LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Fall sports season gets closer to the playoffs

Many of the fall sports are winding down or entering conference tournaments. Here are some results from late regular-season action.

Volleyball 

■ Avalynn Johnson had 21 assists, 5 aces and 2 blocks in Trinity’s 3-0 sweep (25-11, 25-10, 25-15) of West Davidson. Dakota Odell had 8 kills and 2 blocks. Ari Pinkston had 6 kills and a block. Hayli Cox had 3 kills and 4 blocks. Charlee Phillips had 11 digs and 4 aces.

■ Addison Phillips had a triple-double of 16 kills, 16 digs and 13 assists in Wheatmore’s 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22) loss to Bishop McGuinness. Kinsley Davis had 6 kills and 12 digs. Anya Evans had 5 kills, 7 digs and 4 aces. Mackenzie Edwards had 12 digs and 2 aces.

■ Gracie McNeill had 14 kills in Eastern Randolph’s 3-2 loss to North Moore. Raegan Beaver had 6 kills and 4 aces. Shelby Williams had 5 kills, 18 digs and 2 aces. Jersey Jones had 22 assists. Sanica Davis had 3 kills, 2 aces and a block.

■ Karrington Jones had 10 kills as Randleman swept Ledford 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-22). Kaylee Phillips had 9 kills and 11 digs. Corbyn Davis had 7 kills, 10 digs and 4 aces. Olivia Ashby had 23 digs. Kenzlie Vaughn had 21 assists and 2 aces. Jolee McKinney had 12 assists and 3 aces.

■ Johnson had 46 assists, 7 digs and 2 aces in Trinity’s 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-6) win over Wheatmore. Odell had 14 kills and a block. Pinkston had 12 kills and 3 blocks. Mya Hooker had 10 kills and 6 blocks. Addison McCoy had 10 kills and 2 blocks.

■ Caroline Way had 9 kills while Carly Rush had 7 kills and a block as Uwharrie Charter swept Northwood 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-6). Ellie Bryant had 7 kills, 4 digs and a block. Alyvia Spinks had 27 assists.

Boys Soccer 

■ Manuel Alarcon scored two goals as Asheboro shut out Northeast Guilford 7-0. Zamire Bush, Ivan Castaneda, Milton Ramos and Alexander Diaz all had one goal. Castaneda had three assists while Jonathan Ortega, Alarcon and Diaz all had one.

■ Joel Medina Salinas scored both goals in Eastern Randolph’s 2-0 win over Uwharrie Charter.

■ Grayson Carter, Easton Dewitt, Regis Tuyishime and Trey Parker scored the goals in Wheatmore’s 5-4 loss to Providence Grove. Dewitt had an assist and Emmitt Frazier made 13 saves.

■ Kevin Bautista-Jimenez scored the goal in Providence Grove’s 4-1 loss to Thomasville. 

■ Dewitt scored the goal in Wheatmore’s 6-1 loss to Trinity. Frazier made 15 saves.

■ Samuel Paul, Diaz and Ortega scored the goals in Asheboro’s 3-1 win over Southern Guilford. Owen Leroy, Bush and Ortega had assists.

Girls Golf 

■ Providence Grove sophomore Adison Johnson shot a 94 to win the Central Carolina Conference championship at Sapona Golf Club. The Patriots finished third out of four teams.

■ Randleman sophomore Katelyn Duvall was third with a 49 and the Tigers’ Layla White came in fourth with a 52 in a three-team Piedmont Athletic Conference match with Central Davidson and Ledford. Randleman was second in the team standings.

■ Asheboro’s Paige Kotlowski shot a 53 and took medalist honors in a non-conference match between Rockingham County, Ragsdale and Eastern Randolph. The Blue Comets were third in the team standings.

■ Danielle Jaecke was Southwestern Randolph’s low scorer with a 57, finishing tied for third, in a Four Rivers Conference match at Tot Hill Farm Golf Club.

Girls Cross Country 

■ Trinity’s Madison Hill was third overall in a CCC meet with Providence Grove and East Davidson. Providence Grove’s Bailee Mitchell was fourth and the Patriots’ Lyndsay Browder was sixth. Kayla Franklin was Trinity’s top finisher in eighth place and Ryanne Barrow was ninth.

■ Asheboro’s Waverly Adams was seventh overall in a TAAC meet with Northern Guilford and Eastern Guilford. The Blue Comets were second in the team standings.

Boys Cross Country 

■ Trinity’s Tommy Smithers was third overall in a CCC meet with Providence Grove and Trinity. Providence Grove’s Keegan Shoptow and Liam White were eighth and ninth, respectively.

■ Asheboro’s Ellis Leroy was ninth overall in a four-team TAAC meet with Northern Guilford, Southeast Guilford and Southern Guilford. The Blue Comets were third in the team standings.

■ Wheatmore’s Chandler Holland was third overall and Lawson Wolfe came in fourth in a meet at West Davidson.

Football

Central Davidson 42, Randleman 41

■ Kayden Saunders had a huge night with 22 carries for 146 yards and 5 touchdowns but Randleman fell just short in a 42-41 loss to Central Davidson.

The Tigers were trailing 42-35 late in the fourth quarter when Saunders scored his fifth touchdown of the night, a 3-yard run with 28.8 seconds left. Randleman went for two and the win but the attempt was stopped when Saunders fumbled.

Saunders now has 1,004 yards for the season.

Randleman had taken a 27-21 lead when Saunders scored on a 27-yard run, set up by his 50-yard kickoff return.

Central Davidson went back ahead on a touchdown run and a pick-six.

The Tigers tied it in the fourth quarter on a 7-yard run by Saunders, who added the two-point conversion run.

Saunders’ other two touchdowns came on runs of 1 and 8 yards.

Lincoln Lawson added a 69-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Christian McNair ran 7 times for 49 yards. Quarterback Reid Herring was 6-of-7 for 107 yards and an interception. Trey Burnett had 4 catches for 57 yards. Lawson had a pair of receptions for 50 yards.

Wheatmore 35, East Davidson 7

■ Quarterback Cole Lane threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more in Wheatmore’s 35-7 win over East Davidson. Lane was 15-of-29 for 165 yards and an interception. On the ground, he had 53 yards on 10 carries. Bentley Mills caught 6 passes for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kenny Hoover returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and caught 6 passes for 80 yards. Juju Banks ran 17 times for 59 yards. 

PG 52, Trinity 0

■ Providence Grove improved to 1-1 in league play and 4-3 overall with a 52-0 victory over Trinity.