Comets roll into state soccer playoffs

Mike Duprez
Randolph Hub 

Here is a look at last week’s results, including soccer playoffs and one team’s start to the basketball season.

Soccer

- Cam Letterlough and Diego Bustamante each scored two goals in Asheboro’s 5-1 win over Mooresville. Andre Valladares scored the other goal. Cristian Raygadas had two assists while Daniel Gutierrez, Letterlough and Bustamante each had one. 

Letterlough ended the regular season with 64 goals.

- Letterlough scored five goals as No. 1 Asheboro routed No. 32 West Charlotte 9-0 in the first round of the 3-A state playoffs. Diego Bustamante and Diego Morales each scored a pair of goals for the Blue Comets. Ozmar Martinez and Bustamante each had two assists. Cristian Raygadas, Omar Alvarez, Gerrardo Medina Chi and Letterlough each had an assist. The five goals pushed Letterlough into fourth place for most goals in a season by a male soccer player in North Carolina.

- Fernando Hernandez scored 4 goals and had 2 assists as No. 1 Southwestern Randolph whipped No. 32 East Rutherford 8-0 in the first round of the 2-A state playoffs. Aaron Avina had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Cougars. Braydon Tyl and Omar Moreno Gorostieta each got one goal. Jose Lopez Degollado and Yael Rebollar Ortiz each had two assists.

- Trinity, seeded No. 16, downed No. 17 Surry Central 3-0 in the first round of the 2-A state playoffs. 

- Randleman, the No. 13 seed, fell 1-0 to No. 20 Community School of Davidson in the first round of the 2-A state playoffs. 

- Eastern Randolph, seeded No. 31, lost 6-0 to No. 2 Bradford Prep in the first round of the 1-A state playoffs.

- Jaydon DeNamur and Caleb Golden each scored two goals as No. 24 Uwharrie Charter surprised No. 9 Highlands in the first round of the 1-A state playoffs. Brayden Ferguson had an assist and Victor Nino made 10 saves.

Girls Basketball

- Nevaeh Staples scored 18 points and Emory Johnson added 11 as Uwharrie Charter beat Falls Lake Academy 58-47. Most of Johnson’s points came on a trio of 3-pointers. Lainey Thomas had 8 points and 6 steals.

PREP SCHEDULES

FOOTBALL 

Friday, Nov. 15
NCHSAA State Playoffs

1-A First round
Swain County at Eastern Randolph 

2-A First round
East Gaston at Randleman
SW Randolph at East Surry 

3-A First round
Asheboro at Dudley

Friday, Nov. 22
NCHSAA State Playoffs
Second round games 

SOCCER 

Tuesday, Nov. 12
3-A state playoffs
Second round
Northwest Cabarrus at No. 1 Asheboro

2-A state playoffs
Second round
No. 16 Trinity at No. 1 SW Randolph 

1-A state playoffs
Second round
No. 24 Uwharrie Charter at No. 8 Union Academy

 *NOTE: As No. 1 seeds, Asheboro and SW Randolph will keep playing at home as long as they win until the state finals.* 

Thursday, Nov. 14
3-A state playoffs
Third round 

Saturday, Nov. 16
3-A state playoffs
Fourth round 

Tuesday, Nov. 19
3-A state playoffs
Regional finals

BASKETBALL 

Tuesday, Nov. 12
Uwharrie Charter at Woods Charter 

Friday, Nov. 15
Trinity at South Davidson
Uwharrie Charter at Chatham Charter 

Monday, Nov. 18
Jordan-Matthews at Trinity 

Tuesday, Nov. 19
Eastern Randolph at Cary Academy (girls) 

Trinity at High Point Central
Uwharrie Charter at Asheboro Hybrid 

Wheatmore at Chatham Charter 

Wednesday, Nov. 20
East Davidson at SW Randolph (girls) 

Uwharrie Charter at Bethany 

Thursday, Nov. 21
Parkland at Eastern Randolph (girls) 

Friday, Nov. 22
Asheboro at Southwestern Randolph 

Chatham Charter at Providence Grove 

NC Leadership Academy at Trinity
West Davidson at Wheatmore