LOCAL ROUNDUP: Ledford volleyball wins, advances in state playoffs

WALLBURG – Thirteenth-seeded Ledford swept 20th-seeded Anson 25-16, 25-13, 25-11 on Saturday at Ledford in the opening round of the NCHSAA 4A West girls volleyball playoffs.The Panthers (14-9) will visit fourth-seeded Bunn in the second round Tuesday.Gabby Brown had 13 kills while Parker Ridge had seven kills. Scarlett Crowder had 26 assists and four aces, Ella Goodwin had three blocks, and Kaylin Wall had nine digs.WHEATMORE, MOUNT AIRYMOUNT AIRY – No. 19-seeded Wheatmore lost 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 25-14 against No. 14-seeded Mount Airy on Saturday at Mount Airy in the first round of the NCHSAA 3A West girls volleyball playoffs.Kinsley Davis and Addison Phillips each had nine kills for the Warriors (10-15). Jordyn Scott and Hensan Bednarek each had two aces, while Isabella Maxwell had three blocks. Arabella Grant had 22 digs, Davis had 13 digs, and Phillips had 19 assists and 10 digs.PHOENIX ACADEMY, MILLENNIUM CHARTERMOUNT AIRY – Twenty-first seeded Phoenix Academy won 25-21, 25-17, 25-23 against 12th-seeded Millennium Charter on Saturday at Millennium Charter in the first round of the NCHSAA 1A West girls volleyball playoffs.The Firebirds (5-16) will visit fifth-seeded River Mill Academy in the second round Tuesday.EAST DAVIDSON, WEST DAVIDSONTYRO – Eighteenth-seeded East Davidson lost 25-17, 33-31, 25-21 against 15th-seeded West Davidson on Saturday at West Davidson in the opening round of the NCHSAA 3A West girls volleyball playoffs.The Golden Eagles finished their season with a 12-11 overall record.SOUTHERN GUILFORD, WEST ROWANMOUNT ULLA – No. 21-seeded Southern Guilford lost 25-9, 25-7, 25-7 against No. 12-seeded West Rowan on Saturday at West Rowan in the first round of the NCHSAA 5A West girls volleyball playoffs.The Storm finished the season with a 6-17 overall record.RAGSDALE, DUDLEYJAMESTOWN – Fifteenth-seeded Ragsdale won 25-11, 22-25, 25-19, 28-26 against 18th-seeded Dudley on Saturday at Ragsdale in the opening round of the NCHSAA 6A West girls volleyball playoffs.The Tigers (10-11) will visit second-seeded Watauga in the second round Tuesday.Illana Allison had 10 kills and six aces while Carly Roberts had eight kills and eight digs. Ava Huntley had five blocks and Annie Moses had 21 assists.WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY, CALVARY DAYHIGH POINT – Westchester Country Day lost 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 against Calvary Day in PTAC girls volleyball Friday at Westchester.The Wildcats finished their season 7-12 overall and 4-9 in the conference.BOYS SOCCERWESLEYAN CHRISTIAN, FORSYTH COUNTRY DAYHIGH POINT – Wesleyan Christian won 2-1 against Forsyth Country Day in PTAC boys soccer Friday at Wesleyan.Ty Larson and Toby Moore each scored for the Trojans (16-6), who trailed 1-0 at halftime. Brayden McGee and Sam Souza each had an assist. Sam Lester got the win in goal.WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY, CALVARY DAYHIGH POINT – Westchester Country Day rolled past Calvary Day 7-1 in PTAC boys soccer Friday at Westchester.Coleman Schwartz and Ben Covington each scored two goals for the Wildcats (14-3 overall, 9-3 conference), while Eduardo Juarez Garcia, Quinten Stofferis and Sam Van Dessel each scored one goal.Whit Hauser had three assists, and Brooks Covington and Alex Juarez Garcia each had one assist. Preston Kendrick and Hampton Cumby shared time in goal.FLAG FOOTBALLTW ANDREWS, HOKE COUNTY/RJ REYNOLDSRAEFORD – TW Andrews lost 26-7 against RJ Reynolds and Hoke County in flag football Saturday at Hoke County.The Lady Raiders moved to 1-6 overall.FOOTBALLHIGH POINT CHRISTIAN, HARRELLS CHRISTIANHIGH POINT – High Point Christian won 28-6 against Harrells Christian in nonconference football Friday at the High Point Athletic Complex.Hez Krider ran 29 times for 278 yards and four touchdowns for the Cougars (6-2), who led 21-0 at halftime. Amsterdam Knox added six completions for 38 yards.Whitton Butler had 15 tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, to lead the defense. Jeremy Johnson had 12 tackles, including one for a loss, while Brenner Russell had 10 tackles, including one for a loss, and an interception.RAGSDALE, SMITHGREENSBORO – Ragsdale rolled past Smith 41-0 in Metro 6A/7A Conference football Friday at Smith.The Tigers, who led 27-0 at halftime, improved to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference.THOMASVILLE, TRINITYTHOMASVILLE – Thomasville shut out Trinity 28-0 in Central Carolina 3A Conference football Friday at Cushwa Stadium.Thomasville improved to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the league, while Trinity moved to 1-7 and 0-3.FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDTW Andrews 58, Central Davidson 8Dudley 54, Southwest Guilford 0High Point Christian 28, Harrells Christian 6Chatham Central 37, Bishop McGuinness 7Providence Grove 27, East Davidson 0Mount Tabor 27, Oak Grove 16Ragsdale 41, Smith 0Northern Guilford 60, Southern Guilford 0Thomasville 28, Trinity 0West Davidson 30, Wheatmore 15NCISAA PLAYOFFSBOYS SOCCERFIRST ROUND TUESDAY2A – No. 3 Westchester Country Day (14-3) two byes, will host quarterfinals match Saturday3A – Grace Christian Raleigh (6-9-2) at High Point Christian (8-13)4A – Cary Academy (13-5) at No. 7 Wesleyan Christian (16-6)GIRLS TENNISFIRST ROUND TUESDAY4A – Wesleyan Christian (9-8) at No. 5 Cannon (12-7)GIRLS VOLLEYBALLFIRST ROUND TUESDAY3A – High Point Christian (13-14) at Calvary Day (14-10)4A – No. 4 Wesleyan Christian (19-4) bye, will host No. 5 Ravenscroft/Gaston Christian winner in quarterfinals FridayHIGH POINT UNIVERSITYMEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS UNCW IN EXHIBITIONHIGH POINT – High Point University topped UNC Wilmington 92-71 in a men's basketball exhibition game Saturday in the Qubein Center.The Panthers will visit East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tennessee – of their two Big South tournament titles – on Sunday at 4 p.m. They will open their regular season Nov. 2 at midnight against Liberty in Rock Hill, South Carolina.VOLLEYBALL BEATS CSU/PRESBYTERIANCLINTON, SC – High Point University raced past Charleston Southern 25-20, 25-19, 25-17 on Friday and Presbyterian 23-25, 25-11, 25-17, 25-18 on Saturday in Big South Conference volleyball.Elodie Lalonde had 12 kills, eight digs, two assists and an ace against Charleston Southern. Maya Bukovcan added seven kills, three blocks and two aces. Addison Freeland had three blocks, while Remy Catojo had 31 assists and Kea Whillock had 10 digs and two assists.Lalonde had 11 kills and nine blocks against Presbyterian. Hill had 10 kills, while Sydney McKay had five aces. Bukovcan chipped in nine kill, nine blocks and three aces, and Catojo had 39 assists, seven digs and two aces. Whillock had 12 digs and an assist.The Panthers improved to 13-5 overall and 7-0 in the conference.CROSS-COUNTRY FINISHES STRONGPRINCETON, NJ – High Point University's men placed two in the top 25 and took fifth as a team while the women had two in the top 10 and were 10th as a team Friday in the Joe Handelman '52 Fall Classic hosted by Princeton.Syracuse won the men's team scores with 39 points, while Elon won the women's scores with 78 points. The Panthers totaled 145 points for the men and 249 for the women.Avery Crowell led the men with an 11th-place finish in 24:28.0 on the 8K course, while Jackson Keefer was 24th in 24:41.9. Daniell Jensen was second in the women's 6K race in 20:50.9, while Brianna Malone was fourth in 21:02.4.High Point will next run in the Big South Conference Championship on Friday, Oct. 30, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.