Boys lacrosse
Ashley 16, J. H. Rose 3
Owen Finnegan scored four goals and Michael Colella and Greg Mayer added three each as the Screaming Eagles advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs.
Colton Smith (one save) and Zach Tilley (six) shared goalkeeper duties for Ashley, which will play the winner of today’s (Friday) game between county foe New Hanover and Apex in Apex.
Goals: (A) – Owen Finnegan 4, Michael Colella 3, Greg Mayer 3, Carson Conklin 2, Austin Henderson, Colton Blackman, Fletcher Steveson, Hunter Smith.
Assists: (A) – Owen Finnegan 4, Michael Colella 2, Carson Conklin 2, Austin Henderson.
Saves: (A) – Colton Smith 1, Zach Tilley 6.
Softball
North Brunswick 9, East Duplin 2
Preston Ellenberg went seven innings, striking out five, walking two, and giving up three hits, and Mackaela Smith and Macey Bordeaux hit doubles to lead the Lady Scorpions to a seven-run win over East Duplin.
The win resulted in North Brunswick winning the East Central 2A Conference title and gives them the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCHSAA 2A state tournament.
“We’ve been working for this for a long time, especially the girls that have been here a while,” said North Brunswick Coach Brittany Lehrschall, who was on the mound earlier in this decade when the Lady Scorpions won back-to-back-to-back 1A state titles. “Getting to this point doesn’t happen in one year and the girls did a great job of adjusting, and now it has all paid off.”
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WP: Preston Ellenberg; LP: Amber Edwards; 2B: Mackaela Smith (NB), Macey Bordeaux (NB).
Leading Hitters: (NB) – Mackaela Smith2-for-4, 2B, RBI; Stacy Fodrie 2-for-4, W, RBI; Shenice Harrison 3-for-4, 2 RBIs; Kasey Klutz 2-for-4, RBI.
Trask 6, Pender 0
The Lady Titans handed their closest challenger a loss, thus clinching the regular-season Four-County 1A/2A Conference title. The win earns Trask the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCHSAA 1A state playoffs. Taylor Rivenburgh had three hits, including a home run, and a pair of RBIs, and Kristina Collier had two hits in making a winning pitcher out of A.J. Johnson. Johnson went seven innings, scattered seven hits, and struck out five Lady Patriots.
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WP: A. J. Johnson; LP: Jackie Sanabria; 2B: Kristina Collier (T), Amand Ludlum (T); 3B: A. J. Johnson (T); HR: Taylor Rivenburgh (T).
Leading Hitters: (T) – Taylor Rivenburgh 3-for-3, HR, R/S, 2 RBIs; Kristina Collier 2-for-4, R/S, 2B. (P) – Imani Newkirk 3-for-4.
Baseball
Trask 9, Pender 4
Soccer
Trask 1, Pender 0
Pender forfeited the final regular season soccer game of the season when their goalkeeper was injured three minutes into the game. The Lady Patriot was airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
With the win, Trask claims the top 1A seed in the split conference.
“We only won two games in three seasons so this is a great turnaround,” Trask Coach Cathy Claris said. “I am very proud of this team.”
New Hanover 3, Topsail 0
L. B. Shapiro, Abbey Campbell, and Sally Sloan each had goals, and Shapiro and Lily Herring had assists as the Lady Wildcats finished the regular season with a 14-2-2 record.
Ashley 1, West Brunswick 0
Tennis
The Hoggard doubles team of Noah Milliken and Chase Horton advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 4A Individual State Championships before being eliminated from the tournament on Thursday. Milliken and Horton downed Charlotte Catholic’s Patrick Menkhaus and Jack Deering 6-0, 6-4 in their first match to become just the seventh team in Hoggard history to advance past the opening round.
In the second round, Page’s Hardy Brown and Naveed Foroudi defeated Milliken and Horton, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Hoggard will play host to Millbrook in the third round of the 4A dual-team playoffs on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
