South Point HS

A wet, soggy night greeted football fans around the region on Friday. The rain was a welcome respite for yards and gardens, but not needed on the lush, exempt-from-water-restriction football fields.

South Point overcame a very sloppy first half deficit to beat visting Burns, 28-7. Burns had led 7-0 at the half, but according to Gazette reports, “…there was no worry…”, in the Raider lockerroom.

Desmond Lowery had another good game for the 4-0 Red Raiders, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns. Fullback Aaron Crumbly got into the action Friday night with 128 and a TD. Lowery only attempted one pass all evening.

Soggy fields give way to outstanding play in the trenches. Senior offensive lineman, Trevor Reeves, a good friend and neighbor, said in a Gazette interview, “…We felt like we could move it [the ball] because the defense was stepping up.” The defense for SP did just that, keeping Burns from adding to their first half tally at critical moments. The defensive line of Daniel Biggerstaff, Daniel Gillelan, Greg Lancaster, and Weston Lawing were given credit for keeping Burns out of the goal. Daniel Holmes led the defense with seven tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.  

Other area games:

Ashbrook won, North Gaston lost, Forestview won, East Gaston lost, Crest won, and Hunter Huss game was postponed to Saturday due to the rain.

Notes:

Next Friday at South Point, it is “Black Friday”, a traditional spirit rally for the students and fans, and of course it is East Gaston at home that evening. Just remember, no body paint…

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Varsity Girls Golf      

Ashbrook 114, Crest 153, South Point 154, Forestview 165, North Gaston 168, Hunter Huss 169, East Gaston 171 — In a nine-hole match at Gastonia Municipal, Ashbrook’s Courtney Taylor and Crest’s Katie Thackerson logged scores of 35 for medalist honors Monday. South Point’s Alexa Mooney (37), East Gaston’s Samantha Godfrey (55), Forestview’s Shannon Smith (53), Hunter Huss’ Brittany Harrelson (55) and North Gaston’s Courtney Tigner (54) led their schools respectively. Hunter Huss hosts the next Big South meet Linwood Country Club next Monday.

Varsity Volleyball      

South Point 3, Highland Tech 1 (25-10, 24-26, 25-12, 25-15) — Kristen Barker had six kills and Chrissy Pickert had nine aces. South Point plays Thursday at North Gaston.

JV Volleyball

South Point 2, Highland Tech 0 (25-16, 25-19) — Abby Leong had four aces and Emily Wallace had four kills in the win.

Cross Country     

South Point’s Elyse Will finished 15th out of 306 runners in the championship division of the Eye Opener Cross Country race Saturday in Spartanburg, S.C. Will completed the race in 20 minutes, 59 seconds.

The Belmont South Point football team used a pounding ground game to beat Alexander Central last night, 48-21 at Lineberger Stadium.

Desmond Lowery and Chris Lane led the Raiders to a 17-14 halftime lead, and then took over. Lowery gained 220 yard on the ground and passed for 90 more. Running back Chris Lane earned 106 yards on the ground and scored a TD. Aaron Crumbley scored twice on short runs in the first and third quarters. James Justice kicked two field goals, 33 yards in the second quarter, and 40 yards in the 4th.

Lowery is quick. He also has great game fitness, running 94 yards in one play for a TD in the first quarter and and a 68 yarder in the third.

Alexander Central had its moments, a very good passing performance by QB josh Russell for over 300 yards. The SP secondary had better watch out when they play Ashbrook and North Gaston this year, both of those squads have great quarterbacks who can light up the night sky.

Good crowd on hand at Lineberger Stadium. The first seven rows below the PSL section was reserved for students, but a few “fans” tried to take their places by the traditional, “put-out-a-blanket-to-save-our-seat” format. For the most part it didn’t work, the Raider Seniors, don’t care who put the blankets out…

The SP Band, “the Pride of the Tribe”, sounded good, smaller than in year’s past but still very disciplined. We will see their full show in a couple of weeks.

The ban on body paint worked at SP last night. Just a few faces, not much more. Can’t say the same for the vaunted Charlotte Catholic crowd or the Ashbrook fans who appeared on News Center 14’s Friday Night Final video in full body paint regalia. Sure hope the NCHSAA has their spies working on Friday nights !