Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), has announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions for the 2014 fall sports season.
The Wells Fargo Cup award, sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA, recognizes the schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications.
The Wells Fargo Conference Cup is a companion to the Wells Fargo Cup and recognizes schools with the best overall interscholastic athletic performances within individual conferences. Wachovia and now Wells Fargo has sponsored the conference awards program since 1980.
In most conferences, points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.
Mideastern 3A/4A: Hoggard proved its dominance in the fall season, claiming the No. 1 spot in conference with first place finishes in football, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country. Laney holds off New Hanover to take sole possession of second place with runner-up finishes in men’s soccer and women’s golf, even though New Hanover took home the conference championships in men’s soccer and women’s tennis. New Hanover is in third place.
Conference Standings: Hoggard 43, Laney 35.5, New Hanover 34, Ashley 27, Topsail 22, South Brunswick 20, West Brunswick 14.5.
East Central 2A: The top three teams remain close, with Croatan on top thanks to first-place finishes in volleyball and women’s cross country and second-place finishes in men’s soccer and men’s cross country. East Duplin takes second place due to a strong performance in men’s cross country and runner-up finishes in women’s tennis and volleyball. Dixon is in third place just one point behind East Duplin, taking first in women’s tennis and second in women’s cross country. North Brunswick is listed as fifth out of six schools, but the Scorpions have a long with to go with a strong basketball program this winter, with a strong baseball and softball program to look forward to in the spring.
Conference Standings: Croatan 56.5, East Duplin 53, Dixon 52, Southwest Onslow 45, North Brunswick 39.5, Northside 38.
Four County 1A/2A: Clinton is the frontrunner in the conference after the fall sports season, thanks to a first-place finish in women’s tennis, first-place tie in football, and a runner-up finish in men’s soccer. Wallace-Rose Hill, which edged out Pender for second, also tied for first in football and took sole possession of the top spot in men’s soccer. Third-place Pender finished with league titles in volleyball and men’s cross country.
Conference Standings: Clinton 39.3, Wallace-Rose Hill 32.8, Pender 32, Midway 26.5, East Bladen 24.8, West Bladen 17, Heide Trask 16, Union 14.5.
