The Catawba Ridge boys’ soccer team clinched the Region 3-4A title with a 3-0 shutout of Indian Land Friday at the Pit.
The win put the Copperheads at 16-2 overall and 8-0 in the region as they clinch the number one seed in the playoffs. The win was more important than just a region title, but it gave Catawba Ridge home field advantage through the playoffs. It was also the 75th win of head coach Phillip McCarter’s career.
After a scoreless first half, Caden Tull put two shots in the back of the net and Zach Zawlocki added a third goal for Catawba Ridge in the win.
The Copperheads have next week off after finishing their region schedule and now turn their attention to several 5A schools in Gaffney, Clover, Blythewood and Fort Mill to finish off the regular season.
In other soccer related news, the Catawba Ridge girls dropped their first region game of the season to Indian Land losing 2-0. The loss drops them to 7-1 to finish their region schedule and 11-3 overall.
However, the loss doesn’t allow them to win the region title outright as they will now share it with Indian Land who still has one more region game against a winless Lancaster team. If the Warriors win that game, they would share the title with Catawba Ridge as they would both sit at 7-1.
In other games…
The Catawba Ridge baseball team beat Indian Land 8-6 to sweep the season series against the Warriors as they improved to 14-4 on the season and finished their region schedule at 10-2. Jake McCoy went 2-3 with a double, home run and two RBI and Owen Noonan went 1-3 with a home run as well.
The Catawba Ridge softball team lost just their second game of the season to Indian Land falling 6-5. The loss puts them at 16-2 overall on the season and 5-1 in region play. The loss ties them with Lancaster for the region lead.
The Catawba Ridge girls’ lacrosse team lost to Cuthbertson 13-11 and finished the regular season at 6-7. Leading the Copperheads with goals were Ava Delise (3), Kylie McManemin (3), Alyssa Ramadanovic (2), Felicia Boland (2) and Ashley McManemin.
The Fort Mill boys’ soccer team fell to Clover 3-0 and fell to 5-8-1 on the season and 2-3 in Region 3-5A. The Fort Mill girls team lost to Clover on the road 1-0 and dropped to 8-4-3 overall and 2-2 in the region.
The Fort Mill softball team fell to Clover 4-1 for their first Region 3-5A loss. They are now 7-5 on the season and 3-1 in region play.
The Nation Ford baseball team lost to Clover 10-8 and fell to 5-11 overall on the season and 4-5 in Region 3-5A play.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
