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The HOPE Academy (Concord, NC) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Carolina International (Concord, NC) by a score of 7-1.

	1	2	Final
CIHS	1	0	1
HOPE Academy	5	2	7

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Carolina International (25-26)

Carolina International has not entered stats for this match.

HOPE Academy (25-26)

HOPE Academy

Field Stats

#	Athlete Name	Goals	Asst	Pts
	Team Totals	7	3	17
3	Zeke Shelton (Jr)	1	1	3
10	Jackson Wheeler (Fr)	1		2
18	Liam Calhoun (Fr)	1		2
22	Eli Budgick (So)	3		6
30	Micah Little (Fr)	1	2	4

HOPE Academy

#	Athlete Name	G
	Team Totals	7
3	Zeke Shelton (Jr)	1
10	Jackson Wheeler (Fr)	1
18	Liam Calhoun (Fr)	1
22	Eli Budgick (So)	3
30	Micah Little (Fr)	1

HOPE Academy

Goaltending

#	Athlete Name	G. Min	OT Min	Opp SOG	GA	Saves	Save %	GAA
	Team Totals				1	5
20	Isaac Diamond (So)				1	5

Match Story

North Carolina High School Soccer - Carolina International overwhelmed by HOPE Academy

August 27, 2025: Concord, NC 28027

In Wednesday's non-league contest, the HOPE Academy Royals (Concord, NC) soccer squad overwhelmed the visiting Carolina International Comets (Concord, NC), by a margin of 7-1.

The Royals now hold a 2-1 record. They play next when they host The Fletcher School for a challenge on Tuesday, September 2.

With the loss, Carolina International moves to 1-2 on the year. The Comets host NCSSM: Morganton (Morganton, NC) to encounter the Dragons in a Catawba River 1A/2A/3A challenge on Wednesday, September 3. The Dragons go into the challenge with a record of 1-1. NCSSM: Morganton lost 2-1 in their recent league challenge against Jackson Day (Charlotte, NC)

Players of the Match

Carolina International (25-26)

Carolina International has not selected any Players of the Match.

HOPE Academy (25-26)

Congratulations to #1 Ben Shelton for being selected the HOPE Academy Soccer Player of the Match.

CIHS @ HOPE Academy Soccer Match Info

Wed., Aug. 27, 2025 @ 5p

The HOPE Academy (Concord, NC) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Carolina International (Concord, NC) by a score of 7-1.

Rankings & Records

Carolina International (25-26)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	GF	GA
1-2	1-0	1-0	0-2	.333	1.000	3	17

HOPE Academy (25-26)

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	GF	GA
2-1	2-0	0-1	.667	13	8

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	Final
Carolina International	.3	.7	1.0
HOPE Academy	2.3	2.0	4.3

Team Stat Comparison

Carolina International		HOPE Academy
-	Goals	13
-	Assists	8
-	Shots	2

Team Leaders

Carolina International		HOPE Academy	National Avg.
-	Goals	#22 Eli Budgick4	2
-	Assists	#30 Micah Little3	1
-	Shots	#19 Aubrey Doyle1	4

Record Breakdown

Carolina International (25-26)		HOPE Academy (25-26)
1-2	Overall	2-1
1-0	League	0-0
0-2	Non-League	2-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
1-0	Home	2-0
0-2	Away	0-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-2	In-State	2-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0