan Perez and sophomore Bryant Lao.

Sophomore goalkeeper Eduardo Sanchez recorded six saves with Gannon Stotts, Jacob Fair, and Sylas Coleman being key defenders.

"It's a great feeling winning on senior night," said Hernandez, who scored his goal on a penalty kick. "I gotta thank my teammates, it's not a one-person game and we are a team for a reason."

 

9/13 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Golf

Draughn @ Grassy Creek Golf Club

Draughn 167, Avery County 178

Lindsey Hodge (53)

GiGi Smith (56)

Laney Hodge (58)

Charis Hyde (59)

Sarah Mull (66)

Volleyball

Draughn 3, South Caldwell 0 

(JV 10-0)

Hibriten 3, East Burke 0

Girls Tennis

Draughn 5, East Burke 4

Cross Country

East Burke @ SouthSide Park

Girls (1st: 51)

Meah Walsh (2nd, 21:36.98)

Mekenzie Harris (9th, 25:43.11)

Piper Strong (11th, 26:18.21)

Boys (2nd: 64)

Jackson Spencer (6th, 20:11)

Caleb Johnson-White (10th, 20:41.70)

Jonathan Garcia (13th, 21:00)

Lady Cavs gain first win

Icard- It was a struggling season of sorts for the East Burke volleyball team.

Thursday night seemed to reverse some fortunes for the Lady Cavaliers hosting Bunker Hill in Catawba Valley Athletic Conference 2A play.

After falling in the first two sets to the visiting Lady Bears, East Burke rallied to claim three consecutive sets to gain that elusive first win of the season.

"They showed a lot of heart, I'm so proud they pushed and showed a lot of battle," said Lady Cavaliers coach Tracy Greene.

EB started off set three with a 7-1 advantage off five consecutive points with Gabby Wingate at the service line.

Aubree Grigg protected the lead recording three of her 12 kills with Jordan Newton adding a block.

The Lady Cavaliers trailed in set four 18-14 when Caroline Pruitt recorded a serving ace and Katherine Greene added a kill for an 18-all tie.

Two separate kills by Pruitt and Grigg pushed EB ahead to force the final do-or-die set.

The lead changed hands five times in the last set of play until kills by Wingate and Grigg nailed the win down.

"It felt great to win, we really communicated and worked together as a team. We didn't let any balls drop and make every point count," said Grigg.

The JV Lady Cavaliers swept Bunker Hill 25-7, 25-5 led by 11 aces and five kills from Addy Fortenberry.

BH 25 26 21 21 12

EB 16 24 25 25 15

Aubree Grigg 12 kills, 11 blocks, ace

Katherine Greene 10 kills, 7 digs

Gabby Wingate 9 digs, 8 kills, ace

Trysten Hare 5 kills, 3 blocks, dig, assist

Catherine Hammack 19 digs, kill, ace

Claire Cook 19 assists, 11 digs, 3 blocks, ace

Jordan Newton 3 digs, 2 kills, 2 blocks

Caroline Pruitt 10 assists, 8 digs, ace

Reese Abernathy 11 digs

Katie Herrell kill, dig

Roxy Taylor dig

9/9 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Girls Tennis

Draughn 9, Avery County 0

Singles: Katie Cozort, Maddison Powell, Kaitlyn Kincaid, Regan Winkler, Brianna Nations, Jenna Coffey

Doubles: Cozort/Powell, Kincaid/Winkler, Nations/Coffey

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Madison County 1

-JV UNDEFEATED-

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Four)

Draughn (0-2) @ Highland Tech (0-2)

First Meeting

Last Week: Draughn lost to Hickory 37-13, Highland Tech lost to Carver 26-21

Leading Performers

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Tywan Nemorian

Highland Tech: Luke Whitted, Jackson Sawyer

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula (D career rushing yards) 63 for 5th (6th career 1000 yard rusher)

Eli Tillery (D career passing yards) 245 for 3rd

Beckett Nelson (D career receiving yards) 50 for 5th

9/8 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Boys Soccer

East Burke 9, Draughn 0

Raleigh Slutsky 2 goals, assist

Andrew Martufi 2 goals, assist

Jonathan Garcia goal, 2 assists

Qwinton Hemphill goal, assist

Danny Ramirez goal

Caleb Johnson-White goal

Landon Thorne goal

Mason Chapman assist

Eduardo Sanchez 2 saves, assist

Marco Benitez 2 saves

MS Football

East Burke 16, Jacobs Fork 0

Zayne Newman TD run

DJ Weston TD run

Calvin Vue 2 pt conv run

Trevor Fraley 2 pt conv run

Defense: Fraley, Newman, Ossie Burkeen

Girls Tennis (Tuesday)

Owen 7, Draughn 2

Kaitlyn Kincaid singles

Kincaid/Regan Winkler doubles

Foard 5, East Burke 4

9/7 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Mitchell 0

M 19 18 13

D 25 25 25

Madison Powell 6 kills, 4 aces, block

Emma Lewis 2 kills, 3 blocks

Bailey Bryant         3 kills, 2 aces

Mattie Jensen 3 kills, ace

Sara Walker         3 aces

Addie Hart         ace

Christon Carswell block, kill

-JV: Draughn 2, Mitchell 0 UNDEFEATED-

Newton-Conover 3, East Burke 0

Boys Soccer

Patton 1, East Burke 0

Marco Benitez 5 saves

Eduardo Sanchez 3 saves

Cross Country

East Burke @ Bandys

Girls: 2nd (47)

Meah Walsh (3rd, 22:17.38)

Mekenzie Harris (10th, 26:00.30)

Piper Strong (11th, 26:34.05)

Boys: 2nd (58)

Jackson Spencer (7th, 20:13.90)

Caleb Johnson-White (8th, 20:31.33)

Jonathan Garcia (9th, 20:51.67)

Foothills Power 5 (Fall 2021 Football #3)

#1 Maiden (2-0)

#2 Bunker Hill (2-0)

#3 Bandys (2-0)

#4 West Lincoln (2-0)

#5 East Lincoln (3-0)

Honorable Mention:

South Caldwell (2-0), Statesville (2-0), McDowell (1-0), Alexander Central (2-1), North Lincoln (2-1), East Burke (1-1), Freedom (1-1), Hibriten (1-1)

9/2 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

VOLLEYBALL

Draughn 3, Avery County 1

-D JVs remain undefeated-

Bandys 3, East Burke 0

MS Football

Grandview 22, East Burke 12

DJ Weston 26 yd TD run

Zayne Newman 5 yd TD run

Ossie Burkeen 4 TFL

Calvin Vue 2 INTs

Trentyn Cole 2 sacks, blocked punt

HS Football (Fall 2021 Week Three)

Hickory (0-2) @ Draughn (0-1)

First Meeting

Last Week: Hickory lost to Charlotte Latin 24-6, Draughn lost to Mount Airy 56-6

Leading Performers

Hickory: Turner Wood, Rico Walker, Henry Stewart

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Beckett Nelson

From The Coach

"We are excited and blessed to be able to get on the field again, these last three weeks have been a carousel with cancellations and finding new games. Last week, we didn't perform anywhere near our capacity so our kids are eager to get on the field and correct our issues"

"Hickory is a prime reason why you never judge a team by their record. They are a very good football team who has lost a couple games to good teams. We saw them in a 7 on 7 this summer so we have an idea of their size and speed. They are big and athletic, their line is big and strong, and their defense is tenacious. Everywhere Coach (Joe) Glass goes, he has had success and Hickory is no different"

"Our focus Friday is more about us correcting our issues and playing a better football game. We want to control what we can control: limit turnovers, limit missed tackles, fix our missed assignments upfront, and play with a lot of heart. If we can do these things, then everything else takes care of itself."

"The most important thing, for me, is that our kids are getting an opportunity to step onto the field Friday night and play another football game"

-Chris Powell

 

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula (D career rushing yards) 16 for 9th

Eli Tillery (D career passing yards) 19 for 6th

Beckett Nelson (D career receiving yards) 77 for 5th

Zach Pinkerton (D career receiving yards) 20 for 8th

8/31 Burke County FCA Scoreboard

BOYS SOCCER

Foard 4, East Burke 2 (Monday)

Sylas Coleman goal

Jonathan Garcia goal

Danny Ramirez assist

Marco Benitez 5 saves

VOLLEYBALL

Owen 3, Draughn 2

Maiden 3, East Burke 0

Freedom 3, East Burke 1 (Monday)

Catherine Hammack 11 digs

Jordan Newton 10 digs, 7 kills, ace, assist

Caroline Pruitt 7 digs, 6 assists

Claire Cook 6 digs, 5 assists, kill, ace, block

Aubree Grigg 5 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs, 2 aces

Trysten Hare 4 blocks, 3 kills, assist

Roxy Taylor 2 kills, dig

Katherine Greene 3 aces, 3 blocks, 2 kills, 2 digs

GIRLS TENNIS

West Lincoln 9, Draughn 0 (Monday)