TireMaxx Scoreboard (10/24-29/22)

Football

Draughn 49, Mountain Heritage 21

Nigel Dula 164 rushing yds, TD, TD reception, two pt conv run

Eli Tillery 223 passing yds, 3 TD, rushing TD, two pt conv run

Zach Pinkerton 124 receiving yds, 2 TD

Elijah Pritchard blocked punt return TD

Donnell Wilkins 2 TFL

Hampton Blackwell TFL

Connor Pinkerton TFL

Luke Rector TFL

Elijah Pritchard sack, forced fumble

Trevor Houston pass breakup

Jacob Mull pass breakup

East Burke 42, West Caldwell 27

Jacob Dellinger 178 rushing yds, 3 TD

KJ Byrd 154 rushing yds, TD

Ben Mast 2 TD runs

Luke Wilson 15 tackles, TFL New Record Holder: Season Tackles 115, Career Tackles 219

Levi Coble 10 tackles, 3 TFL, sack

Gavon Franklin 10 tackles, TFL

Brady Bostain 3 TFL, sack

Mason Robison INT, blocked punt

JV: East Burke 34, West Caldwell 22

Ossie Burkeen 145 rushing yards, 2 TD

Zayne Newman 126 rushing yards, 2 TD

Vernon Quintana 35 rushing yards, TD/5 tackles, TFL

Kolby Byrd 5 tackles, 2 TFL

Patrick Hernandez 5 tackles, TFL

Jordan Fox 4 tackles

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer 

Mountain Heritage 3, Draughn 2

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 0

Qwinton Hemphill 2 goals

Danny Ramirez goal

Raleigh Slutsky assist

Gannon Stotts assist

Eduardo Sanchez 5 saves

West Caldwell 3, East Burke 1

Jaccob Fair goal

Eduardo Sanchez 4 saves

Liberty boys 4, EBMS 1

Zlatan Martinez goal

Liberty girls 4, EBMS 0

MS Volleyball

Liberty 3, East Burke 1

Cross Country

1A Regionals @ Kituawah Mound

Draughn boys (10th)

Ryan Williams (19th, 17:49.52) State Qualifier

William Abernathy (34th)

Tray Powell (50th)

Blaine Blackwell (53rd)

Grady Wooden (73rd)

Ben Thao (93rd)

Wonhee Kim (94th)

Draughn girls (12th)

Ambria Blalock (49th)

Regen Bridges (63rd)

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (78th)

Anna Cape (81st)

Cora Hunt (93rd)

Libby Toole (94th)

2A Regionals @ Asheville Christian Academy

East Burke girls (7th)

Meah Walsh (4th, 20:41.90) State Qualifier

Ashley Hernandez (23rd)

Piper Strong (47th)

Cadence Willis (50th)

Karlynna McDaniel (65th)

Lacie Forino (66th)

Maritza Cisneros Estrada (84th)

East Burke boys (17th)

Elijah Baker (41st)

Calvin Curtis (72nd)

Seth Adamcyzk (93rd)

Travis Craig (107th)

Job Snow (111th)

Lady Wildcats season ends in third round

Gastonia/Monroe- For just the second time in school history, the Draughn volleyball team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs joining the 2013 team.

A historic run for the ninth-seeded Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference Champion Lady Wildcats started with straight sets wins over Swain County and Piedmont Community Charter before falling to defending 1A state champions Union Academy in straight sets.

Senior Madison Powell led the Lady Wildcats with seven kills in her final game Thursday night.

Ella Heavner and Speed Hatley each made a key service ace against the host Lady Cardinals while Heavner, Bella Williams, Bailey Mozeley, and Emma Lewis made key plays at the net.

On Tuesday night vs. the Lady Patriots of Piedmont CC, Mozeley, Powell, and Williams each tallied at least five kills with Heavner also being a key server.

The Lady Wildcats season ends with a 15-10 overall record, 9-3 in the Western Highlands Conference, as head coach Jamie Ward reached 51 wins in four seasons.

(Speed Hatley looks to return a serve alongside Ella Heavner vs. Piedmont Community Charter)

(Wayne Baker)

Draughn 3, Swain County 0

25-19, 25-22, 25-19

Draughn 3, Piedmont CC 0

25-16, 25-20, 25-20

Union Academy 3, Draughn 0

25-14, 25-8, 25-19

Verse of the Day

“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever.”

-Revelation 5:13 (NIV)

HS Football (2022 Week 11)

Mountain Heritage (4-5, 4-1) @ Draughn (8-1, 5-0)

Last Meeting: Mountain Heritage 45, Draughn 20 (2021) (2nd meeting, 1-0 Mtn Heritage)

Last Week: Mtn Heritage won over Madison 35-21, Draughn was idle

Wildcat Seniors: #2 Tywan Nemorin, #4 Zach Pinkerton, #9 Thomas Lambert, #10 Elijah Pritchard, #11 Will Price, #15 John Robert Abernathy, #42 Donnell Wilkins, #51 Xavier Cook, #52 Josh Elkins, #53 Luke Rector, #54 Bryan Sanchez, #56 Harrison Williams, #77 Shytrail Gaither, #81 Trevor Houston

West Caldwell (0-9, 0-6) @ East Burke (2-7, 0-6)

Last Meeting: East Burke 28, West Caldwell 18 (2021) (32nd meeting, 19-12 E Burke)

Last Week: W Caldwell lost to Bandys 35-28, E Burke lost to West Lincoln 56-12

Cavalier Seniors: #2 Ben Mast, #13 Qwinton Hemphill, #33 Alan Barnes, #40 Luke Wilson, #52 Chase Greer, #58 Matthew Smith, #62 Colton Boyette, #75 Eli Carico, #78 Michael Hathcock, #85 Corbin McNeil

Scoring Leaders

Eli Tillery (D) 180

Nigel Dula (D) 98

Justice Cunningham (D) 90

Zach Pinkerton (D) 72

Elijah Pritchard (D) 56

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 50

Rudy Mendoza (D) 48

Ben Mast (EB) 44

KJ Byrd (EB) 30

Levi Coble (EB) 26

Eli Carico (EB) 18

Eagles hang on to win over Raiders 28-20

Valdese- The Heritage and East Burke middle school football teams came to play the regular season finale at Draughn High looking for that one win in Foothills Athletic Conference play.

The Eagles rushing game built a steady lead but the Raiders staged a second-half comeback only to fall eight points short, 28-20.

Heritage (1-5 FAC) first got on the board with a 40-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jesiah Johnson.

Following an East Burke fumble recovered by Kenneth Guerrero, Michael Powell ran for a 55-yard touchdown with the addition of a Johnson two-point conversion run.

The Raiders (0-6 FAC) ended the shutout bid as the first quarter came to a close with a Jesiah Rees 25-yard touchdown run.

Each squad added a second-quarter touchdown run with Johnson scoring from 16 yards and a Bryson Seagle two-point conversion run and Rees scoring from 11 yards.

Heritage's lead got cut to 22-14 in the third quarter following a tackle for loss by East Burke's Izan Hang for a safety.

A Seagle 45-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter looked to put the final touches on an Eagles win until the Raiders got in the endzone with a little over a minute remaining off a four-yard run by Brayden Sigmon.

The Raiders were able to force the Eagles to go three and out as a last-second drive was set up by two consecutive completions by RJ Williams until a game-ending tackle by Henry Cooper.

Conner Brinkley (TFL) and Chase Yambor (INT) were other key Heritage defenders.

Other key East Burke players included Daniel Cook, Tucker Gantt, Leelan Pyatte, and Landon Minor.

(Heritage quarterback Jesiah Johnson looking to take a run for the Eagles) (Wayne Baker)

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (10/27)

Picks

Wake Forest @ Louisville, Ohio State @ Penn State, Oklahoma State @ Kansas State, Florida vs Georgia, own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (32 pts, 4/5 last week)

Wake Forest, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Tennessee over Kentucky

Jonathan Carter (28.3 pts, 3/5 last week) Wyoming 28, Utah State 14

Wake Forest 38-32, Ohio State 42-28, Oklahoma State 28-25, Georgia 38-17, Texas A&M over Ole Miss 31-28

Jason Baker (25.3 pts, 3/5 last week)

Wake Forest by 7-10, Penn State by 3-7, Kansas State by 3-7, Georgia by 7-10, Pittsburgh over UNC by 7-10

Zach Lowder (23.1 pts, 2/5 last week)

Wake Forest, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Utah over Washington State

J&J&J College Football Power 5

Jason

Georgia (7-0), Clemson (8-0), Tennessee (7-0), TCU (7-0), Wake Forest (6-1)

Jon Ray

Ohio State (7-0), Tennessee (7-0), Michigan (7-0), TCU (7-0), Wake Forest (6-1)

Jonathan

Georgia (7-0), Ohio State (7-0), Tennessee (7-0), Michigan (7-0), TCU (7-0)

2022 1A/2A HS Football Playoff Projections

1A West

#32 Highland Tech @ #1 Eastern Randolph

#17 Mountain Heritage @ #16 South Stokes

#25 Cherokee @ #8 Robbinsville

#24 Cherryville @ #9 Christ The King

#28 Bishop McGuiness @ #5 Draughn

#21 Alleghany @ #12 Hayesville

#20 Bessemer City @ #13 North Rowan

#29 Avery County @ #4 Mount Airy

#30 North Stokes @ #3 Thomasville

#19 Carver @ #14 Swain County

#27 Union Academy @ #6 Murphy

#22 South Davidson @ #11 Mitchell

#26 Albemarle @ #7 Starmount

#23 Thomas Jefferson @ #10 East Wilkes

#18 Winston Salem Prep @ #15 Mountain Island Charter

#31 North Stokes @ #2 Andrews

2A West

#32 West Stanly @ #1 Reidsville

#17 McMichael @ #16 Forest Hills

#25 North Wilkes @ #8 Chase

#24 Lincolnton @ #9 Robinson

#28 Polk County @ #5 Maiden

#21 East Davidson @ #12 Hendersonville

#20 Shelby @ #13 Randleman

#29 East Gaston @ #4 Community School of Davidson

#30 Morehead @ #3 Burns

#19 West Lincoln @ #14 Wilkes Central

#27 Brevard @ #6 Salisbury

#22 Mount Pleasant @ #11 Bunker Hill

#26 North Stanly @ #7 Monroe

#23 West Stokes @ #10 Walkertown

#18 Providence Grove @ #15 Pine Lake Prep

#31 Anson @ #2 East Surry

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Football #5)

1A/2A

#1 Maiden (8-1, 6-0) Lincolnton 35-13 W

#2 Burns (8-1, 5-0) Cherryville 64-7 W

#3 Draughn (8-1, 5-0) BYE

#4 Bunker Hill (8-1, 5-1) Newton-Conover 38-27 W

#5 West Lincoln (7-2, 4-2) East Burke 56-12 W

3A/4A

#1 East Lincoln (9-0, 6-0) North Iredell 50-7 W

#2 Kings Mountain (9-0, 6-0) Crest 48-14 W

#3 Watauga (8-1, 4-0) Freedom 49-14 W

#4 Hickory (7-2, 5-1) Foard 47-14 W

#5 Crest (7-2, 5-1) Hunter Huss 40-0 W

 

Collegiate Cats/Cavs #9

VOLLEYBALL

Suttles at Pfeiffer

Kira Suttles (Draughn) competed in 28 games in her senior volleyball season at Pfeiffer leading the Lady Falcons in assists (474) and ranking third in service aces (22) and fifth in digs (111).

Her season highs include 29 assists vs Brevard, 10 digs vs Randolph, and four service aces vs Johnson & Wales.

The Lady Falcons season continues Wednesday vs Methodist.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Lowman at Lees-McRae

Haley Lowman (Draughn) competed in 17 games for the Lady Bobcats soccer team at Lees McRae College accumulating 684 total minutes of play scoring three goals off of 11 total shots.

Her three goals came against Francis Marion, Chowan, and Erskine.

The Lady Bobcats begin Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship play Saturday.

Powell at Salem College

Serenity Powell (East Burke) played in 14 games in her freshman season at Salem College only recording one shot.

MEN'S GOLF

Leonard at Montreat

Ben Leonard (Draughn) finished in the top 25 in two golf matches for Montreat College tying for 18th place at the Don Scalff Memorial (153) and tying for 22nd at the East Tennessee Collegiate (149).

He also scored a 242 tying for 54th place at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Fall Championship.

Mace at Lenoir-Rhyne

Sam Mace (East Burke) began his freshman golf season at Lenoir-Rhyne University as his best finish with the Bears was a tie for 11th place at the Jay Jennison Cup (219).

WOMEN'S RUGBY

Hawkins at Newberry

After a stint of playing basketball at Newberry College, Ariana Hawkins (East Burke) took up the sport of rugby for the Lady Wolves.

In 12 games, Hawkins scored her lone goal vs. Guilford College, adding 32 tackles for the season.

She recorded a season-best nine solo tackles vs. Queens and also led the team in five conversion kicks.

 

TireMaxx Scoreboard (10/18-22/22)

Football

West Lincoln 56, East Burke 12

Jacob Dellinger 108 rushing yards

Darren Hammons 65 rushing yards, TD

KJ Byrd 41 rushing yards, TD

JV: R-S Central 44, Draughn 20

D'Andre Moore 3 TD passes

Gavin Johnson 2 TD receptions

Jack Charlet TD reception

JV: West Lincoln 12, East Burke 0

Ossie Burkeen 11 tackles, TFL, forced fumble

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer

Draughn 3, Mitchell 0

Mylton Garcia goal

Brian Rivera goal

Dawson Bollinger goal

Draughn 2, Madison 2

Brian Rivera 2 goals

East Burke 5, Bunker Hill 1

Qwinton Hemphill 2 goals, assist

Gannon Stotts goal

Bryant Lao goal

Anthony Romero assist

Eduardo Sanchez 3 saves

Lincolnton 3, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 6 saves

East Burke boys 3, West McDowell 2

Brandon Hernandez goal

Zlatan Martinez goal

Isaiah Reid goal

Walter Johnson boys 4, East Burke 1

Zlaton Martinez goal

Liberty boys 5, Heritage 0

Heritage boys 3, Table Rock 1

Marcos Say Chay goal

Abdeil Gonzalez goal

Jimmy Velasquez goal

Heritage girls 2, Liberty 2

Marissa Williams goal

Mati Kincaid goal

Heritage girls 2, Table Rock 1

Karen DeLeon goal

Marissa Williams goal

West McDowell girls 2, East Burke 1

Annabelle Frank goal

Walter Johnson girls 2, East Burke 0

Cross Country

W Highlands Championship @ Draughn 

Draughn boys (3rd, 67)

Ryan Williams (5th, 19:11.42)

Tray Powell (13th)

William Abernathy (15th)

Blaine Blackwell (18th)

Grady Wooden (21st)

Wonhee Kim (29th)

Ben Thao (30th)

Eason Simmons (31st)

Luke Stafford (32nd)

Brody Wooden (33rd)

Harrison Blalock (39th)

Ryker Suchocki (48th)

Draughn girls (4th, 80)

Avie Helton (4th, 23:42.81)

Ambria Blalock (9th, 24:34.27)

Regen Bridges (18th)

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (24th)

Anna Cape (29th)

Cora Hunt (41st)

Libby Toole (45th)

CVAC Championship @ Southside Park 

EB girls (1st, 43)

Meah Walsh (2nd, 20:37.47)

Ashley Hernandez (6th, 22:25.73)

Cadence Willis (9th, 23:34.38)

Piper Strong (12th)

Karlynna McDaniel (17th)

Lacie Forino (21st)

Estrada Cisneros (28th)

EB boys (4th, 98)

Elijah Baker (6th, 18:46.73)

Marc Denton (12th)

Jackson Spencer (23rd)

Travis Craig (26th)

Austin Reynolds (35th)

Seth Adamcyzk (36th)

Job Snow (44th)

Girls Golf

1A Regional @ Mimosa Hills

GiGi Smith (21st, 101)

Laney Hodge (27th, 103)

Sarah Mull (35th, 118)

Charis Hyde (39th, 125)

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Mountain Heritage 1

25-22 D, 25-21 D, 25-16 MH, 25-14 D

Draughn 3, Swain County 0 (NCHSAA Playoffs)

25-19 D, 25-22 D, 25-19 D

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 0 (CVAC Tournament)

25-11 EB, 26-24 EB, 26-24 EB

Katherine Greene 12 kills, 8 digs, assist

Trysten Hare 10 kills, 2 blocks, ace

Aubree Grigg 8 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks

Reese Abernathy 13 digs, 6 kills, ace, assist

Addy Fortenberry 20 assists, 9 digs, 4 kills, 2 blocks, ace

Maiden 3, East Burke 0 (CVAC Tournament)

25-11 M, 27-25 M, 25-10 M

Aubree Grigg 6 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs

Katherine Greene 8 digs, 5 kills

Reese Abernathy 10 digs, 4 kills

Trysten Hare 2 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, dig

Brevard 3, East Burke 0 (NCHSAA Playoffs)

25-9 B, 25-13 B, 25-12 B

Aubree Grigg 3 kills, block

Reese Abernathy 8 digs, 2 kills

Katherine Greene 5 digs, 2 kills

Heritage 3, Liberty 2

Macy Auton 11 kills, 8 aces

Heritage 3, Table Rock 0

West McDowell 3, East Burke 0

East Burke 3, Walter Johnson 0

HS Football (2022 Week Ten)

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

Last Meeting: West Lincoln 16, East Burke 14 (2021) (fifth meeting, 3-1 W Lincoln)

Last Week: East Burke lost to Lincolnton 21-17, West Lincoln defeated West Caldwell 61-20

Leading Performers

East Burke: Levi Coble, Jacob Dellinger, KJ Byrd, Luke Wilson

West Lincoln: Mason Avery, Jordan Truesdale, Nathan Rye, Jaylin Winnex

From The Coach

"West Lincoln is going to be a tough and physical opponent"

"They are always well coached and we have to keep showing up and working harder to be the toughest team on the field"

"Our guys have shown up this week and had a good week at practice, we will continue to believe in each other and have faith"

-Derrick Minor

Scoring Leaders

Eli Tillery (D) 180

Nigel Dula (D) 98

Justice Cunningham (D) 90

Zach Pinkerton (D) 72

Elijah Pritchard (D) 56

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 50

Rudy Mendoza (D) 48

Ben Mast (EB) 44

Levi Coble (EB) 26

KJ Byrd (EB) 24

Eli Carico (EB) 18

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Rankings & Picks (10/19)

Picks

Syracuse @ Clemson, UCLA @ Oregon, Ole Miss @ LSU, Pittsburgh @ Louisville, own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (28 pts, 5/5 last week)

Clemson, Oregon, Ole Miss, Louisville, Tennessee over Tenn-Martin

Jonathan Carter (25.2 pts, 4/5 last week)

Clemson 38-24, Oregon 42-38, Ole Miss 36-30, Pittsburgh 27-24, Wyoming over Utah State 28-20

Jason Baker (22.3 pts, 3/5 last week) Tennessee 52, Alabama 49

Clemson by 7-10, Oregon by 7-10, Ole Miss by 3-7, Pittsburgh by 3-7, Wake Forest over Boston College by 10-14

Zach Lowder (21.1 pts, 2/5 last week)

Syracuse, Oregon, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Appalachian State over Georgia State

Jon Ray (21 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson, Oregon, Ole Miss, Louisville, Ohio State over Iowa

College Football Power 5

Jason: Georgia, Clemson, Tennessee, TCU, Wake Forest

Jon: Ohio State, Tennessee, Michigan, TCU, Wake Forest

Jonathan: Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee, Michigan, TCU

Tigers win 2 of 3 over Wolverines

The Valdese Tigers Youth Football teams hosted their home opener this past Saturday vs. the neighboring Drexel Wolverines.

Valdese won two of three matchups over Drexel in the Pee-Wee (5-7) and Midget (10-12) divisions while Drexel won the Mighty Mite (8-9) division game.

The Tigers are back at home again this Saturday hosting WA Young.

Pee-Wee: Valdese 20, Drexel 8

The trio of Brayden Suttles, Cathan Preston, and Laken Mitchell each reached the endzone for the Tigers (3-2) to open the day with a win at Joe Temple Field.

Spencer Buff and Anthony Shawver were key Valdese defenders.

Drexel (3-2) scored their lone touchdown in the second quarter off a long run by Kaige Logan.

Mighty Mites: Drexel 20, Valdese 8

Corinthian Chapman led the Wolverines with three touchdown runs to continue a five-game undefeated streak this season.

Remi Treadway scored a touchdown run for Valdese (4-2) in the second quarter as Skylar Garland was also a key runner.

Garland, Chance Evans, Braylon Ward, and Chace Mayfield led the Tigers' defense.

Midgets: Valdese 30, Drexel 0

Walker Bowman provided the spark for the Tigers' win scoring on the opening kickoff and adding a touchdown run in the opening quarter of play.

Nolan Russ added two touchdown runs for Valdese (3-2) as Preston Radabaugh was a key defender.

TireMaxx Scoreboard (10/10-14/22)

Football

Draughn 63, Rosman 8

Eli Tillery 3 TD passes

Zach Pinkerton 2 TD receptions

Connor Pinkerton TD reception

Nigel Dula 3 TD runs

Thomas Lambert TD fumble return

Shaydon Pino 3 INTs (2 pick-6s)

Lincolnton 21, East Burke 17

KJ Byrd TD run

Jacob Dellinger TD run

Eli Carico 31 yd field goal, 2/2 PATs

Asher Gebhard INT

Mason Robison INT

Brady Bostain blocked punt

West Henderson JV 52, Draughn 22

Marshall Brinkley 3 TDs (2 rushing, 1 passing)

Gavin Johnson TD reception

Lincolnton JV 32, East Burke 20

Zayne Newman 173 rushing yards, 3 TDs (1000 yard rusher)

Ossie Burkeen 6 tackles, 1 TFL

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer

Draughn 2, Avery County 1

Mylton Garcia goal

Andres Garcia goal

Bandys 2, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 4 saves

Newton-Conover 2, East Burke 0

East Burke MS boys 6, East McDowell 0

Calvin Bishop 3 goal hat trick

Nicholas Chang goal

Christian Ugalde goal

Zlatan Martinez goal

West McDowell boys 5, Heritage 0

Walter Johnson 6, Heritage 0

Heritage girls 2, West McDowell 0

Walter Johnson girls 2, Heritage 0

East Burke MS girls 0, East McDowell 0

Girls Tennis

W Highlands 1A Tournament Champions

Singles: Maddison Powell (D)

Doubles: Jenna Coffey/Abbey Humphries (D)

Draughn 6, Mountain Heritage 3

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

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-1)

Volleyball

Rosman 3, Draughn 1

Draughn 3, Hibriten 0

East Burke 3, West Lincoln 0

25-20 EB, 25-20 EB, 25-16 EB

Reese Abernathy 9 kills, 7 digs, ace, block

Addy Fortenberry 10 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills, block

Katherine Greene 8 kills, 4 digs

Aubree Grigg 8 kills, 4 blocks

Caroline Pruitt 9 assists, 6 digs, 2 kills

Trysten Hare 3 kills, 3 digs, ace, block

East Burke 3, West Caldwell 0

25-14 EB, 25-7 EB, 25-21 EB

Katherine Greene 11 kills, 2 digs

Aubree Grigg 8 kills, 3 digs, ace

Reese Abernathy 5 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces

Caroline Pruitt 14 assists, 6 digs, 3 aces

Addy Fortenberry 7 assists, 3 digs, 2 aces, kill

Roxy Taylor 7 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs

Heritage 3, West McDowell 2

East Burke MS 3, East McDowell 2

Cross Country

Draughn @ Owen W Highlands friendly meet

D boys (3rd, 57)

Ryan Williams (5th, 19:07)

Grady Wooden (11th, 20:25)

William Abernathy (12th, 20:31)

D girls (4th, 88)

Avie Helton (6th, 24:08)

Ambria Blalock (9th, 24:34)

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (17th, 26:02)

East Burke @ United Way Inv

EB boys

Elijah Baker (18:40)

Marc Denton (19:28)

Calvin Curtis (20:12)

EB girls

Meah Walsh (20:25)

Ashley Hernandez (22:20)

Cadence Willis (24:37)

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (10/15)

Picks

Clemson @ Florida State, Penn State @ Michigan, Alabama @ Tennessee, Oklahoma State @ TCU, own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (23 pts, 4/5 last week)

Clemson, Michigan, Tennessee, TCU, Georgia over Vanderbilt

Jonathan Carter (21.2 pts, 3/5 last week) TCU 38, Kansas 31

Clemson 28-20, Michigan 35-24, Tennessee 36-30, Oklahoma State 42-38, LSU over Florida 24-23

Zach Lowder (19.1 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson, Michigan, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Florida over LSU

Jason Baker (19.1 pts, 5/5 last week) Oklahoma State 41, Texas Tech 31

Clemson by 10-14, Penn State by 3-7, Tennessee by 3-7, TCU by 3-7, South Carolina over Texas A&M by 3-7

Jon Ray (18 pts, 5/5 last week)

Clemson, Penn State, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, UNC over Duke

College Football Power 5

Jason

Georgia (6-0), Clemson (6-0), Tennessee (5-0), TCU (5-0), Wake Forest (5-1)

Jon

Alabama (6-0), Ohio State (6-0), TCU (5-0), Wake Forest (5-1), Oklahoma State (5-0)

Jonathan

Alabama (6-0), Georgia (6-0), Ohio State (6-0), Michigan (6-0), Oklahoma State (5-0)

HS Football (2022 Week Nine)

Draughn (7-1, 4-0) @ Rosman (0-8, 0-4)

Last Meeting: Draughn 32, Rosman 2 (2021) (2nd meeting, 1-0 Draughn)

Last Week: Draughn defeated Madison 56-21, Rosman lost to Owen 43-0

Leading Performers

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Nigel Dula, Justice Cunningham, Zach Pinkerton

Rosman: Carson Lyday, Corey Rackley, Colton Dodson, Mason Mezger

Lincolnton (4-3, 3-1) @ East Burke (2-5, 0-4)

Last Meeting: Lincolnton 35, East Burke 20 (2021) (2nd meeting, 1-0 Lincolnton)

Last Week: Lincolnton defeated West Caldwell 42-13, East Burke lost to Bunker Hill 24-20

Leading Performers

Lincolnton: Andrew Phelps, Anthony Odum, Khamani Heath, Andre Bost

East Burke: Ben Mast, KJ Byrd, Luke Wilson, Levi Coble

From The Coach

"It's been our mission to make sure we fix areas that need fixing and to refocus mentally on 'Finishing Well' this week"

"(Finishing Well) has a deeper meaning than just football, our ability to handle adversity and continue to have faith is for the rest of our lives."

"The scoreboard will take care of itself, we just have to continue to fight the good fight and not give up"

-Derrick Minor

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 70-817, 13 TD (163.4)

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

Justice Cunningham (D) 88-645, 14 TD (80.6)

Levi Coble (EB) 98-495, 4 TD (70.7)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 99-487, 6 TD (69.6)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 87/149, 1418 yards, 20 TD, 3 INT (177.2)

Ben Mast (EB) 24/51, 227 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT (32.4)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 32-634, 10 TD (79.2)

Elijah Pritchard (D) 21-339, 9 TD (42.4)

Connor Pinkerton (D) 12-200

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 9-102, TD

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 162

Justice Cunningham (D) 90

Nigel Dula (D) 80

Zach Pinkerton (D) 60

Elijah Pritchard (D) 56

Ben Mast (EB) 44

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 44

Rudy Mendoza (D) 39

Levi Coble (EB) 26

KJ Byrd (EB) 18

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Football #3)

1A/2A

#1 Maiden (6-1, 4-0) Bandys 52-27 W

#2 Burns (6-1, 3-0) Thomas Jefferson 48-6 W

#3 Draughn (7-1, 4-0) Madison 56-21 W

#4 Bunker Hill (7-0, 4-0) East Burke 24-20 W

T-5 Lincolnton (4-3, 3-1) West Caldwell 42-13 W

T-5 West Lincoln (5-2, 2-2) Newton-Conover 35-26 W

3A/4A

#1 East Lincoln (7-0, 4-0) Foard 63-3 W

#2 Kings Mountain (7-0, 4-0) South Point 31-20 W

#3 Watauga (6-1, 2-0) Alexander Central 34-20 W

#4 Hickory (5-2, 3-1) North Iredell 34-0 W

#5 McDowell (5-2, 2-1) Enka 21-16 W

Honorable Mention:

Crest (5-2, 3-1), Freedom (4-3, 1-1), Hibriten (3-4, 2-0)

TireMaxx Scoreboard (10/3-7/22)

Football

Draughn 56, Madison 21

Nigel Dula 3 TD runs

Justice Cunningham TD run

Eli Tillery 4 TD passes

Elijah Pritchard 2 TD receptions

Zach Pinkerton TD reception

Tywan Nemorin TD reception

Bunker Hill 24, East Burke 20

KJ Byrd (97 rushing yards, 2 TD)

Ben Mast (59 rushing yards, TD)

Luke Wilson (11 tackles, forced fumble)

Ben Mast (10 tackles, pass breakup)

Levi Coble (9 tackles, TFL)

Gavon Franklin (9 tackles, fumble recovery)

Cannon Morrison (3 pass breakups)

Mason Robison (2 TFL)

Brady Bostain (sack, TFL)

Michael Hathcock (fumble recovery)

East Gaston JV 26, Draughn 22

Marshall Brinkley (TD run, TD pass, 2 pt conv)

East Burke 46, Bunker Hill 16

Zayne Newman (223 rushing yards, 5 TD runs: 50, 13, 3, 25, 4)

Bruce Robinson (TD run, pass breakup)

Ossie Burkeen (10 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 forced fumbles)

Jordan Fox (8 tackles)

Vernon Quintana (2 TFL)

Patrick Hernandez (forced fumble)

DJ Weston (fumble recovery)

Boys Soccer/MS Soccer

Madison 4, Draughn 2 (OT)

Mountain Heritage 4, Draughn 0

West Caldwell 2, East Burke 0

Eduardo Sanchez 7 saves

East Burke 1, Maiden 0 (2OT)

Raleigh Slutsky goal

Andrew Martufi assist

Eduardo Sanchez 8 saves

East Burke boys 4, Heritage 2

Heritage girls 4, East Burke 0

Heritage girls 5, East McDowell 0

Heritage boys 3, East McDowell 1

East Burke boys 2, Table Rock 1

Table Rock girls 4, East Burke 1

Cross Country

Burke County Championships @ Freedom

Draughn Boys (1st, 45)

East Burke Girls (1st, 37)

East Burke Boys (3rd, 55)

Draughn Girls (3rd, 51)

Boys All-County (Top 12)

Ryan Williams (D) 3rd, 18:44

Elijah Baker (EB) 5th, 19:05

Marc Denton (EB) 6th, 19:13

Grady Wooden (D) 9th, 20:02

Blaine Blackwell (D) 10th, 20:03

Tray Powell (D) 11th, 20:09

William Abernathy (D) 12th, 20:12

Girls All-County (Top 12)

Meah Walsh (EB) 2nd, 21:01

Ashley Hernandez (EB) 5th, 22:42

Avie Helton (D) 6th, 23:52

Cadence Willis (EB) 7th, 24:09

Ambria Blalock (D) 8th, 24:54

Georgina Cisneros-Rivera (D) 9th, 24:59

Regen Bridges (D) 11th, 25:29

Karlynna McDaniel (EB) 12th, 25:50

Girls Golf

Draughn wins 2nd consecutive W Highlands 1A/2A Championship

(The following is the best season scores from MaxPreps results)

Laney Hodge 47 (Mountain Glen Golf Club, 8/23) 

GiGi Smith 49 (Sugar Mountain Golf Club, 9/15) 

Charis Hyde 51 (Sugar Mountain Golf Club, 9/15) 

Sarah Mull 51 (Silver Creek Golf Club, 10/4)

Delaney Benson 62 (Mountain Glen Golf Club, 8/23)

Kennedy Stroupe 59 (Grassy Creek Golf Club, 9/27)

Ella Bradshaw 64 (Sugar Mountain Golf Club, 9/15)

Girls Tennis

Owen 5, Draughn 4

Singles: Katie Cozort (10-5), Maddison Powell (10-3)

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-5), Jenna Coffey/Abbey Humphries (8-4)

Draughn 5, Avery County 4

Singles: Katie Cozort (6-1, 6-1), Maddison Powell (6-1, 6-1), Maria Medrano (6-2, 6-4)

Doubles: Cozort/Powell (8-1), Jenna Coffey/Sasha Duckworth (8-4)

East Burke 9, Lincolnton 0 

Singles: Taylor Bostain (6-0, 6-0), Braelyn Stilwell (6-0, 6-0), Marabeth Huffman (6-3, 6-3), Gracie Hall (6-1, 6-0), Joselyn Olvera-Salgado (6-1, 6-0), Ally Mace (6-1, 6-2)

Doubles: Bostain/Stilwell (8-0), Huffman/Hall (8-3), Salgado/Mace (8-1)

West Lincoln 8, East Burke 1

Singles: Braelyn Stilwell (5-7, 6-4, 10-5)

East Burke 9, West Caldwell 0

Singles: Taylor Bostain (3-6, 6-3, 10-5), Braelyn Stilwell (6-0, 6-0), Marabeth Huffman (6-0, 6-0), Gracie Hall (6-0, 6-1), Joselyn Olvera-Sagado (6-0, 6-0), Ally Mace (6-0, 6-0)

Doubles: Bostain/Stilwell (8-0), Hall/Mace (8-0)

Volleyball

Draughn 3, Madison 2

25-14 D, 25-23 M, 25-22 M, 25-18 D, 15-13 D

Draughn 3, Mitchell 0

East Burke 3, Bunker Hill 0

25-23 EB, 25-21 EB, 25-10 EB

Katherine Greene 8 kills, 4 digs

Aubree Grigg 8 kills, 3 blocks, ace, dig

Addy Fortenberry 11 assists, 6 digs, 4 aces, kill, block

Reese Abernathy 6 kills, 4 digs, ace, assist

Trysten Hare 4 kills, 3 blocks

East Burke 3, Lincolnton 0

25-15 EB, 25-23 EB, 25-16 EB

Katherine Greene 14 kills, 11 digs, 4 aces

Addy Fortenberry 18 assists, 7 digs, kill, block

Reese Abernathy 14 digs, 4 kills, block

Trysten Hare 5 kills, 2 digs, block

Aubree Grigg 7 digs, 5 kills, block

Roxy Taylor 5 digs, 4 kills

Heritage 3, East Burke 0

Heritage 3, East McDowell 0

East Burke 3, Table Rock 0

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (10/8)

Picks

TCU @ Kansas, Tennessee @ LSU, Texas vs Oklahoma, Florida State @ NC State, own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (19 pts, 4/5 last week)

Kansas, Tennessee, Texas, NC State, Georgia over Auburn

Jonathan Carter (18.1 pts, 4/5 last week)

TCU 38-30, Tennessee 30-27, Texas 35-31, Florida State 27-24, East Carolina over Tulane 34-28

Zach Lowder (16.1 pts, 4/5 last week)

Kansas 28-24, Tennessee 34-27, Texas 41-28, NC State 31-24, Duke over Georgia Tech 38-17

Jason Baker (14 pts, 2/5 last week)

TCU by 3-7, Tennessee by 7-10, Texas by 3-7, NC State by 7-10, Oklahoma State over Texas Tech by 10-14

Jon Ray (13 pts, 3/5 last week)

TCU, Tennessee, Texas, NC State, UNC over Miami

J&J&J College Football Power 5

Jason

#1 Georgia, #2 Clemson, #3 Tennessee, #4 TCU, #5 Wake Forest

Jon

#1 Alabama, #2 Ohio State, #3 Kansas, #4 TCU, #5 Wake Forest

Jonathan

#1 Alabama, #2 Georgia, #3 Ohio State, #4 Michigan, #5 Oklahoma State

HS Football (2022 Week Eight)

Draughn (6-1, 3-0) @ Madison (2-4, 1-1) (@ Mars Hill University)

Last Meeting: Draughn 35, Madison 7 (2021) (3rd meeting, 2-0 Draughn)

Last Week: Draughn defeated Mitchell 56-21, Madison defeated Rosman 56-28

Leading Performers

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

Madison: Caden Hilemon, Levi Shelton, Cale Ball, Kyle Jamerson

East Burke (2-4, 0-3) @ Bunker Hill (6-0, 3-0)

Last Meeting: Bunker Hill 31, East Burke 8 (2021) (10th meeting, 7-2 B Hill)

Last Week: East Burke lost to Newton-Conover 28-20, Bunker Hill defeated West Lincoln 35-34

Leading Performers

East Burke: Ben Mast, Jacob Dellinger, Levi Coble, KJ Byrd

Bunker Hill: Redek Robinson, Xavier McCleave, Elijah Boston, Ayden Killian

From The Coach

"We have to play a complete game (for) four quarters or more, limiting turnovers and controlling the clock"

"Bunker Hill is gonna be a tough test but I feel confident in our kids to have a great response this week"

-Derrick Minor

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Nigel Dula (D) 52-538, 10 TD (134.5)

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

Justice Cunningham (D) 82-610, 13 TD (87.1)

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 90-460, 6 TD (76.7)

Levi Coble (EB) 83-459, 4 TD (76.5)

Passing

Eli Tillery (D) 75/132, 1227 yards, 16 TD, 3 INT (175.3)

Ben Mast (EB) 21/42, 213 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT (35.5)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 27-599, 9 TD (85.6)

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

Connor Pinkerton (D) 11-178

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 9-102, TD

Scoring

Eli Tillery (D) 138

Justice Cunningham (D) 84

Nigel Dula (D) 62

Zach Pinkerton (D) 54

Elijah Pritchard (D) 44

Jacob Dellinger (EB) 44

Ben Mast (EB) 38

Rudy Mendoza (D) 33

Chasing Records

Nigel Dula

Burke County career rushing yards (200 for 4th)

Burke County career rushing TDs (37, 5th)

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

Draughn career receiving yards (113 for 7th)

Eli Tillery

Draughn career passing yards (1483 for 1st, Braxton Cox: 4729)

Draughn career passing TDs (36 for 1st, Braxton Cox: 39)

Draughn career passing completions (138 for 1st, Braxton Cox: 349)

Zach Pinkerton

Draughn season receiving yards (24 for 4th)

Draughn career receiving yards (100 for 3rd) (86 for 1000 yds)

Draughn career receiving TDs (11)

Nick Chrisco/Khe-Nai Banks (11), Daylin Pritchard (12)

Elijah Pritchard

Draughn season receiving yards (8 to enter top 10)

Draughn career receiving yards (5 for 9th)

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Football #2)

1A/2A

#1 Maiden (5-1, 3-0) West Caldwell 60-6 W

#2 Burns (5-1, 2-0) Bessemer City 62-6 W

#3 Draughn (6-1, 3-0) Mitchell 56-21 W

#4 Bunker Hill (6-0, 3-0) West Lincoln 35-34 W

T-5 Newton-Conover (3-3, 2-1) East Burke 28-20 W

T-5 Lincolnton (3-3, 2-1) Bandys 43-34 W

3A/4A

#1 East Lincoln (6-0, 3-0) West Iredell 50-0 W

#2 Kings Mountain (6-0, 3-0) Forestview 48-7 W

#3 Watauga (5-1, 1-0) South Caldwell 56-7 W

#4 Hickory (4-2, 2-1) St Stephens 42-28 W

#5 McDowell (4-2, 1-1) North Buncombe 39-28 W