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Randolph County prep football teams set for third league games

Randolph County prep football teams set for third league games

Micah Thurston of Randleman cuts through a hole during last Friday night’s game against Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) This week marks passing of the midway mark of the conference play for Randolph County football teams in either the Piedmont Athletic Conference or Mid-Piedmont Conference. Teams in those leagues play five conference games. Here's a look at the games for the third week of conference play: Friday’s games (scheduled for 7:30 p.m. starts) Randleman (7-0, 2-0) at Southwestern Randolph (4-3, 1-1) Eastern Randolph (7-0, 2-0) at Providence Grove (2-5, 1-1) Wheatmore (0-7, 0-2) at Trinity (2-5, 0-2) North…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Anna Grace LeRoy

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Anna Grace LeRoy

Asheboro, volleyball LeRoy is a key part of the Blue Comets’ offense as the team had a strong regular season in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. LeRoy, a senior setter, is the team leader in assists. When Asheboro swept Ledford and Montgomery Central last week, LeRoy led the team in assists in both matches. She also racked up a total of seven aces in those two outings. Asheboro took a five-match winning streak into this week’s conference tournament. This weekend, the Blue Comets will learn of their seed and place on the Class 3A bracket for the state playoffs. First-round matches will…
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Ledbetter, Duggins split tight feature results at Caraway Speedway

Ledbetter, Duggins split tight feature results at Caraway Speedway

SOPHIA – Dalton Ledbetter and Brody Duggins charged to victories in 20-lap Challengers features Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. Ledbetter finished ahead of Rookie of the Year leader Bryson Pickard in the first race, with Blake Cox in third. Duggins, the division’s points leader, took advantage of a re-start miscue by Ledbetter, then held off Ledbetter to win in the second race. Cox was third again. ** In 602 Modifieds, Jaxson Casper made short work of a small field in the 35-lap feature, outdistancing Josh Lowder, Ryan Kuhitau and Mitchell Wright. Casper leads season standings ahead of Wright. ** Steven Collins won the…
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Prep Roundup: Randleman captures PAC volleyball title in regular season

Prep Roundup: Randleman captures PAC volleyball title in regular season

Randleman became the outright regular-season champion in Piedmont Athletic Conference volleyball with a little help last week. The Tigers (17-3 overall, 11-1 PAC) finished with a one-match edge on Uwharrie Charter Academy Southwestern Randolph nipped visiting UCA 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11 in Thursday night’s regular-season finale, knocking the Eagles from a share of the title. Randleman was idle at the end of the week, awaiting the results of other matches. The Tigers secured their first conference championship since 2010. UCA, which handed the Tigers their lone conference loss, ended the regular season at 23-3, 10-2, while Southwestern Randolph won…
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Prep football: Big scoring boosts Tigers, Wildcats, Cougars in PAC victories

Prep football: Big scoring boosts Tigers, Wildcats, Cougars in PAC victories

Randleman’s Triston Chriscoe reaches the end zone for a touchdown against Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) High-scoring outputs were in the works for the winning teams Friday night in high school football. Randleman and Eastern Randolph remained unbeaten, while Southwestern Randolph picked up its first Piedmont Athletic Conference.   Randleman 42, Providence Grove 10: At Climax, three of John Kirkpatrick’s four touchdown passes went to Chase Farlow in the PAC road game, putting a dent on the Patriots’ homecoming. Brayden Gladden caught the other touchdown pass, while Daylan Atkins and Triston Chriscoe ran for touchdowns for the Tigers…
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Area football teams set for second week of league play

Area football teams set for second week of league play

Here's a list of this week's high school football games involving Randolph County teams. It's the second week of league competition for the Piedmont Athletic Conference and Mid-Piedmont Conference. Games are slated for 7:30 p.m. starts. Friday’s games Randleman (6-0, 1-0) at Providence Grove (2-4, 1-0) Trinity (2-4, 0-1) at Eastern Randolph (6-0, 1-0) Southwestern Randolph (3-3, 0-1) at Wheatmore (0-6, 0-1) Asheboro (2-4, 0-1) at Central Davidson (3-3, 1-0)
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Sportsplex draws teams to Asheboro for tourneys

Sportsplex draws teams to Asheboro for tourneys

ASHEBORO – The second of two major youth tournaments at Zoo City Sportsplex is slated for this weekend. City officials said that there could be thousands of visitors to Asheboro, particularly on Zoo Parkway and surrounding areas. On Saturday and Sunday, the Carolina Pumpkin Classic for lacrosse is slated. This competition includes boys’ and girls’ teams in the 9-and-under through 14-and-under age divisions. The tournaments include three divisions on the high school level. All teams are guaranteed to play at least five games. Last weekend, the Velocity Super Cup was held for boys’ and girls’ soccer. Those tournaments were geared…
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Cortes

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Cortes

Providence Grove, boys’ soccer Cortes has been a key upperclassman on a team that has received large contributions from a cast of younger newcomers. Cortes, a senior forward, entered this week with a share of the team’s scoring lead with 11 goals. The Patriots snapped a four-game losing streak by winning 6-4 last week at Eastern Randolph, with Cortes scoring one of the goals in the Piedmont Athletic Conference game. Cortes registered two goals in last week’s 5-4 non-conference road loss to Lexington. With an 8-8 record, the Patriots have eclipsed their victory total from the last four seasons combined.…
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Providence Grove girls hold spot top ahead of Trinity in PAC tennis

Providence Grove girls hold spot top ahead of Trinity in PAC tennis

The girls' tennis teams from Providence Grove and Trinity both finished 9-1 in regular-season Piedmont Athletic Conference play to tie for first place. Last week, Providence Grove defeated Trinity in a special tiebreaker match to determine the top seed from the conference for the dual team state playoffs. The PAC Tournament is set for Tuesday at Asheboro Memorial Park. Providence Grove and Trinity were the only teams with winning records in league play.
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Prep roundup: UCA makes bid for volleyball title; Asheboro boosts soccer offense

Prep roundup: UCA makes bid for volleyball title; Asheboro boosts soccer offense

ASHEBORO – Uwharrie Charter Academy’s volleyball team has tightened the race atop the Piedmont Athletic Conference. The Eagles pulled even with first-place Randleman in the loss column by defeating the visiting Tigers last week. The Eagles won 15-12, 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-6 with Emory Johnson’s 40 assists, Carolina Way’s 19 kills and 17 digs and Kayden Faglier’s 10 kills and seven blocks leading the way. UCA kept the momentum by sweeping host Eastern Randolph. Randleman got back on track with a sweep of visiting Providence Grove with Camryn Vickery’s 39 assists and Camden Scott’s 19 kills and 15 digs boosting…
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