WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The first round of the soccer playoffs concluded on Wednesday night all around the state. The majority of our local squads won. Winners advance to the second round of the state playoffs later this week. We had game highlights from the Laney-Ashley showdown and the New Hanover-Panther Creek encounter.
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Wednesday High School Soccer Scoreboard - First Round State Playoffs
UNION 6 - EAST COLUMBUS 1
EAST CARTERET 8 - TRASK 0
JAMES KENAN 4 - RESEARCH TRIANGLE 0
EAST BLADEN 3 - NORTHEASTERN 2
LANEY 7 - ASHLEY 4 **Click icon to see video
EAST DUPLIN 5 - SOUTH COLUMBUS 1
CORINTH-HOLDERS 9 - WEST BRUNSWICK 0
TOPSAIL 3 - SOUTHERN WAYNE 2
NEW HANOVER 4 - PANTHER CREEK 0 **Click icon to see video
HOGGARD 4 - GREENVILLE ROSE 2
NORTH MOORE 1 - WEST COLUMBUS 1
DIXON 3 - MIDWAY 1
SW ONSLOW 8 - CUMMINGS 0
WALLACE-ROSE HILL 9 - BEAR GRASS CHARTER 0
LEJEUNE 5 - ROSEWOOD 3
WHITEVILLE 3 - PENDER 2, TRISTAN STORMS SCORED ALL OF WHITEVILLE'S GOALS
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Sports Report from Cape Fear Community College
Women's Soccer
The Lady Sea Devils used a dominant effort to advance through to the Region X semifinals as Cape Fear shutout USC-Lancaster 12-0 at the CFCC North Campus Field on Wednesday. “It can be hard to play games like this and still maintain our level of play,” said CFCC Coach Melissa Anderson. “I was proud of our team and the sportsmanship they showed. “It’s time now to gear up and focus for our next match and hopefully a run to the conference championship.” Madison Manship led the attack and recorded the hat trick, while Nikki Tiller tallied twice as nine different players found the back of the net. Megan Fouty also added a goal and four assists in the result. After dropping both regular season games to Louisburg, Cape Fear looks to bounce back in a road game against the Hurricanes in the Region X semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Men’s Soccer
Cape Fear 1 USC-Salkehatchie 1 (2OT)
Cape Fear saw its season come to a close in dramatic fashion on Wednesday as USC-Salkehatchie pulled out a 3-1 result in penalty kicks after two extra sessions in the Region X play-in game. Tyus Lopez gave the Sea Devils a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute, but Salkehatchie equalized six minutes later to send the match into overtime. “Penalties is always a tough way to lose a game,” said CFCC Coach Chris Libert. “We fought hard for 110 minutes and we’re the better team today in my opinion, but you have to finish off your chances.” Cape Fear finished the season 9-9-2 overall and 5-8-2 in conference.
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CHARLOTTE, NC (theACC.com)– Duke will enter the 2014-15 season as the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite, according to a vote of media in attendance at the league’s annual “Operation Basketball.”
The Blue Devils, who return guards Quinn Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon, along with starting forward Amile Jefferson from last year’s team that finished 26-9 and tied for third place in the final ACC regular-season standings, received 41 of 65 first-place votes in Wednesday’s preseason poll. In addition to the solid group of veterans, the Blue Devils boast a talented cast of newcomers that includes 6-foot-11 freshman Jahlil Okafor.
North Carolina (12 first-place votes) finished second in the voting, followed by ACC newcomer Louisville (three first-place votes), defending ACC champion Virginia (seven first-place votes) and Syracuse (two first-place votes). Each of those four teams has joined Duke in most preseason Top 25 national rankings.
ACC preseason voters selected Pitt sixth, followed by Notre Dame, Florida State and NC State. Miami was picked 10th, while Clemson, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Virginia Tech completed the voting.
North Carolina junior guard Marcus Paige, who averaged 17.5 points per game and led the ACC in free-throw percentage (.911) last season, received the nod as the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. The Marion, Iowa, native received 33 votes in the Player of the Year balloting. Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell placed second with 16 votes. Duke’s Okafor, a 6-foot-11, 270-pound post player from Chicago, was the overwhelming choice as ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year on 62 of the 65 ballots cast.
Okafor also received 15 ACC Preseason Player of the Year votes, while Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon received one.
Paige, Harrell, Okafor, Brogdon and Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant were selected as the Preseason All-ACC Team.
Duke was picked as the ACC preseason favorite for the 15th time in the 46-year history of the poll, and the 14th time under current head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils were also tabbed as the favorite prior to last season.
The regular season begins for all 15 ACC teams the weekend of Nov. 14-16. In addition to an 18-game regular-season conference schedule, the 62nd annual ACC Tournament will again consist of 14 games and will be played from Tuesday through Saturday (March 10-14) at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. This season’s ACC Tournament championship game will be the first since 1981 played in prime time on a Saturday night.
ACC Operation Basketball 2014-15 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Team & Points
1. Duke (41): 935
2. North Carolina (12): 870
3. Louisville (3): 847
4. Virginia: 824 (7)
5. Syracuse: 706 (2)
6. Pitt: 592
7. Notre Dame: 515
8. Florida State: 506
9. NC State: 478
10. Miami: 442
11. Clemson: 330
12. Wake Forest: 221
13. Georgia Tech: 195
14. Boston College: 184
15. Virginia Tech: 155
2014-15 Preseason All-ACC Team
(votes in parenthesis)
Marcus Paige, North Carolina (63)
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (58)
Jahlil Okafor, Duke (57)
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia (55)
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame (24)
ACC Preseason Player of the Year
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year
Jahlil Okafor, Duke
