Sports – Moore County Edition

Sep

08

2021

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By Bob Sutton

Catch him if you can: Southwestern Randolph’s Cole off to blazing start

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ASHEBORO – Adam Cole doesn’t need an encore, though after a six-touchdown performance in Southwestern Randolph’s most recent game that would be difficult. But the versatile junior has more to accomplish. With the Cougars off to a 2-0 start going into Friday night’s home game against West Davidson, Cole figures to be at the forefront of the game plan. “There’s a decent number (of plays called) for me,” Cole said. Just determining how he might be used could be the tricky part. He’s considered a running back, but his hybrid role often calls for him to be lined up in…

Sep

08

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Hunting season opens with a bang

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ASHEBORO — Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer for many but it’s also the beginning of hunting season. The first hunt of the season for North Carolina sportsmen is often opening day of dove hunting on the Labor Day Saturday. Dove hunting season is separated into three segments: Sept. 4 through Oct. 2, Nov. 6 through Nov. 27 and Dec. 9 through Jan. 31. All hunters must follow applicable migratory game bird licensing requirements and hunting regulations. The daily bag limit is 15 mourning or white-winged doves, either as single species or combined, and shooting hours are from 30…

Sep

08

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Providence Grove builds early success

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ASHEBORO — Providence Grove’s football team is in a groove early in the season. The Patriots attempt to match a school record for the best start to a season when Asheboro visits Friday night. For just the second time in school history, Providence Grove holds a 3-0 record. The most-recent result was last week’s 54-0 whipping of visiting Jordan-Matthews. The only time Providence Grove – a school that opened in 2008 – began a season with four consecutive victories came in 2009. Combined with winning their last two games of the past season (played in the spring), the Patriots hold…

Sep

08

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Athlete of the Week: Hannah Hinshaw

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HANNAH HINSHAW Randleman | Middle Blocker | Senior Randleman’s Hannah Hinshaw is this week's Strider Auto “Best Overall” Athlete of the Week. The senior middle blocker led the team in multiple categories as the Tigers won twice. Randleman swept Montgomery Central and then topped Wheatmore in four sets to improve its record to 7-2. In the Montgomery Central match, Hinshaw collected 16 kills and 21 digs, both the top numbers for the team. Against Wheatmore, she chipped in with 16 kills to go with a team-best six blocks.

Sep

02

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Schedules shift for some area football teams

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ASHEBORO — Several area football teams have had schedule adjustments for this week, mostly based on COVID-related protocols. Randleman will play Thursday night at home against North Forsyth in a matchup of two teams with 0-2 records. That means Friday night’s game that would have sent Randleman to Montgomery Central has been called off. Wheatmore’s home game against Ledford is off for Friday and instead has been rescheduled for Sept. 24.The schools will play a junior varsity game Sept. 23at Ledford. That leaves Walkertown at Eastern Randolph, Jordan-Matthews at Providence Grove, and Trinity at East Davidson on the area schedule…

Sep

01

2021

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By Moore County Staff

SWR tops Trinity in volleyball

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ASHEBORO — The Southwestern Randolph Cougars topped the Trinity Bulldogs in varsity and junior varsity matches today. In the varsity match, the Cougars took down the Bulldogs in three sets with scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-10. Payton Shiflet had 19 kills, 7 digs and 2 aces, Josie Allred had 8 kills, 4 blocks and 5 aces, Raegan LeRoy had 27 assists, and Coley Shiflet had 8 digs. The Cougars are now 2-0 in conference play and 10-2 overall. The Bulldogs fell to 1-1 in conference. In the JV match, SWR defeated Trinity in two sets with scores of 25-20, 25-17.…

Sep

01

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Athlete of the Week: Adam Cole of SWR

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ADAM COLE #2 Southwestern Randolph | Running Back/Defensive Back | Junior Southwestern Randolph’s Adam Cole is the first-ever Strider Auto “Best Overall” Athlete of the Week. The junior tailback scored six touchdowns for the Cougars, who defeated South Stanly 55-6 on Friday night. Three of those came on receptions, two on rushing plays and another on an interception return. Cole had two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Cole has scored nine touchdowns through two games and not played in the fourth quarter in either game.

Sep

01

2021

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By Bob Sutton

Wildcats showcase variety of weapons

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Quarterback’s precision adds to firepower for Eastern Randolph's offense ASHEBORO – Eastern Randolph has so many ways to be productive on the football field. With highly recruited playmakers dotting recent rosters for the Wildcats, now it’s clear that it’d be wise not to overlook Stratton Barwick. The junior quarterback is slinging the ball in the right directions these days. “It’s a joy to see the ball going through the air and the crowd cheers,” Barwick said. That happened numerous times last week when visiting Eastern Randolph thumped Asheboro 49-7 on Friday night. “We just came out and played football,” Barwick…

Sep

01

2021

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By Bob Sutton

Wheatmore aims to sustain athletics excellence

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TRINITY – Wheatmore has set a standard in recent years for overall excellence in its athletics department. Now with a slightly different mix of conference membership, the Warriors want to keep it going. “We’ve been fortunate enough,” athletics director Rick Halo said. “You know this goes in peaks and valleys. When one program is down a little bit, there’s another that comes along and moves up.” Wheatmore was the past school year’s Wells Fargo Conference Cup winner for the PAC-7. It marked the fifth year in a row that the school was atop the Conference Cup standings for its league.…

Sep

01

2021

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By Moore County Staff

Big point totals become area theme

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ASHEBORO — Big point totals were the order of the week for area high school football games. Each of the Friday games involving Randolph County teams had at least one team reaching the 40-point mark. Other than the only intra-county matchup that involved Eastern Randolph’s 49-7 whipping of host Asheboro, here’s a recap of games: EAST DAVIDSON 37, WHEATMORE 22 Thursday at Trinity, the Warriors (1-1) couldn’t keep up in the home game despite 241 passing yards and two touchdown throws from Ben Walker. Cade Hamilton was charted with 102 receiving yards in the loss. SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH 55, SOUTH STANLY…