Roundup: Wakefield and Apex pull off upsets in 4A
Rolesville’s first playoff berth was cut short after the Rams reported a player’s physical had been expired for four games. The Rams were forced to forfeit those games as well as their spot in the postseason. Greenville’s J.H. Rose advanced.
4A East
Riverside at Southeast Raleigh highlights the second-round games. Wakefield and Apex pulled off big road upsets.
Scores: 1-Hillside 59, 32-D.H. Conley 34; 17-Knightdale 58, 16-Leesville Road 45; 25-Wakefield 57, 8-E.E. Smith 38; 9-Green Hope 65, 24-Panther Creek 53 / 5-Holly Springs 53, 28-Overhills 41; 12-New Bern 63, 21-Hoke County 52; 4-Lumberton 71, 29 Jack Britt 53; 20-Apex 57, 13-South View 52 // 3-Southeast Raleigh 61, 30-Ashley 29; 14-Riverside 50, 19-South Central 27; 6-Hoggard 60, 27-East Chapel Hill 46; 11-Heritage 62, 22-Jordan 53 / 2-Millbrook 70, 31-Northern Durham 26; 15-New Hanover 62, 18-Laney 25; 7-J.H. Rose def. 26-Rolesville (forfeit); 10-East Wake 63, 23-Seventy-First 46
Thursday’s second round: 1-Hillside vs 17-Knightdale; 9-Green Hope vs 25-Wakefield / 5-Holly Springs vs 12-New Bern; 4-Lumberton vs 20-Apex // 3-Southeast Raleigh vs 14-Riverside; 6-Hoggard vs 11-Heritage / 2-Millbrook vs 15-New Hanover; 7-J.H. Rose vs 10-East Wake
3A East
Orange gave Cleveland a scare, but the Rams prevailed 47-41. Triton took out archrival South Johnston and Southern Durham fell on the road.
Scores: 1-Fayetteville Terry Sanford 79, 32-Southern Wayne 42; 16-Northern Nash 45, 17-Swansboro 28; 8-Eastern Wayne 64, 25-Northeast Guilford 41; 9-Jacksonville 75, 24-J.F. Webb 36 / 5-Chapel Hill 62, 28-Corinth Holders 32; 12-Northern Guilford 71, 21-Fike 42; 13-Triton 73, 20-South Johnston 58; 4-Nash Central 55, 29-West Brunswick 52 // 3-Rockingham County 70, 30-Morehead 57; 14-Rocky Mount 54, 19-Lee County 31; 6-Havelock 60, 27-Westover 41; 11-Union Pines 58, 22-Williams 55 / 2-Cleveland 47, 31-Orange 41; 15-Eastern Alamance 58, 18-Southern Durham 51; 26-Eastern Guilford 49, 7-Topsail 29; 10-Northwood 53, 23-Asheboro 41
Thursday’s second round: 1-Fayetteville Terry Sanford vs 16-Northern Nash; 8-Eastern Wayne vs 9-Jacksonville / 5-Chapel Hill vs 12-Northern Guilford; 4-Nash Central vs 13-Triton // 3-Rockingham County vs 30-Morehead; 14-Rocky Mount; 6-Havelock vs 11-Union Pines / 2-Cleveland vs 15-Eastern Alamance; 10-Northwood vs 26-Eastern Guilford
2A East
Bunn romped against county rival Franklinton, 68-38. North Johnston came up just short.
Scores: 1-East Bladen 56, 32-St. Pauls 27; 16-SouthWest Edgecombe 51, 17-Warren County 46; 8-Red Springs 46, 25-East Duplin 25; 9-Reidsville 41, 24-N.C. School of Science and Math 29 / 5-Northside Jacksonville 42, 28-Beddingfield 21; 12-Bartlett Yancey 49, 21-South Lenoir 31; 4-Bertie 54, 29-Pasquotank County 27; 13-Roanoke Rapids 66, 20-Edenton Holmes 44 // 3-North Pitt vs 30-South Granville; 19-Eastern Randolph 42, 14-Currituck County 41; 6-Bunn 68, 27-Franklinton 38; 11-Clinton 53, 22-North Johnston 50 / 2-Kinston 66, 31-First Flight 45; 7-T.W. Andrews 79, 26-Midway 31; 10-Croatan 44, 23-Carrboro 34
Thursday’s second round: 1-East Bladen vs 16-SouthWest Edgecombe; 8-Red Springs vs 9-Reidsville / 5-Northside Jacksonville vs 12-Bartlett Yancey; 4-Bertie vs 13-Roanoke Rapids // 3-North Pitt vs 19-Eastern Randolph; 6-Bunn vs 11-Clinton / 2-Kinston vs 15-Goldsboro; 7-T.W. Andrews vs 10-Croatan
1A East
Roxboro Community’s girls rolled despite being displaced form their home gym of Helena Elementary, which was booked for recreation basketball.
Scores: 1-Roxboro Community 56, 32-James Kenan 39; 16-South Robeson 61, 17-Ocracoke 19; 8-Wallace-Rose Hill 46, 25-Cape Hatteras 27; 9-Franklin Academy 56, 24-Perquimans County 40 / 4-Rosewood 81, 29-Lejeune 35; 13-Weldon vs 20-Tarboro; 5-Southeast Halifax 51, 28-KIPP Pride 50; 12-Manteo 55, 21-Camden County 39 // 3-Pamlico County 66, 30-Southside 13; 14-East Carteret 54, 19-Spring Creek 49; 6-Northampton County 55, 27-Whiteville 44; 11-Williamston Riverside 57, 22-Raleigh Charter 33 / 2-Plymouth 68, 31-Northside Pinetown 45; 18-Northwest Halifax 73, 15-Jones Senior 56 7-East Columbus 55, 26-Kestrel Heights 13; 10-Lakewood vs 23-Neuse Charter
Thursday’s second round: 1-Roxboro Community vs 16-South Robeson; 8-Wallace-Rose Hill vs 9-Franklin Academy / 4-Rosewood vs TBA vs 20-Tarboro; 5-Southeast Halifax vs 12-Manteo // 3-Pamlico County vs 14-East Carteret; 6-Northampton County vs 11-Williamston Riverside / 2-Plymouth vs 18-Northwest Halifax; 7-East Columbus vs TBA
J. Mike Blake: 919-460-2606, @JMBpreps
This story was originally published February 24, 2016 at 3:24 AM with the headline "Roundup: Wakefield and Apex pull off upsets in 4A."