The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team won its opening game in the 10th annual South Granville Holiday Invitational Tournament, 55-50, over Ravenscroft on Thursday morning. The Eagles (10-3) will meet Rolesville (7-3) in the semifinals of the...
Hobbton is hosting the Kenny Bass Holiday Tournament in basketball. The Lady Wildcats play Union on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Hobbton boys take on the Spartans on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. … Central Florida defeated Marshall, 48-25, in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa on Monday....
The Campbell men's basketball team defeated visiting Johnson & Wales, 82-59, on Saturday as Ladarius Knight came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points. … Host Hofstra held off the Campbell women's basketball team, 58-55, on Saturday. … North Carolina's men...
Triton dropped a pair of varsity basketball games against visiting Fuquay-Varina on Friday. Triton struggled offensively in a 41-25 loss to Fuquay-Varina in the girls game. “Just not our night,” said Triton girls coach Wendy Simmons. “Nothing fell. I think a couple of...
Dunn Middle School's basketball teams both remained unbeaten on the season with a sweep of visiting Harnett Central on Wednesday. Dunn overcame some early cold shooting for a 44-22 win over Harnett Central in the girls game. JaNiah Smith led all scorers with 23 points...
BUIES CREEK — Campbell held Elon to just two field goals over the last 7:40 of the game and went on to claim a 60-46 nonconference win Tuesday night at Gore Arena. Cedric Henderson, Jr. led the Camels (7-3) with 15 points, Trey Spencer added 13 points, four assists...
Western Harnett took a middle school basketball sweep on the road at Harnett Central Monday, with both the boys and girls teams picking up their first win of the season. A strong defensive effort powered Western Harnett to a 36-20 win over Harnett Central in the girls...
GREENVILLE — Jayden Gardner scored 22 and Brandon Suggs followed with 16 to lead four double-digit East Carolina scorers in a 79-67 win over Campbell on Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum. Of Gardner's 22 points, 14 came from the free-throw line...
Triton's boys basketball team rallied for a 57-56 nonconference win over Cleveland on Friday night to complete a varsity sweep. The Lady Hawks prevailed, 45-38. A free throw by Travion Sanders with 8.2 seconds left provided the winning margin for the Triton boys...
Cape Fear Christian Academy started Sandhills Athletic Conference play on Friday with a varsity basketball split in a pair of competitive games against visiting rival Northwood Temple Academy for Homecoming. CFCA won the boys game after NTA won the girls contest. A...
After suffering its first loss of the season at East Wake on Monday, Harnett Central’s varsity girls basketball team rebounded with a 58-35 win over visiting South Johnston on Thursday. “They just played good tonight,” said Harnett Central coach Catherine Griffin....
Despite a much stronger fight from Harnett Central than in the last meeting between the two, South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team stayed unbeaten on the season with a 48-38 win at Central on Thursday night. “I said the other night (after South beat visiting...
