This week on the Pearl Report podcast. (Podcast link at the bottom)
We caught up with Coach Aaron Brand, Head Coach of Vance High School shortly after they won the NCHSAA 4AA Regional Finals. Vance has advanced to the State Finals and will face Wake Forest, Friday 12.14 at Duke University.
We also interviewed Cox Mill athletes Cody Cline, Caleb Stone-Carrawell as well as Head Coach Jody Barbee after their defeat of Trinity Christian at the Bojangles Bash.
During that tournament we also spoke with North Meck’s Tristan Maxwell, Demar Anderson and Chris Ford.
Lastly we talked with Brian Rosefield (AD-Ridgeview) about the Bojangles Bash.
Independence vs. Olympic, Mallard Creek vs. Butler
Vance (football) vs. Myers Park – 12.8 @Mallard Creek
In 2014 Vance lost to Charlotte Catholic in the state semifinal game.
In 2015 Vance lost to Charlotte Catholic in the first round of the state playoffs.
In 2016 Vance lost to Greensboro Page in the state semifinal game.
In 2017 Vance lost to Charlotte Harding in the state semifinal game.
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines perseverance as;
Continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition: the action or condition or an instance of perseverance.
In 2018 Vance defeated Myers Park 21-13 to advance to state final game.
Hats off to the entire Vance program for their continued effort and perseverance.
Nation Ford vs. North Meck / Trinity Christian vs. Cox Mill / Liberty Heights vs. Oak Hill @ Bojangles Bash
The Bojangles Bash played in Columbia S.C. featured Charlotte area teams; North Meck, Cox Mill and Liberty Heights.
Nation Ford vs. North Meck – 12.8 @ Bojangles Bash
The North Meck program is showing no signs of slowing down after losing ESPN Top 100 recruit Jaelyn Withers to transfer. The Vikings used an inside and outside offensive attack and defensively controlled the boards by a 40 to 31 margin which edged out the Falcon’s opportunities to keep the game within reach. North Meck applied multiple defensive schemes which in turn kept the ball out of hands of Zeb Graham who has been on fire this season including a 37 point outing against Lancaster High School. Tristan Maxwell (NM) shot 33 percent from beyond the arc and finished the contest with a game high 28 points. Point guard Demar Anderson(2020) controlled the pace of the game and dished out five assists. Chris Ford (2021) and De’Drick Givens (2019) finished the contest with 10 rebounds a piece.
Special Notes: Nation Ford’s Malik Bryant shot 50 percent from the field and 88 percent from the free-throw line and finished with a team high of 15 points and seven rebounds.
North Meck’s Tristan Maxwell, Demar Anderson and Chris Ford are all ranked within the top five in the NextUS Rankings report for their respective classes. Nation Ford’s Shaman Alston is ranked as the No.3 prospect in the NextUS Rankings report for the 2019 class.
The NextUS Rankings report measures and ranks athletes who have attended the US Prep Elite Exposure camps.
