From staff reports
Tyrone Johnson scored four touchdowns and a two-point conversion, picked off a pass, and ran back a kickoff 50 yards to lead Salisbury’s jayvee football team to a 42-28 win against East Rowan on Thursday.
Johnson had two long scoring runs, but Salisbury trailed 14-12 at halftime.
With the Hornets down 20-12 in the third quarter, Johnson caught a 66-yard scoring pass from Bo Rusher and ran for the tying two-point conversion.
Rusher’s 83-yard scoring run put the Hornets ahead, 26-20.
With Salisbury trailing 28-26, Blaine Shellhorn ran for a 25-yard score and added a two-point conversion to put the Hornets ahead to stay at 34-28.
Johnson scored on a 32-yard run to seal the win for the Hornets. Jabril Norman added a two-point conversion.
Shellhorn forced a fumble, while Max Morgan intercepted a pass. Tyjae Polk recovered a fumble.
Hassan Biggus and Nate Hamilton had big offensive games for the Mustangs. Logan Forbis had a two-point conversion.
Carson 27, North 14
Gerry Cipres scored three touchdowns to lead the Carson jayvees past North Rowan in Spencer.
Cipres opened the scoring with a 16-yard run, and Juan Espinosa added the PAT.
Josh Lee’s 23-yard scoring pass to Cipres and Espinosa’s PAT gave Carson a 14-6 lead. Then a pick-6 by Josh McCurry put the Cougars ahead 20-6.
Cipres added his third TD from the 4-yard line, and Espinosa kicked his third PAT for a 27-6 lead.
Austin Cook, Jace Peeler and Hunter Courtney had good blocking games for the Cougars.
Braeden Moore had several pass breakups. Jacob Taylor was a wrecking ball on defense.
Davie 21, West Rowan 18
Standouts for West Rowan included Drake Martin, Quay Weeks, Reggie Everhart and Baiden Suddarth.
West had 183 rushing yards.
Evan Little and Zach Gantt caught TD passes for Davie. Lenny Adame and Sam Hendrix had interceptions for Davie, while Josh Robinson recovered a fumble.
Other scores:
A.L. Brown 54, South Rowan 0

College football
Former Davie County back Cade Carney has been announced as the starting tailback for Wake Forest’s football team for the Sept. 1 opener against Tulane.
Carney, a true freshman, played three seasons at Davie before transferring to play his senior year at Davidson Day.
Wake Forest’s running backs include former Concord star Rocky Reid.

Knox update
John Knox (Salisbury, University of Charleston) was named Import Player of the Year for his fine season as a quarterback in Swedish pro ootball.
Knox isn’t sure yet what his next career move will be. He’ll be back in the states in mid-September.

Prep soccer
SALISBURY — Mooresville shut out Salisbury, 5-0, in boys high school soccer action Thursday evening at Ludwig Stadium.
The loss was the first this season for the Hornets, now 3-1-1. The 4A Blue Devils, now 4-1, led at halftime, 2-0.
“We ran into a superior team,” Salisbury coach Matt Parrish said. “They were a faster and stronger team than we were and much deeper. If we play that team 10 times, we might win one.”
Parrish said that one of Salisbury’s top defenders, Pedro Cruz, fell ill during the game and had to come out. The score was 2-0 at the time and without Cruz, the Hornets gave up three more goals.
“If there’s a positive, it’s the fact that we had a 1-0 game 30 minutes into the match,” said Parrish. “So that’s something to learn from and build on.”
Mooresville also won the jayvee game, 8-1.
Salisbury returns to action on Monday evening at home, hosting A.L. Brown in a jayvee-varsity doubleheader.

Prep football
Scott Young will be a volunteer coach this season for Statesville High’s football team.

Prep tennis
West Rowan’s girls tennis team won, 8-1, against South Rowan on Thursday in a match that won’t count in the SPC standings.
West swept singles.
Payton Holt defeated Marissa Sides 6-0, 6-0. MacKenzie Koontz defeated Kaitlyn McCombs 6-1, 6-1. Amber White defeated Kristen Minehart 6-4, 6-2. Skylar Jahnke defeated Lauren Shell 6-1, 6-1. Mira White defeated Jamie Minehart 6-4, 6-1. Madison Smith defeated Karrigan Mushala 6-3, 6-4.
In doubles, Holt/Koontz defeated Sides/McCombs 8-1. Jahnke/M. White defeated Minehart/Shell 8-3
South’s win came when Minehart/Mushala defeated Abby Johnson/Haley Chuor 8-4 in doubles.
West Rowan will host North Rowan on Monday.
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Salisbury lost to Concord, 7-2, on Thursday.
Maria Capito won in singles for the Hornets. The SHS team of Ruth Clement/Rainey Durham won in doubles.

College soccer
Averett sophomore goalkeeper Christian Hester (East Rowan) started two games last season and made 17 saves.
Averett starts the season on Sept. 2.

Local golf
The Salisbury Shag Club held its 19th annual Captain’s Choice golf tournament with 60 golfers competing a Corbin Hills.
The first-place team with a score of 54 was Bennie Zimmerman, Johnnie Bass, Charlie Isley and Kyle Veech.
The team of Debbie Funderburk, Eddie Sherrill, Jimmy Kerley and Hoke Shirley shot 55 for second.
There was a four-way tie for third with a score of 58. The team of Faye Cline, Charlie Davis, Phyllis Durland and Gene Miller took third on a scorecard playoff.
Closest to the pin winners were EB Jackson, Kyle Veech, Allen Stewart and Ervin Ellington.
Men’s long drive winner was Charlie Isley. Women’s long drive winner was Debbie Funderburk.

Free camp for youth
Salisbury mayor Karen Alexander will host a free baseball and softball camp for local youth at Catawba on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Boys and girls, ages 7-15, will receive instruction from the Catawba baseball and softball teams at Newman Park from 9 until noon.
Free transportation will be provided from Hall Gym and the Civic Center, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Pre-registration is recommended by calling (704) 216-2709.

Intimidators
ROME, Ga. — Ray-Patrick Didder hit a sac fly and drove in the winning run in the 10th inning, as the Rome Braves beat Kannapolis, 2-1, on Thursday.