Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (10/1)

College Football Picks

NC State @ Clemson, Wake Forest @ Florida State, Alabama @ Arkansas, West Virginia @ Texas, own personal pick 

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (15 pts, 3/5 last week)

NC State, Wake Forest, Alabama, Texas, Georgia over Missouri

Jonathan Carter (14.1, 2/5 last week)

NC State (24-21), Wake Forest (35-30), Alabama (45-21), Texas (31-24), Air Force over Navy (28-17)

Zach Lowder (12.1, 3/5 last week; James Madison 32, Appalachian State 28)

Clemson (27-22), Florida State (34-28), Alabama (42-28), Texas (31-28), Oregon over Stanford (34-27)

Jason Baker (12, 3/5 last week)

NC State (by 3-7), Wake Forest (by 3-7), Arkansas (by 3-7), Texas (by 3-7), Louisville over Boston College (by 7-10)

Jon Ray (10, DNP last week)

NC State, Wake Forest, Alabama, Texas, Auburn over LSU

J&J College Football Power 5

Jason

#1 Georgia (4-0) next vs Missouri

#2 Clemson (4-0) next vs NC State

#3 Florida State (4-0) next vs Wake Forest

#4 Tennessee (4-0) next vs LSU, 10-8

#5 NC State (4-0) vs Clemson

Jon

#1 Alabama (4-0) vs Arkansas

#2 Ohio State (4-0) vs Rutgers

#3 NC State (4-0) vs Clemson

#4 Florida State (4-0) vs Wake Forest

#5 Kansas (4-0) vs Iowa State

TireMaxx Scoreboard (9/26-29/22)

Football

Draughn 56, Mitchell 21

Nigel Dula 5 TD runs

Eli Tillery TD run, TD pass

Zach Pinkerton TD reception

Justice Cunningham TD run

Will Price INT

Newton-Conover 28, East Burke 20

Ben Mast 158 total offensive yards, 3 TD, defensive INT

Jacob Dellinger 121 total offensive yards, TD reception

Levi Coble 102 rushing yards

KJ Byrd 47 rushing yards

Luke Wilson 15 tackles

Gavon Franklin/Cannon Morrison 8 tackles

Newton-Conover JV 30, East Burke 19

Zayne Newman 220 rushing yards, 2 TD, 2 two-point conv runs

Kolby Byrd 27-yard field goal, TFL

Ossie Burkeen TFL

Patrick Hernandez TFL

Bruce Robinson 2 pass breakups

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer

Avery County 2, Draughn 1

Draughn 5, Mitchell 3

Dawson Bollinger 2 goals

Andres Garcia 4 assists, goal

Mylton Garcia goal

Ryan Williams goal

Lincolnton 3, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 5 saves

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 1

Sylas Coleman goal, assist

Andrew Martufi goal, assist

Bryant Lao goal

Anthony Romero assist

Eduardo Sanchez 4 saves

Heritage girls 2, Table Rock 0

Marissa Williams 2 goals

Walter Johnson boys 3, East Burke 2

Zlatan Martinez goal

Isaiah Reid goal

Heritage boys 2, Table Rock 1

Barrett Dymoria goal

Marcos Say Chay goal

Liberty girls 4, East Burke 2

Liberty boys 4, East Burke 1

Cross Country

East Burke, Avery County, NCSSM @ Draughn

Draughn boys (2nd, 53)

Ryan Williams (1st, 19:02)

Grady Wooden (10th, 21:08)

Tray Powell (11th, 21:45)

East Burke girls (2nd, 48)

Meah Walsh (1st, 22:17)

Ashley Hernandez (3rd, 24:09)

Cadence Willis (13th, 27:15)

East Burke boys (3rd, 58)

Elijah Baker (4th, 19:57)

Marc Denton (9th, 20:50)

Calvin Curtis (14th, 22:26)

Draughn girls (3rd, 53)

Avie Helton (4th, 24:38)

Ambria Blalock (5th, 24:44)

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (9th, 26:42)

Girls Tennis

Draughn 8, Avery County 1

Singles: Katie Cozort (10-5), Maddison Powell (10-5), Jenna Coffey (10-3), Aubrey Childers (10-2), Abbey Humphries (10-5)

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-3), Maria Medrano/Childers (8-4), Coffey/Humphries (8-4)

Draughn 9, Mountain Heritage 0

Singles: Katie Cozort (10-1), Maddison Powell (10-0), Jenna Coffey (10-2), Maria Medrano (11-10, 7-5), Aubrey Childers (10-5), Abbey Humphries (10-1)

Bunker Hill 8, East Burke 1

Singles: Taylor Bostain (6-2, 6-2), Braelyn Stilwell (6-0, 6-0), Marabeth Huffman (6-2, 6-0), Gracie Hall (2-6, 7-5, 10-3), Joselyn Olvera-Salgado (6-2, 6-3)

Doubles: Bostain/Stilwell (8-3), Huffman/Hall (8-0), Salgado/Ally Mace (8-3)

Volleyball

Owen 3, Draughn 1

25-20 O, 25-21 O, 25-23 D, 25-21 O

Draughn 3, Avery County 1

25-19 D, 25-13 D, 25-22 AC, 25-20 D

Bandys 3, East Burke 0

25-16 B, 25-17 B, 25-17

Katherine Greene 8 kills, 4 digs, ace, block

Trysten Hare 5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs, assist

Addy Fortenberry 7 assists, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 2 kills

Aubree Grigg 3 blocks, 2 digs, kill

Newton-Conover 3, East Burke 1

25-20 EB, 25-23 N-C, 25-22 N-C, 25-22 N-C

Addy Fortenberry 19 assists, 15 digs, 4 aces, 2 kills, block

Aubree Grigg 10 kills, 8 blocks, 2 digs, ace

Reese Abernathy 15 digs, 6 kills, ace, block

Katherine Greene 10 digs, 8 kills, 2 blocks

Trysten Hare 6 kills, 4 blocks, dig

Roxy Taylor 4 kills, 4 digs, block

Heritage 3, Table Rock 0

East Burke 3, Walter Johnson 0

Liberty 3, East Burke 0

HS Football (2022 Week Seven)

Mitchell (4-2, 2-0) @ Draughn (5-1, 2-0)

Last Meeting: Mitchell 62, Draughn 14 (2021), 2nd meeting (1-0, Mitchell)

Last Week: Mitchell defeated Owen 49-26, Draughn defeated Avery County 57-7

Leading Performers

Mitchell: Ty Turbyfill, Chad Giarrusso, Dalton Hollifield, Gage Young

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

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

Last Meeting: Newton-Conover 19, East Burke 12 (2021), 28th meeting (14-13, N-Conover)

Last Week: East Burke lost to Bandys 35-14, N-Conover lost to Lincolnton 22-21

Leading Performers

East Burke: Jacob Dellinger, Levi Coble, Luke Wilson

Newton-Conover: Aiden Luangkhot, Ty'marion Miller, Ben Watson

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 29-319, 5 TD (106.3)

Justice Cunningham (D) 81-604, 12 TD (100.7)

Caden Buff (EB) 39-266, 2 TD (88.7)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 80-413, 6 TD (82.6)

Levi Coble (EB) 66-357, 4 TD (71.4)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 63/116, 1056 yards, 15 TD, 3 INT (176.0)

Ben Mast (EB) 11/30, 101 yards, TD, 5 INT (20.2)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 24-528, 8 TD (88.0)

Elijah Pritchard (D) 18-267, 7 TD (44.5)

Connor Pinkerton (D) 7-99 (16.5)

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 126

Justice Cunningham (D) 78

Zach Pinkerton (D) 48

Elijah Pritchard (D) 44

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 38

Nigel Dula (D) 30

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula

• Burke County Career Rushing Yards (194 for 5th)
• Burke County Career Rushing TDs (32)

William Brawley (P) 35, Robbie McGee (EB) 40, Joe Eakin (P) 44, David Burgess (F) 48, BJ Emmons (F) 95

• D Career Receiving Yards (119 for 7th)

Eli Tillery

• D Career Passing Yards (1654 for 1st; Braxton Cox 4729)
• D Career TD Passes (35) (Braxton Cox: 39)

Zach Pinkerton

• D Season Receiving Yards (96 for 4th)
• D Career Receiving Yards (172 for 3rd) (157 for 1000)

Elijah Pritchard

• D Season Receiving Yards (8 to enter top 10)
• D Career Receiving Yards (5 for 9th)

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Football #1)

1A/2A

#1 Maiden (4-1, 2-0) West Lincoln 27-17 W

#2 Burns (4-1, 1-0) BYE

#3 Bunker Hill (5-0, 2-0) West Caldwell 52-6 W

#4 Draughn (5-1, 2-0) Avery County 57-7 W

#5 West Lincoln (4-1, 1-1) Maiden 27-17 L

3A/4A

#1 East Lincoln (5-0, 2-0) Statesville 28-7 W

#2 Kings Mountain (5-0, 2-0) North Gaston 56-0 W

#3 Watauga (4-1) BYE

#4 Crest (4-1, 2-0) Stuart Cramer 54-28 W

#5 South Caldwell (4-1) BYE

TireMaxx Scoreboard (9/19-23/22)

Football

Draughn 57, Owen 7

Eli Tillery 5 TDs (4 passing, 1 rushing)

Elijah Pritchard 3 receiving TDs, two-point conv receeption

John Robert Abernathy two-point conv pass

Zach Pinkerton receiving TD

Nigel Dula 2 rushing TDs

Justice Cunningham rushing TD

Will Price INT

Trevor Houston INT, fumble recovery

Bandys 35, East Burke 14

Levi Coble 116 rushing yards, TD, TFL

Jacob Dellinger 82 rushing yards, TD

KJ Byrd 80 rushing yards

Luke Wilson 11 tackles

Bandys JVs 40, East Burke 22

Zayne Newman 153 rushing yards, 2 TD

Ossie Burkeen 85 rushing yards, TD

Calvin Vue 47 passing yards, fumble recovery

DJ Weston 43 receiving yards

Jordan Fox forced fumble

Nathan Rees fumble recovery

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer

Newton-Conover 3, East Burke 1

Gannon Stotts goal

Sylas Coleman assist

Eduardo Sanchez 8 saves

East Burke 3, Bunker Hill 2

Heritage MS girls 5, Walter Johnson 2

Marissa Williams 3 goal hat trick

Mati Kincaid 2 goals

Heritage MS girls 4, Liberty 1

Marissa Williams 2 goals

Makenzie Powell goal

Reagan Webb goal

West McDowell MS girls 3, East Burke 1

Sarabeth Bradley goal

Walter Johnson MS boys 7, Heritage 1

Barrett Dymora goal

Liberty MS boys 4, Heritage 0

West McDowell MS boys 7, East Burke 3

Zlatan Martinez 2 goals

Nicholas Chang goal

Cross Country

East Burke @ Lincolnton Wolves XC 5K

Girls (1st, 47)

Meah Walsh (1st, 22:01.81)

Ashley Hernandez (6th, 24:49.46)

Piper Strong (10th, 26:11.41)

Boys (4th, 94)

Elijah Baker (7th, 19:52.90)

Marc Denton (8th, 19:54.08)

Jackson Spencer (14th, 21:01.69)

Draughn @ Freedom Inv 5K

D girls

Avie Helton (31st)

Regen Bridges (51st)

Georgina Cisneros Rivera (52nd)

D boys

Grady Wooden (23rd)

Blaine Blackwell (27th)

William Abernathy (32nd)

Girls Tennis

Draughn 4, NCSSM 0

Singles: Katie Cozort (8-6), Maddison Powell (8-0), Jenna Coffey (8-0)

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-0)

Draughn 5, Owen 4

Singles: Maddison Powell (10-7), Jenna Coffey (10-6), Maria Medrano (10-8)

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-2), Coffey/Abbey Humphries (8-3)

Maiden 8, East Burke 1

Singles: Braelyn Stilwell (5-1, 5-7, 10-7)

East Burke 6, Bandys 3

Singles: Taylor Bostain (6-2, 7-5), Braelyn Stilwell (6-1, 6-0), Marabeth Huffman (6-0, 6-1), Gracie Hall (6-4, 3-6, 11-9)

Doubles: Bostain/Stilwell (8-2)

Newton-Conover 8, East Burke 1

Singles: Marabeth Huffman (6-4, 7-5)

Volleyball

Draughn 3, East Burke 1

25-16 D, 31-29 EB, 25-17, 25-10

Draughn

Madison Powell 11 kills, 6 aces

Addison Poteet 5 aces

Helena Hatley 3 aces

Bella Williams 4 kills, 2 blocks

Ella Heavner 2 blocks, 2 aces, kill

Ally Auton 2 aces

Speed Hatley 2 aces

East Burke

Aubree Grigg 12 kills, 8 blocks, 3 digs, assist

Addy Fortenberry 16 assists, 11 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills

Katherine Greene 7 kills, 6 digs, block

Reese Abernathy 8 digs, 2 kills

Draughn 3, Mountain Heritage 2

25-21 MH, 25-15 MH, 25-22 D, 25-22 D, 15-13 D

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 0

25-11 EB, 25-10 EB, 25-15 EB

Katherine Greene 7 kills

Aubree Grigg 6 kills, 2 blocks, ace

Addy Fortenberry 10 assists, 4 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks, kill

Roxy Taylor 4 kills, dig

Trysten Hare 3 kills, 3 blocks

Reese Abernathy 6 digs, 2 kills

Allison Teague 3 digs, 2 aces, kill

Maiden 3, East Burke 0

25-22 M, 25-21 M, 25-12 M

Aubree Grigg 7 blocks, 4 kills

Trysten Hare 6 blocks, 3 kills, ace

Addy Fortenberry 16 digs, 7 assists, 3 kills, block

Reese Abernathy 13 digs, 5 kills, 3 blocks

Katherine Greene 9 digs, 4 kills, 3 blocks

Roxy Taylor 4 blocks, 3 kills, assist

Heritage MS 3, Walter Johnson 0

Heritage MS 3, Liberty 1

West McDowell MS 3, East Burke 1

Baker's Dozen Podcast Football Picks & Rankings (9/23)

College Football Picks

Clemson (-7) @ Wake Forest, Texas (-6) @ Texas Tech, Florida @ Tennessee, Arkansas @ Texas A&M (-2.5), own personal pick

Jonathan Carter (12.1 pts, 4/5 last week)

Wake Forest (25-17), Texas (30-23), Tennessee (38-17), Arkansas (28-20), Minnesota over Michigan State (24-21)

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (12 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia over Kent State

Jason Baker (9 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson (by 10-12), Texas Tech (by 7-10), Tennessee (by 10-12), Arkansas (by 3-7), Duke over Kansas (by 3-7)

Zach Lowder (9 pts, 2/5 last week)

Clemson (38-27), Texas (42-30), Tennessee (35-27), Arkansas (28-25), James Madison over Appalachian State (30-28)

J&J College Football Power 5

Jason

#1 Georgia (3-0) next vs Kent State

#2 Wake Forest (3-0) next vs Clemson

#3 Clemson (3-0) next vs Wake Forest

#4 Florida State (3-0) next vs Boston College

#5 Appalachian State (2-1) next vs James Madison

Jon Ray

#1 Alabama (3-0) next vs Vanderbilt

#2 Ohio State (3-0) next vs Wisconsin

#3 NC State (3-0) next vs UCONN

#4 Florida State (3-0) next vs Boston College

#5 Appalachian State (2-1) next vs James Madison

NFL Baker's Dozen Rankings

#1 Buffalo Bills (2-0) next vs Dolphins

#2 Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) next vs Colts

#3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) next vs Packers

#4 Miami Dolphins (2-0) next vs Bills

#5 Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) next vs Commanders

#6 LA Rams (1-1) next vs Cardinals

#7 San Francisco 49ers (1-1) next vs Broncos

#8 Green Bay Packers (1-1) next vs Buccaneers

#9 New England Patriots (1-1) next vs Ravens

#10 Minnesota Vikings (1-1) next vs Lions

#11 Arizona Cardinals (1-1) next vs Rams

#12 Dallas Cowboys (1-1) next vs Giants

#13 Denver Broncos (1-1) next vs 49ers

HS Football (2022 Week Six)

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

Last Meeting: Draughn 42, Avery County 22 (2021), 5th meeting (3-1, Draughn)

Last Week: Avery County defeated Rosman 51-13, Draughn defeated Owen 55-12

Leading Performers

Avery County: Latrell Baker, Elijah Holtsclaw, Will Stanford, Logan Gilliam 

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Elijah Pritchard, Zach Pinkerton, Luke Rector

Bandys (1-3, 0-1) @ East Burke (2-2, 0-1)

Last Meeting: East Burke 36, Bandys 32 (2021), 7th meeting (5-1, Bandys)

Last Week: Bandys lost to West Lincoln 35-28, East Burke lost to Maiden 47-27

Leading Performers

Bandys: Nolan Jones, Raydyn Brooks, Wyatt Wesson, Elliot Spicer

East Burke: KJ Byrd, Cannon Morrison, Jacob Dellinger, Luke Wilson

From The Coach

"Bandys is always a tough team. We have to be good at the fundamentals, limit turnovers, and tackle"

"We had some good momentum to end last Friday's game and it's carried over into a good week of practice. We're just ready to play again."

-Derrick Minor

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Justice Cunningham (D) 77-555, 11 TD (111.0)

Caden Buff (EB) 39-266, 2 TD (88.7)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 62-331, 5 TD (82.7)

Nigel Dula (D) 17-146, 3 TD (73.0)

Levi Coble (EB) 46-241, 3 TD (60.2)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 51/97, 887 yards, 11 TD, 3 INT (177.4)

Ben Mast (EB) 9/24, 88 yards, TD, 3 INT (22.0)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 20-490, 7 TD (98.0)

Elijah Pritchard (D) 13-168, 4 TD (33.6)

Connor Pinkerton (D) 6-88 (17.6)

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 96

Justice Cunningham (D) 72

Zach Pinkerton (D) 42

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 30

Elijah Pritchard (D) 24

Rudy Mendoza (D) 20

Ben Mast (EB) 20

TireMaxx Scoreboard (9/12-16/22)

Football

Owen 55, Draughn 12

Nigel Dula 94 rushing yards, 2 TD

Justice Cunningham 77 rushing yards, TD

Eli Tillery 248 passing yards, 5 TD

Zach Pinkerton 120 receiving yards, 2 TD

Eli Pritchard 53 receiving yards, 3 TD

Luke Rector 3 TFL, sack

Hampton Blackwell 2 TFL

Connor Pinkerton 2 TFL

Malachi Silver INT

Rudy Mendoza 5 PATs

Maiden 47, East Burke 27

KJ Byrd 151 rushing yards, TD

Jacob Dellinger 104 rushing yards, 2 TD

Luke Wilson 4 TFL

Levi Coble 2 TFL

Cannon Morrison 98 yd INT TD return

Maiden 26, East Burke 6 (JV)

Zayne Newman 78 rushing yards, TD

Jordan Fox TFL

Patrick Hernandez TFL

Kolby Byrd TFL

Nathan Rees INT

Boys Soccer

Maiden 3, East Burke 1

Jaccob Fair goal

Bryant Lao assist

Eduardo Sanchez 4 saves

Bandys 4, East Burke 1

Jaccob Fair goal

Bryant Lao assist

Eduardo Sanchez 4 saves

Volleyball

East Burke 3, Hibriten 1

25-18 EB, 25-22 EB, 25-18 H, 25-18 EB

Addy Fortenberry 18 assists, 12 digs, 6 blocks, kill

Roxy Taylor 10 digs, 7 assists, 5 kills, 3 blocks

Katherine Greene 10 kills, 9 digs, ace

Aubree Grigg 9 kills, 8 blocks, 5 digs

Reese Abernathy 16 digs, 7 kills

Janiyah Reinhardt-Phillips 12 digs

Trysten Hare 7 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks

East Burke 3, Lincolnton 2

25-19 EB, 25-16 L, 25-21 EB, 25-22 L, 15-12 EB

Katherine Greene 15 kills, 11 digs, block

Aubree Grigg 11 blocks, 9 kills, 2 digs

Addy Fortenberry 17 assists, 10 kills, 2 digs, ace

Reese Abernathy 17 digs, 11 kills, ace

Caroline Pruitt 20 assists, 3 aces, 2 digs

Janiyah Reinhardt-Phillips 12 digs

Trysten Hare 5 kills, 3 blocks, dig

Roxy Taylor 5 assists, 4 kills, 2 digs, block

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 0

25-14 EB, 25-17 EB, 25-11 EB

Katherine Greene 10 kills, 6 digs, block

Reese Abernathy 9 kills, 9 digs

Addy Fortenberry 13 assists, 9 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills, block

Janiyah Reinhardt-Phillips 9 digs

Aubree Grigg 6 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks

Trysten Hare 5 blocks, 3 kills, dig

Cross Country

Draughn @ McDowell Running of the Titans 5K

Boys (1st, 102)

William Abernathy (2nd, 19:37.23)

Blaine Blackwell (4th, 20:30.36)

Grady Wooden (6th, 20:54.07)

Girls (1st, 52)

Avie Helton (2nd, 24:38.55)

Ambria Blalock (4th, 25:35.19)

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (6th, 26:11.66)

East Burke @ Bunker Hill

Boys (N/A)

Marc Denton (4th, 19:43.64)

Elijah Baker (6th, 19:49.27)

Jackson Spencer (15th, 21:07.49)

Girls (1st, 48)

Meah Walsh (2nd, 21:41.84)

Ashley Hernandez (5th, 25:13.31)

Piper Strong (13th, 27:37.82)

Lady Wildcats on top, downs defending champs Rosman

Valdese- The Draughn volleyball team started the week on the rebound after a four-game week that included a five-set road loss to Avery County.

The Lady Wildcats started out with consecutive three-set wins over Freedom and Madison before approaching the challenge of facing the defending Western Highlands Conference champions Rosman.

Draughn was able to withstand early holes for the result of gaining a thrilling four-set win over the visiting Tigers to lead the current conference standings with a 4-1 mark.

"The girls are starting to focus and play together," said Draughn volleyball coach Jamie Ward.

"It's a lot of hard work and determination (to win in this conference), all the girls on the bench and on the court are supporting each other."

One of the major key elements of Thursday's win came from senior Madison Powell recording 15 kills, especially in moments to dig out of deficits to Rosman.

"We all played together and worked so hard as a team," said Powell, who also recorded eight kills in Tuesday's win over Madison.

"That was the best game we played all this season."

Ally Auton, Addison Poteet, and Helena Hatley were also key standouts for the Lady Wildcats at the service line as Auton's appearance in the third set completely erased an early lead for Rosman.

Speed Hatley, Bella Williams, Ella Heavner, Emma Lewis, Bailey Mozeley, and Maddie Crouch were also key contributors to the win.

The JV team split the two conference contests winning over Madison and falling to Rosman in straight sets.

Meredith Rollyson, Ella Anthony, Trinity McDaniel, Lyrical Edwards, and Rylee Schutt were key contributors to the JV team.

                                                            -Verse of the Day-

"We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose."

-Romans 8:28 (CSB)

                                    (Madison Powell in position to record a kill vs. Rosman) (Wayne Baker)

Draughn 3, Freedom 0

Draughn 3, Madison 0

26-24 D, 25-15 D, 25-16 D

Draughn 3, Rosman 1

25-22 R, 25-17 D, 25-22 D, 25-23 D

W Highlands Standings (9/15)

Draughn         4-1

M Heritage         3-1

Avery         2-2

Madison                 2-2

Owen                 2-2

Rosman                 2-3

Mitchell                 0-4

HS Football (2022 Week Five)

Draughn (3-1) @ Owen (0-3)

Last Meeting: Draughn 36, Owen 7 (2021), Third Meeting (1-1)

Last Week: Draughn defeated Highland Tech 62-6, Owen lost to North Henderson 44-34

Leading Performers

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Zach Pinkerton, Connor Pinkerton

Owen: Alex Sanchez, Ben Austin, Will Johnson, Kameron Moore 

East Burke (2-1) @ Maiden (2-1)

Last Meeting: Maiden 43, East Burke 6 (2021), Ninth Meeting (6-2, Maiden)

Last Week: East Burke & Maiden were idle

Leading Performers

East Burke: Ben Mast, Jacob Dellinger, Luke Wilson, Caden Buff

Maiden: Chris Culliver, Ben Gibbs, Wesley Thompson, Jacob Sigmon

From The Coach

"Maiden is going to be a tough opponent. They are tough, athletic, and well-coached."

"We have to play a clean error-free game to give ourselves a chance at one of the top teams in the state and our conference."

-Derrick Minor

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Justice Cunningham (D) 66-478, 10 TD (119.5)

Caden Buff (EB) 39-266, 2 TD (88.7)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 44-227, 3 TD (75.7)

Eli Tillery (D) 24-250, 5 TD (62.5)

Levi Coble (EB) 33-185, 3 TD (61.7)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 35/76, 639 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT (159.7)

Ben Mast (EB) 9/22, 88 yards, TD, INT (29.3)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 15-370, 5 TD (92.5)

Elijah Pritchard (D) 8-115, TD (28.7)

Connor Pinkerton (D) 5-81 (20.2)

Justice Cunningham (D) 2-46

Darren Hammons (EB) 2-32, TD

Sterling Radabaugh (D) 3-30, TD

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 66

Justice Cunningham (D) 64

Zach Pinkerton (D) 30

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 18

Levi Coble (EB) 18

Ben Mast (EB) 18

Rudy Mendoza (D) 15

Caden Buff (EB) 12

Eli Carico (EB) 10

Baker's Dozen Podcast Football Picks & Rankings (9/15)

College Football Picks

Florida State @ Louisville, Penn State @ Auburn, Miami @ Texas A&M, Texas Tech @ NC State, extra pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (9/10, 4/4 last week)

Florida State, Auburn, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tennessee over Akron

Jonathan Carter (8/10, 4/4 last week)

Florida State (30-27), Auburn (27-23), Texas A&M (27-17), NC State (35-14), Oregon over BYU (42-20)

Jon Ray (7/10, 4/4 last week)

Florida State, Auburn, Miami, NC State, Appalachian State over Troy

Zach Lowder (7/10, 3/4 last week)

Florida State, Auburn, Miami, Texas Tech, Western Carolina over Presbyterian

Jason Baker (6/10, 2/4 last week)

Florida State, Auburn, Miami, NC State, Appalachian State over Troy

J&J College Football Power 5

Jason

#1 Georgia (2-0) next: South Carolina

#2 Wake Forest (2-0) next: Liberty

#3 Clemson (2-0) next: Louisiana Tech

#4 Florida State (2-0) next: Louisville

#5 Appalachian State (1-1) next: Troy

Jon

#1 Alabama (2-0) next: Louisiana-Monroe

#2 Ohio State (2-0) next: Toledo

#3 NC State (2-0) next: Texas Tech

#4 Florida State (2-0) next: Louisville

#5 Appalachian State (1-1) next: Troy

NFL Baker's Dozen Rankings

#1 Buffalo Bills (1-0) next: Titans

#2 Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) next: Chargers

#3 Minnesota Vikings (1-0) next: Eagles

#4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) next: Saints

#5 Miami Dolphins (1-0) next: Ravens

#6 Baltimore Ravens (1-0) next: Dolphins

#7 LA Rams (0-1) next: Falcons

#8 Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) next: Vikings

#9 Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) next: Patriots

#10 Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) next: Cowboys

#11 LA Chargers (1-0) next: Chiefs

#12 Washington Commanders (1-0) next: Lions

#13 Seattle Seahawks (1-0) next: 49ers

Verse of the Day:

"Blessed is the one who endures trials because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."

-James 1:12 (CSB)

TireMaxx Scoreboard (9/6-10/22)

V Football

Draughn 62, Highland Tech 6

Eli Tillery 2 TD runs, 2 TD passes

Nigel Dula TD run

Justice Cunningham TD run

John Robert Abernathy TD pass

Zach Pinkerton TD reception

Sterling Radabaugh TD reception

Connor Pinkerton 15 yard TD INT return

Hampton Blackwell 57 yard TD fumble return

Boys Soccer

Maiden 8, Draughn 2

Mylton Garcia 2 goals

South Caldwell 2, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 5 saves

Foard 3, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 8 saves

Volleyball

Avery County 3, Draughn 2

25-15 AC, 25-23 D, 25-23 AC, 25-18 D, 15-12 AC

Draughn 3, Freedom 0

25-21 D, 25-12 D, 25-14 D

Draughn 3, Mitchell 0

25-9 D, 25-20 D, 25-13 D

Bishop McGuiness 3, Draughn 0

East Burke 3, Newton-Conover 1

25-17 EB, 25-22 EB, 25-13 N-C, 25-17 EB

Addy Fortenberry 16 assists, 4 aces, 3 digs, 2 kills, block

Aubree Grigg 10 kills, 6 blocks, ace, dig

Reese Abernathy 10 digs, 5 kills, 2 aces, block

East Burke 3, Bunker Hill 2

29-27 BH, 25-22 BH, 25-20 EB, 25-21 EB, 15-9 EB

Katherine Greene 15 digs, 11 kills, 4 blocks, ace, assist

Addy Fortenberry 27 assists, 12 digs, 8 kills, 2 aces, block

Aubree Grigg 15 blocks, 10 kills, 6 digs

Reese Abernathy 11 kills, 11 digs

Trysten Hare 7 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs, ace, assist

Roxy Taylor 3 digs, 2 kills, 2 assists, block

Girls Tennis

East Burke 5, Draughn 4

Singles

#1 Katie Cozort (D) d. Taylor Bostain (EB) 8-3

#2 Braelyn Stilwell (EB) d. Maddison Powell (D) 8-2

#3 Marabeth Huffman (EB) d. Jenna Coffey (D) 8-3

#4 Joselyn Olvera (EB) d. Aubrey Childers (D) 8-4

#5 Maria Medrano (D) d. Gracie Hall (EB) 9-7

#6 Abby Humphries (D) d. Anna-Grace Coble (EB) 9-7

Doubles

#1 Bostain/Stilwell (EB) d. Cozort/Powell 8-6

#2 Huffman/Olvera (EB) d. Childers/Medrano (D) 8-5

#3 Coffey/Humphries (D) d. Hall/Coble (EB) 8-2

Cross Country

Friday Night Lights Festival @ Ivey Redmon Sports Complex

Girls Open 5K

Meah Walsh (EB) 1st, 20:20

Ashley Hernandez (EB) 46th, 23:46

Cadence Willis (EB) 81st, 25:32

Boys Open 5K

Marc Denton (EB) 63rd, 19:31

Elijah Baker (EB) 80th, 19:50

Calvin Curtis (EB) 101st, 20:24

JV Football

Draughn 30, Highland Tech 14

MS Football

Grandview 22, East Burke 14

Cayson Mooneyham 9 yard rushing TD

Jesiah Rees to RJ Williams 20 yard passing TD

Daniel Cook 2 point conversion run, fumble recovery

Cook & Izan Hang leading tacklers 

Heritage 28, Granite Falls 7

East Burke 28, Draughn 27 (OT) The Summary

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

EB- Levi Coble 1 run (Eli Carico kick)

D- Eli Pritchard 28 pass from Eli Tillery (Rudy Mendoza kick)

Second Quarter

EB- Jacob Dellinger 15 run (Carico kick)

D- Justice Cunningham 8 run (kick failed)

D- Cunningham 25 run (Cunningham run)

Third Quarter

None

Fourth Quarter

EB- Caden Buff 80 run (Carico kick)

OT

D- Tillery 5 run (run failed)

EB- Darren Hammons 11 pass from Ben Mast (Carico kick)

By The Numbers

232: Total rushing yards by East Burke

197: Total rushing yards by Draughn

151: Rushing yards by Caden Buff

130: Passing yards by Eli Tillery

120: Rushing yards by Justice Cunningham

18: Total first downs for Draughn

13: Total first downs for East Burke

10: PATs to date by Eli Carico this season

Blue & Gold Classic MVPs

Draughn: Hampton Blackwell (6 tackles, TFL)

East Burke: Caden Buff (151 rushing yards, 80-yard TD run)

Scoring Leaders (thru 3 weeks)

Justice Cunningham (D) 58

Eli Tillery (D) 42

Zach Pinkerton (D) 18

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 18

Levi Coble (EB) 18

Ben Mast (EB) 18

Caden Buff (EB) 12

Eli Carico (EB) 10

TireMaxx Scoreboard (8/29-9/2/2022)

Volleyball

Alexander Central 3, Draughn 1

25-19 AC, 25-21 D, 25-19 AC, 25-18 AC

Madison Powell 6 kills, serve ace

Speed Hatley 4 serve aces, kill, block

Helena Hatley 3 serve aces, kill

Addison Poteet 3 serve aces

Ella Heavner 2 blocks, serve ace

Addison Aldridge serve ace

Emma Lewis serve ace

Draughn 3, Owen 1

25-21 O, 25-19 D, 25-19 D, 25-12 D

Madison Powell 11 kills, 5 aces

Helena Hatley 7 aces, 2 kills

Speed Hatley 5 aces, kill

Bailey Mozeley 4 kills

Bella Williams 3 kills, 2 blocks

Ella Heavner 3 aces, 2 kills

Ally Auton 3 aces

Addison Poteet 2 aces

Emma Lewis 2 kills

East Burke 3, Freedom 1

25-22 F, 25-17 EB, 25-20 EB, 25-14 EB

Katherine Greene 15 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces

Aubree Grigg 12 kills, 3 blocks, ace, dig

Addy Fortenberry 16 assists, 10 digs, 7 kills, 4 aces

Caroline Pruitt 21 assists, 5 aces, 3 digs

Janiyah Reinhardt Phillips 5 aces, 3 digs

Reese Abernathy 14 digs

Maiden 3, East Burke 0

25-13 M, 25-20 M, 25-13 M

Aubree Grigg 7 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs

Trysten Hare 5 kills, 3 digs, block

Katherine Greene 3 kills, 3 digs, ace, assist

Addy Fortenberry 10 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces

Caroline Pruitt 8 digs, 3 assists

Reese Abernathy 8 digs

Bandys 3, East Burke 1

25-17 EB, 25-16 B, 25-16 B, 25-20 B

Addy Fortenberry 15 assists, 6 digs, 5 kills, ace

Aubree Grigg 9 kills, ace, block, dig

Katherine Greene 7 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks

Janiyah Reinhardt-Phillips 6 digs, 3 aces

Reese Abernathy 13 digs

Roxy Taylor 4 kills

Boys Soccer

Erwin 5, Draughn 1

Dawson Bollinger goal

Girls Tennis

Patton 5, Draughn 4

Singles

Katie Cozort (8-3)

Maddison Powell (8-4)

Maria Medrano (7-4)

Doubles

Cozort/Powell (8-3)

Cross Country

Draughn @ South Caldwell

Boys (1st, 62)

Ryan Williams (2nd, 8:37.74)

Tray Powell (14th, 9:45.84)

William Abernathy (16th, 9:46.55)

Blaine Blackwell (17th, 9:50.66)

Grady Wooden (20th, 10:02.66)

Girls (3rd, 88)

Ambria Blalock (8th, 11:22.12)

Avie Helton (16th, 11:59.92)

Regen Bridges (22nd, 12:30.72)

Georgia Cisneros (23rd, 12:40.42)

JV Football

East Burke 18, Draughn 0

D: Dante Tillery, Jack Charlet, Connor Houston, Marshall Brinkley

EB: Zayne Newman, DJ Weston, Grant Mauldin, Nathan Rees

HS Football (2022 Week Three)

Draughn (2-0) @ East Burke (1-1)

Last Week: Draughn defeated Patton 46-16, East Burke fell to Freedom 33-20

Leading Performers

Draughn: Justice Cunningham, Donnell Wilkins, Eli Tillery, Zach Pinkerton, Hampton Blackwell

East Burke: Ben Mast, Luke Wilson, Levi Coble, Jacob Dellinger, Caden Buff

Series History: Draughn 6, East Burke 6

10/2/2009: East Burke 32, Draughn 0

10/1/2010: Draughn 36, East Burke 35

9/23/2011: Draughn 30, East Burke 7

9/21/2012: East Burke 26, Draughn 7

10/11/2013: Draughn 28, East Burke 21

10/10/2014: East Burke 27, Draughn 14

10/9/2015: East Burke 36, Draughn 14

10/7/2016: East Burke 20, Draughn 0

11/3/2017: East Burke 21, Draughn 12

11/2/2018: Draughn 28, East Burke 17

11/8/2019: Draughn 38, East Burke 7

4/9/2021: Draughn 41, East Burke 28

Game Records (info from Morganton News Herald archived stories & Valdese Sports Network records)

(Note: 2011 game info not available)

Most Passing Yards: 333 yards (Braxton Cox (D) 2019)

Most Rushing Yards: 222 yards (Nigel Dula (D) 2020)

Most Receiving Yards: 144 yards (Chucky Ritchie (EB) 2013)

Longest TD Run: 80 yards (Tyler McKinney (D) 2018)

Longest TD Interception Return: 74 yards (Matt Whisnant (EB) 2012)

Longest TD Pass: 66 yards (Eli Tillery to Nigel Dula (D) 2020)

Most Points Scored by a Draughn Player: 30 (Nigel Dula (D) 2020)

Longest Field Goal: 28 yards (Justin Powell (EB) 2009/Turner Strong (EB) 2018)

Most Points Scored by an East Burke Player: 18 (Brandon Clark 2015)

Sacks: 4 (Noah Rooks (EB) 2019)

Tackles For Loss: 3 (Taeshawn Newton (D) 2012)

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Justice Cunningham (D) 36-338, 7 TD (169.0)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 34-176, 2 TD (88.0)

Levi Coble (EB) 24-167, 2 TD (83.5)

Eli Tillery (D) 10-130, 2 TD (65.0)

Caden Buff (EB) 24-115, TD (57.5)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 15/34, 395 yards, 3 TD, INT (197.5)

Ben Mast (EB) 5/10, 53 yards, INT

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 9-302, 3 TD (151.0)

Elijah Pritchard (D) 2-35

Darren Hammons (EB) 1-21

Dylan Rhoney (D) 1-20

Tywan Nemorian (D) 1-20

Skylar Hudson (D) 1-14

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 2-13

Justice Cunningham (D) 1-13

Levi Coble (EB) 1-13

Caden Buff (EB) 1-6

Sterling Radabaugh (D) 1-4

Scoring

Justice Cunningham (D) 44

Eli Tillery (D) 30

Zach Pinkerton (D) 18

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 12

Levi Coble (EB) 12

Ben Mast (EB) 12