Cape Fear Christian Academy’s middle school baseball team scored eight runs on six hits in the first inning in a 21-3 win at St. John Paul II in Southern Pines on Thursday. … Unique Cooke of Overhills has signed to play for the women’s basketball program at Wake Tech where her dad, Kashen Cooke, is an assistant coach. … Camden Wilson and Wyatt Scott each had two RBIs for Midway in a 7-4 varsity baseball win at West Johnston on Thursday. … In the ACC men’s basketball tournament semifinals tonight, No. 1 Duke plays UNC (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and No. 10 Clemson meets No. 13 Louisville (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.). The Blue Devils may be without league player of the year Cooper Flagg, who injured an ankle on Thursday. … East Carolina topped Texas San Antonio, 70-65, on Thursday night and will take on Alabama Birmingham in the American Athletic Conference men’s quarterfinals in Fort Worth tonight (ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.). … Lucas Glover, J.J. Spaun and Camilo Villegas are tied for the lead at 6-under par in the Players Championship going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 1 p.m.).