Jonathan Burns of Cardinal Gibbons capped an excellent career by being named the most outstanding wrestler in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A/2-A championships on Saturday in Winston-Salem.

Burns pinned Shawn Spring of West Davidson in the 145-pound final in 43 seconds. The victory was his fourth by pin in as many trips to the mat in the state championships.

Burns was 56-6 as a freshman at Cary High.

He sat out his sophomore year after transferring to Gibbons. Students transferring from a public school to an NCHSAA private school must sit out one year.

Burns was 65-0 as a junior and finished this season 61-0. He has won his last 128 matches.

"I really enjoyed the season," Burns said. "I have worked really hard and thought I deserved it."

Burns is committed to the University of Nebraska, where he plans to wrestle.

DUKE LANDS FORWARD: Duke received a commitment from Asheville Christ School's 6-foot-11 junior Mason Plumlee on Wednesday, days after he led the 34-2 team to the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3-A boys basketball title.

Plumlee averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots.

He was considering Georgetown, Notre Dame, Michigan, Iowa and Stanford before Duke started recruiting him in January.

NCISAA ALL-STATE: Several area players joined Mason Plumlee on the NCISAA all-state team.

Word of God, the boys 1-A champ, landed Jonathan Wall and C.J. Leslie. Ravenscroft's Ryan Kelly was chosen in 3-A.

Ravenscroft's Erin Bratcher and Lindsey Cowher were on the 3-A girls team. Durham Cresset's Danielle Devlin was a 1-A selection, and Katelyn Bass of St. David's made the 2-A team.

THE BRITTANY: The fourth annual Brittany girls soccer showcase is scheduled for March 28-29 at Wilson's Gillette Park.

The showcase features 55 teams, including Broughton, Sanderson, Millbrook, Clayton, East Chapel Hill and Cardinal Gibbons.

The complete pairings are at thebrittany.org.

EAST WAKE HALL: East Wake High will hold its third Hall of Fame inductions on Saturday, March 8 at the school.

This year's class has former football and track standout Rodney Dickerson, who played at Duke; longtime volleyball and softball coach Miriam Strickland; and veteran football coach Turk Dedrick.

Tickets are $50. For details, contact Jonathan Hasbrouck (365-2655) or Jimmy Williams (365-2719).

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL COMING: Online sites for area high school baseball and softball at highschoolextra.newsobserver.com are being developed.

Results are being entered so the site should be up to date when it goes online.

Boys and girls basketball and girls soccer currently are available.