John Gage played for Will Gage, his dad, at Harnett Central and will coach against him when the Avery County varsity boys basketball team visits the Trojans on Saturday. The junior varsity boys play at 12:30 p.m., followed by the varsity girls and varsity boys. … Campbell will open the 2025 baseball season with a 3-game series at Cal Santa Barbara, Feb. 14-16. The first home game for the Camels will be on Feb. 18 against East Carolina. … Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Colorado two-way standout Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Miami quarterback Cam Ward are finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The award will be presented Saturday night (ESPN, 8 p.m.). … Former South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains is the new head coach at Appalachian State. … Tim Albin is the new head football coach at Charlotte after serving in that capacity at Ohio. … Cincinnati was a 27-20 winner at Dallas in the Monday night NFL game. … No. 4 Duke hosts Incarnate Word in men’s basketball tonight (ACC Network, 7 p.m.).