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Offseason RailHawks tracker

jmikeblake — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:40:42 -0500

Took us awhile, but here's this year's offseason RailHawks movement tracker. To date, the RailHawks are returning 14 players and have signed one more. All but four of those players are midfielders and forwards.

Returning:

Akira Fitzgerald, goalkeeper
Austen King, defender
Kupono Low, defender
Justin Willis, defender
Floyd Franks, midfielder
Nick Millington, midfielder
Breiner Ortiz, midfielder
Austin Da Luz, midfielder
Ty Shipalane, midfielder
Nick Zimmerman, midfielder
Brian Shriver, forward
Brian Ackley, forward
Zack Schilawski, forward
Jake Beckford, forward

New additions:
Nicholas Adderly, forward (from NASL's Puerto Rico Islanders)

Unannounced
Ray Burse, goalkeeper
Amir Lowery, midfielder
Cory Elenio, midfielder
Mike Palacio, midfielder
Tommy Drake, midfielder
Greg Shields, defender
Jamie Finch, defender
Sam Stockley, defender
Jordan Graye, defender

Not returning:
Gale Agbossoumonde, defender (signed with Toronto, MLS)
Matt Luzinaris, forward (signed with Rochester, USL Pro)
Henry Kalungi, defender (was on loan from Richmond, USL Pro)
James Scott Guevara, defender (left during last year for Costa Rica)

Unlikely:
John Krause, defender
Jason Garey, forward
Luke Sassano, midfielder

On trial

Area high school basketball holiday tournament schedules - more than a dozen tournaments included

dclaybest — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:40:54 -0500

Here's a rundown of high school holiday basketball tournaments involving area teams.

SOUTH GRANVILLE INVITATIONAL
At South Granville High
WAKE FOREST PHYSICAL THERAPY BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Fayetteville Victory Christian vs. (Durham) Cresset Christian, 9 a.m
GAME 2 — Haliwa-Saponi Tribal vs Ridgecroft School, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 3 — Fayetteville Village Christian vs Kestrel Heights, noon
GAME 4 — Charlotte CountryDay vs Wake Christian 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 9 a.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, noon
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 9 a..
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, noon
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 4 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 7 p.m.
BOJANGES BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Green Hope vs Warren County, 4 p.m.
GAME 2 — Sanderson vs Ravenscroft, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 3 — Athens Drive vs Southern Vance, 7 p.m.
GAME 4 — Louisburg vs South Granville, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 4 p.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 7 p.m.
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 8:30 p.m.

HOLIDAY HOOPLA
At Eastern Alamance High
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Sanderson vs Southern Alamance, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 2 — Cary vs Burlington Williams, 3 p.m.
GAME 3 — Green Hope vs Cedar Ridge, 5 p.m.
GAME 4 — Riverside vs Eastern Alamance, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 3 p.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5 p.m.
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 3 p.m.
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 5 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 6:30 p.m.

YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL
At Lee County High
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (Main Gym) — Northwood vs Piedmont, 2 p.m.
GAME 2 (Main Gym) — East Chapel Hill vs Cary, 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (Main Gym) — Jordan vs Western Harnett, 6 p.m.
GAME 4 (Main Gym) — Lee County vs Union Pines, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 6 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 8 p.m.
GAME 7 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 8 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (Packard Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 6 p.m.
GAME 10 (Main Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 4 p.m.
GAME 11 (Packard Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 8 p.m.
GAME 12 (Main Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 8 p.m.
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (Packard Gym) — Northwood vs Southern Lee, 2 p.m.
GAME 2 (Packard Gym) — Union Pines vs Chatham Central 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (Packard Gym) — Lee County vs Hoke County, 6 p.m.
GAME 4 (Packard Gym) — Northern Vance vs Apex, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 2 p.m.
GAME 6 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4 p.m.
GAME 7 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 2 p.m.
GAME 8 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (Packard Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 2 p.m.
GAME 10 (Main Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 2 p.m.
GAME 11 (Packard Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 4 p.m.
GAME 12 (Main Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 6 p.m.

VISION SPORTING GOODS HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
at Cary Academy
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (SEA Gym) — Norfolk Academy vs Cary Academy, 2:30 p.m.
GAME 2 (SEA Gym) — Southern Durham vs Elon School, 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (SEA Gym) — Durham Academy vs St. David's, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 4 (SEA Gym) — Cary Christian vs Fayetteville Christian, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 6 (FC Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4 p.m.
GAME 7 (FC Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 8 (FC Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (SEA Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 11:30 a.m.
GAME 10 (SEA Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 2:30 p.m.
GAME 11 (FC Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, noon
GAME 12 (FC Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 3 p.m.
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (SEA Gym) — St. David's vs South Granville, 1 p.m.
GAME 2 (FC Gym) — Fayetteville Christian vs Leesville Road, 5 p.m.
GAME 3 (FC Gym) — Durham Academy vs Southern Durham, 6:30 p.m.
GAME 4 (FC Gym) — Cary Christian vs Middle Creek, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 3 p.m.
GAME 6 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4:30 p.m.
GAME 7 (SEA Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 8 (SEA Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (SEA Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 10 a.m.
GAME 10 (SEA Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 1 p.m.
GAME 11 (FC Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, noon
GAME 12 (FC Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 1:30 p.m

ATHENS DRIVE GIRLS TOURNAMENT
at Athens Drive High School
(list does not include JV boys' game that same day)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Athens Drive vs Southeast Raleigh, 4 p.m.
Cardinal Gibbons vs Heritage, 5:30 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina vs Northern Durham, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
Athens Drive vs Cardinal Gibbons, 4 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina vs Southeast Raleigh, 5:30 p.m.
Northern Durham vs Heritage, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
Athens Drive vs Northern Durham, 4 p.m.
Heritage vs Fuquay-Varina, 5:30 p.m.
Cardinal Gibbons vs Southeast Raleigh, 8:30 p.m.

SECOND ANNUAL CORINTH HOLDERS HOLIDAY CLASSIC
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Enloe vs. Smithfield-Selma, 4:30
East Wake vs. Corinth Holders, 7:30
Friday, Dec. 28
Consolation Game, 4:30
Championship Game, 7:30
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Enloe vs. Smithfield-Selma, 3
North Lenoir vs. Corinth Holders, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Consolation Game, 3
Championship Game, 6

ROBERSONVILLE SOUTH CREEK ROUND ROBIN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Edenton Holmes vs. Princeton, 5:30
Creswell vs. South Creek, 8:30
Friday, Dec. 28
Edenton Holmes vs. Creswell, 5:30
Princeton vs. South Creek, 8:30

BUNN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT - ROUND ROBIN
BOYS
Thursday, Dec. 27
Chapel Hill vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 4:30
Bunn vs. Fuquay-Varina, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Wake Forest-Rolesville vs. Fuquay-Varina, 4:30
Bunn vs. Chapel Hill, 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 29
Fuquay-Varina vs. Chapel Hill, 4:30
Bunn vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 7:30
GIRLS
Thursday, Dec. 27
Chapel Hill vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 3
Bunn vs. Kinston, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Wake Forest-Rolesville vs. Kinston, 3
Bunn vs. Chapel Hill, 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 29
Kinston vs. Chapel HIll, 3
Bunn vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 6

Raleigh Grace Christian's Mike Taylor tops 1,000 points

jmikeblake — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:38:21 -0500

Raleigh Grace Christian senior guard Michael Taylor topped the 1,000-point mark for his career Friday night.

Taylor is currently averaging 20.6 points per game and, according to Eagles coach John Green, is on track to finish the season as the school's all-time leading scorer.

More blogs on "school records" are available by clicking the tag above.

Allie Tuttle records triple-double for Panther Creek

jmikeblake — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:44:08 -0500

Panther Creek senior center Allie Tuttle recorded a triple-double Monday night against Sanderson.

It's the third triple-double in the Northwestern recruit's career, and the only three triple-doubles in Catamounts program history.

She had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 40-36 win.

Tri-9 girls' golf 2012 standings, all-conference awards, links, etc.

jmikeblake — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:41:00 -0500

Green Hope won the regular season for the second straight time and also won its conference tournament

The all-conference list, final regular season standings, list of regional qualifiers and conference tournament results from the 2012 Tri-Nine Conference girls' golf season.

Previous seasons

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Green Hope (6.5 wins), 70.5
2. Middle Creek (1.5 wins), 62.5
3. Apex, 47.5
4. Holly Springs, 49
5. Fuquay-Varina, 43.5
6. Lee County, 30.5
7. Athens Drive, 25.5
8. Panther Creek, 21
9. Cary, N/A

TOURNAMENT FINISH

1. Green Hope-248
2. Apex-256
3. Middle Creek-257
4. Holly Springs-262
5. Fuquay-Varina-278
6. Lee County-279
7. Athens Drive-290
8. Panther Creek-297
9. Cary-N/A

ALL-CONFERENCE:
Coach of the Year: Donna Lerner, Green Hope
Player of the Year: Sarah Bae, Athens Drive
Tournament medalist: Sarah Bae, Athens Drive (72)

All-conference team (strokes per 9-hole average before dropping worst score):

Sarah Bae, senior, Athens Drive (35.67)

Muk Shoomee, freshman, Lee County (35.8)

Catherine Ashworth, sophomore, Fuquay-Varina (37.25)

Britney Smith, senior, Middle Creek (38)

Maddie Lee, senior, Green Hope (39.75)

Maddi MacClurg, senior, Green Hope (39.25)

Meghan Symonds, sophomore, Green Hope (40)

Sophie Riegel, Green Hope (40)

Amanda Yannoni, sophomore, Green Hope (40.86)

Cari Albritton, senior, Apex (40.75

Leigha Holt, Holly Springs (41.25)

Betsy Dohrer, Middle Creek (41.75)

REGIONAL TEAM QUALIFIERS: Green Hope, Apex, Middle Creek, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina

INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL QUALIFIERS: Sarah Bae (Athens); Muk Shoomee (Lee);

The year's postseason stories:

2012 Tri-9 girls' tennis standings, links

jmikeblake — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:29:10 -0500

Panther Creek won the Tri-9 for the first time, snapping Green Hope's 82-conference match win streak

Below are the team standings, as well as the top six singles players and doubles teams that advanced to the 4A regional competition.

Previous years:

2011 Tri-9 tennis blog
2010 Tri-9 tennis blog for standings, blog for the tournament day 1 and day 2

1. Panther Creek	19-2 (16-0)
2. Green Hope	20-4 (14-2)
3. Cary	12-5 (12-4)
4. Apex	10-6 (10-6)
5. Middle Creek	9-9 (8-8)
6. Lee County	8-11 (5-11)
7. Holly Springs	5-12 (4-12)
8. Athens Drive	4-13 (3-13)
9. Fuquay-Varina	0-17 (0-16)

Singles:

Jamie Rogers, Cary
Megan Smith, Panther Creek
Audrey Channell, Green Hope
Karena Zhang, Green Hope
Hannah Jabusch, Cary
Orla LaBiche, Panther Creek

Doubles:

Jordan Strickland & Sammi Smith, Panther Creek
Brantley Belk & Jurasia Horvat, Green Hope
Brooke Namboodri & Katie Ryan, Panther Creek
Andi Johnson & Carla Thomas, Apex
Morgan Sredl & Kristen Flanagan, Holly Springs
Paulina Powierza & Anu Warrier, Cary

Team playoffs:

Panther Creek defeats Fayetteville Jack Britt 9-0 in first round
Green Hope defeats Fayetteville Terry Sanford 5-3 in first round
Panther Creek defeats East Chapel Hill 5-1 in second round
Green Hope defeats Millbrook 6-0 in second round
Broughton defeats Panther Creek 5-1 in third round
Green Hope defeats Sanderson 6-0 in third round
Broughton defeats Green Hope 5-1 in 4A East final

State individual tournament

Tri-9 boys soccer all-conference awards, stat leaders, season standings and postseason finishes

jmikeblake — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:41:09 -0500

Green Hope repeated their conference championship.

One blog with all of the all-conference performers, stat leaders, links to postseason stories and final season standings for the 2012 Tri-Nine Conference boys' soccer season.

Want previous years?

2011 Tri-Nine boys' soccer blog
2010 Tri-Nine boys' soccer blog

2011-12 ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
Player of the Year -- Ben Grossfuss, Lee County		23 goals, 8 assists
Coach of the Year -- Richard Huxford, Green Hope

First Team
Ben Grossfuss, senior, Lee County	F
Max Swartz, senior, Panther Creek	GK
Tyler Hawley, senior, Green Hope	D
Robert Smith, junior, Apex		4 goals, 1 assist
Sam Rauf, junior, Green Hope	D
Sean Bowman, junior, Apex	D
Austin Brogan, senior, Athens Drive	F	16 goals, 6 assists
Danny Dumitrescu, senior, Middle Creek		9 goals, 2 assists
John McNulty, junior, Holly Springs	D
Luis Toledo De Jesus, senior, Cary	F
Andrew Lawrence, junior, Fuquay-Varina	M	4 goals, 10 assists
Kalvin Kromer, junior, Green Hope	M	5 goals, 8 assists

Second Team
Dan McGinty, junior, Apex		9 goals
John Hunnicutt, senior, Athens Drive		10 goals, 10 assists
Mac Garrett, junior, Athens Drive		8 goals, 7 assists
Martin Koenig, Cary
Bryce Finch, senior, Fuquay-Varina
William Carter, senior, Lee County	M	10 goals, 3 assists
Adolfo Ramirez, junior, Holly Springs		8 goals, 5 assists
Oscar Villata, senior, Holly Springs	F	15 goals, 5 assists
Dylan Jenkins, junior, Middle Creek	M	8 goals, 1 assist
MacLean Holbrook, junior, Green Hope	M	5 goals, 14 assists
Josh Kennedy, senior, Green Hope	F	12 goals, 13 assists
James Compton, senior, Panther Creek	M	12 goals, 1 assist

Conference Standings
Team	Overall Record	Tri-9 Record
1. Green Hope	24-2	14-2
2. Apex	16-5-1	13-2-1
3. Holly Springs	13-9	10-6
4. Athens Drive	12-8-4	7-7-2
5. Middle Creek	11-8-3	7-7-2
6. Fuquay-Varina	8-13	6-10
7. Cary	5-14-1	4-11-1
8. Panther Creek	6-15	4-12
9. Lee County	7-13-2	3-11-2

First round
1-Green Hope defeats 4-Northern Durham
2-Apex defeats 4-Leesville Road
3-Holly Springs defeats 3-Riverside
4-Athens Drive loses to 2-Jordan
5-Middle Creek loses to 1-Sanderson
Second round
1-Green Hope defeats 3-Enloe
2-Apex loses to 1-East Chapel Hill
3-Holly Springs loses to 2-Heritage
Third round
1-Green Hope defeats 1-Sanderson
Fourth round
1-Green Hope defeats 1-East Chapel Hill
East Final
1-Green Hope defeats 2-New Hanover
State Championship
Green Hope defeats Myers Park, second straight GH title

2012 Tri-9 football all-conference awards, stat leaders, season standings and postseason finishes

jmikeblake — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:08:10 -0500

Middle Creek won the conference championship outright, giving them at least a share of four conference titles in the last six years.

One blog with the all-conference team, season stats, standings and links to playoff stories from the 2012 football season in the Tri-Nine Conference.

Want previous years?

2011 Tri-Nine football blog
2010 Tri-Nine football blog
2009 Tri-Nine football blogs No. 1 and No. 2
2008 Tri-Eight football blog

2012 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Offensive Player of the Year -- David Salmon, senior QB, Middle Creek
Defensive Player of the Year -- Daniel Riddle, senior LB, Athens Drive
Special Teams Player of the Year -- Tommy Evanoff, senior K, Athens Drive
Coach of the Year -- Mike Castellano, Middle Creek

First Team
QB: David Salmon, senior, Middle Creek	3,183 yds, 36 TD
RB: Devone Johnston, senior, Middle Creek	1,271 yds 11 TD
RB: Marquise Sherrod-Ponds, senior, Cary	1,380 yds, 9 TD
RB: Dominique Lynch, junior, Athens Drive	1,537 yds, 17 TD
WR: Curtis Burston, junior, Middle Creek	813 yds, 10 TD
WR: Quinton Ray, senior, Middle Creek	660 yds, 12 TD
WR: T.J. Lett, senior, Lee County	632 yds, 2 TD
OL: Mike Sutton, senior, Panther Creek
OL: Josh Ricci, senior, Fuquay-Varina
OL: Ryan Dowell, senior, Middle Creek
OL: Brian Stryffler, senior, Lee County
OL: Danny Tolber, senior, Holly Springs

DL: Daniel Nash, senior, Holly Springs
DL: Adam Parent, senior, Green Hope	26 tackles, 5 sacks
DL: Tyler Hinton, senior, Fuquay-Varina
DL: J.T. Wise, junior, Panther Creek
LB: Daniel Riddle, senior, Athens Drive	169 tackles, 7 sacks
LB: Keyshawn McDougald, senior, Lee County
LB: P.J. Morrissette, senior, Green Hope	61 tackles, 3 fumb forced
LB: Warren Messer, sophomore, Cary	75 tackles
DB: Garrett Suggs, senior, Fuquay-Varina
DB: Terrance White, junior, Middle Creek
DB: Landon Walton, senior, Cary	41 tackles, 2 INT
DB: Kyle Flood, senior, Lee County

K: Tommy Evanoff, senior, Athens Drive	37/55 touchbacks, 6 FG
P: Phillip Thomas, senior, Cary	35.5 yds per punt

Second Team
QB: Chase Arrington, senior, Lee County	1,576 yds, (826 rushing yds)
RB: Quincy Mangum, senior, Fuquay-Varina	692 yds, 8 TD
RB: David Mayaka, senior, Panther Creek	1,129 yds 7 TD
RB: Naylaan Lopez, senior, Middle Creek	1,105 yds, 12 TD
WR: Evan Allen, senior, Holly Springs	435 yds, 7 TD
WR: Dorrel McClain, junior, Panther Creek	199 yds, 2 TD (534 rushing yds)
WR: Gavin Locklear, senior, Apex	454 yds, 2 TD
OL: Blake Aaron, senior, Middle Creek
OL: Curtis Hill, junior, Athens Drive
OL: Jake Salini, junior, Cary
OL: Elijah West, senior, Lee County
OL: Chad Mason, senior, Green Hope

DL: Aaron Plynaar, senior, Cary	41 tackles, 5 sacks
DL: Harris Ray, senior, Lee County
DL: Drew McBeth, junior, Middle Creek
DL: Thomas Ferguson, junior, Lee County
LB: King Kiaku, junior, Middle Creek
LB: Matt Powell, junior, Panther Creek
LB: Terry Whitehead, senior, Green Hope	86 tackles, 4 fumb forced
LB: Montravius Montgomery, senior, Holly Springs
DB: Ridge Ford, freshman, Green Hope	94 tackles, 2 INT
DB: James Foushee, senior, Lee County
DB: James Pearl, junior, Middle Creek
DB: Steven Parrish, senior, Athens Drive	54 tackles, 3 INT

K: Ben Grossfuss, senior, Lee County
P: Antony Lawson, senior, Green Hope

Conference Standings
Team	Overall Record	Tri-9 Record
1. Middle Creek	11-2	8-0
2. Lee County	9-4	6-2
3. Fuquay-Varina	7-5	5-3
T4. Athens Drive	5-7	4-4
T4. Cary	5-6	4-4
T4. Green Hope	6-6	4-4
7. Holly Springs	4-6	3-5
8. Panther Creek	1-10	1-7
9. Apex	2-8	1-7

First round
4AA East: 2-Middle Creek defeats 7-Wilmington Laney
4A Mideast: 4-Lee County defeats 5-Terry Sanford
4AA Mideast: 4-Fuquay-Varina defeats 5-Green Hope
4AA East: 8-Athens Drive loses to 1-Garner
4AA Mideast: 8-Cary loses to 1-Richmond County
Second round
2-Middle Creek loses to 3-Leesville Road
4-Lee County loses to 1-Scotland County
4-Fuquay-Varina loses to 1-Richmond County

Tri-9 volleyball all-conference awards, stat leaders, season standings and postseason finishes

jmikeblake — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:22:48 -0400

For the fifth straight year, Apex wins the conference championship (includes last year's co-championship with Green Hope).

One blog with the all-conference team, season stats, standings and links to playoff stories from the 2012 volleyball season in the Tri-Nine Conference.

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2012 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Player of the Year -- Jordan Feuerhelm, senior, Green Hope	214 kills
Coach of the Year --

First Team
Megan Hooks, senior, Apex	294 kills
Ashley Battle, senior, Middle Creek	303 kills, 66 blocks, 219 digs
Rachel Weisz, senior, Cary
Madison Brown, senior, Green Hope
Morgan Barker, senior, Holly Springs	494 digs
Abby Findley, junior, Fuquay-Varina
Rachel Kinsey, junior, Athens Drive
Melissa Mayfield, senior, Apex	338 digs

Second Team
Emily Stanley, sophomore, Lee County
Sarah Pagan, senior, Panther Creek
Jaclyn Brewington, sophomore, Holly Springs
Saraya Klink, junior, Fuquay-Varina
Allison Beckman, sophomore, Apex	436 assists
Katie McCullough, sophomore, Middle Creek	220 kills, 63 aces
Rayna Yvars, senior, Green Hope	169 kills, 45 blocks
Chandler Patterson, junior, Lee County

Conference Standings
Team	Overall Record	Tri-9 Record
1. Apex	18-5	15-1
2. Green Hope	19-5	14-2
3. Holly Springs	15-6	13-3
4. Fuquay-Varina	13-9	9-7
5. Cary	11-10	7-9
6. Middle Creek	9-14	6-10
7. Lee County	3-16	3-11
8. Panther Creek	5-15	2-13
9. Athens Drive	3-16	2-14

2012 NCISAA playoffs in boys soccer, field hockey, volleyball and girls tennis

timstevens — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:32:28 -0400

N.C. Independent School Athletic Association playoff pairings in field hockey, boys soccer and volleyball. With the playoffs now done, here's a full list of what happened in each of those brackets.

Only two Triangle champs were crowned in this fall's team sports -- Durham Academy field hockey and St. David's volleyball.

Girls field hockey
Semifinals and Finals are Friday, Saturday at Cary Academy

1st round: Cape Fear Academy at Forsyth Country Day; Carolina Day at Ravenscroft; Arendell Parrott Academy at St. Mary's; Greensboro Day School at Cary Academy. Byes -- Charlotte Country Day; Durham Academy; Charlotte Providence Day; Charlotte Latin
2nd round: Forsyth Country Day at Charlotte Country Day; Ravenscroft at Durham Academy; Saint Mary’s at Charlotte Providence Day; Cary Academy at Charlotte Latin
Semifinals: Durham Academy vs. Charlotte Country Day; Charlotte Providence Day vs Charlotte Latin
Finals: Durham Academy defeats Providence Day

Girls tennis
3A Semifinals and Finals are Friday, Saturday at Charlotte Latin
1A Semifinals and Finals are Friday, Saturday at Barton College

3A
1st round: Charlotte Latin at North Raleigh Christian; Durham Academy at Covenant Day; Saint Mary's at Asheville School; Cary Academy at Arendell Parrott. Byes -- Providence Day; Greensboro Day; Ravenscroft; Charlotte Country Day
2nd round: Charlotte Latin at Charlotte Providence Day; Durham Academy at Greensboro Day; Saint Mary’s at Ravenscroft; Cary Academy at Charlotte Country Daye
Semifinals: Charlottte Providence Day vs. Greensboro Day; Ravenscroft vs. Charlotte Country Day
Finals: Providence Day defeats Charlotte Country Day
1A
1st round: Northeast Academy at Statesville Christian; Lawrence Academy at Wayne Christian; Raleigh Trinity at Wayne Country Day; Cape Fear Christian at Wilson Greenfield
Friday's semifinals: Statesville Christian vs. Wayne Christian School; Wayne Country Day vs. Wilson Greenfield
Finals: Statesville Christian defeats Greenfield

Volleyball
3A, 2A, 1A Finals are Saturday at Charlotte Latin
1A quarterfinals and semifinals are Friday at Statesville Christian
2A quarterfinals and semifinals are Friday at Gaston Day School
3A quarterfinals and semifinals are Friday at Charlotte Latin

3A
1st round: Charlotte Latin bye; High Point Christian at Ravenscroft; Covenant Day bye; Hickory Grove at Cary Academy; Durham Academy bye; Saint Mary’s at North Raleigh Christian; Charlotte Country Day bye; Village Christian at Charlotte Christian
Friday's quarterfinals: Charlotte Latin vs Ravenscroft; Cary Academy vs. Covenant Day; Durham Academy vs North Raleigh Christian; Charlotte Christian vs Charlotte Country Day
Semiinals: Charlotte Latin vs Cary Academy; Charlotte Country Day vs NRCA
Finals: Charlotte Latin defeats Charlotte Country Day
2A
1st round: St. David’s bye; Halifax Academy at Caldwell Academy; Cary Christian bye; Fayetteville Academy at Grace Christian; Durham Trinity bye; Calvary Baptist at Westminister Catawba; Asheville Christian bye; First Assembly at Davidson Day
Friday's quarterfinals: St. David’s vs. Caldwell Academy; Grace Christian vs Cary Christian; Durham Trinity vs Calvary Baptist; Davidson Day vs Asheville Christian atin
Semifinals: St. David's vs Cary Christian; Calvary Baptist vs Asheville Christian
Finals: St. David's defeats Calvary Baptist
1A
Tuesday's 1st round: Shannon Forest bye; Pungo Christian at Wayne Country Day; Statesville Christian bye; United Faith at Oakwood School; Hickory Christian; Community Christian at New Bern Epiphany; Freedom Christian bye; Lee Christian at Durham Cresset
Friday's quarterfinals: Shannon Forest vs Wayne Country Day; Oakwood School vs. Statesville Christian; Hickory Christian vs. Epiphany School; Freedom Christian vs Cresset Christian
Semifinals: Shannon Forest vs Oakwood School; Epiphany School vs Freedom Christian
Finals: Shannon Forest defeats Ephiphany School

Boys soccer
3A, 2A, 1A Finals are Saturday at Charlotte Latin
1A is at J. Burt Gillette Complex in Wilson Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
2A is at Westchester Country Day School Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
3A is at Ravenscroft Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

3A
1st round: High Point Wesleyan (bye); Arden Christ School at Covenant Day; Charlotte Providence Day (bye), High Point Christian at Forsyth Country Day; Charlotte Latin (bye); Cary Academy at Ravenscroft; Greensboro Day (bye); Charlotte Country Day at North Raleigh Christian
Quarterfinals: Arden Christ at High Point Wesleyan; Forsyth Country Day at Charlotte Providence Day; Ravenscroft at Charlotte Latin; Charlotte Country Day at Greensboro Day
Semifinals: Wesleyan Christian vs. Charlotte Country Day; Ravenscroft vs Greensboro Day
Finals: Wesleyan Christian defeast Greensboro Day
2A
1st round: Fayetteville Academy (bye); Carolina Day at Southern Pines O’Neal; Caldwell Academy (bye); Cary Christian at High Point Westchester Country Day; Durham Carolina Friends (bye); Coastal Christian vs. First Assembly; Kerr-Vance Academy (bye); Asheville Christian at Gaston Day School
Quarterfinals: Carolina Day at Fayetteville Academy; Cary Christian at Caldwell Academy; First Assembly at Carolina Friends; Asheville Christian at Kerr-Vance
Semifinals: Fayetteville Academy vs. Caldwell Academy; Durham Carolina Friends vs. Kerr-Vance Academy
Finals: Fayetteville Academy defeats Carolina Friends
1A
1st round: Lee Christian at Raleigh Trinity; New Bern Epiphany (bye); Statesville Christian at Ridgecroft; Wilson Greenfield (bye); Cape Fear Christian at Community Christian; Hickory Christian (bye); Shannon Forest at Wayne Country Day
Quarterfinals: Raleigh Trinity at Sanford Grace; Ridgecroft a New Bern Epiphay; Community Christian at Wilson Greenfield; Shannon Forest at Hickory
Semifinals: Sanford Grace Christian vs. Ridgecroft School; Wilson Greenfield vs. Hickory Christian
Finals: Greenfield defeats Sanford Grace

Final NCHSAA football playoff brackets posted

dclaybest — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:57:50 -0400

The NCHSAA has released the final brackets for the 2012 prep football playoffs. Analysis coming soon here.

Download the final brackets below

Tri-9 girls' cross country standings, postseason stories, etc. from 2012

jmikeblake — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:11:47 -0400

Green Hope won its fifth straight conference championship in girls' cross country.

Here are the final team scores and all-conference placers from the Tri-Nine girls cross country championship on Wednesday at WakeMed Park in Cary. This blog will be updated as the year moves along with links to postseason stories, etc.

Previous years:

Team scores

Green Hope, 22
Apex, 80
Cary, 91
Panther Creek, 96
Athens Drive, 126
Middle Creek, 173
Holly Springs, 175
Fuquay-Varina, 253
Lee County, N/A

Coach of the Year: Mike Miragliuolo, Green Hope

Top 15 placers (All-Conference)

Maura McDonnell, Green Hope -- 18:30.55
Rebekah Greengrass, Panther Creek -- 18:34.71
Kristen Lospinoso, Green Hope -- 18:49.21
Elly Henes, Athens Drive -- 19:08.71
Katie Tomasi, Green Hope -- 19:17.71
Allie Worsdale, Green Hope -- 19:21.30
Kayla Hall, Green Hope -- 19:28.65
Julia Zwierzynski, Green Hope -- 19:37.21
Theresa Enright, Green Hope -- 19:37.58
Taylor Howard, Green Hope -- 19:38.18
Brianne Boldrin, Athens Drive -- 19:48.78
Torre Moser, Apex -- 20:04.74
Sarah Hoffert, Cary -- 20:09.14
Cayla Rodney, Cary -- 20:09.40
Christina Goudrea, Apex -- 20:13.96

Top runners from other teams
16. Erin Schneider, Holly Springs -- 20:16.90
37. Rachel Smith, Middle Creek -- 21:51.99
54. Allegra Hogan, Lee County -- 22:58.78
65. Lauren DeBoskey, Fuquay-Varina -- 23:23.30

Stories from postseason

Tri-9 boys' cross country standings, postseason stories, etc. from 2012

jmikeblake — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:11:21 -0400

Cary's boys' cross country team won its first conference title in more than a decade.

Here are the final team scores and all-conference placers from the Tri-Nine boys cross country championship on Wednesday at WakeMed Park in Cary.

Previous years:

Team scores:

Cary - 32
Apex - 52
Green Hope - 93
Athens Drive - 132
Panther Creek - 134
Middle Creek - 147
Holly Springs - 186
Fuquay-Varina - 201
Lee County - 246

Coach of the Year: Jerry Dotson, Cary

Top 15 placers (All-Conference)

Bakri Abushouk, Cary -- 15:17.62
Mihret Coulter, Apex -- 16:03.30
Abel Tecle, Cary -- 16:14.22
Joshua Vermette, Panther Creek -- 16:19.68
Tom Nobles, Green Hope -- 16:21.77
Tyler Sink, Apex -- 16:24.49
Dean Abushouk, Cary -- 16:25.43
Josh Barrett, Cary -- 16:29.73
Parker Lee, Fuquay-Varina -- 16:30.53
Mark Gallo, Athens Drive -- 16:32.19
Jordan Kokoska, Apex -- 16:36.38
Chilton Birdhistell, Middle Creek -- 16:38.71
Justin Lane, Cary -- 16:40.24
Paul Tanner, Athens Drive -- 16:42.11
Keith Hair, Middle Creek -- 16:50.50

Top runners from other schools

32. A.J. Roberts, Holly Springs -- 17:27.94
50. Max Hogan, Lee County -- 17:58.58

Stories from postseason

MarQus Johnson leaves Cary Invasion for the college ranks

jmikeblake — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:13:20 -0400

The Cary Invasion announced today that head coach MarQus Johnson has accepted a full-time basketball coaching position with St. Augustine's University in Raleigh.

Johnson is the only coach the team has had in its two seasons. He's led the team to a 22-5 record, including winning the league championship in 2011.

"Coach Johnson will be sorely missed, but we wish him the best and totally understand and support his decision," said Cary Invasion Owner and General Manager Mark Janas in a statement.

The statement added that, according to Janas, Johnson's coaching skills and connections to player networks make him difficult to replace and will likely force wholesale changes in the organization.

"MarQus' contribution to the organization has always gone far beyond coaching. He was an integral part of the business management team," said Janas.

The Invasion also made a title-game appearance in 2012, finishing runner-up in the first-year Tobacco Road Basketball League.

Johnson said in the statement: "I would like to thank Mark and the Invasion organization for giving me the opportunity to coach at the professional level and to create great relationships within the Cary community. I would also like to thank the Town of Cary for their tremendous support. I believe that we together built a solid foundation for minor league basketball in the area. I will truly l miss the the Invasion and wish them the best of luck."

Holly Springs to honor Carlos Rodon's jersey

jmikeblake — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:02:20 -0400

Carlos Rodon pitching in Game 1 of the 2011 4A state championship - Staff Photo by Ethan Hyman

Carlos Rodon will have his jersey honored by Holly Springs High School at halftime of the school's home football game against Apex on Oct. 5.

The school will present Rodon, the 4A state player of the year his senior season while leading the Golden Hawks to their first state championship title, with a jersey during the ceremony. Another jersey will decorate the baseball field's outfield fence.

Rodon was also two-time all-state selection and two-time Tri-9 Conference player of the year for the Hawks.

As a freshman last season at N.C. State, he was the ACC's Freshman and Pitcher of the Year and was one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award (given to the nation's top player). He played for USA Baseball collegiate team this summer.

Cary Academy names new varsity basketball coaches

jmikeblake — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:31:59 -0400

Cary Academy has filled both basketball head coaching vacancies.

The Chargers have hired Mindaugas Timinskas to be their varsity boys' basketball head coach, while Mike Zeillmann will be the varsity girls' basketball coach.

Here's a little more on each...

Timinskas, who replaces Kenny Inge, was the school's JV coach last year. "Coach Tim" played at Iona, where he was the 1997 MAAC player of the year, and is an Olympic bronze medalist after playing for Lithuania in the 2000 summer games at Sydney.

There are some cool YouTube videos out there of "Coach Tim" in his playing days. Click on this one to see what play he might draw up when he needs a basket with .03 left on the clock and 90 feet to go. Seriously.

Oh, and he once did this to a guy in a Euroleague game. Nasty.

Zeillmann, who replaces Danielle Harber, has been the head coach at Durham Academy and other coaching stops at Durham Jordan and Northern Durham.

He's been featured in national news stories for co-founding a non-profit "BounceBack Kids" in 2003. BounceBack Kids is a basketball skills program designed for children battling life-threatening illnesses at Duke and UNC hospitals.

He also has his own basketball training website.

Green Hope's Ashley Williams to walk-on at N.C. State

jmikeblake — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:31:53 -0400

Williams, left, in last year's 4A East semifinals in Fayetteville against South View - Staff Photo by Greg Mintel

Green Hope senior Ashley Williams, a starter in every game for the Falcons in her career, has committed to N.C. State as a preferred walk-on for next season. Green Hope is 87-6 in Williams' three years, and she led the state in assists (7.0) last season.

Williams notched a triple-double in last year's season opener at Wilson Hunt. She averaged 15.8 poings, 4.2 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 4.5 steals last season for the 28-3 Falcons.

Green Hope coach Mike Robinson said in a statement that Williams “turned down a number of scholarships to play for State and Kellie Harper and her staff. She is a natural point guard who sees the floor very well. I think her leadership and work ethic will be an asset to N.C. State going forward, just as she has been at Green Hope the past three years.”

Applying next year's NASL playoff format to this year's schedule

jmikeblake — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:58:25 -0400

As you may have heard, the North American Soccer League is changing the way it does things next year - splitting its season into two halves, leaving the month of July open, and taking its two split-season champs into a one-game "Soccer Bowl" to be played at the winner of the higher champ.

As I am wont to do, I decided to have some fun with numbers, taking the time to apply next year's playoff process to this year's schedule, and this is what I found.

First, there are two ways to look at these hypotheticals.

The first is to take the team's first 14 games, figure out the champ, then add up results from each team's second 14 games. Although this is a good indicator of who's done the best in the first and last halves of the seasons, the NASL schedule is not balanced.

So keep that in mind while looking at these numbers. The results of this year's NASL after all teams had played their first 14 games:

San Antonio (8-2-4, 28 points)
Puerto Rico (7-4-3, 24 points)
Minnesota (6-3-5, 23 points)
Tampa Bay (6-5-3, 21 points)
Ft. Lauderdale (5-5-4, 19 points)
Carolina (4-5-5, 17 points)
FC Edmonton (3-8-3, 12 points)
Atlanta (1-8-5, 8 points)

So in this hypothetical, San Antonio would have earned the right to host the Soccer Bowl. Who would they play? Here are the NASL team's records since their respective halfway marks in the season:

Tampa Bay (6-2-4, 22 points with 2 games left)
Carolina (6-3-3, 21 points with 2 games left)
Atlanta (5-4-3, 18 points with 2 games left)
San Antonio (5-4-3, 18 points with 2 games left)
Puerto Rico (4-5-4, 16 points with 1 game left)
Ft. Lauderdale (4-5-4, 16 points with 1 game left)
FC Edmonton (2-5-6, 12 points with 1 game left)
Minnesota (2-6-5, 11 points with 1 game left)

Result for the hypothetical 2012 Soccer Bowl: either Tampa Bay, Carolina or Atlanta at San Antonio (note: if San Antonio wound up winning the second split season as well, Tampa Bay would get the nod as its opponent for best overall record)

But of course, some teams played each other 2-3 times in the first 14 games, while others didn't meet until August.

So the second way to do this hypothetical, to better show the format of the NASL's future split-season format, was to break down the schedule further, taking the results from each team's first two meetings and compiling them in their own standings.

Those results:

San Antonio (8-1-5, 29 points)
Puerto Rico (8-3-3, 27 points)
Minnesota (5-4-5, 20 points)
Ft. Lauderdale (5-4-5, 20 points)
Tampa Bay (5-5-4, 19 points)
FC Edmonton (3-7-4, 13 points)
Carolina (2-6-6, 12 points)
Atlanta (1-8-5, 8 points)

Which means these would be the standings for teams in their third and fourth meetings with other NASL opponents.

Carolina (8-2-2, 26 points)
Tampa Bay (6-3-3, 21 points)
Atlanta (5-4-3, 18 points)
Ft. Lauderdale (5-5-3, 18 points)
San Antonio (5-5-2, 17 points)
FC Edmonton (3-5-5, 14 points)
Puerto Rico (3-6-4, 13 points)
Minnesota (2-7-4, 10 points)

Result for the hypothetical 2012 Soccer Bowl: Either the Carolina RailHawks or the Tampa Bay Rowdies at San Antonio.

Either way, both scenarios would boil down to San Antonio at home against either the RailHawks or Tampa Bay - who have two games left this season, both against the other.

Apex grad Alston Kearns makes SportsCenter top 10 plays

jmikeblake — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:48:23 -0400

Apex graduate Alston Kearns helped N.C. State volleyball respectable as a freshman.

As a sophomore, she's helped put the program on ESPN.

The libero's kick-save against UNC-Wilmington is a play you don't see often. Making it even sweeter is that a few hits later, the Wolfpack won the point and went on to win the match.

Below is the clip as it appeared on ESPN.

Panther Creek's Allie Tuttle and Mercedes Harris commit to Northwestern, Long Island

jmikeblake — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:24:21 -0400

Panther Creek's girls' basketball team will have two D1 players on its roster next year. Head coach Geoff Bowman announced today via Twitter that senior center Allie Tuttle has committed to Northwestern and senior forward Mercedes Harris has committed to Long Island.

The 6-foot-4 Tuttle averaged 15.1 points per game last year to lead the 16-9 Catamounts in scoring.

Harris moved to Rhode Island during the 2011-12 season, but has returned to Panther Creek, where she played her freshman and sophomore years. She averaged 7.8 points and a little more than 9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.