Sophomore Rylan Beasley had 21 points for host Harnett Central in a 55-46 All American Conference varsity boys basketball win over Western Harnett on Friday night. … Gianni Boone had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Campbell women’s basketball team in a 68-55 Coastal Athletic Association win over UNC Wilmington in Buies Creek on Friday night. … In the NFL playoffs today, Houston visits Kansas City (ABC, 4:30 p.m.) and Detroit hosts Washington (FOX, 8 p.m.). … In men’s college basketball involving teams from the region today, Wake Forest visits Virginia Tech (ACC Network, 2 p.m.), UNC hosts Stanford (CW, 2:15 p.m.), California plays at N.C. State (ACC Network, 6 p.m.), East Carolina visits Wichita State (ESPN+, 7 p.m.) and Boston College hosts No. 3 Duke (ESPN, 8 p.m.). … No. 4 Alabama takes on No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington (ESPN, noon). … Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey share a 1-shot lead at 16-under par in the PGA Tour event in La Quinta, California, going into the third round today (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.). … The Carolina Hurricanes topped Vegas, 3-2, in Raleigh on Friday night as Seth Jarvis scored two goals.





