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B Section OCTOBER 25, 2012
AMANDA DIXON /SPORTS EDITOR
Lady Vikings Round Up Red Rams
The Lady Vikings
urvived the three set
CHSAA 2-A second
ound match against the
ranklinton Lady Red
ams. (25-20, 25-14 and
5-15).
South Granville looked
little surprised by the
ady Red Rams early in
he match. Franklinton
an out to a 7-1 lead.
outh Granville started to
uild some momentum
ehind kills by Jenna
avis and Mary Catherine
reddy. T’Keyah Davis
ad back to back points to
ive the Lady Vikings a
oost and cut the lead to
0-6 in favor of
ranklinton.
South Granville tied
he score at 13-13 on a kill
y Casey Ellington. South
ranville began to pull
way from Franklinton at
his point to take the 25-
0 first set.
The second set was
ight with the score tied 9-
9. The Lady Vikings rolled
out seven straight points
with kills and dinks by MC
Preddy, Logan Bradshaw
and Summer Williamson
to take a 16-9 lead before
Franklinton could stop the
run. South Granville went
on to win the set 25-14.
The Lady Red Rams
rolled out to a 3-0 lead and
the Lady Vikings
answered with seven
straight points to take the
7-3 lead. The teams
traded points with
Franklintons’s points
coming off plays by Jessica
Harris. The Lady Red
Rams trailed 13-10. The
Lady Vikings scored on
kills by Bradshaw,
Ellington, and MC Preddy.
Bradshaw had a service
winner to close the 25-15
third set.
The Lady Vikings will
host undefeated
Northeastern on
Thursday, October 25 at 6
pm.
Mary Catherine Preddy sends the ball past the Lady Red Ram
Jenna Davis sets up for the dink
Granville Central Honors Seniors
Panthers Fall To Red Wolves
2012 Granville Central Soccer Seniors- Nathan Nelson, Adam Yancey and Pierce Isley.
Nelson has played soccer for one year, football for two years and football for three years
for Granville Central. Nelson plans to attend ECU. Yancey played soccer, baseball and
football for three years, wrestling for two years and tennis for one year. Yancey plans on
attending a four year university. Pierce Isley has been a four year starter for the Granville
Central Soccer team. Isley has played golf for three years and one year of basketball.
Isley plans on attending a four year university.
Vikings Slaughter Red Wolves
Score early and often
as the game plan for the
ikings against
onference foe Cedar
idge. The game plan
orked as the Vikings
rolled over the Red Wolves
48-8.
South Granville’s first
drive covered 46 yards.
Kenny Walls ripped off a
33 yard run and two plays
later Taz Strudwick
caught a 10 yard
touchdown pass from Matt
McCutcheon. Corey
Phillips booted the extra
points and the Vikings led
7-0 with 10:03 left in the
first quarter.
Aaron Knight’s
interception set up the
next South Granville
touchdown. Walls again
broke free for a 29 yard
score. South Granville
was unable to convert the
two-point play, but led 13-
0 at the 8:54 mark.
Omari Armstrong was
in the right place to make
an interception that led to
another score by the
Vikings. Brysen Thorpe
rambled in from 30 yards
out for the TD. Phllips
added the extra point and
the Vikings led 20-0.
The next Viking drive
overed 68 yards in four
plays. Walls scored from
19 yards out and Phillips
converted the PAT to give
South Granville a 27-0
lead at the end of the first
quarter.
South Granville
started the second quarter
on a scoring drive.
McCutcheon found Ansar
Muhammad open for a 29
yard completion. Thorpe
carried the ball in for the
score from the one to give
the Vikings a 34-0 lead
after Phillips’ PAT.
T. J. Allen stripped the
ball away from the Red
Wolves. Strudwick picked
the ball up and carried it
to the one yard line. Walls
punched the ball in two
plays later. Phillips was
true on the extra point and
South Granville led 41-0
at the half.
Greg McCalop capped
the South Granville
scoring with a 79 yard
kickoff return to start the
third quarter. Phillips
tacked on the extra point
and the Vikings held a 48-
0 led.
Cedar Ridge would
score with 32 seconds left
in the game, but the
Vikings cruised to a 48-8
conference win.
Kenny Walls led the
Viking offense with 176
yards on 17 carries.
Brysen Thorpe added 42
yards on six carries.
Casey Flowers had 14
yards on four carries.
Cameron Willis carried
the ball one time for one
yard.
Matt McCutcheon
completed five passes for
71 yards. Taz Strudwick
had two receptions for 34
yards. Ansar Muhammad
made one catch for 29
yards. Kenny Walls
caught one pass for five
yards and Craig Wilkie
had one catch for three
yards.
Deonte King led the
defense with eight tackles.
Omari Armstrong (7),
Cory Lomena (7), Craig
Wilkie (6), Jordan
Harbison (5), Ansar
Muhammad (4), Greg
McCalop (3), T.J. Allen (3),
and Chris Autrey (3),
Daron Smith (2), Aaron
Knight (1), Austin Higgs
(1) and Tyler Ellis (1).
South Granville will
host Granville Central for
the 3 rd Annual Pink Game
Friday, October 26. Gates
will open at 6:00 for the
vendor fair. South
Granville seniors will be
honored prior to kickoff.
PINK Game Friday
Pierce Isley did
everything in his power to
make his senior night
special. Isley scored the
only two Granville
Central goals against
Cedar Ridge in the 7-2
loss. Isley’s first goal
came just minutes in the
match on an assist from
Noe Geronimo.
Isley scored again
unassisted on a shot from
the right side.
The Panthers travel to
South Granville for a
match on Thursday,
October 25.
Nathan Nelson # 23 with the header
Lady Panthers
Advance In Regionals
Dajana Ogle-Gaube (103), Allison Carey (109) and Kayla Fogleman (120) finished 4 th as a team
with a total score of 332 in the 1A/2A East State Regional to advance to next week’s 1A/2A
State Championship! GCHS finished 7 strokes better than the 5 th place team. 56 players
representing 22 schools in the East Region of North Carolina. 10 schools were competing in
the Team Component of the State Regional. A total of 26 golfers advance to the State
Championship. This is the first season that GCHS Lady Golfers has competed in Conference
Play. Last season Allison Carey and Kayla Fogleman played in the developmental division of
Conference matches which did not allow them to compete in the Conference Tournament and
post-season play. Now the Lady Panthers are playing for the State Championship!
GCHS individual highlights for the State Regional includes lowest scores ever by Dajana and
Allison. Dajana finished in the top 20. Allison carded her first ever birdie. Kayla encountered
a rules infraction that motivated her in which she finished strong. Coach Henry Price stated,
“I’m so very proud of these young ladies. They have made their school, parents, coach, and
most importantly themselves proud. They are a joy to coach. I told them before the match
not to worry about scores, to enjoy this wonderful experience and to have fun. Evidently,
they listened to me. Our season continues Monday at the State Championships!”
South Granville High School notables:Alex Perdue – 111, Cameron Patrick – 113. The 1A/2A
State Championship will be held at Foxfire West in Pinehurst
Panthers vs. Vikings
Gates open and Vendor Fair at 6:00 pm.
Kickoff at 7:30 pm.