South Charlotte Sports

Deaver talks good game – after making plays

Offensive Player of the Year

If you had the opportunity to catch a Providence High School football game during the 2009 season, chances are you saw Braxton Deaver. Generally, the senior tight end/receiver was the one making a crucial catch, delivering a jarring block, dragging a defender or just playing with a general sense of immediacy few teenagers could match.

Linton excels at tackling, decision-making

Defensive Player of the Year

Years ago, when he was a young boy playing Pop Warner football with a teenager’s ferocity, people knew Ty Linton had “it.”

Bloomer makes special teams look easy

Special Teams Player of the Year

Tate Bloomer has always heard that hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports. And as an outfielder for the Charlotte Country Day baseball team, he’s not one to disagree.

Charger girls regain title

LEWISVILLE – For the fifth time in six years, the Providence Day School girls basketball team is state champion.

On Feb. 27, the Chargers upended last year’s titlist Hickory Grove, 61-48, to win the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A championship at Forsyth Country Day School.

Falcons earn second crown

LEWISVILLE – Last season, the United Faith boys basketball team grabbed national attention by beating top-seeded Raleigh Word of God Academy in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1A finals.

On Feb. 27, the Falcons won their second consecutive title, topping Greenfield School, 84-74, at Forsyth Country Day School.