On Saturday, the NCHSAA announced the playoff pairings of the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. Local schools will participate in several brackets. Some games are scheduled to start at 6 p.m., some a...
East Bladen Boys 68, East Columbus 61 2 OT ROSE HILL—Keyshawn Kemp put up 32 points and snatched 11 rebounds to propel East Bladen past East Columbus 68-61 on double overtime. The upset put the fourth...
Whiteville Boys 60, Red Springs 37 WHITEVILLE—Whiteville used a tough defense and a balanced attack to defeat Red Springs 60-37 in boys’ basketball Tuesday night. The win puts the Wolfpack facing top ...
East Bladen 65, Hobbton 55 ELIZABETHTOWN—Keyshawn Kemp poured in 21 points to lead East Bladen boys past Hobbton 65-56 in the first round of the Carolina Conference Basketball Tournament on Monday nig...
Whiteville Boys 59, South Columbus 41 TABOR CITY—Trayvionne Williams scored a career high 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds as Whiteville boys won their third game in a row 59-41 on Friday nigh...
East Columbus Boys 51 East Bladen 45 OT LAKE WACCAMAW—KJ Thurman took control of the game in overtime Thursday night to ensure East Columbus defeated East Bladen 51-45. Thurman scored seven points in ...
West Columbus 50 North Duplin 49 CALYPSO—West Columbus squeezed out a victory over North Duplin 50-49 on Tuesday night. The win secured at least a tie for the Carolina Conference regular season title....
Graham has history-making quadruple double for Gators. Lakewood 44 East Columbus 40 SALEMBURG-Malia Graham posted a rare feat in a frenzied 44-40 comeback loss to Lakewood in girls’ basketball on Frid...
Fairmont 56 Whiteville 48 WHITEVILLE—Fairmont overcame an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Whiteville 56-48 on Friday night. After only putting up six first quarter points, the Tornadoes torched...
West Columbus 56 East Bladen 50 ELIZABETHTOWN—West Columbus went on a 9-3 run to defeat East Bladen Thursday night in boys’ basketball. The game was one of several make-up games scheduled after last w...
Several area basketball games scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled due to icy conditions. Cancelled games include • West Bladen vs. Fairmont • Whiteville vs. South Brunswick • East Bladen vs. Wes...
West Bladen 80, Whiteville 59 DUBLIN—Jackson Pait set a school record 45 points against Whiteville Friday night as the Knights crushed Whiteville 80-59. Pait’s eight three-pointers set the tone for th...
Whiteville 50, West Bladen 32 DUBLIN—Asia Smith and Ceonna Dennis scored 14 points each as Whiteville rolled on to victory with a 50-32 defeat of West Bladen on Friday. The Wolfpack (4-2, 7-10) went o...
East Columbus Boys 65, Whiteville 54 LAKE WACCAMAW—In boys’ basketball, East Columbus blew open a close game at the end of the fourth quarter to stun Whiteville 65-54. The Wolfpack jumped out to a 13...
North Duplin Boys 62, East Bladen 54 ELIZABETHTOWN—Jae’lyn Ingram pumped in 25 points to lead North Duplin’s boys past East Bladen 62-54 Thursday night. The Eagles jumped out on the Rebels 13-11 in th...
Whiteville 56, South Columbus 40 WHITEVILLE—Ceonna Dennis pumped in 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Wolfpack ran past South Columbus 56-40. It was the 12th double-double of the year for Denni...