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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Zander Cheek

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Providence Grove  |  football

 

Cheek, a senior, scored four postseason touchdowns in two games for the Patriots. 

Providence Grove’s season ended with an 8-4 record with Thursday night’s loss at Reidsville, where Cheek scored a touchdown.

Cheek scored three touchdowns in the previous week when Providence Grove won a football game in the state playoffs for the first time by winning at McMichael.

Cheek led the Patriots with 38.5 receiving yards per game to go with a team-leading four touchdown catches. He scored 13 touchdowns this season, behind only his twin brother Zane Cheek, who had 20.

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Prep Football: Wildcats move on; Patriots fade at Reidsville

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RAMSEUR – Eastern Randolph began what it hopes is a long journey in the state playoffs with a 28-12 victory against visiting Mountain Heritage on Thursday night.

The Wildcats (10-1), which received a first-round bye in Class 1-A, received two touchdowns apiece from Ervodd Cassady and Lucas Smith.

Cassady ran for 205 yards.

Next for the Wildcats, who are the top seed in the West Region, is a home game next Friday night against eighth-seeded Robbinsville (9-3), which topped No. 24 seed Cherokee 39-12 in the second round for its second win of the season against that foe.

Mountain Heritage ended up 5-7.

Class 2-A

At Reidsville, Providence Grove led late in the first half before top-seeded Reidsville took over in a 51-25 second-round game in the West Region.

Andrew Canter threw two touchdown passes for Providence Grove (8-4), which a week earlier won a playoff game for the first time by prevailing at McMichael.

Zander Cheek and Chase Whitaker scored on receptions and Karson Bowman had a rushing touchdown. Tucker Batten’s second-quarter field goal gave Providence a 10-7 edge.

Reidsville (11-1) scored the first 15 points of the second half.

It’s the most points allowed by Providence Grove since a 2019 home loss to Randleman.

Reidsville eliminated Randleman last year in the first round.

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Prep Football: Patriots win for first time in state playoffs; Randleman falls in OT

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Randleman’s Chase Farlow chases Lincolnton’s Andre Bost during Friday night’s game. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record)

MAYODAN – Providence Grove won a football game in the state playoffs for the first time in school history Friday night.

The visiting Patriots topped McMichael 48-14 in the Class 2-A first round.

Members of the Providence Grove football program pose for a photo after the first state-playoff victory in the sport in school history. (Courtesy photo)

Next, Providence Grove (8-3) aims for an even more monumental task by going to state power Reidsville, which is the No. 1 seed in the West Region, for a second-round game.

Zander Cheek and Zane Cheek both scored three touchdowns. Zane Cheek ran for three touchdowns and Zander Cheek had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in conquering No. 16 seed McMichael (7-4).

Quarterback Andrew Canter was 9-for-11 for 157 yards and a touchdown throw. Zane Cheek gained 173 rushing yards on 13 carries.

Brady Collins made 15 tackles and Chase Whitaker was credited with 12 stops.

The 17th-seeded Patriots led 31-6 at halftime.

Lincolnton 37, Randleman 36. OT: At Randleman, the host Tigers rallied to force overtime but then fell in the Class 2-A first-round game.

Lincolnton gambled after pulling within one point in overtime by going for a two-point conversion. The rushing play worked when Andre Bost took a pitch and ran into the end zone, ending Randleman’s season.

Amarion Moton ran for five touchdowns for the Tigers. That included a 2-yard run in overtime, followed by Christian McLeod’s extra-point kick.

Randleman (7-4), which was the Piedmont Athletic Conference runner-up and landed the No. 10 seed in the West Region, never led after the first quarter.

No. 23 seed Lincolnton broke a tie at the 6:40 mark.

But Moton’s 7-yard run in the fourth quarter followed by his two-point conversion run knotted the score at 29-29 with 1:17 remaining on a drive that consumed 14 plays and nearly 5½ minutes.

Moton earlier had touchdown runs of 2, 8, 2 and 7 yards. Those were part of his 169-yard rushing outing on 27 carries.

Quarterback Christian Long ran for 78 yards on 13 attempts and threw for 120 yards. He was 15-for-24 with an interception.

Lincolnton (6-5) was credited with 394 yards of total offense, including 314 on the ground. Randleman had 373 yards of total offense.

The Wolves snapped a two-game skid. They ended up in their second consecutive overtime game.

Thomas Dobias led the Tigers on defense with eight tackles and teammate Tyshaun Goldston intercepted a pass.

Randleman also bowed out with a first-round loss last year.

Class 1-A

Eastern Randolph, the top-seeded team in the West Region, will face Mountain Heritage in the second round Friday night in Ramseur.

The Wildcats (9-1), who hold a nine-game winning streak, had a first-round bye. No. 17 Mountain Heritage (5-6) won 42-8 at No. 16 seed South Stokes.

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Prep Football: Eastern Randolph takes PAC title by defeating Randleman

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RAMSEUR – Devonte Brooks scored two touchdowns and Eastern Randolph repeated as Piedmont Athletic Conference football champion with a 28-13 victory against visiting Randleman on Friday night.

Ervodd Cassady returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown against his former team as part of Eastern Randolph’s scoring plays.

The Wildcats (9-1 overall, 5-0 PAC) have won nine games in a row since a season-opening loss at Eastern Alamance. They benefited from three Randleman turnovers.

Stratton Barwick threw for a on a 12-yard play with Adonye Herbert. Nicah Taylor had 83 receiving yards among Barwick’s 128 passing yards.

Randleman (7-3, 4-1), which trailed 21-0 at halftime, scored on Christian Long’s 38-yard pass to Aiden Robinson and on a Tyshaun Goldston’s 43-yard punt return. Amarion Moton was held to 48 yards on 12 carries.

Providence Grove 59, Wheatmore 6: At Climax, Zander Cheek and Karson Bowman each scored two touchdowns and the Patriots won their home finale in the PAC.

Chase Whitaker ran and threw for a touchdown for Providence Grove (7-3, 3-2), which led 42-0 at halftime and claimed third place.

Zane Cheek, Brandon Davis and Josh Ward also scored touchdowns for the Patriots. Jacob Hart kicked a field goal and eight extra points.

Wheatmore finished with a 2-8, 1-4 record.

Southwestern Randolph 50, Trinity 12: At Trinity, Easton Clapp ran for four touchdowns and threw for two more in the finale for both teams.

Sean Adkins and Eli Gravely had touchdown catches. Colton Law scored on a run for the Cougars (6-4, 2-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak in PAC play.

Trinity (4-6, 0-5) finished last in the PAC despite one rushing and one passing touchdown by Tait Conti.

Montgomery Central 45, Asheboro 22: At Asheboro, the Blue Comets went winless in the Mid-Piedmont Conference for the second season in a row.

Asheboro (1-9, 0-5) has had back-to-back one-win seasons after going without a victory the season before that.

Hakemme Butler returned an interception for a touchdown for Asheboro’s first points. Kai Matthews scored on a fumble return. The only points generated from the Blue Comets’ offense came on a Hamza Khan’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Moore.

Montgomery Central is 1-9, 1-4.

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Prep football: Wildcats, Tigers win routs to set up title clash

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Randleman’s Amarion Moton leaps Trinity’s Jacob Hodges on the way to a touchdown. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record).

The showdown for the Piedmont Athletic Conference football championship is set for Friday night.

That comes after more blowouts across the league, including romps for co-leaders Eastern Randolph and Randleman last Friday night.

Those teams meet for the title in Ramseur.

Here’s a look at games from the second-to-last week of the regular season:

Eastern Randolph 62, Wheatmore 0: At Trinity, the visiting Wildcats posted their highest point total of the season in their last road game as Stratton Barwick threw for four touchdowns.

Barwick was 9-for-14, with two of the scoring passes going to Ethan Frye. D.J. Thomas and A.J Randle also caught touchdown passes. Running back Ervodd Cassady ran for three touchdowns as part of his 88-yard outing on the ground.

Eastern Randolph (8-1, 4-0) will try to repeat as PAC champions in the the regular-season finale. Cassady is a transfer from Randleman.

Wheatmore (2-7, 1-3) suffered its fourth shutout of the season in its home finale.

Randleman 70, Trinity: At Randleman, the Tigers continued their impressive turnaround from last season by winning their regular-season home finale.

Amarion Moton ran for four touchdowns and Tyshaun Goldson scored on a reception and a punt return.

Randleman (7-2, 4-0) notched its third shutout of the season, holding Trinity (4-5, 0-4) to 32 yards of total offense.

Moton had 55 yards on seven carries. Christian Long threw for two touchdowns on 8-for-10 passing for 156 yards.

Moton’s touchdowns came on runs of 13, 17, 10 and 1 yard. Daylan Atkins scored on an 11-yard carry.

Goldston made an 18-yard touchdown catch and returned the punt for 50 yards.

Aiden Robinson and Amari Ferdna also match touchdown catches, the latter on a pass from Logan Laughlin.

Providence Grove 48, Southwestern Randolph 21: At Asheboro, the visiting Patriots jumped out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead on the way to ruining the Cougars’ home finale.

Zane Cheek scored on two runs while gaining 111 yards on 17 carries and Zander Cheek had one touchdown run as part of 131 rushing yards on 10 attempts. Zander Cheek also scored on a touchdown pass from Andrew Canter.

Karson Bowman scored on a run and returned a fumble for a touchdown.

Providence Grove (6-3, 2-2) also received a big game on defense from linebacker Chase Whitaker, who made nine tackles, caused two fumbles and intercepted a pass. Tucker Batten kicked two field goals.

Southwestern Randolph (5-4, 1-3) has lost two games in a row for the first time this season. Quarterback Easton Clapp rushed for 112 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Eli Gravely. Clapp also made 15 tackles on defense.

Ledford 56, Asheboro 7: At Ledford, the visiting Blue Comets (1-8, 0-4) trailed 35-7 at halftime. The Panthers (8-1, 3-1) bounced back from a road loss to Oak Grove a week earlier.

Asheboro scored first on Michael Brady’s 10-yard run.

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Week 11 schedule

Friday’s games

Randleman at Eastern Randolph

Southwestern Randolph at Trinity

Wheatmore at Providence Grove

Montgomery Central at Asheboro

Zane Cheek of PG v Asheboro Sept2022

Prep Football: Providence Grove, Randleman, Trinity, Wheatmore win comfortably; E. Randolph holds on

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Zane Cheek of Providence Grove runs between Asheboro’s Jaylon Moore (to his right) and DJ Headen during Friday night’s game. Asheboro’s Davis Gore, far left, chases Cheek. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randollph Record)

ASHEBORO – Zane Cheek ran for three touchdowns and Providence Grove notched its third consecutive shutout with Friday night’s 49-0 victory at Asheboro.

Cheek rolled up 210 rushing yards on 16 carries.

Zander Cheek, who finished with 75 yards on the ground on 10 carries, Chase Whitaker and Karson Bowman all scored on runs. Zander Cheek also scored on a catch from Andrew Canter on an 80-yard play.

Providence Grove (4-0) scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters.

The Blue Comets dropped to 0-4.

Randleman 38, Greensboro Smith 7: At Randleman, Christian Long threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the host Tigers used a big second half to pull away after the teams were knotted at 7-7 at halftime.

Long threw 15 years to Amari Ferdna for the only Randleman touchdown of the first half. The Tigers went ahead in the third quarter on Amarion Moton’s 5-yard run. Moton finished with 114 yards on 21 carries.

Tyshaun Goldston caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Long early in the fourth quarter. Ashton Dillow returned a fumble for Randleman’s next touchdown before Long’s 19-yard run helped seal the outcome.

Long rushed for 97 yards on 15 attempts and threw for 66 yards.

Greensboro Smith (0-3) scored about three minutes into the game but that was it.

Eastern Randolph 28, Williams 21: At Ramseur, the host Wildcats won their third game in a row as Devonte Brooks scored on a pair of runs.

DJ Thomas had a 31-yard go-ahead reception from Stratton Barwick in the second quarter for Eastern Randolph (3-1). Ervodd Cassady ran for 118 yards on 20 carries and Jake Fesmire scored on a run for the Wildcats.

Eastern Randolph went up 28-14 with 2:52 to play on Brooks’ 12-yard run on a drive that consumed about seven minutes.

Then Dan Mahan scored on a 24-yard quarterback keeper to give the Bulldogs a chance. The Wildcats recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Williams (2-2) lost a tight game to Eastern Randolph for the second straight year. The Bulldogs scored first on Kylei Richmond’s 8-yard run on the fourth snap of the game.

Trinity 60, Jordan-Matthews 7: At Siler City, three of Dominic Payne’s seven completed passes went for touchdowns as the Bulldogs rolled on the road.

Payne also returned a kickoff for a touchdown and scored on a rushing play.

The Bulldogs (3-1) secured their third blowout victory of the season. It was 36-0 at halftime.

The Jets are 0-4.

Wheatmore 21, Chatham Central 0: At Trinity, Wheatmore notched the home victory as Riley Strickland threw two touchdown passes.

Jonathan Kelly racked up 124 rushing yards on 15 carries for the Bulldogs (1-3), who snapped an eight-game losing streak overall dating to last year.

Wheatmore won for the first time since Sept. 17, 2021, at Asheboro, which is the next opponent for the Bulldogs.

The Bears dropped to 0-4.

West Davidson 10, Southwestern Randolph 0: At Lexington, Caleb Broom threw to Noah Baker for the game’s only touchdown.

Joseph Baker rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries for West Davidson (2-2), which was coming off a pair of blowout defeats by a total of 124-7.

The Cougars (2-1) were shutout victims for the first time since the second-to-last game of the 2021 spring season against Southern Guilford. They had scored in 14 straight games since then.