Ross Stevens had a home run and three RBIs for Triton in an 8-4 All American Conference varsity baseball win at Harnett Central on Thursday night. Stevens had a walkoff homer against the Trojans on Tuesday night. Xander Johnson and Anthony Jones combined for 10 strikeouts as the Hawks improved to 18-3 overall and 11-3 in league play with a regular season sweep of Central. … Triton earned a split with Central in softball with a 5-3 road win on Thursday. … Softball standout Delaney Cumbie (Cape Fear Christian) has been named Female Athlete of the Year at UNC Greensboro. … The Carolina Panthers took quarterback Bryce Young of Alabama with the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. … The Carolina Hurricanes lead their first round Stanley Cup playoff series, 3-2, going into game six on the road against the New York Islanders tonight at 7 p.m. … Boston closed out its first round NBA playoff series, 4-2, with a 128-120 win at Atlanta. … In NBA playoff games tonight, each home team has a 3-2 series lead as Golden State hosts Sacramento (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Memphis visits the Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.). … Austin Smotherman shot an opening round 63 to lead the Mexican Open by one shot at 8-under par going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 3:30 p.m.).