Jay M. Robinson storms back to claim 3A Boys crown By: Evan Moesta Those in Carmichael Gym witnessed an old fashioned shootout in the 3A Boys State Championship Game. Through one quarter, the Bulldogs of Terry Sanford held a 23- 19 advantage behind a pair of three pointers, and 13 first quarter points from 6’5…
4A MEN: Charlotte Catholic storms back from 19 down to win first State Championship 49-46 over Cary It was a tale of two halves as Charlotte Catholic only managed 12 first half points and found themselves trailing Cary 25-12 at the break. Second half Cougars were much tougher than the first half version, and they…
Kai Crutchfield stick-back stuns Northwest Guilford, wins the 4A Girls Championship at the buzzer for Millbrook By: Evan Moesta Andreal Bass missed a free throw for Millbrook with 3.5 seconds left in regulation, and the Wildcats trailing Northwest Guilford 45-44 but the errant shot fell into the hands of junior Kai Crutchfield, who put back an…
FREEDOM FINISHES PERFECT, BEAT NORTHERN GUILFORD 53-50 It wasn’t without a struggle, but the Freedom (32-0) Women’s team downed Northern Guilford (25-8) 53-50 to win the school’s fifth state championship in Women’s Basketball. Ariyana Williams had 16 points and 3 rebounds to lead the Patriots on her way to winning the 3A Women’s Championship Game…
VOYAGER ACADEMY TAKES DOWN W-S PREP 69-56 Voyager Academy won their first state championship in school history as they powered past Winston-Salem Prep 69-56 in the NCHSAA 1A Men’s State Championship Game. The Vikings got 19 points from Collin Faucette, as he went 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. Faucette was dubbed the Viking’s…
FARMVILLE CENTRAL WINS FIRST TITLE SINCE 1993, DOWNS EAST LINCOLN 81-71 In a game full of wild momentum swings, it was the final swing that pushed Farmville Central (29-0) to their first state championship in Men’s basketball since 1993. The Jaguars slid past East Lincoln 81-71 to win the 2A Men’s State Championship in front of…
WINSTON-SALEM PREP CRUISES PAST PLYMOUTH 66-34 Winston-Salem Prep (28-3) started hot and didn’t look back as they blasted Plymouth (29-2) 66-34 to win their second straight 1A Women’s Basketball State Championship. The Phoenix led 21-10 after one quarter and 33-13 at the half. Jada Craig and Kayla Robinson added 10 points each. Craig was named…
NORTH PITT BRINGS HOME THE 2A WOMEN'S TITLE OVER EAST DAVIDSON 68-65 The Panthers of North Pitt (31-1) used a strong third quarter by Nyjanique Langley to get past East Davidson 68-65 and win the 2A Women’s Basketball Championship. Langley put the Panthers on her back in the third quarter to trim into the Golden…
CHAPEL HILL— Bayley Plummer of East Davidson High School and Tyler Maye of Farmville Central High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Jersey Mike’s Subs®. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this…
Media, For State Championship weekend, we are glad to have you all involved in covering our championships. As a reminder of the schedule, the Dean E. Smith Center and Carmichael Arena will open approximately 90 minutes before scheduled tip off of our first games of the day. Media parking for the games at the Smith…
