Queen City Sports Report
Welcome to the weekly sports roundup in the greater Charlotte area presented by The Sports Chief. Every Sunday, let The Chief be the one to catch you up on all the latest sports happenings in and around the Charlotte, NC area. We take a look at professional sports, as well as semi-professional, college, and high school. If you like what we’re doing, make sure you give us a follow on Twitter at @thesportschief where you’ll be notified of all our latest postings, and visit our website at www.thesportschief.com.
Professional
Charlotte Hornets
Unfortunately, there’s not really any good news on the Hornets front. Injuries have surmounted to such a level you just have to sit back and laugh at the team’s terrible luck. Just when the Hornets were making good headway in the Eastern Conference, one key injury after another happened and it has really shown lately. With four straight losses, Charlotte has dropped from 4th in the East to 8th just like that, and you really have to have a pessimistic view on their playoff chances this year now.
Getty Images/Jacob Kupferman
After last Sunday’s close loss to the Hawks, the Lakers came to town and I don’t think anyone liked their chances in that one. However, the Hornets battled tougher than I expected and lost by just eight points behind Devonte Graham’s 19 points and Bismack Biyombo’s 12 boards. Wednesday night’s game was the one they needed to win. Squaring off against the struggling Cavaliers, the Hornets dropped the contest 103-90 at home. Like I’ve been saying, with the depleted roster, these are the games the Hornets need to win, and when they don’t it’s going to make it that much tougher to reach the playoffs.
Going to Brooklyn Friday night was another tough matchup for the Hornets. Miles Bridges really had a strong performance, scoring 33 points and pulling down 9 rebounds. But in the end, there just isn’t enough consistent contribution to win these tough games right now. Next up on the schedule is a game against the Portland Trailblazers, who are 6th in the competitive Western Conference.
Semi-Professional
Charlotte Knights
Countdown to the Knights Opening Day: 16 days!
College Baseball
This week’s final scores:
Charlotte 49ers (25-10)
Friday: UTSA 2, Charlotte 6
Saturday (Gm 1): UTSA 6, Charlotte 10
uncc
Saturday (Gm 2): UTSA 10, Charlotte 11
Sunday: UTSA 11, Charlotte 5
Congrats to Charlotte on being nationally ranked! #21 in the country!
Davidson Wildcats (19-14)
Friday: Davidson 3, VCU 14
Saturday (Gm 1): Davidson 8, VCU 9
Saturday (Gm 2): Davidson 1, VCU 5
Sunday: Davidson 1, VCU 3
Appalachian State Mountaineers (15-16)
Tuesday: Wake Forest 12, App State 0
Friday: App State 9, Lipscombe 5
Saturday: App State 2, Lipscombe 4
Sunday: App State 4, Lipscombe 3
High School
Football
Ardrey Kell vs. Vance
Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer
Here are the final scores in our area from the 1st Round of the State Playoffs:
Green Hope Falcons 15
Hough Huskies 43
Vance Cougars 44
Ardrey Kell Knights 28
Olympic Trojans 14
Panther Creek Catamounts 21
Northwest Guilford Vikings 22
Myers Park Mustangs 63
East Forsyth Eagles 13
Grimsley Whirlies 27
Hillside Hornets 42
South Caldwell Spartans 26
Butler Bulldogs 42
Glenn Bobcats 7
Hickory Ridge Ragin’ Bulls 34
Providence Panthers 44
Dudley Panthers 28
Watauga Pioneers 8
T.C. Roberson Rams 36
A.L. Brown Wonders 29
Asheville Cougars 0
Weddington Warriors 42
Alexander Central Cougars 7
Mount Tabor Spartans 36
West Rowan Falcons 7
A.C. Reynolds Rockets 14
Crest Chargers 21
Charlotte Catholic Cougars 28
Jay M. Robinson Bulldogs 6
Kings Mountain Mountaineers 49
Monroe Redhawks 47
Statesville Greyhounds 21
Pisgah Black Bears 14
North Davidson Black Knights 40
Oak Grove Grizzlies 17
Ashe County Huskies 12
Burns Bulldogs 13
Hibriten Panthers 12
Salisbury Hornets 52
Maiden Blue Devils 12
Bunker Hill Bears 14
Hendersonville Bearcats 42
Walkertown Wolfpack 6
Shelby Golden Lions 42
West Lincoln Rebels 20
Mount Pleasant Tigers 21
Forbush Falcons 21
Mountain Heritage Cougars 46
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