Prep Roundup: Asheboro rises in volleyball; Cougars move to 10-0 in soccer

Asheboro’s volleyball team looks like a contender again in the Mid-Piedmont Conference.

Asheboro’s sweep of visiting North Davidson came with Lia George’s 16 kills and 10 digs, Eva Vuncannon had 14 assists and Anna Grace LeRoy’s 20 assists and seven digs.

The Blue Comets took down host Ledford in four sets as Emma Kate Forester notched 14 kills and seven blocks, Emma Little had 10 digs and LeRoy provided 17 assists.

** Trinity blew past a pair of Piedmont Athletic Conference foes.

The Bulldogs swept visiting Eastern Randolph as Karrington Batten recorded 23 kills, 11 digs and four aces. Trinity took care of visiting Wheatmore in three sets, aided by Batten’s 22 kills and Faith Powell’s 15 digs.

** Randleman’s nine-match winning streak ended with a non-conference loss at Cornerstone Charter in five sets.

The first-place Tigers were back on track the next night with a PAC sweep of visiting Eastern Randolph as Camden Scott supplied 17 kills and nine digs and Haley Hinshaw posted 13 kills and 12 digs. Kenly Whitaker had 18 assists and 17 digs and Vivian Underwood had 19 digs for Eastern Randolph.

** Uwharrie Charter Academy cruised past visiting Southwestern Randolph in three sets to remain in second place in the PAC.

** Third-place Southwestern Randolph rallied from a two-set deficit to top host Providence Grove 23-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-15, 15-3 with boosts from Gracie Hodgin’s 17 kills and Jade Matias’ 10 kills. Providence Grove was paced by Riley Mazzarone’s 25 assists and 15 digs and Kaley Brown’s 15 digs, 14 assists and 11 kills.

** Eastern Randolph didn’t win a match in the first rotation through the PAC schedule, but the Wildcats are 6-2 in non-league matches after last week’s 25-7, 25-9, 25-12 drubbing of visiting Graham as Whitaker supplied 31 assists and Cora Sparrow had 12 kills.

Boys’ soccer

Though the first week of PAC action, Southwestern Randolph and Randleman are the only unbeaten teams.

Southwestern Randolph’s record improved to 10-0 overall with a pair of PAC victories.

Aaron Avina and Jonathan Lopez Degollado both scored two goals in a 6-2 victory at Trinity. Degollado also had two assists.

Then in an 8-0 trouncing of visiting Providence Grove, Fernando Hernandez posted three goals.

Randleman socked Wheatmore 8-1 and blew out Eastern Randolph 8-1 in successful road games.

** Asheboro trounced visiting North Moore 7-0 in a non-league game as Cam Letterlough tallied four goals and Diego Bustamante had two goals.