Cape Fear Christian Academy swept its middle school basketball games at St. John Paul II of Southern Pines on Thursday with a 28-9 win in the girls game and a 52-11 victory in the boys contest. … South Johnston’s Jordyn Brown, the Quad County 3-A Conference Player of the Year in volleyball, has been presented the Extra Effort Award by WRAL-TV. … Seniors Jameek Joyner (14 points), Colby Weeks (12) and Bennet Darden (10) led host Hobbton to a 50-35 win over Clinton on Wednesday night. … Triton’s varsity boys were topped, 85-50, at Pine Forest as Will Heard led the Hawks with 11 points on Thursday night. … After one practice with the Los Angeles Rams after being waived by the Carolina Panthers, Baker Mayfield completed a 23-yard scoring pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds left for a 17-16 win over visiting Las Vegas on Thursday night. Mayfield was 22 of 35 for 230 yards. … New Bern and Grimsley, a pair of 15-0 teams, play for the NCHSAA 4-A football championship at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill tonight (WRDC, 7 p.m.). … N.C. State kicker Christopher Dunn won the Lou Groza Award on Thursday night. … N.C. State will be without forward Dusan Mahorcic indefinitely after he dislocated his right patella against Coppin State on Tuesday night. He was averaging 8.7 points and 6.6 rebounds. … Offensive coordinator Phil Longo reportedly is leaving UNC for the same post at Wisconsin.