New Hanover County Middle School Roundup: April 21-May 2, 2025

May 4, 2025, 10:10 pm | by Tim Hower

The New Hanover County Middle School Roundup will be published each Sunday. Results and stats are compiled through emails from coaches and athletic directors. If you don’t see any information from your team, please encourage your coach or AD to start emailing them to [email protected].

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COASTAL PREPS THREE STARS OF THE WEEK

GIRLS LACROSSE

Noble 12, Myrtle Grove 7

Played April 24

The Eagles prevailed at home to move to 3-1 on the season.

Individual stats for Noble weren’t provided.

Ellie Combes scored five goals for Myrtle Grove, while Addie Cocking and Charlie Martin both found the back of the net once.

Roland-Grise 9, Murray 1

Played Monday

Goalie Addison Novelli saved six of the seven shots she saved to lead the Knights to a comfortable win.

The defense of Brooklyn Crumbacker, Tristen Fleming, Dot Shapiro and Emme Sherman played excellent.

Roland-Grise got four goals and one assist from Brenna McWilliams. Elizabeth Wilson recorded a hat trick.

Addie Coyle and Olivia Weber each scored once, while Sydney Skoblar handed out an assist.

The lone goal for Murray came from Savannah Cremer.

Holly Shelter 10, Trask 4

Played Wednesday

Frances Adams, Lucy Cookson, Presley Ormsby and Addie Stainback all put home a pair of goals for the victorious Hurricanes.

The other two goals were scored by Kate Eldridge and Scarlett Rauen.

Maggie Crumrine and Bella Fernandez -Villa had a pair of assists. Cookson, Ormsby, Stainback and Kennedy Kerler all finished with one.

Goalie Brydan Ashlock was outstanding by saving nine of the 10 shots she faced.

Roland-Grise 11, Williston 3

Played Wednesday

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A total of 29 players got on the field for the Knights, who remained unbeaten.

Addie Coyle, Brenna McWilliams and Elizabeth Wilson scored two goals a piece.

Roland-Grise also got one goal from Harbor Chandler, Molly Howe, Emme Sherman, Hadley Simmerman and Sydney Skoblar.

Goalie Addison Novelli didn’t allow a goal in the opening half.

Williston’s goals were scored by Sony Hobbs, Alana Johnson and E’va McCray.

Murray 7, Myrtle Grove 5

Played Thursday

The rivalry game went to the Falcons, who were led by Lily Hauck’s hat trick.

Savannah Cremer, Karsyn Fox, Hannah Vick and Allison Welch also found the back of the net.

Defenders Scout Hatchell, Caroline Smist and Ella Ziesloft played well in front of goalie Kenleigh Walker.

Myrtle Grove got a hat trick from Ellie Coombes as well as two goals from Addie Cocking.

New Hanover County Public School Standings

Roland-Grise 4-0

Noble 3-1

Holly Shelter 2-1-1

Murray 2-1-1

Williston 1-2

Trask 1-3

Myrtle Grove 0-5

BOYS LACROSSE

Noble 12, St. Marks 4

Played April 22

A nonconference game went to the Eagles, who got scoring contributions from six players.

Dodge Ray had a team-best four goals and one assist. Chase Bendjy chipped in two goals and three assists, while Hayden Boysen and Gabe Maselli both finished with two goals and two assists.

Cayden Cilinski scored once and handed out a pair of assists. The other goal came from Hugh Nathan. Stone Turner added one assist.

Jaden McCallum finished with four saves in the cage.

Noble 14, Myrtle Grove 2

Played April 24

Hayden Boysen led a balanced offensive attack by scoring six goals and adding one assist.

Chase Bendjy joined him with seven points thanks to three goals and four assists.

Noble also got a hat trick and two assists from Dodge Ray as well as one goal a piece from Gabe Maselli and Rex Neal.

Zyire Howard handed out four assists, while Maselli and Cayden Cilinski finished with three a piece.

Goalie Jaden Jaden McCallum saved seven shots.

Myrtle Grove’s goals came from Weston Clark and Rollie Cocking.

Murray 11, Roland-Grise 1

Played Monday

A busy week for Murray began with a dominant home performance.

Multi-sport standout Maksym McCabe put home seven goals. Jackson Cline scored twice, while Owen Brink and Cooper McDonough finished with one goal a piece.

In his first start, goalie Adam Eber conceded just one goal.

Cape Fear Academy 8, Noble 7

Played Monday

Goalie Jaden McCallum finished with 14 saves, but the Eagles suffered a heartbreaking nonconference defeat.

Chase Bendjy scored four of the team’s seven goals. He also dished out one assist.

Hayden Boysen, Hugh Nathan and Dodge Ray found the back of the net once. Ray, Cayden Cilinski and Gabe Maselli all had a pair of assists.

Murray 9, Cape Fear Academy 5

Played Tuesday

Maksym McCabe and Quinn McQueen each scored three goals to lift the Falcons to a nonconference win.

Cooper McDonough added a pair of goals and Jacob Smith chipped in one.

Murray 16, Myrtle Grove 2

Played Thursday

The Falcons had no trouble against their rival, as Cooper McDonough and Jacob Smith both recorded a hat trick.

Jeremiah Barnett, Jackson Cline, Cole Foland, Jacob Kresge, Quinn McQueen and Liam Schwartz also scored.

Murray got strong performances in the cage from Cayden Smith and Adam Eber.

Midfielders Rollie Cocking and Noah Greeson found the back of the net for Myrtle Grove.

Other scores

Wednesday: Holly Shelter 13, Trask 0

Wednesday: Roland-Grise defeated Williston (score not provided)

New Hanover County Public School Standings

Murray 4-0

Noble 4-0

Roland-Grise 2-2

Holly Shelter 2-2

Trask 1-3

Myrtle Grove 1-4

Williston 0-3

BASEBALL

Noble 9, Holly Shelter 4

Played Monday

Brock Downing had a big night at the plate and on the mound to lead the Eagles to a victory in a game that was played under the lights at Laney.

Downing went 3-for-4 with three triples, two RBI and three runs scored. He also earned the win by allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Parker Yates finished the game off by pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Joseph Wright was 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and two runs. Colton Hearn completed the scoring with a two-run double to left field in the top of the sixth inning.

Holly Shelter was led offensively by Logan Grainger, who was 2-for-2 with a walk, one RBI and one run scored.

Roland-Grise 10, Myrtle Grove 0 (4 innings)

Played Monday

The Knights secured their third consecutive mercy-rule win by scoring once in the bottom of the first inning and adding nine more runs in the third.

Briggs Ulrich and Walter Wishon each went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Wishon led off the bottom of the first inning with a base hit an scored the winning run on a ground out from Judah Gillespie.

The big third inning featured RBI hits from Ulrich (two), Beckett Caffee and Caleb Elmore

Ulrich threw a no-hitter with five strikeouts.

Noble 5, Murray 0

Played Tuesday

Three pitchers – Carter Shoffner, Sam Spicher and Max Bell – combined on a three-hitter with eight strikeouts as the Eagles secured their second victory in as many days.

Shoffner also went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored. Colton Hearn and Joseph Wright both had one RBI and one run scored.

Noble scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to grab the lead for good.

Roland-Grise 11, Trask 1 (4 innings)

Played Tuesday

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A seven-run first inning put the Knights on top and kept them unbeaten through five games.

Roland-Grise finished with six hits and six walks. Standout eighth grader Tristan Stewart increased his batting average to an incredible .833 by going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI.

Bennett Bush, Judah Gillespie and Briggs Ulrich each crossed the plate twice.

Stewart got the start on the mound and allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts in three innings. Trey Gray pitched a perfect fourth inning by striking out two of the three batters he faced.

Max Cordell hit a two-out single and scored Trask’s lone run in the top of the first inning on a base hit from Jaiden Berry.

Holly Shelter 5, Murray 1

Played Wednesday

Logan Grainger recorded 11 strikeouts and allowed an unearned run in 5 2/3 stellar innings.

Kam Williams needed just three pitches to get the final out, which was a pop up that he caught.

Williams also went 2-for-3 with a double. Leadoff batter Graham Reddick was 1-for-3 with walk, double, one stolen base and two runs scored.

Holly Shelter scored all five runs in the first two innings.

Murray’s Brodie Peterson pitched three shutout innings in relief.

Myrtle Grove 3, Trask 2

Played Wednesday

The Gators completed the season sweep with a hard-fought home victory.

Isaiah McDowell got the start and went the distance, scattering five hits and striking out two batters.

McDowell led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and scored on a base hit from Josiah Rodriguez. Caden Kinlaw, who had worked a walk, increased the lead to 2-0 by crossing the plate on a wild pitch.

Myrtle Grove’s final run came in the third when Kinlaw beat out a bunt single before stealing two bases and scoring on another wild pitch.

Max Cordell had three of Trask’s five hits. He was also the hard-luck loser despite striking out 10 batters in a complete game.