Today is election day. Be sure to vote if you haven’t already. … Hobbton was ousted from the NCHSAA 1-A boys soccer playoffs in the third round with a 2-1 overtime loss at Voyager on Monday. … Freshman Ethan Rich of Western Harnett finished 14th in the NCHSAA 3-A boys cross country meet at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday, completing the 5-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 0.64 seconds. … Top-ranked UNC opened basketball season with a 69-56 win over visiting UNC Wilmington on Monday night. … Duke began the Job Scheyer coaching era with a 71-44 triumph over Jacksonville in Durham. … N.C. State turned back Austin Peay, 99-50, in Raleigh. … Wake Forest defeated Fairfield, 71-59, in Winston-Salem. … East Carolina plays its first game under coach Michael Schwartz as the Pirates host Mercer tonight (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). … Interim Carolina Panthers coach Steve Wilks said Monday that P.J. Walker would start at quarterback for a Thursday night home game with Atlanta (Amazon TV, 8:15 p.m.).