John Weaver of Southern Pines grabbed the first-place money in this week’s football contest.

Weaver went 15-1 to grab the check for $50.

Now, the battle for second and third was a bit more interesting.

Brian Norris of Aberdeen, Jamie Tindall of Wagram, Bo McEachern of Southern Pines, Zane Grey of Biscoe, Jessika Harmon of Biscoe, Craig Reaser of Pinehurst, and Johnny Ward of Pinehurst all finished 14-2, causing the tiebreaker game to come into play.

That game was Minnesota at Seattle, a game that ended with the Seahawks winning 30-20 for a total of 50 points being scored.

So using that number, the second place winner is Norris, who had 47 for his tiebreaking number. He gets the $30 second-place check.

Third place came down to Ward and Reaser, with both of them having 42 for their tiebreaker number. So, it was necessary to go to the next step in tiebreakers, the ol’ pull ’em out of the hat trick.

Ward’s name was drawn out of the hat, so he ends up with the $20 third-place check.

In the overall battle, Stephanie Flores and David Weaver (good week for the Weavers) are leading the season-long standings, both with a 97-47 record. Jody Britt is close behind, sporting a 96-48 overall mark, while Jamie Tindall is next in line with a 95-49 mark.

Overall Standings

97-47 — Stephanie Flores, David Weaver

96-48 — Jody Britt

95-48 — Jamie Tindall, Kayla Britt

94-50 — Arlene Paz, Amanda Latham, Michael Covington

93-51 — Daniel Burns, Brian Gray II, Noah Lyons, Michael Weaver

92-52 — Dorothy Brown, Brian Norris, Annie Norris, Tony Paz, Craig Reaser

91-53 — Bo McEachern, Seth Norris, Dale Kellis

90-54 — Jeremy Britt, Chase Blake, Zane Grey, Aidan Lyons, Brad Robbins, John Robbins, Ray White, Johnny Ward, Kathy Latham

89-55 — Haynes Brigman, Tom Rock, Ralph Tindall

88-56 — Glenn “Gator” Boerner, Bruce Caddell, David McKinnon, Kathryn Sabata, Rich Wingfield

87-57 — Sandra Blake, Woody Burnell, Michael Brown, Tony Grausso, Eric Kopecky, Lee Maurath, Bill Norris, John Weaver, Reuben Davis, Robin Glover Gonzalez

86-58 — Glenn Camp, David Hale, Kevin Miller, Jim Pies, Alan Terry, Chuck Latham

85-59 — James Courdway, Jonathan Luck, Barry Miller, Dick Maag, Dorothy Maag, Bob Suggs, Karen Weaver, Pam Wase, Steve Coney

84-60 — Cristina Adams, Cecil Blake, Holly Hill, Dal Butler

83-61 — Michael Ed Brown

82-62 — Gary Deese, Dick Kolke, Matt Robbins, Rick Tompkins

82-46 — Greg and Bryce Davis, Steve Lassiter

81-63 — Patty Camp, Velma Davis

80-64 — Jordan Blake, Ralph Oldham, Marlene Houghtaling

80-48 — George Erickson

79-65 — Bob Hennessey, Stan Whitaker, Jessica Harmon, Lori Houghtaling

79-49 — Gael Schulman

77-67 — Cecil Brewer, Randy McNeill

77-51 — Beau Davis

76-58 — Paul VanHulle

75-53 — Donathan Hundley Jr.

Mustangs Fall in Second Round

East Surry ended North Moore’s season in the second round of the 1-A boys’ soccer playoffs.

Playing in Pilot Mountain, the two teams battled to a 0-0 tie at halftime, but East Surry scored three goals in the second half to take the 3-0 win.

The game featured an extremely uptempo and aggressive style of play, according to Mustang coach Michael Shamberger. He also said that both teams had scoring opportunities in the first half, but neither team was able to cash in.

East Surry was able to cash in during the second half, scoring the match’s first goal about three minutes into the second half, on a play that the Mustangs defenders and keeper thought was offsides, according to Shamberger.

After that play, East Surry broke through the Mustangs for two more goals, earning the right to advance to the third round of the playoffs.

North Moore ended its season with a final record of 11-5-1 overall and 8-1-1 in Yadkin Valley Conference play.

Patriot Boys Third in Cross Country

The Pinecrest boys’ cross country team finished third in the state 4-A championship held Saturday at Beeson Park in Kernersville.

Chris Kelly paced the Patriot boys with a 26th-place finish in a time of 16:18.39. Bakri Abushouk of Cary High won the individual state title with a time of 15:13.57. Broughton won the team title with a total 41 points and Cary finished second with 111 points. The Patriots clinched the third spot with 122.

In the girls’ competition, also at Beeson Park, the Patriots finished 12th in the 16-team field with 262 points. Green Hope won the championship with a 83 points. Jennie Cunningham was the top finishing Pinecrest runner, with a 41st place in a time of 19:21.20.

Megan Sullivan claimed the individual title in a time of 17:48.03.