October, 2023 - Sportstone

Providence Grove senior Morgan Heilig finished 14th in the state in her third appearance in the 1A/2A Championship which concluded today in Monroe. Heilig placed in the 30's as a sophomore and junior but trimmed 18 spots off her 32nd place finish in last year's event.

Anna Holloway, a junior from Providence Grove making her second trip to the finals, finished 54th which is 21 spots better than last year.

All Star football player Thomas Dobias of Randleman is the subject of the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone with Dennis Garcia.

The first championships in fall sports were decided over the weekend while others will conclude next weekend and football and men's soccer are starting this week.

Six local soccer teams begin play Monday with four of those hosting first round games. See the schedule and follow their progress on the MEN'S SOCCER page.

Five football teams will be in action Friday in first round play with the schedule on the FOOTBALL page.

Cross Country regional meets were held Saturday with a number of Randolph County runners advancing to the State Championships on November 4. Regional results and state qualifiers from the Piedmont Athletic and Mid-Piedmont conferences can be found on the CROSS COUNTRY page.

Three Randolph County golfers have qualified for the Women's Golf Championships which begin Monday. Check the WOMEN'S GOLF page for PAC and MPC golfer information.

Results from the Women's Tennis individual championships are on the WOMEN'S TENNIS page.

The Bulldogs and Cougars spent the evening trading scores and the team which scored last won the game.

Southwestern Randolph scored on a 6-yard run by Colton Law (2-point run failed), an 86-yard kickoff return by Nathan Ellis (2-point pass failed), an 18-yard run by Jentezen Cox (2-point run failed) and a 30-yard run by Owen Whelan (Asher Perkins kick).

Trinity answered with a 1-yard run by Dominic Payne (Grayson Earls kick), an 85-yard pass from Payne to Jacob Hodges (Earls kick), a 66-yard pass from Noah Bradley to Hodges (Earls kick) and another Bradley-to-Hodges score of 14 yards (kick failed).

Danny Jackson recovered a fumble to set up the Cougars' first score. Cam Nelson recorded an interception which set up the Bulldogs' first touchdown.

Matchups for the first round of the men's soccer playoffs are now available. Six teams from Randolph County qualified with the first round scheduled for Monday, October 30.

The Piedmont Athletic Conference co-champions will play a neutral site tie-breaker match to determine the #1 seed from the conference for next week's state playoffs.

Asheboro junior Blair Thomas will be one of six players from the Mid-Piedmont Conference in action when the 3A Women's Tennis Championship Tournament begins Friday in Burlington. Runner-up in the MPC tournament, Thomas advanced through the 3A Mid-West Regional which concluded Monday in Huntersville.

On the opposite side of the singles bracket is Marla Medina (Jr) from Montgomery Central.

In doubles competition, MPC champions Abigail Salazar & Olivia Thomas from Montgomery Central and conference runner-up Kayleigh Batchek & Brea White from Ledford also qualified for the championship event.

#12 Randleman def. #21 Community School of Davidson 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16)

Dennis Garcia gets caught up on PAC Cross Country with men's conference champ Zach Hazelwood and his coach at Wheatmore High School Will Benner in the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

The 2023 Volleyball playoff brackets include six teams from Randolph County with four of those teams earning home games in the first round.

In the 1A West Region, Uwharrie Charter opens the playoffs at home while Eastern Randolph is on the road for Saturday's opening round.

Southwestern Randolph, Randleman and Trinity have first round home games in the 2A playoffs.

Asheboro is seeded 17th, just missing a home contest, and will travel in the first round.

With the Saturday start, the start times for first round matches are likely to vary.

From RHS: Camden Scott and Haley Hinshaw had 7 kills each. Haleigh Baity had 5 kills and Mollie Hall had 3 kills. Camryn Vickery had 19 assists and 6 digs. Karli Kennington had 18 digs and Kadie Green added 9 digs.

AHS: Sion Murrain had 9 kills and 5 digs. Ellen Long had 12 kills and 4 blocks. Piper Davidson had 2 aces, 18 serve receptions and 30 digs. Lia George had 13 kills and 13 digs. Emma Kate Forester had 3 kills and 5 blocks.

THS: Karrington Batten had 6 kills. Sarabeth Johnson had 6 kills and 8 digs. Kaitlyn McCoy had 5 kills and 9 digs. Avery Moffitt had 5 kills. Faith Powell had 8 digs and 2 aces. Avalynn Johnson had 21 assists.

#3 Randleman def. #2 Uwharrie Charter 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 33-31, 14-25, 15-10)

From UCA: Addie Duggins had four aces and 14 digs. Lizah Moore had 15 kills, 5 blocks, and one dig. Kayden Faglier had 14 kills and six blocks.

THS: Kaitlyn McCoy had 25 kills and 24 digs – both career highs. Karrington Batten had 13 kills and 3 blocks. Sarabeth Johnson had 11 kills, 15 digs and 2 aces. Avalynn Johnson had 49 assists.

ER: Addie Flinchum had 25 kills and 21 digs. Logann Beaver had 12 kills, 15 service points and 2 aces. Kenly Whitaker had 40 assists. Mirianna Corea had 4 blocks.

#3 Randleman def. #6 Providence Grove 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 25-14)

From RHS: Camden Scott had 18 kills and 19 digs with 2 blocks. Haley Hinshaw had 11 kills and 14 digs. Ava Jones and Haleigh Baity added 9 kills each. Jones also had 3 aces and 2 blocks. Mollie Hall added 6 kills, 2 blocks and hit a team best .455. Camryn Vickery added 50 assist with 3 aces and 8 digs.

#2 Uwharrie Charter def. #7 Wheatmore 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-20)

From UCA: Chloe Painter had three aces, 13 kills, 16 assists, and seven digs. Addie Duggins had six aces, and eight digs. Lizah Moore had eight kills, one block, five digs.

#4 Montgomery Central def. #5 North Davidson 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17)

#3 Ledford def. #6 Central Davidson

SPORTSTONE VOLLEYBALL

MEN'S SOCCER

Randleman 6, Uwharrie Charter 0

Trinity 4, Providence Grove 0

SW Randolph 7, Eastern Randolph 0

SWR: Goals by Joseph Avina (2), David Dominguez (2), Gadiel Negrete, Kevin Garcia and Fernando Hernandez. Assists by Hernandez (2), Dominguez (2), Omar Moreno, Jonathan Lopez and Braydon Tyl.

Asheboro 6, Central Davidson 1

AHS: Goals by Edwin Smith (2), D Bustamante (2), A Gomez and Tyler Smith. Assists by Bustamante (2), Smith, Alexander Perez, Ozmar Martinez and D Gutierrez.

October 16, 2023 – WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYOFFS

The NCHSAA has expanded some of the brackets for women's tennis this season. The 2A team playoffs will begin with 48 teams while the 1A bracket remains at 32 teams, with 16 in each region. The 3A and 4A brackets will match other team sports with 64 teams in the playoffs.

With the additional spots available in 2A, the PAC 7 has three teams which qualified for this year's playoffs – Providence Grove, Southwestern Randolph and Wheatmore – along with Uwharrie Charter Academy which is the conference's representative in the 1A West Region.

Dual Team Tennis playoffs are scheduled to begin Wednesday with the PAC 7 top seeded Patriots receiving a first round bye.

SPORTSTONE WOMEN'S TENNIS

October 16, 2023 – Monday Schedule

VOLLEYBALL – CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

6:00 #5 Eastern Randolph at #4 Trinity

6:00 #6 Providence Grove at #3 Randleman

6:00 #7 Wheatmore at #2 Uwharrie Charter

5:00 #5 North Davidson at #4 Montgomery Central

6:00 #6 Central Davidson at #3 Ledford

SPORTSTONE VOLLEYBALL

MEN'S SOCCER

4:30 Asheboro at Central Davidson

6:00 SW Randolph at Eastern Randolph

6:00 Providence Grove at Trinity

6:00 Uwharrie Charter at Randleman

October 13, 2023 – Friday Results

FOOTBALL

North Davidson 42, Asheboro 21

Logan Laughlin passed for 247 yards and three Blue Comets touchdowns. Elijah Woodle had two touchdowns with six receptions for 107 yards. Aiden Robinson had seven catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. DJ Scott carried the ball 19 times for 92 yards. Alex Sanchez went 3-for-3 on pat kicks.

Eastern Randolph 47, Providence Grove 0

Lucas Smith rushed for four Wildcat touchdowns while Carter Revelle pass for two more. Rayden West and Nicah Taylor had the touchdown receptions.

Randleman 24, Southwestern Randolph 0

Edison Hernandez carried for 155 yards and a Randleman touchdown and Tyshaun Goldston scored on a 6-yard run. Goldston had three catches for 96 yards and John Kirkpatrick connected on scoring passes with Lane Swaim and Gregory Price.

Goldston, Thomas Dobias and Chase Farlow had interceptions.

For SWR, Noah Stills completed nine passes for 102 yards but had three interceptions. Nathan Ellis had three catches for 79 yards and Marcus Robertson caught three for 18 yards.

Colton Law had 20 rushing yards. Ellis had in interception which he returned 69 yards to the Randleman 20.

Trinity 27, Wheatmore 12

The Bulldogs scored on a Dominic Payne rush, a Noah Bradley pass, a fumble return by Nathan Mathia and an interception return by Brandon Campbell.

Adrian Goodwin, Kasey Blakeney and Cam Nelson also recorded interceptions.

October 12, 2023 – Thursday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Providence Grove def. Wheatmore 3-2 (14-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-11, 15-10)

WHS: Taylor Richardson had 19 kills and 1 block. Kynnedi Routh had 13 kills, 34 digs and 2 aces. Lucy Lockwood had 10 kills, 1 block and 3 aces. Haley Greene had 22 assists. Lanie McMahan had 19 assists.

Asheboro def. Montgomery Central 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-18)

AHS: Sion Murrain had 18 kills and 8 digs. Ellen Long had 17 kills and 3 blocks. Lia George had 13 kills, 13 digs and 3 aces. Piper Davidson had 27 digs and 29 serve receptions. Eva Vuncannon had 32 assists and 6 digs. Anna Grace LeRoy had 24 assists and an ace.

Trinity def. Eastern Randolph 3-1 (25-18, 18-25, 25-18, 25-16)

THS: Sarabeth Johnson had 19 kills. Kaitlyn McCoy had 18 kills. Karrington Batten had 8 kills, 4 blocks and 4 aces. Avery Moffitt had 7 kills. Katelyn Hill had 23 digs. Avalynn Johnson had 41 assists.

ER: Logan Beaver had 20 kills. Addie Flinchum had 4 blocks and 18 digs. Kenly Whitaker had 44 assists and 11 service points.

SW Randolph def. Uwharrie Charter 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20)

SWR: Madelyn Smith had 10 kills and 10 digs, Gracie Hodgin had 9 kills, Riley Key had 5 kills and 3 blocks. Raegan LeRoy had 16 assists and 9 digs and Coley Shiflet had 17 digs.

From UCA: Chloe Painter had one ace, 10 kills, two blocks, 12 assists, and four digs. Lizah Moore had six kills, six blocks, and two digs.

SPORTSTONE VOLLEYBALL (Includes Conference Tournament brackets)

MEN'S SOCCER

6:00 Eastern Randolph at Graham

October 12, 2023 – SPECIAL FEATURES

The real battle is taking place in a hospital a thousand miles away for 2-year-old Ophie Timmons. Meanwhile, Dennis Garcia checks in on the daily routines of high school football that continue through the fall at Randleman High School in the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.

October 12, 2023 – Thursday Schedule

VOLLEYBALL

5:30 Montgomery Central at Asheboro

6:00 Eastern Randolph at Trinity

6:00 Wheatmore at Providence Grove

6:00 SW Randolph at Uwharrie Charter

MEN'S SOCCER

6:00 Eastern Randolph at Graham

October 11, 2023 – Wednesday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Asheboro def. Providence Grove 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-13)

AHS: Ellen Long had 20 kills and 6 blocks. Sion Murrain had 20 kills, 1 block and 16 digs. Piper Davidson had 29 digs and 28 serve receptions. Lia George had 7 kills and 10 digs. Eva Vuncannon had 6 aces and 30 assists.

MEN'S SOCCER

6:00 Trinity at Uwharrie Charter

Eastern Randolph 6, Wheatmore 4

WHS: Three goals by Hayden Hemming. Goal by Shaheer Fayaz. Assists by Dakota Ludwick, Avery Plummer and Hemming.

SW Randolph 3, Randleman 1 (OT)

SWR: Goals by Kevin Garcia (2) and David Lopez. Assists by Fernando Hernandez (2) and Jonathan Lopez.

Asheboro 5, Oak Grove 2

AHS: Three goals by Diego Bustamante. Single goals by David Gutierrez and Ozmar Martinez. Assists by Martinez (2), Alan Alcantara, Guiterrez and Bustamante.

CROSS COUNTRY

Tri-Meet at Trinity - RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 26 Providence Grove

2- 30 Uwharrie Charter

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 24 Providence Grove

2- 35 Uwharrie Charter

3- 77 Trinity

Tri-Meet at Wheatmore - RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 19 West Davidson

2- 40 Wheatmore

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 19 Wheatmore

2- 38 West Davidson

From WHS: Wheatmore's boys took first place while our girls took second place to West Davidson.

The following runners set personal records for the Wheatmore course: Tyler McCormick, Tyler Wall, Jayden Grant, Landon Yates, Sean Jennison, Meredith Partin, and Mattie Foshie.

Zach Hazelwood finished first overall in the boys' race.

Wheatmore will host the PAC-7 conference championship meet next Wednesday.

PAC Meet at Randleman - RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 21 Randleman

2- 34 Eastern Randolph

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 15 Randleman

2- 48 Eastern Randolph

October 10, 2023 – Tuesday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Eastern Randolph def. Providence Grove 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-13)

ER: Addie Flinchum had 19 kills. Mariana Corea had 5 blocks. Kenley Whitaker had, 36 assists and 14 service points. Kaylee Courtemanche had 14 digs.

Asheboro def. Ledford 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12)

AHS: Ellen Long had 5 aces, 17 kills and 3 blocks. Sion Murrain had 2 aces, 17 kills and 3 blocks. Eva Vuncannon had 3 aces, 22 assists and 5 digs. Piper Davidson had 3 aces, 24 digs and 21 serve receptions. Lia George had 1 ace, 15 kills and 14 digs.

Randleman def. Trinity 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-13)

From RHS: Camden Scott had 15 kills and 9 digs. Haley Hinshaw had 9 kills and 11 digs. Haleigh Baity added 8 kills and 6 digs. Ava Jones had 7 kills and 3 aces, while Mollie Hall added 3 kills. Karli Kennington led all with 27 digs and 5 aces. Kadie Green added 8 digs and 2 aces. Camryn Vickery added 36 assists, 5 digs, and 2 kills.

THS: Kaitlyn McCoy had 6 kills. Sarabeth Johnson had 6 kills. Karrington Batten had 5 kills, 3 blocks and 2 aces. Katelyn Hill had 20 digs. Avalynn Johnson had 14 assists and 10 digs.

Uwharrie Charter def. Wheatmore 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11)

From UCA: Morgan Lowe had 10 kills, 1 dig, and 2 blocks. Lizah Moore had 8 kills, one block, and 3 digs. Chloe Painter had 6 aces, 7 kills, 23 assists, 1 block, and 7 digs.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Piedmont Athletic Conference Championship (Asheboro Memorial Park) - BRACKET

The singles championship in the Piedmont Athletic Women's Tennis Tournament saw senior Carmen Turgeon of Wheatmore defeat Providence Grove junior Maya Barber by the score of 10-4.

Turgeon got to the championship round by beating Southwestern Randolph senior Sammie Parks 10-6, while Barber got through the semifinals with a 10-3 win over another senior Warrior, Sarah Smith.

Parks earned the #3 spot from the PAC into the Mid-West Regional Tournament after a 10-1 win over Smith in the 3rd place match.

The PAC doubles title was a match between the Trinity duo of Karla Rios & DeAnna Cobb against Allie Popp & Lindsi Brown of Southwestern Randolph. The Cougars won the doubles title 8-5.

The 3rd place doubles match featured Providence Grove's Noelle Swaim & Abby Greeson defeating the Randleman Tigers team of Stevi Robbins & Gracie Rich by an 8-4 score.

The Mid-West Regional 2A Tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 20 – 21 at Pfeiffer University.

WOMEN'S GOLF

3:30 North Moore at SW Randolph

4:00 Providence Grove at Southern Alamance

CROSS COUNTRY

4:30 Montgomery Central, N Davidson at Asheboro

October 9, 2023 – Monday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Randleman def. Ledford 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-15)

From RHS: Camden Scott had 12 kills and 6 digs. Haley Hinshaw added 6 kills and 7 digs. Haleigh Baity added 6 kills while Ava Jones and Mollie Hall had 4 kills each. Camryn Vickery had 25 assists and 7 digs while Alicia Price added 6 assists. Karli Kennington had 17 digs and 3 aces while Kadie Green had 8 digs and 4 aces.

SW Randolph def. Western Guilford 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-19)

SWR: Gracie Hodgin had 11 kills. Coley Shiflet had 6 aces and 22 digs. Raegan Leroy had 19 assists and 3 aces. Molly Smith had 8 assists and 4 aces.

MEN'S SOCCER

Providence Grove 2, Uwharrie Charter 1

Randleman 1, Wheatmore 0

SW Randolph 4, Trinity 2

SWR: Goals by Fernando Hernandez (2) and David Lopez (2). Assists by Jonathan Lopez, Hernando and Jaxson Lee.

Asheboro 4, Montgomery Central 0

AHS: Goals by Daniel Gutierrez, Aranth Gomez, Tyler Smith and Diego Bustamante. Assists by Ozmar Martinez, Gutierrez, Gomez and Bustamante.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Mid-Piedmont Conference Championship (Asheboro Memorial Park) - BRACKET

Asheboro's Blair Thomas and the Blue Comets doubles team of Malaika Khan & Charlotte Smith advanced to the Mid-Piedmont Conference Tournament semifinals this afternoon and qualified for the Mid-West Regional Tournament later this month.

Khan & Smith lost to Montgomery Central in the semifinals then defeated North Davidson in the third place game to get the #3 seed from the MPC in the regional doubles tournament October 20-21.

Thomas defeated Montgomery Central's Emily Aguilar in the singles bracket to face Helen Clodfelter (Ledford) for the singles championship. Clodfelter joined the Panthers late after recovering from heart surgery earlier this year. Thomas won the first set in the championship match but Clodfelter won the next two for the MPC title.

SINGLES FINALS

Helen Clodfelter (LHS) def. Blair Thomas (AHS) 2-1

SEMIFINALS

Blair Thomas (AHS) def. Emily Aguilar (MC) 9-8 (7-2)

Helen Clodfelter (LHS def. Sophie Wheat (LHS) 8-1

THIRD PLACE MATCH

Emily Aguilar (MC) def. Sophie Wheat (LHS) 8-0

DOUBLES FINALS

Abigail Salazar & Olivia Thomas (MC) def. Brea White & Kayleigh Batchek (LHS) 2-0

DOUBLES SEMIFINALS

Abigail Salazar & Olivia Thomas (MC) def. Malaika Khan & Charlotte Smith (AHS) 8-3

Brea White & Kayleigh Batchek (LHS) def. Kinsley Odum & Sophia Byrd (ND) 8-2

THIRD PLACE MATCH

Malaika Khan & Charlotte Smith (AHS) def. Kinsley Odum & Sophia Byrd (ND) 8-4

WOMEN'S GOLF

Mid-Piedmont Conference Championship (Sapona Golf Club)

From AHS: Addison Allen placed 7th at the Mid Piedmont Conference Women's Golf Tournament at Sapano Country Club in Lexington. Addison will represent Asheboro High School at the 3A NCHSAA Regionals next week at the Valley Golf Club in Burlington.

October 7, 2023 – Saturday Results

CROSS COUNTRY

Randleman, Trinity at Hagan-Stone Classic - RESULTS

October 6, 2023 – Friday Results

FOOTBALL

Central Davidson 42, Asheboro 35

SW Randolph 18, Wheatmore 0

Eastern Randolph 48, Trinity 0

Carter Revelle rushed for a touchdown and threw for four more with 235 passing yards on the night. Cade McCallum was 4-for-4 passing for 78 yards and a touchdown.

Kobe Walker rushed for 70 yards. Lucas Smith carried for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Nicah Taylor had seven catches for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Rayden West had three catches for 71 yards. Timmy Brower and DeSean Shamburger each recorded touchdown catches.

Adrian Goodwin led Trinity rushing with 73 yards. Xavier Horton carried for 27 yards. Noah Bradley completed three passes, all to Jacob Hodges.

Randleman 42, Providence Grove 14

John Kirkpatrick was 13-for-22 passing for 218 yards, one interception and six touchdowns in the Tiger win. Five touchdowns went to Tyshaun Goldston who had seven catches for 193 yards. Jeffrey Guzman had three receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown. Tate Andrews completed one pass for 14 yards.

Randleman had 106 yards on the ground with Edison Hernandez leading the way with 14 carries and 56 yards. Thomas Dobias intercepted a Patriots pass and Christian McLeod was 6-for-6 in pat kicks.

James Ellis completed four passes for 72 yards with an interception and a Patriot touchdown. Ellis also had 15 carries for 71 rushing yards. Andrew Thomas had the receiving touchdown and Logan Fox rushed for a score.

October 5, 2023 – Thursday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Randleman def. Providence Grove 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-14)

From RHS: Haley Hinshaw had 9 kills and 13 digs. Camden Scott had 17 kills and 7 digs. Haleigh Baity and Mollie Hall had 7 kills each. Ava Jones added 3 kills. Claire McCain, Paisley Huffines, and Kadie Green had 1 kill each. Green added 13 digs. Camryn Vickery had 38 assists and 2 aces. Alicia Price had 4 assists. Karli Kennington led defensively with 21 digs.

PG: Maggie Freeman had 5 kills and 3 blocks. Katie Jo Staley had 5 kills. Addie Morgan had 4 kills and 2 blocks. Taryn Waugh had 4 kills and 8 digs. Mailey Way had 15 digs. Riley Mazzarone had 14 assists.

Asheboro def. North Davidson 3-0 (25-15, 27-25, 25-15)

AHS: Ellen Long had 17 kills and 6 blocks. Sion Murrain had 15 kills. Eva Vuncannon had 14 assists and 2 aces. Piper Davidson had 16 digs. Lia George had 10 digs. Anna Grace LeRoy had 16 assists.

Uwharrie Charter def. Eastern Randolph 3-1 (27-29, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13)

From UCA: Lizah Moore had 17 kills, two blocks, and 4 digs. Kayden Faglier had 16 kills, three blocks, and one dig. Chloe Painter had two aces, five kills, 33 assists, and 9 digs. Kenzie Hill had five aces, two blocks, one assist, and 23 digs.

From ER: Addie Flinchum had 12 kills and 8 digs. Cora Sparrow was lead blocker with 5 blocks. Kenly Whitaker had 17 assists and 5 digs.

MEN'S SOCCER

Forest Hills 3. Randleman 1

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Gray Stone Day def. SW Randolph 9-0

WOMEN'S GOLF

Tri-Match at SW Randolph

TEAM SCORES

1- 151 Providence Grove

2- 171 SW Randolph

3- 179 Asheboro

October 5, 2023 – SPECIAL FEATURES

Senior running back Logan Fox of Providence Grove is the subject of the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone by Dennis Garcia.

October 5, 2023 – Thursday Schedule

VOLLEYBALL

5:30 North Davidson at Asheboro

6:00 Eastern Randolph at Uwharrie Charter

6:00 Randleman at Providence Grove

MEN'S SOCCER

6:00 Randleman at Forest Hills

WOMEN'S TENNIS

4:30 Gray Stone Day at SW Randolph

WOMEN'S GOLF

3:30 Asheboro, Providence Grove at SW Randolph

October 4, 2023 – Wednesday Results

VOLLEYBALL

5:30 Southern Guilford at Asheboro

SW Randolph def. Wheatmore 3-0 (25-19, 25-9, 25-10)

MEN'S SOCCER

Randleman 4, Eastern Randolph 0

RHS: Goals by Chris Lopez, Owen Leonard, Christian Garcia and Chris Ayala. Assists by Leonard (2), Francisco Vences and Jesus Ramirez.

Trinity 2, Wheatmore 1 OT

From THS: Moises Ventura (midfield, senior) scored Trinity's two goals, the first in the second half to tie the game (Trinity had trailed 1-0 since an early first half PK for Wheatmore), and the game winner in overtime, a header off a set piece kick taken by Grayson Earls (center back, senior) and flicked on to Ventura by Zack Cox (midfielder, junior).

WHS: Goal Hayden Hemming.

Asheboro 2, Ledford 0

AHS: Both goals by Daniel Gutierrez. Assists by Diego Bustamante and Arath Gomez.

SW Randolph 7, Providence Grove 0

SWR: Fernando Hernandez scored 4 goals. Other goals by David Lopez, Gadiel Negrete and Pedro Ortiz. Assists by Hernandez (2), Lopez, Braydon Tyl and Omar Moreno.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

4:00 Montgomery Central at Asheboro

4:30 Wheatmore at Providence Grove

SW Randolph def. Uwharrie Charter 7-2

From SWR: Singles winners were Allie Popp 10-3, Sammie Parks 10-5, Lindsi Brown 10-4, Larson Kelly 10-3, Bethany Latham 10-7, and Caroline Farlow 10-6. Doubles winners were Latham & Farlow 8-3.

The Cougars finished the regular season in second place in the PAC7 Conference with an 8-2 record. They will finish off the regular season today by honoring seniors in a non-conference match-up with Gray Stone Day at home starting at 4:30.

UCA winners: Macie Epps & Bella Branson, Alex Lineberry & Macey Hartley.

CROSS COUNTRY

4:30 Uwharrie Charter at Providence Grove

PAC Meet at Eastern Randolph - RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 28 Randleman

2- 37 Wheatmore

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 26 Randleman

2- 32 Wheatmore

3- 78 Eastern Randolph

From WHS: Wheatmore cross country ran at Eastern Randolph against ER and Randleman on Wednesday. Our boys and girls beat ER but finished second to Randleman.

WHS top 7 boys: Zach Hazelwood 17:42; Tyler McCormick 21:11; Tyler Wall 21:59; Jonathan Heraldo 23:24; Riley Stevens 24:53; Jayden Grant 25:19; Sean Jennison 25:45

WHS top 5 girls: Olivia Hildreth 24:23; Mattie Foshie 26:09; Meredith Partin 26:20; Brianna Hill 26:34; Katelyn Cruthirds 34:13

Zach Hazelwood and Olivia Hildreth finished 1st place in their races. Personal records were set by Tyler McCormick, Landon Yates, Jacob King, Mattie Foshie, and Katelyn Cruthirds.

WOMEN'S GOLF

PAC Match at Eastern Randolph

TEAM SCORES

1- 141 Providence Grove

2- 156 Trinity

3- 165 SW Randolph

4- 174 Wheatmore

5- 177 Eastern Randolph

October 4, 2023 - HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held a press conference Tuesday morning in which Association Commissioner Que Tucker spoke and answered questions about Senate Bill 452 - “AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE INSURANCE LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO AMEND THE INSURANCE RATE-MAKING LAWS, AND TO REVISE HIGH SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS” - which passed last week and will change the way high school sports are administered in North Carolina.

According to Commissioner Tucker, the next step for the NCHSAA will be for the Board of Directors and the 436 member schools to study the details of the new law and make a decision about what to do moving forward. SB 452 gives the State Board of Education the power to give certain powers to one or more non-profit organizations to administer high school sports.

“The NCHSAA has a difficult task ahead,” Commissioner Tucker stated, “but for now, we are committed to continuing to operate under the standards of excellence as we have since it's inception in 1913.” She expects the Association to continue their present duties through the end of the 2023-24 school year.

Tucker noted that Senate Bill 636 to nullify the current agreement between the State Board of Education and the NCHSAA was introduced in April but had little support in the General Assembly. The main parts of that bill were added to an Insurance Bill [SB 452] “at the eleventh hour” on September 28th.

Beginning July 1st, 2024, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction will have the authority to choose a non-profit organization(s) to carry out rules and regulations for high school sports as determined by the State Board of Education using guidelines set forth in SB 452.

What happens after that is To Be Determined.

Some EXCERPTS from Senate Bill 452

EXTERNAL LINK to read SB 452 from the General Assembly website

October 4, 2023 - ALUMNI HONOR

Payton Shiflet (SWR '22) was named the USA South Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for her efforts in three Greensboro College wins last week.

Greensboro College ARTICLE

October 4, 2023 – Wednesday Schedule

VOLLEYBALL

5:30 Southern Guilford at Asheboro

6:00 Wheatmore at SW Randolph

MEN'S SOCCER

6:00 Randleman at Eastern Randolph

6:00 Providence Grove at SW Randolph

6:00 Trinity at Wheatmore

6:30 Ledford at Asheboro

WOMEN'S TENNIS

3:30 SW Randolph at Uwharrie Charter

4:00 Montgomery Central at Asheboro

4:30 Wheatmore at Providence Grove

CROSS COUNTRY

4:30 Uwharrie Charter at Providence Grove

4:30 Randleman at Eastern Randolph

WOMEN'S GOLF

3:30 PAC Match at Eastern Randolph

October 3, 2023 – Tuesday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Asheboro def. Central Davidson 3-1

AHS: Sion Murrain had 19 kills and 11 digs. Ellen Long had 18 kills, 5 blocks and 3 aces. Lia George had 17 kills, 13 digs and 4 aces. Emma Kate Forester had 7 blocks. Piper Davidson had 15 digs. Anna Grace LeRoy had 23 assists and 11 digs. Eva Vuncannon had 19 digs.

SW Randolph def. Eastern Randolph 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-19)

ER: Addie Flinchum had 17 kills. Cora Sparrow had 4 blocks. Addie flinchum had 11 digs.

Kenly Whitaker had 29 assists.

Trinity def. Providence Grove 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-21)

THS: Sarabeth Johnson had 21 kills and 11 digs. Kaitlyn McCoy had 9 kills and 3 aces. Karrington Batten had 9 kills and 5 blocks. Katelyn Hill had 14 digs. Avalynn Johnson had 24 assists.

Randleman def. Uwharrie Charter 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22. 16-25, 15-12)

From RHS: Camden Scott had 13 kills, 5 blocks and 13 digs. Haley Hinshaw and Haleigh Baity had 7 kills each. Hinshaw also added 14 digs. Ava Jones had 5 kills and 6 blocks. Mollie Hall had 3 kills and 3 blocks. Camryn Vickery had 32 assists and 8 digs. Karli Kennington add 19 digs and 4 aces. Kadie Green added 13 digs.

UCA: Lizah Moore had 17 kills and 8 blocks. Kayden Faglier had 10 kills and 3 blocks. Chloe Painter had 7 kills and an ace.

MEN'S SOCCER

East Davidson 3, Providence Grove 0

WOMEN'S TENNIS

4:00 Jordan-Matthews at Asheboro

4:00 Gray Stone Day at Wheatmore

CROSS COUNTRY

MPC Meet at Ledford - RESULTS

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 15 Oak Grove

2- 49 Ledford

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1- 25 Oak Grove

2- 42 Asheboro

3- 53 Ledford

Trinity at SW Randolph - RESULTS

October 2, 2023 – Monday Results

VOLLEYBALL

Uwharrie Charter def. Chatham Central 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-10)

Mount Airy def. Trinity 3-1 (25-16, 16-25, 25-16, 25-22)

THS: Sarabeth Johnson had 17 kills, 14 digs and 2 aces. Karrington Batten had 12 kills and 4 blocks. Kaitlyn McCoy had 9 kills. Natalie Franko had 4 blocks. Avalynn Johnson had 24 assists and 14 digs. Faith Powell had 10 digs.

MEN'S SOCCER

Trinity 2, Eastern Randolph 2

Wheatmore 5, Providence Grove 1

SW Randolph 4, Uwharrie Charter 0

SWR: Goals by Fernando Hernandez (2), David Dominguez and Janaksel Perez. Assists by Hernandez (2) and Jonathan Lopez.

Asheboro 6, North Davidson 1

AHS: Goals by Ozmar Martinez (2), Tyler Smith (2), Henry Cruz and Carlos Gonzalez. Assists by Cruz, Martinez, Carlos Gonzalez, Alexander Diaz, Diego Bustamante and Omar Gonzalez.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

3:30 Trinity at Randleman

4:00 Asheboro at Ledford

4:00 Uwharrie Charter at Wheatmore

WOMEN'S GOLF

MPC Match at North Davidson