Happy New Year! … Western Harnett’s varsity boys basketball team trailed East Chapel Hill by 23 points on Friday in a holiday tournament at Lee County before rallying for a 56-54 win. Anthony Brewington had 21 points for the Eagles. Tre Richardson had 14 points. Tyrese Jones finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. … N.C. State was shut out in the second half of a 52-13 loss in the Gator Bowl to Texas A&M. in other contests Monday, Cincinnati topped Virginia Tech, 35-31, Stanford nipped Pittsburgh, 14-13, Oregon edged Michigan State, 7-6, Oklahoma State held off Missouri, 38-33, and Northwestern rallied past Utah, 31-20. … Bowl games today include Mississippi State vs. Iowa at noon (ESPN2), Kentucky vs. Penn State at 1 p.m. (ABC), LSU vs. Central Florida at 1 p.m. (ESPN), Washington vs. Ohio State at 5 p.m. (ESPN) and Texas vs. Georgia at 8:45 p.m. (ESPN).