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Professional

Carolina Panthers

You know who the Panthers drafted in last week’s draft by now, but let’s check out the undrafted free agents signed by the Panthers:

David Moore, OT, Grambling

Paddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern

Oscar Draguicevich, P, Washington State

Mason Stokke, FB, Wisconsin

Spencer Brown, RB, Alabama-Birmingham

Charlotte Hornets

After dropping last Sunday’s matchup against the Heat, the Hornets bounced back with a 2-1 record this week so far before tonight’s game against the Pelicans. Tuesday’s game was a close one against the Pistons, and a must-win against a below-average opponent, but Charlotte pulled it out 102-99. Lamelo Ball had another nice game, leading all Hornets in scoring (23) and assists (6).

That game was followed up with a loss against Chicago by 21 points on Thursday, however. It just wasn’t a good game all around and one to move on from, which the Hornets did the very next day against Orlando with a 122-112 win. In that game, Terry Rozier led the team in scoring (28) and assists (6). The Pelicans await tonight in another game the Hornets need to win. Currently Charlotte is still hanging on to that 8th spot in the Eastern Conference, but by a slim margin. They are 1.5 games ahead of the Wizards, who are 9th, and 2 games behind the Celtics, who are 7th.

Semi-Professional

Charlotte Knights

Minor league baseball is back! After a year and a half, the Charlotte Knights were finally back in action this week against the Gwinnett Stripers (minor league affiliate of the Braves). So far the results haven’t been what Charlotte fans would’ve liked, but it’s a long season. At the time of typing this the Knights have won just one of their five games so far, with a mid-afternoon matchup today to wrap up the series with Gwinnett. The Knights will get a day off tomorrow before starting up another six-game series in Charlotte against the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday.

College Baseball

This week’s final scores:

Charlotte 49ers (34-14)

Friday: Marshall 5, Charlotte 7

Saturday (Gm 1): Marshall 8, Charlotte 10

Saturday (Gm 2): Marshall 3, Charlotte 12

Sunday: In Progress

Davidson Wildcats (22-20)

Tuesday: Canceled (vs. Presbyterian)

Appalachian State Mountaineers (16-25)

Friday: App State 2, Miami 4

Saturday: App State 1, Miami 16

Sunday: In Progress

High School

Football

Credit: Ray Black IIIThe Charlotte Observer — Credit: Ray Black III
The Charlotte Observer

Congratulations to all the new state champions! The final scores for the state championships are below:

Vance Cougars 35

Rolesville Rams 14

Charlotte Catholic Cougars 14

Havelock Rams 7

Mount Tabor Spartans 24

Cleveland Rams 16

Salisbury Hornets 42

St. Pauls Bulldogs 14

Grimsley Whirlies 28

Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders 8

Mountain Heritage Cougars 6

Reidsville Rams 35

Garett

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