Mideastern 3A/4A Conference Baseball Tournament
Ashley 12, South Brunswick 4
Shane Shepard had four hits and knocked in a pair of runs, and Dakota Perryman was 3-for-4 with five RBIs in support of the five-hit, six-inning pitching of Noah Borntrafer as the Screaming Eagles (16-5) disposed of the Cougars (2-18), ending South Brunswick’s season, in the opening round of the tournament.
Cameron Johnson hit a three-run home run in the third inning for Ashley, which will be at home tonight at 6 p.m. against Hoggard.
SBHS 102 000 1= 4- 5-0
Ashley 123 420 x=12-14-6
WP: Noah Borntrager; LP: Caleb Clemmons; 2B: Cully Crott (A) 2, Dakota Perryman (A) 3, Shane Shepard (A), Donovan Francis (A), Caleb Clemmons (SB); HR: Cameron Johnson (A).
Leading Hitters: (A) – Dakota Perryn 3-for-4, 3 2B, 5 RBIs; Shane Shepard 4-for-4, 2 RBIs; Cully Crott 2-for-3; Donovan Francis, 2-for-3.
Hoggard 9, Laney 2
Brandon Boone improved to 6-2 on the mound, and Connor Simpson and Coy Wolff backed that effort with home runs as the Vikings (15-5) moved on in the tournament by defeating the Buccaneers (12-8).
Laney 000 001 1=2- 7-0
Hoggard 016 110 x=9-13-0
WP: Brandon Boone; LP: Jake Cicero; 2B: Brad Pennington (H), Jared Kelly (L) 2; HR: Connor Simpson (H), Coy Wolff (H), Jake Cicero (L).
Leading Hitters: (H) – Patrick Hargrove 3-for-3; Brad Pennington 2for-3, 2 RBIs; Dan Beasley 2-for-3; Julius Reynolds 2-for 3. (L) – Jake Cicero 3-for-3; Jared Kelly 2-for-3.
Mideastern 3A/4A Softball
Ashley 14, New Hanover 1
The Lady Screaming Eagles (13-9) will be at home tonight playing host to West Brunswick (14-7) in the second round, New Hanover’s season ends with a 2-16 record.
NHHS 100 00= 1- 3-5
Ashley 238 1x=14=10-0
LP: Alex Simmons; HR: Bailey Williams (A).
Leading Hitters: (A) – Taylor Carter 3-for-4, 3 R/S; Bailey Williams 2-for-3, HR, 2 R/S, 2 RBIs. (NH) – Alex Simmons 1-for-2, R/S; Victoria Pittman 1-for-2; Maddie Johnson 1-for-2.
West Brunswick 20, South Brunswick 0
Girls lacrosse
Ashley 13, Laney 5
The Lady Screaming Eagles traveled to Laney for a matchup to determine second place and got the job done by spreading their offense and holding the Lady Buccaneers to three goals in the first half and five in the game. Ashley finished in second place in the conference and earned a first-round bye in the NCHSAA playoffs on Saturday against an opponent yet to be determined,
Ashley 8-5=13
Laney 3-2= 5
Goals: (A) – Natalee Kasdan 5, Felecity Havens 3, Healther Talton 2, Peyton LeCompte 2, Penka Heusinkveld.
Assists: (A) – Natalie Kasdan, Felecity Havens, Heather Talton, Peyton LeCompte, Penka Heusinkveld.
Saves: (A) – Kelsea Meadows 13 (faced 18 shots).
Boys lacrosse
Hoggard 15, Cape Fear Academy 5
Goals: (H) – Luke Frankenny 5, Patrick Marks4, Cullum Crowley 2, Trevor Brown 2, Aaron Bieman, Dylan Morton. (CFA) – Barton Williams
Assists: (H) – Gunner Phillipp 2, Aaron Bierman, Luke Frankenny, Trevor Brown, Nate Hill, Gene Beckwith.
Soccer
Hoggard 2, Swansboro 1
The Lady Vikings (15-2-2, 10-0) ended the Pirates’ 11-game winning streak behind goals from Becca Fowler – off an assist from Ali Frankenny – and Sayres McKena on a free kick.
Hoggard is at West Brunswick today (Tuesday).
New Hanover 3, Laney 1
L.B. Shapiro had two goals and Sarah Miller added another for the Lady Wildcats, and Lilly Herring, Taylor Dodd, and Vivian Hernandez had assists. Sydney Young had six saves and Bailey Edwards had a goal in the loss for Laney.
Fayetteville Academy 2, Cape Fear Academy 1
Addie Lalier scored in the eighth minute off an assist from Maddie Buren but Fayetteville answered with a goal in the 16th minute and another in the 19th minute to earn the win.
Cape Fear is now 12-2-2 overall and 8-12 in the conference and will play Village Christian (5-3) today at home on Senior Day.
Tennis
Cape Fear Academy 9, Coastal Christian 0
Singles: Jack Gallop def. Keegan Bigoness, 6-2, 6-1; Robert Schuett def. Mason Mathew, 6-1, 6-0; Chase Weaver def. Michael Cross, 6-2, 6-4; Landon Scharf def. Josh Butt, 6-2, 6-3; Caspian Goudarzi def. Hunter Cooper, 6-0, 6-0; Lazelle Smith def. Isaac Weatherill.
Doubles: Schuett and Atwood def. Bigoness and Mathew, 8-3; Diggs and Scharf def. Butt and Cooper, 8-4; Weaver and Frasier def. Snyder and Weatherill, 8-2.
Cape Fear is at Village Christian today (Tuesday).
