Queen City Sports Report's Boys' Athletes of the Week
Here are the Queen City Sports Report’s Boys’ Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 11-17. Athletes must be nominated by coaches and must be from the QC Sports Report’s coverage area – Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Stanly, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston and Cleveland counties.
Erik Anglemyer, Charlotte Latin Cross Country, Senior: The Hawks’ senior ran a personal-best 15:40.10 to win the CISAA Pancake hosted by Charlotte Latin and Providence Day at McAlpine Creek Park last Tuesday.
Anglemyer, who beat the field by 12 seconds, also helped Charlotte Latin to a runner-up finish in the team standings at the same meet.
Da’Jon Barringer, West Cabarrus Football, Junior: The 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back rushed for 202 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries last Friday to lead West Cabarrus to 56-27 win at Cox Mill.
Baringer also had eight tackles from his outside linebacker position in the same game for the Wolverines (4-4).
John Capps, Metrolina Christian Cross Country, Junior: Capps ran a 17:24.90 to finish as runner-up at the Metrolina Athletic conference (MAC) championship last Monday at McAlpine Greenway Park.
Capps’ run also helped the Metrolina Christian team to its fourth straight MAC title.
Capps is a three-time all-MAC performer.
Chris Dawkins, Burns Football, Junior: The 5-foot-8, 140-pound quarterback accounted for 402 yards of total offense and four touchdowns Friday as Burns won 49-20 over Cherryville.
Dawkins was 6-for-10 passing for 219 yards and two touchdown throws, while also rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in the victory.
Burns is 6-2 overall this season.
Jaxon Dollar, East Lincoln Football, Senior: The 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end had 13 catches for 204 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 8 yards and another score to lead East Lincoln to a 42-39 win at Hickory on Friday.
Dollar also had eight tackles from his defensive end position in the same game.
Dollar, a University of Georgia commit, has 73 catches for 1,364 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also making 42 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks and two interceptions for East Lincoln (8-1) this season.
Emmett Drensek, Charlotte Catholic Soccer, Senior: The Cougars’ forward scored two goals last Monday in a 3-0 win at Weddington.
Drensek also scored a goal last Wednesday in a 3-1 victory over Porter Ridge.
Drensek has 15 goals and six assists for a Charlotte Catholic team that is still undefeated at 20-0 overall this season.
Cameron Gandy, SouthLake Christian Football, Senior: The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback went 26-for-38 for 352 yards passing and four touchdowns Friday in a 38-6 victory over previously unbeaten Hickory Grove Christian.
Gandy has passed for 2,180 yards and 19 touchdowns for SouthLake Christian (5-3) this season.
Heath Parks, Cox Mill Soccer, Senior: The Chargers’ standout scored two goals last Monday in a 2-1 win over West Cabarrus.
Parks also scored three goals and one assist Thursday in a 9-0 victory over Berry Academy.
Parks leads both Class 7A in North Carolina with 34 goals (to go with five assists) for Cox Mill (14-5-2) this season.
Isaiah Woodburn, Jay M. Robinson Football, Junior: The 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker had 11 tackles, including two tackles for loss, and a sack as Jay M. Robinson rolled to a 45-21 victory Friday at West Rowan to stay undefeated at 8-0.
Woodburn has 70 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, one sack and one interception this season.
Brady Travis, Corvian Community Cross Country, Junior: Travis ran a 16:46.83 to finish as runner-up at the John F. Hall United Way Cross Country Invitational (Championship Division) at Southside Park in Newton last Wednesday.
Travis’ efforts also helped the Corvian Community team to a runner-up finish in the meet.
