Cardinal Gibbons senior Sean Sewell earned the men's most valuable player award in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A track and field championships on Friday.

Sewell set 2-A marks in both the 1,600 (4 minutes, 17.69 seconds) and the 3,200 (9:25.83) and ran on the Crusaders' winning 4x800 relay team.

Gibbons finished second behind North Rowan, 60-44, in the boys' team competition at the N.C. A&T track in Greensboro.

Burlington Cummings senior Latoya James won three individual events to lead the Cavaliers to the girls title. Cummings topped second-place Gibbons 73-64.

James won the 100-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles and the long jump and finished second in the triple jump. Her 43.76 in the 300 hurdles is a 2-A record.

Cedar Ridge's Lindsey Fuller won the 100 (12.27) and teammate Kennedy Wolfe won the 800 (2:22.77). The Wolves' Jordan Lee won the girls high jump.

Cardinal Gibbons' Heather Beichner was the 1,600 winner (5:09.05).

Durham School of the Arts won the girls 4x400 (4:10.30) while Gibbons won the 4x800 (10:06.39).

Southern Vance's Aurion Waddell won the discus (121-7).

4-A TENNIS: Sanderson's David Chermak and Chapel Hill's Chase Helpingstine safety advanced to the semifinals of the NCHSAA 4-A boys tennis championships with wins on Friday.

Chermak will play Michael Pereira of Fayetteville Britt today at 9 a.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Center in Chapel Hill. Chase Helpingstine faces Conner Sherwood of Greensboro Grimsley at the same time.

In doubles, Broughton has two teams in the semifinals. Drake Kane and J.B. Weaver play Tim Bayus and Jeff Archer of East Chapel Hill, and Broughton's Bill Bobbitt and James Coxe play Chris Sheehan and Carter Braxton of Charlotte Providence in other 9 a.m. matches.

GIBBONS DOMINATES TENNIS: Cardinal Gibbons advanced defending state singles champion Will Rollinson and two doubles teams to the semifinals of the NCHSAA 2-A championships.

Rollinson will play Zach Henson of Brevard at 9 a.m. today, at the Cary Tennis Center. In doubles, Ryan Daly and Jonathan Fedorkowicz of Gibbons will play Jeff Fadool and Chris Betz.

CAVALIER NETTERS ROLL: Durham Academy rolled into the finals of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association tennis championship with a 7-2 victory over Charlotte Providence Day. Durham Academy (16-1) will play Charlotte Country Day for the title at 10 a.m. today at Charlotte Latin.

RAVENS HOST LACROSSE: Charlotte Country Day defeated Asheville Christ School 10-5 to advance to today's NCISAA finals at Ravenscroft.

Country Day will play Charlotte Providence Day, a 10-8 winner over Charlotte Latin, for the title.

CARY CHRISTIAN WINS: Cary Christian edged Fayetteville Academy 3-2 in the semifinals of the NCISAA 2-A girls soccer championships.

Cary Christian will play Covenant Day School, a 3-0 winner over Carolina Friends, in the championship match at 1 p.m. today at Southern Pines O'Neal.

RALEIGH TRINITY IN FINALS: Trinity Academy of Raleigh advanced to the finals of the NCISAA 1-A soccer tournament with a 1-0 victory over Gaston Day School.

ATHENS PLAYS TONIGHT: Athens Drive plays at New Bern tonight at 7 in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 4-A soccer playoffs.