North Carolina
Irish Take Game Three Against No. 13 North Carolina
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Preventing Irish (14-11) dropped the three-game sequence at Frank Eck this weekend as they fell to No. 13 North Carolina (20-8) in video games one and two of the sequence. Searching for redemption after a tricky loss to the Tar Heels on Friday evening, the Irish fell 5-2 within the first recreation of day, however have been capable of take dwelling the ultimate recreation in a 9-1 victory on the house turf.
GAME ONE
It was a sluggish begin to recreation one because the Irish and Tar Heels have been each held scoreless within the first 4 innings of the day. Left-handed starter Jack Findlay recorded his fifth and sixth strikeout of the day within the high of the fifth, however North Carolina would tack on two runs within the inning to take a 2–0 lead over the Irish. The Tar Heels recorded their third run of the day on a lead-off dwelling run to begin the sixth and prolonged their lead 3-0.
Caden Spivey relieved Findlay to begin the sixth and because the Irish went three up, three down within the seventh, Spivey recorded his second and third strikeouts of the day.
Within the backside of the seventh, Brooks Coetzee singled to 3rd base to get the offense rolling for the Irish. Vinny Martinez stepped as much as the plate and launched it to deep left area to place the Irish on the board and shut the hole to 3-2.
The Tar Heels would add on two extra runs within the high of the ninth and after a scoreless body for the Irish, North Carolina would take the sequence win in 5-2 victory in recreation one of many doubleheader.
GAME TWO
The Irish bats have been sizzling within the ultimate recreation of the weekend sequence, because the Irish recorded three dwelling runs and scored 5 of their 9 runs off of homers within the second recreation of the Sunday doubleheader.
The Irish offense struck early as they posted an early 2-0 lead within the backside of the primary as Penney recorded a base hit and was scored off of a house run to left heart from Carter Putz, his fifth homer of the season.
Penney was again as much as the plate within the high of the third the place he recorded his fifth dwelling run of the season as properly, launching it deep over the left area fence. Brooks Coetzee recorded a base hit and RBI within the third to increase the Irish result in 4-0 earlier than Vinny Martinez despatched his second dwelling run of the day into deep left area. Martinez’s fourth dwelling run of the yr gave the Irish the 6-0 benefit heading into the fourth.
Jackson Dennies was relieved by Aidan Tyrell within the fourth after beginning on the mound for the Irish and pitching 4.2 innings. Dennies recorded a career-high seven strikeouts, permitting solely two hits and giving up no runs and strolling no batters.
The Irish tacked on three extra runs within the fifth as Putz led off the underside of the inning with a double to left area. Coetzee would attain after being hit by a pitch and with Martinez as much as the plate, each Putz and Coetzee would steal to place runners on second and third. Martinez reached on a fielding error and it was DM Jefferson as much as bat with bases loaded. Jefferson doubled to left heart and recorded two RBI as he scored Putz and Coetzee and prolonged the Irish result in 8-0. A base hit from Moreno scored Martinez and Notre Dame led 9-0.
After scoreless frames within the sixth and seventh, the Tar Heels recorded their solely run of the day on a solo dwelling run to heart area within the high of the eighth. The Irish held North Carolina scoreless within the high of the ninth to take dwelling the 9-1 victory.
UP NEXT
The Irish are again in motion on Tuesday in opposition to Northwestern at Frank Eck at 5:30 PM. Notre Dame hits the street to renew ACC play in opposition to Pitt for a three-game sequence beginning on Thursday, April 6.
North Carolina
3 men charged in connection with woman’s death at Cook Out restaurant in North Carolina
Two men have been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old Davicia Jean Ann Lee at a Cook Out restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, last month. A third is facing a weapons charge.
Two men have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman at the fast-food restaurant Cook Out in North Carolina.
Twenty-three-year-old Alexander Kenyon Carlton Jr. and 19-year-old Calvin Jerade Spence Jr. have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 29-year-old Davicia Jean Ann Lee late last month in Durham, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Friday.
A third man, 18-year-old Jamari Treyvon McKnight, is charged with one count of going armed to the terror of the people, which basically means terrorizing someone with a weapon like a gun.
USA TODAY could not immediately find attorneys representing the three men.
The shooting occurred just after 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Cook Out on South Miami Boulevard, according to the sheriff’s office. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found Lee dead.
The sheriff’s office called the shooting “an isolated incident” that happened after shots broke out following a fight, WNCN-TV reported.
Arrests made in fatal shooting of Davicia Jean Ann Lee
Detectives arrested Spence and Carlton on Thursday and took them to the Durham County Detention Center without bond on charges of carrying a concealed gun, felony conspiracy, going armed to the terror of the people and first-degree murder, the sheriff’s office said.
McKnight was also taken into custody and arrested Thursday night on misdemeanor going armed to the terror of the people, according to the sheriff’s office. The Morrisville police arrested him and he is currently being held in the Wake County Detention Center until his first court appearance, the agency added.
The investigation into Lee’s homicide is ongoing, while all findings are now in the process of being turned over to the Durham County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution, according to the sheriff’s office.
North Carolina
USC Trojans Predicted to Flip Recruits from Utah, North Carolina Before Signing Day
The USC Trojans are in pursuit of flipping two class of 2025 recruits, Nela Tupou and Alex Payne. Can the Trojans flip one or both of these players before national signing day?
Nela Tupou Player Profile
Nela Tupou is a 6-4, 220 pound tight end/defensive end out of Folsom, California. He is rated as a three-star recruit and ranked as the 43rd-best ATH in the class of 2025 per 247Sports.
Tupou committed to the Utah Utes in February of 2024, but he just recently visited USC last weekend for the Trojans’ 28-20 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
On3 is now predicting that Tupou will likely flip this commitment from Utah to USC.
Alex Payne Player Profile
Alex Payne is a 6-5, 265 pound offensive tackle out of Gainesville, Florida. He is rated as four-star recruit and ranked as the 16th-best offensive tackle in the class of 2025.
Payne committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels in January of 2024, but he as well as Tupou, visited USC last weekend.
In 247Sports recruiting analyst Tom Loy’s updated crystal ball prediction, he had Payne flipping his commitment from North Carolina to USC. Loy has a good track record of predicting where recruits will end up as his all-time hit rate for predicting recruits’ final destinations is 81.64 percent.
USC Bolstering Up Offensive Line to Go Along With Weapons
One of the glaring holes for the USC Trojans this season has been the offensive line. For USC to bounce back next season, they will have to get much better in the trenches. This has been exposed in their first season in the Big Ten. Landing Tupou, who can both be a factor in the run blocking scheme as a blocker, and Payne, one of the top tackle prospects in the country, would go a long way for next season and the future of the program.
Barring a flurry of transfer portal decisions, the Trojans will have an abundance of skill position talent coming back next season.
Freshman running back Quinten Joyner has been the second best back this season behind senior running back Woody marks.
Four of the Trojans five leading receivers are sophomores. Makai Lemon, Zachariah Branch, Ja’Kobi Lane, and Duce Robinson all have shown flashes of potentially being a number one wide receiver next season.
Add in the Trojans starting sophomore quarterback Jayden Maiava and they have one of the youngest teams in the Big Ten. If USC continues to address the offensive line in the last days of the 2025 recruiting cycle and in the transfer portal this offseason, the Trojans could be a dangerous team next season.
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School closings, delays in Western North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 22
Sledding in Haw Creek Dec. 9, 2018
The Tracey family enjoys the snow in Haw Creek with some sledding.
Angeli Wright, Asheville Citizen Times
Some school systems in Western North Carolina are closed Friday, Nov. 21, due to winter weather.
- Avery County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
- Graham County Schools: Closed, workday for staff.
- Madison County Schools: Closed, optional teacher workday.
- Mitchell County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
- Watauga County Schools: Two-hour delay.
- Yancey County Schools: Closed, remote learning day.
This story will be updated
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