Published: September 12, 2008 02:27 pm            

ERHS falls to Bison in 5 OTs

RAMSEUR — It was a standoff to make any defensive coach proud as Eastern Randolph High School and High Point Central met head-to-head on the gridiron last week at Wildcat Stadium.

It took five overtimes before the Bison were finally able to escape with a 12-6 victory. The loss left the Wildcats winless at 0-3 while Central improved to 3-0.

“I am very proud of these kids. They played hard,” ERHS Head Coach Burton Cates said.

After the 0-0 regulation standoff, each team was given four downs from the 10 yard line to post something on the scoreboard. ERHS attempted a 21-yard field goal in the fifth overtime, but the snap sailed high and holder Clint Batten had to fall on the ball at the 22.

High Point took over and Aldaquan Teasley ran the ball twice before cracking the endzone to provide the winning score.

Back in the third OT, each team lit up the scoreboard. The Wildcats took a brief 6-0 lead when Brandon Isley raced into the endzone from eight yards out. The PAT attempt failed.

High Point responded when Grant hauled in a 13-yard aerial from QB Drew Adams for a touchdown. The Bison PAT kick failed.

Central had a 9-7 advantage in first downs and 230 yards of total offense, with 175 coming in the air. The ER defense stopped the Bison on just 26 yards rushing. The Wildcats mustered just 100 in offense, 82 on the ground. Khyri Crawford led with 78 yards on 19 attempts.

Eastern Randolph goes back on the road to face South Granville Friday at 7:30 p.m.



ERHS girls defeat S. Alamance

BURLINGTON – Eastern Randolph took a 3-0 victory over Southern Alamance last week in nonconference volleyball action.

Winning 29-27, 26-24, 25-22, the Wildcats were paced by Kayla Saliga with 21 kills, eight digs and two blocks. Courtney Kivett added 16 kills, eight digs and three blocks.

Other leaders were Kaitlin Poe with six kills and 12 digs, and Rita Phetmixay with five kills. The Wildcats improved to 5-2 on the season.

In jayvee results, Southern Alamance posted a 25-18, 22-25, 25-22 win as ERHS slipped to 2-3. Regina Ritter had four points, Oliva Millikan notched two kills and Lisa Johnson added four points.

In earlier results, Eastern Randolph was a 25-9, 25-22, 25-21 winner over Randleman. Poe topped the Wildcats with eight kills and 11 digs as Saliga added seven kills, six digs and two blocks. Kivett had six kills, three aces, seven digs and a block. Whitney Routh posted three kills, three aces, 15 assists and 13 digs while Anna Karam had 10 digs and two blocks.

Randleman was led by Brittany Rich with nine kills and Meka Hoover with five kills, two blocks and an ace. The Tigers were 25-21, 19-25, 26-24 winners in the jayvee contest.



Faith Christian defeats GC

SANFORD – Faith Christian School traveled to Grace Christian in Sanford last week and came home with victories in volleyball and soccer.

The Eagle girls were 25-18, 18-25, 25-11, 25-18 winners in volleyball. Brooke Davis led the effort with nine points and seven aces while Meredith Davis notched eight points and Victoria Boggs had seven kills as the Eagles improved to 3-2.

In jayvee results, FCS won 25-15, 14-25, 25-10, paced by Kayliann Middeke with nine points, Nancy Faust with six points and Ashton Allred with eight kills.

On the soccer field the varsity Eagles raced to a 6-1 conquest, led by Adam Edmisten’s three goals and an assist. Posting single goals were Ethan Joyce, Alex Eubank and Isaac Key. The FCS jayvees captured a 2-0 win as Josh Edmisten and Nathan Sharon notched goals. The Eagles improved to 2-0.



Riddle shines on Elon gridiron

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Picking up where he left off last season, former Eastern Randolph High School star Scott Riddle led Elon University to another gridiron victory last weekend.

Playing in a steady downpour, Riddle hit on 26 of 42 passes for 241 yards, leading the Phoenix to a 30-20 victory. Elon grabbed a 13-0 lead as Riddle clicked on TD passes of four and nine yards. After Stony Brook rallied to within 23-13 at halftime, Riddle directed his team downfield for an insurance score in the third period. He teamed with Terrekk Hudgins on a 57-yard scoring strike to make it 30-13.



ERHS jayvees lose football clash

HIGH POINT – Homestanding High Point Central fought off late challenges by Eastern Randolph to take a 26-20 nonconference jayvee football victory last week. Tucker Coward scored on a 10-yard run, then threw a 47-yard TD toss to Nick Chavis. Coward closed out the Wildcat scoring, racing 17 yards on a QB keeper. Chavis tacked on a 2-point conversion run as E. Randolph slipped to 0-2.



ERHS netters top Randleman

LIBERTY – Eastern Randolph hosted Randleman last week in varsity tennis action, winning 7-2. Brittany Reynolds, Megan Malon, Taylor Burgess, Rachel McNeill and Rachel Burgess won singles matches while Shannon Staley-Burgess and Jessica Cockman-Beth Goodin took doubles. ERHS improved to 1-3 as Heather Heath won singles for Randleman and Hannah Prince-Heath won in doubles.

        

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