High school girls soccer: Raiders advance; lots of seasons end
Published 1:13 am Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Staff report
LANDIS – South Rowan’s girls soccer team achieved the second playoff win in program history on Monday by shutting out East Burke 5-0.
South led 4-0 at halftime and stayed in command in the second half.
Seeded 24th in the 5A West bracket, East Burke (5-13-1) has only scored 14 goals all season and didn’t have much hope against the ninth-seeded Raiders, who have scored more than 100 goals.
South (15-6-1) got two goals each from Avery Rawlings and Anabelle Chavis, while Cailynn Withers had one.
Sophie Steedley, Ella Morgan and Withers had assists.
Margo Maples made five saves for the clean sheet.
South will play in the second round at eighth-seeded Lake Norman Charter (12-4-3) on Thursday.
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The only other Rowan team that will play Thursday is Salisbury. The Hornets had a bye in the first round. Seeded fifth in the 4A West bracket, the Hornets (15-4) will play No. 21 seed Lincoln Charter (6-14) on Thursday. Lincoln Charter was a 2-1 winner on the road at 12 seed North Surry.
Lincoln Charter finished seventh in an eight-team league, but it’s a strong league that includes teams such as Pine Lake Prep, Lake Norman Charter and Community School of Davidson.
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East Rowan, Carson, West Rowan, North Rowan and A.L. Brown ended their seasons on Monday with first-round losses on the road.
West Rowan (6-11) held Concord to three shots on goal, but one of them found the back of the net and beat the Falcons 1-0 in a 5A playoff game. Seeded 19th, West lost to the 14th-seeded Spiders (12-11) for the third time. All three were tight.
East Rowan (2-18-1) lost 7-1 at Parkwood (11-8-4) in the 5A playoffs.
Carson (2-17) lost 9-0 at Franklin (12-6-2) in the 5A playoffs.
North Rowan (8-11-1) lost 7-0 at Bradford Prep (7-9) in the 2A playoffs.
A.L. Brown (12-11) lost 3-0 at Ballantyne Ridge (12-9) in the 7A playoffs.