Class 2-A - Randolph Record

30 Jan

UCA, Trinity eye next rounds of wrestling duals

Randolph RecordSportsclass 1-A, Class 2-A, nchsaa, prep wrestling, Trinity Bulldogs, Uwharrie Charter Academy athletics

Defending Class 1-A state champion Uwharrie Charter Academy and undefeated Class 2-A team Trinity held up their ends to begin the wrestling dual team state playoffs. They're tops-seeded teams and looked the part when those competitions began Saturday with two rounds on their respective home mats. UCA and Trinity advanced to this week’s third round, which is set for Wednesday. Winners in the third round meet against in regional finals later Wednesday. The winner goes on to Saturday’s state finals. UCA (32-1) is the designated home team in the East Region for Wednesday. The third-round pits UCA vs. fifth-seeded Albemarle…

12 Nov

Prep Football: Eastern Randolph cruises in second round

Randolph RecordSportsclass 1-A, Class 2-A, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, prep football, state playoffs

RAMSEUR – Eastern Randolph is the last football team standing in Randolph County. The Wildcats won again in the Class 1-A state playoffs, rolling past visiting Hayesville 39-10 on Friday night. Lucas Smith ran for two touchdowns and Nicah Taylor had two touchdown catches. Smith also made a pair of two-point conversion receptions. The outcome moves third-seeded Eastern Randolph (11-1) to the third round in the West Region with a home game this Friday night against 11th-seeded Thomasville (9-3), a 41-13 winner against Albemarle. Quarterback Carter Revelle threw for two touchdowns and the two two-point conversions to go with a…

05 Nov

Prep soccer: Cougars make it to second week of states

Randolph RecordSportsClass 2-A, prep soccer, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

Southwestern Randolph goalkeeper Jonathan Perez controls the ball during a game earlier this season against Randleman. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) SHELBY – Southwestern Randolph won twice last week in the Class 2-A state playoffs for boys’ soccer. A 4-2 victory at fifth-seeded Shelby last Thursday sent Southwestern Randolph (21-3-1) to the third round for the first time in six years. Fernando Hernandez had a goal and two assists in the Shelby game. David Lopez Dominguez, Jonathan Lopez and Joe Avina also scored for the Cougars. No. 12 seed Southwestern Randolph began the playoffs by defeating No. 21 seed Lincolnton 2-0 with…

04 Nov

Prep football: Eastern Randolph, Randleman roll in first round

Randolph RecordSportsclass 1-A, Class 2-A, Dominic Payne, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, John Kirkpatrick, Nathan Ellis, prep football, Randleman Tigers, Tyshaun Goldston

It worked out well for a couple of Randolph County football teams playing home games Friday night when the state playoffs began. Not so much for teams going on the road. Eastern Randolph and Randleman were the lone county teams to keep their seasons alive. Here’s a look: Eastern Randolph 68, Cherryville 7: In Class 1-A at Ramseur, the third-seeded Wildcats cruised against the No. 30 seed. Eastern Randolph (10-1) has won 10 consecutive games. Next, the Wildcats welcome No. 14 seed Hayesville (7-4) for a second-round game. Hayesville topped Christ the King 28-0 in the first round. Randleman 43,…

29 Oct

Prep soccer: Asheboro, Randleman surge toward states

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class 3-A, piedmont athletic conference, prep soccer, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

Randleman’s Ronaldo Murillo, left, and Southwestern Randolph’s Diego Matias compete during a game earlier this season. Both teams will have home games to begin the state playoffs. (Randolph Record file photo) Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team is a high seed again in the state playoffs, while Randleman benefitted from a special championship game to climb the seeding ladder. Asheboro is the West Region’s No. 3 seed when the Class 3-A state playoffs begin. The Blue Comets (17-3-2) will take on No. 29 seed Foard (7-12-3) in the opening round Monday. Asheboro completed the regular season by defeating visiting Montgomery Central 2-0…

28 Oct

Wildcats, Tigers to start at home in football state playoffs

Randolph RecordSportsclass 1-A, Class 2-A, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Randleman Tigers, state playoffs

Two of the five Piedmont Athletic Conference football teams reaching the state playoffs will begin with home games. Eastern Randolph (9-1) is the No. 3 seed in the Class 1-A West Region, set for a home game with No. 30 seed Cherryville (2-8). The Wildcats won the PAC for the third year in a row by edging host Randleman 22-21 on Friday night. Randleman (9-1) holds the No. 6 seed in the Class 2-A West Region and will be home for at least two weeks if it advances. The Tigers meet No. 27 seed West Stanly (5-5) to start the…

20 Oct

Southwestern Randolph volleyball team wins PAC tourney; Pairings set for start of states this weekend

Randolph RecordSportsClass 2-A, Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament, Prep volleyball, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

Southwestern Randolph’s Riley Key, left, and Madelyn Smith go up for a block against Randleman in the PAC Tournament championship match. Randleman’s Camden Scott, right, waits at the net. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph’s volleyball team swept to the Piedmont Athletic Conference Tournament championship. The regular-season champion Cougars defeated visiting Randleman 25-15, 26-24, 25-23 in Wednesday night’s tournament final. Southwestern Randolph (22-4) goes to the Class 2-A state playoffs on an 11-match winning streak. Randleman (16-7), which was the third seed for the PAC Tournament, lost for the third time this season to the Cougars. Southwestern Randolph…

14 Jun

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mikalah Walls

Randolph RecordSportsAOTW, athlete of the week, Class 2-A, girls soccer, Mikalah Walls, nchsaa, prep soccer, randolph county sports, Wheatmore

Wheatmore, girls’ soccer Walls, a forward and midfielder, was one of the seniors on the Warriors’ state runner-up team. Walls was the fourth-leading scorer on an offensive powerhouse. She cranked out 11 goals and provided five assists. She also occasionally took corner kicks for the Warriors. Walls was honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association with a Sportsmanship Award prior to the Class 2-A title game this month at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium. Walls was part of teams that produced a two-year record of 49-1, a state championship and a state-record 49-game winning streak. She also has been…

04 Jun

Wheatmore’s streak ends in state final loss

Bob SuttonSportsClass 2-A, Ellie Garrison, Manteo, nchsaa, prep soccer, state champion, Summer Bowman, Wheatmore athletics

Wheatmore’s Natalie Bowman, left, Izabella Ringley and Mikalah Walls head off the field toward coach Ricky Maness after the Class 2-A state final for girls’ soccer Saturday at UNC Greensboro. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) GREENSBORO – It took two years for Wheatmore to build a record-setting streak in girls’ soccer. That was gone in a matter of minutes in Saturday afternoon’s Class 2-A state championship game. Manteo overcame a second-half deficit, scoring four goals in a 13½-minute stretch on the way to dethroning the Warriors in a 5-3 result at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium. “My hat is off to them,” Wheatmore…

02 Jun

Wheatmore looks to add to soccer record book in state final

Bob SuttonSportsClass 2-A, Ellie Garrison, nchsaa, prep soccer, Wheatmore athletics

Wheatmore’s Ellie Garrison tries to gain control of the ball in the state playoffs against Shelby earlier this spring. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) TRINITY – Wheatmore has won a state-record 49 consecutive girls’ soccer games. Something bigger is at stake for the Warriors on Saturday afternoon: Two straight Class 2-A state championships. Wheatmore (24-0), looking to repeat, takes on Manteo (24-0-2) in the title game a 2:30 p.m. at UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium. Repeat winners have been common in Class 2-A. Since there has been four classes for girls’ soccer, there have been 15 state champions in Class 2-A. Those have…