Burke County FCA Scoreboard (4/25-29/2022)

BASEBALL

Draughn 17, Mitchell 2

Draughn 15, Rosman 5

Draughn 6, East Burke 0

West Lincoln 15, East Burke 5

East Burke 11, West Caldwell 1

SOFTBALL

Draughn 13, Mitchell 1

Draughn 6, Rosman 1

Draughn 8, Madison 7

West Lincoln 3, East Burke 0

East Burke 5, West Caldwell 3

GIRLS SOCCER

Owen 9, Draughn 1

Draughn 4, Avery 3

Bandys 2, East Burke 0

Newton-Conover 1, East Burke 0

BOYS GOLF

East Burke @ Lenoir CC (2nd)

Sam Mace (71)

Peyton Smith (86)

Eli Carico (93)

Nicholas Newton (93)

Blane Fulbright (110)

BOYS TENNIS

Elkin 9, Draughn 0 (NCHSAA 1A Playoffs)

DHS: 7-4

TRACK & FIELD

Draughn @ McDowell

Boys 100 Meters: Luke Blalock (6th)

Boys 400 Meters: Tray Powell (3rd)

Boys 800 Meters: Tray Powell (6th)

Boys 1600 Meters: Reed Farrar (1st, 5:07.60)

Boys 3200 Meters: Reed Farrar (1st, 11:07.10)

Boys 110 Hurdles: Luke Blalock (2nd)

Boys 300 Hurdles: Andrew Albright (3rd)

Boys 4x200 Relay (4th)

Boys Long Jump: Luke Blalock (5th)

Boys Triple Jump: Clay Davis (1st, 33-07.50)

Boys Discus Throw: Donnell Wilkins (8th)

Boys Shot Put: Donnell Wilkins (4th)

Girls 1600 Run: Regen Bridges (2nd)

Girls 3200 Run: Regen Bridges (1st, 15:39.40)

Girls Triple Jump: Lyrical Edwards (2nd)

Girls Pole Vault: Lainey Profitt (2nd)

Girls Discus Throw: Lyrical Edwards (5th)

Girls Shot Put: Lyrical Edwards (5th)

East Burke @ Bunker Hill

Boys 4x800 Relay (2nd)

Boys 110 Hurdles: KJ Byrd (1st, 15.84)

Girls 100 Meters: Janiyah Reinhardt-Phillips (7th)

Boys 100 Meters: Spencer Goins (2nd)

Boys 4x200 Relay (1st, 1:36.51)

Girls 1600 Run: Piper Strong (5th)

Boys 1600 Run: Joseph Williams (3rd)

Boys 4x100 Relay (2nd)

Girls 400 Meters: MeKenzie Harris (4th)

Boys 400 Meters: Travis Craig (7th)

Boys 300 Hurdles: Jaccob Fair (2nd)

Girls 800 Run: Karlynna McDaniel (5th)

Girls 200 Meters: McKenzie Branch (6th)

Boys 200 Meters: Shamus O'Toole (9th)

Boys 3200 Run: Marc Denton (4th)

Boys 4x400 Relay (2nd)

Girls Shot Put: Taylor Bostain (1st, 33-07.50)

Boys Shot Put: Brady Bostain (1st, 39-06.50)

Girls Discus Throw: Taylor Bostain (1st, 85-06)

Boys Discus Throw: Kolby Byrd (1st, 115-07)

Boys Long Jump: Ian Cox (5th)

Boys Triple Jump: Davin Price (3rd)

Boys High Jump: Ian Cox/Avery Fraley (1st, 5-10)

 

Baker's Dozen Podcast (April recap)

• Levi Cunningham won our March Madness Pick Em' contest by winning 26 of 38 games followed by Jon Ray (25/35), Jason Baker (24/36), Zach Lowder (22/36), Jerome Ramsey (21/36), and Daylin Pritchard (18/31)

• Daylin Pritchard won the ESPN Bracket group scoring 1100 points with correctly picking Kansas winning the National Championship

• UNC's Armando Bacot was named the March Madness MVP after scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds in the National Championship game vs. Kansas despite battling ankle injuries and plans to return for another season in Chapel Hill

• ACC Basketball Baker's Dozen Rankings

1. UNC men

2. Duke men

3. Louisville women

4. NC State women

5. Miami men

6. Notre Dame men

7. Wake Forest men

8. Virginia men

9. Virginia Tech men

10. Syracuse men

11. Boston College men

12. Clemson men

13. Florida State men

• In our picks for Wrestlemania 38, Jason Baker picked 4 of 5 correct matches while Jon Ray picked 3 of 5

Burke County FCA Scoreboard (4/11-14/2022)

BASEBALL

Draughn 12, Owen 7

Draughn 13, Avery County 2

Bunker Hill 9, East Burke 3

Lincolnton 14, East Burke 7

Liberty 7, EBMS 3

EBMS 8, Table Rock 0

W Highlands 1A/2A Standings

Draughn 7-1

Madison 6-1

M Heritage 5-2

Mitchell 4-3

Owen 2-6

Rosman 2-6

Avery 0-7

CVAC 2A Standings

Bandys 10-2

Lincolnton 9-3

B Hill 8-4

W Lincoln 8-4

Maiden 6-6

E Burke 4-8

N-Conover 3-9

W Caldwell 0-12

SOFTBALL

Draughn 7, Owen 5

McDowell 6, Draughn 2

Draughn 21, Avery County 1

Mountain Heritage 6, East Burke 3

East Burke 15, Bunker Hill 1

East Burke 9, Lincolnton 1

W Highlands 1A/2A Standings

M Heritage 7-0

Draughn 6-2

Rosman 5-3

Owen 4-3

Madison 3-3

Mitchell 0-6

Avery 0-8

CVAC 2A Standings

Bandys 11-1

W Lincoln 11-1

Maiden 7-4

E Burke 7-5

W Caldwell 5-7

Lincolnton 3-7

B Hill 1-10

N-Conover 0-10

GIRLS SOCCER

East Burke 6, West Caldwell 1

Maiden 2, East Burke 1

TRACK & FIELD

Draughn, East Burke @ McDowell

Girls 800 Run: Meah Walsh (EB) 1st 2:44.07

Boys 110 Hurdles: Clay Davis (D) 2nd

Girls 1600 Run: Meah Walsh (EB) 2nd

Boys 4x800 Relay: Draughn (3rd)

Boys 4x100 Relay: Draughn (3rd)

Boys 300 Hurdles: Andrew Albright (D) 3rd

Boys 3200 Run: Reed Farrar (D) 3rd

FAC Championships @ McDowell

Girls 55 Hurdles: Bailey Mozeley (HMS) 1st 10.22

Boys 110 Hurdles: Ossie Burkeen (EBMS) 1st 16.71

8th Grade 100 Meters: Ossie Burkeen (EBMS) 1st 12.78

Girls 1600 Run: Saylor Watson (HMS) 1st 6:33.39

Boys 1600 Run: Jacob Phillips (HMS) 1st 5:23.00

Girls 400 Meters: Macy Auton (HMS) 1st 1:07.50

Boys 400 Meters: Gavin Johnson (HMS) 1st 1:00.14

Girls Long Jump: Lindsey Hensley (HMS) 1st 14-07

Girls Shot Put: Adaiya Greenlee (HMS) 1st 22-06.75

Girls Discus Throw: Adaiya Greenlee (HMS) 1st 65-09

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Baseball/Softball #3)

BASEBALL

#1 Draughn (13-3, 7-1 W Highlands)

#2 Lincolnton (11-6, 9-3 CVAC)

#3 Bandys (13-5, 10-2 CVAC)

#4 Burns (14-2, 9-1 S Piedmont)

#5 Cherryville (9-6, 6-4 S Piedmont)

SOFTBALL

#1 Burns (14-1, 9-1 S Piedmont)

#2 West Lincoln (13-4, 11-1 CVAC)

#3 Draughn (12-4, 6-2 W Highlands)

#4 Bandys (16-3, 11-1 CVAC)

#5 Maiden (8-6, 7-4 CVAC)

Cavs win Bob Starnes Classic

Claremont- The East Burke boys track & field team won Wednesday's Bob Starnes Classic hosted by Bunker Hill led by eight first-place finishes.

Spencer Goins and KJ Byrd each collected three event wins for the Cavaliers with Byrd coming in first in the 110 hurdles (15.03), pole vault (14-04), and long jump (20-05.50), and Goins winning the 100 (11.02) and 200 (23.04) meter dashes and being part of the winning 4x200 relay (1:36.09) with Travis Craig, Mason Robison, and Davin Price.

Other EB event winners included Price in the 400-meter dash (54.01) and Ian Cox in the high jump (6-0).

EB was also aided by runner-up finishes in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays, Hunter Mauldin (3rd) and Brady Bostain (4th) in the shot put event, and Avery Fraley in the 100-meter dash (2nd) and high jump (3rd).

Taylor Bostain was the lone event winner for the Lady Cavaliers in the discus throw event (94-03) with a third-place finish in the shot put event.

The 4x800 relay earned a runner-up finish with MeKenzie Harris (400 meters), Piper Strong (800 run), and Meah Walsh (1600 run) finishing third.

At Saturday's first annual Odell E. Williams Invitational, the Cavaliers were represented by eight top ten finishes including Taylor Bostain (girls shot put 2nd, discus 5th), Ian Cox (boys high jump 2nd), Travis Craig (boys 300 hurdles 6th), Jaccob Fair (boys 300 hurdles 7th), Davin Price (boys 400 meters 7th), Brady Bostain (boys shot put 8th), and Hunter Mauldin (boys shot put 10th).

Draughn @ Avery County

The Wildcats had four runner-up finishes at last Thursday's meet hosted by Avery County including Reed Farrar (boys 1600 run), Luke Blalock (boys 110 hurdles), Regen Bridges (girls 800 run), and the boys 4x800 relay.

Bridges also finished third in the girls 1600 run with Andrew Albright finishing third in the boys 300 hurdles and 400 meters.

Odell E. Williams Invitational

BOYS

1st West Henderson 110.83

(Brendan Henby 100 meters, Tayman Howell 300 hurdles, Hudson Rice 3200 run, 4x100/4x200 relay)

2nd Marvin Ridge 96

(Kyle Barney 1600 run, 4x800 relay)

3rd Rocky River 78

(Victor Byrd 200 meters, Trevion Graham shot put, 4x400 relay)

4th Alex Central 49.33

(Preston Hudson discus throw)

5th Watauga 46

(Henry Coatney pole vault)

Other Event Winners:

110 hurdles: Mosley Saw (Independence)

400 meters: Bryce Jergenson (Polk County)

800 run: Braxton Edwards (Polk County)

high jump: Tyrese Miller (R-S Central)

long jump: John Jackson (North Iredell)

triple jump: Jacob Sigmon (Maiden)

GIRLS

1st Marvin Ridge 147.33

(Amber Angelilio 800 run, Madalyn Finn 1600 run)

2nd Watauga 90.33

(Gwendolyn Anderson 3200 run, Olivia Burroughs discus throw, 4x800 relay)

3rd West Henderson 83.33

(Emma Hall 100/300 hurdles, 4x100 relay)

4th Independence 57

(Maya Love 200 meters, 4x200 relay)

5th Rocky River 48

(Cameron Harvell 100 meters, Alexandra Jefferson shot put)

Other Event Winners:

400 meters: Olivia Overholt (Polk County)

high jump: Ava Cooper (Stuart Cramer)

pole vault: Chloe Soorus (North Lincoln)

long jump: Jada Brown (Hibriten)

triple jump: Alexis Willis (Stuart Cramer)

4x400 relay: Polk County

Burke County FCA Scoreboard (4/4-8/2022)

BASEBALL

Draughn 12, Maiden 8

Draughn 10, Mountain Heritage 0

Bandys 13, East Burke 3

Newton-Conover 10, East Burke 6

EBMS 12, West McDowell 10

EBMS 15, Walter Johnson 0

Liberty 10, Heritage 6

SOFTBALL

Draughn 19, Patton 8

Mountain Heritage 8, Draughn 2

Bandys 7, East Burke 3

BOYS TENNIS

Draughn 6, Avery County 3

West Lincoln 6, East Burke 3

East Burke 8, West Caldwell 1

EBHS: 3-9, 2-5 CVAC

GIRLS SOCCER

Madison 8, Draughn 0

Draughn 4, Mountain Heritage 2

Lincolnton 4, East Burke 0

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 2

BOYS GOLF

East Burke @ Rock Barn (1st, 170)

Sam Mace (36)

Peyton Smith (41)

Nicholas Newton (45)

Eli Carico (48)

Blane Fulbright (51)

20-plus teams attending Odell E. Williams Invitational

Icard- East Burke High School will be the site to be Saturday to see many elite track & field teams and performers in the first annual Odell E. Williams Invitational.

27 total teams are scheduled to attend including four-time defending 2A state champions North Lincoln.

Freedom, Patton, and host East Burke are also scheduled to participate in Saturday's meet.

Former East Burke assistant coach Andy Sparks will also be making a return to Icard as the head coach for Marvin Ridge.

Festivities are scheduled to begin at 10:00am

The following are athletes to watch for in each event

Girls 100 Hurdles: Emma Hall (West Henderson), Summer Washington (Rocky River)

Boys 110 Hurdles: Ayden Thompson (Bunker Hill), Mosley Saw (Independence)

Girls 100 Meters: Cameron Harvell (Rocky River), Maya Love (Independence)

Boys 100 Meters: Brendan Henby (West Henderson), Victor Byrd (Rocky River)

Girls 200 Meters: Joyasia Smith (R-S Central) 2A state champion, Maya Love (Independence), Cameron Harvell (Rocky River)

Boys 200 Meters: Brendan Henby (West Henderson), Chance Phyall (Independence), Victor Byrd (Rocky River) 

Girls 300 Hurdles: Summer Washington (Rocky River) 4A state third place, Emma Hall (West Henderson), 

Boys 300 Hurdles: Liam Sutton (North Lincoln), Nathaniel Azie (Marvin Ridge), Nathaniel Rhein (Polk County)

Girls 400 Meters: Olivia Overholt (Polk County), Natasha Simmons (Marvin Ridge)

Boys 400 Meters: Walter McGill (Bunker Hill), Jackson Klein (West Henderson)

Girls 800 Meters: Danielle Colling (Marvin Ridge)

Boys 800 Meters: Van Robbins (R-S Central)

Girls 1600 Meters: Sidra Miller (Watauga), Brooke Hope (R-S Central)

Boys 1600 Meters: Zachary Willer (Stuart Cramer)

Girls 3200 Meters: Sidra Miller (Watauga)

Boys 3200 Meters: Phillip Riddle (North Iredell)

Girls Shot Put: Alana Warren (R-S Central)

Boys Shot Put: Jake Bryson (West Henderson)

Girls Discus Throw: Alexandria Jefferson (Rocky River)

Boys Discus Throw: Ian Tollison (Marvin Ridge)

Girls High Jump: MacKenzie Searcy (R-S Central)

Boys High Jump: Tyrese Miller (R-S Central), Ian Cox (East Burke), Kellen Hartman (Alex Central)

Girls Long Jump: Jada Brown (Hibriten) 2A state third place, Alexis Willis (Stuart Cramer)

Boys Long Jump: John Jackson (North Iredell), Drew Costello (Freedom)

Girls Triple Jump: Alexis Willis (Stuart Cramer) 3A state runner-up

Boys Triple Jump: Kellun Triplett (Alex Central)

Girls Pole Vault: Chloe Soorus (North Lincoln)

Boys Pole Vault: Henry Coatney (Watauga), Nolan Heath (Alex Central)

And leading relay times this season

Girls 4x100 West Henderson (1:00.00)

Boys 4x100 West Henderson (43.67)

Girls 4x200 West Henderson (1:47.13)

Boys 4x200 West Henderson (1:31.09)

Girls 4x400 Marvin Ridge (4:15.85)

Boys 4x400 Maiden (3:32.50)

Girls 4x800 Polk County (10:00.61)

Boys 4x800 West Henderson (8:29.44)

2022 East Burke Softball

Last Year's Record: 4-10 NWFAC

Current Record: 3-7, 3-5 CVAC

Returners: Taylor Bostain, Katherine Greene, Kaylee Page, Grace Hammack, Madyson Johnson, Love Tallent, Catherine Hammack

Newcomers: Addie Fortenberry, Kyndal Morrison, Raegan Carter

Coach's Outlook:

"We have some good teams in our conference, I'm happy that we were at a .500 conference record"

-Tracy Greene

                                                                

  (all photos by Wayne Baker)

                                          

                                                                     

   (#2 Grace Hammack)

                                            

                                                                     

   (#7 Love Tallent)

                                                

                                                                      

 (#8 Kaylee Paige)

(#11 Raegan Carter)

(#23 Addison Fortenberry)

(#26 Katherine Greene)

2022 Draughn Softball

Last Year's Record: 9-5 NWFAC

Current Record: 9-2, 4-1 W Highlands

Returners: Regan Winkler, Maddie Crouch, Maddison Powell, Katie Cozort, Brianna Nations

Key Newcomers: Aubrie Snyder, Katie Hamm, Laney Winebarger, Addison Poteet

Coach's Outlook:

"We are having a rollercoaster season, our goal is just to get better each game."

-Chris Cozort

(all photos by Wayne Baker)

(#2 Maddison Powell)

(#4 Brianna Nations)

(#8 Addison Poteet)

(#16 Laney Winebarger)

(#17 Maddie Crouch)

(#21 Katie Hamm)

(#22 Aubrie Snyder)

 

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Baseball/Softball #2)

BASEBALL

#1 Bandys (10-3, 7-1 CVAC)

#2 Burns (10-1, 6-0 S Piedmont)

#3 Draughn (9-3, 4-1 W Highlands)

#4 Maiden (6-6, 5-3 CVAC)

#5 Lincolnton (7-6, 5-3 CVAC)

SOFTBALL

#1 West Lincoln (9-3, 7-1 CVAC)

#2 Burns (10-1, 5-1 S Piedmont)

#3 Draughn (9-2, 4-1 W Highlands)

#4 Bandys (11-3, 7-1 CVAC)

#5 Maiden (7-4, 6-2 CVAC)

Burke County FCA Scoreboard (3/28-4/1/2022)

Baseball

Madison 5, Draughn 4

Draughn 15, Rosman 3

East Burke 21, West Caldwell 4 (ties team record for most runs scored)

Maiden 2, East Burke 1

Softball

Madison 5, Draughn 3

Draughn 5, Rosman 3

Draughn 9, East Burke 3

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 1

Maiden 10, East Burke 0

Girls Soccer

Avery County 3, Draughn 1

Draughn 3, Mitchell 0

East Burke 2, Newton-Conover 1

East Burke 7, Bunker Hill 0

Boys Tennis

Draughn 6, Mountain Heritage 3

Owen 9, Draughn 0

Bunker Hill 7, East Burke 2

Lincolnton 8, East Burke 1

Track & Field

East Burke @ Bunker Hill

Boys (1st, 146)

High Jump: KJ Byrd (1st, 6-2), Avery Fraley (T-2nd), Ian Cox (T-2nd)

Long Jump: KJ Byrd (1st, 19-09.05), Avery Fraley (2nd)

Pole Vault: KJ Byrd (1st, 13-00)

110 Hurdles: KJ Byrd (2nd)

100 Meters: Spencer Goins (2nd), Avery Fraley (3rd)

200 Meters: Spencer Goins (2nd)

Discus: Kolby Byrd (2nd)

Shot Put: Kolby Byrd (2nd), Brady Bostain (3rd), Hunter Mauldin (4th)

Girls (5th)

1600 run: Meah Walsh (1st, 5:46.07)

Discus: Taylor Bostain (2nd)

Shot Put: Taylor Bostain (2nd)

800 run: Meah Walsh (4th)