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Apex Friendship, led by Stanford commit Indya Nivar, reaches NC basketball state final

By Alex Bass
Apex Friendship’s Indya Nivar (12) and her team celebrate with the East Regional trophy after their defeat of Millbrook in the East Regional Final. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022.
Apex Friendship’s Indya Nivar (12) and her team celebrate with the East Regional trophy after their defeat of Millbrook in the East Regional Final. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022. Steven Worthy newsobserver.com
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Apex Friendship (29-2) bolted out to an 18-point halftime lead on the way to its 21st win in its past 22 games, securing a 65-48 victory over Millbrook in the NCHSAA 4A East regional final at Green Level High School in Cary on Saturday.

Patriots guard Indya Nivar — a McDonald’s All-American and Stanford signee — scored 35 points. Nivar’s scoring output is among the Eastern Regional’s all-time, 10 best single-game performances. Nivar posted the best individual scoring total ever in a 4A Eastern Regional final.

Apex Friendship’s Jada Coleman (13) controls the rebound against Millbrook’s Reychel Douglas (5) in the first half. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022.
Apex Friendship’s Jada Coleman (13) controls the rebound against Millbrook’s Reychel Douglas (5) in the first half. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022. Steven Worthy newsobserver.com

The Patriots won in the Green Level gymnasium, where they suffered a 10-point loss on February 11 without Nivar. Teammate Victoria Sagne added 11 points on Saturday.

Reychel Douglas netted 17 for Millbrook (23-4).

Apex Friendship’s Indya Nivar (12) and her team celebrate with the East Regional trophy after their defeat of Millbrook in the East Regional Final. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022.
Apex Friendship’s Indya Nivar (12) and her team celebrate with the East Regional trophy after their defeat of Millbrook in the East Regional Final. The Millbrook Wildcats and the Apex Friendship Patriots met in the NCHSAA 4A Girls East Regional Finals in Cary, N.C. on March 5, 2022. Steven Worthy newsobserver.com

Apex Friendship will face Chambers next Saturday. Last season, Chambers (known previously as Vance) won the 4A state championship.

Apex Friendship coach Scott Campbell led Apex to the 2006 4A state final.

This story was originally published March 5, 2022 at 11:52 PM with the headline "Apex Friendship, led by Stanford commit Indya Nivar, reaches NC basketball state final."

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