Chapel Hill lost for the first time, falling at the state’s No. 10-ranked 3-A program — according to MaxPreps.com — Northern Nash (10-0).
Jonathan Tsipis was in high school when his family moved from Ohio to Hillsborough in 1989, and he quickly learned how the rivalry between Duke and North Carolina works in college basketball.
Charlotte’s Northside Christian Academy took the crown in the inaugural Tobacco Road Holiday Basketball Invitational with a 67-54 win over shorthanded Riverside on Saturday night. In the consolation final, Southeast Raleigh nipped Northern 78-77 for third place.
Jordan's Josh Thompson comes off bench to win MVP honors at Lee County Shootout ... Chapel Hill girls go 3-0 in Bunn event ... South Granville and Cresset Christian Academy fall in South Granville Holiday Invitational bracket championship games. For complete reports on Riverside, Northern and Oxford Webb tournament games as well as Chapel Hill's Tiger Classic wrestling tournament, click on 'View All' above.
An eight-second explosion rocketed Orange 138-pounder Jack Twomey-Kozak to a personal milestone in winning the Tiger Holiday Classic on Saturday, winning the only title among Triangle wrestlers participating in the prestigious 37-team event.
Southern High first-year coaches Kendrick Hall and Monique Fearrington watched as their boys and girls teams cut down the nets for the first time Saturday, then virtually echoed each other in saying “We’ve come a long way.”
Oxford Webb’s first foray into the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational ended in disappointment Saturday as the Warriors fell to High Point Christian 65-52 in the third-place game of the Shavlik Randolph bracket.
Isaiah Hicks kept Oxford Webb in the game in the first half and Mitron Terry carried the load for the Warriors in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as Raleigh Word of God held on for a 70-57 win in the semifinals of the Shavlik Randolph Bracket of the Holiday Invitational on Friday.
Riverside’s Al Hughes took over on his home floor in the nightcap of the winners’ bracket Friday at the Tobacco Road Holiday Basketball Invitational.
Durham Academy, Southern boys to meet for Vision Sports title at Cary Academy. ... Chapel Hill boys and girls sweep Bunn ... South Granville boys advance to title game in Creedmoor ... Carrboro boys beat Orange ... Extended coverage of holiday boys' and girls' basketball action. ... For coverage of Northern, Riverside, Jordan, Northwood and Oxford Webb games, click on 'View All' above.
Even though it only took the better part of one quarter, Hillside couldn’t adjust to Christian Faith Center Academy’s length and speed until it was too late Friday in the City of Durham Holiday Invitational at Mt. Zion Christian Academy.
When Lee County advanced past Union Pines in the first round of the Lee County Shootout on Thursday night, Lee coach Reggie Peace said his Yellow Jackets would need a solid shooting performance to top Jordan in Friday’s semifinal.
Northern moved the ball well against Raleigh’s Neuse Christian Academy and never trailed in an 85-61 win in the opening round of the Tobacco Road Tip Time Invitational at Riverside High School on Thursday.
Hillside coach Crasten Davis is not crazy, he’s just exacting. “It may sound crazy, but I didn’t think we play very well in the first half,” he said following Thursday’s 90-34 victory over Southern Wake Academy at the City of Durham Holiday Invitational at Mount Zion Christian Academy.