High School Sports

Friday’s Triangle-area high school scores, stars, roundup

Note: standings, schedule below. For NCISAA pairings, click here

BOYS

South Wake Sabres 70, Lighthouse Christian 21 ... Sophomore Daniel Baker scored 18 for the Sabres.

Greensboro Day 58, Durham Academy 35 ... Cole Sinclair scored 18 for the Cavaliers, who fell in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 4A playoff quarterfinals.

Middle Creek 65, Garner 62 ... The Mustangs grabbed the top seed in the South Wake Athletic 4A, behind 25 points from Nathan Kiger and 16 from Tharius Suggs.

Princeton 83, Rosewood 41 ... The Bulldogs (15-0, 12-0) steamrolled to the Carolina 1A tournament championship.

Millbrook 86, Broughton 67 ... Redford Dunton scored 24 points and CeeJay Jordan added 20, as Millbrook (14-0, 12-0) wrapped up a CAP 7 4A championship.

Apex Friendship 74, South Garner 56 ... The Patriots (14-0, 12-0) completed a perfect run through the South Wake Athletic 4A.

Cleveland 64, South Johnston 53 ... Cleveland finished tied with East Wake (each 9-1) in the Greater Neuse 3A.

East Wake 83, Smithfield-Selma 54 ... Jayvon Mercer and Isaiah Holman each scored 21 for East Wake (9-1) in its Greater Neuse 3A rout.

Chapel Hill 38, East Chapel Hill 36 ... Matt Polsky scored 12 points as the Tigers edged their rivals in a Big 8 3A game.

GIRLS



Greensboro Day 44, Ravenscroft 33 ... The Ravens fell in the independent schools’ 4A quarterfinals, despite nine points each from Siena Emuobar and Aliyah Richmond. Emuobar added seven rebounds.

Millbrook 76, Broughton 33 ... The Wildcats improved to 8-0 in CAP 7 4A play.

Garner 85, Middle Creek 25 ... Garner (12-0, 12-0) wrapped up a perfect South Wake Athletic 4A season, as Jerni Kiaku scored 26 points, Nyema Hicks added 19, and Swinn Bastian grabbed 11 rebounds.

High Point Christian 69, Cary Christian 46 ... Nadiyah Hairston scored 24 points as High Point Christian took an independent schools 3A quarterfinal playoff victory.

Princeton 58, Lakewood 43 ... Sophomore Anne Taylor’s 27 points led the Bulldogs (12-0, 8-0) to the Carolina 1A tournament victory.

North Raleigh Christian 58, Wesleyan Christian 32 ... The Knights trailed 14-12 after one but rallied for an NCISAA 4A playoff quarterfinal victory. They outscored Wesleyan Christian 31-9 in the middle two quarters.

Apex 70, South Garner 27 ... A 22-4 surge in the second quarter sent the Patriots (12-2, 10-2) to a victory that clinched second place in the South Wake Athletic 4A.

Heritage 49, Wake Forest 40 ... The Huskies (12-1, 9-1) led 15-3 after one quarter and captured a Northern Athletic 4A victory than enabled them to finish as conference champs.

Chapel Hill 59, East Chapel Hill 24 ... Laney Beale scored 24 points and Morgan Korfas added 15, as the Tigers (9-2, 8-2) grabbed the Big 8 3A’s second playoff berth.

Fuquay-Varina 54, Apex 48 (OT) ... Freshman Sarah Strong’s 30 points and 18 rebounds carried the victors in this South Wake Athletic 4A game.

Wednesday’s Boxscores

DURHAM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 49, GRAHAM 44

Durham School of the Arts 17 11 12 8 -- 48

Graham 10 15 10 9 -- 4

DURHAM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 48 -- Precious Ogboko 18, Lindsay Suitt 13, Victoria Wheaton 5, Zileyah Onafowora 4, Abby Nixon 4, Christina Burton 2, Nylah Daniels 2

GRAHAM 44 -- Charisma Heggie 16, Mikaya Baldwin 13, Jakayla Crisp 10, Alana Godley 5,

The Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs were led by junior Precious Ogboko with 18 points, with sophomore Lindsay Suitt chipping in 13 points. Sophomores Charisma Heggie and Mikaya Baldwin lead the Red Devils respectively with 16 and 13 points. The Bulldogs end their regular season 4-2 in the Midstate 2A conference.

HOLLY SPRINGS 71 MIDDLE CREEK 32

Holly Springs 19 13 22 17 -- 71

Middle Creek 6 7 12 6-- 31

Holly Springs 71 -- Staci Williams 25 Sammy Ackles 21

Middle Creek- Joi Pergeson 11

Notable: Sammy Ackles also had 21 rebounds.

PRINCETON 72, ROSEWOOD 56

Princeton 10 25 14 23 -- 72

Rosewood 16 11 17 12 -- 56

Princeton 72 -- Jaheim Taylor 26, Jacob McCain 14, Tyrese Whitley 13, Aden Taylor 9, Zion McPhatter 4, Ethan Potts 4, Hunter Bailey 2.

Rosewood 56 -- Otis Coley 14, J. Jackson 13, Gabe Vernon 11, R. Benjamin 9, J. Faison 5, M. Cox 4.

Notable: Princeton finishes the regular season with a 14-0 record overall and 11-0 in the Carolina 1A.

Wednesday’s Roundup

Rolesville 65, Heritage 57 ... The visiting Rams handed Heritage its first Northern Athletic 4A loss of the season and ruined Senior Night for the hosts. Heritage still leads the conference with an 8-1 mark. Rolesville (6-3) has a narrow lead over Wakefield (5-3) for second place.

Middle Creek 60, South Garner 51 ... Freshman Brandon Ihle (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Tharius Suggs (20 points, seven rebounds, four assists) led Middle Creek to a South Wake Athletic 4A victory.

Chapel Hill 75, Vance County 66 ... The Tigers piled up a 29-15 scoring edge in the third quarter for a 56-40 lead, then held on for the Big 8 3A victory.

Cornerstone Charter 79, Southern Wake Academy 68 ... Deshawn Jones had a game-high 26 points in a losing cause for the Lions. Max Tromba added 21 points for the Lions in this Central Tar Heel 1A game.

GIRLS

Broughton 45, Sanderson 30 ... The Capitals improved to 2-1 in the CAP 7 4A and dropped Sanderson to 0-8.

Durham School of the Arts 48, Graham 44 ... Precious Ogboko scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Lindsey Suitt added 13 points for Durham School of the Arts in this Mid-State 2A contest.

Wakefield 48, Wake Forest 46 ... The Wolverines led 39-26 after three quarters, then held off a furious Wake Forest comeback attempt, scoring a Northern Athletic 4A upset victory.

Tuesday’s Boys Boxscores

APEX FRIENDSHIP 78, HOLLY SPRINGS 58

Apex Friendship 12 23 24 19 78

Holly Springs 9 22 14 13 58

Apex Friendship 78 -- Kenny Noland 37, Luke Proctor 17, Gabe Proctor 9, Will Asken 8, Isaac Holmes 5, Cole Ganim 2

Holly Springs 58 -- Jordan Kearney 25, Houston Wills 15, Jake Fields 6, Collin Kuhl 4, Ryan Crotty 4, Ben Gruden 2, Joshua Harris 2

DURHAM ACADEMY 69, CARY ACADEMY 59

Durham Academy 18 18 15 18 — 69

Cary Academy 19 10 12 18 — 59

DA 69 — Cole Sinclair 17, Toby Harris 16, Jayde Braswell 15, Alex Dunk 6, Wyatt DeGraaf 6, Bryson Tupper 4, Henry Leasure 3, Darren Bland 2

CA 59 — Chase Dawson 23, Sean Sheridan 16, KeShawn Brown 9, Isaiah Short 6, Christian Larsen 3, Hagan Aderhold 2

Notes: Durham Academy advances to the NCISAA 4A quarterfinal against Greensboro Day School on Friday, Feb. 19

PRINCETON 66, LAKEWOOD 25

Princeton 20 25 13 8 -- 66

Lakewood 4 9 5 7 -- 25

Princeton 66 -- Jaheim Taylor 27, Tyrese Whitley 14, Ethan Potts 11, Zion McPhatter 7, Hunter Bailey 5, Aden Taylor 2.

Lakewood 25 -- James 8, Rich 7, T. Williams 3, Owens 3, Ammons 2, C. Williams 1, Hunter 1.

Notables: Jaheim led the Bulldogs with a Double/Double of 27 points, 12 rebounds. The Bulldogs are now 13-0 overall and 10-0 in the Carolina 1A.

Tuesday’s Girls Boxscores

GRAHAM 52, CARRBORO 47

Carrboro 13 11 11 12 47

Graham 14 7 20 11 52

SOUTHEAST RALEIGH 50, LEESVILLE ROAD 18

Southeast Raleigh 10 26 38 50 -- 50

Leesville Road 9 13 14 18 -- 18

SOUTHEAST RALEIGH 50 -- Morgan Graham 18, Mikayla Harris 11, Bobbi Smith 8

LEESVILLE ROAD 18 -- Vandace D. 6, Haiely M. 3, Kyla McGhee 3

Notable: The Lady Bulldogs took down Leesville Road convincingly at home on senior night with a score of 50-18. The win was a complete team effort. Morgan Graham led the way again for the Lady Bulldogs with 18 points.

Tuesday’s Roundup

BOYS

NCISAA playoffs

Ravenscroft School 60, North Raleigh Christian 46 ... Comah Emuobar’s 22 points and Tre Corrigan’s 17 points led the Ravens to a 4A first-round playoff triumph. Micah Brazzy led North Raleigh Christian with nine points.

Wesleyan Christian 69, Wake Christian 41 ... Isaiah Ray’s 17 points led Wesleyan Christian to a 3A first-round victory’

Thales Academy-Rolesville 72, Rocky Mount Academy 37 ... The Knights went on the road and captured a 2A first-round playoff victory, building a 38-18 halftime lead. They will play at top-seeded Northwood Temple in the second round.

Wayne Country Day 74, St. Thomas More 30 ... Mike Bost’s 21 points and eight rebounds paced Wayne Country Day to a 2A playoff victory.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Fuquay-Varina 67, Middle Creek 64 ... Sheick Samoura had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, as the Bengals improved to 8-2 in the South Wake Athletic 4A. Darius Briley and Evan Rogers each added 19 points.

Millbrook 80, Sanderson 45 ... Red Dunton’s 23 points helped Millbrook (13-0, 11-0) clinch the CAP 7 4A championship.

Apex Friendship 78, Holly Springs 58 ... Kenny Holand scored 37 points as the Patriots improved to 13-0 overall and 11-0 in the South Wake Athletic 4A. Jordan Kearney scored 25 points for Holly Springs.

Jordan 57, Panther Creek 49 ... Jordan upset regular-season champion Panther Creek and earned a berth in Friday’s Triangle 8 4A tournament championship game at Hillside.

Hillside 62, Green Hope 57 ... Hillside will host Jordan at 7:30 p.m. Friday for the Triangle 8 4A championship. Panther Creek and Green Hope will meet at 6 p.m. in the consolation game.

GIRLS

NCISAA Playoffs

Wesleyan Christian 51, Durham Academy 43 ... Mackenzie Graves’ 16 points lifted Wesleyan Christian to a 4A playoff victory.

Greensboro Day 69, Cary Academy 26 ... Cary Academy was outscored 23-7 in the second quarter and dropped this 4A playoff game.

Ravenscroft School 59, Wake Christian 9 ... The second-seeded Ravens coasted to a 4A playoff victory, piling up a 38-3 halftime lead.

High Point Christian 65, GRACE Christian 57 ... GRACE Christian trailed 24-9 after one quarter in this 3A playoff game, but narrowed the gap to 32-26 at the half. High Point Christian blew it open with a 20-8 third-quarter surge.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Apex Friendship 69, Holly Springs 49 ... The Patriots clinched the South Wake Athletic 4A’s second playoff berth, improving to 11-2 overall and 9-2 in the conference. Holly Springs (8-4, 7-4) will need to qualify as a wild-card team.

Heritage 84, Knightdale 81 (2 OT’s) ... Heritage won this Northern Athletic 4A showdown, improving to 7-1 in the conference and dropping Knightdale to 5-2. Wake Forest is second, at 6-1.

Upcoming Schedule

WEDNESDAY

CAP 7 4A

Sanderson at Broughton (girls)

Northern Athletic 4A

Rolesville at Heritage

Wake Forest at Wakefield

South Wake Athletic 4A

Holly Springs at Middle Creek (girls)

South Garner at Middle Creek (boys)

Triangle 4A

Green Level at Athens Drive (girls)

Eastern Plains 2A

SouthWest Edgecombe at Beddingfield

Mid-State 2A

Graham at Durham School of Arts

Carolina 1A

Neuse Charter at Union

Rosewood at Princeton

Central Tar Heel 1A

Southern Wake Academy at Cornerstone Charter

North Central Athletic 1A

Roxboro Community at Oxford Prep

THURSDAY

CAP 7 4A

Leesville Road at Cardinal Gibbons (girls)

Millbrook at Southeast Raleigh (girls)

South Wake Athletic 4A

South Garner at Holly Springs (boys)

Mid-State 2A

Durham School of Arts at Cummings

Central Tar Heel 1A

Research Triangle Charter at Woods Charter (boys)

North Central Athletic 1A

East Wake Academy at Falls Lake Academy

Nonconference

Raleigh HomeSchool at Wayne Prep

FRIDAY

CAP 7 4A

Cardinal Gibbons at Enloe

Millbrook at Broughton

Sanderson at Southeast Raleigh

Northern Athletic 4A

Corinth Holders at Rolesville

Heritage at Wake Forest

Wakefield at Knightdale

South Wake Athletic 4A

Apex at Fuquay-Varina

Middle Creek at Garner

South Garner at Apex Friendship

Big 8 3A

East Chapel Hill at Chapel Hill

Northern Durham at Orange

Northwood at Vance County

Southern Durham at Cedar Ridge

Greater Neuse 3A

Cleveland at South Johnston

Smithfield-Selma at East Wake

West Johnston at Clayton

Eastern Plains 2A

Beddingfield at SouthWest Edgecombe

Farmville Central at North Pitt

North Johnston at Nash Central

Mid-State 2A

Reidsville at Carrboro

Carolina 1A

Conference championship games (at Lakewood)

Central Tar Heel 1A

Henderson Collegiate at Oxford Prep

Woods Charter at Research Triangle Academy

North Central Athletic 1A

East Wake Academy at Vance Charter

Voyager Academy at Falls Lake Academy

Nonconference

Holly Springs at Leesville Road

Lighthouse Christian at South Wake Sabres

Boys Standings

(through Sunday’s games)

Northern Athletic 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Heritage

8-0

10-1

Rolesville

5-2

7-4

Wakefield

5-3

6-4

Wake Forest

3-5

3-8

Knightdale

2-5

3-6

Corinth Holders

0-8

1-11

CAP 7 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Millbrook

10-0

12-0

Leesville Road

6-4

6-5

Broughton

5-5

5-6

Southeast Raleigh

4-5

4-6

Sanderson

4-6

4-8

Cardinal Gibbons

2-5

2-6

Enloe

2-8

2-9

South Wake Athletic 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Apex Friendship

10-0

12-0

Fuquay-Varina

7-2

8-2

South Garner

4-3

4-4

Middle Creek

4-5

5-6

Holly Springs

4-6

5-6

Garner

2-7

2-7

Apex

1-9

2-10

Triangle 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Panther Creek

10-0

10-0

Green Hope

9-2

9-2

Hillside

8-3

8-3

Jordan

7-4

7-4

Cary

4-7

4-7

Riverside

4-7

4-7

Athens Drive

1-10

1-10

Green Level

0-11

0-11

Greater Neuse 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Cleveland

7-1

9-2

East Wake

7-1

9-2

Clayton

4-4

7-5

South Johnston

4-4

7-5

Smithfield-Selma

2-6

5-6

West Johnston

0-8

0-10

Big 8 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Northwood

9-2

9-2

East Chapel Hill

8-2

8-2

Southern Durham

6-3

6-3

Chapel Hill

5-4

5-4

Cedar Ridge

4-5

4-5

Vance County

1-3

1-3

Orange

2-8

2-8

Northern

1-9

1-9

Mid-State 2A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Reidsville

5-0

8-1

Cummings

4-2

4-2

Carrboro

2-2

3-4

Graham

1-3

2-5

Durham School of Arts

0-5

0-5

Bartlett-Yancey

0-0

0-0

N.C. School Science/Math

0-0

0-0

Eastern Plains 2A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Farmville Central

5-0

8-0

North Pitt

6-2

7-5

SW Edgecombe

4-2

8-2

Nash Central

2-4

2-4

Beddingfield

1-4

1-7

North Johnston

0-6

2-8

Carolina 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Princeton

9-0

12-0

Lakewood

9-2

9-2

Rosewood

8-2

10-2

Union

5-7

5-7

Hobbton

4-6

5-6

Neuse Charter

2-9

2-11

North Duplin

0-11

0-11

North Central Athletic 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Henderson Collegiate

7-0

7-2

Vance Charter

5-4

5-4

Voyager Academy

5-4

5-4

Falls Lake Academy

4-4

4-4

Oxford Prep

4-5

4-5

East Wake Academy

3-5

3-5

Roxboro Community

0-6

0-6

Franklin Academy

0-0

0-0

Triangle Math/Science

0-0

0-0

Central Tar Heel 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Chatham Charter

9-0

11-0

Research Triangle Acad.

4-2

4-3

Cornerstone Charter

4-3

4-4

Clover Garden

3-5

3-6

Southern Wake Academy

2-7

3-9

Woods Charter

1-6

1-7

Eno River Academy

0-0

0-0

Raleigh Charter

0-0

0-0

River Mill Academy

0-0

0-0

Triangle Independent Schools Conference

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League

W-L

All

W-L

Ravenscroft School

8-0

11-4

Durham Academy

6-3

11-7

Cary Academy

4-4

11-5

North Raleigh Christian

2-6

7-11

Wake Christian

0-8

2-14

Eastern Plains 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Cary Christian

5-1

16-4

GRACE Christian

5-1

8-7

St. David’s School

2-4

5-10

Arendell Parrott Acad.

0-6

6-9

Raleigh-Area Athletic Conference



League

W-L

All

W-L

Thales Academy-Rolesville

9-0

13-3

Thales Academy-Apex

5-3

5-13

Neuse Christian

4-3

6-4

Friendship Christian

1-6

2-14

St. Thomas More

1-7

3-14

Triangle\u0009-Triad Athletic Conference



League

W-L

All

W-L

Trinity Academy

2-0

10-1

Salem Baptist

3-2

13-4

Burlington Christian

3-2

11-4

O’Neal School

0-4

6-9

Carolina Friends

0-0

0-0

Trinity School Durham/CH

0-0

0-0

Others



All

W-L

Word of God

28-7

Burlington School

20-7

Raleigh Christian

10-13

Mount Zion Academy

5-16

Southside Christian

0-1

Girls Standings

(through Sunday’s games)

Northern Athletic 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Heritage

6-1

9-1

Wake Forest

6-1

9-1

Knightdale

5-1

9-1

Wakefield

2-5

3-6

Corinth Holders

1-6

4-7

Rolesville

1-7

3-9

CAP 7 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Millbrook

6-0

9-1

Southeast Raleigh

4-1

5-1

Cardinal Gibbons

3-3

3-4

Leesville Road

2-4

2-5

Broughton

0-1

0-2

Sanderson

0-6

0-10

Enloe

0-0

0-0

South Wake Athletic 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Garner

10-0

10-0

Apex Friendship

8-2

10-2

Holly Springs

7-3

8-3

Fuquay-Varina

4-6

5-7

Apex

3-7

4-7

Middle Creek

2-7

2-8

South Garner

1-10

1-10

Triangle 4A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Panther Creek

8-1

8-1

Jordan

8-2

8-2

Athens Drive

7-3

7-3

Cary

5-5

5-5

Hillside

5-5

5-5

Green Level

4-6

4-6

Green Hope

2-7

2-7

Riverside

0-10

0-10

Greater Neuse 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Clayton

8-0

8-2

Cleveland

5-3

5-6

West Johnston

4-4

5-6

Smithfield-Selma

2-5

2-8

South Johnston

2-5

2-9

East Wake

2-6

2-9

Big 8 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Northwood

10-0

10-0

Chapel Hill

6-2

6-2

Orange

5-3

5-3

Southern Durham

6-5

6-5

East Chapel Hill

3-5

3-5

Vance County

1-3

1-3

Northern

2-8

2-8

Cedar Ridge

0-7

0-7

Mid-State 2A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Reidsville

3-1

3-3

Carrboro

2-1

3-2

Durham School of Arts

3-2

3-2

Graham

2-2

2-5

Cummings

0-4

0-4

Bartlett-Yancey

0-0

0-0

N.C. School Science/Math

0-0

0-0

Eastern Plains 2A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Farmville Central

7-0

8-0

North Pitt

7-1

10-1

Beddingfield

4-3

6-5

SW Edgecombe

3-3

5-5

North Johnston

1-7

3-8

Nash Central

0-8

0-8

Carolina 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Princeton

6-0

10-0

Lakewood

5-1

5-1

Union

3-4

3-5

Rosewood

1-4

3-4

North Duplin

0-6

0-6

Hobbton

0-0

0-0

Neuse Charter

0-0

0-0

North Central Athletic 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Falls Lake Academy

7-0

7-0

Vance Charter

5-2

6-2

Roxboro Community

2-3

2-3

Oxford Prep

2-5

2-5

Henderson Collegiate

0-1

0-2

East Wake Academy

0-5

0-5

Franklin Academy

0-0

0-0

Triangle Math/Science

0-0

0-0

Voyager Academy

0-0

0-0

Central Tar Heel 1A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Clover Garden

5-1

11-1

Chatham Charter

5-1

7-2

Research Triangle Academy

2-4

2-6

Southern Wake Academy

0-6

0-9

Cornerstone Charter

0-0

0-0

Eno River Academy

0-0

0-0

Raleigh Charter

0-0

0-0

River Mill Academy

0-0

0-0

Woods Charter

0-0

0-0

Triangle Independent Schools Conference



League

W-L

All

W-L

North Raleigh Christian

7-0

16-1

Ravenscroft School

7-3

12-6

Durham Academy

7-3

11-7

St. Mary’s School

3-5

5-6

Cary Academy

3-6

7-9

Wake Christian

0-9

1-15

Eastern Plains 3A



League

W-L

All

W-L

Arendell Parrott Acad.

5-1

14-2

St. David’s School

5-1

9-3

Cary Christian

2-4

6-9

GRACE Christian

0-6

3-9

Raleigh-Area Athletic Conference



League

W-L

All

W-L

Neuse Christian

5-0

9-1

Friendship Christian

4-2

8-6

St. Thomas More

4-2

6-8

Thales Academy-Rolesville

1-5

5-10

Thales Academy-Apex

0-5

0-11

Triangle-Triad Athletic Conference



League

W-L

All

W-L

O’Neal School

4-0

12-2

Trinity Academy

2-0

5-6

Salem Baptist

2-3

3-11

Burlington Christian

0-5

3-11

Carolina Friends

0-0

0-0

Trinity School Durham/CH

0-0

0-0

Others



All

W-L

Burlington School

8-4

Southside Christian

5-6

Mount Zion Academy

4-7

Raleigh Christian

2-11

Word of God

0-0

This story was originally published February 15, 2021 at 10:09 AM.

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