TireMaxx Scoreboard (11/21-25/22)

Football

Draughn 42, Andrews 21

Nigel Dula 3 TD runs

Eli Tillery 2 TD passes, TD run, two point conv pass

Connor Pinkerton TD reception

Zach Pinkerton TD reception

Eli Pritchard two point conv reception

Rudy Mendoza 4/5 PAT

Tywan Nemorin INT

Will Seagle INT

Kelton Mitchell sack

Thomas Lambert pass breakup

Swimming

East Burke, Draughn @ Lenoir Aquatic Center

BOYS

Draughn 49, East Burke 21

Draughn 40, South Caldwell 36

South Caldwell 54, East Burke 20

200 Freestyle: Brandon Sexton (D) 1st, 2:25.97

200 IM: William Abernathy (D) 1st, 2:39.52

100 Freestyle: Trey Jensen (D) 1st, 54.79

500 Freestyle: Taylor Lennex (EB) 1st, 6:42.60

200 Freestyle Relay: Draughn 1st, 1:55.95 (William Abernathy, Elias Phipps, Griffin Stephens, Trey Jensen)

GIRLS

Draughn 38, East Burke 28

South Caldwell 47, Draughn 27

South Caldwell 60, East Burke 15

200 Freestyle: Abby Wood (D) 1st, 2:42.70

200 IM: Rhyannon Reasoner (D) 1st, 2:48.36

200 Freestyle Relay: Draughn 1st, 2:01.84 (Rhyannon Reasoner, Sarah Mull, Ally Auton, Abby Wood)

100 Breaststroke: Sarah Mull (D) 1st, 1:35.00

Wrestling

Draughn @ Newton-Conover

Newton-Conover 84, Draughn 0

Shelby 54, Draughn 24

West Wilkes 75, Draughn 6

Mason Beck 2 wins (pin vs West Wilkes, forfeit vs Shelby)

Isaac Smith (pin vs Shelby)

Gaston Garrison (forfeit vs Shelby)

Andres Garcia Lopez (forfeit vs Shelby)

East Burke @ Freedom

East Burke 42, Freedom 36

East Burke 60, Patton 24

East Burke 48, Charlotte Christian 30

Cody Bryant (3 pins)

Zachary Ward (3 pins)

Grayson Phillips (pin vs Freedom/Patton, forfeit vs C Christian)

Connor Mobley (pin vs Freedom/Patton, forfeit vs C Christian)

Bryson Wheeler (pin vs Freedom/Patton)

Lance Willis (pin vs Freedom, forfeit vs Patton)

Scott Little (forfeit vs Patton, forfeit vs C Christian)

Eastyn Huffman (pin vs Patton, forfeit vs C Christian)

Zeke Pierce (pin vs Patton, forfeit vs C Christian)

Jackson Spencer (pin vs Freedom)

Ze Yang (pin vs Patton)

Michael Hathcock (forfeit vs C Christian)

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (11/24)

PICKS

Baylor @ Texas, Wake Forest @ Duke, Michigan @ Ohio State, Auburn @ Alabama, Personal Pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (42 pts, 2/5 last week)

Baylor, Wake Forest, Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee over Vanderbilt

Jonathan Carter (38.7 pts, 4/5 last week)

Texas 30-24, Wake Forest 35-32, Michigan 33-28, Alabama 28-17, Ole Miss over Mississippi State 33-30

Jon Ray (37 pts, 5/5 last week)

Texas, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Alabama, Ole Miss over Mississippi State

Zach Lowder (36.1 pts, 4/5 last week)

Texas, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State over Florida

Jason Baker (34.4 pts, 3/5 last week)

Texas by 7-10, Wake Forest by 10-14, Ohio State by 3-7, Alabama by 7-10, Notre Dame over USC by 7-10

J&J&J Power 5 Poll

Jason

Georgia, TCU, Coastal Carolina, Texas, Wake Forest

Jon

Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, TCU, Coastal Carolina

Jonathan

Georgia, Ohio State, TCU, Michigan, LSU

TireMaxx Scoreboard (11/14-19/22)

Football

Draughn 19, Thomasville 14 (NCHSAA 1A 3rd Round Playoffs)

Nigel Dula 3 TDs (2 rushing, 1 passing)

Zach Pinkerton receiving TD

Will Price forced fumble

Trevor Houston fumble recovery

Basketball

East Burke @ South Caldwell

JV Girls: East Burke 46, South Caldwell 18 (Hermione Avelar-Garro: 18)

JV Boys: South Caldwell 32, East Burke 25 (Owen Hartmann: 9)

V Girls: East Burke 51, South Caldwell 29 (Braelyn Stilwell: 26)

V Boys: South Caldwell 61, East Burke 47 (Caleb Hudson: 15)

Swimming

Draughn @ Watauga

Trey Jensen 50 Freestyle 2nd, 100 breaststroke 3rd, 1A/2A regional qualifier

Rhyannon Reasoner 100 backstroke 4th, 500 freestyle 5th, 1A/2A regional qualifier

Abby Wood 50 freestyle 5th

Wrestling

Draughn Tri @ North Gaston

Marvin Ridge 54, Draughn 6 (Gaston Garrison forfeit)

North Gaston 78, Draughn 6 (Alex Huff forfeit)

Newton-Conover 78, Draughn 3 (Andres Garcia Lopez decision)

East Burke Tri @ Foard

Enka 66, East Burke 18

Foard 76, East Burke 3

Connor Mobley (forfeit vs Enka, sudden victory vs Foard)

Grayson Phillips (pin vs Enka)

Zeke Pierce (pin vs Enka)

Indoor Track

Turkey Classic @ CSD Spartan Park

Girls 1600 Run

Meah Walsh (EB) 1st 5:43.46 (NEW SCHOOL RECORD)

Cadence Willis (EB) 7th

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Boys Soccer)

#1 Hickory (21-2-3) 3A State Champions (1st since 2000)

Smoky Mountain 6-0 W

Erwin 5-1 W

Forestview 4-0 W

Hibriten 4-0 W

Asheboro 2-1 W

Jacksonville 2-1 W

#2 Newton-Conover (19-4-1) 2A Fourth Round

#3 Hibriten (19-4-3) 3A Fourth Round

#4 East Lincoln (18-5-3) 3A Fourth Round

#5 Patton (18-5-1) 2A Third Round

Honorable Mention:

St Stephens (15-5-1) 3A Third Round

Watauga (13-9-1) 4A Third Round

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (11/19)

PICKS

Syracuse @ Wake Forest, Duke @ Pittsburgh, TCU @ Baylor, Texas @ Kansas, Personal Pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (40 pts, 3/5 last week)

Syracuse, Pittsburgh, TCU, Kansas, Tennessee over South Carolina

Jonathan Carter (34.7 pts, 2/5 last week) Alabama 30, Ole Miss 24

Wake Forest 32-24, Pittsburgh 28-21, Baylor 31-28, Texas 35-24, Boise State over Wyoming 28-17

Zach Lowder (32.1 pts, 4/5 last week)

Wake Forest, Duke, TCU, Texas, Oregon over Utah

Jon Ray (32 pts, 4/5 last week)

Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, TCU, Texas, Yale over Harvard

Jason Baker (31.3 pts, 1/5 last week)

Wake Forest by 7-10, Duke by 3-7, TCU by 3-7, Texas by 3-7, Florida over Vanderbilt by 7-10

J&J&J Power 5

Jason

Georgia (10-0), TCU (10-0), Coastal Carolina (9-1), Tennessee (9-1), UNC (9-1)

Jon

Ohio State (10-0), Michigan (10-0), TCU (10-0), Coastal Carolina (9-1), Tennessee (9-1)

Jonathan

Georgia (10-0), Ohio State (10-0), Michigan (10-0), TCU (10-0), Tennessee (9-1)

 

HS Football (2022 1A 3rd Round)

#6 Draughn (11-1) @ #3 Thomasville (11-1)

First Meeting 

Winner Plays: #7 Murphy/#2 Andrews

Path to 3rd Round

Draughn: Union Academy 66-13 W, Mitchell 35-10 W

Thomasville: Elkin 55-7 W, Swain County 21-0 W

Leading Performers

Draughn: Eli TIllery, Nigel Dula, Zach Pinkerton, Tywan Nemorin

Thomasville: Jalen Thomas, Shamon Smith, Kevin Robinson, Dameyon Gathings

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (11/12)

Picks

Louisville @ Clemson, UNC @ Wake Forest, Alabama @ Ole Miss, TCU @ Texas, own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (37 pts, 2/5 last week)

Clemson, UNC, Ole Miss, Texas, Tennessee over Missouri

Jonathan Carter (32.6 pts, 2/5 last week) Coastal Carolina 35, Appalachian State 28

Clemson 28-24, Wake Forest 38-35, Alabama 35-24, Texas 28-21, Appalachian State over Marshall 31-28

Jason Baker (30.3 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson by 7-10, Wake Forest by 7-10, Ole Miss by 3-7, Texas by 3-7, NC State over Boston College by 14-21

Zach Lowder (28.1 pts, 2/5 last week)

Clemson, Wake Forest, Alabama, TCU, Tennessee over Missouri

Jon Ray (28 pts, 3/5 last week)

Clemson, UNC, Alabama, Texas, Auburn over Texas A&M

J&J&J College Football Power 5

Jason: Georgia (9-0), TCU (9-0), Oregon (8-1), Coastal Carolina (8-1), NC State (7-2)

Jon: Ohio State (9-0), Michigan (9-0), TCU (9-0), Oregon (8-1), Coastal Carolina (8-1)

Jonathan: Georgia (9-0), Ohio State (9-0), Michigan (9-0), TCU (9-0), Tennessee (8-1)

HMS Volleyball completes undefeated season

Valdese- The Heritage Middle volleyball team had to claw, fight, and survive to complete their 2022 season with a perfect 14-game mark after winning Thursday's Foothills Athletic Conference championship five-setter showdown with West McDowell.

"Our girls had made me nervous quite a few times like that," said Heritage coach Mindy Cook. "I'm excited that our girls wanted (this win)."

The Lady Eagles won sets one (25-19), three (25-14), and five (15-8) with the visiting Lady Spartans taking sets two and four with identical 25-22 scores.

Macy Auton, Lillian Collins, and Shelby Proffitt led at the service line in the opening set win with Auton, Ashlyn Heavner, and Kylie Corpening making critical plays at the net.

West McDowell built up an 8-1 lead leading to a set two win while the Lady Eagles dominated the third set.

There were two ties midway through set four as the visitors' outscored Heritage 10-7 following a 15-all tie despite the rallying efforts from Auton, Collins, and Ava Kurtz.

A kill and a service ace by Auton gave the Lady Eagles a 3-0 advantage to start the fifth do-or-die set with Profitt succeeding on two aces and Auton three kills to wrap up the win and perfect season.

Girls Soccer

Table Rock 5, Heritage 3 (2OT)

It was a tight-knit battle in the rain for the Foothills Athletic Conference championship as the visiting Lady Falcons stole the win away from the top-seeded Lady Eagles by making three goals to Heritage's one in the PK portion of overtime.

Carlie Harris made both goals for Table Rock in regulation with Anna Bordeleau-Cannon and Marissa Williams each kicking in a goal for Heritage.

It was 1-1 at the halftime break and 2-2 at the end of regulation as neither team could connect on any shots on goal in overtime leading to the PK shootout.

Harris and Williams each made a goal on the first PK attempt while Addison White and Alley Sasser connected for the Lady Falcons.

Further attempts for Heritage were snagged away by Harris at the net or just missed the mark.

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Volleyball)

#1 North Iredell (33-0) 3A State Champions 

West Charlotte 3-0 W

Franklin 3-0 W

Lake Norman Charter 3-0 W

North Henderson 3-0 W

Foard 3-0 W

J. H. Rose 3-2 W

#2 Foard (22-8) 3A Regional runner-up

#3 Watauga (23-3) 4A Fourth Round

#4 Maiden (20-7) 2A Second Round

#5 Draughn (15-10) 1A Third Round

Draughn 66, Union Academy 13 The Summary

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

D- Nigel Dula 5 run (kick failed)

D- Zach Pinkerton 19 pass from Eli Tillery (Dula run)

D- Dula 11 run (kick failed)

D- Dula 1 run (Dula run)

D- Shaydon Pino 45 interception return (Rudy Mendoza kick)

Second Quarter

D- Justice Cunningham 2 run (Mendoza kick)

UA- Ezra Martin 88 pass from Patrick Miller (Stephen Gonzales kick)

D- Dula 85 kick return (Mendoza kick)

UA- Martin 66 pass from Miller (pass failed)

D- Cunningham 1 run (Mendoza kick)

Third Quarter

D- Dula 11 run (Mendoza kick)

Fourth Quarter

D- Mendoza 25 field goal

By The Numbers

468: Draughn total offensive yards

218: total number of points scored by Draughn's Eli Tillery this season

59: total number of points scored by Draughn's Rudy Mendoza this season

50: longest run by Draughn's Justice Cunningham

49: career rushing TDs for Draughn's Nigel Dula

31: longest reception by Draughn's Zach Pinkerton

23.7: Union Academy average gain of yardage per drive

19: Draughn total offensive plays for ten yards or more

18: Draughn total first downs

13.9: Draughn average points allowed this season

5: different Draughn receivers to catch a pass

3: Draughn total playoff wins

HS Football (2022 1A 1st Round)

#27 Union Academy (2-8) @ #6 Draughn (9-1)

First Meeting

Last Week: U Academy forfeit win over South Stanly, Draughn defeated Mountain Heritage 49-21

Winner Plays: #22 South Davidson/#11 Mitchell

Leading Performers

Union Academy: CJ Hartley, Patrick Miller, Conor Griffin, Kagan Callaway, Ezra Martin

Draughn: Eli Tillery, Zach Pinkerton, Nigel Dula, Elijah Pritchard, Donnell Wilkins

Baker's Dozen Podcast College Football Picks & Rankings (11/3)

PICKS

Appalachian State @ Coastal Carolina, Clemson @ Notre Dame, Wake Forest @ NC State, Tennessee @ Georgia, Own personal pick

Levi "Bubba" Cunningham (35 pts, 3/5 last week)

Appalachian State, Clemson, NC State, Tennessee, Cincinnati over Navy

Jonathan Carter (30.5 pts, 2/5 last week) Ohio State 44, Penn State 31

Coastal Carolina 34-31, Clemson 24-20, Wake Forest 28-21, Tennessee 38-35, Air Force over Army 23-17

Jason Baker (27.3 pts, 2/5 last week)

Appalachian State by 3-7, Clemson by 3-7, NC State by 3-7, Georgia by 7-10, Florida State over Miami by 7-10

Zach Lowder (26.1 pts, 3/5 last week)

Coastal Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia, Alabama over LSU

Jon Ray (25 pts)

Coastal Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia, Jackson State over Texas Southern

J&J&J Power 5

Jason

Georgia (8-0), Clemson (8-0), Tennessee (8-0), TCU (8-0), Kansas State (6-2)

Jon

Ohio State (8-0), Tennessee (8-0), Michigan (8-0), TCU (8-0), Kansas State (6-2)

Jonathan

Georgia (8-0), Ohio State (8-0), Tennessee (8-0), Michigan (8-0), TCU (8-0)

Foothills Power 5 (2022 Football #6)

1A/2A

#1 Maiden (9-1, 7-0) Newton-Conover 47-13 W (Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Champs)

#2 Burns (9-1, 6-0) Shelby 27-14 W (Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Champs)

#3 Draughn (9-1, 6-0) Mountain Heritage 49-21 W (Western Highlands 1A/2A Champs)

#4 Bunker Hill (9-1, 6-1) Bandys 37-14 W

#5 West Lincoln (8-2, 5-2) Lincolnton 49-48 W (2OT)

3A/4A

#1 East Lincoln (10-0, 7-0) North Lincoln 28-7 W (Western Foothills 3A Champs)

#2 Kings Mountain (10-0, 7-0) Crest 35-20 W (Big South 3A Champs)

#3 Watauga (9-1, 5-0) Ashe County 56-28 W (Northwestern 3A/4A Champs)

#4 Freedom (6-4, 3-2) Alexander Central 26-14 W

#5 Hickory (7-3, 5-2) Statesville 20-14 L