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Williams the top punter in NCAA

Palmer Williams of Baylor has a serious leg. The sophomore from Advance is the No. 1 punter in the nation after the first two weeks of the college season. He is averaging 57.9 yards through eight punts, almost five yards better than the No. 2 man, Oklahoma State’s Wes Pahl, who stands at 53 after five punts. Williams also leads the nation in net average at 50.8.

Williams vaulted to the top in both categories during the Bears’ 23-12 loss at Utah on Saturday, when he averaged a massive 62.7 yards on five punts. He broke several Baylor records in the process.

Davie golf 4th in CPC

Davie’s Kate Sakai and Kori Bailey shot 46 and 47, respectively, in a CPC meet at Winding Creek on Sept. 3.

After finishing fourth in the first two league meets, the War Eagles climbed to third at Tanglewood Park’s Reynolds Course on Sept. 4. The Davie scores came from Sakai (47), Gwynyth Swan (47) and Bailey (48).

Davie remained fourth in the team standings, nine strokes out of third. The top four: Reagan 357, West Forsyth 371, Reynolds 425, Davie 434.   

Markland starts strong at South

Isaac Markland, a South Davie sixth grader, got his middle school golf career off to a blazing start. In two meets at Colin Creek last week, he turned in 39 and 41 scores.

Soccer pounds Lexington, loses to North

Davie’s varsity soccer team ripped apart visiting Lexington 9-0 on Sept. 3.

Justin Rayas had a hat trick and Gage Whitaker put in two goals. Karson Yount, Max Rappaport, Evans Steele and Andy Longeres completed the scoring as Davie built a 5-0 halftime lead before putting a mercy-rule beating on the Yellow Jackets. Davie got two assists from Hunter Stephens and Ethan Christie. Felipe Flores and Rayas had one each.

Two nights later, though, Davie fell 4-1 at North Davidson. The Black Knights led 2-0 at halftime and dropped Davie’s record to 3-3-2. Yount had the lone goal.