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.
North Carolina has one last chance to get a signature non-conference win when the Tar Heels host No. 20 UNLV today at the Smith Center (2 p.m., ESPN2).
An emotionally painful loss will leave one of the best players in Duke’s football history with a major physical wound to heal, as well.
East Tennessee State coach Karen Kemp’s voice was hoarse during her postgame comments Friday, and it wasn’t because she was sick.
Like Lucy luring Charlie Brown into whiffing on a kick, the Bearcats snatched away the momentum with a second-quarter barrage and took advantage of four turnovers by the Blue Devils to spoil their first bowl game since 1994.
The final score of the Belk Bowl shows Cincinnati with a 48-34 win over the Blue Devils, who played in their first postseason bowl game in 18 years. That score belies simply how close Duke (6-7) came to its first winning season since 1994 and its first bowl win since Jan. 2, 1961.
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.
A year ago, Justice Kithcart was having his way in middle school basketball gyms. On Thursday, the Riverside High freshman point guard scored 20 points on his home floor to help the Pirates beat Pender County 76-59 in the first round of the Tobacco Road Tip Time Invitational.
Person spent too much time in rally mode and lost to Holly Springs 69-67 in a consolation round game at the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational on Thursday.
A look at results from Thursday's boys' and girls' holiday basketball tournaments and the schedule for today's tournament action involving area programs. For live staff coverage of Northern, Hillside and Roxboro Person boys' games Thursday, click on "View All" above.
A sluggish second quarter and a short bench proved to be the downfall for Person as the Rockets lost to Raleigh Broughton 73-50 in the first round of the Summit Hospitality bracket of the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational on Wednesday.
Mitron Terry scored 32 points and demonstrated that Oxford Webb is more than a one-man show as the Warriors completely dominated Clinton 88-67 in the first round of the Shavlik Randolph Bracket of the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational on Wednesday.
Starting as a freshman in the most difficult position in North Carolina’s system, point guard Marcus Paige has taken some time to get acclimated.
After a motivational chat with coach Roy Williams last Friday and a stellar game the next day, Paige may finally be turning a corner heading into UNC’s matchup with No. 20 UNLV Saturday at the Smith Center (2 p.m., ESPN2).