LOCAL ROUNDUP: Ledford tennis beats First Flight, reaches regional

LEXINGTON — Fifth-seeded Ledford defeated eighth-seeded First Flight 5-1 on Monday at Lexington’s Bingham Tennis Center in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 4A East girls tennis dual-team playoffs.The Panthers (17-3) will visit third-seeded Carrboro in the regional championship Wednesday.TRINITY, GREENE CENTRALSNOW HILL — Third-seeded Trinity fell 5-2 against second-seeded Greene Central on Monday at Greene Central in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 3A East girls tennis dual-team playoffs.The Bulldogs finished their season with a 9-3 overall record.FLAG FOOTBALLTW ANDREWS, SOUTHERN GUILFORD/EASTERN GUILFORDSUMNER — TW Andrews defeated Southern Guilford 28-6 but lost against powerhouse Eastern Guilford 46-0 in flag football Monday at Southern.The Lady Raiders moved to 3-9 overall while the Storm, who also lost 45-0 against Eastern, dipped to 0-11.SOUTHWEST GUILFORD, HIGH POINT CENTRAL/RJ REYNOLDSHIGH POINT — Southwest Guilford beat crosstown rival High Point Central 14-6 but lost 24-7 against RJ Reynolds in flag football Monday at AJ Simeon Stadium.The Cowgirls moved to 14-4 overall while the Bison, who also lost 20-0 against Reynolds, moved to 6-7.RAGSDALE, PAGE/WESTERN GUILFORDGREENSBORO — Ragsdale won 6-0 against Western Guilford but lost 18-14 against Page in flag football Monday at Western.The Tigers moved to 8-8 overall.BOYS SOCCERTW ANDREWS, CENTRAL DAVIDSONHIGH POINT — TW Andrews lost 9-2 against Central Davidson in PAC Seven 4A/5A boys soccer Monday at Correll-Morris Field.The Red Raiders moved to 0-13 overall and 0-10 in the conference.HIGH POINT CENTRAL, RANDLEMANRANDLEMAN — High Point Central fell 2-1 against Randleman in PAC Seven 4A/5A boys soccer Monday at Randleman.The Bison moved to 4-16-3 overall and 2-9 in the league.SOUTHWEST GUILFORD, DUDLEYHIGH POINT — Southwest Guilford won 2-1 against Dudley in Metro 6A/7A Conference boys soccer Monday at Southwest.The Cowboys improved to 12-11 overall and 6-6 in the conference.THOMASVILLE, PROVIDENCE GROVEFRANKLINVILLE — Thomasville won 3-2 over Providence Grove in Central Carolina 3A Conference boys soccer Monday at Providence Grove.With the win, the Bulldogs (17-3-1 overall, 8-2 conference) captured the conference title outright following East Davidson’s forfeit against West Davidson.RAGSDALE, SMITHGREENSBORO — Ragsdale rolled past Smith 8-0 in Metro 6A/7A Conference boys soccer Monday at Smith.Owen Justice had four goals and three assists for the Tigers (16-4 overall, 10-1 conference). Angel Espinoza added two goals, while Hart Adams had a goal and two assists. Abale Junanne had a goal and an assist.Alan Abarca-Ignacio had two assists, and Azaan Alvarez had one. Luke Burrell made three saves in goal.HIGH POINT UNIVERSITYMIRSHAFIEI NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKCHARLOTTE — High Point University’s Nylah Mirshafiei is this week’s Big South Conference’s Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.Mirshafiei, a graduate goalkeeper, recorded three saves and a shutout in High Point’s 4-0 road victory at Presbyterian. She played all 90 minutes and faced seven shots to secure her second consecutive clean sheet and fourth shutout of the season.ANDERSON SIGNS WITH RIP CITY REMIXPORTLAND, Ore. — Former High Point University men’s basketball player Terry Anderson had signed with the Rip City Remix, an NBA G League affiliate of the Portland Trail Blazers, for the 2026-27 season.Anderson completed his collegiate career at HPU in 2026 after helping guide the Panthers to back-to-back Big South regular-season and tournament titles, along with a victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after upsetting No. 5 seed Wisconsin.He was named the 2025-26 Big South Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament team. He closed out the year being named to the NABC All-District team in the South Atlantic region. He will begin his professional career Nov. 10 as the Remix face the Salt Lake City Stars.