By Corey Inscoe
Charlotte Latin volleyball coach Suzie Pignetti said her team battled nerves in its match against conference rival Charlotte Country Day and had an “up and down” performance Thursday.
That performance was still enough for the Hawks (20-1) to beat Country Day (22-2) 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-21) and move to 2-0 in Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association play.
“I think we had some nerves going on. I’m glad that we pushed forward and did what we have to do to win,” said Pignetti.
Latin’s two hard-hitting outside hitters led the way offensively. Senior Eve Davis led the team with 19 kills and junior Kellie Williams added nine kills and led the team with 14 digs. Senior setter Emma Price controlled the offense with 29 assists.
“Eve always comes ready to play,” said Pignetti. “She’s definitely, with Kellie Williams, our go-to players and people know that and they still can’t stop them. They’re kind of nice weapons to have.”
Country Day never had a lead in the match and only tied the Hawks three times during the three sets. The Bucs were able to stay close early in each of the sets but could never put together enough points to take a lead.
Latin finished the first set on a 10-3 run and had a 6-0 runs in the middle of the second and third sets to pull away.
An abnormally high amount of serving errors (13 in the match) plagued the Bucs throughout, cutting short Country Day runs.
“We’ve never missed this many serves ... so that was a little frustrating,” said Rosen. “I feel like everyone just had their worst serving day at the same time.”
Rosen still felt like his team played well. Sophomore Katharine Franz led the team with 10 kills and sophomore Taylor Portland had nine. Senior Megan Lewis had 26 assists for the Bucs and senior Mattie Newson had 16 digs.
Country Day hasn’t beaten Latin, or even won a set, in the four years that Rosen has been coaching the Bucs. Rosen hopes his team can continue to improve after the loss.
“I feel like we can definitely take positives away from this, knowing that areas where we were worst in today (serving and receiving) are our strengths,” said Rosen. “I don’t see those mistakes happening again.”
Latin has won eight straight N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association state championships and has a good chance of winning a ninth, but the Hawks rely on two freshman starters, Dalila Mendygaziyeva and Chanin Scott. Pignetti hopes they continue to gain confidence as the season continues.
“We’re still trying to grow every day in practice and bring our young kids up,” she said. “We’re not done yet.”
9 Ekim 2012 Salı
Charlotte Latin volleyball beats rival Country Day 3-0
Video of Charlotte Country Day's football win over Ravenscroft
Four videos from Charlotte Country Day's 41-7 win over Raleigh Ravenscroft are posted on YouTube.
The videos are uploaded by a person who seems to be the video operator for Ravenscroft.
The first clip (15 minutes long) shows the beginning of the game, including Michael Radford's long touchdown pass to Tripp Mulligan and the Buccaneers next touchdown.
The second video (15 minutes) features another long touchdown pass for Country Day, this time to Byron Smith. (It's followed by student commentary about Instagram and hashtags.) It also shows Radford's short touchdown run before halftime and continues into the third quarter.
The third video is only 23 seconds long, but the final video (11 minutes) goes to the end of the game.
Butler overwhelms Ardrey Kell 49-0
By Corey Inscoe
cinscoe@charlotteobserver.com
Butler relied on stifling defense and explosive offense to win 49-0 at Southwestern 4A rival Ardrey Kell.
The Bulldogs (7-0, 4-0) are averaging 48.9 points per game and have only given up 31 points all season.
Butler came into the game missing four starters, including senior quarterback Riley Ferguson, who has been out with a broken hand.
Senior Zach Gross started in place of Ferguson and was 10-for-15 for 197 yards and one touchdown in the first half. Sophomore Anthony Ratliff took over in the second half and continued the success in through the air, going 3-for-7 for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
The two quarterbacks completed passes to six different receivers.
“The big thing for them is they’ve both been preparing like they’re starters,” said Butler head coach Brian Hales. “It’s such a blessing to be around those guys. ... I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Senior running back Josh Glisson scored both first quarter touchdowns for the Bulldogs, first on a 3-yard run with 5 minutes left in the quarter and again on a 16-yard run at the end of the first to give Butler a 14-0 lead.
Glisson finished with 42 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries.
“If there’s a tougher kid in Charlotte I haven’t seen him,” Hales said about Glisson. “He just runs and runs and if you throw him the ball he’s going to catch it. He breaks tackles and he’s just great.”
Less than three minutes into the second quarter, Butler wide receiver Uriah LeMay scored on a 65-yard run. LeMay ran to the Ardrey Kell sideline near midfield, then cut back all the way to the other sideline to score.
After Butler recovered an Ardrey Kell (4-3, 1-3) fumble, the Bulldogs scored again on a 11-yard run by Gross.
With 1 minute, 48 seconds left in the half, Gross found LeMay with a 63-yard touchdown pass. Butler led 35-0 at halftime.
Butler’s two second half touchdowns came on passes by Ratliff. The sophomore hit LeMay for a 20-yard score in the third quarter and connected with Austin Varipapa from 10 yards out in the fourth quarter.
The Butler defense allowed just 29 yards in the first half, 300 less than the Butler offense had before halftime. In addition to the fumble recovery, Butler had interceptions from Tyler Rohrbach and David Moore.
“I see them everyday and I’m just more impressed with them every time I see them,” Hales said about his defense.
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South Charlotte scores and top performers: Week 8
Top performers, Week 8:
Bryon Fields, WR/KR/DB, Providence Day: Where do I start? Fields set a school record with 210 receiving yards on five passes, two for touchdowns. He also had a 47-yard punt return for a score, an interception he returned for a score and three tackles against rival Charlotte Latin.
Dequan Barnes, WR, Jack Tocho, DB, Independence: Barnes caught eight passes for 173 yards and five touchdowns and Tocho had two interceptions, returning one 86 yards for a touchdown, to lead the Patriots to a 54-7 win over South Mecklenburg.
Michael Radford, QB, Charlotte Country Day: Radford's first two passes combined for 132 yards and two touchdowns. His first rush went for 92 yards and a touchdown. He finished with seven carries for 139 yards and was 5-for-8 passing with 176 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-15 rout of Davidson Day.
Week 8 scores:
Butler 49, Ardrey Kell 0 - My pick: Butler
Independence 54, South Mecklenburg 7 - My pick: Independence
Providence 28, Myers Park 21 - My pick: Providence
Rocky River 7, East Mecklenburg 0 - My pick: Rocky River
Charlotte Catholic 41, Harding 13 - My pick: Charlotte Catholic
Charlotte Christian 28, Carolina Pride 6 - My pick: Charlotte Christian
Charlotte Country Day 56, Davidson Day 15 - My pick: Charlotte Country Day
Providence Day 65, Charlotte Latin 7 - My pick: Providence Day
Conference realignment name game
Earlier this year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association announced the conference realignment plan that will go into effect next school year. In the drafts of the alignment, the conference were named with a letter and number.
Powell Latimer at the Wilmington Star News found a copy of the conference realignment buried on the NCHSAA website with some of the conferences named. But the Mecklenburg conferences are still nameless, instead going by Conference 4C, 5C and 6C.
(Find that document here.)
So I started thinking about what those conferences should be called. Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments.
Conference 6C - Butler, East Mecklenburg, Garinger, Independence, Myers Park, Porter Ridge and Rocky River.
The biggest question in my mind is which conference - if any - will keep the Southwestern 4A name. This conference could argue for it since it keeps five of the eight teams from the current SW4A lineup. But this is also largely the Southeastern part of the county and includes a Union County school. Maybe UMECK, MECKU or UN-ME? (I really wanted ME-NU to work, but I think the Union County school might not like that.)
Conference 4C - Ardrey Kell, Berry Academy, Charlotte Catholic, Harding University, Olympic, Providence, South Mecklenburg and West Mecklenburg.
I think this conference is unlikely to end up as the Southwestern 4A, though it's not impossible. I could see this one bringing back the Queen City conference name, since it's the only one with all city teams. (South Meck may technically be in Pineville, but it's close.)
Conference 5C - A.L. Brown, Hopewell, Hough, Mallard Creek, North Mecklenburg, Jay M. Robinson, West Charlotte and Vance.
This obviously can't stay as the I-Meck since it lost all of the Iredell schools and added Cabarrus County schools. The obvious guess is something like ME-CA, which is what a conference similar to this was called before the last realignment put all Cabarrus County Schools in the same conference.
What are your thoughts on names? Extra points for (tastefully) funny suggestions.
8 Ekim 2012 Pazartesi
Photo Gallery: Football - Heritage at Loudoun Valley By Chas Sumser
Photographer Chas Sumser was on hand to chronicle the game and all the festivities. Check out his gallery with 100 shots here!
News: Loudoun Museum's Annual Hauntings Tours Set for Oct. 26-27
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Leesburg (Oct. 3, 2012) - Do you like a good ghost story? Then you don’t want to miss Loudoun Museum’s Annual Hauntings Tours. This year’s tours will take place Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 in Historic Downtown Leesburg.Tours are led through several homes and businesses, where costumed storytellers share the history and ghostly tales of each place. The spirited tours last 90 minutes to 2 hours and start every 15 minutes between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tours begin at the Leesburg Town Hall, located at 25 West Market Street.
“It’s a different Hauntings experience each year because we vary the locations a bit,” said tour founder and director Peter Kelpinski. “For some sites, the stories have been updated to reflect new eerie events that have occurred during the past year.”
The goal is to both entertain and unsettle guests. “We scare you the good old-fashioned way: with the fine art of well-told stories.”
Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. Because space is limited, people are encouraged to reserve their tickets online as soon as possible.
Tickets may be purchased at www.LeesburgHauntings.org. All proceeds benefit the Loudoun Museum.
Due to their historic nature, many of the buildings on the Hauntings Tours are not handicapped accessible. Tours are not recommended for children under 10 years old, and infants and strollers are not permitted.
Things to Know about Leesburg Hauntings
• Check-in for the walking tours is in the lobby of the Leesburg Town Hall at 25 West Market Street (one block west of the intersection of King and Market Street) next to the Tally Ho Theater and the parking garage.
• Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time to check in.
• Tours will leave promptly. If you miss your designated tour time, we will ask you to wait until the next tour with available spaces.
• Each tour will cover about eight blocks and last 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• The tour will end at the Loudoun Museum at 16 Loudoun Street SW. The museum is located behind the Town Hall, and next to the parking garage.
• Dress for the weather. Tours will continue even in the rain!
• Wear comfortable walking shoes since you’ll be on brick sidewalks and uneven terrain.
• Parking is available in the garage next to the Town Hall; please use the Loudoun Street entrance to the garage.
