From staff reports

  Coast to Coast Life Skills Consultant and Sports Trainer will be giving out free turkeys on Nov. 20, at The Perfect Smoke.

The giveaway starts at noon.

Donte Minter, former West Rowan, Virginia and Appalachian State basketball standout, is the owner of  Coast to Coast Life Skills Consultant and Sports Trainer and is looking to give something back to the community.

College volleyball

The USA South Conference honored Hannah Elmore  (Carson) as Brevard’s Sportsmanship Award recipient.

College football

South Atlantic Conference player of the week are Mars Hill receiver   Keshaun Taylor, Wingate linebacker Robbie Wallace and   Lenoir-Rhyne return man Kyle Duggar.

Taylor, a senior from Homestead, Fla., caught four touchdowns and averaged 20.3 yards per catch to lead the Lions to a 56-44 win over UNC Pembroke.

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Catawba is still sixth in the regional rankings.

Wingate is still first. Carson-Newman has moved up to eighth.

West Alabama follows in second. Virginia State, West Georgia and Bowie State round out the top five.

Seven teams from each region go to the playoffs.

The first-place team in the region receives a first-round bye in the playoffs, which begin Nov. 21.  The 2 seed hosts the 7, the 3 seed the 6, and the 4 seed the 5.

If a conference doesn’t have anyone represented inside the top seven of the region and the highest representative of a league is ranked eighth, then that team bumps whoever is ranked seventh in the region.

No. 9 Tuskegee is the highest-rated  SIAC team, so that could become a factor.

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In the BOXTOROW HBCU media poll, N.C. A&T stayed on top this week.

Next are Grambling, Virginia State, N.C. Central and Bowie State.

Prep soccer

Gray Stone advanced to the third round of the 1A state playoffs with Saturday’s 3-2 win against Queens Grant.

Luke Hill, Alex McDowell and Chase Visconi scored goals for the Knights.

Gray Stone (19-1-1) hosts Mount Airy on Wednesday at Pfeiffer.