Class 3-A

20 Mar

Asheboro athletes rank high on Mid-Piedmont Conference lists

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Class 3-A, Diego Gutierrez, Jerquarius Stanback, Mid-Piedmont Conference, Tanner Marsh, Xavier Santos

Jerquarius Stanback of Asheboro takes a shot during a boys’ basketball game at Ledford in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. He was named the league’s Player of the Year. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) Here’s a list of the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s major award winners plus Asheboro’s all-conference selections for winter sports: Boys’ basketball Player of the Year: Jerquarius Stanback (Asheboro) Defensive Player of the Year: Tanner Marsh (Asheboro) Coach of the Year: Brian Nance (Asheboro Asheboro: Jerquarius Stanback, Tanner Marsh, Hakeeme Butler, D.J. Headen. Girls’ basketball Player of the Year: Trista Charles Stanback (Oak Grove) Defensive Player of the Year: Haley Long (Oak Grove) Coach…

14 Nov

Blue Comets fall short of state final in soccer loss to Hickory

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Class 3-A, nchsaa, prep soccer

Asheboro’s Brandon Santos, right, is consoled by Hickory goalkeeper Conner Mejia on Monday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Asheboro’s finest season in boys’ soccer didn’t end so splendidly. The Blue Comets gave a strong effort but fell short of reaching the state championship game, dropping a 2-1 decision to visiting Hickory in the Class 3-A West Region final Monday night. “It just wasn’t our day,” Asheboro coach Nick Arroyo said. Asheboro (23-2-2) scored first on Daniel Gutierrez Resendez’s goal. Hickory posted the tying and go-ahead goals late in the first half. “We had two simple mistakes that just cost…