Madison Bugg, one of the top high school volleyball setters in the country, has committed to Stanford.

Cary Green Hope dominated the N.C. High School Athletic Association Wachovia Cup competition for the top 4-A athletic program in the state. The Falcons lead second-place Charlotte Myers Park 322.5 to 230 in the all-sport competition through the winter season.
Cardinal Gibbons leads the 3-A classification. The Crusaders have a 437.5-420 edge on Charlotte Catholic.

Wake Forest-Rolesville and Panther Creek will play next week for a berth in the 4-AA championship game.

4-AA

East: Wake Forest-Rolesville 40, Garner 21 (FINAL)

Mideast: Panther Creek 35, Fayetteville Seventy-First 32 (FINAL, PC scores with 55 seconds left. Bryant 15 of 22 for 207. Douglas 2 rushing TD)

Midwest: Charlotte Butler 48, Richmond County 21 (FINAL). Ferguson 4 TD passes.

West: Charlotte Vance 10, Mallard Creek 7 (FINAL)

4-A

East: Southeast Raleigh at New Bern, ppd. Saturday night, 6 p.m.

Mideast: Durham Hillside 42, Lee County 22 (FINAL)

Midwest: Davie 18, High Point Central 15 (FINAL)

West: Porter Ridge 24, Asheville Reynolds 21 (FINAL)

3-AA

East: Hunt 14,  Northern Nash 7 (FINAL)

Mideast: Northern Guilford 35, Cardinal Gibbons 10 (FINAL)

Midwest: Charlotte Catholic 45, Kannapolis Brown 7 (4th)

West: Shelby Crest 52, Asheville Erwin 21 (FINAL)

3-A

Midwest: West Rowan 48, Concord 28 (FINAL)

West: Hibriten 31, Asheville 13 (FINAL)

2-AA

East: Elizabeth City Northeastern 35, Bunn 7 (FINAL)

Mideast: Cedar Ridge 28, Pittsboro Northwood 20 (FINAL)

Midwest: Salisbury 45, Berry Academy 35 (FINAL)

West: Shelby 28, Wilkes Central 3

2-A

East: Tarboro 13, East Duplin 10 (FINAL)

Mideast: East Bladen 56, Carrboro 48 (FINAL)

1-AA

West: Mitchell 47, Avery 22 (FINAL)

1-A

West: Murphy 42, Robbinsville 7 (FINAL)

Here’s our rapid reaction after Cardinal Gibbons defeated Hickory 2-1 Saturday afternoon in the NCHSAA 3-A state champion:

2010 STATE MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Curtis and Jacqueline Dail Soccer Stadium, N.C. State University

 
Saturday, November 21, 2010
 
Class 3-A: 10 a.m.
Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons High School Crusaders (22-1-2) vs. Hickory High School Red Tornadoes (25-1-2)

Class 2-A: 1 p.m.
East Duplin High School Panthers (21-2-4) vs. Shelby High School Golden Lions (21-3-2)
 
Class 1-A: 4 p.m.
Durham North Carolina School of Science and Math Unicorns (20-1) vs. Hendersonville High School Bearcats (25-2-1)

 
Class 4-A:  7:30 p.m.
Durham Jordan High School Falcons (24-0) vs. Charlotte Myers Park High School Mustangs (25-1)

Joshua Schramme (center) scored the match-winning goal for Cardinal Gibbons   in the 84th mintue. (photo by Greg Mintel)

By Nate Taylor -- Staff writer

RALEIGH – Here’s our rapid reaction after Cardinal Gibbons defeated Jacksonville 3-2 in overtime Wednesday night in the semifinal round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs:

HOW THE MATCH WAS WON
The Crusaders were really able to get going on offense in the second half. Jacksonville did a better job of possession the ball, but Cardinal Gibbons made the most of their opportunities – something Jacksonville didn’t do in the second half. Each of the Crusaders three goals came off of rebounds because five or six players were in the penalty box fighting to put shot on goal. That pressure led to two goals by midfielder Joshua Schramme and one from midfielder Ryan Zimmerman.

TURNING POINT
Zimmerman’s goal tied the game at 2-2 in the 63rd minute and from there the Crusaders had all the momentum. They started possessing the ball a lot better and you could tell Jacksonville was struggling to find scoring opportunities once the game was headed to overtime.

STATS OF THE GAME
The Crusaders had three free kicks and three corner kicks, which allowed them to put multiple players in the box to score. On each of Schramme’s two goals, midfielder Robert Liberatore sent the ball into the box on a free kick and a throwing, which allowed Schramme to put foot on the ball and score from close range.

UNSUNG HERO
Defender Ryan McAnallen received some praise from coach Tim Healy after the game. Healy saw that McAnallen wasn’t getting nervous after Jacksonville took the lead in the 11th minute and when the Cardinals retook the lead in the 51st minute.

“Ryan was saying calm down,” Healy said. “When your captain is doing that, everyone starts to say if this guy is OK, we’re OK. His presence helped out a lot.”

McAnallen also did a nice job of stopping two scoring chances for the Cardinals with sweeping tackles.

WHAT IT MEANS
Well this will be Cardinal Gibbons (22-1-2) first state final in 3-A after playing many years in 2-A. The Crusaders have now advanced to their fifth state championship match in the last six years, which is pretty remarkable. The Crusaders can also win their fourth state title if they beat Hickory on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Paul Derr Track and Soccer Complex. Jacksonville finishes its season at 25-1-2. 

NCHSAA Eastern boys soccer semifinals

4-A: Southern Pines Pinecrest at Durham Jordan, Wednesday, 6 p.m.

3-A: Jacksonville at Cardinal Gibbons, Wednesday, 6 p.m.

2-A: East Duplin at Carrboro, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

1-A: Durham Science & Math and Hendersonville already have advanced to Saturday's championship game.

NCHSAA boys soccer championships

Saturday, Dail Soccer Field at N.C. State

2-A: 10 a.m.

3-A: 1 p.m.

1-A: Durham Science & Math vs. Hendersonville, 4 p.m.

4-A: 7:30 p.m.