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2B TUESDAY JANUARY 28 2020Sports CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM TV Schedule subject to change blackouts COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 Villanova at St. SECN Texas at Ten- nessee 7 p.m. CBSSN Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth ESPN Florida State at Virginia ESPN2 Mississippi State at Florida ESPNEWS Southern Metho- dist at Cincinnati ESPNU Michigan at Nebraska 8 p.m. ACCN Virginia Tech at Miami BTN Purdue at Rutgers 8:30 p.m.

SECN Georgia at Missouri 9 p.m. CBSSN Butler at Georgetown ESPN Pittsburgh at Duke ESPNU Auburn at Mississippi 11 p.m. ESPNU Utah State at Wyom- ing COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. FS1 Iowa State at Baylor NBA 7:30 p.m. TNT Boston at Miami 10 p.m.

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(FOX) NBA Through Sunday EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Pct GB Toronto 32 14 .696 Boston 30 15 .667 Philadelphia 30 17 .638 Brooklyn 19 26 .422 New York 13 34 .277 Southeast Pct GB Miami 31 14 .689 Orlando 21 26 .447 11 Washington 15 30 .333 16 Charlotte 15 31 .326 Atlanta 12 35 .255 20 Central Pct GB Milwaukee 40 6 .870 Indiana 30 17 .638 Chicago 18 30 .375 23 Detroit 17 30 .362 Cleveland 12 34 .261 28 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Pct GB Dallas 28 17 .622 Houston 28 17 .622 Memphis 22 24 .478 San Antonio 20 25 .444 8 New Orleans 18 29 .383 11 Northwest Pct GB Utah 32 13 .711 Denver 32 14 .696 Oklahoma City 28 19 .596 5 Portland 20 27 .426 13 Minnesota 15 31 .326 Pacific Pct GB L.A. Lakers 36 10 .783 L.A. Clippers 33 14 .702 Phoenix 19 27 .413 17 Sacramento 16 29 .356 Golden State 10 37 .213 NHL Through Sunday EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP OT Pts GF GA Boston 51 29 10 12 70 169 135 Tampa Bay 48 29 15 4 62 175 137 Florida 49 28 16 5 61 183 163 Toronto 49 25 17 7 57 176 165 Buffalo 49 22 20 7 51 145 152 Montreal 50 22 21 7 51 155 157 Ottawa 48 17 23 8 42 130 163 Detroit 51 12 35 4 28 109 199 Metropolitan GP OT Pts GF GA Washington 49 33 11 5 71 177 144 Pittsburgh 50 31 14 5 67 168 136 N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 143 132 Columbus 51 27 16 8 62 138 130 Carolina 50 29 18 3 61 159 132 Philadelphia 50 27 17 6 60 158 150 N.Y. Rangers 48 23 21 4 50 158 159 New Jersey 48 17 24 7 41 126 173 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP OT Pts GF GA St.

Louis 49 30 11 8 68 158 134 Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 179 143 Dallas 48 27 17 4 58 125 120 Chicago 51 24 21 6 54 155 161 Winnipeg 51 25 22 4 54 152 160 Minnesota 50 23 21 6 52 156 166 Nashville 47 22 18 7 51 156 154 Pacific GP OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 49 27 18 4 58 162 149 Edmonton 49 26 18 5 57 155 153 Calgary 50 26 19 5 57 135 147 Arizona 51 26 20 5 57 146 138 Vegas 52 25 20 7 57 161 159 San Jose 50 21 25 4 46 130 167 Anaheim 48 19 24 5 43 122 150 Los Angeles 50 18 27 5 41 125 158 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. PREGAME.COM LINE Home team in CAPS NBA Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog CHARLOTTE New York PHILA. OFF (OFF) Golden State MIAMI OFF (OFF) Boston New Orleans (233) CLEVELAND TORONTO (233) Atlanta MEMPHIS PK (226) Denver MILWAUKEE 16 (240) Washington DALLAS 6 (228) Phoenix LA LAKERS OFF (OFF) LA Clippers COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog Villanova 3 ST. TENNESSEE Texas FLORIDA Miss. St AKRON Buffalo TOLEDO 3 Kent St CLEMSON Syracuse VIRGINIA Florida St Michigan 5 NEBRASKA Rhode Island G.

MASON VA Richmond CINCINNATI SMU BOWLING GRN Ball St MIAMI (OHIO) 1 C. Michigan RUTGERS Purdue MIAMI OFF Virginia Tech N. ILLINOIS Ohio MISSOURI 4 Georgia AIR FORCE 2 Fresno St Auburn MISSISSIPPI DUKE Pittsburgh Butler GEORGETOWN Utah St 13 WYOMING NHL Tuesday Favorite Line Underdog Line BUFFALO -177 Ottawa CALGARY OFF St. Louis OFF NFL Super Bowl Sunday Favorite Underdog Kansas City 1 (54) San Fran. was filmed at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY STRENGTHENING ITS MILITARY BONDS April 15th, a wreath will be placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Ceme- tery on behalf of Char- lotte Motor Speedways. This is an honor typically reserved for dignitaries, medal of honor recipients and heads of state. The track has a longstanding relationship with the mil- itary and has partnered with the Department of Defense for events such as the Mission 600. amazing that our drivers and our sport truly appreciate what the mil- itary does for said Greg Walter. FRESH LOOK FOR THE COCA-COLA 600 The Memorial Day weekend race will feature cosmetic updates to the champions lot.

has just spent a ton of money on upgrad- ing, renovating and deliv- ering a beautiful motor- coach lot for our cham- pions of the Coca-Cola Smith said. Speedway officials said they are also putting in a new infield karting track for the race. A complete schedule of events can be found at: https://www.charlotte motorspeedway. FROM PAGE 1B SPEEDWAY Vance High linebacker Power Echols is the N.C. high school state defen- sive player of the year for the second straight year.

Vance coach Glenwood Ferebee was named state coach of the year after his first season with the team. The N.C. Associated Press high school football team was released Mon- day afternoon, and it was dominated by Charlotte- area players. There were six Meck- lenburg County players on the team, including Echols and teammate Marqui Lowery, a defensive back. Butler High lineman An- thony Carter made the team for the second straight season.

Echols, a junior who committed to North Car- olina last weekend, was the only unanimous selec- tion on the 31-player team, which was voted on by 16 sportswriters at newspa- pers across the state. Other Mecklenburg players selected were Myers Park receiver Muh- sin Muhammad, Charlotte Catholic lineman Malik McGowan and Mallard Creek linebacker Trent Simpson. There were six players from outside Mecklenburg County named to the team, including a state- best three from N.C. 3AA champion Weddington: running back Will Shipley, defensive back Malik Mustapha and punter Ian Williams. Also selected were North Lincoln defen- sive back Sam Brady, Shelby defensive lineman Malaki Hamrick and Shel- by receiver Mitch- ell.

2019 N.C. ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE TEAM The 2019 Associated Press all-state prep football team for North Carolina, as selected by a panel of 16 sports writers at newspapers across the state. Players at all positions are listed alphabetically with name, school and class. denotes unanimous selection. Coach of the year Glenwood Ferebee, Charlotte Vance.

Offensive player of the year Jefferson Boaz, East Surry. Defensive player of the year Power Echols, Charlotte Vance. Offense QB Jefferson Boaz, East Surry, sr. RB Quinton Cooley, Southern Nash, sr. RB Will Shipley, Weddington, jr.

WR Stephen Gosnell, East Surry, sr. WR Muhsin Muhammad III, Charlotte Myers Park, sr. WR Mitchell, Shelby, sr. TE Michael Frogge, Northern Guilford, sr. OL Mitchell Mayes, Leesville Road, sr.

OL Jared Wilson, West Forsyth, jr. OL Anthony Carter, Matthews Butler, sr. OL Malik McGowan, Charlotte Catholic, sr. OL Jaquaez Powell, SouthWest Edge- combe, sr. (tie) OL Jaden Lindsay, East Forsyth, jr.

(tie) ATH Conley, Jacksonville Northside, sr. Defense DL Desmond Evans, Lee County, sr. DL Malaki Hamrick, Shelby, so. DL Aeneas Peebles, Knightdale, sr. (tie) DL Myles Murphy, Greensboro Dudley, sr.

(tie) DL Kaveon Freshwater, Elizabeth City Northeastern, so. (tie) u-LB Power Echols, Charlotte Vance, jr. LB Trenton Simpson, Charlotte Mallard Creek, sr. LB Milan Summers, Greensboro Dudley, jr. (tie) LB Shane Whitter, Burlington Williams, sr.

(tie) DB Devan Boykin, Jamestown Ragsdale, sr. DB Marqui Lowery, Charlotte Vance, sr. DB Adam Akins, Southeast Guilford, sr. DB Sam Brady, North Lincoln, sr. (tie) DB Malik Mustapha, Weddington, sr.

(tie). Special teams Joshua Karty, Western Alamance, sr. Ian Williams, Weddington, sr. Returner Breon Pass, Reidsville, jr. Voting panel: Rodd Baxley, The Fayetteville Observer; Paul Durham, Wilson Times; Justin Epley, The News Herald of Morgan- ton; Patrick Ferlise, Winston-Salem Journal; Jackson Fuller, StarNews of Wilmington; Joe Hughes, Gaston Star; David Kehrli, The Times-News of Burling- ton; Mike London, Salisbury Post; Josh McKinney, Hickory Daily Record; Brian Meadows, Statesville Record Landmark; Jonas Pope IV, The Herald-Sun of The News Observer of Raleigh; Malcolm Shields, The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City; Joe Sirera, The News Record of Greensboro; David Thompson, The Citizen- Times of Asheville; Langston Wertz Jr, The Charlotte Observer; Brandon White, The Daily Dispatch of Henderson.

Langston Wertz 704-358-5133, ALL-STATE FOOTBALL Vance duo named state defensive player, coach of the year BY LANGSTON WERTZ JR. JONATHAN AGUALLO Special to the Observer Power Echols was named the defensive player of the year again. KEY GAMES No. 4 Cannon School (20-6, 6-0 CISAA) at Charlotte Latin (17-6, 4-2), 7:30: Cannon will try to get a three-game lead in the league and earn at least a share of the conference title. Latin guard Randy Johnson committed to Holy Cross Sunday and will try to help his team avoid back-to- back losses.

No. 10 Ardrey Kell (14-4, 6-1 SoMECK) at Harding (13-6, 3-4), 7:30: Ardrey Kell was upset by South Meck Fri- day and now leads Olym- pic (13-5, 5-2) and the Sabres (9-8, 5-2) by one game. Harding nearly upset Olympic Friday before losing by a point. The Rams try to get a win to keep them in the con- ference title race at home. Hopewell girls (13-5, 5-3 I-MECK) at No.

2 Vance (14-4, 6-2), 6: Hopewell has won three straight games and is tied with Lake Norman for the second-best league record. Above them are three teams tied for first: Vance, Mallard Creek (15-2, 6-2) at North Mecklenburg (13-4, 6-2). Lake Norman visits Mallard Creek Tues- day in another monster league game. Olympic girls (12-4, 5-2 SoMECK) at No. 11 South Mecklenburg (13-3, 5-2), 6: South Mecklenburg has won six in a row and is tied with Olympic for second place behind No.

6 Providence. The Sabres play at Provi- dence Friday. Under coach Jessica Freeman, Olympic has its most wins since 2010. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE I-Meck 4A Hopewell at Vance Hough at Mooresville Lake Norman at Mallard Creek North Mecklenburg at West Charlotte SoMeck 7 4A Ardrey Kell at Harding Olympic at South Mecklenburg Providence at Berry Academy Southwestern 4A Butler at Porter Ridge East Mecklenburg at Independence Hickory Ridge at Garinger Rocky River at Myers Park CISAA Cannon School at Charlotte Latin Covenant Day at Charlotte Christian Providence Day at Charlotte Country Day Sandhills 4A Hoke County at Fayetteville Seventy-First Lumberton at Fayetteville Britt Purnell Swett at Scotland County Richmond Senior at Pinecrest Northwestern 3A-4A Alexander Central at Watauga Hickory at Freedom St. Stephens at McDowell Big South 3A Ashbrook at Forestview Crest at Stuart Cramer Kings Mountain at North Gaston North Piedmont 3A East Rowan at North Iredell Jesse Carson at South Iredell Statesville at West Rowan South Piedmont 3A Concord at Jay M.

Robinson Cox Mill at A.L. Brown Northwest Cabarrus at Central Cabarrus Southern Carolina 3A Charlotte Catholic at Parkwood Marvin Ridge at Cuthbertson Piedmont at Monroe Sun Valley at Weddington Metrolina Athletic Conference Concord First Assembly at Northside Christian Gaston Christian at Hickory Grove Christian Gaston Day at Southlake Christian Rocky River 2A-3A Anson County at Montgomery Central Forest Hills at West Stanly Mount Pleasant at Central Academy Central Carolina 2A East Davidson at Thomasville Ledford at Lexington North Davidson at West Davidson Oak Grove at South Rowan Salisbury at Central Davidson Foothills 2A Draughn at Fred T. Foard East Burke at Hibriten Patton at West Caldwell West Iredell at Bunker Hill South Fork 2A Bandys at Newton-Conover Lake Norman Charter at North Lincoln Lincolnton at East Lincoln West Lincoln at Maiden Southwestern 2A Burns at Chase Shelby at R-S Central South Point at East Gaston Southern Piedmont Athletic Associ- ation Hickory Christian at University Christian United Faith Christian at North Hills Christian Mountain Valley 1A-2A Alleghany at Elkin Ashe County at North Wilkes East Wilkes at Starmount Wilkes Central at West Wilkes PAC 1A Carolina International at Bradford Prep Langtree Charter at Pine Lake Prep Mountain Island Charter at Community School of Davidson Queens Grant Charter at Union Academy Southern Piedmont 1A Highland Tech at Bessemer City Lincoln Charter at Thomas Jefferson Academy Piedmont Community Charter at Christ the King Yadkin Valley 1A Albemarle at North Moore North Stanly at North Rowan South Davidson at Gray Stone Day Uwharrie Charter at South Stanly Nonconference Cherryville at Cabarrus Charter (boys) Greater Cabarrus Stallions at Sugar Creek Charter Hunter Huss at Clover (SC) Invest Collegiate at Arborbrook Christian (boys) Lake Pointe Academy (SC) at Covenant Classical Metrolina Christian at Westminster Catawba (SC) Statesville Christian at Woodlawn School Winston-Salem Calvary Day at Davidson Day Langston Wertz 704-358-5133, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BY LANGSTONWERTZ JR. CONCORD, N.C. Team Penske won the championship last year in every series it competes except NASCAR.

mean it was a bad year: the team still won six races and placed all three of its drivers into the play- offs. It just good enough, not when Roger IndyCar, sports car and V8 SuperCar teams won titles. So he made a sweeping offseason change by swap- ping the crew chiefs for Ryan Blaney, Brad Kese- lowski and Joey Logano a massive personal up- heaval for each driver. just felt you have the same guy run- ning your business for- ever, it gets time to change Penske told The Associated Press. me, it was the perfect time and when we got into the discussions with them, all the guys like, try it like we took an A and gave him a with any of the guys.

All of them can The move was jarring considering Logano had won the 2018 champion- ship with Todd Gordon. Paul Wolfe had also made Keselowski the winningest driver in Penske history; the duo gave Cap- his first Cup Series title in 2012. But Wolfe will now be paired with Logano, Gor- don goes to Blaney and Keselowski gets Jeremy Bullins from Blaney. Keselowski won a team- high three races last sea- son but had a considerable dropoff in the playoffs and his early elimination led to an eighth-place finish in the standings. He called the personnel changes and cour- and said the goal is to put four cars Penske has an alliance with The Wood Brothers and driver Matt DiBene- detto in the final four.

The Ford team was shut out of last title deciding race, which Kyle Busch won by beating two of his Toyota teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing and Kevin Harvick in a Ford. personally needed to be challenged and so I think I a good chal- lenge for Keselowski said. lot of us were pretty comfortable and this certainly removes any feeling of comfort. So if the kick in the (butt) I need to be the best I can be, then so be The moves come ahead of contract years for both Blaney and Keselowski. Keselowski is entering his 11th season with the team and 29 of his 30 Cup wins have come with Penske.

Blaney has been in the Penske system since 2013 but has just three Cup victories, which he admits is not good enough. won as many races as these guys have over the years; I want to be the bottom of the totem Blaney said. and Brad are great, they are both cham- NASCAR Penske drivers ready to perform after huge offseason shakeup BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press.