The Watauga High volleyball team didn't play its best game of the year. But it was good enough to get the job done. The Pioneers (6-1 overall; 2-0 Northwestern 3A/4A Conference) defeated Fred

T. Foard in a three-game sweep: 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
"We made a lot of mistakes, but we managed to pull it out," said WHS coach Kris Hagaman. "We can play better, and we will."
Kristen Carter paced WHS with 35 assists; Channing Hagaman had 16 kills and seven digs. Rebecca Hayes had 13 kills and four aces, Ashlyn Van Dyke had 18 digs. The JV team (6-1; 2-0) defeated Foard in three games: 25-21, 16-25, 25-16. Sarah Combs led WHS with 22 assists, Sydney Farthing had ten kills and eight digs, Samara Critcher had five aces, and Blake Byrd had four kills and three aces.
The Pioneers return home to play Hickory Thursday night Lentz-Eggers Gym. They host McDowell and Cornelius-Hough in a tri-match Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

N.C. High School Football Rankings

Class 4A

1. Matthews Butler (14) (2-0) 140

2. Richmond County (3-0)      114

3. New Bern (3-0)                   94

4. Fayetteville Britt (3-0)         85

5. Mallard Creek (2-1)             70

6. Porter Ridge (3-0)               50

7. Garner (3-0)                      48

8. Charlotte Vance (3-0)         44

9. New Hanover County (3-0)  40

10. East Forsyth (3-0)            35

Others receiving 10 or more points: Southeast Raleigh 14 (3-0),
Northwest Guilford 13 (3-0), Hoke County 10 (3-0), Wake
Forest-Rolesville 10 (3-0).

Class 3A

1. Kannapolis Brown (1) (3-0)  106

2. Northern Guilford (9) (2-0)    99

3. Belmont South Point (3-0)     95

4. Havelock (3-0)                     93

5. Crest (1) (3-0)                     82

6. West Rowan (1) (3-0)           61

7. Fayetteville Byrd (3-0)          47

8. Statesville (3-0)                   39

9. Clayton Cleveland (3-0)        38

10. Charlotte Catholic (2-1)      33

Others receiving 10 or more points: Northeast Guilford 30 (2-0),
Concord 16 (3-0), Wilson Hunt 14 (3-0).

Class 2A

 1. (tie) Tarboro (8) (3-0)                133

Kiinston (6) (3-0)                            133

3. South Columbus (3-0)                   99

4. (tie) East Lincoln (3-0)                  89

Jacksonville Northside (1) (3-0)         89

6. South Iredell (2-1)                        44

7. Reidsville (2-1)                             32

8. East Duplin (2-1)                          29

9. (tie) Boonville Starmount (3-0)      28

Edenton Holmes (3-0)                       28

Others receiving 10 or more points: High Point Andrews 20 (2-1),
Elizabeth City Northeastern 15 (2-1), Carrboro 12 (3-0), Eastern
Randolph 11 (3-0), Croatan 10 (2-0).

Class 1A

1. Albemarle (7) (3-0)                    141

2. Swain County (6) (3-0)               121

3. Warsaw Kenan (1) (3-0)               85

4. (tie) Murphy (2-1)                        75

Southwest Onslow (2-1)                   75

6. Red Springs (2-1)                         54

7. Manteo (2-1)                               40

8. Hendersonville (2-1)                    39

9. Ayden-Grifton (2-1)                     31

10. Robbinsville (3-0)                      29

Others receiving 10 or more points: Mt. Airy 19 (2-1), Cherokee 16
(2-0), Plymouth 15 (2-1)